Radio drama Radio drama Audio theatre is a generic term for a modern art form which is disseminated in various media. It had its greatest flowering on radio (see radio drama), before television was introduced, during the period known as the Golden Age of Radio, and as a result has often been called "Radio Theatre" although as a form, it is independent of its media. ...more on Wikipedia about "Audio theatre"
Crime Classics was a U. S. radio docudrama which aired over CBS from June 15, 1953 to June 30, 1954. Created, produced, and directed by radio actor/director Elliott Lewis, the program was basically a historical true crime series, examining crimes, and especially murders, from the past. It grew out of Lewis's personal interest in famous murder cases, and took a documentary-like approach to the subject, carefully recreating the facts, personages, and feel of the time period. Comparatively little dramatic license was taken with the facts and events, but the tragedy was leavened with humor, expressed largely through the narration. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crime Classics"
Earplay is the longest-running of the formal series of radio drama anthologies on National Public Radio in the U.S. For more than a decade in one form or another, Earplay has provided a showcase for original and adapted work; eventually, the less-sustained successor series NPR Playhouse drew episodes from the Earplay run. Often presented by NPR member stations on a weekly basis, Earplay episodes were often both praised and condemned for their attention to recording technique and sound-effects; one notable example of this was their adaptation of Stephen King's novella "The Mist," later offered commercially as a stand-alone "audiobook" version on cassette, in "3-D Sound." Along with the CBS Radio Mystery Theater, The Sears Radio Theater, The General Mills Radio Adventure Theater, Christian radio's Unshackled, and public radio's The National Radio Theater of Chicago, Earplay was among the most ambitious nationwide projects in the medium in the U.S. in the 1970s and '80s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Earplay"
The Fourth Tower of Inverness is a radio drama concerning the adventures of Jack Flanders, a hitchhiker, as he encounters alternative realities and metaphysical concepts such as past life regression and shamanistic communication with the natural world. The adventure takes place in an estate called Inverness, and the action focuses upon a mysterious "fourth tower" from which previous wanderers have not returned. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fourth tower of inverness"
Independent Radio Drama Productions (IRDP) started in 1987 and soon became one of the world's leading independent producers of radio drama. IRDP was a non profit making company and was run by directors Tim Crook, Richard Shannon and Marja Giejgo. IRDP's ambition was to promote the value of radio drama and to expand opportunities for writers new to radio. IRDP ran festivals and competitions which resulted in the production and broadcast of many plays by new writers who would not otherwise have had the chance to hear their work aired on the radio. In 1996, IRDP received a nomination at the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards for 'Developing and Fostering New Writing' in recognition of this work. The Woolwich Young Radio Playwrights' Competition was awarded the Daily Telegraph / ABSA award for Best Youth Sponsorship in 1991. The company ceased trading in 2003. ...more on Wikipedia about "Independent Radio Drama Productions"
This is a list of anime and manga which have been accompanied with audio dramas ( dorama). ...more on Wikipedia about "List of anime audio dramas"
The Mercury Theatre was a theatre company founded in New York City by Orson Welles and John Houseman. They had initial success in the theatre, then went to radio, and one of the most notable radio broadcasts of all time, The War of the Worlds. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mercury Theatre"
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Old-Time Radio (OTR) and the Golden Age of Radio are phrases used to refer to American radio programs mainly broadcast during the 1920s through the late 1950s when music radio started to supplant it. The end of the OTR era is often marked by the final CBS broadcasts of Suspense and Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar on September 30, 1962. ...more on Wikipedia about "Old-time radio"
Pete Kelly's Blues was an American radio drama which aired over NBC as an unsponsored summer replacement series from July 4 through September 19, 1951. The series starred Jack Webb as Pete Kelly and was created by writer Richard L. Breen, who had previously worked with Webb on Pat Novak for Hire; James Moser and Jo Eisinger wrote most of the other scripts. Set in Kansas City in the 1920s, the series was a crime drama with a strong musical atmosphere (Webb was a noted jazz enthusiast). ...more on Wikipedia about "Pete Kelly's Blues (radio series)"
Radio drama (audio drama), which had its greatest popularity in the United States and in most other countries before the spread of television, depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine the story in her or his "mind's eye". In the television era, some audio drama has been produced and marketed that owes much to radio drama, without ever being broadcast on radio. ...more on Wikipedia about "Radio drama"
Richard Arthur Warren Hughes ( 19 April, 1900- 28 April 1976) was a British professional writer of poems, short stories, novels and plays. ...more on Wikipedia about "Richard Hughes (writer)"
Ryan Craig (born 1972) is a British playwright. He began writing for the theatre in 1996 (The Sins of Dalia Baumgarten) and had success with his radio dramas. He wrote Looking for Danny for BBC Radio4 in 2002. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ryan Craig"
Sears Radio Theater (SRT) was an anthology series of radio drama which ran weeknightly on CBS Radio in 1979, sponsored by the department-store chain; in its second year, 1980, it moved to the Mutual Broadcasting System and became the Mutual Radio Theater; the MBS series was repeats from the CBS run, until September of 1980, when a short season of new dramas was presented. The Mutual run was still most often sponsored by Sears. Often paired with The CBS Radio Mystery Theater on those stations which cleared it in its first season, the SRT offered a different genre of drama for each day's broadcast (one day was devoted to romance, one to crime drama, etc.), and each genre had its own host from week to week; Cicely Tyson hosted the romantic episodes for part of the run. Though less long-lived than NPR's Earplay or the Mystery Theater, it was an ambitious if not particularly critically-favored attempt to reinvigorate a neglected field. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sears Radio Theater"
The General Mills Radio Adventure Theater was a anthology radio drama series from the 1970s. ...more on Wikipedia about "The General Mills Radio Adventure Theater" Whatever You're Into, Get Into www.shortopedia.com.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a science fiction comedy series created by Douglas Adams ( 1952– 2001) that debuted as a radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978. Since then it has been adapted to other formats, slowly becoming a multi-media phenomenon over a span of several years. Adaptations have included stage shows; a series of five books first published between 1979 and 1992, (the first of which was titled The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy); a 1981 TV series; a 1984 computer game; and three series of three-part comic book adaptations of the first three novels, published by DC Comics between 1993 and 1996. There have also been a series of towels that are considered by some to be canonical, as they include text from the first novel . A Hollywood-funded film version, produced and filmed in the UK, was released in April 2005, and adaptations of the last three books to radio were broadcast from 2004 to 2005. Many of these adaptations, including the novels, the TV series, the computer game, and the earliest drafts of the Hollywood film's screenplay, were all done by Adams himself, and some of the stage shows debuted new material written by Adams. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
The War of the Worlds, a radio adaptation by Orson Welles based upon H. G. Wells' classic novel, was performed by Mercury Theatre on the Air as a Halloween special on October 30, 1938. The live broadcast reportedly frightened many listeners into believing that an actual Martian invasion was in progress. ...more on Wikipedia about "The War of the Worlds (radio)"
Under Milk Wood was originally a radio play and later a stage play by Dylan Thomas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Under Milk Wood"
ZBS, a small non-profit audio production company, was founded in the early 1970s as a working commune operating from a donated plantation in Upper New York State. Eventually, the commune disintegrated and the organization became the outlet for the sonic oeuvre of writer/producer Tom Lopez. His dramatic programs, notably Ruby, the Galactic Gumshoe and Travels with Jack Flanders are noted for their meticulous production values and New Age mysticism. Lopez has won numerous awards including the Prix Italia, and his work enjoys a cult following among ageing counter-culturalists. ...more on Wikipedia about "ZBS"
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