Current Pitching Opportunities

BBC World Service Open Call

Written In Air is currently accepting pitches for the 2026/2027 BBC World Service Commissioning Round.

We work with reporters and producers on 30 and 60 minute features for The Documentary, including Solutions Docs.

For this strand we are particularly looking for current global stories. They should be reported and take listeners on the ground. This is not really a series for projects based in the UK and US (though producers can be based there!), but if ideas take place in those countries, they should bring an international perspective or have unprecedented access to sources.

Beyond The Documentary, we will also be considering pitches for the following strands in this round: Witness History, In the Studio, and Heart and Soul. If you are not familiar with these programmes you can learn more about them from through clicking the preceding links or read more about these editorial opportunities here.

Our company is committed to working with veteran audio producers, new audio makers and freelance journalists and writers who may not have audio production experience (though we will pair you with a producer).

🗓️The deadline for pitching Written In Air is 21 August 2025 @ 23:59 PM EST🗓️

📻 Please send any questions you may have to info@writteninair.com 📻

Check out this year’s commissioning brief, or listen to some pieces Written In Air released with the World Service in 2025.

The Documentary — The Dogs of Palermo

Witness History — The Capitol Crawl

⬇️ Pitches will only be accepted via this form ⬇️

2026/2027
BBC World Service
Pitch Form

***We strongly suggest you draft responses in a separate document and paste them in when ready to submit***

Name

First Name

Last Name

Email

Your Location

City + Country

Select a Category

Please select a category for your project. If you idea fits more than one category, please select your first choice, and we can talk about other options.

Project Title

One project per pitch, please. You may fill this form out again to share other ideas. Please add 'w/t' to the end of you title if you think it may change later on.

Project Description

Please share a two paragraph description of your project project in approx. 300–350 words? Describe the story, how it will unfold, and what voices will be featured. How will the program sound and what types of tape will we hear? Who will narrate? Feel free to add some information about yourself as a producer into the description. *Submissions beyond two paragraphs and falling outside of the word count will not be considered at this time.

Support

What types of production support would you be ideal for you?

Experience

Briefly describe your experience in audio. If none, what experience do you have in journalism? Links to work are encouraged here, but not required.

Additional Questions

Add any additional questions or info we should know

Current Pitching Opportunities

BBC World Service Open Call

2026/2027 BBC World Service Pitch Form

2026/2027
BBC World Service
Pitch Form