Audience and Industry

 Audience 

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

The target audience of Doctor Who families (age between 12-40). This has changed Since 1963 as from 1970-2010 the female audience has increased by 22%.

2) What audience psychographic groups might particularly enjoy Doctor Who?

The psychographics groups of Doctor Who are people who are interested in science and history.

 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: When we personally relate to something. Teenagers could associate themselves as                                   Susan

Personal Relationships: When we create a personal relationship with the characters. We might care                                               about what happens at the end of Doctor Who when they time travel to the                                               Cavemen era.

Diversion (Escapism):When we are escaping or entertained away from your normal life. For example                                        the audience might find the sci-fi entertaining.  

Surveillance (Information / Facts): When we learn new information from a show. For example, Doctor Who teaches us about space, science and history. 

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

Additional Uses and Gratifications this episode would provide is Visceral, Vicarious and Voyeuristic also known as the 3 V's.

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

 

Visceral - Physical thrill of watching something. When we see the TARDIS starting up to time travel. 

Vicarious - Experiencing something through characters. We experience space and time travel through the Doctor etc.

Voyeuristic - Watching something we normally wouldn't see. We get to see what the inside of the TARDIS looks like and see Sci-Fi which was new in the 1960s.

Industries

1) What was the television industry like in 1963? How many channels were there?
The television industry was less diverse and they had more man as the main roles than females. 

They weren't that many channels, there were only 3. 

2) Why is Doctor Who such an important franchise for the BBC? 
Doctor Who is important as it has been a long running show and informs viewers about their mission statement. 

3) How does Doctor Who meet the BBC's mission statement to 'inform, educate and entertain'?
Doctor Who does this as it informs the audience about historical events, it educates us about science and history and audience find the show entertaining.    

4) How is the BBC funded?
The BBC is funded by the TV license tax which is £157.50 

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

The BBC is regulated by the OfCOM (the Office of Communications). The watershed is when suitable programs for all age groups are shown before the 9pm cut off time. After this they can put more grown up programs.