Monologues for theatre and radio. "Highly recommended" Sue Dunderdale, Head of M.A. Studies at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and first director of RIP MARIA CALLAS. Included - R.I.P. MARIA CALLAS. A tragi-comic monologue about a man who loves opera and public lavatories and comes to accept his gayness too late. THE STANDARD BEARER. A beleaguered Shakespearean actor on tour in West Africa. THE LIMO FROM HELL. The rise and fall of a male model. plus radio monologues commissioned for performers such as Dora Bryan, Bernard Cribbins and Paul Scofield on subjects ranging from a woman who...

The texts of six adaptations for radio of stories by W.S.Gilbert dramatized by Stephen Wyatt. Broadcast on Radio 4 and highly acclaimed. The contents - The Finger of Fate, The Elixir of Love, The Burglar's Tale, Wide Awake, Mr Foster's Good Fairy, A Sensation Novel.

The script of my radio play about Fabian Ware and the creation of the Imperial War Graves Commission successfully broadcast in November 2007 on BBC Radio 4. Nominated for a Sony Award. From the BBC website - "Stephen Wyatt's Memorials truly was radio drama at its best; dynamic, informative and beautifully moving. I, like many others, wept while listening." "A superb, touching, well written and historically accurate play." "A wonderful experience. It is rare that any play is that powerful and involving." "The best Radio 4 play in twenty years "

A practical guide to writing radio drama and getting it produced, by a leading radio dramatist and a hugely experienced radio drama producer who have both created award-winning dramas for the BBC.
For writers, radio drama offers a remarkable degree of creative freedom, a unique relationship with an audience listening at home or on the move, and a wealth of opportunities to earn a living. But writing for radio is also a very particular craft, with its own distinctive conventions, techniques and pitfalls. And you need to know how the industry works to stand the best chance of getting your...