I must admit that getting to find a similar format in BBC with what I am listening to in one of our local radio stations was not easy. For one I got all mixed up when it came to time. The time that I thought the program was supposed to be aired ,was not that time which was at 10 pm , so I ended up falling asleep instead. Anyhow I went back to the time difference and this time I got it right, but an easier option is that I get to listen to it online which is much more easier. So much for my adventure. Anyhow, I started listening to the different programs as from 6th of September and still going on.
I am listening to the morning show in Hope Fm called activate and especially on Friday, this is because, it has a show within a show. This is to say that aside from it being a morning show,it (the program) hosts another show. This small show is called, "healthy living". The activate show is hosted by James Okumu, who is a graphic designer by profession and a pastor whereas the guest in the "healthy living " is a nutritionist by the name of Nancy Kiboro. The activate show airs every Monday to Friday from 5 am to 9am. In healthy living, they discus on issues that concerning our health and how we can adopt a healthy lifestyle.Healthy living starts from 7:30 to 8:00 am but at times when the topic they are discussing is so intense,they spill it over to the next hour.
In BBC, I listen to "Health check" show which is a 27 minute program, hosted by Claudia Hammond. She is a broadcaster, writer and an academic psychologist. She is also a part time lecturer at Boston University where she lectures in health and social psychology as well as an author.
This program airs three times in a week. On Monday and Tuesdays at 1:32 GMT and 4:32 pm local time and on Sundays it airs at 11:32 GMT and 2:32 am local time. I believe that the Monday and Tuesday shows are a re-run of the Sunday show.
This show deals with different health issues that affect people directly or indirectly. The first time I listened to it which was on the 6th of September, she was revisiting a story she had earlier done on SB a man who became blind at the age of 10 months and surgically regained his eye sight at the age of 52.
CHARACTERS
In the hope FM show, there are only two characters, James Okumu who is the presenter and Nancy Kiboro, who is the nutritionist. Listeners also call in to ask questions. In health check, Claudia is the main character as the presenter. She also has a guest and voicers, where people give out their views on that specific topic.
PROGRAM SOURCE
These two programs are local in their respective countries. Activate is a hope FM production produced and presented by James Okumu, whereas health check is produced by Marya Burger and Claudia Hammond and presented by Claudia
TARGET AUDIENCE
The target audience in healthy living at hope Fm- dealing with nutrition- is both men and women who want to live and maintain a healthy lifestyle, whereas in Claudia's show her target audience is varied depending with the topic she is discussing as well as people who deal with health matters like doctors or even students of medicine
These two shows are interesting especially the one on nutrition.
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Good observation.
ReplyDeleteRosemary