I never even got my first 10 pages read. 
BBC Writers room Page 3
I haven't sent them anything for years. Mainly because I haven't completed a sitcom for years.
But I just think there are too many submissions to them and there are other avenues (and alleyways).
I sent a radio play in to the Writers Room for the afternoon play slot.. it went through all the channels, different readers etc then the main man there gave it to a producer who read it, called me in and said he wanted to put it forward to be made not as an afternoon play but as a series. It was put forward to the offers malarkey and wasn't taken up. Which happens a bit. Not being made I mean. A lot of stuff that gets developed only so far. Swings roundabouts, revolving doors, new brooms etc.
Quote: Jason Kindred @ August 14 2009, 11:22 AM BSTHave you ever had a radio play made, Marc?
No. That was the only one I wrote. Come to think of it I will try and get it considered for the Afternoon Play slot again as that was what it was written for and wasn't actually put up for that - a different beast to a series.
Is it suitably opaque, worthy and full of lines which people would never say in real life, Marc? Otherwise it won't stand a chance. 
Quote: Tim Walker @ August 14 2009, 12:30 PM BSTIs it suitably opaque, worthy and full of lines which people would never say in real life, Marc? Otherwise it won't stand a chance.
Nah it's set in Norwich.
How much do you get for the afternoon play?
45 minutes I think.
Quote: Marc P @ August 14 2009, 12:33 PM BST45 minutes I think.
Bloody softer New Labour courts!
Under Thatcher you would have gone down for at least an hour.
Quote: sootyj @ August 14 2009, 12:35 PM BSTUnder Thatcher you would have gone down for at least an hour.
It seems sending stuff to Writersroom is a better bet if it's for radio, rather than TV.
Quote: Marc P @ August 14 2009, 12:33 PM BST45 minutes I think.
Actually I have no idea what they pay. I could try and find out? I guess it depends on who you are like a lot of things.
just thinking if it's £45 a minute, which I think is the comedy rate, then it's about £2k which seems very reasonable.
It's probably not though. It's probably a few hundred quid.