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Radio drama is an endangered species.
It used to be the mainstream in the States and Australia but lost out to TV in the middle to late fifties. It is under threat within public radio services including the BBC because of the pressure of monetarist ideology and the fact that authors and radio drama directors have been too complacent. IRDP is a significant oasis and continues to support the principle of the original play. The beginning is everything. If this part of it does not work you are 'up shit creek without a paddle'.