Blog posts by year and monthApril 2007
Posts (10)
Be my Valentine?
Another new script hits the Script Archive. This time it's the turn of EastEnders. Within the BBC, we know this one by the glamorous and descriptive title of Episode One Thousand One Hundred And Sixty Four. You'll probably be more familiar with it as this year's Valentine's Day episode, wr...
Let's Brainstorm, yeah?
Last week I took part in a writing residential here at the BBC. Myself and eight other writers worked on new ideas for TV and radio, as well as ideas that could be carried across to the internet. All the technical talk did make my brain hurt at first, but it was really interesting to have to try...
That Is Jokes
I'm in rehearsal at the moment for Potted Potter, a comedy show for children, loosely � and parodically � based on the adventures of Rowling's adolescent wizard. So, for the last week, we've mainly been running bits of it, and then trying to work out if it could be any funnier. Could my life...
Writersroom North
I've just returned from an event at The Lowry in Manchester to celebrate and bring together the writers and industry partners we've been working with across the north. Kate Rowland spoke passionately about the importance and strength of our work in the north, while John Yorke waxed lyrical about...
Big space Rhinos, with guns! On the Moon!
We've just put a new script in the script archive - it's the first episode of the new series of Doctor Who. So, here you are: Smith and Jones, by showrunner Russell T Davies. (You may need Acrobat Reader to read the script.)
Fair Play
I've had a fantastic Easter, back home at Hotel Wincup. There's nothing like lying on your parents' sofa and watching Most Haunted. Not only has my trip home been relaxing, but inspirational too. The fair was in town � it needs little explanation. On Monday I celebrated my 24th birthday wi...
Writing Academy
Spring is springing, and this year's Writing Academy is opening its doors. The Academy is designed to help up-and-coming talent to find work on the BBC's Continuing Drama Series - that's Holby City, Casualty, Doctors, and EastEnders. John Yorke, the BBC's Controller of Drama, explains what...
Ah, the children of the night
I can't believe it - it's still sunny in Manchester! Obviously, to counteract such a glorious predicament my body has decided I need a cold. Nothing goes better with an ice cream than snot. However, it's my birthday on Monday so I expect I'll get a few diamonds to make me feel better � for ref...
The National Student Drama Festival
The National Student Drama Festival comes to an end tomorrow. It's been an enjoyable week, in which a wide variety of shows, events and opinions have come together in a miasma of coffee and alcohol. Tonight I'll be watching my final show, Al Smith's Radio, staged by Edinburgh University. Thi...
Coming out of hibernation
Apologies to anyone that reads my little blog, I hope you're not all members of my immediate family! I haven't been at the BBC for the last couple of weeks as I've been tied up at uni with my FINAL show � scary, but it means I get to watch Rikki Lake more often. Everything went really well and...
