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Television: Final Index

  1) Television: Introduction to TV drama 2) Doctor Who: Language and Representation 3) Doctor Who: Audience and Industries 4) His Dark Materials: Language and Representation 5)  His Dark Materials : Audience and Industries 6) Industry contexts: BBC and public service broadcasting

BBC - Industry Contexts

  1) Inform, Educate and Entertain. 2) Through the TV licence fee; the proceeds directly support BBC. 3) To: - Provide information - Support learning for all ages - Produce creative output - Have diverse content - Reflect the UK, it's cultures and world 4) Regulation ensures inappropriate content is not broadcast to audiences. The BBC is regulated by OfCOM (Office of Communications). They oversee all TV channels and ensure no explicit content is broadcast before the 9pm watershed. The watershed is when all non family-friendly programs and advertisements can be shown. 5) Doctor Who informs the audience with it's cast, educates them on historic events and entertains them. His Dark Materials informs the audience with it's more diverse cast, educates them with their take on common issues, and also entertains them.

His Dark Materials - Audience and Industry blog tasks

  Audience 1) According to the age group, the ideal age for this show is 12-14. Because of this, I think the target audience for His Dark Materials is families who have older children, as there are some scenes in the show which might scare and/or shock younger viewers. According to physchographics, the ideal type for this show might be The Aspirer, as they might look up to the characters and fantasy with aspiration and encouragement. 2) Personal Identity: Will as he is the closest to a "normal" character in the series (the audience might feel more relatable towards him) Personal Relationships: The friendship between Will and Lyra Diversion (Escapism): The fantasy elements and sci-fi shown in the series might provide a distraction from the real world to the audience 3) Visceral Pleasure: The audience might feel a thrill from the chase scene between the main characters and the 2 unknown girls Vicarious Pleasure: The audience might feel a connection to the characters when Lyra a