U14 - P1 - Differences between types of programmes

Talk/Music - BBC Radio 4 provides music and talk, they have a playlist of music which is played to keep the audience entertained. It broadcasts concerts, documentaries and popular music which is mainstream. The most popular radio stations for music is Kiss FM, it is available on FM from 97.2 MHz -107.7 MHz talk Radio is a Multiplatform radio which has DAB, FM, HD Radio and radio online, there are many different ways which you can listen to for example in the car or at home. 

Sport - You can watch/listen to sport on many channels such as SporTV, ESPN, Fox sport, BT sports, BBC sports and many more. they provide games and commentary as this will engage the audience much more. This keeps the audience entertained because millions of people like watching sports and would love to watch it live. There is commentary which they talk about what's happening in the games. And also talk about it after the match and share their opinions on the game. For example a big game like Liverpool VS Tottenham for the Champions League final.

Current events - There is many things happening around the world such as a very bad disease is going around called COVID 19, its a virus which is caused by mammals and birds which is passed onto the humans. The news shows how many people were infected by this lethal disease and the statistics of how many people that died all around the world. Another main news which is going on is preparations for the war. Russia had some conflict with Ukraine and bombed their country for no reason. Ukraine has been under attack for a couple days. 

Lifestyle - Women's hour BBC Radio 4 for this programme There is the main presenter with guests Woman's Hour is a radio magazine programme broadcast in the United Kingdom on the BBC Light Programme, BBC Radio 2, and later BBC Radio 4. It has been on the air since 1946. The running time is roughly 60 minutes. 

Dramatization -  BBC Radio 4 has programmes which the main character shows the current events, and this will make the audience interested in the show. The sound effects used in the programme are intense which allows the audience to feel how the characters are feeling. With the show being serious it creates some suspense within the story.

Girl Taken is a crime show and women's hour is a lifestyle programme, and both are to entertain and educate the audience. The main character in Girl Taken, is the father which wants to get to the UK illegally. Whereas women's hour is very different as it has the main character which also plays as others. Girl Taken has different types of character in the podcast this will allow them to attract the audience is many ways. On the other hand women's hour consist of female presenters and guests. 

The main character in Girl Taken is the father which is a BBC journalist Sue Mitchell and ex-soldier Rob Lawrie thought they were involved in the heart-breaking. Its a  story of an Afghan father and his motherless daughter as they struggled to get to the UK. 

Unit 14 M1 - Explain the processes and technologies involved in producing a radio broadcast

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Here you can see an image of a studio which has all the equipment needed for a studio, you can see many computer screens and monitors which is a very useful piece of equipment to have in a studio. You basically do everything on a computer such as editing, recording and much more. They have more equipment such as microphones, headphones, workstation, mixing desk, speakers. This is because these are all the main studios need in a workplace. 

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Digital cartwall - A pre-loaded software system, which contains all audio assets required from a playlist. Dj's will make a song until a timer and make the transitions from songs to speech to songs to make it smooth. The have a running order which they must stick with, and also live radio script detailing which they should have a brief description of the day before so that they will be organised. A digital cartwall is like another computer which gathers sounds and music. You can do anything on a digital cart wall such as adjust the volume. The sounds are recorded very privately so no other noise is heard of.  

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The playlist is guide to show what songs will a radio station play at a specific set time. This is so the DJ can see the different types of music played beforehand. When the DJ starts to make the playlist he sees which songs are most popular. The mainstream songs will be definitely listened to more by the audience, and as artists already gave permission for the radio station could use. 

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A digital layout system is a computer system which allows you to record, store and play all the audio content which will then be used for the radio station. It is used when going live or recorded shows, programmes, ad breaks etc. It allows them to communicate with the audience in this period of time. The presenters allow it to play at a set time and therefore be better for them as it will be much more organised. 

Unit 14 P3 - Be able to investigate the technologies for Multiplatorm radio broadcasting - part 2

 

Unit 14 P3 - Be able to investigate the technologies for Multiplatform radio broadcasting - part 1

 

Unit 14 M1 - Analyse the structure and content of a programme

 1. The programme is called Girl Taken and can be watched at any time on BBC 4 sound. It was released on the 16th March 2020, which was during the time of the pandemic, this means that no one was going work therefore they are can listen to podcasts like Girl Taken. The main audience would be older people this is because it more of a crime type of podcast, which talks about how an Afghan father and his motherless daughter as they struggled to get to Britain. 

2.  The podcast consists of 10 episodes which each episode is around 20-30 minutes. 

3. The purpose of this programme is to educate and entertain people. This means that the audience will listen and see what mistakes they make so the audience don't make the same. The main aim of the programme is to educate the audience so that they can learn from others mistakes. The weather outside feels like its raining and cold as you can hear the rain coming down at the start of the programme. 

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1	It begins with intense music which shows the programme will be serious then the narrator speaking over the background music about the events
2	The voiceover of the narrator talks about how the father and his daughter are struggling to get the UK
3	It begins with narrator explaining the environment she is in, parked up on a side of a road which her interior lights on, with a teddy bear in her hand with a tracking device installed in it
4	Rob which is involved in the heart-breaking story of an afghan father and his motherless daughter struggling to get to the UK
5	Rob explains the situation which they were in and how they had to travel from Afghanistan to the UK
6	The sound effects used were the rain coming down with the waves splashing in the background.

It starts with intense music which shows that the programme will be serious. You can then hear the rain coming down and waves splashing as the narrator is speaking. She then talks about a teddy bear which she bought a few hours ago, this might indicate that she needs something with her and she could be scared. She then explains where she is, parked up on a dark side street with the interior lights on. She has a tracking device inside the teddy bear which might indicate she could be kidnapped and is for her safety, as the intense background music continues to play. After a minute in the programme you can hear a walkie-talkie speaking, you can hear a person being interviewed outside as the cars pass by. I think people are being interviewed on what might have happened. It sounds like someone is looking for her daughter which has been kidnapped and is crying for help. The narrator then goes to the beginning when they were happily living together. The narrator then goes on about her father came to the UK through illegal routes such as at the back of lorries. A refugee camp of around 6000 people wanting to come to the UK illegally. As the narrator talked about how they were coming to the UK you can hear in the background some type of music playing, sounded like afghan music. She then interviews an ex-british solider. The narrator is a BBC journalist which has been on a journey with the refugees and how they travel to the UK. Later you can her the sea and a news reporter saying they have found many bodies drowned including a toddler perhaps of the age of 2. You can hear someone talking about how they were having fun at the beach and he wanted to see how long he could hold his breath and sees the 4 year old boy gone. Rob wearing a hat which stood out so people knew who it was. Rob asking if they speak Arabic, and then says hello to his daughter. A afghan father which wanted to get to the UK with his daughter, he had got a death threat from the Taliban which made him move out from Afghanistan, and move in with his nephew in Leeds where they will rebuild their life again. The intense music went throughout the entire episode. This was only the first episode and there are many more to come.

5. The sounds used in the programme were very intense and the narrator was telling the story in a way that will attract the audience and wanting them to carry on listening. 

6. There were quite a few character in the first episode but the main character was Rob which showed the afghan father the way. The narrator was speaking about all the events taking place. 

7. Producer - Sue Mitchell

Studio production and sound design - Richard Hannaford