The Cruel War is a war film set during World War 2 about a squad of soldiers forced to carry out a mission alone after their commander is injured and killed. The sergeant takes control of the squad and leads them through a battle where they must go behind enemy lines to find and destroy a nuclear weapon before returning home. It is an action, adventure, thriller genre film starring Tom Hanks as CDR Gordon, Brad Pitt as SGT, Tom Hardy as Rookie, and Mark Wahlberg as Recruit. The radio drama will air on BBC 4 Extra on Fridays at 6pm for 40-50 minutes per episode and target audiences of 15-25 year old males and females, and 25-35 year old

2. Overview
The Cruel War is a War film set during the Second World War and is
about a Squad of soldiers that are forced to carry out an assignment
on their own due to their Commander being injured and killed. The
sergeant soon takes control and leads the squad through an action
packed battle in which they must take control of when behind enemy
territory they have to find and destroy a nuclear weapon before
returning home to their families.

3. Genre
• Action
• Adventure
• Thriller

4. • CDR Gordon. Commander Gordon Plays as one of the main focal points in my drama as he plays one
of the key emotional scenes as he is killed off within the first half of the drama.
• SGT: SGT plays a big role within the drama he will also be a very sturn character but will also have a
type of soft side he will be the leader of the group he also informs his team on what to do to survive.
• Rookie: plays a small part in my drama but is still one of the main actors he will have small parts
through. He is very quiet and mainly takes orders.
• Recruit: Recruit also plays a big role within my radio drama he is always by the SGT’s side helping him
make decisions and assuring that the task is complete without any casualties. He plays as like a
second in command type of role.

5. • CDR Gordon: Tom Hanks
• SGT: Brad Pitt
• Rookie: Tom Hardy
• Recruit: Mark Wahlberg

6. • Radio Station
BBC 4 Extra and BBC iPlayer
• Broadcast Dates
My Radio drama will be broadcast on a Friday at 6pm allowing people to
listen to my drama as they have free time.
• Broadcast Time/Length
The radio will be broadcast fro 40-50 minutes per episode.

7. • Aged 15-25
• Gender Male and Female
• Socio economic grouping E-D
• Other Audience, school students
• Older Generation of adults who prefer the action genre

8. • Aged 25-35
• Gender Male and Female
• Socio Economic Grouping A-B
• Other people who like the genre of Action and Thriller

9. • Aired on BBC 4 Extra
• Available for catch up on BBC iPlayer
• Available on Google Play and iTunes
• Available on CD copies

12. Script