A portfolio (100%) comprising a radio station website, radio package, 30’ live magazine programme and podcast, production notes, copyright log and evaluation. (LO’s 1-7)

Magazine programmes are common and popular on radio, appearing on many different styles of station. The style and content vary, featuring such subjects as music, consumer affairs, current affairs and the arts.
This module will give students examples of magazine programmes which show how they are constructed and the importance of targeting an appropriate audience.

It will build on Level 4's practical work to develop broadcasting skills and will introduce the principles of accurate and comprehensive programme research.

Students will begin by working in groups to create their own online radio station targeted towards a specific audience. in pairs they will create a short radio feature for the radio station (a typical ingredient of a magazine programme) then work in teams to devise, in consultation with tutors, their own show, detailing its style, content and target audience. They will acquire the content (including interviews and featurettes) and hone it into a programme which will be broadcast as live from the faculty's radio studios. They will be introduced to internet radio and individually create a basic radio station website using cloud based software; this will form part of their portfolio. They will finish the module will a reflective evaluation of their final programme.

Baker, P. (1995). Making It as a Radio or TV Presenter: An Insider's Guide. London; Piatkus.
Boyd, A, Stewart P & Alexander, R (2008). Broadcast Journalism (6th ed.). Oxford; Focal Press.
Hudson, G & Rowlands, S. (2007). The Broadcast Journalism Handbook. Harlow; Longman.
McLeish, R. (2005). Radio Production (5th ed.). Oxford; Focal Press.
Starkey, G (2004) Radio in context. Basingstoke; Palgrave Macmillan.
Stewart, P. (2006) Essential Radio Skills: How to Present and Produce a Radio Show. London; A&C Black.
Ofcom (2010) Broadcasting Codes [Online] Available from: www.ofcom.org.uk

Media Centre
Radio studios
Marantz recorders
Editing software
The Blackboard virtual learning environment will be available (where relevant) to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbook

The early part of the module is workshop-based and introduces the concept of magazine programmes, their different styles and content. Students will study the different treatments available to magazine producers, such as interviews, packages, voice pieces and two-ways.
Students will listen to and discuss examples of short features before making their own.
There will be talks and discussions about research - matters of fact, how to target style and content to the identified audience, seeking suitable locations and potential contributors, sourcing archive material, what permissions may be needed.
Students will listen to and discuss different magazines from a variety of networks and, from this experience devise, in small teams, their own programme with guidance and approval from the module tutors.
Students will then gather the material on location and in workshops in the radio studios. The finished programme will be 'broadcast' as live.
Students will look at different online radio station websites and discuss how the style and content is targeted towards a specific audience and how this reflected in the output of the radio station.
After the shows are aired and feedback has been given, students will write individual evaluations on their own and the team's work and the strengths and weaknesses of the final programme.

1. ANALYSE A RANGE OF RADIO MAGAZINE PROGRAMMES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE CONVENTIONS AND TECHNIQUES AND APPLY THEM IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ORIGINAL PRODUCTION.
[Analysis]

2. IDENTIFY PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN MAKING A RADIO MAGAZINE PROGRAMME AND FIND SUITABLE, PRACTICAL WAYS OF OVERCOMING THEM.
[Problem Solving]

3. EVALUATE THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAMME AND THEIR OWN AND THE TEAM'S CONTRIBUTION TO IT.
[Reflection]

4. WORK IN SMALL TEAMS, TAKING ON RESPONSIBILITY FOR A SPECIFIC TASK OR ROLE IN THAT TEAM.
[Collaborative Working]

5. PRODUCE AN ORIGINALPIECE OF RESEARCH INTO THE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES OFA FREELANCE WORKING IN THE RADIO.
[Enquiry]

6. DEMONSTRATE COMPETENCY IN HANDLING RADIO STUDIO AND/OR RADIO LOCATION RECORDING EQUIPMENT SAFELY. DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS REQUIRED IN PRODUCING A PROGRAMME SUITABLE FOR BROADCAST.
[Practical and Professional]

7. IDENTIFY AND CRITICALLY REVIEW THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT EXIST BETWEEN RADIO AUDIENCES AND THE CREATIVE CONTRIBUTION OF PROGRAMME MAKERS.
[Knowledge and Understanding]