Doctor Who: Audience and Industries

 Audience


1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Do you think it has changed since 1963?
adults and a dedicated fanbase

2) What audience pleasures are offered by Doctor Who - An Unearthly Child? Apply Blumler 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: Suson's teenager costume+ pop music

Personal Relationships: Ian+ Barbara 

Diversion (Escapism): mystery 

Surveillance (Information / Facts):Science ,technology and space travel

3) What additional Uses and Gratifications would this episode provide to a modern 2020s audience?
entertainment, social interaction, and personal identity, along with a sense of community and connection through shared viewing experiences and online discussion

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

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

fan fiction, podcasts, and fan films, as well as online communities where discussions and creative collaborations thrive
Industries

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

BBC1 first broadcast in 1936, with competition from ITV arriving in 1955. By 1964, families had three channels

2) How does An Unearthly Child reflect the level of technology in the TV industry in 1963?
 imaginative storytelling and evocative visuals

 first narrative arc in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who
3) Why is Doctor Who such an important franchise for the BBC?
International revenue generation

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

Torchwood

5) Why does the Doctor Who franchise have so much merchandise available? Give examples. 
long-running history, widespread popularity, and the BBC's strategy to monetize its intellectual property

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