Audience
1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Has it changed since 1963?
1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Has it changed since 1963?
The target audience for Doctor Who ranges from all ages, genders and ethnicity especially as the casting started including different races and genders like when the doctor became a girl or a black male. However this has differentiated from 1963 as back then this show was mainly targeted to white middle aged males. This is because there was only white characters in the show and the doctor was an old white male.
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.
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:A sense of personal identity could have been seen when Susan , a typical regular teenage girl was shown at the start of the show.Personal Relationships: The relationship between Susan and her grandfather , the close relationship between the teachers and studentDiversion (Escapism): the TARDIS appears to be an ordinary police box on the outside but on the inside is a room which is like a lab or something
3) What additional Uses and Gratifications would this episode provide to a modern 2020 audience?
an audience member may have a personal relationship to the episode if their grandparents before them used to watch and enjoy the show before them.
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.
1) What was the television industry like in 1963? How many channels were there?
4) Thinking of the 3 Vs audience pleasures (Visceral, Vicarious and Voyeuristic pleasures), which of these can be applied to An Unearthly Child?
Visceral pleasure could be applied to this show as there is a large sense of mystery especially as it ends on a cliffhanger of them teleporting
5) The Doctor Who fans (Whovians) have comic-con to go to, where they can dress up as the characters and interact with other fans of the show. Furthermore, the fans can buy merchandise from the show which can be collected or displayed. and also take pictures with the characters if they choose to show !
Industries1) What was the television industry like in 1963? How many channels were there?
1) Compared to our modern-day television, 1960s TV was a completely different world. They lacked the amazing graphics and special effects available to us now, however what they did have was considered spectacular back then. In 1963, there were only two TV channels in the UK, which were BBC and ITV
3) Why is Doctor Who such an important franchise for the BBC?
Doctor Who is an incredibly important franchise for the BBC as it's their most iconic franchise
4) What other programmes/spin-offs are part of the wider Doctor Who franchise?
class , torchwood , The Sarah Jane Adventures , Doctor Who Extra
5) Why does the Doctor Who franchise have so much merchandise available? Give examples.
The BBC is determined to fully maximise their most successful franchise by releasing a variety of merchandise which relates to the show, in order to earn as much money as possible and make profit from it as many people buy them. Some types of merchandise are as follows: collectable action figures, Funko Pop vinyls, activity books, board games, clothing items, magazines, DVDs and so much more.
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