Module Identifier TF31110  
Module Title RADIO ANALYSIS  
Academic Year 2002/2003  
Co-ordinator Thomas P O'Malley  
Semester Semester 2  
Other staff Mr Jamie Medhurst, Mrs Lucy Gough  
Pre-Requisite TF10420 or DR10210 or DR10220  
Course delivery Lecture   15 Hours  
Assessment Semester Exam   2 Hours   60%  
  Semester Assessment   Essay: 1 x 2,500 word essay   40%  

Learning outcomes

Typically, upon completion of this module a student will be able to:   

demonstrate an understanding of the central tenets of academic radio studies.
demonstrate an understanding of the history, development and grammar of radio as a medium.
demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental strands of drama on the radio and how they are used to engage and manipulate the imagination of the listener.
demonstrate an understanding of the language and dialogue used in radio drama.

Content

The first part of the module will focus on issues relating to the academic study of radio, the historical development of the medium, industry and production, audiences and reception/consumption. The second part of the module focuses on the analysis of radio texts - primarily factual/documentary programming and dramatic texts. Guest radio documentarists and producers will talk about their own work and that of others. The dramatist Lucy Gough will also lecture on the early radio dramatists (e.g. Dylan Thomas and Giles Cooper) and will also look at contemporary radio drama. Naturalistic and non-naturalistic styles will be compared.

Aims

The aims of this module are to introduce you to the study of radio within an academic framework. In addition to analysing some of the conceptual issues surrounding radio studies, you will also analyse a range of radio productions, studying each not only for its own merits and style but also as a means of examining the fundamental strands of drama, documentary and other programmes on the radio.

Reading Lists

Books
PLEASE REFER TO MODULE HANDBOOK.