2. Barb stands for
Broadcasters'
Audience Research
Board (BARB)
What dose ‘BARB’
stand for?
.Barb stands for Broadcasters'
Audience Research Board
(BARB)
.BARB: Is the organisation that
compiles audience
measurement and television
ratings in the United Kingdom.
.It was created in 1977 to
replace a previous systems
whereby ITV ratings were
compiled by JICTAR (Joint
Industry Committee for
Television Audience Research),
whilst the BBC did their own
audience research
3. Did You Know
The TV channels use this information to get
information on what number of people watch
each program at what Time. They can put adverts
on at that time so more of the public see what
they are advertising.
4. >Program=Death Comes To Pemberly
>Views=7.91million
>Age=Middle aged people
• STORYLINE= Death Comes to Pemberley is a three-part British television drama based
on characters created by Jane Austen in her novel Pride and Prejudice. Its first
broadcast was over three days from 26 December 2013 to 28 December 2013 on BBC
One. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by P. D. James, the story
continues Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice with a murder mystery.
>Midsomer Murders(itv)=4.45million
5. • Program= Agatha Christie’s Marple
• Views=4.57million
• Age=Middle Aged People
• STORYLINE= Agatha Christie's Marple is a British ITV television series based on
the Miss Marple and other murder mystery novels by Agatha Christie. It is also
known as Marple. The title character was played by Geraldine McEwan from the
first to third series, until her retirement from the role. She was replaced by Julia
McKenzie, from the fourth series onwards. The first six episodes were all
adaptations of Miss Marple novels by Christie. Subsequent episodes were
derived both from works featuring Miss Marple but also Christie novels that did
not feature the character. The title of the series removes the word Miss from
Miss Marple, to match the title of the Agatha Christie' Poirot series
6. • Program=Midsomer Murders(itv)
• Views=4.45million
• Age=Middle Aged People
• STORYLINE= Midsomer Murders is a British television detective drama that has
aired on ITV since 1997. The show is based on the books by Caroline Graham, as
originally adapted by Anthony Horowitz. The current lead character is DCI John
Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon), who works for Causton CID. Dudgeon's character is the
younger cousin of former lead character DCI Tom Barnaby (John Nettles).
Dudgeon first appeared as randy gardener Daniel Bolt in the Series 4 Episode
"Garden of Death". Dudgeon permanently joined the show in 2011 following
Nettles' departure.
• The stories revolve around the Barnabys' efforts to solve numerous murders that
take place in the fictional English county of Midsomer. The Barnabys have
worked with several different sergeants throughout the run of the show: Sgt
Gavin Troy (Daniel Casey), Sgt Dan Scott (John Hopkins), Sgt Ben Jones (Jason
Hughes), and currently Sgt Charlie Nelson (Gwilym Lee). A third Christmas
special aired on ITV on 24 December 2013.
