Radio drama adaptation

This study deals with the issue of radio drama adaptation. The theoretical analysis is based on key Czech and foreign radio texts and literary theory, it notes the specifics of radio drama adaptation and sets out the basic theoretical problems involved in this radio dramaturgical approach within the overall context of literary and dramatic radio production. The theoretical propositions are demonstrated by examples from recent and earlier radio history, and the text combines theoretical research with practical radio dramaturgy issues. The aim of this study is to define the basic creative and theoretical problems that a radio adaptation of a literary work entails.