1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Do you think it has changed since 1963?
people who are into science fiction, time-traveling and space
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 :They may feel relation to Susan who is weird and is an outcast in school but they also might feel relation since she's smart in school.
Personal Relationships:
Diversion (Escapism):Travelling to another universe and dimensions.
Surveillance (Information / Facts): it was released in 1963 which was when the space race was happening ,it brings attention to curiosity of space and time-travel.
3) What additional Uses and Gratifications would this episode provide to a modern 2020s audience?
Teenagers today feel rebellion and feel as if their authority figure is controlling which shows in the Doctor who episode.
4) Thinking of the 3 Vs audience pleasures (Visceral, Vicarious and Voyeuristic pleasures), which of these can be applied to An Unearthly Child?
4) Thinking of the 3 Vs audience pleasures (Visceral, Vicarious and Voyeuristic pleasures), which of these can be applied to An Unearthly Child?
visceral-the moments of suspense for example when the TARDIS takes off for the first time.
vicarious-when we see the teachers curiosity of the TARDIS.
voyeuristic-doctor arguing with susan.
5) What kind of online fan culture does Doctor Who have?
5) What kind of online fan culture does Doctor Who have?
The Whovians.
INDUSTRIES--
1) What was the television industry like in 1963? How many channels were there?
2-BBC and ITV.
2) How does An Unearthly Child reflect the level of technology in the TV industry in 1963?
the production values and special effects for example the hand held camera.
3) Why is Doctor Who such an important franchise for the BBC?
3) Why is Doctor Who such an important franchise for the BBC?
Because its a franchise which has been going since before technology was on a rise and how its still carrying on today.
4) What other programmes/spin-offs are part of the wider Doctor Who franchise?
The Sarah Jane adventures, torchwood.
5) Why does the Doctor Who franchise have so much merchandise available?
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