Stories in the Air

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Live from the Contains Strong Language festival in Leeds, today’s rich audio drama scene is celebrated against the backdrop of the 100th anniversary of BBC radio drama. The corporation broadcast a single scene from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar in February 1923, before going on to commission more radio drama than any other organisation. So what makes a great audio drama? What’s unique about it for the writers and actors taking part? And what does the future hold as audio industries and technologies evolve? Actor Matthew Gravelle (Broadchurch), producer Benbrick (Have You Head George’s Podcast?), sound designer Eloise Whitmore, and writers Katie Hims and Michael Symmons Roberts join Front Row’s Nick Ahad to discuss. Producer: Ruth Thomson