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. Until 1997 two Bursaries were awarded each year, in 1998 the number was increased to six, and then in 2003 it fell back to five and in 2004 to four.Carleton Hobbs Bursary award winners
at BBC.co.uk, accessed 23 January 2018

Winners

*1953: Catherine Fleming *1954:

Mary Ure Eileen Mary Ure (18 February 1933 – 3 April 1975) was a British stage and film actress. She was the second Scottish-born actress (after Deborah Kerr) to be nominated for an Academy Award, for her role in the 1960 film ''Sons and Lovers''. Ear ...

(declined),

Edward Kelsey Edward Harry Kelsey (4 June 193023 April 2019) was an English actor. He was best known for voicing the role of Joe Grundy for 34 years in ''The Archers'' on BBC Radio 4 and for voicing various other characters on television. Early Life and ca ...

, Aline Waite *1955: Geoffrey Hodson, Annette Kelly *1956:

Rowena Cooper Rosemary Rowena Cooper (born 1935) is a British actress. She began her career in 1956, joining the Radio Drama Company by winning the Carlton Hobbs Bursary. In 1959 she joined the Dundee Repertory Theatre Company and went on to have an extensi ...

Patrick Godfrey Patrick Lindesay Archibald Godfrey (born 13 February 1933) is an English actor of film, television and stage. Life and career Godfrey was born in Finsbury, London to Rev. Frederick Godfrey and Lois Mary Gladys (née Turner). In 1956 Godfrey ...

*1957: Anne Rye,

Charles Kay Charles Kay (born Charles Piff, 31 August 1930) is an English actor. Early life Kay was born in Coventry, Warwickshire, the son of Frances (née Petty) and Charles Beckingham Piff. Originally educated at Warwick School, Kay went on to study me ...

*1958: Eva Gaddon,

Jeremy Kemp Edmund Jeremy James Walker (3 February 1935 – 19 July 2019), known professionally as Jeremy Kemp, was an English actor. He was known for his significant roles in the miniseries ''The Winds of War'' and ''War and Remembrance'', the film ''The ...

*1959: Tobi Weinburgh, Derek Smith *1960:

Nerys Hughes Nerys Hughes (born 8 November 1941) is a Welsh actress and narrator, known primarily for her television roles, including her part in the BBC TV series ''The Liver Birds''. Biography She was born in Rhyl, Flintshire. Her parents were Myfi and ...

, Gareth Morgan *1961: Patricia Bendall,

Stanley Lebor Stanley Harvey Lebor (24 September 1934 – 22 November 2014) was an English actor. He was best known for his roles as Howard Hughes in the 1980s BBC TV comedy series ''Ever Decreasing Circles'', the Mongon Doctor in ''Flash Gordon'' (1980), and ...

*1962: Sian Davies, David Valla *1963: Petronella Barker, Bruce Condell *1964: Leroy Lingwood,

Rosalind Shanks Rosalind Shanks is a British actress and broadcaster. In 1964, she joined the BBC's Radio Drama Company by winning the Carleton Hobbs Bursary. Shanks starred as Margaret Hale the heroin in ''North and South'', in 1975, opposite Patrick Stewart ...

*1965: Patricia Gallimore, Anthony Jackson *1966:

Carole Boyd Carole Boyd is a British actress. She has had a career in theatre, television, and radio, and plays Lynda Snell MBE in BBC Radio 4's ''The Archers''. Career Boyd trained at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama, where she won the principal ...

Clive Merrison Clive Merrison (born 15 September 1945) is a British actor of film, television, stage and radio. He trained at Rose Bruford College. He is best known for his long running BBC Radio portrayal of Sherlock Holmes, having played the part in all 64 ...

*1967: Alexandra Romanes, Michael Harbor *1968: Margaret Gouriet, Desmond McNamara *1969: Deborah Dallas, Geoffrey Collins *1970s: Susan Coward, David Timson, Gail McFarlane, Elizabeth Revill, Madeline Cemm, Ginette Clarke, Terri Lang, Mary Nelson, Alison Draper,

Elizabeth Rider Elizabeth Rider is an English actress, sometimes credited as Liza Rider. She is known for her portrayal of Lynette Driver in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors''. Education Rider trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she was awa ...

Richard Griffiths Richard Thomas Griffiths (31 July 1947 – 28 March 2013) was an English actor of film, television, and stage. For his performance in the stage play ''The History Boys'', Griffiths won a Tony Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, the Drama Desk Aw ...

, Andrew Rivers,

Anthony Daniels Anthony Daniels ( ; born 21 February 1946) is an English actor and mime artist, best known for playing in 10 ''Star Wars'' films. He is the only actor to have either appeared in or been involved with all theatrical films in the series, and h ...

, David Ericson, Andrew Seear,

Tim Bentinck Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, Count Bentinck und Waldeck Limpurg, (born 1 June 1953), commonly known as Tim Bentinck, is an English actor and writer, known for his long-running role as David Archer in the BBC ...

Trevor Cooper Trevor Cooper (born 21 September 1953) is an English actor. Background Born 21 September 1953, Cooper studied law at Kingston Polytechnic and graduated with a master's degree in law from the University of Warwick. He taught for two years at Lon ...

*1980s: Kathryn Hurlbutt, Stella Forge, Alexandra Mathie, Eileen Tully,

Jenny Funnell Jenny Victoria Funnell (born 20 May 1963) is a British actress best known for her role as Sandy in the long-running British sitcom '' As Time Goes By'' from 1992 to 2005. Early life Funnell was born in Kenya and has a twin sister. She moved t ...

, Jane Leonard, Karen Ascoe,

Victoria Carling Victoria Carling is an English radio, television, film and theatre actress. She has an MA in English from Cambridge, and graduated from Bristol Old Vic in 1987, winning the Carleton Hobbs Award (with Stephen Tompkinson) in the same year. After m ...

, Cara Kelly,

Jane Slavin Jane Slavin (born 11 March 1970) is an English actress and novelist. Slavin was the winner of the 1989 BBC Radio Drama Carleton Hobbs Award. She has appeared on television in ''Lewis'', '' Doctors'' as Gayle Buckley, ''Peak Practice'', ''Alway ...

, John McAndrew, Gary Cady, Simon Hewitt, Scott Cherry, Guy Holden, James McPherson, James Good,

Stephen Tompkinson Stephen Phillip Tompkinson (born 15 October 1965) is an English actor, known for his television roles as Marcus in '' Chancer '' (1990), Damien Day in ''Drop the Dead Donkey'' (1990–1998), Father Peter Clifford in ''Ballykissangel'' (1996–9 ...

, Dominic Rickhards, Charles Simpson *1990s: Cathy Sara,

Annabel Mullion Annabel Mullion (born 1969) is an actress. She was educated at St Mary's School, Ascot and studied English and Drama at the University of East Anglia. She then completed the 3 year acting course at Central School of Speech and Drama, graduating i ...

Tracy Wiles Tracy Wiles (born c. 1970) is an English actress, who has worked on radio, stage and TV, and in film. She has appeared in '' McCallum'' (1997), ''Sea of Souls'' (2004), ''Doctors'' (2005-2023), ''The Line of Beauty'' (2006), ''Britz'' (2007), '' ...

, Amanda Gordon,

Sarah Rice Sarah Rice is an American theatre actress known for her work in the Stephen Sondheim productions ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''A Little Night Music'', the former of which won her a Theatre World Award in 1979. Early years Rice was born in Okinawa, Jap ...

, Angus Wright, Robert Portal,

Julian Rhind-Tutt Julian Alistair Rhind-Tutt (born 20 July 1967) is an English actor, best known for playing Dr "Mac" Macartney in the comedy television series ''Green Wing'' (2004–2006). Early life Rhind-Tutt was born in West Drayton, Middlesex, the youngest o ...

, Nicholas Boulton, David Antrobus, Paul Jenkins,

Mark Bonnar Richard Mark Bonnar (born 19 November 1968) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as Max in ''Guilt'', Duncan Hunter in ''Shetland'', Bruno Jenkins in ''Casualty'', Detective Finney in ''Psychoville'', DCC Mike Dryden in ''Line of Duty ...

, Alistair Danson, Elizabeth Conboy, Priyanga Elan, Tilly Gaunt, Giles Fagan, Ben Crowe, Harry Myers, Fiona Clarke, Beth Chalmers, Gemma Saunders, Tom George,

Christopher Kelham Christopher Kelham is a British film actor and producer best known for his lead role as Dale in the 2010 film '' The Cost of Love''. Filmography *2001: '' Representative Radio'' as Ben *2004: ''Fakers'' as Tim *2005: '' What's Your Name 41?'' a ...

, Tim Treloar *2000: Helen Ayres,

Clare Corbett Clare Corbett is a British actress, and is a winner (2000) of a Carleton Hobbs Radio Award. She studied at the Welsh College of Music and Drama and has appeared in television programmes such as ''Casualty'', ''Eastenders'' and ''Doctors'', as w ...

Jasmine Hyde Jasmine Hyde is an English actress who has appeared on the stage radio and screen. She is best known for her role as the young Hilda Rumpole in many years of the BBC Radio 4 dramatisations of Rumpole of the Bailey, opposite Benedict Cumberbat ...

, Thomas Arnold, Kenny Blyth, Simon (Alex) Trinder *2001:

Helen Longworth Helen Longworth (born 11 December 1976 in Preston, Lancashire) is a British actress. She has appeared in many radio plays including playing the character of Zofia in six series of ''On Mardle Fen'', Susie Dean in ''The Good Companions'' and Mari ...

, Sarah Paul,

Jonathan Forbes Jonathan Forbes (born 4 December 1976 in Dublin) is an Irish actor. Early life Forbes was born in Dublin, Ireland on 4 December 1976. He attended Gonzaga College where he was in the same class as fellow actor Andrew Scott, before studying En ...

Carl Prekopp Carl James Prekopp (born 25 May 1979) is a British actor. He played Richard III at the Riverside Studios (2010) and originated the part of Lawrence in Tim Firth's stage adaptation of ''Calendar Girls''. Prekopp has appeared in BBC Radio 4 adap ...

, Peter Darney *2002: Carla Simpson, Laura Doddington, Emma Callender, Scott Brooksbank, Simon Donaldson *2003: Jaimi Barbakoff,

Gbemisola Ikumelo Gbemisola Ikumelo is a British actress, comedian and writer. She has won a BAFTA award for her short ''Brain in Gear'' and best female comedy performance from the Royal Television Society for her role in her show ''Famalam''. Life and career Ikum ...

Lydia Leonard Lydia Leonard (born 5 December 1981) is a British stage, film and television actress, best known for her roles in the television series ''Bring Up the Bodies'', ''Ten Percent (TV series), Ten Percent'' and ''The Crown (TV series), The Crown''. ...

, Damian Lynch, Chris Moran *2004: Emily Wachter, Alex Tregear, Rob Hastie,

Stuart McLoughlin Stuart McLoughlin (born 1980 in Bristol) is a British actor. He is notable for his appearance in the title role in 2008's '' Clone''. His other TV appearances include 2008's ''Little Dorrit ''Little Dorrit'' is a novel by Charles Dickens, o ...

*2005: Ella Smith, Sophie Roberts, John Cummins, Nick Sayce *2006: Bethan Walker, Emma Noakes,

Joseph Kloska Joseph Anthony Kloska (born 1983) is an English actor. He began his career in radio, moving on to work in television, theatre, and film. Life Named after a Polish grandfather, Teofil Joseph Kloska, who had settled in England, Kloska was brought ...

, Paul Richard Biggin *2007:

Joannah Tincey Joannah Tincey is an English actress. She attended Guildford School of Acting and later trained at RADA. In 2007, she won a Carleton Hobbs Bursary and joined the BBC's Radio Drama Company. In 2008, she starred in ''Slipstream'' and also took ...

, Laura Molyneux,

Alex Lanipekun Alex Lanipekun (born 7 April 1981) is a British actor. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art but left early to join the cast of the BBC drama '' Spooks'' as journalist-cum-spy Ben Kaplan, the role for which he is best known. Earl ...

, Sam Pamphilon *2008: Donnla Hughes, Jill Cardo, Gunnar Cauthery,

Robert Lonsdale Robert Lonsdale (born 2 November 1983) is an English actor and musician. Early life and education Son of Tom and Dilys Lonsdale, he was born on 2 November 1983 in Marsden, West Yorkshire, and has one sister. He went to the Academy of Live and R ...

*2009: Melissa Advani,

Emerald O'Hanrahan Emerald O’Hanrahan (born 1986) is an English actress known for playing Emma Grundy in ''The Archers'' on BBC Radio 4. Early life She was born and grew up in Cambridgeshire. Educated at St Mary's School, Cambridge until 2002, where she took p ...

, Rhys Jennings, Piers Wehner, Joseph Cohen-Cole *2010: Leah Brotherhead, Claire Harry, Iain Batchelor, Henry Devas *2011: Alex Rivers, Francine Chamberlain, Adam Billington, Rikki Lawton *2012: Eleanor Crooks, Stephanie Racine, Will Howard, Adam Nagaitis *2013: Georgie Fuller, Arthur Hughes, Harry Jardine, Joel Maccormac *2014: Hannah Genesius, Roslyn Hill, Monty D'Inverno, Paul Heath *2015: Evie Killip, Caolan McCarthy, Rebecca Hamilton, George Watkins *2016: Natasha Cowley, Keziah Joseph, Catriona McFarlane, Luke MacGregor *2017: Abbie Andrews, Isabella Inchbald, Adam Fitzgerald, Gary Duncan, Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong *2018: Alexandra Constantinidi, Liam Lau Fernandez, Lucy Doyle, Cameron Percival, Saffron Coomber *2019: Laura Christy, Greg Jones, Lucy Reynolds, Will Kirk, Scarlett Courtney

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