A radio play script follows a distinctive format that allows the playwright to convey how sound and music will be used in the performance. For instance:

• one page of dialogue is approximately one minute of air time
• each scene should be numbered
• lines are usually double spaced
• sound and music cues are triple spaced
• paragraphs are triple spaced
• all cues are capitalised and numbered. Cue numbers start at number 1 on each page
• notes for pronunciation, physical action, and position of characters are indented
• the script is typed on one side of the paper only to reduce handling noise
• high quality paper is used where possible as it makes less noise than cheap paper.