Anyone know what the preferred format for submitting material via email is?
A .doc Word document? Plain .txt attachment? In the body of the email?
I'm thinking of submitting some material, and I'd hate for it to fall foul of an email filter or something.
You're pretty safe with Word .doc documents. Format it so it looks kind of like this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newtalent/showmethefunny/sketchfactor/archivists.pdf
and you should be okay. ScriptSmart will do this automatically if you know how to use it (but it's fiddly if you don't!)
Hope this helps
Dan
Cheers Dan. I ask merely because there was a time when everybody was terrified of .docs because of viruses and so on.
I have MS Works word processor.
I assume Works files open in Word. (hope so!)
...as I don't want to put them in Wordpad because the formatting goes tits up.
Looking at the brief for Series 3 obviously they are looking for sketches around the subject of modern communication but, if memory serves, the Series 2 brief mentioned the subject could also include miscommunication.
I've written a script about miscommunication which I currently quite like (we'll see how long that lasts...) but am concerned it's not going to fit with what they're expecting.
Any thoughts?
Miscommunication is a form of communication, innit? I'd say go for it. No harm. They wedge a few things in anyway.
I'd say go for it too. Miscommunication is one of their favourites types of communication! 
Dan
Quote: Mikey J @ November 9 2008, 2:29 PM GMTI have MS Works word processor.
I assume Works files open in Word. (hope so!)
Both being Microsoft applications you would think so, but a while back e-mailed some old MS Works files to myself at work and was unable to open them in MS Word. I am not sure whether this is a version compatibility problem or a more general compatibility problem, but I do not think you can be sure of sending a MS Works file to someone and them being able to open it.
If you do not want to fork out for MS Word, I suggest downloading NeoOffice, which is a freeware generic equivalent, and which did open my old MS Works files and allow me to save them as MS Word files. (It wouldn't open my Appleworks files though, I have to work in both programmes and cut an paste from one to the other.)
Is this show online anywhere? Anyone heard the first two series? Any good?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu1ThoEDPGU
The only clip I know of, I think Afinkawan got some stuff on, maybe he still has the scripts?
It isn't bad, very much a standard radio sketch show.
Some good laughs and better than some.
cheers
No point in forking out for Office if all I'll use is Word. 
Maybe I'll start using that Open Office thingy.
Both being Microsoft applications you would think so, but a while back e-mailed some old MS Works files to myself at work and was unable to open them in MS Word. I am not sure whether this is a version compatibility problem or a more general compatibility problem, but I do not think you can be sure of sending a MS Works file to someone and them being able to open it.
Bugger. Why do Microsoft always do bloopers like this?
I suppose I can convert to a Wordpad rtf file, but sometimes that loses the formatting.
The only clip I know of, I think Afinkawan got some stuff on, maybe he still has the scripts?
It isn't bad, very much a standard radio sketch show.
Yeah, I've seen that sketch before. I'd have thought that, as it's the only RFTP clip available, then RFTP would have animated a funnier sketch.
Oh, and did I hear a "f**k" at the end?
Can we have adult humour in the sketches?
Quote: Mikey J @ November 9 2008, 11:18 PM GMTMaybe I'll start using that Open Office thingy.
Yes, my mistake, OpenOffice for PC Users; NeoOffice is the version of OpenOffice for Mac users. It works fine, though annoyingly the script software from the BBC site won't run on it.
Ah, so OpenOffice can open in Word?
Not worried about script software. I don't use any.
I've written up a quick sketch inspired by this news story concerning Paul Dacre's views on press freedom.