Michelle Lipton
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Some interesting (and slightly scary) statistics from Ben Stephenson and Kate Harwood about BBC TV drama from the WGGB/BBC podcasts:
At Cheltenham Screenwriters Festival last year, Ben Stephenson said the BBC Drama Department receive about 120-150 proposals from independent production companies, each month.
That’s 1,400-1,800 proposals a year, just through the indies.
Assuming in-house drama receives a similar number direct from writers and agents, you’re talking about 4,000 proposals into 48 broadcast titles.
Food for thought.
This is really fascinating stuff. It’s such a shame that this wealth of talent is under threat.
Really, really sad Cottonopolis was pulled on Friday. I understand the reasons, but it’s rare I catch a piece of drama and seek the rest of it out. I thought it was well-written and sensitive. It’s also very frustrating not to hear the conclusion!
Thank you for your kind words Jo! We’re hopeful that the final two parts will still be aired but we don’t have any dates from them yet. I’ll post an update on this site when I know more.
Only just discovered your website via twitter, so just writing to say thanks for the info and insights. Like you, I write for Doctors, though am hoping to do alot more, so it was really interesting to read about the task ahead! Keep blogging. Cheers, Denise.
Thanks Denise!
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