The Discussed Topics of the Radio Documentary and Feature

This chapter addresses the crucial topics discussed around the world; nevertheless, it is still only a small sample of wide scale of important talking-points regarding the documentary and feature making. However, you can find a plenty of useful tips and tricks for recording a documentary. Reková offers basic information about the narration in podcasts with a special attention to documentary podcasts. She also describes the differences in European and overseas audio production, the risks of generalising conclusions, or the specifics of the work with the sound, music and dubbing. In addition, this chapter addresses the authorial approach and the dramatic structure of the documentary and feature programmes and gives an advice about the topic selection and the narrative method. Reková also deals with the ethics of the documentary maker and asks the question How can the material be treated in a sensitive way yet not manipulated?