radio drama

collocation in English

meaningsofradioanddrama

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radio
noun
uk
/ˈreɪ.di.əʊ/us
/ˈreɪ.di.oʊ/
a piece of electronic equipment used for listening to ...
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drama
noun
uk
/ˈdrɑː.mə/us
/ˈdræm.ə/
a play in a theatre or on television or radio, or plays and ...
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(Definition ofradioanddramafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofradio drama

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In other forms of currentradiodrama, the listeners' imaginations have less work to do.
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It was also common inradiodrama, and then in turn became a principal means of providing music for television.
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The scope to develop a play that seriously engages its audience is limited, and yet this is now the biggest slot forradiodrama.
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The birth of the surreal inradiodramarequired an appropriate ambience that could no longer be achieved satisfactorily from orchestral instruments alone.
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Yet another technique, derived fromradiodrama, involved slightly off-miking to produce the effect of aural depth.
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Radio - andradiodramain particular - is yet to be fully recognized as the culturally important medium it is.
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Rattigan is particularly strong in discussing the contributions of sound effects, music, and the technical elements to the overall vocabulary ofradiodrama.
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This might be characterized in three ways: firstly the belief that audiences wantradiodramain short bites; secondly that audiences prefer light entertainment; and thirdly that audiences like drama-documentary.
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Esslin wrote his article over thirty years ago, and celebrated in particular the development ofradiodramafrom the 1950s.
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This remarkably thorough and often fascinating study takes several strides towards the development of such a language, and invites the reader to engage withradiodramawith precision and imagination.
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Its television andradiodrama, its orchestral concerts and the way that it subsidises orchestras in the interests of the public service are excellent.
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Constructed as an interactiveradiodramaor an audio gamebook, the player spends the majority of the time listening as the story unfolds.
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However, other nations still have thriving traditions ofradiodrama.
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The word is a blend of the words and, referring to aradiodramawhile being in-character.
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During later years, films andradiodramafollowed.
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He also performed in television andradiodrama.
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She also expanded her creativity in the field of short stories,radiodramascripts, children's books, rhymes and poetry.
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Throughout his career he has appeared regularly inradiodramaand provided the narration for a large number of documentaries.
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Oosterhoff published collections of poems, short stories, essays, a novel, a play and aradiodrama.
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Interest in radio comedy andradiodramais currently enjoying a resurgence.
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