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''Radio Tales'' is an American series of radio dramas produced by Generations Productions.〔("Generations Productions LLC" ) GenerationsProductions.com. Accessed May 19, 2008.〕 This series adapted classic works of American and world literature such as ''The War of the Worlds'', ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea'', ''Beowulf'', ''Gulliver's Travels'', and the ''One Thousand and One Nights''. Premiering on National Public Radio on October 29, 1996,〔National Public Radio: "NPR Marketing Monthly Edition". NPR Marketing, 1996〕 the series has been described by NPR as “music drama programs packed with discovery, mystery and intrigue wrapped in original cinematic music and elaborate sound design”.〔National Public Radio: "NPR Quarterly Edition". NPR Marketing, 2001〕 The series was conceived and created by producer Winnie Waldron, who also served as on-air host and principal script editor for the series.〔("Winifred Phillips, Biography" ) Winifredphillips.com. Accessed October 27, 2008.〕 Composer Winifred Phillips created over fifty hours of music for the series, and also performed as featured actress.〔("NPR Playhouse - January - March, 2001" ) MNinter.net. Accessed March 21, 2008.〕 Waldron and Phillips are co-founders of Generations Productions LLC, and co-producers of the Radio Tales series. In addition to their work on this series, Waldron and Phillips are also known for their subsequent work as producers and creators of music for the videogame industry, most notably for the Speed Racer videogame in 2008,〔("Game Credits for Speed Racer: The Videogame" ) MobyGames.com. Accessed May 19, 2008.〕 the Shrek the Third videogame in 2007,〔("Game Credits for Shrek the Third" ) MobyGames.com. Accessed May 19, 2008.〕 The Da Vinci Code videogame in 2006,〔("Game Credits for The Da Vinci Code" ) MobyGames.com. Accessed May 19, 2008.〕 and the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory〔("Game Credits for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" ) MobyGames.com. Accessed May 19, 2008.〕 and God of War〔("Game Credits for God of War" ) MobyGames.com. Accessed May 19, 2008.〕 videogames in 2005. The Radio Tales series has won numerous awards, including an International Radio Festivals WorldMedal〔("2004 Winners, Radio Programming and Promotion, New York Festivals" ) NewYorkFestivals.com, as indexed by the Internet Archive at Archive.org. Accessed March 22, 2008.〕 for its production "Fortress of Doom" and four Gracie Allen Awards from the Foundation of American Women in Radio and Television, including a Best Actress in a National Network Drama award for Winifred Phillips’ performance in "The Yellow Wallpaper". ==History== Waldron and Phillips’ first venture into the field of radio drama came in 1992, when they collaborated on a limited-run anthology series of original dramas entitled ''Tales from the Other Side''.〔National Public Radio: "NPR Quarterly Edition, Summer 1992". NPR Marketing, 1992〕 The series consisted of 10 half-hour programs. Programs from the series were chosen by Noah Andre Trudeau, then cultural program director for National Public Radio, to be featured as a part of NPR Playhouse in the summer of 1992.〔("NPR Playhouse - January - March, 2001" ) Mninter.net. Accessed May 20, 2008.〕 The entire series was subsequently broadcast on WBAI-FM in NYC in 1994,〔Science Fiction Chronicle: "Newsnotes & Events". Science Fiction Chronicle, Pg. 12, 1994〕 where it earned comparisons to the ''Twilight Zone'' and the ''Outer Limits''.〔National Public Radio: "NPR Quarterly Edition, Fall 1998". NPR Marketing, 1998〕 In 1996, Waldron and Phillips produced the pilot program for a new series of dramatic radio adaptations of classic stories and novels from around the world. The series was first presented on National Public Radio Playhouse under the title ''Generations Radio Theater Presents'',〔("NPR Playhouse - January - March, 2001" ) MNinter.net. Accessed March 21, 2008.〕 and then later as ''Generations Radio Theater Presents: Radio Tales''.〔National Public Radio: "NPR Quarterly Program Guide, Spring 2001". NPR Marketing, Vol. VII, No. II〕 The pilot program was an adaptation of the classic Edgar Allan Poe horror story "Masque of the Red Death", and was described by NPR as "elegantly macabre".〔National Public Radio: "NPR Quarterly Edition, Fall 1997". NPR Marketing pg. 7, 1997〕 ''National Public Radio Playhouse'' aired the pilot program on October 29, 1996. The ''Generations Radio Theater Presents: Radio Tales'' series aired on National Public Radio affiliate stations from 1996 until 2002. During its broadcast run on National Public Radio, the Radio Tales series was underwritten by the National Endowment for the Arts.〔National Public Radio: "NPR Quarterly Edition, Fall 1998". NPR Marketing, Vol. IV, No. III〕 In 2002, the series moved to XM Satellite Radio’s Sonic Theater channel.〔("Sonic Theater" ) XMRadio.com. Accessed May 22, 2008.〕 Retitled ''Radio Tales'', the series made its XM Satellite Radio premiere on Thanksgiving Day with the holiday program "O. Henry's Thanksgiving". The Radio Tales series aired on XM Satellite Radio's Sonic Theater channel from 2002 until 2008. In 2008, the Radio Tales series moved to Sirius XM Satellite Radio. The series airs regularly on the Sirius XM Book Radio channel of Sirius XM Satellite Radio. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Radio Tales」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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