OFCOMs Broadcasting codes

 To what extent is Late night Women's Hour affected by regulatory issues?

• What can you not do on radio or television in the UK?

- Use offensive language in lyrics in music tracks, live performances/interviews/studio conversation, and in speech or comedy content

- Cannot show or talk about harmful/offensive material

- Cover material that is likely to incite crime or disorder

- Report inaccurate news

- Infringe anyone's privacy in programs 

• Do any regulations surprise you? Why?

- No, these regulations do not surprise me because they must be put in place in order to protect their viewers and listeners from facing any harm 

• Why is it written like this? Who is this information meant for? BIG HINT: it isn't you guys!

- It is written like this in order to make it very clear to producers and employees of the British radio and TV industry what they can and can't do whilst broadcasting, so they then are therefore are aware of Ofcom's standards/objectives and can apply the rules.

• To what extent is Late Night Women's Hour affected by regulatory issues?

- When the show was featured on radio 4, it had to be broadcasted at 11pm so therefore honest and explicit conversations could be held. 

- This gave the show freedom to be allowed to talk with it being seen as less controversial, and less criticism created. 
- The BBC holds strict regulations on what can and can't be shown on TV such as swearing, sex, nudity. Shows that contain these must be held after the 'Watershed' 

- Challenges the Livingstone and Lunt theory that new media is impossible to regulate