BBC Writersroom North
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The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award 2023 | Longlist Announced
We’re delighted to announce the 18 writers based in the North of England who have reached the longlist for The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award 2023.
The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award 2021 - Winner Announced
We are delighted to announce the Winner of the Alfred Bradley Bursary Award 2021 with BBC Radio Drama North. The winning script will be made and broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in early 2022.
Three writers commissioned for BBC Radio 3's The Verb - Listen to their short dramas
Our ongoing partnership with Radio 3's The Verb has resulted in several series of short dramas, commissioned from writers who are part of our development groups. In many cases this offers them their first broadcast credit. Listen to the latest series of 3 dramas.
The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award - Shortlist Announced
Five up-and-coming writers have been shortlisted for the Alfred Bradley Bursary Award with the winner set to be announced in September. Find out more about them and their shortlisted plays.
Writer Tony Schumacher introduces The Responder, his new drama for BBC One
Tony Schumacher was part of our Northern Voices writer development group. The Responder started shooting today in Liverpool and stars Martin Freeman.
The Verb - Listen to 4 new short dramas
The Verb is Radio 3's "Cabaret of the Word", presented by Ian McMillan. The show features the best poetry, new writing and performance and each year offers four writers from our development groups the chance of a broadcast commission. Listen to this year's short dramas and find out more.
The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award - Longlist Announced
From over 300 applications and after careful consideration we’re delighted to announce the 21 writers who have reached the longlist for the Alfred Bradley Bursary Award with BBC Radio Drama North.
The Dos and Don'ts of Audio Drama - plus help, advice and top tips
The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award is for writers based in the North of England who are new to Radio Drama. We spoke to previous winners and Radio Drama Producer Gary Brown for their Dos and Don'ts and to share their top tips and advice.
The Northern Voices Writers 2020
Northern Voices is our development group for exciting writing talent based in the north of England and run from our Salford office. In 2020 the group is made up of seventeen writers (including one writing pair) who are looking to expand their writing skills and break into writing for broadcast.
Alfred Bradley Bursary Award - Winner Announced
We're delighted to announce the winner of the Alfred Bradley Bursary Award for Radio Drama writers in the north of England. The winner was chosen from 279 entries and gains a 12 month mentorship with a BBC Radio Drama producer and the opportunity to gain a BBC Radio 4 drama commission.
4 New Short Audio Dramas Commissioned
BBC Writersroom worked in collaboration with Radio Drama North and BBC Radio 3's The Verb. Four writers were commissioned to write a 5 minute audio drama script and appear as a guest on one of the programmes.
