Study Uses and Gratifications theory and question, which gratifications audiences would gain from each of your studied texts.

Peaky Blinders
                         
Information - Learning; self-education gaining a sense of security through knowledge.

The audience gains gratifications throughout learning throughout about the social, political and historical context from the 1919s, post World War I. A prime example of this is in the scene where Tommy and C.I. Chester Cambell meet up in a tea room. In this scene Tommy talks about the significant happenings during this time, an example being that he threatens to sell the machine guns to the IRA, who were seen as a major threat due to the risks of civil war. Also he refers to the communists, who were also seen as an upcoming threat, revolving against the capitalist society in the 1919s. Also in a scene between Tommy and Grace, when Tommy is riding his white horse throughout we hear the digetic sound of the industrial machinery and work, also giving insight to the idea that the industrial revolution has already happened and taken affect. This gratification will appeal to an active audience, who would appreciate the content of the text, and decode it notice the information given.