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  1. The North Water

    Writer and Director Andrew Haigh introduces his screen adaptation of Ian McGuire's Man Booker prize nominated novel, which comes to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ iPlayer from Friday 10th September. The story is mainly set (and was mainly filmed) north of the Svalbard Archipelago.

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  2. Keeping Faith - Series Two

    The hit Wales-set drama Keeping Faith returns this Tuesday, 23rd July, for its second season having broken iPlayer records. We caught up with the show's creator, Matthew Hall.

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  3. Summing up our first Drama Room development scheme

    Our first Drama Room development group drew to a close last month. Janice Hallett sums up the experience and passes on the baton.

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  4. My time on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Writers' Voices programme

    This year Phil Hamer was a member of our Voices Wales development group. We asked him to reflect on the experience, including any highlights and advice that he could share.

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  5. "As If We Never Said Goodbye" - from Continuing Drama Actor to Writer

    Maryam Hamidi spent 3 and a half years playing Leyla Brodie in Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Scotland's River City. She recently returned for our residential workshop for writers interested in working on the weekly hour-long continuing drama.

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  6. An open letter to writers - Put β€Cripsβ€ in your scripts

    Actress Lisa Hammond blogs on the subject of disability and the lack of portrayal in drama on screen.Β  She shares her suggestions of how the industry as a whole can address this vital issue.Β 

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  7. Writing my first Radio Drama, 'Braids', as part of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Arts Lights Up Festival

    Over a year on from theatres closing, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Arts created, β€Lights Up’, a festival of UK theatre that either closed, or never even opened to the public, due to Covid-19. Our Northern Voices alumni Olivia Hannah's play 'Braids' is part of the festival. Olivia picks up the story.

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  8. The Craic Off Experience

    Jeff Hare blogs about entering and winning Craic Off - a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Writersroom and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Comedy Commissioning talent search to find new comedy gold in Northern Ireland.

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  9. Collateral - an introduction by writer David Hare

    Collateral is acclaimed playwright David Hare's first original series for television. The thriller stars Carey Mulligan, John Simm, Nicola Walker and Billie Piper. Set over the course of four days, the four-part drama explores the spiraling repercussions surrounding the fatal shooting of a pizza...

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  10. Writing my first episode of Casualty

    Rachel Harper is a writer and actor who was previously part of our Welsh Voices writer development group. She explains the process of writing her first episode of Casualty, which is broadcast this Saturday 28th August.

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  11. Frank Deasy Award – think about the story...

    Zinne Harris, Writer and one of the judges of The Frank Deasy Award, blogs about how she approaches writing drama and shares some valuable tips.Β 

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  12. Beep - How my Comedy pilot was made for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two

    Bryce Hart explains how being part of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Writersroom's development groups in Scotland and across the UK has led to his original pilot Beep being broadcast this weekend as part of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Festival of Funny.

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  13. How to Write TV Comedy Drama

    Author, script editor and comedy director Chris Head looks at the nuts and bolts behind writing a comedy-drama script.

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  14. The Writer's Prize commission: Bang Up

    After entering a script for the Writer's Prize - Sarah Hehir was commissioned to for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.Β  She blogs about the process of writing her first play for radio.

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  15. Time - Creating Series Two

    We spoke to the writers Jimmy McGovern and Helen Black about developing and writing the second series of the prison-set drama Time.

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  16. Writing Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front, Radio 4's First World War drama

    Katie Hims on the challenges and rewards of writing Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front, Radio 4's epic First World War drama.

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  17. The Beach of Falesa, a film for voices by Dylan Thomas

    Producer, Alison Hindell, on the journey to the world premiere of Dylan Thomas's 'The Beach of Falesa' as a Radio drama.

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  18. Writing Narrative Radio Comedy

    Writer Paula Hines on her experience as one of 9 female writers invited on a residential to develop new sitcom ideas for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.

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  19. The Musketeers

    The writer and Executive Producer of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One's 'The Musketeers' blogs about the challenges of breathing new life into such a well-known and frequently adapted classic.

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  20. The Big Question

    It's a question that has become a joke amongst writers. You assume that the person asking you the question is devoid of any creativity. Certainly no self-respecting writer or wannabe writer would catch themselves asking the question in question. Still, maybe it's a question that bears some analy...

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