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1. Analysis of BBC World at One Radio 4 Show
The BBC Worldat One Radio4 Showisa formal lunchtime newstalkshow. The NewsProgramme is
a regularlyscheduledshowthatcontainsnewsof recenteventsaswell asupdatesabouton-going
storieswithinthe media. The showisstrictlyformal asthe BBC charter statesthat all BBC’s
broadcastsshouldaimto inform,educate andentertain itsaudience. The targetaudience forthis
showismiddle touppermiddle classpeople orinreference tothe ABC1scale,categoriesA andB.
Thisis mainlydue tothe formalityof the show as well asthe topicsof conversationwhichusually
relate tothe mainnewspointsof what’scurrentlyhappeninginthe worldthatisimportant.The
publicthatare inthe categoriesbelow Conthe ABC1 scale or are a lowersocial classmayfindthis
type of radio showboringor uninteresting. Due tothe fact that some subjectswithinthe radioshow
can be quite sensitivetothe public,the BBC’snewsproviderhasto make sure theytake the
informationthey’re reportingandspeakfrombothsides(the leftandrightwing) toensure they
aren’tseenas bias.
Headlines
At the beginningof the show,the headlineswere statedtoletthe targetaudience know whatthe
contentof the show wasgoingto be namingthe people whowill be interviewed throughout.The
headlines,readby Martha Kearney, consistedof storiesaboutEdMillibandlaunchingthe labour
parties’general electioncampaigndiscussing votingwhichisproof thatthe targetaudience would
be olderas youcan onlyvote if youare 18+ yearsold,footballerChedEvanswhowasconvictedof
rape and discussingwhetherhe shouldbe allowedtoplayforOldhamAthleticsagainorwhetherit
wouldruinthe clubsreputation ashe’sexperiencedagreatlossinfans andrespect, andhow the
Worldat One NewsShowisturning50 yearsold.The three headlineshere are quite sophisticated
topicsto discussandare mostly veryseriousand formal which showsthe intendedtargetaudience
wouldbe the oldergeneration.

2. Bulletin
Immediatelyafterthe headlinesjustone minuteandthirtysecondsintothe show,the Bulletins
begintogive a brief overviewon acollectionof the latestnewsstories.Some of these storieswere:
Ed Millibandlaunchingageneral electioncampaign,three people have beenarrestedonsuspicionof
a murderin Shrewsbury, directorsof OldhamAthleticsare preparingtosee if ChedEvanscanreturn
to playfor the clubafterhe wasconvictedandjailedforrape in2012, restrictionsonthe
whereaboutsof Syrianrefugeesandwhytheynow have toapplyfora visa,2 mainhospitalsin
Gloucestershire have declaredamajorincidentdue tohighdemandinthe A&Edepartment –
CheltenhamGeneral andGloucestershireRoyal Hospital are strugglingtocope withtheirnumberof
patients.
Copy Only
Copyonly,whichis anotherformof radionews,isusedwithinthe show. There are twoexamplesof
thiswhichare the A&E story relatingtoan incidentintwohospitalsinGloucestershire andaMurder
story where three menhave beenarrestedinShrewsburyafterawoman’sbodywasfound.Iknow
these storiesare copyonly because justthe presenteristalkingandthere isnoactualityshown
throughout. Thismeansthe presenterreadsthe newssoloandthere are nointerviews,witness
statementsorotherpeople speakingthroughoutthissection.
AudioClips
Audioclips are alsousedinthe World at One Radio4 newstalkshow. A quote of one is whenEd
Millibanddiscussedthe Electionstoryandsaid: “This is nothing less than a once in a generation fight
aboutwho ourcountry worksfor,it’sa choice between a tory plan where only a few at the top can
succeed and our public servicesare threatened ora labourplan thatputsworking peoplefirst,deals
with thedeficit and protectsourNHS.”.Thisis definedasanaudioclipas insteadof the news
presenterreadingoutthe quote,it’splayedouttothe audience viaanaudiotrack.
Voicers
A voicerisa recordedreportwhere youhearonlythe journalist’svoice andthere isnoactuality
presentwithinthissection.Anexample of a voiceriswhere we hearthe royal correspondentand
anothervoicerdiscussingPrince Andrew andthe allegationshe washavingsex withanunderage
female.
Wraps
A wrap is similarto a voicer.Itis alsoa recordedreport, howeverinsteadyouhearthe journalist’s
voice at the beginningandend,andanactualityisplayedin-betweenmeaningthe reportiswrapped
aroundthe actuality.The actualitypresentinthissectionisthe audioclipof whenChrisMasontalks
aboutwhat the conservative party are doing, whatGeorge Osborne,the chancellor,isplanningtodo
and how they’re criticisinglabouroverunfundedtax goodsafterburrowing20.7billionpounds.
Live Cross
Whenlisteningtothe newstalkshow,alive crossiswhenthe readeror presenterpassesoverto
theircorrespondentthatwill be broadcastinglive fromanotherlocationtocontinue the storybeing

3. discussed,possiblyatthe scene of the event.Anexampleof thisinWorldat One’sRadio4 show is
aroundtwentysevenminutesinwhenthere isalive cross to Dan Rowantheirsportscorrespondent
whois stoodoutside BoundaryPark(OldhamAthleticsGround) todiscussthe ChedEvansstory.He
talksabouthow 20,000 people signedapetitionforChedEvansnotto playfootball forthe team
again.
Two Way
A twoway isan interview conductedbythe presenteranda correspondentwhoiselsewhere,this
couldbe live on‘as live’viatelephoneorotherconnection.The difference betweenthisandlive
cross isthat the presenterand correspondentare bothlive sotheycanask eachother questionsand
assessthe eventproperly.Therefore,asbothsides,the presenterandthe correspondent,are having
a conversation,it’sclassedasa two way. Thisisshownin an interview withPaul Johnstonduringthe
discussionof howthe labourgovernmenthasincreasedtheirborrowingsto20.7 billionpounds.