Author: Philip Robotham

Showcase #S5 – The Six Shooter – Britt Ponsett’s Christmas Carol

Hi folks, This is a special edition of our audio drama showcase highlighting radio material referred to in our forthcoming series of lessons on Audio Drama for schools. The Six Shooter, starring James Stewart was a little known, yet high quality and innovative, show. This episode, a western retelling of the Dickens classic, showcases these […]

Showcase #S4 – Gunsmoke – The Blacksmith

Hi folks, This is a special edition of our audio drama showcase highlighting radio material referred to in our forthcoming series of lessons on Audio Drama for schools. The Gunsmoke episode, The Blacksmith, provides a look at racism and revenge as measured by the code of the old west. Showcase #Sp04 (5.75 Mb) Right-click and […]

Showcase #S3 – Gunsmoke – Home Surgery

Hi folks, This is a special edition of our audio drama showcase highlighting radio material referred to in our forthcoming series of lessons on Audio Drama for schools. Home surgery is one of the grittier episodes of Gunsmoke and shows off the quality of the show’s writing to good effect. Showcase #Sp03 (6.62 Mb) Right-click […]

Artist’s Sketchbook #22

Here’s a look at some character artwork provided for our Weird Western Serial. It shows the evil mayor’s walking armament from the final of our forthcoming Weird Western Scripts “Where Death Follows the Rails”. The artwork was completed by the extremely talented Miyukiko. We feel, as always, very privileged to have her assistance on these […]

Appreciating Radio Drama – Audio Drama for Schools Lesson 03

This week we continue posting a unit of lessons on audio drama for use in schools. They will eventually be gathered into a book but for now they are available freely here at www.weirdworldstudios.com . We hope you enjoy them and welcome any feedback you wish to provide. We also offer a great line of […]

Artist’s Sketchbook #21

Here’s a look at some character artwork provided for our Weird Western Serial. It shows a dinosaur from the second of our forthcoming Weird Western Scripts “Where Death Likes to Ride”. The artwork was completed by the extremely talented Miyukiko. We feel, as always, very privileged to have her assistance on these projects. Don’t forget […]

The History of Commercial Radio – Audio Drama for Schools Lesson 02

This week we continue posting a unit of lessons on audio drama for use in schools. They will eventually be gathered into a book but for now they are available freely here at www.weirdworldstudios.com . We hope you enjoy them and welcome any feedback you wish to provide. We also offer a great line of […]

Showcase #S2 – Winston Churchill – We Shall Fight on the Beaches

Hi folks, This is a special edition of our audio drama showcase highlighting radio material referred to in our forthcoming series of lessons on Audio Drama for schools. Winston Churchill’s “fight them on the beaches” speech is credited with galvanising the United Kingdom into resisting German aggression.  While the speech was never broadcast live (as […]

Showcase #S1 – Yours Truly Johnny Dollar – The Tip-Off Matter

Hi folks, This is a special edition of our audio drama showcase highlighting radio material referred to in our forthcoming series of lessons on Audio Drama for schools. On September 30 of 1962 the last ever episode of “Yours Truly Johnny Dollar” was aired.  In the eyes of many this marked the official death of […]

Artist’s Sketchbook #20

Here’s a look at some character artwork provided for our Weird Western Serial. It shows a dinosaur from the second of our forthcoming Weird Western Scripts “Where Death Likes to Ride”. The artwork was completed by the extremely talented Miyukiko. We feel, as always, very privileged to have her assistance on these projects. Don’t forget […]

The Science behind Radio – Audio Drama for Schools Lesson 01

This week we begin posting a unit of lessons on audio drama for use in schools.  They will eventually be gathered into a book but for now they are available freely here at www.weirdworldstudios.com .  We hope you enjoy them and welcome any feedback you wish to provide. We also offer a great line of […]

Showcase #52 – CBS Radio Workshop – Brave New World Part 2/2

Hi folks, This is our audio drama showcase where we discuss great public domain audio dramas on a weekly basis. If you are subscribed to our newsletter and registered on our site you will have free access to these great audio downloads. This week we showcase the second and concluding part of a truly great […]

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