23 February 2012
Accessibility help
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23 February 2012
Accessibility help
Text only
The writersroom script system is changing.
Please hold off on sending any new scripts to us until early March 2012 when the new guidelines will be announced. Visit our blog for more information.
BBC writersroom is the first point of call at the BBC for all unsolicited scripts and writers. All work is assessed primarily for the talent of the writer, and in addition for the script's suitability for further development.
What we accept
Full unsolicited scripts (or episodes) for film, TV drama, radio drama, TV and radio sitcom. Also stage plays, but only as a calling card for a writer's talent.
What we don't accept
Spec scripts for existing shows – we want to see your original work.
Script samples, short stories, novels, sketches, or ideas/treatments for programmes.
Scripts sent by email - we don't have the resources to print them or assess them on screen.
Scripts for short films.
Adaptations of other people's work.
Work sent in from overseas.
Please read the guidelines, checklist, and FAQ before you send us your script.
Where to send your script
BBC writersroom
Brock House
3rd Floor
19 Langham Street
London
W1A 1AA
How to bind your script
As long as it holds your script together strongly, any binding is acceptable. We recommend metal fasteners or a bulldog clip.
Please don't send us scripts in ring binders or plastic folders as they will cost you more to post, and aren't recyclable. There's also no need to use a padded envelope.
We receive about 10,000 scripts a year, and all eligible scripts are logged and assessed. If the opening ten pages hook our attention, your script will be read fully and receive feedback from our readers. All other scripts are returned without feedback.
Competition is tough, and we only recommend the very best writers and scripts. We don't discuss individual scripts unless we are developing your work further.
Contact us only with urgent inquiries - for example, if you have not had an acknowledgement within a month of sending a script, or a further response within four months of acknowledgement.
BBC writersroom can only consider complete scripts for the following:
Some unsolicited work can still be sent to other development departments in London and the Regions. See Other BBC Departments for details.
The BBC cannot accept responsibility for the loss or damage of your script or for any delay in its return for whatever cause. BBC writersroom receives a great many submissions, and similarities of subject matter often occur. We cannot undertake to compensate you if material similar to yours, received coincidentally from another source, is subsequently commissioned or produced.
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