For the 2023 season, the cast will be heading to the jungle in Thung Ui, northern Vietnam, and Rudy Reyes will no longer be the Chief Instructor after replacing Ant Middleton in 2022.
Instead, Billy (Mark Billingham), who has been part of the Directing Staff since 2016, will step up as Chief Instructor due to his background in the military SAS selection.
Viewers will have also noticed that Remi Adeleke, who joined the show last year, hasn't returned for the new edition, with Chris Oliver taking his place. Read More...
Is Gina in love with Tim, or flattered by the fact he's nice to her?
Gina is quite chaotic and Tim provides a stability and friendship which is unique in her relationships with men usually, and I think that's what she is attracted to. She misconstrues some of the attention he gives her but they get on as mates, Gina is very different to Sally - she'll happily sit drinking beer and watching zombie movies with Tim! Read More...
The judges Jeremy Howe (Commissioning Editor, BBC Radio 4 Drama), Caroline Raphael (Commissioning Editor, BBC Radio 4 Comedy and Radio 4 Extra), Kate Rowland (BBC Creative Director of New Writing), Roy Williams (writer) and Miles Jupp (writer-performer) were impressed by the overall range and calibre of the drama scripts submitted for the competition, with Howe commenting on the winning entries:
"In Rock Me Amadeus, Simon Topping takes on a challenging subject – gender identity – and explores it with a lightness of tone and a freshness of voice that makes it an utterly engaging read. Read More...
