Module Identifier | TF31110 | ||
Module Title | RADIO ANALYSIS | ||
Academic Year | 2000/2001 | ||
Co-ordinator | Mr James Medhurst | ||
Semester | Semester 2 | ||
Pre-Requisite | TF10410 or DR10210 or DR10220 | ||
Course delivery | Lecture | 15 Hours | |
Assessment | Exam | 2 Hours | |
Essay | 2 x 1,200 word analysis of selected extracts |
Aims
The aim of this course is to introduce the student to a range of Radio Drama productions, studying each not only for its own merits and style but also as a means of examining the fundamental strands of Drama on the Radio.
Learning Outcomes:
Typically, upon completion of this module a student will be able to:
- 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.
- demonstrate an understanding of key components of a Radio Drama (e.g. Structure and Holding Form; Characterisation
and Landscape; Soundscapes).
- demonstrate an understanding of the Grammar of Radio.
- conduct a grounded analysis of a chosen example from one of the Radio Dramas studied, and to consider why the results of
that analysis might be significant.
Content:
The key strands that will be pursued in the course are:
1. The Dark Tower by Louis MacNiece and Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas: as examples of fairly early Radio drama. The
structure and holding form of the plays will be examined as well as the use of a `poetic? language.
2. Samuel Becket: with reference to All that Fall; comparisons and contrasts between the naturalistic and non-naturalistic
approaches to language/dialogue and characterisation/landscape.
3. Howard Barker?s Scenes from an Execution and David Rudkin?s Hitchcock: holding form and content in more detail.
4. A Slight Ache by Harold Pinter: the rhythms of dialogue and how the dramatist can establish a linguistic style to suit the drama.
5. Head by Lucy Gough: the further frontiers of Radio Drama and the imaginative use of sound in creating landscape.
6. Anthony Minghella?s Cigarettes and Chocolate.
There may also be a number of guest practitioners.
Reading Lists
Books
** Essential Reading
Barnard, Stephen. (2000)
Studying Radio. Arnold
Crisell, Andrew. (1997)
An Introductory history of Briish Broadcasting. Routledge
Crisell, Andrew. (1994)
Understanding Radio. Routledge
Shingler, Martin & Wieringa Cindy. (1998)
On Air: Methods and meanings of radio. Arnold
Drakakis, John. (1981)
British Radio Drama. CUP
Cooper, Giles.
Listen/read: Under the Loofah Tree.
MacNiece, Louis.
Listen/read: The Dark Tower.
Thomas, Dylan.
Listen/read: Under Milk Wood.
Beckett, Samuel.
Listen/read: All that Fall.
Rudkin, David.
Listen/read: Hitchcock.
Minghella, Anthony.
Listen/read: Cigarettes and Chocolate.
Barker, Howard.
Listen/read: Scenes from an Execution.
Pinter, Harold.
Listen/read: A Slight Ache.
Gough, Lucy.
Listen/read: Head.