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Television and Radio Blog Index:

 1) Doctor Who 2) His Dark Materials 3) Television Industries

TV Industry Contexts: Blog Task

 1) What is the BBC's mission statement? The BBC's mission statement is Inform, Educate, Entertain which has been followed since 1927. 2) How is the BBC funded? The BBC is funded by the license fee every household has to pay which is £180 once a year. 3) What must the BBC do to meet its public service broadcasting responsibilities? (Look at the five bullet points in the notes above). To provide information Support learning of people of all ages Produce creative input To have diverse content To reflect the UK, its culture and values to the world 4) Who is the regulator for TV and Radio in the UK? You can find details on this in the notes above. Ofcom is the regulator for TV and Radio. 5) How is TV and Radio regulated by Ofcom?  Ofcom ensures that all rules are followed and there is no inappropriate content is being broadcasted. 6) How do Doctor Who and His Dark Materials help the BBC to meet the BBC's remit to inform, educate and entertain? In Doctor Who, the show helps educ...

His Dark Materials:

  1) How does His Dark Materials fit the conventions of the fantasy TV genre ? His Dark Materials fits the fantasy television genre by combining an expansive multiverse quest and rich visual effects with the morally grey characters and political allegories typical of modern prestige TV. 2) Applying Propp's character theory, what character roles do some of the main characters in His Dark Materials fit into?  In his dark materials Lyra acts as the hero seeking the captured princess , guided by donors like the magisterium and facing betrayal from her false hero father, lord asriel. 3) What enigma and action codes (Barthes) can you find in His Dark Materials? Make specific, detailed reference to the text using media terminology (e.g. media language - camera shots, diegetic/non-diegetic sound, mise-en-scene etc.) His Dark Materials uses enigma codes through ominous lighting and silent close-ups to shroud the mysteries of Dust and Mrs Coulter, while deploying action codes via macro...