Doctor Who: 𝒜𝓊𝒹𝒾𝑒𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝐼𝓃𝒹𝓊𝓈𝓉𝓇𝓎: 𝒷𝓁𝑜𝑔 𝓉𝒶𝓈𝓀𝓈

𝒜𝓊𝒹𝒾𝑒𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝐼𝓃𝒹𝓊𝓈𝓉𝓇𝓎: 𝒷𝓁𝑜𝑔 𝓉𝒶𝓈𝓀𝓈

Audience

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

the target audience for dr who is children and families

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: 

different audiences may identify with Susan, her teachers or the Doctor.

Personal Relationships:

caring about characters and wanting to find out what happens to them

 

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

surveillance because the audience doesnt know what will happen

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

It can be Visceral as the audience can feel shocked from the creepy music and the intense shaking

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

Fan blogs , edits 

Industries

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

There was only 3 channels playing for a limited amount of hours

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

back in 1963 it was seen as very advanced but today it would be seen as very outdated

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

Doctor Who is the most extraordinary drama and a global phenomenom

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

Torchwood (2006–2011), The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007–2011), K9 (2009–2010) and Class (2016).

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

Doctor who has a wide range of merch for fans such as t-shirts , dvds , action figures , mugs , posters and many mores so fans of all ages can find something for themselves