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?

I think the target audience is between the age 10-40+(family) and a mix of both genders. No because Doctor Who is like a how that you can watch with your family.

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: Susan teenagers. costume and pop music 


Personal Relationships: Susan, Ian, Barbara ( teachers are kind of playing the roles of Susan's parents in a way). Audience is positioned  


Diversion (Escapism): Mystery and curiosity about the Doctor, Susan and the TARDIS. Binary opposition- conflict   


Surveillance (Information / Facts): information about TARDIS and also space travel, science, technology 


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

Origin of the show and what TV was like in 1960s

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- Doctor can travel anywhere in space + time with the TARDIS 

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

The ‘Whoniverse’ is made up of podcasts, Spin-offs (other shows that derive from the main Doctor Who and have settings, ideas, characters in common e.g. K-9 which is a kid’s show about Doctor Who’s robot dog) and documentaries, behind-the-scenes, sneak peaks

Industries


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

There were only two TV channels in the UK in 1963: BBC and ITV. In terms of technology, videotape had only been in use for seven years when An Unearthly Child was made. 

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

It allowed the BBC to create the space and time travel effects we can see in the episode which were considered amazing at the time. 

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

Doctor Who is one of the most iconic franchises that the BBC has. It has been shown all over the world through BBC Worldwide and generates huge income for the BBC.

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

K9

Sarah Jane Adventures

Torchwood

Class

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

Because Doctor Who is a very big franchise that the BBC gained a lot of income from and because of that Doctor Who has gained popularity on international levels ; it also has a long-running history. Because of the popularity BBC has to have a lot of merchandise to please its audience eg toys and games.

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