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John A	Uploaded - 17 Nov 2001 03:31 Hi Bill! I've recently downloaded the above template and find it an excellent resourse and very easy to use (I'm a first-timer at this game). I'm using it for a radio sit-com script that I intend to enter into the BBC Nations Comedy Comp. (Scotland) but have discovered on browsing the BBC Writer's Room guidelines that they recommend quite a different format to your own - their demo template opens in Adobe Acrobat and shows things like Grams underlined, left-hand cues numbered, etc. I'd be most grateful if you could advise me whether your format will be acceptable to them or if I should tranfer my work into Word and copy their format. I look forward to hearing from you John A
Bill Williams	Uploaded - 17 Nov 2001 03:34 Dear John, I've had a look at that web site and it does appear that BBC Light Entertainment Radio have changed their layout requirements from what they told me a few years ago when they were Radio 4. At that time they said that the numbering was not needed on a submission script, because they would change anyway as the script was edited. The numbers are used on the production script. The PDF example looks very much like a production script. However I cannot answer your specific question, can I ? Only the BBC can, so write to them at one of the numbers on: http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/writersguidelines/useful_addresses.shtml Link and ask if they will accept scripts in the Radio 4 submission format of a few years ago. Let me know the result, please. Remember that your first step in producing ANY writing is to ask the client what format is required. In due course, I will try to produce a template to match the requirements on the BBC web site, but it could be quite a long time coming (months or years). Bill

BBC Writer's Room guidelines

John A

Uploaded - 17 Nov 2001 03:31

Hi Bill!

I've recently downloaded the above template and find it an excellent resourse and very easy to use (I'm a first-timer at this game).

I'm using it for a radio sit-com script that I intend to enter into the BBC Nations Comedy Comp. (Scotland) but have discovered on browsing the BBC Writer's Room guidelines that they recommend quite a different format to your own - their demo template opens in Adobe Acrobat and shows things like Grams underlined, left-hand cues numbered, etc.

I'd be most grateful if you could advise me whether your format will be acceptable to them or if I should tranfer my work into Word and copy their format.

I look forward to hearing from you

John A

Bill Williams

Uploaded - 17 Nov 2001 03:34

Dear John,

I've had a look at that web site and it does appear that BBC Light Entertainment Radio have changed their layout requirements from what they told me a few years ago when they were Radio 4. At that time they said that the numbering was not needed on a submission script, because they would change anyway as the script was edited. The numbers are used on the production script.

The PDF example looks very much like a production script.

However I cannot answer your specific question, can I ? Only the BBC can, so write to them at one of the numbers on:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/writersguidelines/useful_addresses.shtml Link
and ask if they will accept scripts in the Radio 4 submission format of a few years ago.

Let me know the result, please. Remember that your first step in producing ANY writing is to ask the client what format is required.

In due course, I will try to produce a template to match the requirements on the BBC web site, but it could be quite a long time coming (months or years).

Bill

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