Task 5 - radio extract

In this extract, both white and black people are represented. The whole radio extract is presented by a white man, which gives him all of the power. It may also give the radio clip a bias viewpoint, as it's from a white person's view. Also, he is very well-spoken which suggests to the audience that he is of a high class, and has had a good upbringing.


The man that speaks only briefly towards the end, we can tell is Caribbean by the way he talks and his accent. This may to suggest to the audience that he holds little importance, as his voice is only heard for a limited time.


The radio presenter talks about how there were differing opinions about the racial problems in Britain. This could show how although the white indigenous people of Britain may hold a stigma against the Black immigrants, not everyone holds a racist view. Also, where this radio show is most likely to be predominately aired to a large White, British audience, it shows how everyone is entitled to their own views, and certain companies views aren't injected into everyone's minds.


What the Black man said, I found very important. He said 'And I was determined that the town would never be kept white, but we are here now.' This shows that he has a more relaxed view, and it makes it seem like he is not at all threatened by the white population of Britain. It makes it seem that the fact they are already there, is such a huge step, that it is hard for society to go back, and undo it. He seems confident that there is a way forward for Black British people.


Within the clip it talks about Black people as though they are a problem themselves. And quite shockingly, it said blind violence was the best way to deal with mass immigration.




Something else I find interesting is the way that image has been used to create it's own story about the Noting Hill Race Riots. At the beginning, there are bars going up and down. I think this represents the uproar of all the white British people. I think it shows how they're getting angry.
Following this, there is a flash of Black and White on the screen. I think this represents the outbreak of fights between the Black and White British people.