LO1 Task 4

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Task 4- Compare and Contrast

Eastenders is a prime example of realist drama. It revolves around a group of people and their everyday lives. Therefore audience feel they can relate to different character and different situations. Each episode of Eastenders has its own new twist which continues on to the next episode. This is the main factor about Eastenders that keeps its audience hooked.  The main location for Eastenders is a place known as Albert Square in London. Most of the scenes are set in different parts of Albert Square such as the Queen Vitoria Pub, club, and the homes of different fictional characters. As Eastenders is a realist drama audience emotionally connect to different characters. Each character is either loved or hated by the audience for the decisions they make or secrets they hide.

Doctor Who is a fantasy based anti-realist drama. It is base around the theory of co-existing parallel universes. Every new episode of Doctor Who is set in a universe which is different to the universe shown in the previous episode and the characters use different fictional gadgets as props to survive in the different universe. The director uses flashbacks at the end of every episode to allow the audience to understand what has happened previously. Another interesting fact about Doctor Who is that the Writer has used both fictional characters such as the Doctor, as well as non fictional characters like Daleks.

To be honest there are many differences between Eastenders and Doctor Who. However the main difference is the fact that Eastenders is a Realist Drama, which discusses realistic issues that the audience can relate. On the other hand Doctor Who is an anti-realist drama, which is created by the writers imagination to entertain the imagination of the audience using ideas like co-existing parallel universes, time travel, aliens, and fishes swimming trough the sky.