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The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award 2025
Deadline: Mon 21 Apr 2025
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. The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award 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, The Jetty) and Furquan Akhtar (Wolfe, The Bay) who have all gone on to have huge success in radio, TV and film.
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.
From 2025, The Alfred Bradley Bursary Award is managed by BBC Culture, Music and Arts North in collaboration with BBC Radio 4.
Find out more here
Deadline: 12 noon on Monday 21st April 2025
Additional Information:
Location:
North of England
Region(s):
North East England, North West England, Yorkshire
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