Listening Task

You are required to listen to the first 5 minutes of each of the following (You can listen to more if you
want)
 Everyday Time Machines (nominated for best single drama)
 Dark Passenger (horror)
 The Troll of Stoney brook

Note down what sounds you hear and how you know where they are and what is happening. The point
of Radio drama is to set the scene through SOUND rather than visual

Drama
Use of sound Use of Use of Music Use of Characters
Narrative silence or narrator
Everyday (Back ground (How are they (How many?
sounds for talkin Male / female?)
Time location g)
Machines settings)

What is drama
about?

Dark Sounds from They are Upbeat Very rare 2 male

Passenger a car show talking like guitar music silence characters
the setting. normal shows the which shows that appear
It shows that people mood. It is a that a lot is to be good
they are showing chilled out happening friends that
What is drama
about? going their mood as they have no have known
2 men going somewhere informal they are just time to each other
on a car something is personalities driving along breathe and for a long
journey and likely to . It also talking relax. This time.
telling scary happen on shows the together like builds the
stories this journey. audience good friends. suspense
Other sound what kind of Then there is and makes
effects like an a change in the listener
doors atmosphere music which tenser.
opening is being shows a
show where created. It is change in
they are and a chill vibe mood. Then
what they between the the music
are doing to two stops
make it characters showing that
sound more showing that it’s getting
realistic and they are more serious
believable. most likely as
good friends something is
and have about to
known each happen. This
other for a makes the
while as they audience
are interested in
comfortable what might
together. be about to
happen so
they will
continue to
listen to find
out.
The Troll of People A narrator Rock music There is a 2 male
Stoney Brook laughing in opens the is playing rare silence characters, 1
the distance story talking live in the used when female and 1
suggests a about the background he hit troll.
chilled out troll in a which shows something
What is drama
about? setting. Then relaxed they are in a which makes
A man telling there is informal way club or bar it seem more
a story about a car this gives kind of intense and
a troll starting to the audience place. This exciting.
move which information gives the
suggests about the audience an
something is characters image in
likely to and the story their head of
happen so so they have where the
the audience some action is
are background taking place,
wondering knowledge it makes it
what it could so that they more
be. A phone can realistic for
then starts understand them. Then
ringing what is going it stops
which is on better. which is
suggesting a suggesting
conversation something
could be might be
starting. And about to
then the happen
sound of the which builds
car crashing the
tells the suspense.
audience
exactly what
has
happened.
This creates
excitement
and makes it
more
realistic and
believable.
Then we
hear him
walking to
look at what
he’s hit.