Audience Research: Focus group questions

Audience Research: Focus group questions

1. How often do you watch documentaries?
Hannah (P) - I watch a documentary probably either once a week if there is like a short series of them or once every two weeks because I enjoy watching and learning about what they are about! I definitely watch a documentary in the space of two weeks.

James (P) - I don't often watch documentaries because after about 20 minutes they tend to get a bit repetitive and boring.

Max (P) - About once a week

Catherine (S) - 3-4 times a week

2. If you would watch one what platform would you watch it on? (TV, Phone, Computer)
Hannah (P) - I would watch some on tv if it was appealing to me, I quite like history documentaries on tv. However, I watch most of the documentaries on my phone on Netflix.

James (P) - If I was to participle in the sport of watching a documentary I would watch it on my television because the adverts would offer me a break to take in and digest the information in the documentary.

Max (P) - Streaming platform iPlayer or Netflix


Catherine (S) - TV 

3. What social media platform do you use the most?
Hannah (P) - Snapchat

James (P) - Instagram

Max (P) - Instagram

Catherine (S) - Facebook/Instagram

4. What's your favourite genre of a documentary?
Hannah (P) - My favourite genre of documentaries is either history-related about wars and the history of where we live and what’s happened, or documentaries about the world and the planet, for example our planet on Netflix was a very enjoyable watch for me! I love learning about the environment and how we can help it.

James (P) -  I love a good travel documentary. the reason for this is that I love seeing new places and there environments and culture.

Max (P) - Wildlife/Nature


Catherine (S) - History/astrobiology


5. What makes a documentary more appealing to you? What attracts you? 
Hannah (P) -  In a documentary, anything to do with the world and our planet I usually watch and really enjoy as it something I love to learn more about and explore! David Attenborough is my favourite person to watch on documentaries! They appeal to me more if they have lots of footage of what they are talking about so I really get a sense of what is happening.

James (P) -  The best kind of documentary is one that has a meaning and a purpose behind it. otherwise, it feels like an hour and a half worth of blab.

Max (P) - Often it's either the subject matter or sometimes the narrator on the series. Such as David Attenborough narrated wildlife doc. 

Catherine (S) - Photographic evidence/personal accounts