Audience and Industry: blog tasks

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

Children and teenagers to adults.

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: 

Personal Relationships:

Diversion (Escapism):

Surveillance (Information / Facts):

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

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.

Vibrant and multifaceted, featuring everything from fan fiction and fan-produced media to dedicated online communities and conventions

Industries

1) What was the television industry like in 1963? How many channels were there? There were few channels as television was new back in the 1960s 
A period of significant growth and development. Black and white television was still the dominant format, and colour television was just beginning to emerge, with early tests in France and later official launches in the UK and Germany using the PAL system.

2) How does An Unearthly Child reflect the level of technology in the TV industry in 1963?
Reflecting a nascent desire for futuristic gadgetry in the TV industry. 
3) Why is Doctor Who such an important franchise for the BBC? 
Due to its significant global revenue, ability to attract and retain viewers, and its long-standing cultural impact

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

The Sarah Jane Adventures

K-9

5) Why does the Doctor Who franchise have so much merchandise available? Give examples. 
Due to the show's long and successful history, its wide appeal, and the opportunities for licensing and cross-promotion. 

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