Planning

Below I have included screen shots of both the script I have devised and also a basic timeline of how I will carry out the 5minute broadcast. The script gives in depth detail of what each character will be saying, whilst the timeline will give a more general overview.

Timeline:

For the script, I divided the show up into sections in terms of stories and reporters. In total there were 5 sections. In order, they formed:
1. The introduction and welcome
2. Powerplant story (inc. vox pop & O.B)
3. Sport Report
4. Interview With Matthew (inc. recorded interview)
5. Dismissal and song to play out

To make it more 'blogger friendly', I have combined all text into one continuous stream below:

Joel - Presenter"Hello and welcome to the morning news with me Joel Wroe-Johnson. Now, for you today we have live coverage of a riot that has broken out at the Trinsdale powerplant, with our outside broadcaster Tom Stenton. We have a full report of our boys in national sports, and a new rising tennis star Matthew Colborn comes in for a quick chat. Now, Tom, what is the situation down there at the powerplant?

Tom - OB Reporter "Morning Joel! I am here in the middle of the crowd with protesters al around me. The aim of this protest is to make the managerial staff in charge of the plant re think their plans to spend over 5 million pounds of tax payer's money on a new extension as well as extending the already substantial operating hours, a further 3 hours per day. Now, I have been chatting to one protester that has lived in the area for the past 23 years and has seen this site turn from a sheep inhabited field, to a small locally run plant, to the looming figure that stands before us today. Despite many hundreds of complaints and countless filings for law suits, her voice has gone unheard in the battle to stop this major energy company disrupting her retired lifestyle with ever increasing loads passing close by her front door. Margaret, what has it been like living in an area that has changed so dramatically over the past few years?"

Margaret - Protester " Well I would just love to say that I am proud to still be a resident here in Trinsdale as I used to be just a few years ago. Now though it is a totally different place! I just don't recognize the place that I live anymore... the new roads, the increased traffic, the new people they have brought in to work here! The new housing they have built for the workers...And it's silly little things that are the worst like the fact that past 3 o clock, no sunlight whatsoever falls on my house, those hideous towers block it totally, which in the summer, means that I cannot simply relax in my garden with a book, I have to go down to the local park, which at my age, is not easy at all!"

Tom "And what measures have you taken to stop these plans taking place?"

Margaret " Well! This Raleigh was an absolute last resort that we have been pushed into. We have made countless petitions before the last extension as well as this one, some 5000 strong! (angered) IGNORED... We have tried emailing, ringing, posting letters…EVERYTHING! They just don’t seem to care about the town in which they are making all this money."

Tom "This must be very frustrating for you, has the energy provider responsible never so much as aknowledged the town's uphappiness?"

Margaret "Never once! there have been no polite notices, no warnings of major changes or deliveries that are going to come in the night and wake up the town! It is just disgraceful in my opinion."

Tom "Mrs.Myer, thankyou very much for your time. So Joel, as you can hear, it is rather heated down here so I am going to be gathering some other people's views on the matter as well as trying to get to talk to the site manager of this plant soon."

Joel "Tom Stenton live at Trinsdale powerplant. Now, for the sport with Katie Sanders."

Katie Sanders - Sport Reporter " Thanks Joel. Now, in local cricket, our county boys have been doing rather well. They took 6 wickets today against Surrey county in an exciting game that finished with Surrey ending the day on a below par 156 for 6. In local football we have retained our place in the league despite coming up against the favorites’ for the year, Blackburn Rovers. The game ended on a two all draw which is all the guys needed to stay put in the table. Now, on the theme of sport we have a rising star in the studio with Susan…"

Susan " Thanks Katie, here with me today is a rising star in the British tennis scene, Matthew Colborn. He has not only wiped the floor in local competitions, but gone on to win the British Championship Final in his age range and has his heart set on more! Matthew, thank you for coming in today young man!

Matthew Colborn - Tennis Star "thats alright!"

Susan "Now what exactly is the title you have won?"

Matthew " Erm, well it’s basically the British Junior National Champs run by the LTA"

Susan "Fantastic! Now what influenced you to get into tennis?"

Matthew "Well both of my parents play a lot of tennis, so I was encouraged to get into it at a very early age and had the opportunity to practice every weekend for the last few years"

Susan "Wow, so you were very lucky in that sense!"

Matthew " Yeah, really lucky, Thanks dad!"

Susan "I’m sure he’s very proud of you right now. So the big question is Matthew, what’s next?"

Matthew " Well I’m training pretty much every day at the moment. I get home from school and just go straight to the courts and my coach Steven Morris is helping me to get into shape for the Wimbledon Junior trials in a few months, so…I’m confident!"

Susan "Well I will look out for you popping up on my TV in the next few weeks! Matthew it’s been a pleasure to chat to you and after finally meeting you, I’m sure you will take that Wimbledon title in years to come. Right, now in honour of our young guest, we asked him what his favourite song was. But i’m warning you, its a mellow one so you may have to stop what you’re working on for a second, look out at the sunshine and just relax…"