Doctor Who- Audience and Industries

  Audience

1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Has it changed since 1963?
Doctor who would appeal to 12-40 years old but then after the reboot later gained younger fans towards the show.
2) What audience psychographic groups might particularly enjoy Doctor Who?
People who like si-fi, horror, action, mystery.
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: How the girl: Susan is a student so that this will appeal to younger audiences.

Personal Relationships: Susan and her grandfather and her teachers.

Diversion (Escapism): Si-fi, action, horror, mystery.

Surveillance (Information / Facts): It is somewhat educational only a tiny bit though as it is si-fi and does include subjects such as science and maths.

4) What additional Uses and Gratifications would this episode provide to a modern 2020 audience?
More of including celebrities that may appeal to younger audiences.
5) Thinking of the 3 Vs audience pleasures (Visceral, Vicarious and Voyeuristic pleasures), which of these can be applied to An Unearthly Child? Visceral as it is somewhat a hybrid of si-fi, action, horror and mystery.


Industries

1) What was the television industry like in 1963? How many channels were there?
It included various different shows but there were from the BBC and broadcasted by them.
2) Why is Doctor Who such an important franchise for the BBC? 
It became a very big thing as it blew up and many other series are being made and then they include different actors they even made the 13th doctor a female to show diversity.
3) How does Doctor Who meet the BBC's mission statement to 'inform, educate and entertain'?
it meets entertain and somewhat educated as it is a si-fi and it is a show to entertain people of ages groups of 12-40.
4) How is the BBC funded?
Through TV licences. 
5) Who regulates the BBC and what is the watershed?
OfCOM, they moderate the content being shown on the TV and are allowed to fine or ban certain shows that could be broadcasted.