Question 1
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Which BBC radio station broadcasts The Archers?
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Radio 4
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Radio 1
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Radio 2
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BBC 5 Live
Question 2
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How many people listen to The Archers weekly?
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7 million
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5.01 million
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11 million
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3.5 million
Question 3
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In what decade did The Archers start?
Question 4
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What day is the omnibus broadcast?
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Saturday
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Monday
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Wednesday
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Sunday
Question 5
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Where is The Archer set?
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Cambridge
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Ambridge
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Norfolk
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New Midlands
Question 6
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How long is each episode?
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10-13 minutes
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15-20 minutes
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12-15 minutes
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25 minutes
Question 7
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What does PSB stand for?
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Public Service Broadcaster
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Publication Service Broadcast
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Population Service Broadcasting
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Population Servicing Broadcaster
Question 8
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Why was the programme originally created?
Question 9
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Where does PSB get their funding?
Question 10
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What is BBCs remit?
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Instruct, edify and entertain
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Educate, entertain and inform
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Enlighten, inform and Amuse
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Educate, instruct and entertain
Question 11
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Who regulates radio?
Question 12
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How does commercial radio primarily get funded?
Question 13
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Who is the typical audience for The Archers?
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60-year-old working class women
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35-year-old upper class men
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56-year-old middle-class woman
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35-year-old middle class women
Question 14
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What does the term story arc mean?
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A continuing storyline that gradually unfolds over several episodes
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Any element of the story that is not fully explained and hence becomes a mystery to the reader
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A dramatic and exciting ending to an episode of a serial, leaving the audience in suspense
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The climax of the episode
Question 15
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How long was Rob and Helen’s story arc running before the stabbing episode?
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6 months
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9 months
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3 years
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2 years
Question 16
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What was the name of the JustGiving page set up by a listener of The Archers in response to the stabbing episode?
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The Archers Domestic Violence Fund
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The Helen Titchener Rescue Fund
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The Save Helen Fund
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The Real Life Helen Rescue Fund
Question 17
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In the immediate aftermath of the Helen stabs Rob episode broadcast, The Archers started trending, which social media platform was primarily used by audience to discuss their reaction to the episode?
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Facebook
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YouTube
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Twitter
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Reddit
Question 18
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What was the name of the hashtag used as part of the Solidari-tea campaign where listeners uploaded photos of themselves holding a cup of tea and a message in support of victims of domestic abuse?
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#HelenIsNotGuilty
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#JusticeForHelen
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#SolidariTeaForHelen
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#FreeHelen
Question 19
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What date was the Helen stabs Rob episode initially meant to be broadcast?
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Easter Sunday
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Christmas Eve
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New Year’s Day
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St George’s Day
Question 20
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What type of scheduling technique is used for The Archers?
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Zoning
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Hammocking
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Pre-echo
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Stripped
Question 21
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What is the name of the parody show based on The Archers where listeners tweet a range of pictures during the omnibus using Playmobil characters to tell the story?
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@playarchers
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@theplarchers
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@archersmobile
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@archerstown
Question 22
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On The Archers official website, the related links encourages active audiences by directing them through clickthroughs to fansites and forums, which of the following is not a website that visitor can go?
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The Village Well
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Archers Appreciation
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UMRA
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Peet’s 'Mustardland'
Question 23
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When is a new episode of The Archers aired?
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Monday to Saturday at 7pm
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Sunday to Saturday at 7pm
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Sunday to Friday at 7pm
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Sunday to Thursday at 7 pm
Question 24
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In the featured episode, when Helen tells Rob “I changed everything for you,” what Uses and Gratification is most likely to be fulfilled?
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Personal identity
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Personal relationship
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Entertainment
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Information
Question 25
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In the featured episode, it has a number of significant silences and pauses such as immediately after Helen stabs Rob when she drops the knife on the floor and the show ends cliffhanger, what Uses and Gratification need is most likely to be fulfilled?
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Personal identity
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Personal relationship
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Information
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Entertainment
Question 26
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What social class does the radio station that The Archers is broadcast on largely target?
Question 27
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What is the name of the on demand service provided by the BBC that would enable audiences to access The Archer digitally?
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Iplayer
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Sounds
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BBC On Demand
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Catch Up BBC
Question 28
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During the featured episode, in the run up to Helen stabbing Rob, he threatens Helen’s son Henry, so audiences may sympathise with the dilemma that Helen is facing, as she has to make a choice between her husband and son. What Uses and Gratification need is being fulfilled the most?
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Personal relationship
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Entertainment
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Information
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Personal identity
Question 29
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On The Archers’ website, there is a link to character, which provides audiences with the character’s biography, which Uses and Gratification need is being fulfilled the most?
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Information
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Entertainment
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Personal identity
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Personal relationship
Question 30
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What does DAB stand for?
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Digitised Auditory Broadcast
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Digital Audio Broadcasting
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Digital acoustic broadcast
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Digital automated broadcasting
Question 31
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Which of the following is not the benefit of DAB?
Question 32
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What is the name of the fan produced website, which provides a summary of the episode once it is aired and potentially providing spoilers?
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Lowfield
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Lowfarm
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The Archers Low Down
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ArchersLD
Question 33
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What genre does The Archers fall under?
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Comedy
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Current affairs
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Soap opera
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Documentary
Question 34
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What type of format does the radio station that broadcast The Archers specialise in?
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Spoken word
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All news radio
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Contemporary Hit Radio
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Classical music
Question 35
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MODAL audience is the most common set of audience member characteristics. Which of the following does not apply to listeners of The Archers?
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Ethnic minority
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Highly educated – degree
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55+
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Right-wing
Question 36
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Shambridge is the name of the Soundcloud page where audiences interact with the shows through creativity, as it is a pastiche imitating the style of the show.
Question 37
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BBC is vertically integrated, what BBC subsidiary creates The Archers?
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BBC Studios
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BBC White City
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BBC Production Studio
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BBC Radio Productions
Question 38
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Which of the following is not a benefit of synergy?
Question 39
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What term is used to describe when different technology or media merge together?
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Synergy
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Marketing
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Conglomerate
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Convergence
Question 40
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What type of audience would participate in fandom and use social media to interact with the media?
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Active audience
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Passive audience
Question 41
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Apps and websites are not digitally convergent platforms that audiences can interact with.
Question 42
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Which of the following real life events did not feature in The Archers
Question 43
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How much money was raised by The Archer’s fan for Refuge through the JustGiving page?
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£1 million
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£500
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£100,000
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£10,000