PAPER 2 SECTION B KEY TEXT : Late Night Woman's Hour
Based on the overview and specific content from the episodes (including the episode 'Home') explain the following about Late Night Woman's Hour with examples from the program supporting your points
Format (e.g broadcast/podcast) of show and links to Woman's Hour
Themes and subjects covered in Late Night Woman's Hour
The theme of 'late night woman's hour' is gender and lifestyle.
Structure and content of typical episodes (interviews, feature pieces, discussion , phone-in , etc.)
The typical content of the podcast episodes are speech discussions on key topics, popular shows and lesuires women enjoy.
Presenters (age, gender.background,broadcasting history, comparison with previous presenters)
(Emma Barnett, Lauren Laverne)
Emma Barnett is 35, female and is from an Orthodox Jewish background, Lauren Laverne is 42 and female
Use of spoken language (mode of address, formal/informal, emotional language)
The mode of address is informal the presenters aren't talking to the listeners or the public, they discuss with each other and the audience listen to learn or relate to a different perspective.
Use of any other audio codes (background ambience ,music, sting , theme)
The background imagery is colourful which could be an indirect reference to a females theme, there is no music during the discussion which makes the focus surround the topic. For example the love island podcast being specifically about the show/ cast and controversy around it.
Opportunities for audience feedback
Any marketing /advertising of own program and other BBC content
Target audience of LNWH ( age,gender,class, ethnicity , interests,use of media etc.)
The targeted audience is seen to be 20s onwards, female, white and middle class. Broadcasters on the podcast have controversial debating discussions ready without hostility, which could represents the podcasts theme and topics.
The previous elements should help you define and explain this
How does this fit with Radio 4's overall target audience ?
This fits with Radio 4's overall target audience as it discusses topics most adults would've had experience with or understand more. For example the 'gender price gap' podcast which links to the 'glass ceiling' idea on equal pay for men and women, which only people who work could relate to. Specifically legal ages for high end jobs, like mid 20s - elderly pupils. It also links to radio 4's target audience as the station is reletively white and middle-class just like this podcast's audience.
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