Learning outcome four

Learning Outcome Four

Casting for Characters in my production:

Tom: For acting as Tom I have chosen Charlie.

Simon: For acting as Simon I have chosen Elliot.

Barry: For acting as Barry I have chosen Matt.

Banker: For acting as Banker I have chosen Jack.

Policeman one: For acting as policeman one I have chosen Jack.

Policeman two: For acting as policeman two I have chosen Jack.

I have chosen this selection of people to voice act in my radio drama because I feel comfortable and trust them in sensibly helping me to complete the radio drama.

Locations to use for recording my radio drama:

I will be using only one location to record the voices for my radio drama which will be at my house in my room, because it is a quiet environment. Then I can add background sound over the voiceovers for example if the scene is based on the street I would add a recording of a street over the voiceover to give the desired effect.

Location recce form:

Location	Sound to record
My room in my house/ High Wycombe	All the character voices
High Wycombe town centre	Recording the sound of an urban busy street
Barclays bank, Princess Risbourough	Record the sound of a bank.
My car	Record the sound of a car engine starting and driving

Recording equipment list:

The first and most important equipment I need is a zoom recorder.

The second part of equipment I will need is a zoom stand.

The last piece of equipment that I will need is a wind shield. The wind shield will be very important during recording outside because it will stop the wind (if there is any) from distorting the sound and ruining it.

Prop list for foliage sounds:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Car keys to make tingling sound

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Fake gun, to make gun cocking noise

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Shoes to make footstep noises

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Walkie talkie to make walkie talkie sound

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->TV to make a football match noise

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Door to make door opening and closing noise

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Dustbin lid, to make dustbin noises and scraping noises

The other sound effects I am getting from a free copyright free sound website called http://www.freesound.org/

Contingency plan:

All of the equipment I am using is mine so there is no need to rely on other people on having the equipment ready on time. And the main location is in my car and at my house so the chances of having to change location or get new equipment are slim.

My contingency plan would be to go to a hire shop I know based in High Wycombe to hire the equipment I need if my own equipment was unavailable on the day.

Production Schedule:

Dates	What is happening
29th November -  5th December	Recording the radio drama including all the foliage sounds.
6th December – 13th December	Editing the radio drama together.
19th December	Final edit of the radio drama and showing to target audience for feedback.

Production diary:

29^th November: got together with the voice actors for my radio drama and recorded the dialogue for my script. Only got half of the script recorded, I am planning to record the rest tomorrow.

30^th November: Met up again with the voice actors after college and recorded the rest of my script in my room. My room is a quiet environment so that makes it easier for putting background noises and sound effects  in at a later date without there being any distortion from my recorded dialogue.

3^rd December: Today I recorded all the background noises I would need such as a town street, busy road and a bank. After that I also recorded all the sound effects I possibly could such as doors opening and closing, car engines and footsteps. The rest of the sound effects I am getting from a copy right free sound internet site.

5^th December: I added and tweaked parts of my script, so I got together again with the voice actors again to redo some parts and to add some new lines.

6^th December: I am now starting the editing for my radio drama. So far I have added all of the voice actor’s dialogue. I did this in sequence order. The script dialogue is the scaffolding for all the rest of the sounds such as background noises and SFX which is the reason I added this first.

8^th December: I have now added all the background noises to my radio drama; I plan to add the sound effects next.

12^th December: Today I added all the sound effects to my radio drama finalizing my first draft of my radio drama.

13^th December: Found some small problems with some of the edits in my radio drama which I tweaked and rearranged now making the radio drama sound better.

19^th December: Show cased my radio drama to my target audience (youths). Positive feedback with a few suggestions of changes I could make, which I did when I got home. Final edit is now complete.

Bibliography:

For my researching into the topic, I found most of my answers from sites given to me from this website.

http://thcvibeproductions.weebly.com/unit-42-radio-drama.html

The copyright free website I used to get some of my sound effects from was the site listed below.

http://www.freesound.org/

 

Evaluation:

 

What went well?

My final radio drama went very well. After getting feedback from my target audience that I took onboard, I made tweaks to my radio drama and improved it to its full potential. It was a great feeling. i also feel that I was very good at keeping my work organised such as making seperate folders for different types of sounds and also meeting my deadlines.

 

What was less successful?

The one main problem I had was distortion noises caused by some of the dialogue recordings from my microphone. When I had made my first draft for my radio drama, i found the distortion noise. i managed to getr id of the majority of it by fading it in and out.

 

How have you imrpoved your radio drama after getting feedback?

After showing my first draft to my target audience. My feedback was mostly posotive but i got some critical feedback such as people pointing out the annoying distortion sound in some dialogue clips which i then altered and fixed. When I improved on all the feedback given to me I showed my second draft. There were no complaints on my second draft and i used that as my final edit for my radio drama.

 

What would you do differently if you did this radio drama again?

The one thing i would do differently would be to record my dialogue for my ardio drama with a more proffessional microphone to avoid getting distortion sounds.

 

Learning outcome three

Opening paragraphs

One:

Action: Opening sequence music starts to introduce the radio drama.

Barry: what are you playing at Rooney, you should have scored that.

Action: Doorbell rings, Barry makes a sigh noise. The door opens.

Simon: Hey Barry, sorry to disturb you, but I can’t find my phone and I think I may have left it here when we were chatting earlier this morning.

Barry: No worries come on in Simon and have a look around for it.

Action: Door closes and Simon starts looking for his phone while Barry settles back down in front of the TV to watch the football match.

Two:

Action: Sound of footsteps as Simon walks towards Barry’s front door. Changes to a crunching noise as Simon enters the drive and starts walking on pebbles and gravel. He shivers and chatters his teeth from the cold.

Action: The doorbell rings as Simon presses the button. The sound of a television is coming through the door in a muffled tone.

Barry: (warily) coming, one second. Who is it?

Simon: (desperately) it’s me Simon! Let me in, it’s bloody freezing out here!

Barry: coming, coming

Action: Door opens and Simon steps in and high-fives Barry.

Simon and Barry together: High five!

Three:

Action: Barry was in the shower. The shower is making a noise.

Action: The doorbell rings twice. Barry turns off the shower.

Barry:  Who is that!?

Simon: It’s me, please let me in mate.

Barry: (annoyed) it’s two in the morning, what are you playing at!?

Simon: (knocking on the door again) Please let me in man, I need your help!

Barry: (angry) ok in coming,

Action: Footsteps sound as Barry walks down the stairs to the door and opens it.

Simon: finally, listen I re… erm why are you completely naked.

Barry: I had a shower and now hurry up and tell me what’s wrong.

Script for “where did I leave my phone” radio drama

Action:  stands for a sound that is made in the script that the actors don’t make such as birds or a door slamming.

Scene One:

Action: Opening sequence music starts to introduce the radio drama.

Barry: what are you playing at Rooney, you should have scored that.

Action: Doorbell rings, Barry makes a sigh noise. The door opens.

Simon: Hey Barry, sorry to disturb you, but I can’t find my phone and I think I may have left it here when we were chatting earlier this morning.

Barry: No worries come on in Simon and have a look around for it.

Action: Door closes and Simon starts looking for his phone while Barry settles back down in front of the TV to watch the football match.

Simon: What’s the score?

Barry: (sounding irritated) 3-0 to wanderers.

Simon: That’s terrible, how can we be playing so badly.

Barry: I don’t know, do you want a drink by the way?

Simon: (sounding despaired) No thanks, my phone doesn’t appear to be here damnit.

Barry: Well you could always try Tom’s place, didn’t you visit him earlier before me?

Simon: Good idea, I’ll head there now. I’ll let myself out. See you soon.

Action: Door opens.

Barry: Yeah, see you later, say hi to Tom from me.

Action: Simon exits house closing door behind him.

Scene Two:

Action: Short musical note sounds to alert the audience that the scene has changed.

Action: Sound of Simon walking on gravel towards Tom’s house and him then knocking on the door making a shivering sound.

Tom: (on other side of door sounding angry) who is it!?

Simon: It’s me Simon.

Tom: Oh (sounding less angry)

Action: Door opens and Simon walks in closing the door behind him. Tom his on the phone to someone and shouting at them.

Tom: Why have you decided to tell me this now just before were about to do it!

Simon: Hey Tom, do you mind if.

Tom: (angrily cutting Simon of) Hold on a second Simon.

Tom: So your bailing out on me are you? (Pause) right well screw you then.

Action: Tom hangs up and then bangs the table with his fist.

Simon: Mate, are you alright?

Tom: (calming down in his tone of voice to almost normal) it’s nothing don’t worry.

Tom: I’m glad you came by though; I need an extra pair of hands to help me with something.

Simon: Well actually I came around to try and find my phone.

Tom: (pleading) Come one please, it would mean a lot to me. After we do this I promise I’ll help you find your phone.

Simon: Well… alright then.

Action: Tom grabs his keys off the table and opens the door.

Tom: thanks Simon, come on we can use my van.

Action: Door closes.

Scene Three:

Action: Opening sequence music starts to introduce the radio drama. Throughout this whole scene you hear the sound of a van engine (revs, gear changes, accelerating, braking).

Action: Tom closes his door and starts the engine and sets off.

Simon: So what do you need me to help you with?

Tom: I need to pick some furniture up from a customer’s house.

Simon: Ok, this won’t take long will it?

Tom: No not at all mate.

Action: Tom hands Simon a pair of black leather gloves and a balaclava.

Simon: What are the leather gloves for?

Tom: (uneasily) To stop you from getting splinters when you pick up the furniture.

Simon: Ok, but then what is this balaclava for.

Tom: Simon listen mate, I kind of lied to you about what I needed your help with, but its ok because it’s not a big deal.

Simon: (reassured) Oh ok, well what is it then.

Action: Tom stops the van and pulls up on the side of the road, switching off the engine. Further ahead of them is a bank.

Tom: Basically, I need you to be my wingman in robbing this bank ahead of us.

Simon: (shocked/ agitated) Are you kidding me. That’s a very big deal and there is no way I’m helping.

Tom: Come on man, I need the money and I owe over eight months of rent. Just this one time help me do this.

Simon: (firmly and angrily) Tom there are ways of making money to pay of your rent but this is not the right way. I’m leaving now, sort yourself out and get some help.

Action: The door sounds as Simon opens it to get out. It slams shut suddenly when Tom reaches over and closes it, stopping Simon from being able to exit the van.

Simon: What are you playing at, unlock the door.

Tom: (menacingly) Yeah your right, I should let you out just so that as soon as I’m out of sight you can call the police.

Simon: Tom, I swear I wouldn’t do that now please just let me go.

Action: Tom thumps the dashboard in frustration.

Tom: Don’t bullshit with me Simon. I’m not an idiot. You’re staying with me and you’re going to help me through this.

Action: Tom pulls out a gun (pistol) and aims it at Simon.

Simon: (shocked and panicked) Where the hell did you get that gun from, and for god’s sake stop pointing it at me, I’ll help you OK!?

Tom: (happy) Good, now you see if you’d just gone along with this plan from the beginning we wouldn’t have had to have this nasty experience. Now no more questions. I say and you do, now put on your balaclava, get out of the van and follow me.

Action: Van doors slam twice as Simon and Tom both exit the van.

Scene Four:

Action: Opening sequence music starts to introduce the radio drama. Door sounds as Simon and Tom enter the bank and sounds again when they close the door behind them.

Action: Footsteps sound as Tom and Simon walk towards the bank booth.

Banker: (cheesy) Hello, what can I help you two with.

Tom: (intimidating) Well for a start you can start putting money in this bag. And be quick!

Banker: Now now sir, you know I can’t do that. You’re going to have to wait here while I call the p…

Action: Sound of a pocket zip being undone and pin being pulled back on a pistol as Tom takes his gun out from his pocket and aims it at the banker.

Tom: I think we’ve had a misunderstanding, do you know what this is that I’m pointing at you right now?

Banker: Yes I do, it’s a pistol, although (hesitate) yes that looks remarkably similar to a BB gun my son has in his room.

Tom: (agitated) Oh yeah!? Well you’re w…

Action: The sound of police car siren sounds getting louder as it closes in on the bank.

Tom: Shit! How did feds know about this!?

Simon: Probably a panic button, but that doesn’t matter we need to get out of here now!

Tom: Ok follow me, and take the gun, here.

Simon: (shocked) No way am I carrying a gun for y…

Action: Tom has opened the bank entrance door now.

Tom: it’s a BB gun you idiot now take it.

Simon: (angrily) Fine, give it here.

Tom: Shit the cops are right next to the van, see that alleyway to the left?

Simon: Yeah.

Tom: follow me there and keep up.

Action: Footsteps sound as Tom and Simon run to the alleyway.

Simon: Ok were here? Now what!?

Tom: It’s best if we split up now. You stay here and hide somewhere, why don’t you try that bin over there. And I’ll keep going further.

Simon: (relentlessly) I guess so.

Action: Sound of police shouts and running footsteps grows louder.

Tom: Crap their coming down here, I’ve got to run I’ll ring you when I’ve found a hiding spot.

Action: Sound of metal scraping as Simon removes dustbin lid and climbs inside and shuts it behind him.

Simon: eurghh this is grim.

Action: police have now arrived just next to the dustbin.

Officer one: You reckon they went further down this alley?

Officer two: Yeah, most likely. But I can’t be arsed to chase them. Besides they’ve probably already escaped.

Officer one: (sad) I’ve been in the force for 3 months now and still haven’t caught a criminal.

Officer two: cheer up mate, look on the Brightside, I saw a KFC back the way we came, fancy a bargain bucket?

Officer one: (cheered up) yeah that sounds g…

Action: Simon’s phone suddenly starts ringing from inside the bin.

Simon: oh shit.

Officer two: Who’s in there? Come out now!

Action: metal scarping sounds again as Simon stands up and shows himself to the cops.

Officer two: Shit, he’s got a gun!

Simon: it’s not a gun it’s a BB…

Officer one: Taser him Taser him!

Simon: Wait, No no aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Action: at the same time as Simon starts screaming a zapping noise sounds indicating that Simon has been shot by a Taser.

Action: ending theme tune begins.

Learning outcome Two

Ideas for four minute radio dramas:

How to lose friends in 4 minutes:

A kid gets up and goes to College, where he is greeted by his friends. The kid starts acting like an idiot around his friends saying stupid stuff and making harsh comments on things. Some of these things would include not offering a cigarette to someone he owes from the past, making bitchy comments about people behind their backs. He would also physically annoy his friends in childish ways such as spitballing, throwing bottles and drawing foul language on his friend’s bags. By the end of the four minutes, all the kid’s friends will hate him.

Characters: Lewis (the annoying kid). The three friends would be, Peter, Lloyd and Markus.

Where did I leave my phone?

Starts with Simon talking to Barry at Barry’s house. Simon has just said goodbye when he realises he’s lost his phone. Barry doesn’t know where it is and suggests that he calls it; they listen but hear no ring tone.

Simon decides to backtrack through his day to find his phone, so he goes to where he was earlier which was Tom’s house. Tom is in a bad mood when Simon arrives. Tom is on the phone to someone shouting at them saying that they are a chicken for backing out. Simon remains silent until Tom stops talking on the phone. When Tom has finished talking on the phone Simon will ask tom if he’s seen his phone. Tom cuts him off midsentence and will ask Simon to do him a favour. Simon will ask what it is. Tom lies and tells him that he needs Simon to ride along with him to help him collect some heavy furniture.

Simon agrees and they both leave Toms house and get in tom’s car. When they are driving they both make conversation including Simon asking if Tom has seen his phone. Tom says no. Later during the car journey Simon sees tom putting on leather gloves and a balaclava, he asks Tom why he has these, Tom responds while giving a pair to Simon saying he lied and that he needs Simon’s help in robbing a bank.  Simon’s immediate response is to not aid in robbing the bank, they argue briefly until Tom threatens Simon, who gives in due to intimidation.

They walk in to a bank and Tom points a gun at the banker who starts panicking. The alarm sounds however and Tom and Simon run out of the bank only to find police by the getaway car walking sprinting towards them. Tom forces himself and Simon to hide in a dustbin nearby. The police are searching nearby for Tom and Simon. The story ends in a humorous way because Simon realises his phone was deep inside one of his pockets. He only finds this out though because his phone rings and the police hear it and find Simon and Tom and place them both under arrest.

Doctor Dick Wickins:

The plot is about a Doctor who goes about a busy day at hospital changing between patients and doing stupid stuff too them that eh shouldn’t. In other words he’s an idiot doctor

Treatment for “Where did I leave my phone”?

Characters:

Simon: Simon is 23, and works as librarian. Simon is the main character in the drama. He is a simple minded, forgetful man. He is rather timid, which explains the why he gave in to the idea of robbing a bank when he was threatened. He is also forgetful at a point which explains how he manages to forget where he placed his phone.

Barry: Barry plays a small role at the beginning of the radio drama. He is Simon’s next-door neighbour. He is used once briefly only to set the scene for the drama.

Tom: Tom is 24 and is a handyman who drives a van. Tom plays the villain role of this radio drama. He has an aggressive and violent attitude. He uses his physic and foul loud mouth to intimidate people into doing things they want to do. An example of this is when he forces Simon to help him rob a bank.

Side characters:

Banker: Plays small role in the drama when Tom and Simon are robbing the bank.

Police officers: The police officers play a small role at the end of the radio drama when they are searching for Tom and Simon and also when they find and arrest Simon and Tom.

Plot of the radio drama

Scene One:

The location is set at Barry’s house. Simon has just finished talking to Barry about general stuff. When Simon gets up to leave, he asks Barry where he left his phone because Simon can’t seem to find his phone. Barry doesn’t know where it is and suggests that Simon backtracks to where he was earlier to help try and find the phone.

Simon thinks back and remembers visiting Tom, his friend. Simon says his goodbyes to Barry and heads off to Tom’s house.

Scene Two:

The location has now changed to Tom’s house. When Simon enters Tom’s house he hears and see’s Tom shouting down his phone at someone telling them off for backing out of something. When Tom hangs up on the phone Simon asks him if he’s seen his phone anywhere. Tom cuts him off halfway through sentence and asks Simon to help him out with favour. Simon asks what it is and Tom lies to him saying it’s to lift some heavy furniture from a nearby shop. Simon agrees and heads out with Tom to Tom’s car.

Scene Three:

The location has now set inside Tom’s car on the way to the bank. Tom and Simon are making general conversation in the car. Simon also asks Tom if he’s seen his phone. Tom responds saying he hasn’t seen Simons phone anywhere. Simon then notices Tom putting leather gloves on and also slipping on a balaclava. Simon asks Tom what these are needed for. Tom replies saying that he lied to Simon and needs his help in robbing a bank.  Simon immediately refuses in aiding Tom with robbing the bank, but Tom begins to get aggressive with Simon and threatens him in a violent manner. In the end Simon gives in and reluctantly agrees in helping Tom only because of the threatening and aggressive manner.

They have just arrived at the bank when Tom warns Simon to do exactly what he says and follow him or else there would be trouble.

Scene Four:

The setting for this scene is at a bank. Tom and Simon enter the bank where they walk over to the bank booth.  Tom is greeted by the banker behind the booth who asks him what he wants to do. Tom responds to this by pulling out a gun and pointing it at the banker. Tom demands money from the banker. The banker immediately hits the panic button and the booth locks up and an alarm sounds. Tom curses and runs for the exit with Simon in quick pursuit.

Scene Five:

The setting for this scene is just outside the bank in a public high street with an alleyway nearby.

Tom has just exited the bank with Simon and is looking for their van to escape from the bank. Tom swears when he sees police running towards them from the location where their van is parked. Tom tells Simon to hurry up and follow him and drags him along to the alleyway. Tom shoves Simon inside a bin and climbs in behind him closing the lid. They can both hear the police searching for them very nearby. Suddenly a familiar ringtone to Simon sounds and Simon feels a vibration coming from his Jacket inside pocket. Tom tells Simon to turn whatever it is off. Simon responds by saying “so that’s where I left my phone” as he pulls it out of his pocket. The police then open the lid and arrest them both.

Conflicts

Outer Conflict: My main outer conflict for this radio drama is Simon having difficulty to say no to Tom when Tom threatens him to help him rob a bank. Because Simon and Tom have been very good friends up till this point it puts Simon in a very difficult position on whether he should refuse to help Tom in robbing the bank, and if he should report his good friend to the police.

Inner conflict: An inner conflict for Simon is also the fact that he is very forgetful and timid which makes him feel vulnerable. This conflict is what gets Simon into trouble in the first place, e.g. when he loses his phone and also when he gives into Tom’s threats on him when he first refuses to aid Tom in robbing a bank.

Character Profiling

Simon:

Age: 23

Ethnicity: Simon is a white English male catholic.

Family background: Simon has a family, his mother and father are dead and his brother lives in Brazil. Simon takes after his father and is simple minded and forgetful.

Occupation: After leaving school when Simon finished his GCSE’s he moved on to find a job and is currently a butcher’s apprentice.

Connections to other characters: Simon is friends with his next door neighbour (Barry), who plays a role in the radio drama. Simon is also friends with Tom who is a close friend to him until events take place during the radio drama which results in hatred between the two characters.

What motivates them: Simon is motivated in life by rising in the ranks of being a butcher and becoming a head butcher rather than an apprentice butcher. Simon is also motivated by friends such as Barry who are patient with him and understanding when makes mistakes like when he loses his phone in the radio drama.

What conflicts do they have to deal with: Simon has to deal with the conflict of getting over the fact that he’s lost his phone? He also has to come to terms with the fact that his close friend (Tom) has turned against him and is threatening him.

Barry:

Age: 27

Ethnicity: Barry is a white English male catholic.

Family background: Barry has a family. He lived with his mum and dad until he was 26 and recently moved out to the house next door to Simon. This is how he came to know Simon and become good friends with him.

Occupation: Barry went through secondary school and went on to University. When he left University he got a job at WH Smith and quit after a month. Since then he has been living in his house unemployed. It’s Ok though because he gets money from his Mum and dad.

Connections to other characters: Barry has been friends with Simon since he moved into the house with Simon. They look after each others houses when the other person is out.

What motivates them: Barry is very low on motivation and has a low self-confidence which results in him hiding in his house most of the time and only leaving it when necessary such as to go to town to stock up on food.

What conflicts do they have to deal with: Barry’s conflict is with himself about the fact that he’s too scared of the outside world to leave his house.

Tom:

Age: 23

Ethnicity: Tom is a white English male catholic.

Family background: Tom has parents. He had to move out from home when he was caught stealing hundreds of pounds from his parents.

Occupation: Tom went to the same secondary school as Simon which is how they started their friendship. After tom finished school he became a handy man, he also did odd jobs in-between his work such as selling drugs to the local 14 year olds and stealing items from people’s cars and houses. Simon wasn’t aware of this side of Tom’s lifestyle.

Connections to other characters: Tom is friends with Simon and has been since they first met at secondary school. However when Tom asks Simon to help him rob a bank and Simon refuses, he changes into a different person and starts getting angry and threatening Simon until Simon gives in and reluctantly agrees to help Tom.

What motivates them: The only thing that motivates Tom to robbing banks is because he wants to be rich.

What conflicts do they have to deal with: Tom has to overcome the fact that Simon is his friend and treat him as any other person, which is how he mentally allows himself to threaten his best friend into something they don’t want to do?

Budget

I have been given a budget of £20,000 per hour. Since my radio drama limit is only 5 minutes long that gives me a total budget of £1666 for my radio drama production.

Voice actors: My costs have been based of prices I found on this website. http://thevoiceovervoice.co.uk/rates/

Each voice actor’s costs £20.83. I have three voice actors included in my radio drama which will total to a cost of £62.50.

Foley artist: My Foley artists cost for a five minute drama is £5.86. I found the standard payment per hour at http://www.ehow.com/info_8626178_salary-foley-artist.html

Writer: The cost of a writer would be £4000 for a 30 minute script. However because my script is only 5 minutes long I would feel ripped off by that and would only pay a maximum of £700.

Hiring a radio studio: This would cost £312 per hour.  However because I am only recording a 5 minute script I would not pay the full price and would pay £112 instead. Prices found from this website http://www.radiofacilities.com/#/radio-isdn-studio/4541911462

Equipment and props: The full price for both of these for my specific radio drama would cost £550.

Total spending costs: My total spending costs would be £1430.36 leaving me with £235.64 to use in emergency. 

Learning outcome one

Soundscape

Listening and exploring a radio drama

Unit 42: Radio Drama

Title of drama: Hancock's Half Hour Sunday Afternoon at Home (BBC radio 4 extra)

Classic episode starring Tony Hancock and Sid James.

Regular Cast
Tony Hancock	...	Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock
Sid James	...	Sidney Balmoral James (Series 1-6)
Writing Team
Ray Galton	...	Writer
Alan Simpson	...	Writer
Production Team
Duncan Wood	...	Producer
Duncan Wood	...	Director
Angela Morley (as Wally Stott)	...	Composer

When was it first broadcasted and which radio station?

Fri 6th July 1956 - Mon 16th December 1957 (BBC1)

Character descriptions:

Tony Hancock: Comedian Tony Hancock starred in the show, playing an exaggerated and much poorer version of his own character and lifestyle, Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock, a down-at-heel comedian living at the dilapidated 23 Railway Cuttings in East Cheam.

Hancock usually portrayed a 'resting' or hopeless down-at-heel actor and/or comedian (though some episodes showed him having runs of success, while some episodes depict him pursuing professional careers as fantasies)

Sid James: played the role of a petty criminal who would usually try and occasionally manage to con Hancock.

Filming Locations:

Series 1 was broadcast live from Lime Grove studios. Series 2 from the Riverside Studios. Series 3 from Riverside Studios, Lime Grove, and the Television Theatre. Series 4-6 recorded at Riverside Studios. Series 7 recorded at Television Centre.

What was the intended location for the audience? ie: where did the audience think the characters were at?

The location for the episode we listened too was situated at Tony Hancock’s house. We knew this because Tony as talking to his wife about the neighbour walking towards their front door. And there were foley sounds of a door opening and closing. They also offer the neighbour food and drink as if he is a guest which also explains to the audience that we are at Tony Hancock’s house.

Was the episode all set in one day?

The episode we listened too was based on one day for Tony Hancock and Sid James. Judging from the one episode we listened  too I would say that each day for Tony Hancock and Sid James is represented by one episode each one.