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Doctor Who - LIAR: Blog Tasks

Create a new blogpost called Doctor Who - LIAR: Blog Tasks and complete the following questions:

Language and Contexts

1) How can we apply narrative theories to this episode of  Doctor Who? 

Todorov's Equilibrium:

Propp's character theory:

Barthes's enigma and action codes:

Levi-Strauss's binary opposition: 

2) In your opinion, what is the most important scene in the episode and why? the part when the school teachers were so concerned to the point where they followed their student.

3) What genre is An Unearthly Child and how can you tell? Make specific reference to aspects of the episode. An Unearthly Child is primarily classified as Science Fiction, though it was originally conceived as a Family/Children's Drama with a strong Educational focus

4) How does An Unearthly Child reflect the social and historical contexts of the 1960s? middle class values, gender expectations, propriety.

Representations

1) What stereotypes of men are reinforced and subverted in Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child? How? In An Unearthly Child, the portrayal of masculinity is a tug-of-war between 1950s traditionalism and the more eccentric, intellectual "New Man" of the 60s.

2) What stereotypes of women/girls are reinforced and subverted in Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child? How? represent a fascinating clash between the restrictive "housewife" ideals of the 1950s and the emerging "teenage revolution" of the 1960s.

3) How do the representations of young people and old people in An Unearthly Child reflect the social and historical context of the 1960s? The representations of youth and age in An Unearthly Child capture the 1963 "generation gap," reflecting a Britain moving away from Victorian-era authority toward a youth-driven cultural revolution.

4) What representations of race/ethnicity can be found in Doctor Who: An Earthly Child? Is this surprising or not? Give reasons for your answer and consider historical / cultural context (the 1960s). Has this changed in more recent series of Doctor Who? n An Unearthly Child, representations of race and ethnicity are defined more by absence and coding than by diversity. This reflects a British television landscape that was almost entirely white in 1963

5) How is social class represented in An Unearthly Child? Think about how education and knowledge is presented in the episode. In An Unearthly Child, social class is represented through a hierarchy of knowledge and professional authority, reflecting a Britain that was transitioning from a rigid class system to one defined by education (meritocracy).

Audience

1) Who is the target audience for Doctor Who? Do you think it has changed since 1963? intelligent 14 year olds or teens 

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: relatablility through the teacher, teenage rebellion, national identity

Diversion (Escapism): the "bigger on the inside" reveal, time travel, the mystery of the unearthly child

3) What additional Uses and Gratifications would this episode provide to a modern 2020s audience? While a 1963 audience viewed the episode as a cutting-edge mystery, a 2020s viewer finds entirely different gratifications rooted in nostalgia and media literacy.

4) Thinking of the 3 Vs audience pleasures (Visceral, Vicarious and Voyeuristic pleasures), which of these can be applied to An Unearthly Child? You can apply all three to An Unearthly Child, though the "pleasure" often comes from the tension between the mundane and the fantastic

5) What kind of online fan culture does Doctor Who have? Give examples. whovians, a heavy focus on archiving, creative expansion, and debate

Industries

1) What was the television industry like in 1963? How many channels were there? In 1963, the British television industry was a tightly controlled, high-stakes duopoly defined by a battle for national attention between public service and commercial interests. 

2) How does An Unearthly Child reflect the level of technology in the TV industry in 1963?In 1963, the British television industry was a tightly controlled, high-stakes duopoly defined by a battle for national attention between public service and commercial interests. 

3) Why is Doctor Who such an important franchise for the BBC?  serving as a primary source of international revenue, a catalyst for regional economic growth, and a cornerstone of British cultural identity. 

4) What other programmes/spin-offs are part of the wider Doctor Who franchise? disney,  Whoniverse

5) Why does the Doctor Who franchise have so much merchandise available? Give exa