Long before the rise of podcast dramas, listeners worldwide tuned in to the audio-only narratives of radio plays.
Tom Stoppard and Arthur Miller were among the many playwrights who early in their careers completed brief pieces for radio, while such memorable dramas as Harold Pinter's “A Slight Ache” and Robert Bolt's “A Man for All Seasons” premiered as radio broadcasts. Radio work was often a way to bring in money and to refine the arts of plotting and dialogue.
