Abstract
Tom Stoppard has been credited with saying that the greatest time for radio drama was the year 1936, implying that technological change pushed radio dramas out of the mainstream and into the swamp. More recently, due in part to the advent of podcasting and on-line streaming, shifting audience interests and listening behaviours have forced the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) to adapt its programming of radio drama. In 2007, they stopped broadcasting regular, hour-long, stand-alone drama programs; shows like Sunday Showcase and Monday Night Playhouse were replaced by thirty-minute, episodic, limited-run series, broadcast in slots with higher listenerships. Afghanada1, a series about Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan, has been particularly successful and an original four-episode commitment has finally reached its conclusion at episode thirty-nine.
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