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Chain Gang is a collaborative storytelling project that BBC Radio 7 does from time to time. The basic idea: get a writer (award-winning Robert Shearman in the case of the currently ongoing series of Chain Gang) to write a few minutes of a story for radio. Broadcast it, and invite listeners to submit their storylines for what happens in the next few minutes. Choose a storyline, and have the writer turn it into another couple of minutes of full fledged radio drama. Repeat for about twelve weeks, and then let the poor writer wrap it up somehow at the end.
I listened to the 2007 series of Chain Gang, and thought that it actually worked remarkably well. The story had more twists and turns than an A.E. Van Vogt novel, but it was fascinating to see how people built on ideas from the previous episodes. So, when this new series rolled around, I decided I'd set myself the challenge of writing and submitting at least one storyline a week. I thought if nothing else, it would be a good writing exercise for focusing on plot, which isn't really one of my strengths as a writer.
( The short version: They picked my storyline )
Anyway, I am thrilled that I got to hear a bit of story by me dramatised on radio. By Rob Shearman, no less!
You can listen to Episode 2 of Chain Gang on your computer from BBC iPlayer until December 26th. I recommend listening to Episode 1 first (there's a link on that page) to get the context.
I listened to the 2007 series of Chain Gang, and thought that it actually worked remarkably well. The story had more twists and turns than an A.E. Van Vogt novel, but it was fascinating to see how people built on ideas from the previous episodes. So, when this new series rolled around, I decided I'd set myself the challenge of writing and submitting at least one storyline a week. I thought if nothing else, it would be a good writing exercise for focusing on plot, which isn't really one of my strengths as a writer.
( The short version: They picked my storyline )
Anyway, I am thrilled that I got to hear a bit of story by me dramatised on radio. By Rob Shearman, no less!
You can listen to Episode 2 of Chain Gang on your computer from BBC iPlayer until December 26th. I recommend listening to Episode 1 first (there's a link on that page) to get the context.
