mariesacha/Shutterstock October 25, 2023 The scariest stories to listen to this Halloween, from a horror audio expert Leslie McMurtry, University of Salford A Gothic audio expert gives her recommendations of unsettlling podcasts and radio dramas.
Paul Weinberg/Cambridge University Press November 14, 2019 How Zulu radio dramas subverted apartheid’s grand design Prof Liz Gunner, University of Johannesburg Even though they were a product of apartheid’s propaganda broadcasting machine, Zulu language radio dramas proved subversively powerful by reflecting communal black life and creating new stars.
dencg via Shutterstock November 26, 2018 Radio gaga? Four issues that will decide the future of audio Leslie McMurtry, University of Salford Reports of the death of radio are, as ever, exaggerated – but it could re-engage with younger listeners.
Looking classy: William Grundy and Brian Aldridge from The Archers. Gary Moyes/BBC February 16, 2018 The Archers: an everyday story of accents, character and status Rob Drummond, Manchester Metropolitan University When it comes to radio drama, accents can be as important as the script itself.