Nick Warburton(born 1947) is a British screenwriter and playwright. He has written stage plays, television and radio scripts for series includingDoctors,Holby CityandEastEnders.

Nick Warburton
Born1947 (age 76–77)
Occupationscreenwriter, author, playwright
NationalityBritish
Notable worksEastEnders
Doctors
Holby City

Career

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Warburton was a primary school teacher for ten years before deciding to become a full-time writer.[1]

He has been part of the regular writing team onHolby Citysince 2001. His radio plays,On Mardle Fen,are one of the few recurring series onBBC Radio 4'sAfternoon Playstrand.[2]His playBeastwon the 2005Tinniswood Award.[3]Setting a Glasswas shortlisted for the Tinniswood Award for a drama broadcast in 2010.[4]Witness: Five Plays from the Gospel of Luke,an adaptation of the Gospel of St Luke, won theSandford St Martin TrustRadio Premier award in 2009.[5][6]

He also wrote a screenwriting manual,Writing for TV and Radio: A Writers' and Artists' Companion,in 2015 with Sue Teddern.[7]

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  1. ^BBC Radio plays by Nick Warburton,Sutton Elms
  2. ^Nick Warburtonat Audion Tube
  3. ^"Radio Drama Previous Winners Society of Authors".Society of Authors.Archived fromthe originalon 9 May 2013.Retrieved21 May2015.
  4. ^"Ariel - Shortlist announced for first BBC Audio Drama awards".BBC Online.BBC Ariel.Retrieved21 May2015.
  5. ^"Awards Archive Sandford St Martin Trust".Sandford St Martin Trust.17 May 2015.Retrieved21 May2015.
  6. ^"Nick Warburton".Archived fromthe originalon 5 March 2015.Retrieved21 May2015.
  7. ^"Writing for TV and Radio".Archived fromthe originalon 11 October 2015.Retrieved12 November2023.
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