Audience
1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Has it changed since 1963?
At the time it was probably aimed at men but now it has changed to both men and women
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: Susan represents the typical teenager at the time which the audience may like and want to mimicPersonal Relationships: The audience might feel connected to Susan and want to find out more about her pastDiversion (Escapism): The audience are entertained and distracted from their normal livesSurveillance (Information / Facts): The show talks about history a lot
3) What additional Uses and Gratifications would this episode provide to a modern 2020 audience?
Surveillance: It would provide and insight to what life was like in the 60s
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 audience want to know what happens next as the show is left on a cliff-hanger and there are many suspenseful moments in the episode
Vicarious: The audience get to experience time travel through the characters
5) What kind of online fan culture does Doctor Who have? Give examples.
Whovian
Industries
1) What was the television industry like in 1963? How many channels were there?
Not much choice as there was only two channels in the UK the BBC and ITV
2) How does An Unearthly Child reflect the level of technology in the TV industry in 1963?
Now the effects and editing of the show seems very fake and unrealistic but at the time it was ground breaking
3) Why is Doctor Who such an important franchise for the BBC?
2) How does An Unearthly Child reflect the level of technology in the TV industry in 1963?
Now the effects and editing of the show seems very fake and unrealistic but at the time it was ground breaking
3) Why is Doctor Who such an important franchise for the BBC?
Its one of the most iconic shows they've made and generates the most income
4) What other programmes/spin-offs are part of the wider Doctor Who franchise?
- K9
-Torchwood
- Class
- Sarah Jane Adventures
5) Why does the Doctor Who franchise have so much merchandise available? Give examples.
Because it was so popular and people of many different ages watch it
posters, clothing, games
Grade 8/9 extension tasks and reading
Read this New Statesman feature on Doctor Who as a global phenomenon. What does it suggest about Doctor Who fandom, British identity and the importance of the brand to the BBC?
Read this Guardian feature on the representations of race and ethnicity in Doctor Who over the last 55 years. How has the programme changed in its representations of race and how does this fit the BBC's remit to inform, educate and entertain?
Grade 8/9 extension tasks and reading
Read this New Statesman feature on Doctor Who as a global phenomenon. What does it suggest about Doctor Who fandom, British identity and the importance of the brand to the BBC?
Read this Guardian feature on the representations of race and ethnicity in Doctor Who over the last 55 years. How has the programme changed in its representations of race and how does this fit the BBC's remit to inform, educate and entertain?
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