Monday 7 December 2009

Update on coursework

We are now working on getting our actual coursework started and finished. We are discussing our vox pop and where we are going to interview some of the public. We think we will go to Oxford and ask members of the public their opinions on some stuff - what is it we will be asking has not been confirmed yet!

For our recorded interview we are going to use the idea we had for our preliminary and use an archive sound clip of T-Pain, a famous rapper which we can access from Jack's Iphone or if neccessary, my sister's Iphone.

Roll on coursework! :]

Tuesday 1 December 2009

Preliminary Exercise

We have finally finished our preliminary! We took quite alot of recording out of our practice exercise and changed it into a 40 second sound clip. We found it really difficult uploading the sound clip onto our blogs but David has managed to convert it into a video file so it should be posted soon!

Thursday 1 October 2009

Quick Update!

We have been discussing our preliminary radio task with Mrs Hammond and how we will present it. We have made timelines in our groups explaining what we will include in our 20 minutes of fame on the Gosford Hill Radio! Last lesson my group (famously known as the SJDJ Radio Show!) went over to the library and used the media computers to compose our 'jingle' for the introduction of our radio - went very well and many laughs included, need to try and upload it but not sure how!

In Mrs Hemmingsly's class we have been discussing soap operas and tv dramas. We have written a short piece of work on camera shots and angles, editing, sound and mise en scene to help us understand media terminology better.

Jenni's Targets:

  • Have 'jingle' successfully completed with possible editing to make it even cooler :)
  • Have timeline for 20 minutes of radio established and ready to record
  • Produce news 'jingle'
  • Complete case study on plot synopsis

Wednesday 16 September 2009

timeline of radio.



  • 1864 Scottish physicist James Clerk-Maxwell develops theory of electromagnetic waves.

  • 1888 Maxwell’s theory given practical confirmation in the laboratory by German physicist Heinrich Hertz.

  • 1895 Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian electrical engineer, invents the first practical radiosignalling system.

  • 1901 Marconi transmits the first transatlantic wireless signal from Cornwall, England, to Newfoundland, Canada.

  • 1922 Radio broadcasts start from 2MT at Writtle, Chelmsford on AM. 1922 Formation of the British Broadcasting Company is agreed by the Post Office and radio manufacturers.

  • 1922 Daily broadcasts start from London station 2LO.

  • 1923 BBC London radio’s operation moves to Savoy Hill from Marconi Magnet House.

  • 1923 First valve wireless goes on sale, replacing crystal sets.

  • 1923 First edition of Radio Times.

  • 1927 British Broadcasting Company becomes British Broadcasting Corporation with the granting of the Royal Charter.

  • 1928 Battery eliminator that allows radios to be installed in cars invented by an American, Paul Galvin.

  • 1932 First BBC broadcast from Broadcasting House: Henry Hall and the BBC Dance Orchestra.

  • 1938 BBC’s Arabic service launches – the first foreign language service from the BBC.

  • 1939 BBC’s Home Service launches.

  • 1940 A bomb drops on Broadcasting House, killing seven people.

  • 1945 BBC’s Light Programme launches.

  • 1946 BBC’s Third Programme launches.

  • 1955 First BBC FM broadcasts from Wrotham transmitter in Kent.

  • 1956 First transistor radios appear in the UK, making radios portable.

  • 1957 A combined licence costs £4; a radio licence is £1.

  • 1967 BBC Radio One launches; the other BBC radio networks renamed Radios 2, 3 and 4.

  • 1971 Radio licence is abolished.

  • 1973 Capital Radio launched.

  • 1979 Conservative Government elected with commitment to expanding commercial radio.

  • 1989 Government relaxes restrictions on commercial radio.
    1990 First BBC DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) trial from Crystal Palace.

  • 1990 BBC Radio 5 launches.

  • 1992 Radio Luxembourg closes down.

  • 1994 Radio 5 renamed Radio Five Live.

  • 1995 First BBC DAB broadcasts – Radios1-Five Live.

  • 1996 Broadcasting Act sets out plans for launch of digital broadcasting including radio.

  • 1998 First commercially available digital radio tuner, made by Arcam, demonstrated in Scotland.

  • 1998 Digital One is awarded a national digital licence.

  • 2001 First digital portable digital radios go on sale.

  • 2002 BBC launches five new digital radio networks – 1Xtra, Five Live Sports Extra, 6 Music, BBC 7,Asian Network.