The Radio Drama Handbook Audio Drama in Context and Practice [Paperback]

Section 1: A Contextual Guide to Radio DramaChapter 1: History of Radio DramaCase Study:Mercury Theatre on the Air's War of the Worlds (1938)Chapter 2: Theories of Radio DramaCase Study 2:The RevengeandA Pot Calling the Kettle BlackChapter 3: Radio Drama in the Contemporary WorldCase Study:We're Alive: A Story of Survival(2009 onwards)Section 2: A Practical Guide to Radio DramaChapter 1: WritingChapter 2: Production Chapter 3: PerformingCase Study:The Terrifying Tale of Sweeney Todd!Appendix: Writing Effective Radio Ad Copy: Six Steps to Successful Radio Commercials by Rik FerrellBibliographyWebsitesRadio, Audio and Screen Filmography

Richard J. Handis Professor of Theatre and Media Drama at the Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries at the University of Glamorgan, Wales UK. His publications includeTerror on the Air: Horror Radio in America, 1931-52(McFarland, 2006) andThe Theatre of Joseph Conrad: Reconstructed Fictions(Palgrave, 2005). He is the co-editor of theJournal of Adaptation in Film and Performance. He has published articles on radio drama with a special interest in adaptation and popular genre and has presented his research on the topic at a number of international conferences. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Mary Traynor is Head of Teaching and Learning at the Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries at the University of Glamorgan, Wales UK. She teaches a range of radio topics including production, presentation, and drama. Her research interests are essentially practice-based including research into community radio production and radio drama production. She manages the University's input into the local radio station, GTFM. This involves overseeing programming, managing radio training courses and facilitating participation in the radio station by the wider community. She is a member of the Radio Academy, Student Radio AssociatiolC"