Television in the 2010s

L/O- research the 2010s (UK) in terms of social, cultural and political climate of the decade, research TV usage in 2015.

2015 key events-

• David Cameron was prime minister 
• Donald Trump running for president 
• Hatton Garden heist 
• Alton Towers crash 
• Jeremy Corbyn becomes leader
• David Cameron legalised gay marriage (2014)
• Paris terrirost attack 
• Caitlyn Jenner becomes a woman 
• Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britian's longest-reinging monarch 
• China ends one child policy after 35 years 
• Zayn left one direction 
• Youth group- chavs
• Ireland legalised gay marriage 

1. Which political party was in power in 2015? Who was PM? What was the relevance of UKIP being so popular?

• The conservative party was in power during 2015
• David Cameron was prime minister 
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2. What were the major fears and issues of the post 9/11 era?
The major fears was terrorism alongside a specific group of people which were Muslims because it was people of their religion who created the disasters which was 9/11. The France terrorist attacks which happened in 2015 impacted this further.

3. What wars were being fought around the world?

• Houthi insurgency in Yemen
• Operation Shader
• Afganistan war
• Isis
• Syrian war

4. What were people protesting about in the UK?

• Blackberry Riots 

In what ways have these key events/cultural issues shaped the era?
The events have impacted and shaped this era in many ways because there has been a rise in drugs which has resulted in more 'chavs' and teens involving themselves with drugs. As for politics David Cameron was the UK prime minister during 2015 and he legalized gay married and Ireland then legalized gay marriage which was a big step for Ireland as they were known as a Catholic country, also within 2015 Donald Trump started running for president of America. 2015 was a big year for the LGBTQ+ community as formally known Bruce Jenner (a world wide known American Olympic athlete who won many Olympic medals) trans-gendered into a woman now known in Caitlyn Jenner which shook the internet and the LGBTQ+ community.

Explain the differences you would expect to see from a police drama in 2015 compared to one from 1965.
One of the main differences would be race, back in 1965 there was a racial divide whereas in 2015 everyone had equal rights and there was no racial divide because people are more accepting however there are still people who think people of colour should be a lower class and less privileged than white people although the percentage of these people are very minimal, with this information we know there would be no people of colour acting in a police drama in the 1965 whereas in any type of televised show there is always people of colour in 2015.
Another difference would be sexuality, as we know people within the LGBTQ+ community during 1965 would've had a hard time because people were nowhere near as accepting as they were in 2015 because of this many people during 1965 would not express there sexuality or true selves and keep quiet this was because people were not very accepting of the LGTBQ+ community therefore it would not be televised or shown in any TV shows. However in 2015 people were a lot more accepting of the LGTBQ+ community therefore it was shown a lot in TV shows and it was most likely included into some type of police drama during 2015.
One other difference is class, because during 1965 there was a class divide whereas in 2015 this class divide was no longer as big of a deal however it was still there, although in TV dramas and especially police dramas during 1965 they would make class divide very clear so people would continue to agree with class divide however in 2015 there is still class divide just nowhere near as serious as 1965 therefore in TV shows and police dramas they don't include class divide however if they do include class divide they will do it subtly.
Another difference is religion, now this one is more similar however people are more accepting of different religions in 2015 whereas in 1965 different religions was not accepted. in 2015 i believe people were more accepting however i think terrorist attacks will always continue to make people less accepting of different religions because most terrorist attacks are religion related, therefore its going to push people back instead of making them more accepting and terrorist attacks are more frequent compared to 1965 however it is important to remember not everyone in a different religion wants to hurt people. As a result of this people of different religions in 1965 were not regularly televised or put into police dramas however in 2015 different religions are televised and put into police dramas however i feel people can argue that TV are painting religions in a bad light.
As a result of all these differences i feel the story lines will be a lot different because of all these factors for example i feel all the points i made like race, LGTBQ+ ect... would be included into 2015 police dramas whereas i feel in 1965 police dramas would not even mention these points let alone include them into there story lines.