What do you think they are?

Programmes dealing with religious issues, worship, moral issues from a religious viewpoint.

They used to have a traditional time on TV - on a Sunday, specifically the �God Slot� between 6 - 7 pm involving a programme from a church such as �Songs of Praise�. This has changed on the commercial channels - Why?

What types of programmes did we identify on the A3 sheets - what times were they? What type of audience were they trying to attract?

Are all the programmes Christian or do programmers take into account the multi cultural society we live in? On C4 they had daily coverage of the Kumbh Mela - the Hindu festival celebrated every 12 years in India, with millions of pilgrims going to the River Ganges to celebrate this holy festival .

How does advertising on Commercial TV effect the scheduling for religious programmes?

Are programmes like �The Heaven & Earth show� on Sunday BBC1 (10-11 a.m) trying to emulate shows like �Richard & Judy in order to get a bigger audience - is this a good idea?

Does the BBC who exist via the TV license have a moral duty to make sure religious programmes are part of their schedule and should remain at their traditional time slots?

What are your own views on SRPs?

These are just some of the issues raised when looking at SRPs try to evaluate them for your assignment, looking at all the information you have before you start.

WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO

Look at the info you have from our lesson on SRPs, you have a sheet entitled �Specifically Religious Programmes�, giving you an overview. A two sided A4 sheet called �Religion & the Media� by the Catholic Church, plus the schedules you did for Sunday viewing on TV. On the back of this sheet is a schedule for this weeks religious TV viewing on the terrestrial channels. Look at �Religion & the Media on Page 90 of �Religion & Life� this will give you additional information.

This will all help you to DESCRIBE the variety of religious progs there are on the TV. Give examples of the SRPs you can see during a weeks viewing. Remember to give a definition of what an SRP is.

EXPLAIN the different types we have, documentaries, educational progs, SRPs dedicated to worship :

Why are there so many different types of SRPs - who are they aimed at?

ANALYSE the changes that have occurred re SRPs, why has the previous slots they had occupied in the past been changed, specifically on the commercial channels?

hHow have SRPs changed in recent years?
hHow do you account for these changes?
hDo you think SRPs are an important part of our viewing or are they something which is no longer 
     relevant to the majority of people?
hHas a multi cultural society changed the types of SRPs we view ?