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It is based on 30 years experience as a radio drama script editor and producer. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0312a84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0312a84\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-82d11a5\" data-id=\"82d11a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220ddb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"220ddb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Before doing so I suggest scrolling down to the rest of this page.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9abdd25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9abdd25\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fac8ae1\" data-id=\"fac8ae1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5abde3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5abde3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cover-june-08.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-34047\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cover-june-08.jpg 488w, https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cover-june-08-190x300.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d48abb9\" data-id=\"d48abb9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6e123c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-embedpres_document\" data-id=\"a6e123c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"embedpres_document.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"embedpress-document-embed ep-doc-8a0189a1f55ee0be0db4a36141fa004f ose-document \" style=\"width: 1000px; 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and excellent radio &#8211; actor speak about the importance and wonders of Radio Drama. \u00a0This interview took place in Chicago in 1971.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9580c43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-media_audio\" data-id=\"9580c43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-media_audio.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Vincent Price<\/h5><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-89472-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vincentprice.mp3?_=1\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vincentprice.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vincentprice.mp3\">https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vincentprice.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b139c5a\" data-id=\"b139c5a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b287f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b287f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"185\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/vincentprice.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-88902\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Vincent Price<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4cea48 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4cea48\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-956bab3\" data-id=\"956bab3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a380505 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a380505\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead excerpts from the plays in red, while listening to the audio.  Click on the headings.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c18b403 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c18b403\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8c9cb2\" data-id=\"e8c9cb2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95b3408 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95b3408\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/teacher-courses\/tertiary-drama\/writing-and-acting-your-own-plays\/\">1. Beginning Your Play<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f0da7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12f0da7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRadio is not a captive medium. \u00a0Enchant and enthral your listener within the first two minutes or she will switch off.\n\n<span style=\"color: red;\"><em>The Disagreeable Oyster<\/em><\/span>\u00a0by Giles Cooper\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a5f08d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a5f08d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cbbd0e\" data-id=\"2cbbd0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e0c2d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e0c2d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/teacher-courses\/tertiary-drama\/writing-and-acting-your-own-plays-2\/\">2. Some Amusing Mistakes<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-462cf7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"462cf7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tListen to as many Bad Plays as Possible. It could be fun. Learn what not to do.<br>\n\n<span style=\"color: red;\"><em>This Gun in My Right Hand is Loaded; Scene 1\u00a0<\/em><\/span>by Timothy West<\/em><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d63673a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d63673a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9abccb6\" data-id=\"9abccb6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb4f7f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb4f7f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/teacher-courses\/tertiary-drama\/writing-and-acting-your-own-plays-3\/\">3. The Microphone Technique<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20cec4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20cec4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe ALOUD voice and the THOUGHT voice.<br>\n\n<span style=\"color: red;\"><em>Hard of Hearing<\/em><\/span> by Colin Haydn Evans\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cefa5bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cefa5bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c81b94\" data-id=\"4c81b94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a35e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5a35e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/teacher-courses\/tertiary-drama\/writing-and-acting-your-own-plays-4\/\">4. Who or What Does the Talking<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c52af47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c52af47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBe a Monkey or a Parrot.  Different Narrators.<br>\n\n<span style=\"color: red;\"><em>Song of the Forest<\/em><\/span> by Tina Pepler and <span style=\"color: red;\"><em>Lobby Talk<\/em><\/span> by Juliet Ace and Vic Ailen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ca48f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ca48f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab9229c\" data-id=\"ab9229c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-871d676 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"871d676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/teacher-courses\/tertiary-drama\/writing-and-acting-your-own-plays-5\/\">5. How Many Characters?<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c198f3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c198f3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn a London Pub\nthe Second Scene of <span style=\"color: red;\"><em style=\"color: red;\">This Gun in my Left Hand is Loaded<\/em><\/span>  by Timothy West\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8df0b5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8df0b5c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-91bb9f6\" data-id=\"91bb9f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-652846f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"652846f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/teacher-courses\/tertiary-drama\/writing-and-acting-your-own-plays-6\/\">6. What Makes a Radio Play?<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ac245d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ac245d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Differences between Radio and Other Media<br>\n\n<span style=\"color: red;\"><em>Babylon is Fallen<\/em><\/span> by John Fletcher\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-699994c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"699994c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9e2616\" data-id=\"f9e2616\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f05006c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f05006c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/teacher-courses\/tertiary-drama\/writing-and-acting-your-own-plays-7\/\">7. Music in Radio Drama<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd481da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd481da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMusic Can Capture Emotions and Images<br>\n\n<span style=\"color: red;\"><em>Symphonic Variations<\/em><\/span> by Bruce Stewart and <span style=\"color: red;\"><em>Hot Rubber or Death on the Motorway<\/em><\/span> by John Fletcher\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb8c648 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb8c648\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e52a1f1\" data-id=\"e52a1f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fe8540 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fe8540\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/teacher-courses\/tertiary-drama\/writing-and-acting-your-own-plays-8\/\">8. The Elements of  Radio Drama - Your Kitbag<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2a12cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2a12cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLanguage, Sound Effects, Music and Silence.<br>\n\n<span style=\"color: red;\"><em>The Hole in the Top of the World<\/em><\/span> by Fay Weldon\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bbfee3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bbfee3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a43f279\" data-id=\"a43f279\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c26749b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c26749b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/teacher-courses\/tertiary-drama\/writing-and-acting-your-own-plays-9\/\">9. Recorded Sound Effects<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b026401 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b026401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEstablishing them and making them effective\n\n<span style=\"color: red;\"><em>Arthur Halfshaft the Man<\/em><\/span> by Alick Rowe\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a897843 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a897843\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dba9341\" data-id=\"dba9341\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c1419 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8c1419\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/teacher-courses\/tertiary-drama\/writing-and-acting-your-own-plays-10\/\">10.Spot Effects<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01b208c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01b208c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHave fun and be inventive.<br>\n\nThis page was inspired by Andrew Lawrence, an excellent BBC Studio Manager\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ae9fd0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ae9fd0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c47970f\" data-id=\"c47970f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae88568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae88568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/teacher-courses\/tertiary-drama\/writing-and-acting-your-own-plays-11\/\">11. Children<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b65920 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b65920\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYour First Radio Play \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0Writing for Children \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0and Angels<br><span style=\"color: red;\"><em>I Luv You Jimmy Spud<\/em><\/span> by Lee Hall\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5937519 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5937519\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5df94f1\" data-id=\"5df94f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82c5c10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82c5c10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/teacher-courses\/tertiary-drama\/writing-and-acting-your-own-plays-12\/\">12. Being Stylish for Discriminating Listeners<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d927ee0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d927ee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTotal Listening on BBC Radio 3<br><span style=\"color: red;\"><em>Easy Traumas<\/em><\/span> by Tina Pepler\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc5f0d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc5f0d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ead1e1\" data-id=\"5ead1e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8d6da7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8d6da7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/teacher-courses\/tertiary-drama\/writing-and-acting-your-own-plays-13\/\">13. Structuring a Radio Play<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0354a1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0354a1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe building blocks.\n\n<br>\n<span style=\"color: red;\"><em>The World Walk<\/em><\/span> by Jonathan Smith\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e8f10e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e8f10e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9785d0d\" data-id=\"9785d0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c43fee5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c43fee5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/teacher-courses\/tertiary-drama\/writing-and-acting-your-own-plays-14\/\">14. Radio Plays as Poetry<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f22cf54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f22cf54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCensorship and Script Layout.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: red;\"><em>Winston in Europe<\/em><\/span> by Peter Tinniswood\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcabe73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcabe73\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-19c9cdf\" data-id=\"19c9cdf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13d60de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13d60de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/teacher-courses\/tertiary-drama\/writing-and-acting-your-own-plays-15\/\">15. Dramatization<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3f93db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3f93db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow different the play is from prose.\n\n<span style=\"color: red;\"><em>Joseph Andrews<\/em><\/span> by Henry Fielding, dramatized by John Scotney\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5160bb5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5160bb5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c566b98\" data-id=\"c566b98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd46b2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd46b2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/teacher-courses\/tertiary-drama\/writing-and-acting-your-own-plays-16\/\">16. Building a Documentary 1<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd3583c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd3583c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDo it yourself &#8211; a personal odyssey.\n\n<span style=\"color: red;\"><em>The Field of the Star<\/em><\/span> by Shaun and Seamus MacLoughlin\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b22dbce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b22dbce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f11905\" data-id=\"3f11905\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d86cd8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d86cd8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/teacher-courses\/tertiary-drama\/writing-and-acting-your-own-plays-17\/\">17. Building a Documentary 2<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-806ee6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"806ee6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAll the elements going into the history of a nation.<br>\n\n\n\n<span style=\"color: red;\"><em>Australia Episode 13: Lucky Country?<\/em><\/span>  by Mike Walker\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1a7316 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c1a7316\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c10009\" data-id=\"5c10009\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af5e5c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af5e5c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/teacher-courses\/tertiary-drama\/writing-and-acting-your-own-plays-18\/\">18. Comedy 1<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aabe57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4aabe57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How to win awards. \u00a0Comedy is a serious business.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: red;\"><em>Crisp and Even Brightly<\/em><\/span> by Alick Rowe<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d45a4c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d45a4c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-203045f\" data-id=\"203045f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e5970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72e5970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/teacher-courses\/tertiary-drama\/writing-and-acting-your-own-plays-19\/\">19. Comedy 2<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aa29ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3aa29ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow to laugh at Yourself.<br>\n\n<span style=\"color: red;\"><em>The Nonconforming Nonconformist<\/em><\/span> by Geoffrey Parkinson\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-db04843 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db04843\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a89f1eb\" data-id=\"a89f1eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b06be1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b06be1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/teacher-courses\/tertiary-drama\/writing-and-acting-your-own-plays-20\/\">20. Selling to the BBC<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f433b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f433b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA Success Story.\n\n<span style=\"color: red;\"><em>The Flower Room<\/em><\/span> dramatized by Shaun MacLoughlin from\u00a0<span style=\"color: red;\"><em>Leaving Mother Lake<\/em><\/span>\u00a0by Christine Mathieu and Yang Erche Namu\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7045934 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7045934\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f235ed8\" data-id=\"f235ed8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c9727b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c9727b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/teacher-courses\/tertiary-drama\/writing-and-acting-your-own-plays-20\/\">Conclusion<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3dd095 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3dd095\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbb0d9e\" data-id=\"dbb0d9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e11d86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e11d86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn radio &#8216;the pictures are better&#8217; (small boy), &#8216;the colours are brighter&#8217; (another small boy), &#8216;a man can sit on a circular saw in outer space&#8217; (Arthur Askey), 26 men can fit inside a sardine tin, or the beach at Southend goes up down while the sea stays still (<em>Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy<\/em>).\n\nYou can have a cast of thousands, can travel as fast as the imagination through space and time and can explore the mind of a man, animal, flower or inanimate object.\n\nRadio is different from the other dramatic media in that, paradoxically, it is more visual.\n\nAs writer, director, actor you have to master the precise and evocative use of language supported by music, sound effects, acoustic and silence to achieve feelings and pictures.\n\nAs a result of listening to these excerpts and following the exercises you should be well placed to write, direct and perform the beginning of your first radio play or to improve those you are already working on.\n\nActors: remember that the microphone is a lie detector. \u00a0If you are not thinking or feeling the line before you speak it the listener will be alienated by your lack of truth and reality.\n\nAs director and performer:\n<ol type=\"i\">\n \t<li>First have read-throughs and rehearsals of the excerpts &#8211; or better still of your own scripts.<\/li>\n \t<li>Perform and record the plays.<\/li>\n \t<li>Post produce using editing software.<\/li>\n \t<li>Burn your own plays onto a CD and \/ or upload onto your website<\/li>\n \t<span style=\"color: red;\"><b><li>And\/Or if they are excellent enough we , if you like, add them to this website, and credit you.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13b25a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13b25a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24c386f\" data-id=\"24c386f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4326977 elementor-align-center animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4326977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/teacher-courses\/tertiary-drama\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M257.5 445.1l-22.2 22.2c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 273c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L201.4 44.7c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l22.2 22.2c9.5 9.5 9.3 25-.4 34.3L136.6 216H424c13.3 0 24 10.7 24 24v32c0 13.3-10.7 24-24 24H136.6l120.5 114.8c9.8 9.3 10 24.8.4 34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Tertiary Drama<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a17b46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8a17b46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-172d42a\" data-id=\"172d42a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2382d8 elementor-align-center animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d2382d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/learnetd.com\/teachers\/teacher-courses\/tertiary-drama\/comedy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-arrow-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M190.5 66.9l22.2-22.2c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0L441 239c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9L246.6 467.3c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.2-22.2c-9.5-9.5-9.3-25 .4-34.3L311.4 296H24c-13.3 0-24-10.7-24-24v-32c0-13.3 10.7-24 24-24h287.4L190.9 101.2c-9.8-9.3-10-24.8-.4-34.3z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Comedy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14b9de3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"14b9de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writing and Acting Your Own Plays If you want to write, direct or act in a radio play I recommend reading this book, which I give you for free and which you can print. 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