Class: Audience and Industry

 Audience

1) What were the viewing figures for Class and why do you think it did so badly?

 0.28 million and I think it did badly because on the time slots and also it was axed in one series

2) What audience psychographic groups might particularly enjoy Class?

Middle-class males and females teen and young adults because they might me be in school or they might have an interest in Dr who but what something else the explorer might like class as they discover new worlds aliens and a new storyline.



3) What audience pleasures are offered by Class - Co-owner of a Lonely Heart? 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:  the people that might be in school  and how they support gay relationships  

Personal Relationships: they might have a relationship with April and Ram also the relationship between Charlie and   Matteusz 

  
Diversion (Escapism):


Surveillance (Information / Facts): not any I think 

4) Thinking of the 3 Vs audience pleasures (Visceral, Vicarious and Voyeuristic pleasures), which of these can be applied to Class - Co-owner of a Lonely Heart?

5) How did fans in the 'Whoniverse' (also known as 'Whovians') react to Class? Watch the fan reaction video (and read the YouTube comments) embedded above or check the comments in the extension articles below to help with this.


Industries

1) What was the objective of BBC3 when it was launched?

2) Why did BBC3 go online-only in February 2016? 

3) How does Class - Co-owner of a Lonely Heart meet the BBC's mission statement to 'inform, educate and entertain'?

4) How did the distribution of Class contribute to the failure of the show with audiences?

5) What advertising and marketing was used to try and promote Class to an audience? Why do you think this wasn't very successful?


Comparison: An Unearthly Child and Co-owner of a Lonely Heart

1) How are the technical conventions different between 1963 Doctor Who and 2016 Class (e.g. camerawork, editing, sound and mise-en-scene)?

2) What similarities and differences are there between An Unearthly Child and Co-owner of a Lonely Heart in terms of the science-fiction genre?

3) What similarities and differences are there between An Unearthly Child and Co-owner of a Lonely Heart in terms of how they meet the BBC's remit to inform, educate and entertain?

4) How are representations of people, places and groups similar or different in the two shows?

5) What similarities and differences can you find in terms of the audience pleasures for An Unearthly Child and Co-owner of a Lonely Heart?