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  2. Radio drama - Wikipedia

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    Radio drama. Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, [1] radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine the characters and story: "It is auditory in the physical dimension but equally ...

  3. An Antarctic Epic - Wikipedia

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    Sydney. Original release. 29 September 1933 [2] An Antarctic Epic is a 1933 Australian radio drama by Edmund Barclay about the Scott Expedition to Antarctica. It was the first radio drama script by Barclay who went on to become arguably Australia's leading radio writer (although he had written a number of radio revues prior to this).

  4. Sorry, Wrong Number - Wikipedia

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    A one-hour radio adaptation of the film was broadcast January 9, 1950 on Lux Radio Theatre. Stanwyck and Lancaster recreated their screen roles. The original May, 18, 1943 broadcast of the radio program Suspense featured Agnes Moorehead in the role. It was repeated no fewer than seven times.

  5. The War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama) - Wikipedia

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    The War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama) " The War of the Worlds " was a Halloween episode of the radio series The Mercury Theatre on the Air directed and narrated by Orson Welles as an adaptation of H. G. Wells 's novel The War of the Worlds (1898) that was performed and broadcast live at 8 pm ET on October 30, 1938, over the CBS Radio Network.

  6. The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series) - Wikipedia

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    26. The Lord of the Rings 1981 radio series is an epic fantasy adventure for BBC Radio 4, adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien 's 1955 novel of the same name. It is the third radio dramatisation of the novel, following a 1955 BBC Radio adaptation, and a 1979 adaptation for NPR in the United States . Like the novel on which it is based, the radio series ...

  7. Readers theater - Wikipedia

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    Readers theater is a style of theater in which the actors present dramatic readings of narrative material without costumes, props, scenery, or special lighting. Actors use only scripts and vocal expression to help the audience understand the story. Readers theater is also known as "theater of the mind", "interpreters theater", and "story ...

  8. Educational entertainment - Wikipedia

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    This radio-drama was produced by the University of Guadalajara and teenagers from Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. Khirki Mehendiwali – In an endeavour to improve maternal and child health practices in Bihar, a 37 episode long Radio Show Khirki Mehendiwali was created for the rural audience by BBC Media Action, India.

  9. Lucille Fletcher - Wikipedia

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    Violet Lucille Fletcher (March 28, 1912 – August 31, 2000) was an American screenwriter of film, radio and television. Her credits include The Hitch-Hiker, an original radio play written for Orson Welles and adapted for a notable episode of The Twilight Zone television series.