For use by Mr Day's GCSE Media Class to prepare their Radio coursework

1. Planning your Radio Programme
You will need to include
• Jingle/signature tune
• Welcome
• Introduction – outline of contents
• Vox-pop
• OB = outside broadcast
• Studio discussion with experts/commentators
Planning
Your existing worksheets
Analysis of AT LEAST 3 magazine programmes, one al least should be for a
similar target audience as your piece
• Name of programme
• Radio station
• Date and time of broadcast
• Target audience
• Timings of elements
The proposal – a PowerPoint to include
• Names of students
• Name of programme
• Target audience
• Who will play what role
• Timeslot/day to be broadcast
• Length of show
• Subject focus
• Contents
• Timings
Use as many images as possible – photos of you, examples of target audiences
(moodboard?)
Show time – Thursday period 5
All students to participate
Suggested approach
• Set your groups
• Brainstorm your programme – do not spend AGES on this
• Prepare the PowerPoint jointly
• Each one of the group prepares an analysis of the magazine programme
as homework
KLD
Monday, October 18, 2010