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Radio (Audience and industry based) (Late Night Women's Hour)

Late Night Woman's Hour - Spin off from long running BBC Radio 4 daily magazine programme, Woman's Hour.
Broadcasted once a month, late at night.
Presented by Lauren Laverne.

Late Night Woman's Hour: Home

How does LNWH meet the needs of its audience?
Appeals to stereotypes of what the target audience would like, talks about domestic life, comfort etc. Additionally, all of the guests are a part of the target audience themselves so the audience would relate to the people talking.

Who is the target audience?
Adult women aged 30+/middle age, middle class

What regulatory issues could the episode cause?
The fact that the episode is live means that it is hard to screen the audience from whatever is being talked about on the show. For example, if somebody was to swear/talk about an inappropriate subject there is not time to edit that before the audience hears it.

Why does the BBC broadcast the show?
To make sure that they appeal to a wider group, inclusive towards women aged 30+ as they are represented in the radio show. Reflects the BBC's idea of wanting to reflect different cultures in their product.

What is pluralism and how does LNWH demonstrate pluralism?
Pluralism is the idea of recognising many different believes to be inclusive. This is represented in LNWH because in the episode Home they talk about the Dutch word hygge and what it means.

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