In Ambridge,the torment continues… And pity the star of a new podcast on her road trip across the StatesThe Archers (Radio 4) iPlayer
Alice Isn’t Dead (podcastShall we talk drama? Lets smash some cups (great sound effect) and procure dramatic. Plays on the radio bear had a imperfect press – some of it from me – and its not always the plays fault. The problem with most audio drama is that listeners need to invest in the world that’s created, and 45 minutes is not long to conjure a area worth visiting. The best audio drama goes on a bit, or often for months. It gives you an interior map and then reveals more places as it continues,whether those places are a location or another side to a character. The drama itself can be boring, or unrealistic, or badly acted… it doesn’t matter. As long as the world is rich enough for us to believe in,the drama will succeed.
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Source: theguardian.com