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So you want to write for radio but don't know where to start? Well, start with this handy guide edited by Sam Boardman-Jacobs. Written from the perspective of successful writers and producers from the world of radio media, this book aims to tell new writers what the environment is like today. It covers the credentials the budding radio scriptwriter needs, what the job feels like and which slots to pitch at.
Anecdotes and advice from the contributors, written in an engagingly humorous style, cover every aspect and genre of writing for radio. It is also full of practical illustrations and realistic (sometimes brutal) advice to draw on the lessons of the past to give a three-dimensional picture of what editors and producers expect. It encompasses nearly fifty years of radio history and covers plays, soaps, topical, funny, sitcom, period and contemporary drama. Also plotting, characters, FX, dialogue, the production process, how to submit, where to submit and presentation. It even tells you what not to write.
What you do write is up to you. Read the book, do your groundwork and the world of radio scriptwriting could be your oyster. It is a delight to read and an inspiration to any writer and most of all it makes you want to have a go. One thing to bear in mind though, in the words of one of the contributors, Louise Page, the most vital tool of all is having something to say.
Patricia Ann Craig
It is possible to use this review for promotional purposes, but the following acknowledgement should be included: A review from www.gwales.com, with the permission of the Welsh Books Council.
Gellir defnyddio’r adolygiad hwn at bwrpas hybu, ond gofynnir i chi gynnwys y gydnabyddiaeth ganlynol: Adolygiad oddi ar www.gwales.com, trwy ganiatad Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru.
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