Writing for Radio
1st Edition
Published on 30. July 2015
128 pages
978-1-4081-4389-6 (ISBN)
Description
Writing for Radio is an entertaining, accessible and informative book, providing a step-by-step guide to writing for this specific dramatic medium. A helpful approach to the process of writing a successful radio play from first draft to production draft and on into the recording studio, this book is suitable for first time writers, as well as established writers who simply haven't yet written for radio. A practical handbook that's both reliable and upbeat, providing an honest 'insider's view' of how radio plays are written and recorded.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-4081-4389-6 (9781408143896)
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Christopher William Hill
Writing for Radio
Book
07/2015
Bloomsbury Academic
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Person
Christopher William Hill is an award-winning radio dramatist, playwright and children's author. He has written extensively for BBC Radio 4 and has been a judge for the Richard Imison Award and the BBC Audio Drama Awards. He tutors regularly for the Arvon Foundation.
Content
1 What makes radio a unique medium?
2. Inside the BBC's New Flagship Radio Studio
3. Radio Drama Slots Available to Writers
4. Character and Dialogue
5. Openings and Endings
6. Adventures In Sound
7. Common Clichés and Desperate Exposition - Avoiding the Pitfalls
8. Write and Re-Write
9. How to Sell a Radio Play
10. An Insider's Guide to Recording a Radio Play
11. How to Develop a Career in Radio Writing
2. Inside the BBC's New Flagship Radio Studio
3. Radio Drama Slots Available to Writers
4. Character and Dialogue
5. Openings and Endings
6. Adventures In Sound
7. Common Clichés and Desperate Exposition - Avoiding the Pitfalls
8. Write and Re-Write
9. How to Sell a Radio Play
10. An Insider's Guide to Recording a Radio Play
11. How to Develop a Career in Radio Writing
