Is the UK doing enough to tackle homelessness? What should happen to prioritise housing and employment for London’s rough sleepers?
Radio Cue (Presenter reads): Now on Radio 1, Aaliyah Harris explores what the local council are doing to help people experiencing homelessness and investigates the safety measures taking place during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Runtime: 12:16 - (includes 16 seconds of online archive footage)
Target audience: Radio 1. People aged 15-35 that are interested in learning about topics that challenge wider thinking about the world. BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra Stories (Podcast on Radio 1 that covers ground-breaking and honest real-life stories that speak to you about your life, your world, and your issues). Each podcast is styled differently with lengths running from 8 minutes – 60 minutes.
Disclaimer: This project was a part of my final, third year dissertation at City, University of London. The aim was to investigate a topic of interest, research ideas that I'm passionate about and to find out an original and newsworthy story angle. Then, form a 12 minute audio package suited to a radio station of choice (I picked Radio 1). Over months of story planning, contacting interviews and developing a narrative, here is the final outcome. Due to the situation with Covid-19, I had a lot of challenges with creating the audio, including limited use of radio equipment and studio time. Despite the struggles faced, I'm really happy with what I have been able to achieve. Thank you to everyone who helped to contribute to my final production. I'm happy to say the project earned a 1st!
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