Y11 HW - Watershed

Due Thursday 13th February

}Use your internet research skills to find out information on ‘watershed’ in the UK. Use the Ofcom website to help you. 

}Answers need to be in FULL SENTENCES in your book.

1.What does ‘watershed’ mean?

2.In the UK, what time does it start? Does it differ depending on the channel?

3.Does it apply to BBC2 and E4? Why?

4.What type of content would make a programme fall into the watershed category?

5.Give some examples of TV comedy programmes which would have to be aired after the watershed.

6.What happens if a channel breaks the rules? 


If you would like to see the idents again, and for BBC2, go to this website: Idents