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WIRELESS & BOUNDLESS: A Radio Drama Project
We've formed a brand new partnership with BBC Radio Drama, and are delighted to announce a new project providing a unique opportunity for writers to re-think their ideas and develop real opportunities to be produced on BBC Radio 4.
Radio drama is a fantastic medium; it has the ability to transport the listener to other worlds, to other cultures, and to introduce characters we may never otherwise meet. And, as drama, it creates powerful emotional dilemmas to which we can relate and like all good writing, it can pull focus from another perspective enriching our understanding of life.
The even better news is that a great idea for radio - one that plays to the strengths of the medium, takes the listener on a compelling journey and makes the commissioners sit up and take notice, won’t be ignored - actually has a great chance of getting commissioned. BBC Radio Drama is the biggest commissioner of new writing across any medium: every year, hundreds of hours of new drama are commissioned and broadcast, of which a sizeable amount is by writers new to the medium. Once commissioned, each play goes out to significant audiences - every day, around 700,000 people listen to Radio 4’s Afternoon Play.
Now, BBC Radio Drama and The Script Factory have teamed up to present Wireless & Boundless, an opportunity for screenwriters to gain knowledge and practical skills in writing drama for radio with a unique chance to pitch to direct to the commissioners!
Wireless & Boundless is an Information Day which will take place on Thursday 7 June from 2-5pm at The Script Factory in Central London.
During the day, Radio 4 Drama Commissioner, Jeremy Howe, Head of BBC Radio Drama, Alison Hindell, and Producer Sam Hoyle, will illuminate the creative and practical process of writing for radio, followed by a chance to quiz them further over informal drinks. Writers attending the day will then be invited to pitch a written idea for a radio play from which 6 will be short-listed and those writers invited to attend a BBC Radio Drama Masterclass on 1 & 2 August, in the BBC HQ at Bush House in Central London, with the opportunity to make a short drama.
HOW TO APPLY
Wireless & Boundless information day and BBC Radio Drama Masterclass are both free and open to screenwriters who would like to build a career in Radio Drama writing.
To apply for a place, please send your CV detailing relevant writing experience together with all your contact details (name, address, mobile, email) and, in support of your application:
1. A short review of a Radio Play (400 word max)
2. An idea for a Radio Play (200 words max) - tell us why this is a great story, and why radio is the right medium in which it should be told
You should send this in hard copy form by post to:
WIRELESS AND BOUNDLESS
The Script Factory
66–67 Wells Street
London W1T 3PY
Places are limited and will be allocated according to experience and strength of ideas.
All applicants will be notified by email (remember to include your email address).
ESSENTIAL DATES:
o Closing date for applications is 24 May
o The Information Day is 7 June
o The deadline for submitting pitches is 22 June
o Successful applicants will be notified by 29 June
o The workshop at Bush House is 1 & 2 August (please make sure you can attend this workshop if your pitch is selected)
If you have any queries or would like any further information, please contact The Script Factory on 020 7323 1414 or email katie@scriptfactory.co.uk
