BBC Studios Writers’ Academy is a training scheme for writers of television drama. The course was originally run by the British Broadcasting Corporation from 2005 to 2013.[1] It relaunched under the banner of BBC Studios in 2019.[2]

About the course

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The Writers’ Academy offers each cohort of writers a year's paid training, which includes lectures and input from a range of leading industry practitioners.[1] The writers receive commissions on the BBC's flagship continuing drama shows[3] and are also given the opportunity to develop an original project with BBC Studios or one of their independent production partners.[4]

The Writers' Academy is led by John Yorke.

Alumni

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As of 2021, the Writers' Academy has had 10 cohorts of writers. Participants are commissioned to write episodes for BBC's flagship Continuing Drama shows. These have included EastEnders, Casualty, Holby City, Doctors and River City.

In addition to their Continuing Drama commissions, Writers’ Academy alumni have written the following:

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2021

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