Blog posts by year and monthOctober 2015
Posts (7)
Creating and writing 'Top Coppers'
Andy Kinnear and Céin McGillicuddy are the co-creators and writers of Cop-show comedy series 'Top Coppers'. They discuss their writing partnership and how the show made it to BBC TV.
How BBC Writersroom 10 led to my first piece for Radio
Joe White was one of the BBC Writersroom 10 in 2014/15 - 10 writers recommended by theatres around the UK for development towards writing for broadcast. He describes getting his first piece broadcast on Radio.
My 'Room to Write' experience - and why you should enter 'Fast & Funny'
Barry Hutchison was one of the 22 writers chosen for BBC Scotland Comedy's Room to Write development scheme in 2014. He reflects on the experience and explains why he'd recommend the new 'Fast & Funny' opportunity.
Writing 'River' for BBC One
Abi Morgan is the Emmy award-winning writer of 'The Hour', 'The Iron Lady' and 'Suffragette'. She explains the premise of her new drama for BBC One 'River' starring Stellan Skarsgard.
Introducing the BBC Writersroom Comedy Room!
The Comedy Room is a new development pool of 15 up and coming writers discovered through our open Script Room submission system, other talent searches and recommendations from BBC Comedy.
'The Last Kingdom' - an interview with screenwriter Stephen Butchard
Stephen Butchard is the award-winning screenwriter of dramas including 'House of Saddam', 'Five Daughters' and 'Good Cop'. He describes his journey as a writer and working on his first period adaptation: Bernard Cornwell's 'The Last Kingdom'.
Writing 'From Darkness'
Writer Katie Baxendale blogs about her new BBC One drama, which focuses on the psychological and mental effects of the darkness of crime.
