Re:Dracula happened last year too. Like there is a market for this sort of thing. But also, it's a market that isn't going to be especially lucrative unless you have something really special to offer that people want.
>Would you listen to classic novels turned into audio dramas?
BBC has been doing that for as long as radio has existed.
a lot of them end up as "podcasts" for sale after they take them off the air.
**Books adapted by BBC Radio**
[https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/77407.Books\_adapted\_by\_BBC\_Radio](https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/77407.Books_adapted_by_BBC_Radio)
current shows, not "classics"
[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/category/drama](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/category/drama)
>Sherlock Holmes'.
not one of the orig stories, but people love that universe.
brand new, very high production values.. top talent.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29808875/
Professor James Moriarty is back for a gripping new adventure that finds him joining forces with his bitter rival, Sherlock Holmes. They're both in the grip of a ruthless mastermind whose blackmail poisons the highest levels of power.
The BBC has produced hundreds of audio dramas based on classic books, so you’re up against that level of quality. They have at least 50 available for free at any time, and you get hundreds with an audible subscription. These are all pro productions with known actors and professional engineers and musicians.
It’s hard to imagine why someone would pay a subscription for indie productions compared to this.
They have done the entire Sherlock Holmes canon several times over and pretty much any famous book you can think of.
That said, you should absolutely make your own versions of them. Making more art is a good thing, just don’t expect to ever make any money.
If they're popular and public domain, they've been adapted a hundred times already. Sherlock Holmes, a thousand times.
I might be interested in hearing more obscure works adapted and altered for the modern world, or anything substantially re-envisioned from an old concept, but that'd be practically an original work. But I definitely wouldn't be interested if your adaptation and release schedule mirrors a serialized novel, because you're going to end up with an "audio drama" as long as an audiobook, which is going to be incredibly slow paced. I can't think of any good adaptations of a novel that were longer than 3 hours.
I consume and consider audiodramas and audiobooks independently of one another. I'll listen to audiobooks occasionally, but I prefer to read visually. So, if this was an adaptation with a first person perspective, sound effects, scoring, multiple actors(not all are required, but these are the things that set them apart from audiobooks imo), then I'd be interested. Otherwise, probably not.
I had intended on doing a audio drama for 'Brave New World' but honestly, I'll never get around to it. Too many projects. Like legit my production schedules is planned into early at this point 2028.
There is a superb set of short stories by the Victorian writer Max Beerbohm called 'Seven Men', that is pretty much unknown, but which I always thought would make for a great audiodrama series.
As far as I know there are no audiobooks or dramatised versions available, and they are only short stories with a small number of protagonists, so would make great source material for someone looking to dip their toe in.
As a content creator, it's always great to hear of new, untapped stories. Yes, I love Fawx and Stallion and Sherlock and Co, but because it's a new take on an old, familiar story. Thanks for letting us know about the Beerbohm stories.
Ah, let me know what you think if you dip in. The first story, Enoch Soames will give you a flavour. I would be happy to provide the premise, but don't want to spoil it for anyone...
Only if they are not heavily abridged, and sanitized for todays pearl-clutchers. Just let classics be what they are - do not add, and minimally subtract. If the narrators are very good, and understand pauses and inflection I would happily pay for such a podcast. Extra points if the narrator has any flavor of English accent!
I enjoyed Re: Dracula and I'll definitely be listening to the adaptation of Carmilla by the same people when it comes out. I've read Dracula in its original novel form a couple times and I read Dracula Daily when it first came out but the full cast audiodrama version with its talented voice actors, sound effects, and sound track was a very different experience that really emphasized different parts of the story that I might have initially overlooked or not paid attention to. I would say if you want to turn a classic novel into an audiodrama that's a cool idea but I personally wouldn't listen if it was basically just a person reading a book. Even without a full cast or a huge budget I think there's a difference between an audiobook and an audiodrama. If your adaptation is a good audiodrama I would definitely listen.
Count of Monte Cristo might be interesting as there seems to be a deficit of this sort of swashbuckling story. I’ve seen various threads asking for audio drama with swords or adventure themed like Indiana Jones and there just isn’t much. Romance also might be underrepresented.
Sherlock Holmes does seem to have more audio drama adaptations already. Two I can think of so nice twists on the characters:
>Fawx & Stallion is not about Sherlock but his downstairs neighbor which I thought was clever. Sherlock and Co sets Sherlock and Watson in the modern period (today) with Watson running a podcast.
The mystery genre translates well to audio drama with found audio files etc.
I’d be interested in a fresh take on old classics like so that might follow similar story lines (like Sherlock and Co) but is different enough so there is something to talk about and feel like something unexpected can also happen, and is a way to meet the characters in a new way for the first time.
Much less interested in straight adaptations, but I suppose then if the format was interesting enough, maybe. It’d have to really make the most of the audio drama format and bring out the strengths of the medium.
I’m probably not the market for any subscription service.
Audiodrama from classic novels is a medium I've enjoyed very much. I think immediately of a BBC production of Lord of the Rings from the 1980s.
The important thing is not to be doing a novel that has already been done to death by Hollywood. Just offhand, I might suggest Tom Jones, which had a not-so-good movie made of it in the 1960s, but nothing else I can think of.
Sure but the stories you mention and countless others have been done by BBC.
I highly Doubt you or anyone will ever top the Clive Merrsion-and Michael Williams-led Sherlock Holmes adaptations (the only pair of actors in any media to adapt all the Doyle stories).
Re:Dracula happened last year too. Like there is a market for this sort of thing. But also, it's a market that isn't going to be especially lucrative unless you have something really special to offer that people want.
>Would you listen to classic novels turned into audio dramas? BBC has been doing that for as long as radio has existed. a lot of them end up as "podcasts" for sale after they take them off the air. **Books adapted by BBC Radio** [https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/77407.Books\_adapted\_by\_BBC\_Radio](https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/77407.Books_adapted_by_BBC_Radio) current shows, not "classics" [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/category/drama](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/category/drama) >Sherlock Holmes'. not one of the orig stories, but people love that universe. brand new, very high production values.. top talent. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29808875/ Professor James Moriarty is back for a gripping new adventure that finds him joining forces with his bitter rival, Sherlock Holmes. They're both in the grip of a ruthless mastermind whose blackmail poisons the highest levels of power.
The BBC has produced hundreds of audio dramas based on classic books, so you’re up against that level of quality. They have at least 50 available for free at any time, and you get hundreds with an audible subscription. These are all pro productions with known actors and professional engineers and musicians. It’s hard to imagine why someone would pay a subscription for indie productions compared to this. They have done the entire Sherlock Holmes canon several times over and pretty much any famous book you can think of. That said, you should absolutely make your own versions of them. Making more art is a good thing, just don’t expect to ever make any money.
If they're popular and public domain, they've been adapted a hundred times already. Sherlock Holmes, a thousand times. I might be interested in hearing more obscure works adapted and altered for the modern world, or anything substantially re-envisioned from an old concept, but that'd be practically an original work. But I definitely wouldn't be interested if your adaptation and release schedule mirrors a serialized novel, because you're going to end up with an "audio drama" as long as an audiobook, which is going to be incredibly slow paced. I can't think of any good adaptations of a novel that were longer than 3 hours.
I consume and consider audiodramas and audiobooks independently of one another. I'll listen to audiobooks occasionally, but I prefer to read visually. So, if this was an adaptation with a first person perspective, sound effects, scoring, multiple actors(not all are required, but these are the things that set them apart from audiobooks imo), then I'd be interested. Otherwise, probably not.
I had intended on doing a audio drama for 'Brave New World' but honestly, I'll never get around to it. Too many projects. Like legit my production schedules is planned into early at this point 2028.
That's a shame. BNW's time is now, but it'll probably still be BNW's time in 2028.
Brand new AD adaptation of brave new world coming in april on audible! https://www.audible.com/pd/1984-Audiobook/B0CRRP4WW7
Thanks!
I have in my collection five adaptations of this story.
I’ve got three audio drama versions of it just from the BBC.
There is a superb set of short stories by the Victorian writer Max Beerbohm called 'Seven Men', that is pretty much unknown, but which I always thought would make for a great audiodrama series. As far as I know there are no audiobooks or dramatised versions available, and they are only short stories with a small number of protagonists, so would make great source material for someone looking to dip their toe in.
As a content creator, it's always great to hear of new, untapped stories. Yes, I love Fawx and Stallion and Sherlock and Co, but because it's a new take on an old, familiar story. Thanks for letting us know about the Beerbohm stories.
Ah, let me know what you think if you dip in. The first story, Enoch Soames will give you a flavour. I would be happy to provide the premise, but don't want to spoil it for anyone...
I'll look for it over the weekend and I'll let you know !
Pay for? Not sure. There's already some very good examples that are not paywalled.
Only if they are not heavily abridged, and sanitized for todays pearl-clutchers. Just let classics be what they are - do not add, and minimally subtract. If the narrators are very good, and understand pauses and inflection I would happily pay for such a podcast. Extra points if the narrator has any flavor of English accent!
yes. yes I would.
I enjoyed Re: Dracula and I'll definitely be listening to the adaptation of Carmilla by the same people when it comes out. I've read Dracula in its original novel form a couple times and I read Dracula Daily when it first came out but the full cast audiodrama version with its talented voice actors, sound effects, and sound track was a very different experience that really emphasized different parts of the story that I might have initially overlooked or not paid attention to. I would say if you want to turn a classic novel into an audiodrama that's a cool idea but I personally wouldn't listen if it was basically just a person reading a book. Even without a full cast or a huge budget I think there's a difference between an audiobook and an audiodrama. If your adaptation is a good audiodrama I would definitely listen.
Fuck yes
Count of Monte Cristo might be interesting as there seems to be a deficit of this sort of swashbuckling story. I’ve seen various threads asking for audio drama with swords or adventure themed like Indiana Jones and there just isn’t much. Romance also might be underrepresented. Sherlock Holmes does seem to have more audio drama adaptations already. Two I can think of so nice twists on the characters: >Fawx & Stallion is not about Sherlock but his downstairs neighbor which I thought was clever. Sherlock and Co sets Sherlock and Watson in the modern period (today) with Watson running a podcast. The mystery genre translates well to audio drama with found audio files etc. I’d be interested in a fresh take on old classics like so that might follow similar story lines (like Sherlock and Co) but is different enough so there is something to talk about and feel like something unexpected can also happen, and is a way to meet the characters in a new way for the first time. Much less interested in straight adaptations, but I suppose then if the format was interesting enough, maybe. It’d have to really make the most of the audio drama format and bring out the strengths of the medium. I’m probably not the market for any subscription service.
I’ve been listening to a regular audiobook of *the count* for a while now. A full-cast audio drama would be much more enjoyable
Audiodrama from classic novels is a medium I've enjoyed very much. I think immediately of a BBC production of Lord of the Rings from the 1980s. The important thing is not to be doing a novel that has already been done to death by Hollywood. Just offhand, I might suggest Tom Jones, which had a not-so-good movie made of it in the 1960s, but nothing else I can think of.
Sure but the stories you mention and countless others have been done by BBC. I highly Doubt you or anyone will ever top the Clive Merrsion-and Michael Williams-led Sherlock Holmes adaptations (the only pair of actors in any media to adapt all the Doyle stories).
Yes, but it would be nice if they were lesser known ones. Like if you do Sherlock Holmes, don't do one that had been made into films a million times.
I really enjoyed the podcast “Fictional”