This script is written for a BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Henry James' 1904 novel The Golden Bowl. The script has a very simple structure as it is meant for audio rather than visual storytelling. It uses techniques like cliffhangers between episodes to encourage listeners to tune in to the next episode. The genre is fiction/novel, which is difficult for audio to portray, but elements like main characters and their relationships help establish it as a drama adaptation of a novel. The target audience is likely existing Radio 4 listeners and fans of the original book, as Radio 4 has an older demographic profile than mainstream stations.

1. A) Thisscript iswrittenfora radioscript, we can see thisfromthe extremely basiclayoutand
the structure is verysimple.Thisisbecause there isnovisual storytellingtobe done,itisall
througha narrative,audiopiece.
B) The script isfor BBC Radio4 show ‘The Golden Bowl’ashow whichhas beenadaptedfrom
the original 1904 bookto a modernday,audiodrama.The GoldenBowl focuseshasmajor
themesof love,betrayal andpossession.The simplicityof the script’sformatallowsusto
pickthose out withinit.The audiodrama’sorigin,abookby HenryJames,exploresthe
tangle of interrelationshipsbetweenafatheranddaughterandtheirrespective spouses.
C) The Technique of a cliff hangerIsusedpracticallyineveryepisode,howeversome are more
dramaticthan others,thisisa commonlyusedtechnique whichgripsinviewers/listeners
towardsthe endbut thenhitsa big crescendowhichthenleavesthe audience questioning
whatwill happennext.Thisgetsthemtocome back and listentothe show the nexttime itis
on as theyneedtobe gratifiedandfindoutwhathad happened.
D) The genre for the goldenbowl is novel/fiction,thisisdifficulttoportraywhen it’saudio
based,howeverhavingthe scriptoutinfrontof us allowsusto pickout the elementsthat
make it a fiction/novel.Dramaisalsoa seengenre forthisshow.Andwe see thiswithinthe
theoryof Ryall’s‘grouping’statingthatthere are typesof conventionsfoundthatneedtobe
grouped.Immediatelywe are facedwithdramaticstereotype,aprotagonistinthe searchof
something,thatsomethingisthe prince.Thisissomethingwe see throughouteverydrama,
whetherthat'sblockbusterorinshortfilmform.
E) I feel thatthe TA for thisaudioshow will be people whoare alreadyfansof the content
provided/airedbyradio4.Thisis because theyare likelytobe the onlypeople aware of the
show,radio4 isnot pushedasmuch as say,radio1 or radio 2. Thisis because theyare both
verymainstreamstationsthatapplytoa wide demographic.Whereasradio4isalwaysseen
as the stationolderpeople listento.Inadditiontothis,peoplelisteningcouldbe potential
fansof the original book,releasedin1904. You are more likelytofindandoldermemberof
societylisteningtoitthana teenager/millennial.