radio drama

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪdiˌəʊ dɹɑːmə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹeɪdiˌoʊ dɹɑmə/

Noun

radio drama (usually uncountable, plural radio dramas)

1. Dramatized, purely acoustic performance, broadcast on radio or published on audio media, such as tape or CD.
   • 1992 October 28, The Dominion Feedback <feedback@www.scifi.com>, “Third Annual Online SF Con - Oct. 30 thru Nov. 1”, in rec.arts.sf.announce‎^[1] (Usenet), message-ID <Pine.GSO.4.05.9810271903200.2195-100000@icarus.usanetworks.com>:

     STREAMING AUDIO & VIDEO: Including our live "Seeing Ear Theatre" radio drama staring Walter Koenig, classic SF & horror movies, Orson Welles' WAR OF THE WORLDS broadcast, episodes of MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000, Alien Voices, readings by Greg Bear, Sam Delany, Bruce Sterling & K.W. Jeter, cartoons, classic trailers & more!

   • 2002, L. A. Heberlein, The Rough Guide to Internet Radio, →ISBN, page 299:

     Before the advent of television, radio drama had a huge popular audience and dominated much of the broadcast schedule.

   • 2005 January 25, Ken from Chicago <kwicker1b_nospam@comcast.net>, “Re: For THIS they cancelled Angel?”, in alt.tv.angel‎^[2] (Usenet), message-ID <P5WdnedA5a7GomvcRVn-rw@comcast.com>:

     Radio dramas in America are online.

   • 2005, Jack D. Herrington, Podcasting hacks, →ISBN, page Back Cover:

     Whether you want to create a simple one-person podcast or a multi segment radio drama, you'll find all the user-friendly tips, tools and tricks you need to get the perfect sound and reach your audience.

   • 2010 December 8, Steve Julian, “LA Theatre Works reprises 'The Graduate' as radio drama, with Kathleen Turner”, in KPCC‎^[3]:

     In a radio drama version, she and Rhys this week reprise their roles for LA Theatre Works.

Synonyms

• audio play, audio theater, dramatized audiobook, radio play, radio theater

Translations

acoustic performance

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Dutch: hoorspel (nl) n, luisterspel (nl) n, radiodrama (nl) n
• Finnish: kuunnelma (fi)
• French: théâtre radiophonique (fr) f
• German: Hörspiel (de) n
• Hungarian: rádiójáték (hu), hangjáték (hu)
• Italian: radiodramma, radiodrammaturgia (it) f
• Norwegian: hørespill
• Polish: słuchowisko (pl)
• Portuguese: radionovela (pt) f
• Spanish: radioteatro
• Swedish: radioteater (sv) c
• Turkish: radyo tiyatrosu

References

• Tim Crook: Radio drama. Theory and practice. London; New York: Routledge, 1999. →ISBN

Further reading

• radio drama on Wikipedia.Wikipedia