Radio Drama Genres

Radio Drama Genres

Introduction

Codes, conventions, style and structure are the four main components of radio drama. Without these four elements, it is not practically impossible to narrate the developments of a story in an effective manner. Following is a description of the four elements along with appropriate examples:

Codes

Voices

Voices play a strong role in radio drama's because the audience needs to know who's saying what. By using different voice actors or changing the pitch of voice, a person can make the audience more aware of when the character has changed. For example if in a radio drama a character would shout ...