Writing Resources
Interviews, advice, toolkits, guidelines and other writing resources to help and support your writing.
Scriptwriting Glossary
The world of scriptwriting is full of terms and phrases which may be confusing. We've created a list of definitions to help writers on the way to grasping what they all mean.
John Yorke's 10 Questions
Used by TV writers to unlock and refine their stories. Watch John Yorke break down his 10 Questions in detail.
Be Inspired - Latest Writer Interviews
Watch interviews and get top tips from established writers and other Industry professionals.Watch more interviews
More Help, Advice and Writing Support
Scriptwriting Essentials
From Introductions to Re-writing - watch a series of eight videos covering the essentials of writing a successful script
How to get your TV script made
Read our ongoing series of blog posts which explain the journey of a script from initial idea to the screen.
The Perfect 10
Hook your audience in the first ten pages of your script with our Perfect 10 including Medium and Format, Character, Structure, Exposition and Dialogue.
Podcast
Join the UK's leading television drama writers as they lay bare their writing habits, habitats and career paths and answer your questions
Script Library
Download and read hundreds of BBC TV, Radio and Film scripts.
Medium and Format
Guidelines and Examples: find out what we look for and see examples of formatted scripts.
BBC & Netflix Partnership FAQs
FAQs for deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent writers.
BBC Academy
Find more help at the BBC Academy - the BBC's area for training - including free podcasts and interviews with writers and industry experts.
