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Types of Televison or Radio Programme

This document defines and describes various types of television and radio programmes, including breakfast television, broadcasts, bulletins, call-in shows, chat shows, closed-captioned programmes, documentaries, game shows, infomercials, magazines, miniseries, news programmes, reality television, repeats, sitcoms, soap operas, sports programmes, talk shows, and weather reports.

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Types of Televison or Radio Programme

This document defines and describes various types of television and radio programmes, including breakfast television, broadcasts, bulletins, call-in shows, chat shows, closed-captioned programmes, documentaries, game shows, infomercials, magazines, miniseries, news programmes, reality television, repeats, sitcoms, soap operas, sports programmes, talk shows, and weather reports.

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Types of television or radio programme

breakfast television (noun) - television programmes that are broadcast early in the morning

broadcast (noun) - a programme that can be seen or heard on radio or television

bulletin (noun) - a short news broadcast

call-in (noun) - a phone-in

Ceefax - a written information service on British television, provided by the BBC

chat show (noun) - a television or radio programme in which famous people talk about
themselves and their work

closed-captioned (adjective) - a closed-captioned television programme has the words being


spoken written at the bottom of the screen for people who do not hear well

docudrama (noun) - a television programme or film based on events that really happened

documentary (noun) - a film or television programme that deals with real people and events

docusoap (noun) - a television programme series about the lives of real people

feature (noun) - a part of a programme on television or radio that concentrates on a particular


subject

fly-on-the-wall (adjective) - a fly-on-the-wall television programme or film shows real people


doing what they normally do every day

free-to-air (adjective) - free-to-air television programmes can be watched without having to pay
anything extra

game show (noun) - a television programme in which people play games or answer questions in
order to win prizes

the God slot (noun) - the time at which religious programmes are usually broadcast on television
or radio. Some people consider this word offensive.

infomercial (noun) - a long advertisement on television that is made in the style of an ordinary
programme

infotainment (noun) - television programmes about real events or facts that are made in a way
that entertains people

item (noun) - a short part of a news programme on television or radio dealing with a particular
subject

line-up (noun) - a set of television or radio programmes that are broadcast one after another

live (adjective) - a live television or radio programme can be watched or listened to at the same
time as it happens
Types of television or radio programme

magazine (noun) - a television or radio programme made up of various reports, news stories etc

miniseries (noun) - a film made to be shown on television in several parts on different days

the news (noun) - a television or radio broadcast that gives you information about recent events,
read by a newsreader with special reports by correspondents

news bulletin (noun) a short television or radio programme that broadcasts the main pieces of
the news

newscast (noun) - a news programme. Someone who reads the news during a newscast is a
newscaster.

newsflash (noun) - a short broadcast of an important piece of news in the middle of a television
or radio programme

omnibus (noun) - a radio or television programme that consists of several programmes that have
already been broadcast separately

outside broadcast (noun) - a television or radio programme that is not made in a studio but in
another building or outside in a street etc

phone-in (noun) - a radio or television programme that people phone with their questions or
comments. The usual American word is call-in.

pilot (noun) - a television programme that is broadcast to find out if people would enjoy a whole
series

profile (noun) - a short article or programme about someone

programme (noun) - a television or radio broadcast

the radio (noun) - the programmes that are broadcast for people to listen to

reality TV (noun) - television programmes that do not use professional actors but show real
events and situations involving ordinary people

repeat (noun) - a television or radio programme that is broadcast again

rerun (noun) - a programme that is being shown on television again

roadshow (noun) - a series of radio or television programmes, each of which is broadcast from a
different place

satellite television (noun) - television programmes that are sent to your television using satellite
communications

series (noun) - a set of television or radio programmes that are all about a particular subject,
person, or group of people

shipping forecast (noun) - a radio broadcast describing what weather conditions will be like for
ships sailing on the sea
Types of television or radio programme

show (noun) - a television or radio programme

sitcom (noun) - a television or radio series about a particular group of characters who deal with
situations in a humorous way

situation comedy (noun) - a sitcom

soap (noun) - a soap opera

soap opera (noun) - a television or radio series about the imaginary lives of a group of people. A
soap opera is often simply called a soap.

sportscast (noun) - a radio or television programme about sport

tabloid TV (noun) - television programmes that are intended to be exciting or shocking

talkback (noun) - a phone-in

talk radio (noun) - radio programmes in which the presenters discuss subjects with people who
telephone them during the programme

talk show (noun) - a chat show

T-commerce (noun) - business done using interactive television

Telecast (noun) - a programme broadcast on television

Telefilm (noun) - a film made to be broadcast on television, and not shown in cinemas

Telethon (noun) - a long television programme that provides entertainment with the purpose of
raising money for charity (=organizations that help people)

Television (noun) - the programmes shown on television

Transmission (noun) - a radio or television programme

Update (noun) - a report or broadcast containing all the latest news or information

the weather (noun) - a report on the weather in a newspaper or on television

simulcast (noun) – A shorthand for „simultaneous broadcast". Programs or events broadcast across
more than one medium, or more than one service on the same medium, at the same time.

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