The Tinniswood Award is presented annually for the best original audio drama script of the year.
The Tinniswood Award was established by the Society of Authors and Writers’ Guild of Great Britain to perpetuate the memory of Peter Tinniswood as well as to celebrate and encourage high standards in radio drama.
Submissions will be accepted from any party (producer, broadcasting organisation, writer, agent etc.).
Previous winners include Shôn Dale-Jones, Anita Sullivan, the late Sonya Hale, Christopher Douglas, Ian Martin, Oliver Emanuel, Sarah Woods, Morwenna Banks, Mike Bartlett, Rachel Joyce, Stephen Wyatt, Nick Warburton, Christopher William Hill and Colin Teevan.
We are grateful to ALCS for sponsoring the Tinniswood Award.
The administration of the award for 2025 is being handled by the WGGB. Submissions are now being accepted and entry will remain open until midnight on 4 October 2024. Please click here for more information on how to apply.
2024
Cracking by Shôn Dale-Jones
Directed by John Norton, BBC Audio Drama Wales, BBC 4 | Read more
2023
End of Transmission by Anita Sullivan
Produced by Karen Rose, Sweet Talk Productions, BBC Radio 4 (57 minutes) | Read more
2022
Blis-ta by Sonya Hale
Produced by Mimi Findlay, Clean Break, Spotify (56 minutes 37 seconds) | Read more
2021
Tristram Shandy: In Development by Christopher Douglas
Produced by Gary Brown, BBC Radio Drama North, BBC Radio 4 (60 minutes) | Read more
2020
The Hartlepool Spy by Ian Martin
Produced by Sam Ward, BBC Studios, BBC Radio 4 (45 minutes)
2019
When the Pits Stop by Oliver Emanuel
Produced by Kirsty Williams, BBC Glasgow, BBC Radio 4 (44 minutes)
2018
Borderland by Sarah Woods
Directed by James Robinson, from an original idea by John Norton, BBC Cymru Wales, BBC Radio 4 (45 minutes)
2017
Comment is Free by James Fritz
Produced by Becky Ripley, BBC Radio & Music Bristol, BBC Radio 4 (45 minutes)
2016
Fugue State by Julian Simpson
Produced by Karen Rose, Sweet Talk Productions, BBC Radio 4 (45 minutes)
2015
Goodbye by Morwenna Banks
2014
Marathon Tales by Colin Teevan and Hannah Silva *
Award date now reflects actual year of award and not year of broadcast.
2012
Kafka the Musical by Murray Gold *
2011
Gerontius by Stephen Wyatt *
2009
Ivan and the Dogs by Hattie Naylor
2008
Goldfish Girl by Peter Souter
2007
Memorials to the Missing by Stephen Wyatt
2006
Not Talking by Mike Bartlett and To Be a Pilgrim by Rachel Joyce
2005
Beast by Nick Warburton
2004
Norman by Mike Stott
2003
Killing Maestros by Christopher William Hill
* these years had an extended submission period of 18 months (an extra six months) to coordinate with the BBC Audio Drama Awards.
With thanks to:

The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) – a not-for-profit organisation that works to ensure that writers are fairly compensated when their works are copied, broadcast or recorded.