The Radio Drama Handbook suspense become, with the sound off, little more than an edited succession of images. The carefully crafted sequences that manipulate our sense of foreboding and A favorite test of this is to watch a horror movie with the volume turned to mute. Even in the visual media, sound is not only more complex than what literally ‘meets the eye’, it is critically important. Sound Before we look at radio drama specifically, let us consider the importance of sound. But for some people it can be stories: audio books and even, yes, radio drama. Whether it is on their prized iPod or high-tech phone or on a radio they take for granted, they listen: it might be music, it might be news or sports broadcasting, it might be a variety of talk shows and phone-ins. And when they do these things they often listen. Yet as much as people love to use their televisions and computers and mobile phones and portable game consoles, they also do other things: they drive, they do household chores, they exercise, they read and write, they sometimes even close their eyes. Because it is literally invisible, sound is all too easy to ignore. These opinions are probably felt by many people, but at the same time it is true to say that sound is more important than people realize. That is what defines the advanced technological culture of the contemporary world: screens on our walls on our desks in our pockets everywhere we look screens are always within sight. No one could fail to notice that we are surrounded by screens and visuals. Roger Bickerton and the Vintage Radio Programmes Collectors’ Circle.ġ A history of radio drama Introduction Why should we be interested in radio drama? Aren’t its limitations blatantly obvious? Isn’t radio what people had before television arrived: a TV which gives us nothing to look at? What is the point of a performance if you can’t even see the actors? In playing the devil’s advocate, Hugh Chignell goes as far as to argue that radio drama is a ‘contradiction’: ‘How is it possible in such a visual age for “invisible” drama, drama without faces or scenery to exist?’ (Chignell, 2009, p. Rik Ferrell (Managing Partner with Helicopter Marketing, Baltimore, MD, US) for permission to reproduce ‘Writing Effective Radio Ad Copy: Six Steps to Successful Radio Commercials’. The numerous audio artists and podcasters who answered all our questions with such generosity and enthusiasm. The volunteers and staff at Khoun Community Radio for Development in Laos, who try to improve people’s lives through radio drama. Past and present students of radio drama at the University of Glamorgan. Performing Case Study: The Terrifying Tale of Sweeney Todd!Īppendix: Writing effective radio ad copy: Six steps to successful radio commercials by Rik FerrellĬontents Works cited Websites Radio and audio plays: A selection Filmography IndexĪcknowledgements The authors would like to thank the following: The University of Glamorgan’s Research Investment Scheme. Radio drama in the contemporary world Case Study: We’re Alive: A Story of Survival (2009 onwards) ![]() Theories of radio drama Case Study: The Revenge (1978) and A Pot Calling the Kettle Black (2010) Part 1: A contextual guide to radio dramaĪ history of radio drama Case Study: Mercury Theater on the Air’s ‘War of the Worlds’ (1938) This book is dedicated to: Sadiyah, Shara, Danya and Jimahl (RJH) Peter, Molly, Connie and Mops (MT) ![]() Typeset by Newgen Imaging Systems Pvt Ltd, Chennai, India Printed and bound in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written permission of the publishers. Hand and Mary Traynor All rights reserved. ![]() Hand and Mary TraynorĬontinuum International Publishing Group 80 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038 The Tower Building, 11 York Road, London SE1 7NX © 2011 by Richard J. The Radio Drama Handbook Audio Drama in Context and Practice Richard J.
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