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  LR: Copy and paste this feedback into a new blogpost called ‘Blog feedback and learner response’. Then, as your learner response write what you think the most  difficult  topic we’ve covered so far has been and why.

  The BBC is a vital part of the British media landscape. It is a  public service broadcaster  which means  we  own it. It doesn't make a profit and exists to produce high-quality media for the British public. It's paid for by the  TV licence  and produces a huge amount of content for the whole of Britain - TV, radio, BBC website, iPlayer and more. The BBC still follows its original mission statement from 1927: Inform, Educate and Entertain The licence fee is currently £159 a year and must be paid by any household that wants to watch live broadcast TV or iPlayer. You don't need the TV licence to watch Netflix or other international streaming services.  BBC: Industry notes The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) is a public service organisation and the oldest national broadcaster and the biggest in terms of employees [over 20,000]. It is different from other TV broadcasters in that funding comes from us all as BBC licence fee payers whereas other channels rely on advertis

  Audience 1) Read this  audience rating guide for His Dark Materials . Based on the screening and this article, who do you think the target audience is for His Dark Materials and why? What about psychographic groups?  You can  revise Pyschographics here . 14 and above   Industries 1) Which companies produced this  His Dark Materials  series? HBO and BBC 2) What were the UK viewing figures for  A City of Magpies ? 4,.4 million on sunday even i ng  3)  What was American network HBO's role in making His Dark Materials and why is this important? Look at the notes above for more on this.  HBO is an American pay-TV company that is known for producing some of the greatest TV shows of all time from The Sopranos to The Wire to Succession. As a co-commission with the BBC, His Dark Materials had two hugely respected media giants behind it - and in HBO's case a huge amount of money. HBO has over 40 million subscribers and brings in around $7 BILLION in subscription revenue each year. To p

1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Has it changed since 1963?  At points it was aimed more at teenagers, but it remained a children's show throughout with the baggage and benefits that this entails. 2) What audience pleasures are offered by Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child? Apply Blumler and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory to the episode. Make sure you provide specific examples from the episode to support your ideas. Personal Identity: Personal Relationships: Diversion (Escapism): Surveillance (Information / Facts): 3) What additional Uses and Gratifications would this episode provide to a  modern  2020 audience? 4) Thinking of the 3 Vs audience pleasures (Visceral, Vicarious and Voyeuristic pleasures), which of these can be applied to An Unearthly Child? 5) What kind of online fan culture does Doctor Who have? Give examples.

1) What stereotypes of men are reinforced and subverted in  Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child ? How?the women barely speak to the doctor and when they do they get ignored 2) What stereotypes of women/girls are reinforced and subverted in  Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child ? How?Barbara and Susan are portrayed as helpless women who follow men around in the story (i.e. the Doctor and Ian). This reinforces stereotypes about women as they were supposed to stay home and take care of children in the 1960s. 3) How do the representations of young people and old people in  An Unearthly Child  reflect the social and historical context of the 1960s? shes presented as carefree and she likes music. This could be because in the 1960s, girls were known as liking these stuff such as mini skirts 4) What representations of race/ethnicity can be found in  Doctor Who: An Earthly Child ? Is this surprising or not? Give reasons for your answer and consider historical / cultural context (the 1960s). Has this chang

 In the beginning the camerawork was fast paced to create excitement and to cover lots of narrative. The storyline was about the supernatural and witches. The episode go against female stereotypes as they present Lyra as independent, tough. Mrs Coulter was presented as a villain, powerful. The close up- shot of Mrs Coulter shows power and dominance and her red lipstick and dress connotations (suggests) danger, sinister, a threat.