Doctor Who: Audience and Industry blog tasks

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

The target audience for doctor who is for people who are 12-40 but over the years they have gained a younger audience 

2) What audience psychographic groups might particularly enjoy Doctor Who?
   The psychographic groups for doctor who is people who are interested in space and technology   


3) What audience pleasures are offered by 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 the audience might relate to Susan this is because she is a teenager and Doctor who target audience is teenagers 
Personal Relationships: People would like to follow Susan because she is an alien 
Diversion (Escapism): An unearthly child is takes you away from the world because it is interesting 
Surveillance (Information / Facts): It give the audience a sense of knowledge about space 
4) What additional Uses and Gratifications would this episode provide to a modern 2020 audience?


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

Voyeuristic can be applied to an Unearthly child because we saw whats inside a TARDIS 
Vicarious can be applied to an Unearthly child because the audience see whats going on in the characters life
Visceral can be applied to an Unearthly child because when the TARDIS went up in space and the camera started to shake  

Industries

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

There was two channel in the 1963

2) Why is Doctor Who such an important franchise for the BBC? 
Doctor who is important to the BBC because it is the first tv show which aired on the BBC 

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

4) How is the BBC funded?
The BBC is funded by us

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

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