The Archers

Which BBC radio station broadcasts The Archers?

How many people listen to The Archers weekly?

In what decade did The Archers start?

What day is the omnibus broadcast?

Where is The Archer set?

How long is each episode?

What does PSB stand for?

Why was the programme originally created?

Where does PSB get their funding?

What is BBCs remit?

Who regulates radio?

How does commercial radio primarily get funded?

Who is the typical audience for The Archers?

What does the term story arc mean?

How long was Rob and Helen’s story arc running before the stabbing episode?

What was the name of the JustGiving page set up by a listener of The Archers in response to the stabbing episode?

In the immediate aftermath of the Helen stabs Rob episode broadcast, The Archers started trending, which social media platform was primarily used by audience to discuss their reaction to the episode?

What was the name of the hashtag used as part of the Solidari-tea campaign where listeners uploaded photos of themselves holding a cup of tea and a message in support of victims of domestic abuse?

What date was the Helen stabs Rob episode initially meant to be broadcast?

What type of scheduling technique is used for The Archers?

What is the name of the parody show based on The Archers where listeners tweet a range of pictures during the omnibus using Playmobil characters to tell the story?

On The Archers official website, the related links encourages active audiences by directing them through clickthroughs to fansites and forums, which of the following is not a website that visitor can go?

When is a new episode of The Archers aired?

In the featured episode, when Helen tells Rob “I changed everything for you,” what Uses and Gratification is most likely to be fulfilled?

In the featured episode, it has a number of significant silences and pauses such as immediately after Helen stabs Rob when she drops the knife on the floor and the show ends cliffhanger, what Uses and Gratification need is most likely to be fulfilled?

What social class does the radio station that The Archers is broadcast on largely target?

What is the name of the on demand service provided by the BBC that would enable audiences to access The Archer digitally?

During the featured episode, in the run up to Helen stabbing Rob, he threatens Helen’s son Henry, so audiences may sympathise with the dilemma that Helen is facing, as she has to make a choice between her husband and son. What Uses and Gratification need is being fulfilled the most?

On The Archers’ website, there is a link to character, which provides audiences with the character’s biography, which Uses and Gratification need is being fulfilled the most?

What does DAB stand for?

Which of the following is not the benefit of DAB?

What is the name of the fan produced website, which provides a summary of the episode once it is aired and potentially providing spoilers?

What genre does The Archers fall under?

What type of format does the radio station that broadcast The Archers specialise in?

MODAL audience is the most common set of audience member characteristics. Which of the following does not apply to listeners of The Archers?

BBC is vertically integrated, what BBC subsidiary creates The Archers?

Which of the following is not a benefit of synergy?

What term is used to describe when different technology or media merge together?

What type of audience would participate in fandom and use social media to interact with the media?

Which of the following real life events did not feature in The Archers

How much money was raised by The Archer’s fan for Refuge through the JustGiving page?