PLAY COMPETITION WINNERS 2001

We are very pleased to announce the winners in the BBC World Service/ British Council International Radio Playwriting Competition 2001.

Overall Winner and Regional Winner for Asia and Pacific
BLOOD by Philip Braithwaite (New Zealand)

Regional Winner for Africa and the Middle East
THE ONLY SACRIFICE by Okhai Akigbe (Nigeria)

Regional Winner for the Americas
KNOCKING by David Eliet (USA)

Regional Winner for Europe
THE CIRCUS by Jennifer Harvey (Netherlands)

Regional Winner for South Asia and the Former Soviet Union
LUCKY CHARM, DRUGS AND LOTS OF DEW by Sabrina Masud (Bangladesh)

Congratulations to all the regional winners and to our overall winner, Philip Braithwaite from New Zealand. His play, BLOOD, is both a moving and forceful account of one man trying to make sense of a brutal existence that nevertheless offers humour and hope. Blood will be broadcast on 'Play of the Week' in November, followed by a feature programme that goes behind the scenes of the play competition.

We will also be producing KNOCKING by David Eliet, a poignant and suspenseful thriller with an imaginative use of the radio medium.

Thank you again to everyone who entered the competition.