Williams Audio Challenge 6

This is a challenge which is here just because, well perhaps some reasons need to be explained first what I mean by this.

As you know if you listen to radio four or other great radio stations in the UK, I can't talk about other parts of the world as I have no information on what audio or radio is like. Anyway what I was going to say was this that sometimes they do an item on cooking and have the cooking done on air live, now it does take some skill to convey to the listener's just what is going on, and most of the time it works very well.

Another very clever use of this sort of thing was when a ventriloquist in a comedy show was on the radio in the 1950's. I think that the dummy was well, very popular even though you knew who was doing the voice of the dummy. But and I think that this is the most important thing is that you could tell by the sound effects and the good use of characterisation just who, when, where and what was going on.

So my challenge is in the same sort of vein as the above two examples in that it is something that is visual,and the challenge is to make that visual item see-able on the radio.

The subject is something that most people take for granted and perhaps do not even give it a second thought unless something dramatic is going on with it.

Do you want me to tell you what it is or have you already worked out what it is yet?

Well, I want at one 30 minute programme in any format on clouds, yes that's what i said clouds. It is a challenge in that some how you have to get over to the listener just what all the different clouds look like and why. You also and this is the sting in the tail, or more correctly the second part of this challenge is that you have to show how the clouds have changed the world in some way or other.

yes I know that this part of the challenge is not a broadcast problem but it is as I want the results of the research that you will have to do brought into the programme and for it to be a part of the programme.

As with all the Williams Audio challenges if you find that one programme is not enough then their is nothing to stop you from doing more programmes or even a series.

At the heart of the programme challenges is getting the challenge produced and broadcast either as a radio broadcast or podcast.

I think that radio or audio needs to get out there and just show that it is a medium that is anywhere, anytime and that it can get into people's heads and expand their minds without them knowing what has been going on until it is too late!

I think and so do a lot of far brighter minds that radio or audio entertainment is a medium will go on to bigger and better things especially now that the ipods generation are used to these items and have or are looking for more than just pop tunes.