- Published: September 12, 2022
- Updated: September 12, 2022
- University / College: University of Texas at Austin
- Language: English
- Downloads: 37
————————————————- 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 hearwell 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 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 mockumentary noun a film or television programme that has the form of a serious documentary about a subject but is intended to make jokes about it andmake it look silly the news noun a television or radio broadcast that gives you information about recent events, read by a newsreader with special reports bycorrespondents 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 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