1. In your books…
Mind map or list as many programmes that you
can think of that are typical to:
BBC 1 Channel 4
2.
3. SECTION B – TV comedy
Section B will test your understanding
of the following media key concepts:
• institutions
• audiences
4. SECTION B – TV comedy
This section is worth 30 marks out of 80. You
will have two questions:
4(a) Discuss in detail how and why [one/two]
comedy programme(s) was scheduled on one
or more channels. (15 marks)
4(b) Show how [one/two] comedy
programmes offer their audiences different
pleasures. (15 marks)
5. In the exam…
You should be prepared to:
• contrast two texts or discuss one text in more
detail using Media Key Concepts
• explain why channels have chosen these texts to
fit their institutional contexts
• explain why channels have scheduled these texts
on certain times and days
• discuss how these texts address their audiences,
the nature of these audiences and the
• pleasures that are offered by these texts.
16. Recap starter…
Look back at your map or list…
• How do the programs link to the branding of the
channel?
• Now identify Comedy programs for both
channels… what does this tell us about the
audience?
BBC 1 Channel 4
20. Contrast
• The question will require you to contrast the types
of programmes, their broadcasters and audiences.
• So you must have knowledge of two types of at
least 2 broadcasters (TV institutions).
• Therefore the comedies you will study must come
from two differently funded channels – one from a
publicly funded & regulated channel e.g. BBC1 and
one more diverse and commercially funded e.g. E4,
BBC3 or Comedy Central.
21. Task
• A broadcasting station has asked you to create
designs for new idents for both their
mainstream channel and it’s ‘younger’
broadcast station.
• They want you to create idents – but not to
stray too far from their institutional image.
• You can choose which broadcaster. Either:
– BBC1 and BBC3
– Channel 4 and E4
22. Homework – Due Friday 19th Jan
Watch two TV comedy programmes. One must be
from one of the mainstream channels. The other
must be from the ‘younger’ channel of the ‘other’
broadcaster.
e.g.:
• BBC1 and E4; or
• Channel 4 and BBC3
You MUST make a note of which channel they are
on, the date (day) and time they are shown.
You also need to analyse 3 comedy scenes from
each show to identify why it was funny.
These will be the case studies you use in the exam
Notas do Editor
These questions will always be the same (the wording may vary slightly).
Understand they are not comparing – they need to address the differences for each institution and comedy show.
The circle – connotations of the symbol? Evoke the global nature and link to original ident on next slide.
Get questions to see if they can identify the diversity or alternative element on the video (hyperlink – click picture). They should notice it caters for a range of ages and genders but not necessarily a vast range of ethnicities/abilities.
Significance of going back to the circle theme before broadcasting one of their most iconic tv programs?
Christmas diversity – what does it tell us now about the diversity of their audience?
Get students to summarise in one sentence what they think of the BBC brand from their idents – link sentence to earlier idents and rebranding.
Significance of the blocks coming together? Significance oif range of settings – global nature – reinforces export programs i.e. Friends/Simpsons etc rather than the actual reach of the broadcast station.
Left logo – reminds us of the logo from the 1990s/early 2000s – Christmas Ident on right – significance of sprouts (not to everyone’s tastes = alternative)
Get questions to see if they can identify the diversity or alternative element on the video (hyperlink – click picture). They should notice it caters for a much wider range of audience groups.
Get students to write this in their books.
Briefly introduce these two channels to show niche (younger) element of the sister channels.