The Doctor Who Franchise: American Influence, Fan Culture and the Spinoffs

by Lynnette Porter (Author)

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  2012

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  Doctor Who is very much a part of British popular culture, and the Doctor has become a British icon. Nevertheless, thanks to BBC America and BBC Worldwide's marketing strategy, as well as the Doctor's and his companions' recent in-person visits to the US, the venerable series is becoming more susceptible to an American influence , including the possibility of becoming Americanized .