The Bloomsbury Handbook of Radio
London: Bloomsbury Academic (2023), xiv, 554 pp.
Contains index
ISBN 978-1-5013-8531-5 (hbk); 978-1-5013-8529-2 (pdf)
"The Bloomsbury Handbook of Radio presents exciting new research on radio and audio, including broadcasting and podcasting. Since the birth of radio studies as a distinct subject in the 1990s, it has matured into a second wave of inquiry and scholarship. As broadcast radio has partly given way to podcasting and as community initiatives have pioneered more diverse and innovative approaches so scholars have embarked on new areas of inquiry. Divided into seven sections, the Handbook covers: communities; entertainment; democracy; emotions; listening; studying radio; futures." (Publisher description)
SECTION I. ENTERTAINMENT
1 Introduction / Kathryn McDonald and Hugh Chignell, 7
2 'Don't Let 'Em Divide Us': Free World Theatre and US Wartime Morale Drama / Matthew A. Killmeier, 10
3 Podcasting as a Music-Educational Practice / Morten Michelsen, 28
4 Hearing Age in Music Streaming: Well-being, Marketing and Older Listeners / Christina Baade, 45
5 Past the Gate: Women in Sports Talk Radio / Lori Beckstead, 63
6 Expressions of Radio Drama: Samuel Beckett, Louis MacNeice and the BBC / Emily Best, 81
7 Illuminated Radio: Imagination and Affect in the Tradition of the Audio 'Feature', 'Acoustic Film' and Radio Documentaire de Creation / Virginia M. Madsen, 98
SECTION II. LISTENING
8 Introduction / Kathryn McDonald and Hugh Chignell, 115
9 Tuning In and Listening Out: Intersections of Voice and Listening in Community Radio / Bridget Backhaus, 120
10 The Listener of the Future: Exploring Public Service Broadcasters' Strategies about Radio Apps / Marta Perrotta, 134
11 Using a 'Critical Ear': Developing a Practitioner-Researcher Framework for Analytical Listening in Podcast Studies / ritta Jorgensen, 150
12 An Analysis of Black American Radio Listenership / Kim Fox, 165
SECTION III. EMOTIONS
13 Introduction / Kathryn McDonald and Hugh Chignell, 177
14 Emotions in the Dark: A History of Late-Night French Radio / Marine Beccarelli, 180
15 The Radio Phone-in and the Suicidal Caller / Kathryn McDonald, 214
16 Presenting … Producers! And Producing Presenters / Helen Wolfenden, 214
17 Audio Within Audio: Phones, Materiality and the Elicitation of Emotion in Podcasting / Evi Karathanasopoulou, 232
SECTION IV. COMMUNITIES
18 Introduction / Kathryn McDonald and Hugh Chignell, 251
19 Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts: Community-Building Approaches Across Community Radio / Katie Moylan, 254
20 Feeding the Beast: What It Means to be a Community Radio Presenter in the UK / Josephine Coleman, 267
21 Daring to be Different! Ethnic Community Radio as a Space of Inclusion / Gloria Khamkar, 285
22 The Changing Context of Community Radio / Lawrie Hallett, 300
SECTION V. DEMOCRACY
23 Introduction / Kathryn McDonald and Hugh Chignell, 321
24 Dutch Radio News: From Public Polarization to Public Service / Anya Luscombe, 325
25 Still Serving the Public? News Provision on BBC Radio / Katy McDonald, 344
26 Spanish Radio in the Early Years of Democracy: Antena 3 Radio / Pilar Dobón-Roux, 358
SECTION VI. STUDYING RADIO
27 Introduction / Kathryn McDonald and Hugh Chignell, 376
28 Studying 1960s Commercial Radio / Richard Legay, 379
29 Studying Radio: Researching Women in Radio Production in the Early BBC / Kate Murphy, 395
30 'Podcasting Radio on Podcasts': Edutainment Podcasting Pedagogy for Radio Students During COVID-19 / Kylie Sturgess, Lauren O'Mahony, Kathryn Trees and Simon Order, 411
31 The Place of Radio in the Soundscapes: Everyday Listening and Producing Sounds in Marginalized Communities of the Global South [Brazil] / Andrea Medrado, 428
SECTION VII. FUTURES
32 Introduction / Kathryn McDonald and Hugh Chignell, 449
33 Queer Networks Versus Global Corporations: The Battle for the Soul of Audio Fiction / Ella Watts, 452
34 Recalling Radio: An Archival View from Radio's Second Century / Alexander Badenoch, 468
35 Hyperlocal Radio: Reclaiming Conversation through Social Broadcasting / Lucia Scazzocchio, 489
36 Making Waves Behind Bars: The (Past, Present and) Future of Prison Radio / Phil Maguire, 502
37 Radio in the Round: Reflections on the Future of Sound Media / Richard Berry, 521
1 Introduction / Kathryn McDonald and Hugh Chignell, 7
2 'Don't Let 'Em Divide Us': Free World Theatre and US Wartime Morale Drama / Matthew A. Killmeier, 10
3 Podcasting as a Music-Educational Practice / Morten Michelsen, 28
4 Hearing Age in Music Streaming: Well-being, Marketing and Older Listeners / Christina Baade, 45
5 Past the Gate: Women in Sports Talk Radio / Lori Beckstead, 63
6 Expressions of Radio Drama: Samuel Beckett, Louis MacNeice and the BBC / Emily Best, 81
7 Illuminated Radio: Imagination and Affect in the Tradition of the Audio 'Feature', 'Acoustic Film' and Radio Documentaire de Creation / Virginia M. Madsen, 98
SECTION II. LISTENING
8 Introduction / Kathryn McDonald and Hugh Chignell, 115
9 Tuning In and Listening Out: Intersections of Voice and Listening in Community Radio / Bridget Backhaus, 120
10 The Listener of the Future: Exploring Public Service Broadcasters' Strategies about Radio Apps / Marta Perrotta, 134
11 Using a 'Critical Ear': Developing a Practitioner-Researcher Framework for Analytical Listening in Podcast Studies / ritta Jorgensen, 150
12 An Analysis of Black American Radio Listenership / Kim Fox, 165
SECTION III. EMOTIONS
13 Introduction / Kathryn McDonald and Hugh Chignell, 177
14 Emotions in the Dark: A History of Late-Night French Radio / Marine Beccarelli, 180
15 The Radio Phone-in and the Suicidal Caller / Kathryn McDonald, 214
16 Presenting … Producers! And Producing Presenters / Helen Wolfenden, 214
17 Audio Within Audio: Phones, Materiality and the Elicitation of Emotion in Podcasting / Evi Karathanasopoulou, 232
SECTION IV. COMMUNITIES
18 Introduction / Kathryn McDonald and Hugh Chignell, 251
19 Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts: Community-Building Approaches Across Community Radio / Katie Moylan, 254
20 Feeding the Beast: What It Means to be a Community Radio Presenter in the UK / Josephine Coleman, 267
21 Daring to be Different! Ethnic Community Radio as a Space of Inclusion / Gloria Khamkar, 285
22 The Changing Context of Community Radio / Lawrie Hallett, 300
SECTION V. DEMOCRACY
23 Introduction / Kathryn McDonald and Hugh Chignell, 321
24 Dutch Radio News: From Public Polarization to Public Service / Anya Luscombe, 325
25 Still Serving the Public? News Provision on BBC Radio / Katy McDonald, 344
26 Spanish Radio in the Early Years of Democracy: Antena 3 Radio / Pilar Dobón-Roux, 358
SECTION VI. STUDYING RADIO
27 Introduction / Kathryn McDonald and Hugh Chignell, 376
28 Studying 1960s Commercial Radio / Richard Legay, 379
29 Studying Radio: Researching Women in Radio Production in the Early BBC / Kate Murphy, 395
30 'Podcasting Radio on Podcasts': Edutainment Podcasting Pedagogy for Radio Students During COVID-19 / Kylie Sturgess, Lauren O'Mahony, Kathryn Trees and Simon Order, 411
31 The Place of Radio in the Soundscapes: Everyday Listening and Producing Sounds in Marginalized Communities of the Global South [Brazil] / Andrea Medrado, 428
SECTION VII. FUTURES
32 Introduction / Kathryn McDonald and Hugh Chignell, 449
33 Queer Networks Versus Global Corporations: The Battle for the Soul of Audio Fiction / Ella Watts, 452
34 Recalling Radio: An Archival View from Radio's Second Century / Alexander Badenoch, 468
35 Hyperlocal Radio: Reclaiming Conversation through Social Broadcasting / Lucia Scazzocchio, 489
36 Making Waves Behind Bars: The (Past, Present and) Future of Prison Radio / Phil Maguire, 502
37 Radio in the Round: Reflections on the Future of Sound Media / Richard Berry, 521
