Writing scripts

I belong to Towcester Writers Group (amongst others) and had suggested one of the meetings’ homework was to write a radio play. Unfortunately it came up in January 2013, when I was unable to go (because I now teach Wednesday evenings) but when one of the group said she didn’t know where to start, I found her the following resources:

RADIO

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/write-a-script/writing-radio-drama
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/commissioning.shtml
• http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Radio-Play
• http://www.irdp.co.uk/scripts.htm
• http://www.transculturalwriting.com/radiophonics/contents/usr/downloads/radiophonics/How_To_Write_A_Radio_Play.pdf
• http://www.newwritingnorth.com/writers-writing-for-radio-page-1734.html
• http://www.storyinsight.com/techniques/media/BBCradio.html
• http://justwrite4radio.wordpress.com
• http://www.writing.ie/resources/really-uuseful-links-for-writers-radio-drama
• http://michellelipton.wordpress.com/2009/07/15/radio-4-commissioning-process
• http://www.saidsimple.com/content/How-to-Write-a-Radio-Play
• http://www.caribexams.org/node/1769
• http://www.essexbookfestival.org.uk/extra/radio-audio-drama-writing-resources
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_drama
• http://www.theguardian.com/guardian-masterclasses/writing-radio-drama-jonathan-myerson
• http://uk.ask.com/question/radio-script-examples
• http://www.ruyasonic.com/wrt_cues.htm
• more links to follow

TELEVISION & THE BIG SCREEN

• http://www.firstshowing.net/2014/milk-writer-dustin-lance-black-explains-how-to-write-a-screenplay (found by Jon Gygnell)
• more links to follow

THEATRE

• links to follow

That’s it for now but I will be adding to this page and creating new ones for other formats (how to write novels, short stories, poetry etc.) in the not too distant future.