Authors
Made in Wales: My 'It's My Shout' experience
Ian Eadon-Davies is a lecturer in Performing Arts. Last year he entered the 'It's My Shout' screenwriting opportunity. He explains what happened and why he'd recommend it to other budding Welsh screenwriters.
Vigil - An Introduction from writer Tom Edge
Vigil is a tense new conspiracy drama from the producers of Line of Duty which begins on BBC One on Sunday 29th August at 9pm and on BBC iPlayer. Writer Tom Edge introduces the show and its background on board a Royal Navy submarine.
Dramatising 'Sense and Sensibility' for Radio 4
Helen Edmundson blogs on dramatising Jane Austen's classic novel 'Sense and Sensibility' for Radio 4.
BBC Wales' Festival of Funny: Halfway
We caught up with Sion Edwards, writer of Halfway, a new short form comedy which will be airing as part of BBC Wales Festival of Funny next week. You can catch Halfway at 23.15 on Mon 22nd - Thurs 25th & Mon 29th - Tue 30th October on BBC2 Wales.
Creating The Break
The latest series of BBC Three's The Break landed on BBC iPlayer this week with all five bold short dramas showcasing some brilliant writing, directing and acting talent.
5 Writers Commissioned for BBC Radio 3 Music Monologues
We're delighted that 5 writers from across our writer development groups have their work broadcast on BBC Radio 3 this week. They have each written a fifteen monologue drama reflecting the power of music. Meet the 5 writers as they introduce their pieces.
The Scandalous Lady W: Adapting Hallie Rubenhold's book into a drama for BBC Two
David Eldridge on adapting Hallie Rubenhold's book about one of the eighteenth century's most notorious sex scandals for BBC Two.
Becoming a BBC Writersroom Voice
All last week we announced the 69 writers who have been part of our five Voices development groups for 2022. But how do you become a 'Voice'? We asked Katie Elin-Salt from the Welsh Voices to tell us about her writing journey to date.
On: Wild Blood
Performance poet and playwright Inua Ellams on how he developed the idea for his Radio 3 drama, Wild Blood.
Adapting Emile Zola for BBC Radio 4
Oliver Emanuel is one of the writers of Radio 4's groundbreaking drama serialisation of all 20 novels in Emile Zola's epic Rougon-Macquart family saga. He explains the challenges of bringing the novels to radio as 'Blood, Sex and Money'.
Writersroom 10 - The Parade: Live Theatre Showcase
Writer Kenny Emson, gives an update of what he has been up to since being on The Writersroom 10 Scheme and talks about his experience in Newcastle for The Parade showcase.
The Writer's Prize for Radio Drama 2014: The Winner's Story
Christine Entwisle blogs about her journey to winning the Writer's Prize for Radio Drama.
The Startling Truths of Old World Sparrows
Fiona Evans blogs about writing her innovative new verbatim radio drama for Radio 3 - The Startling Truths of Old World Sparrows.
A soap opera (but with a bullet!)
Paraphrasing wikipedia "A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction... with an open-ended narrative often following the lives of a group of characters who live or work in a particular place." For many of us, soap can become cliched and dramatically unengaging ... On those occasions w...
