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BBC Drama North Q and A
Phil Collinson and Hilary Martin talk about the new Drama North department, and what they are looking for

BBC Writersroom Roadshows
Find out how the BBC writersroom assesses scripts - and hand yours over.

CBBC Q and A
Read our interview with Steven Andrew, Head of CBBC Drama, and writer Elly Brewer

Jocelyn Jee Esien and Gareth Edwards
The star and writer of Little Miss Jocelyn and producer Gareth Edwards talk about writing comedy sketches

Catherine Tregenna
Torchwood and Law & Order: UK writer Catherine Tregenna talks to us about her writing career.

Simon Beaufoy
New interview with the writer of Slumdog Millionaire and The Full Monty

Armando Iannucci
Read our interview with Armando Iannucci, writer of The Thick of It and In The Loop

Toby Whithouse
A new interview with the creator and writer of Being Human

Michael Levine
One of the graduates of the 2008 BBC Drama Writers Academy talks about his work.

Sanjeev Kohli: 7 on 7
Sanjeev Kohli and Gareth Edwards talk about writing comedy for radio, and 7 on 7, the new open-door sketch show for BBC radio 7

Writing for Radio
Sarah Daniels and Kwame Kwei-Armah talk about writing radio drama.

Bianca Rodway
Read our interview with Bianca Rodway, the script producer for Casualty.

Al Smith
Al is a playwright and recent graduate of the BBC Drama Writers Academy. His latest project is an interactive drama for BBC Switch.

Julian Jones
A new interview with Julian Jones, writer and creator of Merlin.

Adrian Hodges
A new interview with the showrunner of Survivors

Danny Brocklehurst
A short interview with Danny Brocklehurst, who has worked on shows including Shameless, Clocking Off, and Sorted.

Russell T Davies
Read our interview with Russell T Davies, showrunner of Doctor Who

Caligari - Sue Roberts
Read our interview with the producer of the radio adaptation of silent film The Cabinet of Dr Caligari

Caligari - Amanda Dalton
Poet and playwright Amanda Dalton talks about her new radio adaptation of the silent film The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari

The Wire
Kate Rowland tells us about writing for The Wire on Radio 3

Aschlin Ditta
Aschlin talks about writing for Catherine Tate and his forthcoming Benny Hill biopic.

Hilary Martin
The Development Executive for BBC Drama North, tells us about the plans the BBC has for the north of England

Daisy Coulam
BBC Drama Writers Academy graduate Daisy tells us about her career.

Ellen Taylor
Writer/producer Ellen talks about the new show she is developing for BBC3

Damian Lanigan and Jim Poyser Interview
The writer and producer of new BBC3 sitcom Massive tell us about writing comedy and their new series.

Sharps Diary - Terri-Ann Brumby
Terri-Ann Brumby, a writer selected for our Sharps scheme, tells us about the week-long residential masterclass.

Tony Jordan
Tony Jordan talks about creating TV shows Hustle, Life on Mars, and Holby Blue

Writer Journeys - Keith Brumpton
The creator of M.I.High talks about how BBC writersroom helped get his show off the ground.

Sharman Macdonald
The writer of new film The Edge of Love starring her daughter Keira Knightley talks to us about her work

Sharps Diary - Paul Horsman
Successful writers on our recent Sharps scheme were sent on a week-long residential masterclass. Paul tells us about his experience...

Frank Cottrell Boyce
An interview with Frank Cottrell Boyce, whose series One Chord Wonders is currently on Radio 4 on Fridays at 9pm

Gaby Chiappe
An interview with Gaby Chiappe of Lark Rise to Candleford and Survivors

Jack Thorne Interview
Shameless and Skins writer Jack Thorne talks to us about his work

Ashley Pharoah and Matthew Graham
Matthew Graham and Ashley Pharoah talk about their writing

Sarah Phelps Interview
A core writer on EastEnders and adaptor of Oliver Twist tells us about her career.

Paul Abbott
Read our interview with writer Paul Abbott as he talks about his life and career.

The First Ten Pages
We read at least the first ten pages of every script sent to us - find out how to get ahead of the pack.

Chris Chibnall
Torchwood's lead writer talks about series two

Lenny Henry and Danny Robins Interview
Lenny and Danny talk about writing their new Radio 4 comedy series

Mark Catley Interview
Mark Catley, lead writer of Casualty, talks about writing and his career

Paul Cornell Interview
Paul Cornell talks about Doctor Who

Writer: Neil Cross