Programme Analysis

The Archers : Drama
10/02/2019
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0002g4s


15 minute drama - Life Lines.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b07k0k4k

Programme:
The name of the BBC Radio 4 program I have chosen is a 15 minute drama called 'Life Lines'
BBC Radio 4 It has been on air since it was founded in 1967 30th September. It is owned and operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation. They broadcast a wide variety of spoken word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. BBC Radio is funded by TV license, it has no advertising.It is scheduled everyday for 15 minutes or less. The audience can access this programme on their phones, tablets and computer.

Purpose:
The purpose of 'Life Lines'  is to entertain and educate the audience. This program is entertaining
to the audience because she gets phone calls sometimes that aren't as much of a serious concern and she has to politely end it as there could be more situations people could be calling for that are being held up on the line. The purpose is also to make the society/audience listening that in an emergency they should call 911.

People Involved:

The people that are involved in the show are the patients calling in with emergencies and the staff. E.g. the women who answers the calls, or the people driving the ambulance to the emergency.

Also the audience is included as the message is directed at them because they are most likely to be in a situation where they will call an ambulance. The patient is involved because they are reporting their problems to the person speaking on the phone.

Mode Of Address:

During the program the characters don't speak to the audience as the main character speaks to other characters in the program who call up with an emergency or problem they need help for straightaway.

The mode of address is the way the person speaks to the person on the phone. This mainly calm so that if the person calling is stressed can be eased by hearing somebody trying the help them in a kind calm manner. She says 'Hi, what is your emergency' this shows that she is trying to gather information from the patient.'

Content/Running Order:
The content/running order is that before the programme starts there is a music that introduces the show, then we are lead straight into an emergency call from a patient in need of serious help where the lady receiving the calls tries her best to gather information to help out the patient. The women answering the phone always questions with 'Is this an emergency'. This is to identify whether the person calling actually has an emergency or may have dialled by mistake. After this she asks questions e.g. "what is the emergency?" this is so that she can do her best to send help to the patient. Then she helps to calm the patient down if they are panicking or in a severe situation.