UAL Awarding Body

CREATIVE MEDIA PRODUCTION AND

TECHNOLOGY
LEVEL 3 EXTENDED DIPLOMA

Unit 5: Investigating audio production and technology

Sarah Wilson; Adam Jones; James Ashford

Date Issued: Monday 11th January 2020
Final Deadline: Friday 5th February 2021
Brief
There will be a small commissioning round for the 14.15 Drama (after The
Archers) to transmit in March 2020. Around 15 five-minute episodes will be
available. The BBC will be looking to commission very distinctive single
dramas exploring a range of issues of interest to 16-25 year-olds. The dramas
will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 4
Extra before the watershed.

Guidelines
The BBC is an equal opportunity employer and seeks
to ensure that all the producers we work with take
seriously their responsibilities with regard to equal
opportunities and, in addition, health and safety
during the course of commissions. The BBC therefore requires that all
independent producers comply with all current equality, anti-discrimination
and health and safety legislation and their respective codes of practice. The
BBC may request a written statement of independent producers’ own
equality, diversity, inclusion and health and safety policies and relevant
details of how the policy is implemented in practice. The BBC expect all
producers to apply the highest professional and ethical standards. Producers
and commissioners must ensure they are working with a mix of on and off air
talent that seeks to reflect the diversity of the UK’s nations and regions and
the range of voices, perspectives and experiences from all groups in the
country. They should discuss with their teams what positive steps can be
taken to help the BBC meet its diversity and inclusion targets as laid out in the
BBC Diversity and inclusion strategy, and how they might reflect different
perspectives and experiences in content.
What we would like you to submit

1. A negotiated brief
2. Research into the codes and conventions of Radio Drama
3. Research into the target audience for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 4
Extra and for your own production.
4. Preproduction planning material for an original five-minute radio
drama
5. A recorded five-minute radio drama.
6. An evaluation of the production process and finished production.

All of the above comes with added elements and guidance, which can be
found on ww.thcvibe.weebly

Your deadline for submission is Friday 5th February 2021