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Writing for Radio: How to Write Plays, Features and Short Stories That Get You on Air

Oxford: How to books, 2nd ed. (2001), 157 pp.

Contains bibliogr. pp. 145-147, index

ISBN 978-1-85703-685-5

Other editions: 1st ed. 1998; Bristol: Soundplay, 4th ed., revised and updated 2008, 202 p.

Signature commbox: 30-Production-E 2001

1 Understanding why radio is different, 11
2 Starting a radio play, 20
3 Structuring a radio play, 35
4 Exploing language and belief, 55
5 Using scenes, music, sound effects and silence, 67
6 Creating character and comedy, 76
7 Writing short stories, dramatisations and 'The Archers', 92
8 Writing and compiling a radio feature, 102
9 From script to production, 122
10 Marketing your script, and the future, 136