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1 )  What was the television industry like in 1963? How many channels were there? There was only 2 channels which were ITV and BBC 2) Why is Doctor Who such an important franchise for the BBC? Its because its a flagship tv show which has been very successful for them   3) How does Doctor Who meet the BBC's mission statement to 'inform, educate and entertain'? Doctor Who educates its audience about science and it Entertains its audience because it is naturally a very interesting show. 4) How is the BBC funded? They are funded by tax payers of the Uni-ted Kingdom who pay for a TV licence 5) Who regulates the BBC and what is the watershed? OfCOM regulates all channels such as the BBC and watershed is when mature content can only be played after 9PM because of younger audiences being active before Audience 1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Has it changed since 1963? There is a range of target audiences but mainly for younger teens as the age rating is 12A 2) What  a

  1)  What was the objective of BBC3 when it was launched? You can find the answer in the notes above. “The remit of BBC Three is to bring younger audiences to high quality public service broadcasting through a mixed-genre schedule of innovative UK content featuring new UK talent. 2) Why did BBC3 go online-only in February 2016?   As a result of planned £100 million budget cut across the BBC, it was proposed that BBC Three be discontinued as a television service, and be converted to online only . BBC Three would cost too much to continue and would put the BBC under budget 3) How does  Class  meet the BBC's mission statement to 'inform, educate and entertain'? Class is a Sci-Fi show which provides entertainment to its target audience. This is shown throughout the series during the dramatic sci-fi moments of the Shadow King controlling April. It also informs the viewers about LGBTQ+ and how those relationships are through Matteusz and Charlie. It educates the viewers about Th

  1) What does BAME stand for? Black, Asian Ethnic Minority 2) Why is there a need for blood in the BAME community?  This is because people from the BAME community have rare blood types which can help fight certain diseases 3) What does this advert want people to do once they've seen it (the 'call to action')? Makes them want to donate their blood to the NHS 4) Why is the advert called 'Represent'? For the Ethnic Minority groups to stand up and donate blood and represent themselves 5) Why have the producers chosen famous BAME celebrities to feature in the advert? Give an example of three well-known people who appear in the advert and why they are famous - make sure you  write their names and spell them accurately . They show Ade Adepitan who is a famous Paralympic basketball player aswell as Kanya King The founder of MOBOs and Lady Leshurr, Grime artist. They have chosen BAME celebrities to encourage the community to represent and donate blood and they set as an exa

  1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967? BBC Rado Home, BBC Radio Light, BBC Third 2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched? Pirate Radio stations were emerging 3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular? Pirate radio was the streaming of music on radio stations 24/7 overseas unregulated 4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967? Because of the Marine Broadcasting Bill 5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down? They offered the hosts of pirate radios to work for radio 1 6) What was 'needle time' and why was it a problem for BBC Radio? The fact that music was played nearly 24 hrs a day and it would cause a decrease in vinyl record purchases 7) How did BBC Radio 1 offer different content to previous BBC radio stations? They played music and brought former pirate radio DJs such as Tony Blackburn to monitor 8) Who was the first presenter for

  1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Has it changed since 1963? Doctor Who's target audience is teenagers and it has changed in terms of genre because of Hybrid between different genres 2) What  audience psychographic groups  might particularly enjoy Doctor Who? Sci-Fi fans who also like adventure would be the psycho graphics for people who would enjoy Doctor Who 3) What audience pleasures are offered by An Unearthly Child? Apply Blumler and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory to the episode. Make sure you provide specific examples from the episode to support your ideas. Personal Identity: The person who accompanies the doctor coming from school Personal Relationships:Relationship between the Doctor and Susan Diversion (Escapism):     The interior of the TARDIS Surveillance (Information / Facts):Chemistry facts during Susan's lesson 4) What additional Uses and Gratifications would this episode provide to a  modern  2020 audience? Personal Relationships:relation