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Shaping the Air - Writers and Radio

Episode 1: Shaping the Air - Writers and Radio: Samuel West

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Actor Samuel West explores the art of performance and declarative language. How should an actor speak? What is the best way to read poetry on the radio? Show more

The Essay

Shaping the Air - Writers and Radio

Episode 2: Shaping the Air - Writers and Radio: Olivia O'Leary

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Olivia O'Leary explores the influence of radio on her, from Irish nuns at boarding school confiscating radios to thoughts on the speed of the Irish voice compared to the English. Show more

The Essay

Shaping the Air - Writers and Radio

Episode 3: Shaping the Air - Writers and Radio: David Hendy

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Media professor David Hendy explores how, in the early years of radio, the voices coming through the airwaves were heard and regarded. Show more

The Essay

Shaping the Air - Writers and Radio

Episode 4: Shaping the Air - Writers and Radio: Roger Phillips

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

BBC Radio Merseyside presenter Roger Phillips describes his job as the listening anchorman of the station's daily phone-in programme. Show more

The Essay

Shaping the Air - Writers and Radio

Episode 5: Shaping the Air - Writers and Radio: Fi Glover

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Broadcaster Fi Glover discusses how radio voices 'make the global local and the local global'. Why does the radio voice still reach deep into our hearts and minds? Show more