{"product_id":"so-you-want-to-write-radio-drama-9781848422834","title":"So You Want to Write Radio Drama?","description":"A practical guide to writing radio drama and getting it produced, by a leading radio dramatist and a hugely experienced radio drama producer who have both created award-winning dramas for the BBC. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor writers, radio drama offers a remarkable degree of creative freedom, a unique relationship with an audience listening at home or on the move, and a wealth of opportunities to earn a living. But writing for radio is also a very particular craft, with its own distinctive conventions, techniques and pitfalls. And you need to know how the industry works to stand the best chance of getting your play commissioned. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book, written from the dual perspective of a writer and a radio drama producer, tells you all you need to know about what works well on radio and what doesn't, how to hook listeners from the start, and how to keep them listening, how to format your script, how to research and contact the right producer for your play, what to expect after you've received a commission, and what happens when you're in the recording studio. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull of practical advice, tips and invaluable inside information about the industry, it also includes extracts from many outstanding radio dramas and a series of writing exercises to help put ideas into practice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSo You Want To Write Radio Drama?\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential guide for anybody who wants to write a radio play, whether you're a ?rst-time writer or one currently working in a different medium. It will also be of help to those already involved in making radio drama, or who simply want an insight into how it is written and made. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-7250544\"\u003eClare Grove\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-376388\"\u003eStephen Wyatt\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Hern Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848422834\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1848422830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER011030\"\u003eTheater | Playwriting\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClaire Grove was a Sony Radio Academy Award-winning radio producer who created over three hundred dramas for BBC Radio 4, Radio 3 and the World Service, including \u003ci\u003eClassic Chandler\u003c\/i\u003e, a landmark series dramatizing all eight Philip Marlowe novels, and \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Ripley\u003c\/i\u003e. She died in 2013 after a battle with cancer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStephen Wyatt is the only writer to have won the Tinniswood Award for best radio drama script twice - for \u003ci\u003eMemorials to the Missing\u003c\/i\u003e in 2007 and \u003ci\u003eGerontius\u003c\/i\u003e in 2011. He's written over twenty original scripts for radio and numerous dramatizations. He's also written for television (\u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCasualty\u003c\/i\u003e) and his theatre work has been seen everywhere from London's West End to the Bubble Theatre's touring tent. In conjunction with New Writing South and the University of Sussex, he created the UK's first online radio drama course in 2009. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eBig Dipper\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2012.","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43321323749613,"sku":"9781848422834","price":43.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_736936bd-cdfb-46ae-a069-e5a47949cfdc.jpg?v=1663254074","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/so-you-want-to-write-radio-drama-9781848422834","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}