Telling Stories

Phil Smith

Phil is a musician and radio maker. I fell in love with his work after listening to Time Brings Roses - a Radio Cabaret set in Berlin. Phil creates a schmoozy-coozy salon, a space for burlesque, where shared fantasies become reality. Phil spoke to us about the push and pull of creating stories that balance magic and reality, fiction and fantasy, tragedy and comedy.

RESOURCES

Phil’s Top Picks:

Responding to poetry.

Our Top Picks:

All Phil’s features for Radio 4.

TAKEAWAYS

Start with the thing that you love about storytelling or radio-making. Then work out what you need to offer the listener to help them join you there.

CHALLENGES

Please send us your challenges to tellingstoriespod@gmail.com so that we can feature them on the site!

Phil challenges you to go into your archive and create a story based on a distinctive sound you have saved.