Monday, 5 February 2018

How the Radio 1 Breakfast show is produced


What are the different responsibilities of presenters and producers?

 The presenters need to ensure that they are going to ask the best possible questions to the person they are interviewing to interest the audience, being entertaining. Producer need to make sure tasks or games suit the person. Guests need to be briefed, radio callers need to be spoken so they know what to do.


What preparation that goes into each programme?

 The day before is usually when they decide the routine for the show, e.g. question they'll ask the person being interviewed and timing. The timing is flexible so they are able to change what they speak about, meaning that they can speak about more recent interesting thing if something new breaks. Due to the target audience and people who are being interviewed, they do not need to spend a lot of time in creating long in depth questions. Instead they need to ensure that the 10 questions they ask, are the best questions they can ask. Constant preparation through their Whats App group chat about upcoming news, Every morning when the producers come in they need to check social media and news sites to check that they are going to cover everything that needs covering. 


 What's most challenging and most enjoyable about working on the show?

Enjoyable, working together as a team, as a dysfunctional family. Also finding thing that you find funny that could be spoken about on the radio. Being able to play new music, be informative creating a good show. Being able to chose who come on so that they can interview them. 


What are the team dynamics like?

 The team have to work close together and communicate also in order for everyone to create the best show for the millions of listeners. Working in a small studio, working close together, so everyone has to know what each other likes. Producers ask to everyone questions to learn new things and new ideas. New producers make people want to learn new things, in order to make the show better.


How can you break into radio?

Go to your local radio station to get used to how it all works, and to get used to the environment. Contacting people in the radio industry directly, asking for experience without caring about rejection. Taking part in student radio, to get used to it and it can also promote you so that you meet other people who are in the radio industry to give you chances and to allow you to get experience in a range of things.



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