Ben Chebabo GCSE 2017 Blog

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Part 1: 1960s Television Background to television in the mid-1960s Television in mid-1960s Britain was scarce. Only three channels were available: BBC1, BBC2 and ITV. Televisions were expensive, small, unreliable and black and white. All television channels would shut down to play the national anthem. Channel surfing was not used much so people were more loyal to the channels that they watched. ITV started in 1955, designed to compete against BBC by being the first channel to allow advertising on TV. It gained large audiences by introducing game shows. ITV was financially secure because it made its money from advertising. Ownership, finding and regulation Television in the 1960s Britain was provided by the BBC and ITV.   These companies were not allowed to merge and their British ownership was controlled by their regulator, the Independent Television Authority (ITA). ITV was highly profitable and could afford larger budgets than the BBC. This allowed the ITA to ...

1. How does the music style suggest what genre the show is?    The music starts off at a slow pace and speeds up as we go along. This creates tension as it builds up suspense. As there is suspense, we can see that it's a crime drama.    2. What does the typography of the graphics suggest about the show's era?     The typography of graphics suggest about the show's era that it's very old fashioned as nowadays, people use more modern graphics e.g. Arial.       3. Explain how Patrick Macnee's character is represented via costume, props and facial expression. Patrick Macnee's character is represented via costume, props and facial expression as being a very important man because he wears very expensive outfits and talks in quite a posh voice. He also carries an umbrella around with him, and at that time, you would have to be quite rich to own something like that.    4.  Ho...

Social, Historical, Cultural contexts in the 1960s-and The Avengers The Avengers as a distinctive generic identify that is rooted in British popular culture. Television drew upon this tradition while at the same time responding to the social and cultural changes of the 1960s. Spy Thriller-sub genre! Series 4, Episode1 “The town of no return” Steed and Emma, are on the trail of several murdered agents. They visit Little Bazeley by the sea, a town that strangers rarely leave alive-and discover it is being secretly infiltrated (invaded) by enemy agents. The Swinging 60s: London had been transformed from the bleak, conservative city, only just beginning to forget the troubles of the Second World War, into the capital of the world, full of freedom, hope and promise. Young people were given a choice. People had fought for and what we take for granted nowadays. Music: The Beatles ‘invaded Britain’ and changed music. They experimented with new sou...