Introduction to the Radio Industry

• regulated by OFCOM
• BBC was one of the first major broadcast communications
• often listened in a passive way
• turn the knob on the radio and tune in to a certain frequency
• a podcast is a pre-recorded media programme

George's Podcast

• podcast written and recorded by George The Poet, a rapper and poet
• produced under the banner/ident of BBC Radio 5 Live, it is not regularly broadcast in a scheduled format, but instead podcasted and distributed by BBC Sounds
• the BBC is funded by public money, and therefore has a legal remit to appeal to a pluralistic range of niche audiences
• the themes un this podcast appeal to an educated and diverse audience
• unlike traditional scheduled radio broadcasts, this podcast does not follow a traditional structure or format, and combines drama, music, poetry, discussion and debate
• as the BBC is funded through public money/TV license, the BBC has to legally appeal to a wide audience
• the BBC is an institution
• an institution is an organisation with a purpose and an ideology

BBC

• creative
• high quality
• on Christmas Day, 9/10 of people watching TV watched shows on the BBC
• the BBC is publicly owned
• publicly funded and accountable
• must inform, educate and entertain
• a requirement to reflect the needs and views of a large range of audiences (plurality)
• the BBC is a PBS - Public Broadcast Service

• emotional story and topics
• sound of paper shows he has planned the podcast - more typical of a news TV show or radio show?
• inspirational music
• podcast beginning is quite abrupt and a change of tone
• "close your eyes and imagine" is unconventional in a podcast - feels more like a story
• rap music and themes discussing black people
• poetry
• themes of violence and prison - uses some clips from news stations