In a recent article on The Daily Telegraph Gillian Reynolds despairs in the slow choking out of the BBC’s audio drama department. In fact, the department will now be merged with “documentaries”.
Does the BBC not realize what they are losing? Audio drama across the Internet has been steadily on the rise. It has not been diminishing, it has been gaining ground with old fans and a new generation of listeners.
Please join me and others who love the BBC on the Speak Up For Radio Drama Now! facebook group and have your voice heard!
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Born to Teachers and Amateur Audio Enthusiasts in the small rural community of Belwood, Jack's first love was stories- writing, reading, telling, and singing. He developed his acting skills through High School, University, and through film and community theatre.
Jack writes the lion's share of Sonic Cinema Production's (previously Electric Vicuna) Audio Drama scripts and has his own writing site at www.jackjward.com. Jack also is the middle of book writing, screenplay production, and is the CEO of the Mutual Audio Network- where he and the best people in the world Listen & Imagine, Together!.
He's thrilled to co-host the Sonic Society with his wonderful, talented, friend David Ault as they enter their second decade in the medium!
Jack, we appreciate you and your audience helping us out over here. It’s definitely worth speaking out because we are already getting feedback from the BBC ‘bigwigs’.
Excellent! Let us know what they are saying when you have a chance!
Cheers,
Jack and Shannon
Hi Jack and Shannon, Just thought I’d let you know that Fred Greenhalgh’s blog ‘Future of radio drama on BBC in doubt?’ is causing quite a stir!
See it here:
http://www.radiodramarevival.com/future-of-radio-drama-on-bbc-radio-4-in-doubt/