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radio drama
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form of art radio broadcasting, the radio transmission of a recording of a play or dramatization of a literary work
A radio drama is a play or adaptation of a story performed by actors and broadcast over the radio for listeners to hear. It was an important form of entertainment and storytelling before television became widespread, allowing audiences to experience dramatic narratives through sound alone.
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Vinony's link graph records 2,721 inbound references to radio drama, and connects out to podcast, Polskie Radio and The Three Investigators.
It is catalogued under topics including History of radio, Performing arts and Radio drama.
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Encyclopedic overview
Recording a radio play in the Netherlands (1949)
Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatised, 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 powerful as a visual force in the psychological dimension." Radio drama includes plays specifically written for radio, docudrama, dramatised works of fiction, as well as plays originally written for the theatre, including musical theatre, and opera.
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