‘Script to Screen’ Doctor Who competition announced

March 29th, 2011
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BBC Learning and Doctor Who Confidential have today announced an exciting competition offering young fans the once in a lifetime opportunity to write their very own adventure for the Doctor!

School children aged 9 to 11 have been invited to work together to produce an imaginative 3-minute script starring the Doctor and a brand new human character to test his wits. In addition, the script can include either an Ood, a Judoon, a Cyberman or a Weeping Angel.

The winning team will watch their script come to life in Cardiff, working alongside the cast and crew from the first script meeting, through the filming process and eventually in the final edit. The winning script will be chosen by showrunner Steven Moffat, executive producers Beth Willis and Piers Wenger and the Controller of BBC Learning, Saul Nassé.

“Doctor Who is loved by children across the UK, and I can think of no better programme to inspire the next generation of story tellers,” said Saul Nassé. “The Script to Screen competition is a fantastic way for children to learn new writing skills, whether or not they are winners. We are delighted that the stellar cast and crew of Doctor Who are on board for this journey of learning through time and space.”

Steven Moffat added: “Doctor Who made me want to write. It made me fall in love with script-writing, and led me by the hand to the best job in the world. It also made me want to defend the Earth from aliens but that hasn’t come up so often. I know the power this show has to set young imaginations alight, because I’ve lived it, so I’m excited to be involved in this project. Plus it’s never too early to start looking for your replacement.”

Full entry details, terms and conditions and downloadable resources will be available from the BBC Teachers next month. The closing date for entrees is Monday 13th June.

44 comments on this article
  1. joe
    May 10th, 2011 at 7.55pm | #1

    you do know jake rosen you have to have 2-4 people

  2. alex
    May 10th, 2011 at 8.48pm | #2

    my sort of competition

  3. idil
    May 11th, 2011 at 7.28pm | #3

    @joe
    no you dont……..

  4. millie
    May 12th, 2011 at 9.45am | #4

    can i do it by my self ?

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