Keeping Faith
As the hit drama returns to BBC One we spoke to creator and writer Matthew Hall
As the hit drama returns to BBC One we spoke to creator and writer Matthew Hall
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Why they are important and can help your script cut through
Why they are important and can help your script cut through
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Rob Williams
Rob Williams began his writing career in 2008 after attending The Writers Academy with John Yorke and gaining his first script commission on DOCTORS.
Rab Christie
Rab Christie is the MD of the Comedy Unit, creator of BAFTA and RTS Award winning comedy programmes.
Amy Roberts & Loren McLaughlan
Writing partners with credits including Shameless, Call the Midwife, Our Girl & Cold Feet
Philip Shelley
Philip runs the Channel 4 Screenwriting course. He is also a Producer and Script Editor.
Lizzie Gray
Executive Producer and Head of TV at Glasgow based indie Blazing Griffin.
Neil Webster
Comedy writer and executive producer, co-founder of Happy Tramp.
Kayode Ewumi
Writer and actor behind #HoodDocumentary and BBC Three's Enterprice.
Tim Renkow
Tim Renkow is a US-born writer, actor and comedian. He's the co-creator, co-writer and star of BBC Three's 'Jerk'.
Annie Griffin
Writer & Director Annie Griffin, including great advice on getting your writing day off to a good start.
BBC Writersroom interviews... Jude Tindall
Jude is one of the creators of hit BBC daytime drama Shakespeare and Hathaway (which goes out in primetime outside the UK).
BBC Writersroom interviews... James Cary
On working as a non-performing comedy writer - from the Edinburgh Fringe via Radio and TV. Plus what's the future of the studio sitcom format?
BBC Writersroom interviews... Peter Foott
The award-winning writer and director behind the film and TV series 'The Young Offenders'.
BBC Writersroom interviews... Matthew Hall
The creator of hit BBC Wales and S4C drama Keeping Faith.
Emma Reeves
Writer on CBBC shows including The Worst Witch, Eve, Hetty Feather and The Dumping Ground.
Nicole Taylor
The BAFTA and RTS award-winning screenwriter of dramas including 'The C Word' and '3 Girls'.
Writersroom interviews... Gemma Arrowsmith
Comedy writer and performer on CBBC sketch shows and with Tracey Ullman
The Dawson Bros
They describe trying to crack the US comedy pilot season.
John Yorke
John Yorke has run both BBC and Channel 4 drama and is currently at the helm at EastEnders. He shares some great advice on story structure and common errors made by new writers.
Anne Edyvean, Head of BBC Writersroom
Find out how we work with writers and directors across the UK and some highlights from 2017.
Writersroom interviews... Sian Harries
Comedy writer with credits including Man Down starring Greg Davies and Rik Mayall.
Writersroom interviews... Andrew Davies
Andrew Davies has an incredible list of screenwriting credits including War and Peace, House of Cards, Pride and Prejudice and many many more.
Writersroom interviews ... Kay Mellor
Kay Mellor talks about the importance of anger in her – and your – writing, her groundbreaking series Band of Gold and more.
Writersroom interviews... Dane Baptiste, writer and star of Sunny D
Dane explains the show's title and shares his advice for other writers.
Writersroom interviews ... Steven Moffat
Writer of Doctor Who and Sherlock.
Writersroom interviews ... Abi Morgan
An interview with the writer of The Hour, The Iron Lady, Sex Traffic, Suffragette and the new BBC One drama River ...
Writersroom interviews ... Jed Mercurio
The writer of Line of Duty, Bodies, Cardiac Arrest and the adaptation of Lady Chatterley's Lover.
Writersroom interviews ... Jack Thorne
Writer of Skins, The Fades, Glue and BBC Three factual drama Don't Take My Baby
Writersroom interviews ... Levi David Addai
The writer of Youngers and My Murder.
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Latest opportunities
The University of Southampton - Green Stories
Deadline: Various deadlines. Green Stories Writing Competitions are a free set of competitions with prizes, open to all, looking for radio plays (deadline 12/7/2019), film screenplay (deadline Sept 2019) and TV series/drama (deadline Nov 2019). Writers are asked to write stories that present positive visions of what a sustainable society might look like, or integrate green characters, policies, solutions etc. in the backdrop of an otherwise mainstream story.
Ink Festival 2020
Deadline: 5th October 2019. INK is a theatre company and registered charity, that sources, develops, and produces the best new short plays for stage and radio, from writers predominately with an East Anglian connection and each year showcases the new work at The INK Festival and on Tour. For 2020 entries are open to writers resident in the UK in the categories Short Play, Radio Play, Themed Play, Radio Game Show and Young Writer (under 18).
Chronic Insanity - Theatre Writing Opportunity
Deadline: 30th September 2019. Chronic Insanity is a newly formed theatre company based in Nottingham. They are aiming to produce and present 12 shows in 12 months and are accepting submissions from playwrights, authors and poets and anyone who wants to write, from 3 act plays to experimental explorations. They will provide a space, cast and creative team, workshop and develop your work. All abilities and subject matter welcome.
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