Doctor Who: Audience and Industry blog tasks'

 Audience


1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Do you think it has changed since 1963?

The target audience is mostly males teenagers to middle aged as we know that in the episode we can see how the Doctor ignores Barbara but talks to Ian showing the difference between them in terms of gender segregation and it has changed as nowadays most franchises target women and men. 

2) What audience pleasures are offered by Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child? Apply Blumer and Katz's Uses and Gratifications theory to the episode. Make sure you provide specific examples from the episode to support your ideas.

Personal Identity:

Personal Relationships: 
 
Diversion (Escapism): 

Surveillance (Information / Facts): How space travel could work in the future.

3) What additional Uses and Gratifications would this episode provide to a modern 2020s audience?

4) Thinking of the 3 Vs audience pleasures (Visceral, Vicarious and Voyeuristic pleasures), which of these can be applied to An Unearthly Child?

Vicarious pleasure can be related to An Unearthly Child as the audience can see and feel a sense of accomplishment for the Doctor being safe .

5) What kind of online fan culture does Doctor Who have? Give examples.

Doctor has a large science related fan culture

Industries

1) What was the television industry like in 1963? How many channels were there?

2) How does An Unearthly Child reflect the level of technology in the TV industry in 1963?

3) Why is Doctor Who such an important franchise for the BBC? 

It has been running for 50 years and is one of the main reasons why the BBC is widely popular.

4) What other programmes/spin-offs are part of the wider Doctor Who franchise?



5) Why does the Doctor Who franchise have so much merchandise available? Give examples. 


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