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 Q1: The Cold War was mostly represented by the film genre spy thriller. Just like Deutschland 83 it predominantly follows a spy creeping and searching for information exactly like in the Cold War many spies infiltrated the West and East Berlin examining their battle plans. Q2: It mixes real-life elements with exaggerated aspects of the story creating a narrative. The show also heavily references postmodernist art for example the shopping scene with countless products filling the shelves of the same thing no creativity just repetitiveness  Q3: President Reagan's speech at the exact beginning of the show that set the narrative ahead for the show archive footage used creates a sense of realism that is really hard to replicate and make Q4: Normal readings of East Berlin were that it was ruthlessly dedicated no one had a say in what they did which was partly true however with the party scene we can see that it wasn't depressing and repressive but vibrant and exciting which juxtapos

  1) What is the history and narrative behind War of the Worlds? Q1)  Orson Welles’ 1938 radio play is an adaption of H.G. Wells’ novel of the same name, first published in 1898. It tells the story of an alien invasion and the ensuing conflict between mankind and an extra terrestrial race from Mars. The text has been frequently interpreted as a commentary on British Imperialism and Victorian fear and prejudice. The book has been adapted for both radio and (several) films, including the 2005 version starring Tom Cruise. It was also famously turned into a best-selling musical album by Jeff Wayne in 1978 (recently updated by Gary Barlow as a touring stage musical). Orson Welles’ radio adaption of War of the Worlds has become notable not for the broadcast itself but for the reaction it received, and the subsequent press reporting of the audience’s reaction to the broadcast. It is often highlighted as an early example of mass hysteria caused by the media and used to support various audience

  1) What news stories were featured in the bulletin you listened to? The bulletin I listened to was focused on the England vs Netherlands match, discussing the audience response to each part of the game and having a story on the England player Ollie Watkins, who scored the late goal that took England to the Euro 2024 final.  2) How does Newsbeat appeal to a youth audience? The reporting of each story is made to be more personal and engaging with background music and fast paced hitting.  3) How might Newsbeat help fulfil the BBC's responsibilities as a public service broadcaster? The BBC's public service remit is to inform, educate and entertain, which Newsbeat helps to achieve by informing and educating its audience of the latest news stories while entertaining its young target audience. 1) How is the history and launch of Radio 1 summarised in the factsheet? If you studied this as part of GCSE Media you will already know much of this. For many years BBC radio had a monopoly o

  1) Why does the article suggest that ‘on the face of it, BBC Radio is in rude health’? It has half the national market, with dozens of stations reaching more than 34 million people a week. Radio 2 alone reaches 15 million listeners a week and for all the criticism of the Today programme (“editorially I think it’s in brilliant shape,” says Purnell), one in nine Britons still tune in to hear John Humphrys and his co-presenters harangue politicians every week. 2) According to the article, what percentage of under-35s used the BBC iPlayer catch-up radio app? Purnell says just 3% of under-35s use the iPlayer catch-up radio app, which will soon be axed. 3) What is BBC Sounds? It is a new app and website. It will bring radio livestreams, catchup services, music mixes and podcasts together under one roof. "The BBC produces great audio and they’ve got the marketing muscle to use BBC Sounds to introduce podcast listening to the large numbers of people who haven’t done that yet.” 4) How do

  Music Video: Introduction Music Video: Old Town Road CSP Music Video: Postcolonial theory Music Video: The specials-Ghost Town Music Video: Postmodernism and music video

  1) How does the article define postmodernism in the first page of the article? Q1) Postmodernism is making fun of authority to its face. Postmodernism takes this concept of questioning traditional structures, representations and expectations and pushes things a step further. 2) What did media theorist and Semiotician Roland Barthes suggest in his essay 'The Death of the Author'? He challenged tradition when he said that a writer’s opinions, intentions or interpretation of their own work are no more valid than anyone else’s. 3) What is metatextuality? Metatextuality is where a text draws attention to the fact that it is a text. It points to the process of its own creation. 4) What is the repeated phrase on the cartoon on postmodernism on page 28? Postmodernism is a cultural movement that distrusts all established philosophies and frequently experiments with the medium it is presented in. 5) How does postmodernism link to media representations and reality? This is a frequent pr

1) Why does the writer link the song to cinematic soundtracks and music hall tradition? Written in E♭, more attuned to “mood music”, with nods to cinematic soundtracks and music hall tradition, it reflects and engenders anxiety. 2) What subcultures did 2 Tone emerge from in the late 1970s? 2 Tone had emerged stylistically from the Mod and Punk subcultures and its musical roots and the people in it, audiences and bands, were both black and white. Ska and the related Jamaican Rocksteady were its musical foundations, sharpened further by punk attitude and anger. 3) What social contexts are discussed regarding the UK in 1981? England was hit by recession and away from rural Skinhead nights, riots were breaking out across its urban areas. Deprived, forgotten, run down and angry, these were places where young people, black and white, erupted. In these neglected parts of London, Birmingham, Leeds and Liverpool the young, the unemployed, and the disaffected fought pitch battles with the police

POSTCOLONIAL THEORY 1) What are the visual cues the article lists as linked to the western genre? Cowboy hats, cow prints, rhinestones, and fringed suede jackets. 2) How did the Yeehaw agenda come about? In September 2018, the trend of black pop-culture figures wearing cowboy garb was dubbed the “Yeehaw Agenda” by Bri Malandro, a Texas-based pop-culture archivist. 3) Why has it been suggested that the black cowboy has been 'erased from American culture'? The imagery associated with Americana has been overwhelmingly white. 4) How has the black cowboy aesthetic been reflected by the fashion industry? Pyer Moss (a label that prominently presented western-inspired looks in its fall/winter 2018 runway show) featured the Compton Cowboys in the look book for their fall 2018 collaboration with Reebok. Furthermore Telfar, another label determined to shake up the homogenous couture landscape, has emphasized the importance of the black cowboy figure by employing this aesthetic on the runw

  1) What is the big debate regarding Old Town Road and genre?                                                                              "The debate over whether “Old Town Road” should be classified as country music . Earlier this year,   Billboard removed “Old Town Road” from its country chart, which boosted the rapper’s profile to a wider audience while fueling a debate about what defines country music and who gets to decide." 2) What do you learn about the background of Lil Nas X and Old Town Road from the podcast transcript?                "Lil Nas X is a 20-year-old rapper from Atlanta. Technically his birth name is Montero Hill, but he has been calling himself “Lil Nas X” for several years now. And last year he joined SoundCloud, as many people do. And by the end of the year in December he released a song called “Old Town Road.”" 3) What is the Yeehaw agenda?