Generic Research: Textual Analysis 1

I decided to look at topical chat shows that were broadcasted on radio stations for inspiration and ideas that I could and might want to include in my own work.
I started with Radio 4's Women's Hour because it is a talk radio show that is a magazine programme which consists of several items about different topics, people and events. The main genre of the show is focusing on women's issues, much like my idea which is to solely to focus the show on conspiracy theories but to link them to how they effect society etc. 

I was interested in how the topics discussed where all about women or how they affected women. This was how I wanted to format my chat show and talk about conspiracy theories and the affects that they had. So, I decided to listen to part of a show, writing and creating a timeline of aspects they include.

• 00:02 - introduction to the show
• 00:10 - they give an overview of what is going to be discussed in that particular episode, playing video clips that are later going to be discussed 'more on this later', short new segment on what's been happening during the week
• 00:48 - a list of people who are going to appear in the episode and what they will be discussing 
• 01:38 - interview/ discussion on current topics and issues
• 02:12 - asking questions e.g. what do you think? encouraging phone-ins
• 02:20 - receiving and discussing phone-ins
• 08:48 - asking professionals for advice/answers based on the phone-ins, various ages of callers e.g. 82 years old, 17 years old, 25 years old
• 12:42- discussion on topics that are considered more serious
• 16:32- moves on to a more light-hearted topic
• 18:10 - the audience is encouraged to share on social media and this promotes a sense of online community -  'get in touch through twitter or Instagram'
• 18:25 - 'still to come'

I enjoy how they have one main genre of women's issues but each episode focuses on individual topics so that that discussion doesn't get repetitive and indicates how broad the genre is. I also like how the issues are based on topics that are relevant and current and are relatable to the middle to upper class audience. I would like to emulate the same or a similar format in my own work where we have 'debate-style' discussions with opportunities for the audience to phone - in as audiences today have much higher cultural expectations of interactivity and participation, due largely to the development of the internet.