Listening Task

You are required to listen to the first 5 minutes of each of the following (You can listen to more if you want)
 Dark Passenger (horror)
 The Troll of Stoney brook

Note down what sounds you hear and how you know where they are and what is happening. The point of Radio drama is to set
the scene through SOUND rather than visual.

Drama
Use of sound Use of Use of Music Use of silence Characters or
Narrative narrator
Dark Passenger . Guitar- normal The use of The use of the The silence un The two
. Man’ s voice- narrative in guitar at the this production characters of
creepy and tense this radio beginning is very well this production
. Driving- fast show is suggests that used, because have
. Raining perfect, the story is not it really makes completely
What is drama about?
. Loud music because it scary but then the audience different
. American accent really makes when we her the feel concern as personalities.
‘Haunted’ house.
. Turning- fast and you picture actors speaking, if they are in One is not
heavy how the scene it shows the moment. scared to go
. Spill of drink looks, as well otherwise. and he even
. Background as it makes makes fun of
noise- tension you feel the situation
. Change of tone- scared, tense, that has
scary talking and and uneasy. happened in
repetitive that location,
. Door locked where his friend
is scared and
concerned of
what can
happen to them.

The Troll of . Guitar The use of Music is only The silence The main
Stoney Brook . Man’s voice- deep narrative in used when the before the character seems
. Laughing- creepy this show is character is at a music at the as if he is kind
. Stuttering also amazing party, but it party starts, of a loner
. Footsteps for the same sounds as if really makes compare to the
What is drama about?
. Shouting reason that he’s the audience other people at
. Driving I’ve said remembering feel the the party. We
Creature that
. Phone call about the some memories, tension. can suggest that
cannot be killed.
. Car crash production it seems like by when the
. Breathing- heavy above. this whole boys start
. Background It really production is shouting,
noise- creepy makes you how he is calling him
. Rawr- loud picture remembering ‘loser’ when he
everything that night. leaves the party
that the early.
characters are
saying even
though is a
radio show.