The BBC Press Office has today released details of ‘Death Is The Only Answer’, a mini-episode written by the winners of BBC Learning’s recent Script to Screen competition!

The 3 minute adventure will be shown as part of Doctor Who Confidential on BBC Three on Saturday 1st October, and the process of the contest will be documented on the behind the scenes programme in the weeks running up to its premiere.

The story features a well known historical figure and a fez.

The lucky winners were a group of children from Oakley Junior School in Basingstoke.

Series 6: Part 2’s first episode of Doctor Who Confidential has been appropriately named as River Runs Wild!

It airs on BBC Three at 8pm straight after Let’s Kill Hitler on 27th August, going backstage on the mid-series premiere to see how Thirties Berlin was reconstructed. Plus, the cast and crew bring to life a mini-episode written by the winners of BBC Learning’s Script to Screen competition. So that’s Doctor Who Confidential, 27th August, BBC Three, 8pm! Oh, and it’s on BBC HD too!

Saturday 27th August
Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler – 7:10pm, BBC One/BBC One HD
Doctor Who Confidential: River Runs Wild – 8pm, BBC Three/BBC HD

Break your silence in our ongoing Series 6 discussion, Silences, Rivers and Songs…

The winners of BBC Learning and Doctor Who Confidential’s Script to Screen competition have been announced!

The contest set school children aged 9-11 the task to write their own 3-minute Doctor Who script starring the Doctor and a human character of their own creation. The winning school, as chosen by showrunner Steven Moffat, Controller of BBC Learning Saul Nassé, and executive producers Piers Wenger and Beth Willis, is Oakley CE Junior School. Huge congratulations to its contributing pupils and staff!

The winners will travel down to Cardiff this weekend to see Matt Smith and the rest of the Doctor Who production team bring their adventure to life. Kevin Downing, a Year 6 teacher, has said: “It will be the experience of a lifetime and one we’ll never forget.”

“I loved the shortlisted scripts, there was so much skill and enthusiasm on display. It was actually genuinely, very, very difficult to judge,” Steven Moffat commented. “It was also very exciting how they caught the voice of the Doctor and how they used the always stringent limitations of Doctor Who to their advantage, very exciting.”

Saul Nassé added: “We’ve been delighted by the response from schools, as we really wanted to motivate children to learn new writing skills and create the next generation of storytellers. Schools have really engaged in it and there’s a wealth of talent out there. It’s an example of a popular BBC show inspiring people to do something educational.”

The finished scene will be shown on a Doctor Who Confidential episode later this year.

The deadline for the ‘Script to Screen’ competition is fast approaching, and hopefuls now have just 11 days to get their entrees in!

The competition is offering fans aged 9 to 11 the once in a lifetime opportunity to write their own adventure featuring the Doctor. The winning script – as chosen by Steven Moffat, Saul Nassé, Piers Wenger and Beth Willis – will be filmed in Cardiff to be televised on a future episode of Doctor Who Confidential.

See the BBC Learning website for terms and conditions and learning resources.

Last month the BBC announced the once in a lifetime ‘Script to Screen’ Doctor Who competition, and now it has been officially opened!

The contest gives fans aged 9-11 the chance to write their very own mini-adventure for the Doctor, and the winning entry will be filmed and televised on a future episode of Doctor Who Confidential. The full terms and conditions, as well as learning resources, can be found on the BBC Learning website. The closing date is 13th June 2011.

“I’m delighted to support Script to Screen because I’m passionate about creative writing and believe it’s a skill to nurture,” Matt Smith commented. “It will be interesting to see what ideas the children come up with. I could finally be defeated by a new enemy, or be exiled to a distant galaxy. Who knows? And that’s the beauty of a child’s imagination!”

The winning script will be chosen by Steven Moffat (series showrunner) with Saul Nassé (Controller of BBC Learning), Piers Wenger and Beth Willis (series executive producers).

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.