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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . 1
CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUND
The BBC: Channels and Changes . . . . 6
Technological Development . . . . . 10
The Historical Development: Setting, Sound and Themes 16
Voice and Dialogue . . . . . . 21
Sounds vs. Words . . . . . . 24
Trends in Radio Broadcasting . . . . . 26
Comedy, Madness and the Absurd . . . . 32
CHAPTER TWO: ALL THAT FALL
Pain and Suffering . . . . . . 40
Implications of Sound and Motion . . . . 44
The Build up of Sound Effects and the Musical Climax . 49
The Three Movements . . . . . . 51
The Emotional Beats . . . . . . 58
Sonority, Silence and the Contrast . . . . 62
CHAPTER THREE: EMBERS
The Scaffolding and Audio-Visual Backdrop . . 68
Expressionism . . . . . . . 76
The Contrast in the Foreground . . . . 79
Impressionism . . . . . . . 81
The Depth of Mind . . . . . . 88
CHAPTER FOUR: WORDS AND MUSIC & CASCANDO
Parodying the Creative Process in Words and Music . 95
The Prelude, the Fugues, the Arias and the Postlude . 102
The Interplay and Expression of Themes . . . 107
Cascando: Moving Towards an End . . . . 110
CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . 118
BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . 121