NEA Research Part 2 - Genre Research

In this post i am going to research into the BBC 4 Radio show comedy segment, in order it select the similarities and differences and incorporate them within my own piece. I am going to study multiple broadcasts from BBC 4 in order to pick out there values and topics of interests which, if relevant to my audience, i could incorporate into my own radio broadcast.

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Time: Friday night 
Date: 31/1/17
Topics:Brexit,Politics, Article 50, Theresa May, "Taboo" subjects, sexism, politics  
Layout:
-An introduction to the BBC and announcement of the website
-Theme music plays 
-Hosts introduce themselves
-Show intro
-Audience clapping
-makes film and historic references 
-changes segment to women talking
-"do we all see this"
-mock the daily male and its sexism
-mention "taboo" subjects

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Time: Friday night

Date: 17/08/2018

Topic: If 2016 turned out differently, USA Presidents, Royal family, Brexit, Tv shows

Layout:

-introduction to the BBC
-Theme music plays
-Advertisement
-Explanation to topic of tonights broadcast 
-Mock events that happened in 2016 by switching them around 

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Time: Friday night
Date:22/02/2019
Topic:Brexit, American politics, Theresa May, political party's
Layout:
-introduction to BBC
-Advertisement
-Theme tune
-Introduction to show and host
-comedy made up story
-small segment with hosts
-secondary theme tune
-secondary introduction to programme

explain in more depth how it links to comedy 
As i look into the layout of each broadcast, i can recognise the development of focus on advertisement. Where originally there was none at all and now an advertisement is featured before the hosts even introduce themselves. This is not a Genre convention, however i think its important to understand why and how BBC Radio 4 have started to include advertisements and wether this is a feature i could use in my own broadcast.

A main topic used within these comedy broadcasts are politics, politics are relevant within the news as well as all over social media, therefor, a large audience will be conscious of the current political situation. I could consider using politics within my broadcasts due to there significance, however i will need to make sure that it is relevant, and most likely be understood to most of my 16-25 year old audience. 

They have tended to maintain a discussion of serious topics and through the use of humour created a comedic convention. This use of topic is successful in achieving comedy as many of the topics featured are uncertain or frustrating, providing the audience with the ability to laugh over things they usually dread hearing is ver appealing and could a successful way to stick to the comedy brief. 

BBC 4 uses sound effects where an audience is laughing and clapping. These sound effects are a successful manipulator in making us as the audience to laugh, as we automatically consider something more amusing if someone else also does. Not only that but the clapping physiologically makes us want to join and and believe they are more successful in what they are doing, witch is to make us laugh. I could consider using this within my broadcast as it is featured in all of the broadcasts i have listened to, and personally has an impact on how i view what is being said. 

This is a content sheet with a detailed schedule for the radio 1 breakfast show. Its coded to make it clearer to each segment that it is dedicated to for example "talk and discussion". The times are very specific in order to reduce chances of mistakes. 

This would be very beneficial when making my own radio programme, it will not only allow me to keep it on schedule but also see if i am spending to much time on celebrity content for example.


This example is based of a music based radio programme, therefor the content used in the example will not be the same as mine. My radio programme will produce more verbal content with the audience, rather then mostly music