Category: Five
Live
Date: 27.05.2005
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Broadcaster Nicky Campbell, Royle
Family and Two Pints of Lager actor Ralf Little and
lead writer and Story Consultant on EastEnders Tony Jordan
will lead the search for new writers with the best sporting stories,
as the second series of Sports Shorts
gets underway on Â鶹Éç Radio Five Live on 31 May.
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Entrants are asked to submit a script for a short drama
of up to ten minutes, based on their best sporting moment - whether
real or imaginary, comical or poignant.
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The successful five winning scripts will be commissioned
into ten-minute radio dramas and broadcast on Sport on Five on Radio
Five Live and Â鶹Éç local radio in the autumn.
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The author of the winning entry will also receive a
VIP trip to the Â鶹Éç Sports Personality
of the Year Award in December.
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Helping to judge the competition are Campbell, himself
a former student actor; Little, who combines a passion as a talented
footballer with his acting commitments; and Jordan, one of the most
eminent names in British drama.
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The deadline for submitted entries is 31 July.
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The full panel of judges will include Bob Shennan, Controller,
and Moz Dee, Commissioning Editor of Five Live; plus Kate
Rowland, the Â鶹Éç's Creative Director of New Writing.Ìý
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Bob Shennan, Controller of Radio Five Live, said: "We
were amazed at the quality and number of plays submitted to us last
year.
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"Listeners in their thousands sent in plays of real quality
and emotion that made for great radio, so I can't wait to see what people
come up with this year."
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To help budding writers craft their stories, Five Live
and writersroom will hold a series of workshops around the UK offering
advice and support.
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These will take place in Belfast, Manchester, Leeds,
Cardiff, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Glasgow, Newcastle, Luton, Southampton
and Brighton.
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The Five Live website, bbc.co.uk/fivelive, is a useful
resource with further information, tips and links.Ìý
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Notes to Editors
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Sports shorts, launched on 31 May on Five Live,
is a collaboration between Â鶹Éç writersroom and The Roots Project - a
partnership between Arts Council England and Â鶹Éç local radio.
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Entries should be sent by 31 July 2005 to:
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Sports Shorts
Â鶹Éç Writersroom
1 Mortimer Street
London
W1T 3JA Ìý
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They can alternatively be emailed via the website -
bbc.co.uk/fivelive.
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Workshops
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Anyone is welcome to the workshops, but places are
limited.
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To book a place, access either bbc.co.uk/fivelive or
bbc.co.uk/writersroom.
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Workshops take place on:Ìý
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| City |
Venue |
Date |
Time |
| Manchester |
Â鶹Éç Broadcasting House,
Oxford Road |
Tuesday 7 June |
1.00pm 6.15pm |
| Birmingham |
The Mailbox |
Wednesday 8 June |
6.15pm |
| London |
Oxford House, Derbyshire St, London
E2 6HG (near Bethnal Green tube station) |
Wednesday 8 June |
6.15pm |
| Newcastle |
Â鶹Éç Newcastle |
Monday 13 June |
1.00pm 6.15pm |
| Glasgow |
Â鶹Éç,
Queen Margaret Drive |
Monday 13 June |
1pm 6.15pm |
| Leeds |
Roots HQ |
Thursday 16 June |
1.00pm 6.15pm |
| Belfast |
Â鶹Éç
Ormeau Avenue Belfast BT2 |
Thursday 16 June |
1.00pm 6.15pm |
| Leicester |
tba |
9,14,15 June |
6.15pm |
| Southampton |
Roots HQ |
Thursday 16 June |
6.15pm |
| Luton |
Â鶹Éç
3 Counties Radio
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Thursday 16 June |
6.15pm |
| Liverpool |
tba |
Friday 17 June |
6pm |
| Brighton |
tba |
Friday 17 June |
6.15pm |
| Cardiff |
tba |
Monday 20 June |
1.00pm 6.15pm |
| Plymouth |
tba |
tba |
6.15pm |
