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RDR publishes brilliant, in-depth critiques by top audio folk of the best audio features, radio docs and storytelling podcasts, as voted by int ed board. Free! uowoajournals.org/rdr/

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RadioDoc Review @rdreditor.bsky.social · Jun 2

The new RadioDoc Review is out—Volume 10, Issue 1 (2025). Some truly great pieces in this one. Check it out 👉 www.uowoajournals.org/rdr/issue/15...

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David Hendy @davidhendy.bsky.social · 21d

John Reith of the BBC: ‘a soul in torment’?

My piece for the BBC looking back at the publication - 50 years ago this week - of the extraordinary ‘Reith Diaries’

Reith's Diaries

How the publication of private diaries fifty years ago this month changed forever the public image of the BBC’s first Director-General - John Reith.

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RadioDoc Review @rdreditor.bsky.social · 24d

Submissions are now open for our Autumn 2025 issue. We welcome reviews of #radio and #podcasts, alongside essays, scholarly articles, and short pieces. Full details and guidelines: uowoajournals.org/rdr/submissi...

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RadioDoc Review @rdreditor.bsky.social · 27d

We are looking for a new journal Co-Editor. Deadline 30 Sept to start Jan 2026. Opportunity for #documentary #radio, #audio and #podcast academics www.uowoajournals.org/rdr/news/7/

RadioDoc Review has a vacancy for a new journal Editor

RadioDoc Review is looking for a new Co-Editor, to start January 2026 for a period of three years. RadioDoc Review is an open access, peer reviewed scholarly journal that recently …

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RadioDoc Review @rdreditor.bsky.social · Jun 12

What counts as a history of European radio documentary? Virginia Madsen reads Tereza Reková’s book European Radio Documentary: A History of the Format and its Festivals and asks hard questions—what kind of history is this, and what voices are missing? doi.org/10.14453/rdr...

RadioDoc Review @rdreditor.bsky.social · Jun 11

What happens when a podcast becomes the last chance for justice? In this conversational review, Caroline Graham & Kylie Stevenson unpack Dear Rachelle—and the ethics of true crime reporting when the case is still open.

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#truecrime #podcast

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RadioDoc Review @rdreditor.bsky.social · Jun 10

What does it mean to oppose a war your brother is fighting in? In her review of the Russian podcast Sisters, Iana Nikitenko listens to women caught in that impossible space—between loyalty, grief, and protest.

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RadioDoc Review @rdreditor.bsky.social · Jun 9

What if podcasting isn’t just a way to share research—but a way to do it? Benjamin Ball reflects on making #City#Life for ABC and shows how audio can be its own scholarly method.

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#audio #methodology #research

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RadioDoc Review @rdreditor.bsky.social · Jun 6

What does Desert Island Discs do to women’s voices? Sofia Theodosiadou listens closely—to the structure, the music, the silences—and shows how identity is shaped in sound, not just words.

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#podcast #women #audio #DID

RadioDoc Review @rdreditor.bsky.social · Jun 5

How do you teach radio documentary in a country without a tradition in the form? In Brazil, Eduardo Vicente & David K. Dunaway turned to Paulo Freire and Grundtvig, reshaping radio education through local pedagogy.

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#radio #education #documentary

RadioDoc Review @rdreditor.bsky.social · Jun 4

What does Anton Chekhov have to do with podcasting? A lot, it turns out. Lea Ann Redfern traces how Chekhov’s principles—brevity, honesty, audacity—can guide audio storytelling today.

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#podcast #Chekhov #radio

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RadioDoc Review @rdreditor.bsky.social · Jun 3

When the BBC cut Short Cuts, over 1500 listeners and makers pushed back. It wasn't saved—but the response tells a powerful story. In RadioDoc Review 10.1, the Save Short Cuts group reflects on what was lost, and what’s at stake.

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RadioDoc Review @rdreditor.bsky.social · Jun 2

The new RadioDoc Review is out—Volume 10, Issue 1 (2025). Some truly great pieces in this one. Check it out 👉 www.uowoajournals.org/rdr/issue/15...

RadioDoc Review | Issue: Issue: 1(10) (2025)

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RadioDoc Review @rdreditor.bsky.social · Jan 30

Hugh Chignell explores how BBC radio drama transforms stage plays, with Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler showcasing whispered intimacy and shared claustrophobia. Read here: www.uowoajournals.org/rdr/article/...

RadioDoc Review @rdreditor.bsky.social · Jan 29

Explore Yvette Janine Jackson’s Freedom, a collection of radio operas delving into Black history and struggle. Gabriel Mindel reflects on her genre-defying compositions and their resonance with 2020’s calls for justice: www.uowoajournals.org/rdr/article/...

RadioDoc Review @rdreditor.bsky.social · Jan 25

Jason Loviglio's analysis of Nice White Parents explores how white parental influence ironically undermined diversity in a NYC public school. Read here: www.uowoajournals.org/rdr/article/...

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RadioDoc Review @rdreditor.bsky.social · Jan 24

Sophie Townsend’s Goodbye to All This chronicles her journey through loss, from her husband’s cancer diagnosis to life after his passing. Alyn Euritt reflects on how the podcast’s narrative and focus on community make it a profound exploration of grief: www.uowoajournals.org/rdr/article/...

RadioDoc Review @rdreditor.bsky.social · Jan 23

Emily Best's essay delves into Angela Carter's Vampirella, a radio sequel to Dracula. It’s a gothic collision of myth and logic, harnessing the medium’s raw power to elicit visceral fear. Read it here: www.uowoajournals.org/rdr/article/...

RadioDoc Review @rdreditor.bsky.social · Jan 21

🗣️ TRAUMA podcast explores seven disasters in Greece since 1999, sharing stories of survivors and victims' families. It reveals mistrust in the State and questions how trauma shapes Greece's national identity: bit.ly/4g0hAP1

RadioDoc Review @rdreditor.bsky.social · Jan 16

Heard something interesting? We're looking for in-depth reviews of factual narrative podcast and radio for RadioDoc Review. For more and to read past reviews see uowoajournals.org/rdr/

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RadioDoc Review @rdreditor.bsky.social · Nov 27

How can audio challenge historical silences? Weyland McKenzie-Witter explores audio praxis that blends oral history, sound design, and storytelling to amplify marginalized voices and rethink history. Discover the impact of podcasts on research & education: bit.ly/3O2gplV

Beyond The Broadcast: Nello and The People’s Method

This article explores the development of an audio praxis that combines oral history, sound design, storytelling, and archival material to engage with and critically examine history. The author reflect...

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RadioDoc Review @rdreditor.bsky.social · Nov 18

🎙️ New article! 📝 @abigailwincott.bsky.social & Sven Preger explore fresh approaches to multilingual voices in radio journalism, challenging the norm of dubbing. Discover new ways to hear authentic voices and reflect our multilingual world. Read more: bit.ly/4esWhUV #Radio #Media

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RadioDoc Review @rdreditor.bsky.social · Nov 13

🎙️ Celebrating 50 years of the International Features Conference, now the Audio Storytelling Festival! Join Simon Elmes as he explores the event’s legacy of dialogue, learning, and powerful feedback. Read more: bit.ly/3AzlGhS #AudioStorytelling #IFC50

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Abigail Wincott @abigailwincott.bsky.social · Oct 29

New issue of RadioDoc Review out on a new website and looking very nice. In-depth reviews of podcasts, articles about the craft of audio storytelling and assorted other bits and bobs www.uowoajournals.org/rdr/ #radio #podcast #audio

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