Listening Task

You are
want)

required to listen to the first 5 minutes of each of the following (You can listen to more if you
Everyday Time Machines (nominated for best single drama)
Dark Passenger (horror)
The Troll of Stoney brook

Note down what sounds you hear and how you know where they are and what is happening. The point
of Radio drama is to set the scene through SOUND rather than visual

Drama
Everyday
Time
Machines
What is drama
about?

Dark
Passenger

What is drama
about?

The Troll of
Stoney
Brook
What is drama
about?

Use of sound

Use of
Narrative

(Back ground
sounds for
location settings)

(How are they

talking)

Used to help
give an idea
of where they
are located
and give a
better
understandin
g of the story,
the sound of
the alarm
clock gives us
an idea that
he is in a bed

Use of Music
Used to
show
emotion in
the story
and give of
sadness

Use of
silence
Silence
when there
was an
accident, the
silence
shows that
the news a
big deal and
that the girl
meant a big
deal to these
people

Sounds like
they are in a
car, you can
hear the
weather
changes
during this
clip, such as
when they
reach the
coast, when it
rains. Ect..

They are
talking as
friends,
however
there is also
a narrator.

Nice chilling
relaxing
music,
however it is
also used to
set the
mood, for
instance
when they
talk about
scary stuff
the music
changes
dramatically
to something
a bit more
scary.

When they
are talking
about deep
things it
paused to a
dramatic
silence

Use of sound
to set the
mood and the
environment
of the story,
gives us an
idea of where
they are
located and
what is

The narrator
is used from
the
beginning of
the story
and is telling
a story
about a troll

Music is
used to
introduce
the story
and a build
up to the
story, It also
sets the
mood and
gives us an

There was
use of
awkward
silence at
the start
with the boy
and the girl.

Characters
or narrator
(How many?
Male / female?)

2 male one
sounds
Scottish, 2
males
looking for a
job, in an
interview for
a research
post in
physics. The
professor
treats the
higher class
person a bit
biased as he
is more
interested in
the guy who
went to the
same school
as him so is
a bit more
snobby
2 males, 1
narrator,
these males
seem to be
in their 20s
and are on a
holiday. They
seem to be
really good
friends

Narrator, 2
male, 2
females, the
first male is
really
awkward and
is talking to
this girl that
sounds like
shes a bit

currently
happening.

idea of
where they
are for
instance at
the start
there is
music
playing and
it sounds like
they are in a
bar or a
party.

weirded out
by the guy
then another
guy comes
into the
room and
steals the
girls from
him a much
more
confident
guy.