Blog posts by year and monthAugust 2018
Posts (8)
Belfast Voices 2018/19
We are pleased to announce the writers selected for the inaugural Belfast Voices development groups for Comedy and Drama. Sixteen writers were selected from the best emerging talent in Northern Ireland, with the majority of writers coming from a theatre background.
Writer Jed Mercurio introduces 'Bodyguard'
An exclusive interview with the creator and writer of BBC One's gripping new drama. Bodyguard begins on Sunday 26th August at 9pm and on BBC iPlayer.
Comedy Script Room - Top tips and advice
We've recently finished the reading process for our latest open submission window for Comedy. 2634 scripts have been whittled down and we're now interviewing shortlisted writers. If this wasn't your year then our Development Producer Keith Martin has some great tips and advice.
BBC Writersroom NI Summer 2018 Update
Find out what the Writersroom team in Belfast have been working on over the summer.
BBC Writersroom Scotland Summer update
Find out what BBC Writersroom Scotland have been up to both within Scotland and by contributing to BBC Writersroom's opportunities across the UK.
The Boy with the Topknot
The BBC Two adaptation of Sathnam Sanghera's family memoir The Boy with the Topknot is repeated on BBC Two on Saturday 18th August 2018. We spoke to both Sathnam and the screenwriter Mick Ford ahead of the original broadcast about adapting the rites-of-passage story of family, love, life, career...
The Comedy Writers' Programme 2018
Announcing the 4 writers who have been placed on the first Comedy Writers' Programme from BBC Writersroom in Scotland.
Short Stories for Grown Ups; new comedy writing for radio from BBC Writersroom
BBC Writersroom's Development Producer for Northern Ireland, Keith Martin, reports on an exciting radio opportunity for writers in Northern Ireland and Scotland.
