Warburton was a primary school teacher for ten years before deciding to become a full-time writer. He has been part of the regular writing team on
Holby City since 2001. His radio plays,
On Mardle Fen, are one of the few recurring series on
BBC Radio 4's
Afternoon Play strand. His play
Beast won the 2005
Tinniswood Award.
Setting a Glass was shortlisted for the Tinniswood Award for a drama broadcast in 2010.
Witness: Five Plays from the Gospel of Luke, an adaptation of the Gospel of St Luke, won the
Sandford St Martin Trust Radio Premier award in 2009. In 2014, Nick was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the
University of Chichester. He also wrote a screenwriting manual, ''Writing for TV and Radio: A Writers' and Artists' Companion'', in 2015 with Sue Teddern. ==References==