TV Drama Analysis

Title: Merlin
Who made the Show?
Merlin is a drama created by Julian Jones, Jake Michie, Julian Murphy and Johnny Capps for the BBC.
What channel is it on?
It's screened on BBC1
What time is it on?
Due to the fact that merlin is a family show and suited to people of all ages it's aired at 7:00pm
What is the Genre?
This progamme is a Family drama, with the additional genres of medieval fantasy.
Who is the target audience?
The target audience of this drama is families, as such the general storylines are engaging and suited to people of all ages though some of the episodes have been gradually becoming darker as the series progresses. Regardless of the gradual progression into slightly more sinister and dark storylines I think that the show is still well suited to a younger family audience.
What is the narrative?
The show has progressed through four series so far and it follows the story of the mythological sorcerer Merlin, during his younger years as he watches over  a magic intolerant prince Arthur and the great city of Camelot, with the hope of eventually restoring magic to the city. 
What/who is being represented?
Merlin represents things such as gender, race, social status etc in a multitude of ways. For example, women though of a generally lower social status have been represented as powerful, strong willed and determined, Morgana goes against the kings word several times, holds her own in fights against some of the strongest male warriors and possesses a great magical ability. Guinevere has also proven herself several times over the seires,  though meek and mild mannered at first she has saved arthur, merlin and even some of the knights lives she has sacrificed herself in the place of her mistress Lady Morgana and fought alongside, arthur merlin, Morgana and the knights of Camelot, proving herself to be a strong willed and determined character regardless of her social standing. Over the last few series the greatest enemies of camelot have been women; Nimue, Morgause, Morgana. Race is represented in a manner that is the oposite of what you'd expect due to the context in which Merlin in set, for example, Sir Elyan, during the medival era there was no circumstance in which Elyan or even his sister guinevere would be able to gain a position of power, yet here you have Elyan as a knioght and Guinevere as the future queen of Camelot.