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UPDATED 2027 New Set Text | Desert Island Discs | Radio 4 | GCSE Media Studies | Full Resource Pack

UPDATED 2027 New Set Text | Desert Island Discs | Radio 4 | GCSE Media Studies | Full Resource Pack

Subject: Media studies

Age range: 14-16

Resource type: Unit of work

Last updated

25 August 2026

pptx, 21.42 MB
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**2027 New Set Text: GCSE Media Studies Eduqas Component 1 Section B Desert Island Discs (BBC Radio 4)

Fully Resourced 6-Lesson Scheme of Work | 188 Slides | 16-Page Booklet | Exam Practice | Radio Industries & Audiences**

Fully planned and ready-to-teach 6-lesson scheme of work for Eduqas GCSE Media Studies Component 1 Section B: Radio – Desert Island Discs (BBC Radio 4).

This resource is designed specifically for the Eduqas specification and supports delivery of the Radio section of Component 1 (Industries, Audiences and Contexts) through a structured, knowledge-rich sequence that builds exam confidence from the outset

Covers all radio specification content:

  • BBC Radio 4 and Public Service Broadcasting (PSB)
  • BBC funding model (licence fee) and regulation
  • Radio industries: production, distribution, and broadcasting
  • Audience targeting, segmentation, and consumption
  • Uses and Gratifications theory applied to radio listening
  • Programme format, purpose, and structure of Desert Island Discs
  • Social, cultural, and historical context of BBC radio

What’s included:

  • 188-slide fully structured PowerPoint scheme of work
  • 16-page pupil booklet for guided and independent learning
  • Eduqas-aligned Media Studies terminology glossary
  • Exam-style Section B questions with model answers and scaffolding
  • Complete 6-lesson sequence with clear progression and retrieval practice

Lesson structure:

  • Retrieval Do Now activities to strengthen long-term memory
  • Clear learning objectives linked to specification requirements
  • Teacher modelling (I Do / We Do / You Do)
  • Silent and solo practice tasks to build independence
  • Hinge questions for formative assessment
  • Structured paired discussion tasks
  • Exam-style Section B responses embedded throughout
  • Self-assessment (Tick and Fix)
  • Exit tickets and mini plenaries for consolidation

Key exam skills covered:

  • Understanding radio industries and BBC organisation
  • Application of Public Service Broadcasting (PSB)
  • Audience theory including Uses and Gratifications
  • Audience segmentation and targeting
  • Media consumption in the digital age (radio, podcasting, BBC iPlayer)
  • Contextual understanding of UK radio broadcasting

High impact:

  • Fully aligned to Eduqas specification requirements
  • Reduces teacher planning workload significantly
  • Builds exam confidence through structured progression
  • Supports mixed-ability GCSE classes
  • Encourages precise, exam-ready responses
  • Designed for consistent department-wide deliver

Created by an experienced GCSE Media Studies teacher (25+ years) and Eduqas examiner, ensuring full accuracy against assessment objectives and exam expectations for the 2027 set text

Ideal for:

  • Eduqas GCSE Media Studies teachers delivering Component 1 Section B: Radio (Desert Island Discs)
  • Departments updating schemes for the 2027 specification change
  • Schools standardising GCSE Media Studies delivery
  • Teachers needing a fully resourced, exam-focused radio unit

Get this resource as part of a bundle and save up to 25%

A bundle is a package of resources grouped together to teach a particular topic, or a series of lessons, in one place.

Bundle

The Sun + NHS 111 + Desert Island Discs | Eduqas GCSE Media Studies Bundle | All Lessons & Booklets

Three complete Eduqas GCSE Media Studies Component 1 units in one bundle — The Sun, NHS 111 and Desert Island Discs. Save yourself weeks of work. Full slide decks and matching pupil booklets throughout, with teacher answers provided for every task. Included: * The Sun (New Heathrow set text) — 8 lessons, full pupil booklet * NHS 111 Advert — 5 lessons, narrated teacher commentary, full pupil booklet * Desert Island Discs — 6 lessons, 188-slide PowerPoint, 16-page pupil booklet Save £6!

£64.00
Bundle

2027 New Set Texts Media Mega Bundle | Desert Island Discs | NHS111 | Trigger Point | All Lesson PowerPoints & Pupil Booklets | GCSE Media Studies | Eduqas

ALL the planning done for you! One complete ready-to teach mega bundle. Download and go! Save yourself WEEKS of work! **NEW 2027 SPEC | Eduqas GCSE Media Studies | Component 1 Bundle | Trigger Point + NHS 111 + Desert Island Discs** This bundle covers Component 1 Section A and Section B, combining fully resourced schemes of work for Trigger Point (TV drama), the NHS 111 print campaign (advertising), and Desert Island Discs (BBC Radio 4). **What's included:** **Trigger Point – Series 2, Episode 1 | Component 1 Section A | Contemporary British Crime Drama** * 10-lesson scheme of work * 326-slide PowerPoint with full teacher notes * 35-page pupil booklet * Covers media language, representation, narrative, audience, industry and character **NHS 111 Print Campaign | Component 1 Section A | Advertising and Marketing** * 5-lesson scheme of work * PowerPoint with narrated teacher commentary and direct instruction structure * Full pupil booklet with writing scaffolds, glossary and exam practice * Covers media language, representation, audience positioning and social/cultural contexts **Desert Island Discs – BBC Radio 4 | Component 1 Section B | Radio** * 6-lesson scheme of work * 188-slide PowerPoint * 16-page pupil booklet * Covers BBC, PSB, radio industries, audience theory, Uses and Gratifications, and digital consumption** *Every resource includes: * Fully structured lessons with I Do / We Do / You Do modelling * Retrieval Do Nows and hinge questions * Exam-style tasks with model answers and scaffolded support * Mark scheme-aligned band descriptors and PEAL writing frames * Suitable for mixed-ability GCSE classes* Aligned to the Eduqas GCSE Media Studies specification | First exam summer 2027 Created by an experienced GCSE Media Studies teacher and Eduqas examiner with 25+ years in the classroom. All content is fully accurate against the 2027 assessment objectives. Save hours of planning across three set texts - and save money compared to buying each resource individually. Ideal for: Eduqas GCSE Media Studies teachers | Departments updating schemes for the 2027 spec | Non-specialists and ECTs needing a fully resourced, exam-focused scheme

£50.00

Reviews

4.3

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siobhancain

3 months ago
5

Fantastic resource, thank you!

Melanie_Campbell

4 months ago
5

Absolutely brilliant! This has saved me a ton of work - thanks! Love the direct instruction. Great structure and high quality resource overall. Easy download. thanks again.

RachEW

5 months ago
4

Hi - where are the radio clips?

k_rees

6 months ago
3

The PDF has significant errors in - can this be fixed and resent?

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