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The US Perspective - 2. Nurse Jackie
In the 2nd of our 3-part series examining writing for US productions, Ellen Fairey blogs about how she became a writer for 'Nurse Jackie' and whether Jackie is truly a 'breakthrough female character'.
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From Writersroom talent search to writing on 'The Numtums' for CBeebies
Liam Farrell blogs about his journey from entering Writersroom talent search 'Get a Sqiggle on' to getting commissioned to write on The Numtums for CBeebies.
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Mr Bloom's Nursery
Mr Bloom's Nursery started off as a piece of street theatre that I had written. It was an interactive walkabout performance piece that engaged with families at festival events. I played a gardener who had dug up his baby vegetables and taken them out for the day in an old Victorian pram. The sho...
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Killing Eve - Writing Series 2
Hear from the Lead Writer and Executive Producer for series two of Killing Eve, Emerald Fennell,
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Newsjack by numbers
Newsjack producer Lyndsay Fenner gives a round-up of the sixth series, which featured the work of 102 new writers.
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The US Perspective - 3. From The Onion via 30 Rock to The Mindy Project
Lang Fisher on why you need a thick skin to write comedy, the importance of grounding your story and why female comedy characters are best when they "are allowed to have real objectionable flaws ".
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The Edinburgh Fringe - My Experience
In the second of our short series of blog posts from writers and performers at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe we spoke to comedian Mary Flanigan.
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Neil Forsyth on writing the final series of Guilt and adapting the story of The Gold
Neil Forsyth is the writer behind Guilt, the multi-award winning Edinburgh-set drama, which returns to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two this week. His adaptation of The Gold, the story of the Brink's Mat robbery also recently hit our screens.
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Introducing our new Commissioning Executive in Wales
Celi Fowler has recently joined the team to work across Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Drama Commissioning and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Writersroom in Wales, based out of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's offices in Cardiff. Celi introduces herself and explains why she's excited about her new role.
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Rules of the Game
Writer Ruth Fowler introduces her new drama which examines sexual politics in the modern workplace. Rules of the Game stars Maxine Peake as Chief Operating Officer Sam and Rakhee Thakrar as newly appointed HR Director Maya Benshaw.
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Writing Vienna Blood - Hear from the Novelist and the Screenwriter
Vienna Blood is written by the acclaimed screenwriter Steve Thompson (Sherlock, Deep State). Based on the best-selling Liebermann novels by Frank Tallis, the series begins on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two on Monday 18th November and on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ iPlayer.
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What does being a TV Script Editor in Kids & Family entail?
Luke Frost has worked on shows including Phoenix Rise, Biff & Chip, Amelia Gething Complex and Class Dismissed. He explains the role of a Script Editor, in both development and production.
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FAST AND FUNNY 2016 - Participants Announced
The Fast and Funny team announce this year's participants and treat us to a couple of Valentine's videos
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The Boy with the Topknot
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two adaptation of Sathnam Sanghera's family memoir The Boy with the Topknot is repeated on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two on Saturday 18th August 2018. We spoke to both Sathnam and the screenwriter Mick Ford ahead of the original broadcast about adapting the rites-of-passage story of family, love, life, career...
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Me and Mrs Jones
Oriane Messina and Fay Rusling, writers of brand new comedy, Me and Mrs Jones, blog about developing the series for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One. Β Β Β
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Developing Father Brown for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One
Writers Tahsin Guner and Rachel Flowerday blog about developing the new Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ OneΒ daytime drama, Father Brown
