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.

2010-2019
Cuffs - October 2015

2015 Key Events
- Paris terrorist attack
- David Cameron Prime Minister
- Obama President
- Ireland legalised gay marriage
- Gay marriage legalised in 2014 by David Cameron
- David Cameron began brexit
- David Cameron elected as PM
- Jeremy Corbyn was elected as leader of labour party
- Donald Trump announced he was running for president
- Chav, hipster, roadman
- Jeremy Clarkson scandal
- Caitlin Jenner transitioned
- Popular bands: - TOP, 5SOS, 1D, P!ATD, FOB

Cuffs set in Brighton
Vibrant gay scene in Brighton

1. At the beginning of 2015, Conservatives in coalition with the Liberal Democrats were in power, with David Cameron as the Prime Minister. UKIP began to gain popularity as other fascist groups were appearing.

2. The largest fear of the post 9/11 era was Muslims, especially considering the terrorist attacks that surfaced in France in 2015.

3. The Yemeni Civil War, ISIL Insurgency in Tunisia and Kurdish-Turkish conflict were being fought at the time, and are still being fought to this day.

4. The protests happening in 2015 in the UK were about the airstrikes against Syria, anti-austerity, students protesting against university fees, the march against knife crime and global warming.

More Key Events:
- Afghanistan War
- Syrian War
- Isis
- Terror attacks in UK
- Korean Nuclear Capability
- Blackberry riots
- Brexit
- Trump Election
- UKIP Influence
- Asylum seekers/refuges
- Hacking
- Financial crash of 2008
- Blair; May; Corbyn
- Social Media
- iPhone
- Drug culture
- Knife crime
- Rap music
- Video game violence/obsession
- Streaming
- Third wave feminism
- blacklivesmatter
- oscarsaresowhite
- Refugees and tolerance

2015 VS 1965

1. The representation and diversity between the two eras are extremely different; in 1965, being gay was still illegal and there were strict gender roles. There was still a lot of racism so most actors were white, and Christianity was the most practised religion. However, in 2015, society has become much more diverse in terms of identities and presentations.