Mandela: An Audio History (Hour Version)
Series: Mandela: An Audio History
From: Radio Diaries
Length: 00:58:44
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Piece Description
Credits/Back anounce: Our story was produced by Joe Richman of Radio Diaries. Mandela: An Audio History is has just been released as a CD, hosted by Desmond Tutu with an introduction by Nelson Mandela. To find the CD, search for "Mandela: An Audio History" on Amazon or visit: www.mandelahistory.org Notes: This is a one hour version of the series, Mandela: An Audio History, which was originally broadcast as a 5-part series on All Things Considered. The host introducton is by Desmond Tutu. For more information visit the project website: www.mandelahistory.org or email the producer, Joe Richman, joe@radiodiaries.org There are a few different options for stations: Version One: no news hole (2 floating breaks) Version Two: newscast compatible (2 floating breaks) Version ThreeA: first half hour (with no host intro, ids or credits) Version ThreeB: second half hour (with no host intro, ids or credits) 15 and 30 second promos also available. Timings and Cues provided.
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Review of Mandela: An Audio History (Hour Version)Radio Diaries at its best. An amazing and powerful use of archive and new interviews, assembled with such skill the listener goes on a tour of history--like tuning a short-wave radio through an all too recent past. A tasteful refrain of non-scene music and other pure documentary techniques makes this one of the best tributes our country has to a great and peaceful man. |
Broadcast History
Originally broadcast as 5 part series on NPR's All Things Considered in April 2004 for the 10th anniversary of South Africa's first democratic election. Subsequent broadcasts through American RadioWorks and PRI.
Transcript
transcripts available on the Mandela: An Audio History website:
www.mandelahistory.org
or
www.radiodiaries.org
Read the full transcript
Timing and Cues
Timings and Cues for Mandela: An Audio History
Hour Version One and Hour Version Two
VERSION ONE (no news hole)
00:00:00 INCUE: MUSIC, "COMING UP THIS HOUR..."
00:17:31 OUTCUE: "... MANDELA: AN AUDIO HISTORY."
(60-SECOND MUSIC BED FOR ID)
00:18:31 INCUE: MUSIC, "A REMARKABLE DEMONSTRATION..."
00:34:25 OUTCUE: ??.MANDELA: AN AUDIO HISTORY.?
(60-SECOND MUSIC BED FOR ID)
00:35:25 INCUE: MUSIC, ?THIS IS RADIO FREEDOM???
00:58:44 OUTCUE: ?THANKS FOR LISTENING? MUSIC
VERSION TWO (newscast compatible)
00:00:00 INCUE: MUSIC, "COMING UP THIS HOUR..."
00:00:59 OUTCUE: "...FROM RADIO DIARIES."
(5 MINUTES OF MUSIC BED FOR NEWSCAST
00:06:00 INCUE: MUSIC, "THIS IS DESMOND TUTU..."
00:22:09 OUTCUE: "... MANDELA: AN AUDIO HISTORY."
(60-SECOND MUSIC BED FOR ID)
00:23:09INCUE: MUSIC, "A REMARKABLE DEMONSTRATION..."
00:37:47 OUTCUE: ??.MANDELA: AN AUDIO HISTORY.?
(60-SECOND MUSIC BED FOR ID)
00:38:47 INCUE: MUSIC, ?THIS IS RADIO FREEDOM???
00:58:44 OUTCUE: ?THANKS FOR LISTENING? MUSIC





Jesse Dukes
Posted on June 18, 2005 at 07:18 AM | Permalink
Review of Mandela: An Audio History (Hour Version)
This is great. When I first heard about this idea, I wondered what value there would be in a non-narrated historical documentary. What sort of historical thread could be created without narration and how historically accurate could it be? "Mandela" succeeds, not as a factual history, but as the kind of storytelling that should accompany the heroes of our modern history. It is an emotional history, with enough archival tape from news broadcasts to hold the narrative together. The real strength comes from the interviews, located in context, so that the listener understands what it felt like to be part of the struggle to overturn apartheid and the power of that movement. We get a very clear sense of why this struggle was important.
"Mandela" does challenge the listeners a little as we seek to identify the different voices. A careful listener will have no problem recognizing Nelson Mandela's voice nor that of Desmond Tutu, both of which occur throughout. The casual listener may not recognize the voice of DeClerk and may find the abridged political analysis of Botha's collapse and Mandela's release to be confusing. Although it would be nice if these sections could be more clear, I am won over by the power of non-narrated history to, well bring us closer to the story, or even into the story. I am excited about what this says about the role of radio in helping us form a historical conciousness.