1. For how many years has Nick Grimshaw been presenting The Radio 1 Breakfast show? (1 mark)
- 5 years
2. What is the age range of the target audience that the R1BS aim to attract? (1 mark)
- 15 - 29
3. What are the main differences between R1BS and commercial stations' breakfast shows like Capital FM? (2 marks)
- No adverts, more competitions, more personality, more celeb interviews.
4. List as many ways audiences can access Radio1 that you can think of: (3 marks)
- Radio, IPlayer, Podcast, Social media, website
5. How can the audience interact with the R1BS? (2 marks)
- Social media - Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/Snapchat/YouTube
6. Which professional body regulates Radio and how might this affect what is broadcast? (2 marks)
- Ofcom regulates radio and can decide what is broadcast so can affect what Radio stations can say and do.
7. How does The R1BS fulfil its remits as a public service broadcaster? (5 marks)
-They entertain and engage a wide range of young listeners by playing a variety of music from the charts and from upcoming artists which has inputted relatable chat from Nick Grimshaw which can be humorous and entertaining.
8. Why is the controller of Radio 1, Ben Cooper unconcerned about the drop in listening figures for the R1BS? (2 marks)
- He argues that the station should not be judges solely on RAJAR figures. Radio 1 is evolving with its young audience as we live through changing times for traditional radio, so its particularly gratifying to see that in addition to around 10 million listeners, we have seen record figures for Radio 1 videos on Facebook with 80 million monthly views, and 1.4 billion total views on Radio 1's YouTube channel. You can't judge Radio 1 figures alone - just as you can't judge a newspaper solely on physical sales - you have to take into account our digital innovations as well.
WITH REFERENCE TO R1BS EPISODES:
9. How does the program promote British music?
- They play music by upcoming British artists to promote them.
10. What genres of music were played during your slot? Give some examples.
- Pop, rock, hip hop. R&B, rap.
11. Celebrity interviews - Who is being interviewed and what are they being interviewed about? How many of the interviews are with British people?
- Interviews are with popular artists and actors such as Justin Bieber, Harry Styles, Rebel Wilson, Hugh Jackman etc. They are interviewed about upcoming songs, movies etc. and what their new material is like.
12. News items - List the stories and identify which relate to Britain.
- News about travel, weather, sports, celeb gossip and current affairs such as the Golden Globes.
13. Quizzes and games - what can you win?
- Competitions are every week with a variety of prizes such as tickets to artists, holidays, clothes etc.
14. How does the broadcast fit into the BBC ethos of 'informing, educating and entertaining'?
- The Breakfast show mainly entertains with relatable chat and fun topics. They inform by having news every 30 minutes about current events etc. Finally, they educate with some of the chat that they talk about.
15. How does it differ from commercial breakfast shows?
- The Radio 1 Breakfast show has no ad breaks unlike others and also play a mixture of new chart music and also upcoming artists whereas others only stick to the same set playlist which is only chart music.
16. Who do you think the audience is from the content of 'your section'? What evidence do you have for this?
- Most of the people that are chosen for this segment are women aged between 18 - 30
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