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Doctor Who: Audience and Industries

  Audience 1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Do you think it has changed since 1963? The target audience for Doctor who were traditionally male sci-fi fans around the ages 10-40 when doctor who was released. However the target audiences have changed overtime since 1963 as The target audiences shifted in 1970-2010 when female sci-fi fans grew by 22 percent during the years. 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 is presented as a typical 1960s girl as her presentation in the doctor who episode fit within the beauty standards during the 1960s. The first impressions of her in this episode supports her being titled an unearthly child. This is because she appears as confused in  her classes and the discussions her teachers have upon her suspects Susan as abnorm...