BBC Research Task Questions 3 and 4

History

3) What were radios called in the 1920s? They were called 'The Wireless Telephone according to a picture from Wikipedia

4) When was the first BBC radio broadcast? 14th November 1922 when the first BBC broadcasts went out from london

Audience

3) What groups of people to the BBC cater for (age, gender, race, religion)? What programmes might appeal to these groups (give specific examples)? The BBC Trust, after public consultation, has divided this remit into six specific priorities:

1. Represent the different nations, regions and communities to the rest of the UK.
2. Cater for the different nations, regions and communities of the UK.
3. Bring people together for shared experiences.
4. Encourage interest in and conversation about local communities.
5. Reflect the different religious and other beliefs in the UK.
6. Provide output in minority languages.

This means that they don't cater for age meaning they cater for all ages. They cater for both genders. Above, are the BBC's trust catering for both race and religions. 

Some programmes cater for different genders, for example men like playing sport so the BBC cater for them bringing out such programmes like Match of the Day and Wimbledon, whilst women may like many family quiz shows, so the BBC caters for them bringing out such programmes like Pointless and Wish List. Many young people (aged under 16) may watch the children's television channel made by BBC called CBBC (Children's British Broadcasting Company), whilst many older audiences watch soaps and many antique television shows such as EastEnders, Antiques Roadshow and Bargain Hunt.

4) How does the BBC cater for regional audiences? The BBC cater for regional audiences by releasing many radio stations and television stations that cover not just London but many cities like Manchester and Birmingham.

Radio

3) When was Radio 1 born? Their first air date was 30th September 1967

4) What is the most listened BBC radio show - why do you think this is? The most listened BBC radio show is BBC Radio 2 with 15,568,000 listeners which, according to MediaUK, viewers has rose by 0.4% on 09/02/2015. BBC Radio 2 appeals more to a older audience compared to BBC Radio 1 which appeals more to a younger audience. Older audiences listen more to the radio compared to younger audiences who listen to music on YouTube and on their phone.

Television

3) In the 1980's, which royal event drew in one of the largest ever recorded TV audiences? It was the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Dianne Spencer on 29th July 1981 at 11:20am which drew an estimated global TV audience of 750 million. 

4) When did Breakfast TV launch? On the 28th December 1980, Breakfast TV launched on the BBC and their logo for TV-AM launched in 1983 (below).