Blog posts by year and monthFebruary 2017
Posts (6)
Writing and directing BBC One's The Replacement
Joe Ahearne is a writer and director with credits including Doctor Who and This Life. He is both writer and director of BBC One's new three-part psychological thriller The Replacement. He explains the challenges and rewards of both writing and directing, some common mistakes made by writers and...
Lifting the Lid on the Casualty Writers' Shadow Scheme Application Process
The first of a short series of blogs in which Rachel Paterson will lift the lid on the shadow scheme for new writers on the BBC's long-running medical drama Casualty. First up: The application process.
The Newsjack Writers' Room
Claire Wetton started off by submitting sketches to Radio 4 Extra's Newsjack and then was asked to join the show's Writers' Room. She explains what this means with the help of some killer goats...
Three Steps to Script-Editing Success
Script consultant, editor and producer Philip Shelley runs the annual Channel 4 Screenwriting Course. In his first blog for BBC Writersroom he shares his advice for anyone who is interested in the work of a Script-Editor or is interested to become one.
An update from the Drama Script Room Reading Team
A quick update from the Reading Team for our recent open submission script window.
The Day Dad Stole a Bus: Winner, 25th BBC World Service International Radio Playwriting Competition, 2nd language category
Péricles Silveira is a Brazilian writer whose first language is Portuguese. His first play for radio 'The Day Dad Stole a Bus' recently won the first prize in the 2nd language category of the BBC World Service International Playwriting Award. He explains how he approached the challenge of writi...
