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Book Of The Week
BBC in-house production departments
BBC London Readings Unit
Room 8015, New Broadcasting House,
Portland Place, London W1A 1AA (020 3614
0776)
BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland, Pacific Quay 4.02, 40 Pacific
Quay, Glasgow G51 1DA (0141 422 6675)
Independent production companies:
Pacificus Productions
28 Malvern Rd, London, E8 3LP
(02076830169)
Pier Productions
8 St Georges Place, Brighton, BN1 4GB
(01273 691401)
31 St Philip Hse, Lloyd Baker St, London,
The Waters Partnership Ltd
WC1X 9BD (02078333060)
22 Montpelier Street, Brighton, BN1 3DJ
Sweet Talk
111 Wardour St, London W1F OUH
Heavy Entertainment
2A Aldine St, London W12 8AN
Loftus Productions
Short Stories (Radio 4)
BBC in-house production departments:
BBC Radio Drama - London
The BBC Radio Drama Readings Unit welcomes
unsolicited submissions from writers new to radio
for their annual series Opening Lines, for
broadcast on BBC Radio 4. We’ll be announcing
the next submissions window on the BBC
Writersroom website
(www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom). Stories submitted
outside the submissions window will not be read.
We recommend visiting the Opening Lines
programme pages to read transcripts of the five
stories which featured in the 2013 series
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007tmq5).
 BBC Radio & Music Factual - Bristol
Unsolicited manuscripts read. Feedback not
possible on all submissions.
 BBC Scotland – Drama
We will read unsolicited short fiction from writers
who are either Scottish or based in Scotland.
 BBC Northern Ireland – Drama
We will on occasion be looking to showcase new
Irish writing. Please call us prior to sending in any
short story submissions.
Room 0.17, TPR 3, Broadcasting House
Bristol, Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol
BS1 2LR
Email: james.cook.01@bbc.co.uk
Eilidh McCreadie
BBC Scotland Radio Drama, Zone 4.02,
Pacific Quay, Glasgow G51 1DA
Email: eilidh.mccreadie@bbc.co.uk
BBC Radio Drama Northern Ireland, Rm
3.05, BBC Blackstaff House, Great Victoria
Street, Belfast, BT2 7BB (02890 338404)
Independent production companies:
111 Wardour Street, Soho, London W1F
0UH (020 7494 1000)
Email: dan@heavy-entertainment.com
 Pier Productions
Pier Productions Limited, 8 St Georges
Place, Brighton, BN1 4GB (01273 691 401)
Email: info@pierproductionsltd.co.uk
 Sweet Talk Productions
22 Montpelier St, Brighton, BN1 3DJ
Once a year we broadcast writers new to radio,
(01273 772913)
typically sourced through writing courses, but info
Email: karen@sweettalkproductions.co.uk
will also be published on the Writersroom site
or jeremyosborne@mac.com
 The Waters Partnership
Email: admin@thewaterscompany.co.uk
 Heavy Entertainment
Stories should not be more than 2,200 words and
should be sent as an email attachment only. We
only have slots for 9 stories per year (3 x 3
themed series) but we will endeavour to read your
story and will contact you if we are able to take it
any further. Sadly we cannot guarantee a written
response to all submissions.
Short Readings (4 Extra)
As above
As above
As above
Book at Bedtime
BBC in-house production companies:
BBC London Readings Unit
Room 8015, New Broadcasting House,
Portland Place, London W1A 1AA (020 3614
0776)
BBC Radio & Music Factual - Bristol
Room 0.17, TPR 3, Broadcasting House
Bristol, Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol
BS1 2LR
BBC Scotland – Drama
BBC Scotland, Pacific Quay 4.02, 40 Pacific
Quay, Glasgow G51 1DA (0141 422 6675)
BBC Northern Ireland – Drama
BBC Radio Drama Northern Ireland, Rm
3.05, BBC Blackstaff House, Great Victoria
Street, Belfast, BT2 7BB (02890 338404)
Independent Production companies:
Pier Productions
8 St Georges Place, Brighton, BN1 4GB
(01273 691401)
Sweet Talk Productions Ltd
22 Montpelier St, Brighton, BN1 3DJ
(01273 772913)
The Waters Partnership
31 St Philip Hse, Lloyd Baker St, London,
WC1X 9BD (02078333060)
 Pier Productions
 Sweet Talk Productions
 The Waters Partnership
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