The document describes characters that will feature in a radio drama about animals stranded on an island. There are 24 characters described including Wally the whale, Gary the camera man, Samir who lost his daughter to Wally, and various other animals and locals. Each character is given a name, age, ethnicity, background, occupation, motivations and conflicts. The document also provides information on codes and conventions that will be used like cliffhangers. It outlines the target audience and provides a proposed budget for the production.

1. Unit 42: Radio drama LO2

2. Age: 64
Local Whale
Connection: He
lives locally
Occupation:
Swimming
Motivation:
Hunger
Conflicts: he ate Samir’s
daughter
Name: Wally
Ethnicity:
Catholic
Family
Background:
N/A
WHERE’S
WALLY?!

3. Age:
Gazza boy
Connection:
Stuck on island
together
Occupation:
Camera man for
Nat Geo, in HD.
Motivation:
Survival
Conflicts:
Meeting a
whale
Age: 26
Name: Gary
Ethnicity:
Chrsitian white
Family Background: Dad’s a
builder, mums a cleaner and
sister is at uni.

4. Samir
Age:
Connection: On
island with Gary
Occupation:
Stuck on island
Motivation:
Survival
Conflicts: lost
his daughter to
Wally the
whale.
Age: 71
Name: Samir
Ethnicity:
budhist brown
Family
Background:
Unknown

5. Suey sue
Occupation:
Dead
Conflicts:
Eaten by a
whale
Ethnicity:
Buddhist
Family
Background:
N/A
Connection:
Samir’s
Daughter
Motivation:
N/A
Age: N/A
Name: Susan

6. Jezza
Connection: In
the same area
Occupation:
Fisherman
Motivation:
Getting fish
Conflicts:
Often gets in
trouble with
Wally and
catches cod, he
doesn’t like cod.
Age: 60
Name: Jeremy
Ethnicity:
Church of
england and
white
Family Background: Dads dead,
mums a goner, son’s a farmer,
other sons a fisherman.

7. Brian
Connection: In
the same area
Occupation:
Flying
Conflicts: Eats
Jezza’s fish and
irritates Gazza
and Samir.
Age: 4
Name: Brian
Ethnicity: Grey
white
Family Background: dads in South
Africa, mums drowned.
Motivation:
Getting fish

8. Zai-Wai
Connection: In
the same area
Conflicts: jezza’s
rival fisherman Age: 30
Name: Zai-Wai
Ethnicity:
Buddhist and
brown
Family Background: Mums got
aids, dad died and son is at
school.
Motivation:
Getting fish
Occupation:
Fisherman

9. Peeeder with a d
Connection: In
the same area
Conflicts: nearly
got eaten by
wally
Age: 9months
Name: Peder
(Peter with a D)
Ethnicity: Sri
Lankan
Family Background: N/A
Occupation:
Bait
Motivation:
getting eaten by
fish

10. Shauny Shaun
Connection: In
the same area
Conflicts: nearly
got eaten by
wally
Age: 6months
Name: Shaun
Ethnicity:
banana fish
Occupation:
Swimming, Loca
l fish
Motivation:
Staying alive
ands avoiding
Wally.
Family Background: unknown

11. Lazza
Connection: In
the same area
Conflicts: nearly
got eaten by
wally
Age: 11months
Name: larry
Ethnicity:
Lobster
Occupation:
Swimming,
Local lobster
Motivation:
Staying alive
ands avoiding
Wally and
eating Shaun
Family Background: unknown and
was adopted

12. Judas
Connection: In
the same area
Conflicts: nearly
got eaten by
wally,
Age: 4
Name: Judas
Ethnicity:
pengu
Occupation:
Swimming,
Lazza step dad
Motivation:
Staying alive
ands avoiding
Wally and
eating Shaun
Family Background: unknown and
adopted Lazza

13. Connection:
Island cook
Conflicts: nearly
burnt his
ear, and
dropped Nigel
on the
barbeque
resulting in
burns
Age: 6
Name:
Gussburns
Ethnicity: piggle
Occupation:
Cook
Motivation:
Feeding all the
innocent
creatures
Family Background: All his family
are on a farm in yorkshire
Gussburns

14. Fat Baz
Connection: In
the same area
Conflicts: Nearly
fell into the sea
and likes to
irritate nigel
Age: 3
Name: Barry
Ethnicity:
Palma llama
brown
Occupation:
Guarding the
island
Motivation:
Staying alive
Family Background: Dads in liberia
and mums a slave in the desert

15. Naughty Nigel
Connection: In
the same area
Conflicts: Nearly
got trod on by
Fat Baz and
fears the sea
gull
Age: 2
Name: Nigel
Ethnicity:
Pocupine
Occupation:
Guarding the
island
Motivation:
Staying alive
Family Background: N/A

16. Connection: In
the same area
Conflicts: Nearly
got trod on by
Fat Baz and is a
timid man
Age: 2
Name: Callum
Ethnicity:
Tortoise and
black market
seller and
Jewish
Motivation:
Staying alive
Callie
Occupation:
Selling items to
the other boys
Family Background: Dads in jail for
theft and mums roadkill.

17. Magic Mike
Connection: In
the same area
Conflicts: Got
into a fight with
Callie and brian
Age: 6
Name: Michael
Ethnicity: Santa
for the island
Occupation:
cheering
everyone up
Motivation:
Making
everyone happy
Family Background: unknown

18. Stewy Stew
Connection: In
the same area
Conflicts: none
Age: 15
Name: Stuart
Ethnicity:
Meercat
Motivation:
nothing
Occupation:
being depressed
Family Background: Parents in a
zoo and stewy escaped.

19. Lizzie and Billie
Connection: In
the same area
Conflicts: Nearly
got capsized by
Wally
Age: 71+74
Name: Liz and
Bill
Ethnicity:
English
Motivation: rich
and loads of
money in their
pockets
Occupation:
speed boating
round Asia
Family Background: children in
England studying at Uni

20. Codes & Conventions
I will be using a Cliff hanger at the end of my
radio drama as it keeps the audience guessing
the answer and it keeps them more involved.
Also I’ll be using jingles and fades between
scenes and when I introduce a new character
into the story.

21. Target Audience
• Children aged 3-15
• Both sexes
• Animal lovers
• Fake story lovers
•

22. Budget
• Writers – £200
• Actors – £250
• Studio Staff – £100 each, 4 peeps
• Hiring Studio –£150 per 5mins
• Equipment Cost – £170
• Props – £100
• Catering - £76.65 (£15.20 each for a meal, and a
drink)
• 20000/60 = £333.33 x 5 = £1666.65