We all love stories and the radio medium has a long and distinguished history of turning thoughts, words and actions into satisfying pictures within the listener’s mind by using the techniques of drama. But there is no need for the producer to think only in terms of the Shakespeare play – the principles of radio drama apply to the well-made 30-second commercial, a programme trail, dramatised reading, five-minute serial or two-minute teaching point in a programme for schools. The size and scope of the pictures created are limited only by the minds that devise and interpret them – for example, the piece for young children on the website. Since the medium in its relationship to drama is unique, any radio service is the poorer ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Read now
Unlock full access