BBC Radio 1 timeline

Episode Timeline Activity

We are going to create a timeline of everything that happens in an example of the Radio 1 Breakfast show.  In the exam, you need to be able to explain how the content of the show follows PSB rules and attracts its audience, and will therefore need to refer to real examples from a broadcast.  

Each group will be given a different section of the Radio 1 Breakfast Show to listen to.  The section will be approximately 30 minutes in duration. Your group must note down everything that happens in your 30-minute section onto the grid.  At the end of the activity you will hand in your grid and your teacher will make a copy of it for the rest of the class.

Here is an example of the detail that you must go into when noting content:

Questions:  

After you’ve identified and written down the content of your section, you must answer the following questions:

• How does the programme promotes British music?  

It plays a mixture of Canadian, American and British songs. They mix up the genres and singers to draw interest and make people continue to listen. The programme played slightly more British songs. Also, the presenter praises the artists and shows off their achievements.

• What percentage of tracks played during your slot were British?  

Roughly 56% of the tracks were British and roughly 44% of the tracks were American or Canadian.

• What genres of music were played during your slot?  Do a tally.

Alternative/indie - 4 tracks

House - 1 track

Dance/electronic - 3 tracks

Pop - 4 tracks (including pop-rock and R&B)

Hip-hop/Rap - 4 tracks (including R&B)

• Celebrity interviews – who is being interviewed and what are they being interviewed about?  How many of the interviews are with British people?

• News items – list the stories and identify which relate to Britain.  

> Personal story about running.

> Weather

> FA Cup final - football - sport

• Quizzes and games – what can you win?

> Meet Greg James.

> Competition to win cricket tickets.

> Guess the 3 letter word.

• How does the broadcast fits into the BBC ethos of ‘informing, educating and entertaining’?

The presenter definitely entertains people as he frequently makes comedic comments to bring a sense of normality and everyday humour to the broadcast.

• How does it differ from commercial breakfast shows?

They don’t advertise any commercials that aren’t to do with the BBC unlike other broadcasters that play commercials to advertise businesses or companies.

• Who you think the audience is from the content of your section?  What evidence do you have for this?

People aged 10+, some of the vocabulary used and some of the topics talked about during the segment may not be acceptable for young children.

• What platforms is the show is distributed on?

Radio, Internet Stream.

This show can be heard on the radio however, it can also be streamed on the internet.

List A	List B	List C
Bruno Mars: Finesse	Avelino: 1 in a Million	Dream Wife: Hey Heartbreaker
Camila Cabello: Never be the Same	Big Boi: All Night	Fekky: My Size
Craig David: I know You	Diplo: Get it Right	Hailee Steinfeld: Let Me Go
Eminem: River	Dua Lipa: IDGAF	Jorja Smith: Let Me Down
James Arthur: Naked	G-Eazy & Halsey: Him & I	Kendrick Lamar: All the Stars
Jason Derulo: Tiptoe	HAIM: Nothing’s Wrong	Marmozets: Major System Error
Jax Jones: Breathe	Isaac Gracie: Terrified	Moose Blood: Talk in your sleep
J Hus: Bouff Daddy	Jessie Ware: Your Domino	Paramore: Fake Happy
MK: 17	Justin Timberlake: Filthy	Rae Morris: Atletico
Not3x: My Lover	Liam Payne & Rita Ora: For You	Rudimental: These Days
Ramz: Barking	One Bit & Noah Cyrus: My Way	Sunflower Bean: I was a Fool
Raye & Mr Eazi: Decline	Portugal: Feel it Still	The Vaccines: I Can’t Quit
Sigrid: Strangers	Post Malone: I Fall Apart
Taylor Swift: Gorgeous	Steel Banglez: Bad
Tom Walker: Leave a Light On	SZA & Calvin Harris: The Weekend

Radio One Play List for week commencing 22nd January 2018

Each BBC Radio station has a playlist of songs that it must play every day/week. These songs will be picked to help meet the service licence and mission to promote British talent and to attract the audience.  

Use the grid below to note down the programme contents:

For any song played you must identify the genre, the name of the artist/band and song, and whether the artist/band are from the UK.  

Timing	Content
6:30	Introduction, referencing Radio 1. Intro to presenter (Greg James).
6:32	personal story about running.
6:33	STING intro to cricketer who has accomplished- lists accomplishments (8:00). Ticket giveaway and 8
6:34	Song- Can’t feel my face (Weeknd)
6:36	STING followed by self advertising. Track- Play (Jax Jones, Years & Years)
6:42	STING- followed by public tweets. Jingle
6:44	Box of goods, prize given to listener. talking to radio technician.
6:45	Track- One More Time (Pale Waves)
6:47	Reference to technician, Laughing, technical issue. Intro to BBC R1.
6:48	Track- There’s nothing holding me back (Shawn Mendes)
6:51	STING- Self advertising Track-Thursday (Jess Glynne)

6:55	Fixed Technical issues, background music, referencing similarities between radio and other workplaces
6:57	referencing FA cup Final from previous show
6:58	plays audio clip of fellow presenters show Track: All The Starz (Kendrick Lamar & SZA)
7:00

Timing	Content
7:00	> Presenters and co are talking about news from around the world and discussing it using their opinions etc. > Jingle is played - sting - introducing news on Harry Kane and football/rugby etc.
7:01	> Weather gets talked about to inform people. > Update on the time. > Sting.
7:04	> Sting. > Intro to Radio 1. > Greg James welcoming everyone and thanking people for having him on. > Talking about the quiz from yesterday - Scott (citizen) involved in the competition. > Talking about songs on the way.
7:05	> Track: Chalice - Donae’o.
7:09	> Track: Still into you - Paramore.
7:11	> Sting. > Advertisement for winning tickets and meeting Greg James
7:12	> Track: Sweet but psycho - Ava Max.
7:15	> Presenter talking about previous tracks and being comedic. > Sting. > Talking about winning tickets again and also quiz from yesterday - welcoming Scott (person taking the quiz). > Quiz being played.
7:21	> Sting. > Track: Javelin (Calling out your name) - Adelphi Music Factory.
7:24	> Presenter talking again over the end of the track. > Being comedic and relatable. > Talking about people who have written to the show. > Sting. > Track: Hurtin’ me - French Montana and Stefflon Don
7:27	> Presenter talking and making jokes about the previous song. > Sting. > Track: Medicine - Bring Me The Horizon.

Timing	Content
7:30	Football- A Harry Kane penalty that put Spurs ahead of Chelsea in the League Cup Semi Final
7:33	Rugby Union- Rugby player given a red card and suspended for the next 3 weeks
7:35	Cricket World Cup Final
7:38	Guess the 3 letter word
7:45	Song-It's not living by the 1975
7:49	Song-Fit But You Know It (The Streets)
7:52	Song-Lullaby by Sigala and Paloma Faith
7:55	Competition to win Cricket World Cup Final Tickets
7:58	Song- We Appreciate Power by Grimes

Timing	Content
8:00	Programme ident, News, (sting), News, (sting), News, Weather, (sting), ident.
8:03 (1:30)	Prize Giveaway (Cricket world cup), gives out info to enter details. (81199). (sling)
8:08 (1:35)	Song, It not living (If it’s not with you) 1975, (sting), ident.
8:11 (1:38)	Song, Fit but you know it, The Streets
8:14 (1:41)	Song, Lullaby, Sigala and Palmona faith,
8:18 (1:45)	(sting), ident, Cricket giveaway description, Calls the public
8:21 (1:48)	Graeme swan back in the studio,
8:23 (1:50)	Song, Mountain at my gates, Foals, (sting).
8:26 (1.53)	Rugby Union giveaway, ident
8:28(1.55)	Song, We appreciate power, Grimes, (sting)

Timing	Content
8:30	News and Weather (uses Sting)
8:33	GJ gives small info on what’s to come, Radio’s Indent; 2 tracks (Ariana Grande ‘thank you next’, Kodak Black ‘ZEZE’)
8:40	GJ gives a contact number for people to call; Play’s a game with listeners (Unpopular Opinion)
8:45	Track Plays (Sam Fender ‘that sound’)
8:47	Small conversation with a listener about the game before the track (He talks to them calmly and like they’re friends)
8:51	Track Plays (Sigird ‘Sucker Punch’); Reads some comments from listeners
8:55	Ten Minute take over (Skee-lo ‘I wish’, Justin Timberlake ‘Senorita’, Blink-182 ‘What’s my age again?’)
8:59	Radio’s Indent (Annie Mack)
9:00	News and Weather

9.00	Continued Track - I Wish (Fabiolous Barker)
9.02	Track  - Senorita (Justin Timberlake)
9.06	Sting
9.06	Track - Mountain At My Gates (Foals)
9.08	GJ concludes ‘10 minute takeover’
9.09	Sting
9.09	Track - Baby (Clean Bandit)
9.13	GJ talks about what’s on at 10am.  Introduces upcoming songs.
9.14	Track - Fit But You Know It (The Streets)
9.16	GJ talks about Carol Cook and her tweet “in the first 7 days of 2019, Jersey has only seen 6 minutes of sunshine, making it the dullest start to the year in 96 years xxx”
9.18	Track - We Appreciate Power (Grimes)
9.21	GJ talks about ‘Window Weather’. Talks about upcoming on BS
9.22	Track - Only You (Theophilus London)
9.25	GJ introduces upcoming songs and upcoming news.
9.26	Sting
9.26	News - Military increasing technology to stop drones in Heathrow against illegal drone activity, Teenager attacked by 3 men, voting in house of commons, Spurs VS Chelsea, Saudi teen has been given refugee status in USA, Best Film Nominations,
9.30	Window Weathers - Jersey

9:30	Jersey weather update over phone call ‘window weather’
9:33.01	‘close to you’ By Ellie Goulding & Diplo Genre- Pop UK
9:36.04	‘Dimentions’ By Sub Focus&Dimentions Genre- Dance/ Electronic
9:40	Scotland vs Wales – six Nations advert/ superbowl and game opportunity
9:41	‘King princess’ By Talia Genre- Pop
9:44	‘Heathens’ By 21 pilots Genre- Rap rock/ alternative/indie
9:47	‘Party for One’ By Carly Rae Jepsen
9:50	Greg James chats with the audience, light hearted conversation
9:52	‘praise the lord’ By ASAP Rocky Genre- HipHop/ Rap
9:55	Greg James chats with audience briefly
9:56	‘Love has all been done before’ By Jade Bird Genre- Alternative/ Indie