Research for 4(a) exam question

4. (a) Compare how and why two programmes were scheduled on different channels.

1. State the day, time and channel of each programme.
2. Who commissioned the programmes?
3. Who produced them?
4. What audience are they aimed at? Why?
5. Why are they on at that time and on that channel? Link to 'type' of comedy and target audience.
6. Are they on after the watershed? Why?
7. Know the audience demographic

You must know:

• day
• time
• channel

for both programmes (Miranda and Bad Education).

Extension work:

Research original scheduling (time of broadcast) for both programmes and any subsequent scheduling that may be different. This is particularly applicable to Miranda that moved from BBC2 to BBC1.
Make sure you account for the change of audience demographic with the change of channel (if applicable). What is it about Miranda that meant the audience changed (or that the BBC's view of the audience changed)?
Account for the reasons why the programmes were broadcast on their particular days. If this changed from series to series comment on this too.