Audience

1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Has it changed since 1963?

aimed at families including the ages of  7 - 45 years old.

2) What audience psychographic groups might particularly enjoy Doctor Who?
Majority of the audience enjoy watching Doctor Who because they like genre and theme of the episode which is action, mystery and sci-fi.

3) What audience pleasures are offered by 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: Susan - teenager
  • listening to loud music
  • arguing with teachers and Doctor Who
  • costume is old fashion



Personal Relationships:

  • Teacher+susan 

  • Audience wants them to be safe 
    • Cliffhanger + enigma code


    Diversion (Escapism):

     Dramatic Sci -fi narrative
    Mystery - Susan "Unearthly child"
    TARDIS

    Surveillance (Information / Facts):

    Technology
    History
     Science

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


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

    Visceral - TARDIS takes of
                  - Creepy junkyard
    Vicarious - Space + time travel
                    - going into the TARDIS
                    - Car (Teacher’s discussion)

    Voyeuristic - Teacher’s discussion of Susan 


    Industries

    1) What was the television industry like in 1963? How many channels were there?
    ?
    2) Why is Doctor Who such an important franchise for the BBC? 
    Huge income for bbc

    3) How does Doctor Who meet the BBC's mission statement to 'inform, educate and entertain'?
    Teaches about science space travel 

    4) How is the BBC funded?
    Independent of government intervention 

    5) Who regulates the BBC and what is the watershed?
    ??

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