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War of the Worlds: Blog tasks Media Factsheet 1) What is the history and narrative behind War of the Worlds? This history behind war of the worlds is that it was a radio from H.G wells in 1898. 2) When was it first broadcast and what is the popular myth regarding the reaction from the audience? It was broadcasted first in October 1983. The popular myth about their audience was that they were new Yorkers fleeing their homes in fear of Martians. 3 ) How did the New York Times report the reaction the next day? The New York times reported as the deadline "Radio listens in panic, take war drama as fact".  4) How did author Brad Schwartz describe the broadcast and its reaction? Schwartz described the broadcast as hysterical and his reaction suggested that it was a media phenomenon.  5) Why did Orson Welles use hybrid genres and pastiche and what effect might it have had on the audience? Welles at first was hesitate to adapt the war of the worlds as he described it as "boring...

BBC Radio 1 - Life Hacks: Blog tasks Analysis Read the notes and listen to the extracts from Life Hacks above before answering the following questions: 1) Go to the  Life Hacks iPlayer page  and analyse the content. What does this suggest regarding the Life Hacks audience and what the BBC is hoping to achieve with the programme? It suggests that the 'Life Hacks' audiences are into specific content that revolves around certain things, this means that their audience for the younger generation. 2) Go to the  Life Hacks podcast episodes page . Listen to a few episodes of the podcast and explain how the topics may a) appeal to a youth audience and b) help fulfil the BBC's responsibilities as a public service broadcaster.  They have topics that appeal to a youth audience as they have guest that only the younger people would be into such as stromzy.  Media Factsheet Read  Media Factsheet #196 Close Study Product: Radio - Life Hacks . You'll need your Greenfor...