It's not the first time that the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Writersroom have been an instrumental part in changing my career for the better. That's not an understatement.
The Award was established in 1992 to commemorate the life and work of Alfred Bradley, the distinguished Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Drama Producer and is run by Radio Drama North in conjunction with Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Writersroom.
The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award - An Introduction by Jez Bradley
Previous winners include Lee Hall (Billy Elliot, War Horse), Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Debt), Cat Jones (Doctors, Waterloo Road) and Furquan Akhtar (The Bay series 3, Wolfe) who have all gone on to have huge success across radio, TV and film.
Latest News
The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award 2023 - Winner Announced
Alfred Bradley Bursary Award 2023 - Shortlist announced
Alfred Bradley Bursary Award 2023 - Longlist announced
Alfred Bradley Bursary Award 2023 - Submissions were open until Tuesday 11th April 2023 at 12 noon
Alfred Bradley Bursary Award 2021 - Winner Announced - Full details
Hear from the writer of Patterdale, Paul Jones, over on our blog
Listen to the 2021 Award winner 'Patterdale' by Paul Jones on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sounds - first broadcast 14th February 2022 on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
Read more blog posts about the Alfred Bradley Bursary Award
Previous Winners
2023 - Chrissy Jamieson Jones with "Mouth"
2021 - Paul Jones with "Patterdale"
2018/19 - Alex Clarke with "Poundshop Vanilla Princess", recorded as "Waking Beauty"
2015/2016 - Piers Black with "Hand to Mouth", recorded as "Human Resources"
2013 - Furquan Akhtar with "Shamed"
2011 - Cat Jones with "Glory Dazed"
2009 - Chris Wilson with "Playing The Game" recorded as "Lump-Boy Logan"
2006 - Mark Shand with "Abigail Adams'
2004 - Anthony Cropper with "I'll Tell You About Love"
2002 - Julia Copus with "Eeenie Meenie Macka Racka"
2000 - Pam Leeson with "There’s Me, David, Chelsea, Charlene, Scott and Bianca"
1998 - Peter Straughan with "The Ghost Of Federico Garcia Lorca Which Can Also Be Used As A Table"
1996 - Mandy Precious with "Patty & Chips with Scraps"
1994 - Lee Hall with "I Luv You Jimmy Spud"
1992 - Donal Thompson
Read Scripts
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Patterdale by Paul Jones
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Monique and Me by Jill O'Halloran
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Human Resources by Piers Black
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Shamed by Furquan Akhtar (long-listed for the Imison Award for the best original script by a writer new to radio)
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Hangdog by Cat Jones
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Abigail Adams by Mark Shand
On the blog
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The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award - 2021 Longlist Announced
Find out which 21 writers have reached the longlist stage -
The Dos and Don'ts of Audio Drama - plus help, advice and top tips
Great advice in an interview with Cat Jones -
2019 Winner Announced
The winner of the 2018/19 Award has been announced as Alex Clarke. -
"I entered a script for the Alfred Bradley Bursary Award and now it's a Radio 4 Drama"
2019 runner-up Jill O'Halloran's blog post about hearing her script produced for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 -
"I now feel able to call myself a writer"
Piers Black on winning the Alfred Bradley Bursary Award in 2016 -
Writing 'Shamed' for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
2013 winner Furquan Akhtar on his powerful Radio 4 drama Shamed -
Five reasons why you should enter the Alfred Bradley Bursary Award
by 2011 winner Cat Jones -
A Catch Up with Cat Jones
Lead Writer on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Three’s series five by five, curated by Idris Elba -
Chris Wilson on Lump-Boy Logan
The 2009 winner
