23 January 2017 at Royal College of Physicians, London (view the Awards programme)
Best Radio Comedy
John Finnemore, JOHN FINNEMORE’S DOUBLE ACTS – SERIES 1, EPISODE 5 “ENGLISH FOR PONY LOVERS”
Best Radio Drama
Lucy Gannon, FAT LITTLE THING
Best Long Running TV Series
Claire Bennett, DOCTORS, SERIES 18, EPISODE 29 “THERE IS NO PLACE”
Best Writing in a Video Game
Jonathan Burroughs, Lyndon Holland and Terry Kenny, VIRGINIA
Best Children’s TV Episode
Emma Reeves, THE DUMPING GROUND, SEASON 3, EPISODE 20 “REFUGE”
Best Long Form TV Drama
Clive Bradley, TRAPPED
Best First Screenplay
Rachel Tunnard, ADULT LIFE SKILLS
Best Play for Young Audiences
(Joint winners) Ed Harris, WHAT THE THUNDER SAID and Lisa Evans, RISE UP
Best Play
Caryl Churchill, ESCAPED ALONE
Best Screenplay
Guy Hibbert, EYE IN THE SKY
Best TV Situation Comedy
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, FLEABAG, EPISODE 1
Best Short Form TV Drama
Sarah Quintrell, ELLEN
Outstanding Contribution to Writing
Sir Tom Stoppard