The Tinniswood Award is a British annual award for original radio drama. It is named in memory of Peter Tinniswood , who died in 2003, and was established by the Society of Authors and the Writers' Guild of Great Britain ; it is sponsored by the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society . The prize is for original radio drama broadcast within the United Kingdom, and is open to stand-alone plays or first episodes of series or serials; entries are submitted by their producer. It is worth £3,000.
25-639: With the establishment of the BBC Audio Drama Awards , the Tinniswood Award has been incorporated into the ceremony. Any work submitted for the award must be an original piece for radio and may also include the first episode from an original series or serial first transmitted within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland over the year before the year of the award and scheduled for transmission to 31 October in
50-468: A streaming audio service for Radio Ulster and Radio Foyle as well as every programme on demand for up to a week after transmission. bbc.co.uk/northernireland/ is part of BBC Online and operated from the Belfast base. It also provides multi platform interactivity for TV programmes including the annual Schools' Cup Rugby union and Gaelic Athletic Association finals. BBC NI has, at various times, over
75-564: Is principally in drama. It was announced in June 2019 that the BBC quiz show Mastermind would now be produced from BBC NI. BBC Northern Ireland is also involved more occasionally in co-productions with other broadcasting networks, most notably with the Irish broadcaster RTÉ . BBC Northern Ireland operates two radio stations: BBC Northern Ireland takes part in the 'Regionalisation' of some of
100-533: Is some output in Irish and Ulster Scots . Radio Ulster carries a daily programme in Irish and there is an Irish language section on BBC Northern Ireland's website. Northern Ireland Screen helps co-fund television output in both Irish and Ulster Scots. The BBC television and radio stations are broadcast primarily from the Divis (500 kW), Limavady and Brougher Mountain transmitters. Both transmitters receive
125-555: The BBC Radio Theatre and covered audio dramas broadcast between 1 October 2022 and 31 October 2023 or first uploaded / published / released for free listening online during the same period. Mark Heap ( Kafka’s Dick ) Directors: Polly Thomas and Dermot Daly (Naked Productions) The ceremony took place on 19 March 2023 and covered audio dramas broadcast between 1 October 2021 and 31 October 2022 or first uploaded / published / released for free listening online during
150-664: The BBC stations via a satellite feeds and each transmitter has a wealth of relay transmitters to provide analogue service to areas not served by their respective main transmitter. BBC Northern Ireland has three main television studios located in Belfast. There are two small studios located in the BBC Broadcasting House in Belfast. These are home to BBC Northern Ireland's regional news and current affairs programmes. They are around 2,000 sq ft (190 m ) each and are called Studio B and Studio 1. The largest of
175-504: The BBC's national radio output. From the late 1990s until 2012, for example, Radio 1 split the home nations on Thursday morning from midnight to 2 a.m., with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland broadcasting their own shows to showcase regional talent. The Radio 1 session from Northern Ireland was last presented by Phil Taggart from Omagh. BBC Northern Ireland's online service provides News, Sport, Schools, Learning and Programme information for television and radio programmes. It provides
200-561: The UK between 1 October 2013 and 31 October 2014 – or first uploaded / published for free listening online in the UK during the same period. 2015 saw the two Best Supporting Performance awards merged once again into a single category covering both male and female performers, but introduced a new category; Best Debut Performance. The ceremony took place on 26 January 2014 and covers audio dramas broadcast between 1 October 2012 and 31 October 2013 or first uploaded / published for free listening online in
225-585: The UK between 1 October 2015 and 31 October 2016 – or first uploaded / published for free listening online in the UK during the same period. The ceremony took place on 31 January 2016 and covers audio dramas first broadcast in English in the UK between 1 October 2014 and 31 October 2015 – or first uploaded / published for free listening online in the UK during the same period. ( BBC Northern Ireland for BBC Radio 4) The ceremony took place on 1 February 2015 and covers audio dramas first broadcast in English in
250-1167: The UK during the same period. BBC Northern Ireland BBC Northern Ireland is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcaster in Northern Ireland . It is widely available across both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland . BBC Northern Ireland is one of the four BBC national regions, together with the BBC English Regions , BBC Scotland and BBC Cymru Wales . Based at Broadcasting House , Belfast , it provides television, radio, online and interactive television content. BBC Northern Ireland currently employs 700 people, largely in Belfast. BBC Northern Ireland has two TV channels - BBC One Northern Ireland , BBC Two Northern Ireland ; and two radio stations - BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Radio Foyle . BBC Northern Ireland operates two television stations: BBC One Northern Ireland and BBC Two Northern Ireland . BBC Northern Ireland funds an opt-out service with
275-442: The UK during the same period. The award for Best Audio Drama Award was split into two (Single Play and Serial) as was the award for Best Supporting Performance (Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress). The Innovation award was retired. The inaugural ceremony took place on 29 January 2012 and covered audio dramas broadcast between 1 October 2010 and 30 September 2011 or first uploaded / published for free listening online in
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#1732800997756300-597: The UK during the same period. The award for Best Scripted Comedy was split into two (Best Scripted Comedy Drama and Best Scripted Comedy – Studio Audience) and two new awards were introduced; the Lifetime Achievement award and the Outstanding Contribution award. The ceremony took place on 27 January 2013 and covered audio dramas broadcast between 1 October 2011 and 30 September 2012 or first uploaded / published for free listening online in
325-506: The United Kingdom is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . BBC Audio Drama Awards The BBC Audio Drama Awards is an awards ceremony created by BBC Radio to recognise excellence in the radio industry, in particular in audio dramas . The inaugural awards were presented in 2012 and the ceremony hosted at the BBC Radio Theatre , Broadcasting House where it has remained ever since. The awards were first announced with an invitation for entries on 24 October 2011, and
350-510: The last decades of the 20th century and the early decades of the 21st, provided live and pre-recorded coverage of all three major male sports in NI - Irish League soccer, Ulster Rugby and GAA . In the increasingly expensive world of sports rights and contracts the regional output has never covered all three concurrently but covers the sports extensively in radio news bulletins. BBC Northern Ireland broadcasts almost exclusively in English, but there
375-492: The majority of this output made in the independent sector. Some output that originates in London (so-called 'network' programmes) are time-shifted to create appropriate slots for programming that is more appealing to the BBC audience in NI. Prior to 27 October 2006, BBC Two NI was a digital only service while BBC Two Northern Ireland was available on analogue transmission. Since 28 October 2006, BBC Two Northern Ireland has been
400-496: The on-air name for both services which have been merged. BBC Northern Ireland has its own team of continuity announcers which introduce the vast majority of programmes on BBC One and BBC Two in Northern Ireland. As well as programmes intended purely for an audience in NI, BBC Northern Ireland also funds or often co-funds output for pan-UK consumption on both the player and other BBC channels. in 2021 network output
425-520: The radio, acting and theatre industry and the literary world. Notable judges have included British dramatist Nell Leyshon , American novelist Stephen Wright , performance historian Viv Gardner, English actor Robert Bathurst , long-time producer and Director-General of the BBC Lord Hall , comedian Alexei Sayle , actress Imogen Stubbs and Royal Shakespeare Company associate director Rupert Goold . The ceremony took place on 24 March 2024 at
450-606: The same period. 2022 marked the return as an in-person event after COVID-19 restrictions were lifted, it also saw the return of the Best Supporting Performance and Lifetime Achievement awards after an absence of three years. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the ceremony was held virtually taking place on 26 March 2021 and covering audio dramas first broadcast between 1 October 2019 and 31 October 2020 – or first uploaded / published for free listening online during
475-401: The same period. 2023 marked the centenary of the audio and radio drama genre at the BBC. Matthew Gravelle ( Fault Lines: Blood ) Director: Gary Brown (BBC Audio Drama North for BBC Radio 4) The ceremony took place on 25 March 2022 and covered audio dramas broadcast between 1 October 2020 and 31 October 2021 or first uploaded / published / released for free listening online during
500-402: The same period. For the second year in succession no awards for Lifetime Achievement or Best Supporting Performance were bestowed this year. The ceremony took place on 3 February 2019 and covers audio dramas first broadcast between 1 October 2017 and 31 October 2018 – or first uploaded / published for free listening online during the same period. 2019 was the year when an award for Best Director
525-539: The same period. With the restrictions having also impacted programme-making a one-off The Year of Reinvention Award replaced the Best Director Award. For the third year in succession no awards for Lifetime Achievement or Best Supporting Performance were bestowed this year. The ceremony took place on 2 February 2020 and covers audio dramas first broadcast between 1 October 2018 and 31 October 2019 – or first uploaded / published for free listening online during
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#1732800997756550-575: The shortlisted nominees revealed on 10 January 2012. The inaugural ceremony took place on 29 January 2012 and proved hugely successful. Prior to this, there was no official awards ceremony to recognise audio dramas; the Sony Radio Academy Awards mainly encompassed radio shows and presenters while the Richard Imison Award (for best original script by a new writer) and Tinniswood Award (for best audio drama script of
575-524: The year of the award. The award for each year is presented in January of the following year. 30-minute plays are eligible, provided that they are stand-alone and that characters and situations are original to the writer. Adaptations for radio of pieces originally written for other mediums are not eligible. The entry fee is £50. This award -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about radio broadcasting in
600-723: The year) were awarded separately. The Imison and Tinniswood Awards are now incorporated into the Audio Drama Awards, the former administered by the Society of Authors and the latter by both the Society of Authors and the Writers' Guild of Great Britain . Although nominations are dominated by the BBC's in-house arts-oriented stations, particularly BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4 , entries are open to all makers of audio drama world-wide. The judges include personalities from both
625-615: Was introduced as was one for Best European Drama. No awards for Lifetime Achievement or Best Supporting Performance were bestowed in this year. The ceremony took place on 28 January 2018 and covers audio dramas first broadcast in English in the UK between 1 October 2016 and 31 October 2017 – or first uploaded / published for free listening online in the UK during the same period. In 2018 the two awards for comedy were changed to become Best Scripted Comedy (Longform) and Best Scripted Comedy (Sketch show). The ceremony took place on 29 January 2017 and covers audio dramas first broadcast in English in
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