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How to make it in TV drama scriptwriting

Discover the routes into TV script-writing or editing and how teams operate

The way UK television script-writing teams work is changing fast. While today's fragmented digital industry offers less in-house stability, there are more opportunities with international and online broadcasters.

We spoke to TV writer Sophie Petzal, ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Writersroom development producer Abigail Gonda and Doctors script editor Nasreen Ahmed.

β€œWe're less hamstrung by the needs of channels now... I feel like now, more than ever, is the time to get into television.” –Sophie Petzal

In this podcast, you will learn about:

- ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ initiatives to nurture budding script-writers
- The demands of working as a TV drama script-writer or script editor
- Why the relationship between the script editor and writer is so important
- The new challenges teams are likely to face in the coming years
- The value of script-writers and script editors in the production process

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25 minutes

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