In the 50s, it was common for many famous people to visit Ràdio Terrassa. One of these visits was that of the writer, screenwriter and actress Cecília A. Màntua, who in 1954, July, 7th visited the station and participated in the broadcast of her most popular work, '' La Pepa Maca '', playing the main role alongside the actors of Compañia Titular de Comedias. Màntua left written testimony in the Guest Book.

'Noticiario de Radio Terrassa', in the autumn edition of 1954, reproduced the words of Cecíla A. Màntua as well as those of other personalities from the artistic world who visited the station that same year, such as the writer Lluïsa Forrellad, the actress Aurora Bautista, the stage director Cayetano Luca de Tena, or the soprano Maria Fábregas.

Curiosities

  • Did you know ...?

    Earlier Radio Theater plays, issued at the early 1920's, were theater scripts played on a conventional stage in which superimposed the voice of a narrator explaining on radio all that was not appreciated only with the ears .

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    In 1961, Spanish Radio and TV Gemeral Management Office thought that seven Lorca's scripts were 'not allowed for broadcasting' because its content and were forbiden until 1977. Some of those scripts were rhe three gold Lorca pieces: 'Yerma', 'Bodas de sangre' and 'La casa de Bernarda Alba'.

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    Orson Welles founded "The Mercury Theatre on the Air" in July 1938, together with John Houseman, as a company to play radio drama scripts which adapted by himself.
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    "Taxi Key", the popular radio drama series which starred Ricardo Palmerola and Isidre Sola in Radio Barcelona, began airing in 1948 and was on the air until middle 70's.
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    To simulate the sound effect ticking of a clock, we can achieve if we roll a pencil between our hands with a ring on one finger.

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    "The mousetrap", theater drama script by'Agatha Christie, was originally written as a radio theater script called 'Three blind mice' by herself in 1947, as a birthday gift fon Queen Mary Victory.
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    To simulate the sound effect of a shower can be achieved by slowly pouring a bag of rice in a plastic container.

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