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Revolution in the Echo Chamber is a sociohistorical analysis of British and US radio and audio drama from 1919 to the present day. This volume examines the aesthetic, cultural and technical elements of audio drama along with its context within the literary canon. In addition to the form and development of aural drama, Leslie Grace McMurtry provides an exploration of mental imagery generation in relation to its reception and production. Building on historical analysis, Revolution in the Echo Chamber provides contemporary perspective, drawing on trends from the current audio drama environment to analyse how people listen to audio drama, including podcast drama, today – and how they might listen in the future.
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction – Why Bother with Audio Drama?
Chapter 1: Audio drama in the context of the literary canon
Chapter 2: Audio drama and listening
Chapter 3: Audio drama techniques and effects
Section 2 – History (1919–2010)
Chapter 4: British radio drama (1919–60)
Chapter 5: US radio drama (1919–60)
Chapter 6: Why US audio drama died and British audio drama survived
Chapter 7: The ascendance of the background medium: Drama on American and British radio, 1960–2010
Section 3 – Audio Drama Today
Chapter 8: Current British audio drama
Chapter 9: Current US audio drama
Section 4 – The Future of Audio Drama
Chapter 10: Listening now
Chapter 11: The post-Serial world and listeners of the future