The way of TaoA radio production By: Toby Adshead

The Overview

The way of Tao is about a teenager who has just moved to England with his Mother, because he has come from China everything is different for him and his Mother, the story revolves around Tao and how he is adjusting to the new country he has moved to. Tao has to deal with many situations (bullying) just to have a normal day at school. Tao is also a martial arts master and deals with these situations in his own way and leaves fighting to the last resort.

Genre

ActionDrama Adventure

Characters Tao: Tao is the main character, moved from china to try and live a

normal life among people who think he dose not fit in where he is.

Head teacher: The Head teacher of the school is very strict and makes sure that every student is in line, however the head teacher has a unknown hatred for Tao

School bullies: These are typical school students who don’t like change and having a new type of student come to school of a different ethnicity they don’t like it meaning that they solve it by violence, to assert their dominance to the new school child

School teachers: The school teacher try’s his best to look after Tao but because the Head teacher has the final say in everything Tao always ends up in a worse situation as the Head teacher gives him punishments for almost nothing

Tao’s mom: is almost nonexistent in the radio show she gets talked about a lot by Tao and school teachers however he voice is never heard.

Voice actors

Tao: Donnie YenBully: Henry Loyd-Hughes Head teacher: David MitchellTeacher: Richard Ayoade

Radio station and broadcast dates

Radio stationBBC 4 Extra and shortly after BBC I player

Broadcast datesThe show will be broadcast at 6 PM on Sunday so people will have free time to listen to the radio show.

Broadcast time\LengthThe radio show will be broadcast for 30 minuets each time it is aired

Target audience

Aged 15-25 Gender Male/Female Socio-Economic grouping: D-E Other audience, Students interested in radio

productions

Older generations of adults who find martial arts interesting

Secondary audience Aged: 45-65

Gender: Male/Female

Socio-Economic grouping C1-B

Other, older martial artists who are still passionate about the fighting styles and also like radio dramas

The way of Tao distribution

Aired on BBC 4 Extra Available for Podcast/streaming for a certain

amount of time (2/3 weeks)Available on Google music and iTunes CD copies available in stores in box sets Catch up service (BBC iplayer)

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