This document provides context and analysis for a radio story. It describes the story as using short sentences to mimic natural dialogue. The story is set at a funeral where an uninvited guest attends. It follows a typical three-act structure and features different character types. The genre is a romantic comedy involving a woman mourning her husband while falling for a man she met on a train. The target audience is described as middle-aged adults who would listen while commuting or cooking.

1. Where This Service Will Separate - Radio
Style: The style of this script is
really sort sentences, this will be
done so it sounds like what normal
talking would sound like. No one tends
to talk in long sentences unless they
are explaining something, so this
dialogue takes that idea on board and
just predominantly uses short sentences
as Pam and Susie would be having a
conversation if it was real life.
Context: It’s set in modern time at a
funeral for a ladies husband. An
uninvited guest turns up at the funeral
and the lady doesn’t know what to do.
Narrative Structure: Where this
service will separate is a typical 3
act structure. There is also evidence
of Propp’s theory where there are
different types of characters that
play to the story and make it more
interesting for the audience.
Genre: This radio story is a Romantic
Comedy. We can tell this because
there is a back story where the main
character Suzie meets a man David on
a 5 hour train journey. They’re both
married but end up being really close
friends. David then turns up at her
husband’s funeral and Suzie is
struggling to mourn her husband when
she’s slowly falling in love with
David.
Target Audience: I would say the
target audience would be middle aged
adults. This is because it’s on s
platform that adults would listen
to, maybe on the way to work or if
they’re cooking dinner in the
kitchen. They would most likely be
an A to C1 on the NRS scale. Middle
aged adults would also be able to
relate because most of them will be
married and will have been for quite
a few years, therefore they would be
able to empathise the situation of
Suzie and David on the train.