CLAIRE GROVE

Claire Grove, co-author of our radio drama book, died yesterday afternoon after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was a wonderful collaborator and such a warm, vibrant, energetic and funny woman that it's hard to believe she's no longer with us.

Dear Claire, you will be much missed.

Here's what she wrote in the introduction to the book:

I love radio drama. I am a shamelessly enthusiastic listener and I’ve had the enormous pleasure of working in it for many years as a producer and director. Why do I love it?  Because it can take me anywhere the writer wants to take me. It gives me the freedom to imagine complete worlds.  It can take me to places where I could never actually go in life. I love the vast range of subjects that it embraces and the sheer volume of it splurging out of the radio on a daily basis. Thrillers, romances, fantasy, gritty urban; there’s something for everyone here. I love the fact that the word is king, that I can imagine complete characters from the timbre of an actor’s voice and that a sudden silence can stop me in my tracks because I simply have to discover what happens next.   And it fits in with a busy life. I can listen to it on my iPod while I’m walking, in the car while I’m driving or at home while I’m doing other things.