1. STYLE
The mediaisradio andthe constitutionwhobroughtthistousis
the BBC. The style isof an ordinarystyle toa radioplay,it starts
witha monologue describingthe scene andsettingthe storyupfor
the audience.Because thisisforradiobroadcastingthe scriptdoes
not include anystage directionsandthe onlytime itisnotdialogue
froma character itis someone explainingascene change or a day
change.The dialogue isnormallyshortsentencedspeakingto
replicate astandardconversationwiththe everynowandthen
more descriptive speechtoenlightenthe audience ondetails.
CONTENT
Thisscript isfroma BBC radio4 comedysit-comaboutan alien
invasionona small village inBuckinghamshire.Itfollowsthe
characters of humansand the alienrace (Geonins) inhumanform
and documentstheircomedicinteractions.
NARRATIVE STRUCTURE
The showfollowsa3-act structure whichis standardfor many
thingsinfilm,tvand radio.The chaos isin the beginningwiththe
invasionof aliens, the calminthe middle isthe humansandaliens
collaboratingandthe endinghasnotyetbeenreleasedbutwill
mostlikelyendinmore chaos.
GENRE
The genre of the showiscomedyand ismade for a more adult
audience.The showingof comedyiswithinthe show’sslapstick
humourand hilariousone liners.Itisalsoclearthat thisisa
comedy due to the reactionof the invasionfromanalienspecies.
The fact the humansdon’tparticularlycare andget alongwith
themshowthat thisshowhas nointentionsof beingrealisticor
serious,itwantstoentertainthe audience withun-realismand
humour.
TARGET AUDIENCE
The target audience forthisradioshowismainlyshownthrough
the channel itis beingbroadcastedon,thatbeingradio4. Radio4
tendsnotto have to much on real newsandfocusesonthingssuch
as game shows,talkshowsand standardplaylike shows.Because
of thisyoucouldsay the showisfor people lookingtoescape from
the newsof our worldtoday,people lookingforentertainmentto
escape fromthe realityof what’sgoingon.Radio4 if you have
everlistenedisquite anintellectual channelthathassome very
educatedpeople onmeaningthatthisshowwill mostlikelyalso
target people aroundC1all the way to A on the NRS scale.It isalso
mostlikelylookingtowardsthe amainstreamaudience inrespects
of the Youngsand Rubicam’s4C’smodel,peoplewholive standard
everydaylives.
