Radio drama

form of art radio broadcasting, the radio transmission of a recording of a play or dramatization of a literary work

1990 film by Jon Amiel

continuing plot in radio and television that unfolds in a sequential episode-by-episode fashion

1947 play by Wolfgang Borchert

era of popular entertainment in the United States centered on radio productions

thumb|Sound effect of footsteps being recorded A radionovela (also known as serial radiofónico or simply serial) is a type of radio drama first broadcast in Latin America in the early 20th century. Radionovelas are typically melodramas or soap operas which are issued in chapters, in contrast to other radio dramas which may encompass different genres and are often broadcast as individual works, such as The War of the Worlds.