Blog posts by year and monthDecember 2020
Posts (7)
The Serpent
Writer Richard Warlow introduces The Serpent, the remarkable story of how one of the world’s most wanted men: thief, frandster and serial killer, Charles Sobhraj was brought to justice. Shot across East and South-East Asia and set during the era of the 1970s 'Hippie Trail'.
Read Scripts from BBC Dramas in 2020
To celebrate BBC Drama in 2020 we've gathered together a collection of scripts from across the year, many of which are newly available. With many thanks for the generosity of the writers and production companies and their support for our work at BBC Writersroom, which enables us to publish these...
Top Tips for Writers
With our annual script submission window (Script Room) open until 6th January at 5pm we asked some top TV writers for their top tips.
Adapting Black Narcissus for BBC One
Coming to BBC One this Christmas is a brand new adaptation by BAFTA Award-winning Amanda Coe (Apple Tree Yard, The Trial of Christine Keeler) of Rumer Godden's iconic 1939 tale of sexual repression and forbidden love. Amanda introduces the drama on our blog.
An update from the Head of BBC Writersroom - How we can (and can’t) help develop your writing
As we have just reopened our submissions window this felt like a good time to address some questions that we regularly get asked about BBC Writersroom, our open submission script system (the ‘Script Room’) and what the outcome is for successful writers. Also to share some ...
Meet the Wales Writer in Residence 2020/21
Last night, live on BBC Radio Wales, Faebian Averies was announced as the second Wales Writer in Residence with BBC Wales and National Theatre Wales. We caught up with Faebian to find out more about her writing life.
Sparks on BBC iPlayer
Sparks are ten powerful, authentic monologues from emerging UK talent, bringing a distinct and alternative view of what it means to be young today. Kaamil Shah wrote the episode 'Shahid's First Shave' and got his first broadcast writing break with our Asian Network shorts back in 2018.
