Alan James
Night Theatre Transmissions
Night Theatre Transmissions is Sunbury Radio’s weekly late-night experiment in radio storytelling.
Broadcast Thursdays from 10pm, the program blends original spoken-word pieces, atmospheric soundscapes, and science-fiction-infused radio drama. Each episode moves through a mix of conversations, essays, and dreamlike transmissions – exploring ideas about memory, identity, time, and the strange corners of the human condition.
If you enjoy thoughtful, immersive late-night radio, Night Theatre Transmissions invites you to tune in and drift a little deeper.
Alan James Bio
Alan James is a radio broadcaster, writer, and media producer with a long-standing career in theatre, live production, and community broadcasting. He began working in theatre in 1976, across lighting, sound, stage management, and live events, and entered community radio in 1985 through 3RRR FM in Melbourne.
Across the decades, Alan has worked extensively in theatre, live events, corporate production, and on the fringes of film and television. He has produced virtually every type of radio program, from live panels and documentaries to features, dramas, and complex radiophonic storytelling.
His involvement in community media extends beyond radio. In the late 1980s he served as Production Manager for RMITV, the student-run television collective, and in the mid-1990s he produced the community television series Top Secret TV for Optus Local Vision.
Through all of this, Alan has remained a committed advocate for community broadcasting, believing that grassroots, volunteer-driven media is essential in a landscape increasingly dominated by commercial interests and centralised voices.
Today, he is the creator and producer of Night Theatre Transmissions, a weekly late-night program on Sunbury Radio blending spoken word, experimental drama, philosophy, and atmospheric sound design. He continues to explore new, imaginative forms of audio storytelling while supporting the next generation of community broadcasters.
Sunbury Radio matters because it keeps media human, local, and accessible – giving a real community a real voice in a world where most voices are filtered, packaged, or lost.
At Sunbury Radio Alan currently serves as the Secretary for the Committee of Management.