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
Back ground sounds How are they How does it create How many? Male /
for location settings talking an emotional female?
response?
Dark Passenger In a car. Rain There is a two The music The silence There are two
hitting the car and of them played is on the makes it creepy males who are
the car hitting probably car radio and and edgy. friends.
branches. young adults. doesn’t really
Car radio playing show. A lot Two girls
which is muffled Narrator otherwise from screaming
possibly set in the talking about there music taste
90s. his past self in and what year it
this story. could be set in.
What is drama about?
The Troll of Stoney Brook The music sets the They sound Music creates an Makes it edgy One guy as main
scene and where like young atmosphere character
they are like at the adults and the especially when
beginning it’s at a main guy the trolls are Troll
party and you can sounds like he introduced.
hear rock music is shy at A friend
and talking which times.
shows it’s a party.
What is drama about?
