Radio one live lounge Research sheet

Where and When is it broadcast? BBC Radio 1 -  FM: 97.7 MHz - 99.7 MHz (UK DAB, TV) Weekdays (not every day, a few times a month) Time: 10 - 12:45 Where else can people access ‘The Live Lounge’? Online on their website.

Who presents the show? Clara Amfo Past presenters: Fearne cotton

Describe what happens in the usual format (e.g. not ones which take place at a star’s home / Maida Vale studios):  Most take place in the live lounge where a live performance of the singer is takes place.

Watch a selection of BRITISH artists performing in the Live Lounge on http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01029mq Write down some conventions of the Live Lounge: Can’t choose? Watch Rag’n’Bone Man, JP Cooper, Rita Ora, Wolf Alice,  George Ezra Live instrumentalists, Backing singers, shots of the singer and instrumentalist.

Does the Live Lounge an example of ‘convergent’ media? ie. Does it have any products other than itself such as a magazine or stage show? Yes, it does as it is shown on the TV, radio, digitally and on spotify, CD Explain why audiences may want to spend money on this product: Audiences may want to buy on the CD as it will have all the best parts of the live lounge in  it allowing them to listen to the live lounge via other platforms or when it is not broadcasting.

Go on to the Live Lounge webpage. Draw and analyse the Live Lounge logo: The logo is the words 'live lounge' surrounded in a box that is an aux cord used to play music or the end of a headphone also used for music. Describe how audiences may be attracted to the webpage because of its design: The first thing that is visible on the website is the logo and the next thing is the option to play the live music that is being played on the live lounge at that moment but also exclusive snippets of live lounge episodes.