Radio - Lesson 2

 Digital Radio, Podcast 

We access radio in a similar way to TV 

BBC - British Broadcast channel


What is the difference between the BBC and Netflix?

  • Netflix is private company 
  • BBC is a public broadcasting channel whereas Netflix is a streaming serivce
  • You need a TV license to watch things on the BBC but you need a subscription to watch things on Netflix 
  • Netflix is entirely online based
  • Netlix commissions others to make more of its content library than BBC tends to 
  • BBC is mainly British and Netflix is worldwide
  • BBC is scheduled programming 
  • BBC releases series episodes each week whereas netflix shows all episodes and series at once 
  • The BBC is publicly funded organisation. PBS, Public broadcasting services
  • The BBC has a remit to produce a certain amount of new programming every year
  • Create and show high quality news programming
  • Appeal to a range of people and ideologies
  • BBC must appear impartial
  • Programs on the BBC do not need to make money. They must represent a range of voices but because its publicly funded it doesn't matter if these shows or radio podcasts aren't popular
  • Netflix relies on programs to make money


Woman's Hour

First broadcasted in 1946
Light programme at 2pm
Intended to fit around womanly chores and collecting children from school
After 3 decades it has moved to BBC4 in 1973 where it thrived

BBC Radio 4 - targets a middle class older audience

Late nights womans hour is a spin off - 11pm, started in 2015


How does this episode meet the needs of a diverse group of audience? And what potential regulatory issues does this raise.

Quotes from the episode:
"we aren't clementines"
"A vagina is a self cleaning oven"
"Say vagina, its ok"
"A pocket in an evening dess/ball gown"
"I haven't seen a product to make men's balls smell nice"

 Patriarchal Hegemony
The preferred reading: empowerment, excitement, freedom 
Oppositional reading: Shock, potentially uncomfortable

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