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1)  Doctor Who - LIAR: Blog Tasks   2)  His Dark Materials: LIAR blog tasks 3)  TV Industry Contexts: Blog Tasks

1) What is the BBC's mission statement? To educate, Inform and entertain  2) How is the BBC funded?   The public pay with TV license then the government takes it all and gathers it and send the right amount to BBC that they need. 3) What must the BBC do to meet its public service broadcasting responsibilities? (Look at the five bullet points in the notes above). To provide information (that is supposed to be balanced) To support learning for people of all ages To produce creative output To have diverse content (such as with its representations) To reflect the United Kingdom, its culture and values to the world 4) Who is the regulator for TV and Radio in the UK? You can find details on this in the notes above. The BBC is regulated by Ofcom (the Office of Communications). 5) How is TV and Radio regulated by Ofcom?  They insure that the UK rules are followed an that there is no inappropriate context broadcasted to the public. 6) How do Doctor Who and His Dark Materials help ...

Language and close-textual analysis 1) How does His Dark Materials fit the conventions of the fantasy TV genre? It fits because there are mythical creatures  witches, armoured bears and a multiverse quest. 2) Applying Propp's character theory, what character roles do some of the main characters in His Dark Materials fit into?   Mrs. Coulter is a villain  Lord Asriel Belacqua is the dispatcher  Lee Scoresby is a doner  Will Parry is the helper Lyra Belacqua is hero .  3) What enigma and action codes (Barthes) can you find in His Dark Materials? Make specific, detailed reference to the text using media terminology (e.g. media language - camera shots, diegetic/non-diegetic sound, mise-en-scene etc.) mise-en-scene  is used by when the witches have dark and ragged clothing which represents them as evil.  4) What examples of binary opposition (Levi-Strauss) can you find in His Dark Materials? How do these create narrative or drama for the audience? You ...

Language and Contexts   1) In your opinion, what is the most important scene in the episode and why? I think the most important episode is when Barbra and Ian went in to the TARDIS. This is because its the fist sign of sci-fi. 2) What genre is An Unearthly Child and how can you tell? Make specific reference to aspects of the episode. S cience Fiction story that tells us about adventure, time travel, and educational explorations of history. 3) How does An Unearthly Child reflect the social and historical contexts of the 1960s? It highlights traditional gender roles via Ian and Barbara, features a paternalistic, patriarchal Doctor, and appeals to a changing, youthful audience, bridging traditional British class structures with the space-age, atomic future. Representations 1) What stereotypes of men are reinforced and subverted in Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child? How? Male stereotypes are reinforced through doctor who by a protective role as a physical, rationa...