2027 EDUQAS GCSE MEDIA EXAMS ONWARDS: RADIO INDUSTRY AND CONTEXTS ' DESERT ISLAND DISCS'

This 5 lesson power point begins a 10 lesson unit on BBC Radio 4 and ‘Desert Island Discs’. This 5 lesson resource focuses on Industry and contexts within the Radio industry/ the BBC and includes:

-Exam breakdown advice, timings and colour-coding explained (all glossary terms are coloured to match their RAIL/ CHEPS focus).
-Listening to the set episode of ‘DID’ and conducting a listenership breakdown/ the stduents own Castaway Desert Island compilation (there are sections throughout the lesson which afford an opportunity to hear from castaway students).

**-I have filled out my own Exemplar castaway list and have provided a blank one for you to compile your own- this is great for personal companionship with students.

-A breakdown of what falls under Industry.
-Commercial V Niche radio.
-National and Regional radio and the differing BBC Radio channels.
-DAB, AM and FM radio.
-What is a podcast? (Auio/visual video to support).
-Creation of key facts sheet for BBC Sounds.
-A visual infographic breakdown of convergenec in ‘DID’.
-OFCOM, self-regulation and independent regulation.
-Walled Garden radio at the BBC.
-What is a PSB and commercial radio channel?
-Subsidaries, conglomerates, diversification and for-profit.

• A visual infographic designed to explain vertical integration and it’s relevance to BBC Radio, in-house production and BBC studios.
• Pro’s and con’s of Vertical integration.
• The Roy

Stepped/ scaffolded deconstruction and answering of the following adapated 2024 past questions which are tackled after content is covered:

-3 (a) Name the organisation that produces ‘Desert Island Discs’. [1]

3 (b) . Name the organisation that regulates the radio industry in the UK. [1]

3 © Briefly explain the different types of funding for radio in the UK. [5]

3 (d) Explain how the radio industry uses technology to promote its products. Refer to Desert Island Discs to support your points. [10]

IMPORTANT: This includes printable resources sheets within the power point as well as embedded videos and support information/ advice in the notes sections, regarding best in-class delivery. It also includes a pritable Starter task to be conducted suring the listening phase of the set episode.

The resource also includes a printable homework pack with a responsive highlighting sheet for teachers included. . Support and suggested teaching delivery is also noted in the notes section alongside sources/ references).

Whilst I have embedded a variety of videos, due to blocks on school accounts/ restrictions, if they do not **work, please see the links in the notes section of each slide.

NOTE: I am following EDUQAS Teaching Model 1 in my teaching/ SOW and my school is providing Media Studies GCSE as a Three- Year Course.

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