Doctor who-Audience and industry

Audience

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

The target audience for doctor who is mainstream and appeals to people from the age 12 and 40.I believe that it has changed and more of a wider audience of people are watching Doctor Who now.

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:Teens because they are the same age as Susan

Personal Relationships:Teacher student bond (some teens may have bonds with certain teachers)

Diversion (Escapism):The school could be an escape place for susan because it makes her feel happy 

Surveillance (Information / Facts):Audience learns about the TARDIS

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

Personal relationships and personal identity

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

Visceral-Can be used when they fly off inside the TARDIS
Vicarious-time travel,science involved
Voyeuristic-teachers arguing over susan,susan and grandfather

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

fan fiction,british pop culture

Industries

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

There were only two TV channels,videos were only in black and white,not many people had Tvs

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

In An Unearthly Child we can see that the editing is very off and that they are using a handheld camera.For example in the scene where the tardis takes off we can see the handheld camera moving around to create the effect of the tardis moving.

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

Doctor Who helped create a wider audience for the BBC because the audience was engaged 

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

Torchwood,class,K9

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

Doctor Who has lots of merchandise so that it can gain loyal supporters and make more profit

Examples-Books,action figures,magazines,mugs and clothing

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