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Showcase #S9 – Yours Truly Johnny Dollar – The Todd 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. This week we feature one of the best of the Yours Truly Johnny Dollars serials (with all five episodes in the one download). The Todd Matter provides […]

Showcase #S8 – Suspense – Ghost Hunt

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. Suspense, having a reputation for its clever and experimental stories, presented “Ghost hunt”, an early example of the “found footage” genre. Showcase #Sp08 (27.4 Mb) Right-click and […]

Showcase #S7 – Lights Out – Death Robbery

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. Here we present Death Robbery from Lights out, a tale of mummies and curses. Showcase #Sp07 (6.67 Mb) Right-click and select “Save Target As” to Download. Don’t […]

Showcase #S6 – Have Gun Will Travel – The Outlaw Manfred Holt

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. Have Gun Will Travel began on television and made the unlikely transition to radio where it flourished. It was designed as adult fare as the somewhat tragic […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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