Watching the Play on the Wireless
From another thread on listening to the radio I was reminded by someone that radio drama was a really important part of life for me even after TV had usurped prime position in the living space. For several years I lived without a TV and radio offered so much more than music for company.
It's a cliché, but the pictures are better on radio (for those of us blessed with good imagination) and drama filled many a Saturday evening when I was alone in a new town and yet to find friends.
In the UK, BBC Radio 4 still supplies hours of drama and what is now called a 'soap' in the 7 days a week serial The Archers but even commercial radio (Capital) had some back in the 70s when it started. These days, most commercial stations all sound the same and rely on automated playout for cheap ways to reach ears (and even BBC local radio 🤨).
I wonder what the situation is in other countries? I'm sure someone on here will let us know if there are podcasts that do drama.
It's a cliché, but the pictures are better on radio (for those of us blessed with good imagination) and drama filled many a Saturday evening when I was alone in a new town and yet to find friends.
In the UK, BBC Radio 4 still supplies hours of drama and what is now called a 'soap' in the 7 days a week serial The Archers but even commercial radio (Capital) had some back in the 70s when it started. These days, most commercial stations all sound the same and rely on automated playout for cheap ways to reach ears (and even BBC local radio 🤨).
I wonder what the situation is in other countries? I'm sure someone on here will let us know if there are podcasts that do drama.
