Owing in part to its great turnover of work, radio drama remains probably the most important supporter of new work and new writers in the country. Radio drama has nurtured some of the most important contemporary writing talents from Harold Pinter to Caryl Churchill. Others like Tom Stoppard and Howard Barker have left their mark with plays that have gone on to receive stage and screen productions, as well as being radio classics in their own right.
BBC Radio Drama is still the most dominant force in the production of plays for radio.
This section contains BBC Radio Drama Commission Slots, BBC Radio Contact list and informartion about the BBC New Writing Initiaitve. The BBC, however, is not the only producer and so we also include details of other producers such as Independent Radio Drama Productions.
Check out www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom
The aim is to outline various approaches to writing for radio and getting your work broadcast. Writing good plays for radio demands particular skills and approaches, and it's important to have a clear understanding of exactly what these are.
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