bbc radio one

Historical, Social and Cultural Contexts


1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967?

Home service, light programme, and third programme


2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched?

Radio 1 2 3 and 4


3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular?

Radio that operated in international water that attracted young people with cool music


4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967?

It was now illegal due to the marine broadcasting act of 1967


5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down?

They started to broadcast more music that young people liked


6) What was 'needle time' and why was it a problem for BBC Radio?

The bbc can only broadcast 4-6 hours of music a day while pirate stations had more


7) How did BBC Radio 1 offer different content to previous BBC radio stations?

They started to broadcast more music that young people wanted to listen to


8) Who was the first presenter for BBC Radio 1 and why did these new Radio 1 DJs cause upset initially at the traditional BBC?

Tony blackburn was the first radio DJ for radio one and when he came to the bbc several other DJs felt like they were not needed and replaced


9) Listen to excerpts from Tony Blackburn's first 1967 broadcast - how might it have appealed to young listeners?

Tony blackburn sounded more informal than most radio presenters before radio 1


10) How was Tony Blackburn's radio show more like pirate radio rather than traditional BBC radio content?

They started to broadcast more music that young people enjoyed


Audience and Industry


1) What was the target audience for BBC Radio 1 in 1967?

A young demographic


2) Why did Radio 1 initially struggle to attract young listeners?

Most young audiences thought the bbc was a evil big company


3) What audience pleasures did Radio 1 offer listeners in 1967? (Use Blumler and Katz Uses and Gratifications theory).


4) How is the BBC funded?

By people who pay the tv licences


5) Applying Stuart Hall's Reception theory, what would the preferred and oppositional readings have been for BBC Radio 1 in 1967?


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