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

Bad Education

Bad Education is a television programme commissioned by the BBC from 2011 to 2014.  It is based around a school in London.  The main character is Alfie Wickers who is a teacher at the school you feel sorry for Alfie because he is a teacher who acts like his pupils which is funny as its comedy.

Bad Education was on BBC 3 every Tuesday at 10pm which is after the watershed because it had verbal comedy and some racial comedy which isn't something that's on before the watershed as this is not age appropriate for the people who are awake before 9:00 in  the evening.

The executive producer was Tiger Aspect Productions who produced all 3 series.  The target audience is teenagers and adults aged 16 to 34 which is the target audience for the BBC 3 channel. Bad Education is a programmed with adult themes in so it has to be on after the water shed.

TV Sitcom Research

Bad Education




Commissioned by the BBC.


Produced by Tiger Aspect Productions.


Teenagers and Adults because it is on at a time that teenagers and adults would watch.


Bad education is on after the watershed because it contains adult themes.




Tuesday at 10pm on BBC 3




BBC 3 is targeted at people aged between 16 and 34 years old.






Friday Night Dinner




Commissioned by Channel 4


Produced by Popper Productions & Big Talk Productions


it is aimed at teenagers and adults




Friday at 10pm on Channel 4




It is on after the watershed due to Adult themes.




Channel 4 is targeted at people aged between 16 and 30 years old

4. (b) Discuss in detail how one programme (Bad Education) offers audience pleasures. Give examples from the programme. [15 marks]

Bad Education is a sitcom that is on BBC Three.  It has stereotypes in and stuff.  There is a character known as Alfie Wickers who is the lovable loser as he is the needy teacher and he acts like a child who is bullied by the pupil Frank Grayson. 


In the comedy there is verbal comedy which is racist which makes it better for BBC because they have not got to have sponsors for the programme as it is a channel with no adverts which means they can do what they want really.


The programme doesn't appeal to a younger audience because it is on after the watershed so it will only appeal to an audience at the same age as the demographic for BBC 3 which is 16 to 34 years of age.










 

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