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Commissioning Brief RADIO COMMISSIONING Commissioning Brief Commissioning Brief No. 31242 Drama on 3 For BBC Radio 3 April 2022 to March 2023 (and some editions commissioned ahead for April 2023 onwards) BBC Radio Commissioning Brief_ V2.2_2021_May CONTENTS SECTION A: EDITORIAL OPPORTUNITY ........................................................................................... 3 1. About BBC Radio 3 ....................................................................................................................... 4 2. The Editorial Opportunity .......................................................................................................... 5 3. Key Deliverables ......................................................................................................................... 13 4. Success Measures ...................................................................................................................... 13 SECTION B: PROCESS, ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION ............................................................ 14 1.The Three Stages……………….…………………………………………………………..…… 14 SECTION C: THE COMMISSIONING TIMETABLE ......................................................................... 16 SECTION D: FULL PROPOSALS AND REFERENCE INFORMATION ...................................... 17 APPENDIX 1: Diversity & Inclusion ................................................................................................... 18 2 of 18 BBC Radio Commissioning Brief_ V2.2_2021_May SECTION A: EDITORIAL OPPORTUNITY Commissioning Brief ID / Title: 31242: Drama on 3 Commissioning Owner Matthew Dodd Commissioning Contact Matthew Dodd/David Ireland Commissioning Brief Title Drama on 3 Network Radio 3 Guide Price £15,000-18,000 per hour Genre Drama Duration 74’-179’ (although 89’ is usual) No. of Episodes 21 Transmission Period Mostly April 2022-March 2023, although some will be commissioned ahead for April 2023 onwards Slot Day Sunday Slot Time 1930-2100 (if 89’) More information relating to all commissioning briefs and rounds, regardless of Network can be found on the ‘Pitching Ideas’ page of the Radio Commissioning Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4fC4NcVXqkZntJv8ZHpClD8/pitching- ideas 3 of 18 BBC Radio Commissioning Brief_ V2.2_2021_May 1. About BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 3 offers a mix of music and cultural programming to entertain and absorb audiences. It has a core proposition of great classical music, which leads its daytime schedule – and a host of live concerts and live performance every day. Alongside this are distinctive programmes on jazz, world music, drama, as well as documentaries and discussion programmes on the arts and the world of ideas. Network Editorial Strategy & Objectives Cultural programming and cultural commissioning are a central part of Radio 3’s mission. • We believe arts and music make the world a better place by bringing people together through shared experience and understanding, providing a place of inspiration, and a means to navigate a complex world. • At BBC Radio 3 we want to enable as many people as possible to have life changing musical and arts experiences. We aim to provide listeners with time out from a busy world through full-length artistic performances and slow radio that takes the time it takes. • We pride ourselves on being a commissioner and interpreter of complex culture; shining a new light on well-loved artistic works and investing in new artistic talent to bring cutting edge work to audiences everywhere. • We are one of the most significant commissioners of contemporary classical music anywhere in the world and the biggest broadcaster of live classical concerts including the BBC Proms. • From classical music to arts discussion, documentaries to essays, drama to sound art, video games and film music, to jazz, world, ambient, electronic and the avant- garde, there is a Radio 3 for everybody – we welcome you to join us on BBC Sounds, DAB, online, and on FM. Diversity Radio 3 is dedicated to improving diversity and inclusion across the station through a long- term strategy which will lead to an even richer musical and cultural offering. The station is part of BBC Radio’s Diversity and Inclusion commitment and as a result we’re seeking to widen diversity in portrayals on air and in the production of Radio 3 programmes – including this drama slot (for details of this commitment see appendix). We are interested to hear your content ideas and how they might be expressed across the schedule. Radio 3 has launched several creative initiatives on diversity – including a new partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council to support research on and performance of composers from diverse backgrounds. We intend that what we do will contribute to changing the classical music industry as a whole, as well as other genres of music and 4 of 18 BBC Radio Commissioning Brief_ V2.2_2021_May culture. The outcome should be a broader, more interesting and more excellent output for audiences to engage with. 2. The Editorial Opportunity Drama on 3 is Radio 3’s weekly drama showcase. At its heart are new productions of classic and modern stage plays; radio versions of acclaimed current theatre productions; major new works from leading and emerging writers. Drama on 3 reflects Radio 3’s overall strong relationship with live performance – and since the advent of the first lockdown Radio 3, as part of the BBC Culture in Quarantine, has co- commissioned a significant number of new audio productions in collaboration with theatres that have been shut by the pandemic. We would like to continue and extend these type of collaborations, even as theatres re-open. We’re interested in thinking about how Radio Drama can increase its impact amongst drama audiences who have turned to audio for the first time this year. At the same time, we’re part of Radio 3’s quest for discovery and new works of culture – so, for example, we commission new productions of plays by international playwrights not so well known in the UK. And in the same spirit, we support innovative new writing. Drama on 3 and Covid restrictions At the time of issuing these commissioning guidelines, the relaxation of all Covid restrictions has not yet been confirmed. Drama production teams have achieved amazing results in recording remotely. At this point in time, we still need an assessment around the feasibility of new productions when you offer a play. If a proposal needs much greater relaxation of social distancing in order to be produced (even in a year’s time) – please tell us in the proposal. Likewise if your production is ideally suited to restricted conditions, please tell us. Main Editorial Brief The key qualities: This is “event” drama. Drama on 3 should be one of Radio 3’s stand-out moments of any week. The plays we commission here have to catch people’s imagination and then hold their attention for a full 90 minutes or longer. Every broadcast in this slot is Radio 3’s play of the week. With a 7.30pm broadcast slot, we need plays which feel like a centre-piece of Radio 3’s weekend and productions which will engage all listeners – not just the dedicated radio drama fans. 5 of 18 BBC Radio Commissioning Brief_ V2.2_2021_May A large proportion of Drama on 3 listening is now done on-demand on BBC Sounds but this varies greatly between productions – so each play has to earn that audience. We need to know how you will do that. We expect the storylines, the dialogue, the emotional complexity, and the intellectual curiosity of evening drama or absorbing on-demand listening. Strong casts: Drama on 3 is an arena for great actors – new and established. This is a place for high profile actors to take the parts that stage and screen won’t allow them. Psychological sophistication: The plays here are usually 90 minutes long. Some are two hours or more. In that time we expect characters that change and develop, and actor portrayals that are nuanced and intriguing – like any powerful stage play. What we’re looking for: Classic Plays reinvented for 21st century audio We’re looking for fresh and innovative productions of the great plays of world theatre – including some of the most well-known. They need to appeal to today’s audiences. They might be re-written to increase impact; they could be radiophonic versions that re-imagine the plays for today; or they could feature high profile casts who act as a make-a-date bridge into historical pieces. They are always superb high quality programmes with a contemporary feel. By radio standard, these works are long – sometimes very long. They are big and bold statements about what Radio 3 offers to audiences. We need to know that your proposal will keep listeners engaged and that your version will feel like a significant moment in the history of productions of this work. Don’t be afraid of offering a playwright’s best-known works – we are always looking for some of the major classics. We need to know what you the production team are going to add to an established work. And we will certainly want to commission a number of out-of- copyright plays. But at the same time, we’re not only reflecting the theatrical canon – we aim to push at its boundaries. Are there works from different times and different parts of the globe that you can make resonate and surprise today’s audience? We’re also looking for innovative rediscovery of existing plays – but they need to be forceful and newsworthy revivals, rather than interesting curiosities or neglected classics. In line with Radio 3’s objective to rediscover unjustly neglected
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