This module will introduce you to the different styles of speech used in radio and help you recreate them. You will listen to different kinds of programme and analyse their structure and style. There will be practical training in radio scriptwriting, both fact and fiction, interviewing and an introduction to radio journalism.
You will learn basic editorial skills, how to get your message across to different audiences, how to use language to best effect on radio and how to format different kinds of script. You will also practise writing for websites.

Portfolio 70% LOs 1 - 4

Critical analysis 30% LOs 5 – 6 (1500 words)

Key Information Set Data: 70% PRACTICAL 30% COURSEWORK

Two hour workshops will include lectures, listening, discussions, practical exercises and tutorials. You will discuss your work with tutors and your peers, seeking and giving constructive criticism. You will listen to, assess and evaluate a variety of radio programmes, sharing your findings and widening your knowledge of the industry.

Beaman, J (2011) Interviewing for Radio. Harlow: Longman.
Fleming, C. (2009) The Radio Handbook (3rd ed.). London: Routledge.
McLeish, R. (2005) Radio Production (5th ed.). Oxford: Focal Press.
Hudson, G. & Rowlands, S. (2012) The Broadcast Journalism Handbook (2nd ed.). Harlow: Longman. McInerney, V. (2011) Writing for Radio. Manchester: Manchester University Press
Starkey, G. (2013) Radio in Context (2nd ed.). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

See module handbook for a full list of texts

Media Centre
Listening facilities
Library
Scripts available on internet
Radio programmes available on internet
Blackboard
Online resources
Radio Playback facilities – Box of Broadcasts BOB

1. IDENTIFY THE KEY TECHNIQUES OF WRITING AND INTERVIEWING FOR RADIO AND REPRODUCE THEM.
Practical and Professional
2. DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF RADIO JOURNALISM AND NEWSGATHERING
Practical and Professional

3. PRESENT CREATIVE WORK IN SCRIPT FORM
Communication

4. WORK TO A BRIEF WITHIN A SET TIMESCALE AND WITH APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT OF RISKS, IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DETAILS OF PROCESS AND OUTCOMES
Problem Solving

5. TEST THEORIES OF MEDIA COMMUNICATION THROUGH APPLICATION IN PRACTICE AT AN INTRODUCTORY LEVEL
Application

6. DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE VARIETY OF RADIO PROGRAMMING STYLES AND EVALUATE THE WAY BROADCASTERS INTERACT WITH THEIR AUDIENCE
Enquiry