Doctor Who: Audience and Industry blog tasks

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 Audience

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

the target audience is for all the family from ages 12 to 40. it has changed as there was only two channels and now we have catch up and most people watch it on YouTube 

2) What audience psycho-graphic groups might particularly enjoy Doctor Who?

people who are interested in science fiction and people who are professors and historians and people who are interested in space 

3) What audience pleasures are offered by An Unearthly Child? 

Personal Identity:  the episode might be relatable to some people as it shows two teachers who teach history and chemistry and might be interested in space


Personal Relationships: the audience want to see how Susan,Ian and Barbara are and what happens to them


Diversion (Escapism): it gives the audience a different thing to watch then such as the news or boring TV dramas 


Surveillance (Information / Facts): you gain knowledge on stuff such as space travel, science and history.  

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

it gives you a diversion from reality (which was lock-down)

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

Vicarious Pleasure : Experiencing something through the characters (e.g. time/space travel).

 Industries

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

there were only two channels ITV and BBC One and it mostly showed the news and it made the family to watch something that is different 

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

it is an import franchise because doctor who has given the BBC a lot of revenue and can make the episode with better props and animations 

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

it informs people on the adventures of the doctor and it tells you more about history and science 

 4) How is the BBC funded?

by a TV licence which means that the bbc has no adverts  on its shows and this means that all of the shows are interrupted and you watch it all in one go

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

 Of Com (the Office of Communications). a watershed is shows that are suitable for children which are usually  before 9 o'clock 



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