Tracing Your Roots- Wartime Losses

Rihanah AkhtarKiren Chanchal Jagdeesh Rhall

Idea of Show

• To help people find out about their family histories- this specific episode looks at wartime losses

• Allows those who have been separated from relatives the chance to locate information on them

• Giving information on how it’s been done.

Content

• Family history programme• Those who have lost someone in the war can

locate the history-and living future of that person• Emotional/powerful as it follows search journeys

In this episode:• Klaus Volkmann • Stella Collis

Research

• Deutsche Dienstelle (WASt) (www.dd-wast.de) • The Imperial War Museum (www.iwm.org.uk) • The National Archives (www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) • Association of Liberation Children of The Netherlands

(liberationchildren.org) • The Library and Archives Canada

(www.collectionscanada.gc.ca) • British Red Cross (www.redcross.org.uk)

• Deutsche Dienstelle archives in Berlin

Gottfried Rabe –

Stella Collis’ fatherPrisoner of War

document

Audience• BBC Radio 4 ListenersSex:

Men (51%)Women (49%).

Age:15-24 (4%)25-34 (9%)35-44 (14%)45-54 (20%)55-64 (23%)65+ (30%)

Social grade:AB (38%)C1 (37%)C2 (13%)DE (12%)

(2007)

Traditionally the perception among people who don't listen to Radio 4, the younger generation, is that it has a conservative, ageing, middle-class audience. This program sits within that demographic

“The remit of Radio 4 is to be a mixed speech service, offering in-depth news and current affairs and a wide range of other speech output including drama, readings, comedy, factual and magazine

programmes.The service should appeal to listeners seeking intelligent programmes in many genres which

inform, educate and entertain.”http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/statements2008/radio/radio4.shtml

Sound

• Jingle

• Clear, concise sound

• Pre-recorded interview that leads to the catch up on the update of the interviewee

• Studio-based recording

• Lack of sound creates a very powerful, emotional and tense atmosphere

• Sincere

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Web Design

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•User-friendly

•Informative

•Interactive

•Follows the theme of the radio