SAMPLE OF A RADIO SCRIPT

A  RADIO  PLAY  SCRIPT

 

Title:  Career  Choice

 

 

1.         MUSIC: [ A-1]                                                                  PROGRAMME THEME-UP. ESTABLISH.

 

 

 

CONTINUE UNDER

 

2.       ANNOUNCER

Yes, listeners, you’re welcome to your favourite radio station BSU 89.9 FM. Your favourite program is back! Today’s play: “Career Choice” is back promising you entertainment, education, and sensitization. Hope you enjoy…. I am yours truly;……….        

 

 

3.       MUSIC: [B-2]                                                                      ACTION THEME-UP FULL. FADE.

 

 

SCENE ONE: INT. ROOM. MORNING

                        (Topstar and Sarah)

 

4.       SOUND:                                                                               KNOCK AT THE DOOR – DOOR OPENING, BEAT 

 

     

PLAY UNDERGROUND

 

1 SOUND:                                                                                            TOPSTAR’S FOOTSTEPS

 

2. TOPSTAR:                                                                                       Hello maami

 

3. SARAH                                                                                             Hi my son, hope you woke well?

TOPSTAR: O yes Maami. I was in a dream last night, singing and had the whole world right at my concert! Maami I so much trust I’m gonna make a big wave in Music.

5. SARAH                                                                                             Dream is just a reflection of the mind my dear

6. TOPSTAR                                                                                         (SNAPS) No mum! There you go again! You’re                                                                                                                   beginning to support dad in this case mum!

                                                                                                                I’m gonna become a musician and nothing

                                                                                                                More! Excuse me mum…..

 

7. SOUND:                                                                                           DOOR BANGS, TENSE BEAT FADE IN.

 

8. SARAH                                                                                             (CALLS BACK): You are banging the door on

                                                                                                                Me? Hey….this boy will not kill me!

 

 

 

SCENE TWO:                      INT.   LIVINGROOM. NOON.

                                                [Mark and Sarah]

 

9. MUSIC:  (B: 2)                                                                                               ACTION THEME-UP FULL, ESTABLISH;

                                                                                                                                SOCCER MATCH SOUND/MUSIC

                                                                                                CONTINUE UNDER

 

1. SOUND:                                                                                                           FOOTSTEPS SOUND EFFECT

 

 

2. SARAH                                                                                                             My husband,(PAUSE) you and soccer.

 

 

3. MARK:                                                                                                             Yes darling, is launch ready?

 

 

4 SARAH:                                                                                                             Yes my husband, but before that

                                                                                                                                (SIGHS)

5 MARK:                                                                                                               What is it woman! You can see I’m

                                                                                                                                Busy…

 

6 SARAH:                                                                                                             My husband it’s about our son, can we

                                                                                                                                Just allow him make his choice of

                                                                                                                                Career?...

 

7 MARK:                                                                                                               (HUSKILY) NO WOMAN! As a matter of

                                                                                                                                Fact I have his admission processed

                                                                                                                                Already-he is going to school next

                                                                                                                                Weekend and that’s final!

                                                                               

1 SOUND:                                                                                                            SILENCE SOUND EFFECT

 

 

2. MARK:                                                                                                             (CONT’D): Can I have my launch?

 

 

3. SARAH:                                                                                                            (HEAVES A DEEP SIGH)

 

 

4. MUSIC:                                                                                                            THEME MUSIC RECOVERED, FULL, FADE

 

 

SCENE THREE:  INT. OFFICE. DAY

                                (Mr. Lecturer and Topstar)

 

 

5. MUSIC:                                                                                            THEME MUSIC, EDUCATION MUSIC, ESTABLISH

                                                                                                                                CONTINUE UNDER

 

6 TOPTSAR:                                                                                         Good afternoon Mr. Lecturer…

 

 

7 MR LECTURER:                                                                               Good afternoon TOPSTAR. It’s your news

                                                                                                                Allover the campus. Have you considered if

                                                                                                                This glory should come in the light of your

MR LECTURER:                                                                                  (CONT’D) medical dexterity instead of music.

                                                                                                                By the way, why are you here?

 

 

1 TOPSTAR:                                                                                         (CLEARS THROAT): Yes sir…that’s why I have

                                                                                                                Come, sir, my late father appeared to me in

                                                                                                                The dream…..

 

SOUND:                                                                                               CROWD LAUGH SOUND EFFCT

 

2. MR LECTURER:                                                                              (CUTS IN SHOCKINGLY): WHAT! YOUR FATHER

                                                                                                                IS DEAD?

 

3. TOPSTAR:                                                                                       Yes sir, but my grandfather…He told me that I

                                                                                                                I would be wasting my whole lifetime in

                                                                                                                Medical line. Medical is not my calling..

 

 

MR LECTURER:                                                                                  You must be silly young man. Well, your father

                                                                                                                Has the decision to make….

 

5 TOPSTAR:                                                                                         Please help me talk to my father…

 

 

6 MR LECTURER:                                                                               Young man, don’t be lazy. Go and face studies.

 

 

SCENE FOUR:  MEDICAL LABORATORY (SCHOOL). INT. MORNING

 

                                                (Annabelle, Maureen and Topstar)

 

 

1. MUSIC:                                                                                            STUDY/WORK MUSIC, FULL, ESTABLISH.

                                                                                                                CONTINUE UNDER.

 

 

2. SOUND:                                                                                           RUSTLING SOUND OF LAB APPARATUS

 

 

3. ANNABELLE & MAUREEN                                                        (CHORUS IN SHOCK. TOPSTAR FAINTS):

                                                                                                                JESUS CHRIST! Somebody help!

 

4. SOUND:                                                                                           SUSPENSE SOUND EFFECT

 

 

5. JYM:                                                                                                 (Rushes to the scene): What! What has

                                                                                                                Happened to TOPSTAR?

 

6 ANNABELLE:                                                                                   He collapsed all of a sudden!

 

 

7 MAUREEN:                                                                                      I think he is blood phobia….

1 JYM:                                                                                                   (TENSED): Get the kit! Call for the security!

 

2. ANNABELLE:                                                                                  Let’s fan him first….

 

(There is commotion then ominous silence)

 

 

3. MUSIC:                                                                                            THEME MUSIC, SAD, FULL. FADE.

 

 

SCENE FIVE: INT. LIVINGROOM. LATER THAT MOMENT.

                                                (Mark and Sarah)

 

 

4. MUSIC:                                                                                            MOVIE SOUND, FULL, ESTABLISH.

 

CONTINUE UNDER

 

5 MARK:                                                                                               (CALLS FOR SARAH) Hello darling,

can I have your attention her You will love this scene!....Uhnn that’s right..it is a tooth for a tooth….that’s alright.

 

 

6 SOUND:                                                                                            PHONE RINGS SOUND EFFECT

 

1 MARK:                                                                                               (ANSWERS CALL): Who goes there..

                                                                                                                Hello MR BADMUS…(PAUSE)

 

MR BADMUS:                                                                                    (VOICE OVER): Hello Sir…I am sorry to

                                                                                                                Announce this to you but I just I have to…

 

3. MARK:                                                                                             (SNORTS IN FEAR): And what exactly are you

                                                                                                                Talking about?

 

 

4 MR BADMUS:                                                                                 We lost him…

 

 

5 MARK:                                                                                               (FRIGHTENED): LOST WHO???

 

 

6 MR BADMUS:                                                                                 Your son sir, TOPSTAR…

 

 

7. MARK:                                                                                             (SCREAMS): DON’T SAY EVIL! WHAT!!!

                                                                                                                HAPPENED!!!!

 

8. SOUND:                                                                                           PHONE DROPS SOUND EFFECT

 

 

1 MARK:                                                                                               HELLO, HELLO, HELLO,

 

 

2. SOUND:                                                                                           SUSPENSE BEAT, FOOTETEPS

 

 

3. SARAH:                                                                                            (FRIGHTENED): MY HUSBAND WHAT IS THE

                                                                                                                PROBLEM?

 

4 SOUND:                                                                                            SPASMODIC SILENCE, GRIEF SOUND EFFECT

 

 

5 MARK:                                                                                               (SOBS): Blood phobia, (SOBS) blood phobia

has killed my son, our son in school..

 

 

SARAH:                                                                                                (SCREAMS AGGRESSIVELY): I AM FINSHED!

                                                                                                                (SOBS)

 

7. MUSIC:                                                                                            GRIEF MUSIC, FULL, ESTABLISH, FADE

 

 

8. ANNOUNCER:                                                                               Hello listeners, hope you enjoyed today’s play.

                                                                                                                We have learnt that career choice is crucial to

                                                                                                                Us. Parents, teachers should give their children

1.       ANNOUNCER:                                                                   (CONT’D): a considerable freedom to decide

What they aspire to do in life and of course what they are passionate about. Appreciation goes to the organizers of today’s program; Managing Director Mrs JUDITH UZAM and the Chief Executive Producer, Dr. Jacob Suemo.

 

Here is the cast for you:

TOPSTAR: (SON)