The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award is now open
Do you have a story to tell ? Do you love writing for radio ?
The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award is an opportunity for writers based in the North of England who are new to writing for audio. It offers a £5,000 bursary to the winner as well as the chance of a Radio 4 Drama commission.
The 2025 judges are : Writer Peter Straughan, Executive producer Susan Roberts , Radio 4 drama commissioner Alison Hindell and Rachel Bradley . ABBA was established in 1992 to commemorate the life and work of Alfred Bradley, the distinguished Radio Drama Producer.
Previous winners include Lee Hall (Billy Elliot, War Horse), Peter Straughan (Conclave, Wolf Hall), Cat Jones (Doctors, Waterloo Road) and Furquan Akhtar (Wolfe, The Bay) who have all gone on to have huge success in radio, TV and film.
Applications for the Alfred Bradley Bursary Award will open at 12 noon on Monday 24th February 2025 and close at 12 noon on Monday 21 April 2025.
Entries should be sent by email to :
alfredbradleybursaryawardentries2025@bbc.co.uk
Deadline: 12 noon on Monday 21 April 2025.
Please include your name and an email address only.
To apply you must:
Reside in the North of England on a permanent / full time basis. The North of England is defined by the Boundary Committee for England which includes the North East, North West, Yorkshire and Humber.
Be aged 18 or over.
Submit an original and complete Drama or Comedy/Drama script written for radio, TV, stage or film at a minimum length of 30 pages (double spaced, excluding title or character pages). Please be mindful that scripts will be assessed on their suitability for Audio Drama. Pure narrative comedy or sitcoms are not eligible.
Further information:
You can read more about Alfred Bradley's life and work in this blog post by his son, Jez Bradley
Find out more and meet the previous winners of the Alfred Bradley Bursary Award
Read the full information and the Terms and Conditions of Entry before applying.

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