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BBC Studios has established a paid training program that will offer up-and-coming writers the opportunity to gain the skills needed to pen drama series for TV.<\/p>\n

John Yorke\u2014who commissioned such iconic shows as Shameless<\/em>, Life on Mars<\/em> and The Street<\/em>\u2014is leading the year-long scheme for aspiring new TV-writing talent. Following an intensive 13-week classroom period, the selected applicants will spend three months scripting broadcast episodes of Casualty<\/em>, Holby City<\/em> and EastEnders<\/em> alongside other BBC continuing dramas. Graduates will leave with up to four scripts under their belt and have their services optioned by BBC Studios over the following two years.<\/p>\n

Yorke, who created and designed the original BBC training course (The Writers Academy) that ran from 2005 to 2013, will oversee the new BBC Studios Writers\u2019 Academy as its head, supported by BBC Studios Chief Creative Officer Mark Linsey.<\/p>\n

Linsey said: \u201cI\u2019m excited that we\u2019ve been able to resource and fund this unique venture. Nurturing new British talent will really help deliver on our promise to create new IP\u2014the lifeblood of our business and our creative industry. I\u2019m thrilled that John Yorke has agreed to lead the scheme as his passion for cultivating new writers is intoxicating\u2014and there\u2019s nobody as qualified as him to find the very best candidates and ultimately develop hit-making graduates.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yorke commented: \u201cWriters are at the very heart of TV drama, and it\u2019s brilliant that BBC Studios\u2014and now the wider independent community\u2014have come on board to invest in the next generation of talent. I\u2019m absolutely thrilled to be bringing a new version of the Academy back to the BBC.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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