9 Apr
2001
9 Apr
'01
9:20 p.m.
Alison wrote: [ that British TV was possibly dialogue-heavy because of the theatrical tradition. ]
I'd put it down to BBC Radio, myself. As JMS wrote, if you can listen to a TV programme from the other room, and still know what's going on, that's not TV, that's radio. I'm sure theatre relies heavily on the visual, too, if only from the actors' body language and expressions.
steve