Authors
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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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Suddenly A Stranger
Ali Taylor’s first radio play, Suddenly A Stranger, premieres on Tuesday, 4 October. In this revealing blog, Ali charts her journey from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Writersroom to commissioned writer, waiting for her drama to air…
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What is Comedy Drama?
The results of our most recent open submission Script Room window have just been sent out. For the first time, in this window we accepted both Drama and Comedy Drama scripts. But what is Comedy Drama? We turned to Robin Taylor from our readers team for some advice.
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Adapting 'The C Word', based on the book and blog by Lisa Lynch
Nicole Taylor wrote the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One adaptation of Lisa Lynch's story of her battle with cancer, starring Sheridan Smith. Nicole describes how she worked with Lisa and her family and how she hopes Lisa would be proud of the result.
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Newsjack: The radio comedy show that anyone can write for
Calling all comedy writers! Newsjack, the topical sketch show that anyone can write for is back for its thirteenth series and needs you to send your comedy gold!
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What was it like to be part of the Drama Room writer development group?
Beru Tessema talks about what being part of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Writersroom’s Drama Room 2020/21 has meant for him.
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Newsjack - Spread The Love
Each week, during the run-up to the Newsjack recording, I'm struck by the fact that Miles Jupp is a cursed man. A curse so rare that you can go a month of Fringe Sundays before you find someone bearing the same cross. It's the curse of being a good straight man. This isn't to say Miles isn't...
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His Dark Materials
Jack Thorne's adaptation of Philip Pullman's best-selling epic trilogy of fantasy novels begins on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One on Sunday 3rd November. We spoke to Jack about the challenges of adapting these multi-layered books and whether he'll be following the reaction live.
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The Social
In the fourth of our blogs with a Scotland focus Louise Thornton, Senior Producer of The Social, explains how this digital platform, run by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland, is supporting the development of writers and content creators through their comedy and short form drama.
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Death in Paradise: My first broadcast credit
I've been devouring the contents of the Writers' Room for years, so I'm a little intimidated to say the least at trying to add to the store of excellent knowledge that's already here. And for a good reason. It's not as if I have much experience of TV writing - in fact, I have precisely one expe...
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From Lonely Writing to The Lonely Walk Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Ian Townsend blogs about his journey toΒ recievingΒ the special 'Writersroom Prize' for the Alfred Bradley Bursary Award.
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Write by the Quays
University of Salford's Lecturer in Creative Writing, Jennifer Tuckett, blogs about the Write by the Quays partnership with Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ writersroom North.
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The TV Writers' Festival 2018
Rosie Turner was our roving reporter for the annual TV Writers' Festival, which this year, for the first time, covered Comedy in addition to Drama.
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