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Radio: Launch of BBC Radio 1 CSP

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  BBC Radio 1 launch 1967 Our first Radio CSP is the launch of BBC Radio 1 in 1967. Our Radio products are targeted CSPs and need to be studied with reference to two elements of the Audiences and Industries as well as Historical, Social and Cultural Contexts. This means we need to study the way radio audiences and industries have changed over time and what impact this may have on society. Notes from the lesson: BBC Radio 1 launch The launch of Radio 1 was an event of historical and social significance and an important turning point in the history of radio. You would not normally be aware of this historical period in radio, but it provides a useful point of contrast with modern radio stations that can be online / niche / youth-orientated / available on a number of different platforms. The history of BBC Radio It is key in this unit of work to understand the importance of radio in 1967. Television was not yet universally available and radio was the key entertainment device. The radio...
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Television: Final index

1)   Television: Introduction to TV drama 2)  Doctor Who: Language and Representation 3)  Doctor Who: Audience and Industries 4)  His Dark Materials: Language and Representation 5)  His Dark Materials: Audience and Industries 6)   Industry contexts: the BBC and public service broadcasting
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Coursework: Summer Project 2025

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  Your summer project contains   compulsory  and optional elements; everybody will be researching music videos, coming up with a new music video concept and then writing a Statement of Intent first draft. However, if you wish to plan and film your production over the summer while you have time available we would fully support you in this approach. Summer project tasks Complete the following tasks on a blogpost on your Media blog called ' Summer Project: coursework planning ': 1) Research: Music videos Watch the following music videos and analyse an aspect of media language for each one: Music video 1:  Marshmello x YUNGBLUD x blackbear - Tongue Tied How is  narrative  used in this music video to engage the audience? Music video 2: Years & Years - I Wish I Knew How is  camerawork  and  mise-en-scene  used in this video? Use CLAMPS to remember the different aspects of mise-en-scene. Music video 3:  Foals - Hummer How is  edit...
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Radio: Final index

  1)  Radio: Launch of BBC Radio 1 CSP 2)   Radio: KISS FM Breakfast show CSP
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End of Year 1 exam: Learner response

 1) Type up any feedback from your teacher in full (you do not need to write the mark/grade if you do not wish to). Write another paragraph for Q1.2 which focuses on a narrative theory (todorov or propp). 2) Look at the mark scheme document linked above. Question 1.1 asks about mise-en-scene. What do we use to remember mise-en-scene? Give one example answer from the clip too - you'll find example answers in the mark scheme. 3) Question 1.2 asks about narrative features in the extract. Look at the mark scheme to pick out  three  possible answers for this question.  4) Now focus on Question 2 - the 20 mark essay. Use the mark scheme to pick out  one  way Doctor Who reflects 1963 and  one  way His Dark Materials reflects 2020.  5) Reflect on your overall work and exam performance this year. What  three  things do you need to work on or revise in Media for Year 11? 
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Radio: KISS FM Breakfast show CSP

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  Remember, our Radio products are   targeted CSPs   and need to be studied with reference to two elements of the theoretical framework -   Audiences  and   Industries  as well as Historical, Social and Cultural Contexts. This means we need to study the way radio audiences and industries have changed over time and what impact this may have on society.  Notes from the lesson: KISS FM Breakfast show You'll find the notes from our lessons on KISS FM below. Background and history Kiss FM first broadcast on 7 October 1985 as a pirate radio station, initially to South London then across the whole city. Transmitting seven-days from the start, it would be regularly taken off-air by the authorities and so became a weekend operation shortly afterwards. This means that it has its origins in common with radio in the 1960s (such as Tony Blackburn’s Radio Caroline show) as KISS was originally an illegal station that became legitimate as it grew in popularity. K...
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Television: Industry contexts - Public Service Broadcasting

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  The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is a vital part of our media landscape. It is a  public service broadcaster  which means  we  own it. It doesn't make a profit and exists to produce high-quality media for the British public. It's paid for by the  TV licence  and produces a huge amount of content for the whole of Britain - TV, radio, BBC website, iPlayer and more. The BBC still follows its original mission statement from 1927: Inform, Educate and Entertain The licence fee is currently  £174.50  a year and must be paid by any household that wants to watch live broadcast TV or iPlayer. You don't need a TV licence to watch Netflix or other international streaming services.  BBC: Industry notes The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is a public service organisation and the oldest national broadcaster and the biggest in terms of employees [over 20,000]. It is different from other TV broadcasters in that funding comes from us al...
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