"Two literature competitions for African countries, held by Deutsche Welle and the Training Centre, provided the backbone for this anthology. In addition, the Radio Training Centre has carried out special training courses for radio drama production, both in Cologne and abroad, in which the African p
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articipants wrote and produced some of the plays from this anthology." (Foreword, page 7)
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"We analyze India's experience with 'Hum Log', the first indigenous soap opera on Doordarshan, the government national television network in India. This television series was patterned after previous experiences with soap operas for development in Mexico. 'Hum Log' was immensely popular with both it
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s audience and its advertisers during the 17 months of its broadcast in 1984-85. 'Hum Log's' very high ratings (up to 90 in North India) contributed to (1) a proliferation of domestically-produced television serials on Indian television, (2) increased commercialization of the Indian television industry, and (3) a shift of talent from the Bombay movie industry into television production. Prospects for pro-development television soap operas in other Third World countries, drawing on the Indian experience, seem promising." (Introduction)
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"This book is addressed to those who wish or who have to write educational programmes for radio. Its aim is to point to ways and methods of writing appropriate material for radio. It reviews various radio formats: Non-dramatic ones like announcements, reports, commentary, talk, interviews, etc; and
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dramatised programmes: features and plays. This edition replaces previous ones ("Handbook for Scriptwriters of Adult Education Broadcasts", published by FES in 1969, 2 vol.) and is based on workshops for scriptwriters of adult education broadcasts conducted by the author in Tanzania and other countries for more than 20 years." (Publisher description)
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