Research Of Waterloo Road and Dr Who

Waterloo Road
Waterloo Road was a British television drama series set in a comprehensive school of the same name, broadcast on BBC One and later also on BBC Three. The school was set in Rochdale, England from series one until the end of series seven, and from the beginning of series eight until the end of the show in series ten, the school was set in Greennock, Scotland. Waterloo Road ran for 10 series, 200 episodes and exactly 9 years.

The setting that takes place in Waterloo Road tells the audience that this TV series will last for a long time. Since it is based in a school, there will be lots of episodes about teenagers facing their problems during high school. Waterloo Road follows a multi-stand narrative where there is lots of characters and no foreseeable ending. Waterloo road uses a lot of stereotypical characters. There are many stereotypes in Waterloo Road like the nerds. These are the type of students that will get bullied for being so smart and contributing in lesson more  than other students. Another stereotypical group is the cool kids. These are the type of people that misbehave in lessons and destroy school property. Also they wear their own clothes to show how cool they are. These all meet the key conventions of TV Drama.

In season 9 episode 11,The clip from Waterloo Road suggests that the narrative is a principle who is trying to change 
the schools behavior  of the school but after seeing the new student ( Gabriella Wark ) it will become more difficult for him to do so. The first impression that she gives off to the audience is that she comes from a rich family because of the Mercedes-benz, which is expensive and the fact that their number plate is also customized showing that shes from a high social class therefore,  the students may treat her as royalty and supremacy. In season 7 episode 23, the clip from Waterloo Road suggests that the narrative is a student called josh struggles under the influence of drugs in class. After a while was not able to control him self which lead him to a cruel consequence from his teacher.

Why might audiences have enjoyed Waterloo Road?
The audience would of enjoyed Waterloo Road Because most teenagers would be able to relate themselves with this TV
Drama. Also it is very entertaining as there is a lot of stereotypical characters who behave in different ways

 Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science-fiction television programme produced by the BBC since 1963. Twelve actors have headlined the series as the Doctor. The transition from one actor to another is written into the plot of the show with the concept of regeneration into a new incarnation – an idea introduced in 1966. One of the ways it succeeds in doing that is the whole regeneration of the Doctor and then bringing in new companions along the way. It’s a character you’re familiar with but then there are different interpretations of the character so it allows people to relate to the Doctor in different ways and relate to the different companions and everyone’s got their favorite ones.

In season 3 episode 10, The clip from Doctor Who suggests that the narrative is a women called Sally Sparrow enters an abandon house to look for subjects to photograph. instead finds her self with eerie angles called the weeping angles. The women brings her friend (Kathy) to the place. Suddenly disappears. Doctor who gets on to the case and tries to find out what happened to her. 

Narrative
He explores the universe in a time-traveling space ship called the Tardis. The TV Series follows a linear structure. It can be said it inhabits a Todorov structure where each story line starts with an equilibrium( the start of the adventure in which everything is in a state of normality. Then comes a problem which is then resolved by the doctor. The next episode starts with another equilibrium then followed on to a disequilibrium.

Characters
The Doctor is the main character since he is the one that travels with his companions to different planets. Like all Time Lord his life span is measured in centuries; has the ability to regenerate when close to dying. This allows the character to run for a long time and will not get old.

Audience Pleasures  
Audience Gratification Theory: Blumler and Katz
Doctor Who clearly uses diversion(escape from the real life)Since the genre is sci-fi and the narrative is based on time traveling to different plants, the audience should therefore escape from reality and join the non existent world. Doctor Who gives voyeuristic pleasures since there is a lot to discover when watching Doctor who such as planets. Also gives Vicarious pleasure because the audience may attracted their doctor character and may feel bad when something happens to them.