Blog posts by year and monthJanuary 2020
Posts (4)
The Comedy Room - Children's Day and an opportunity to pitch to Radio Drama North
Helen Parkinson is part of our Comedy Room writer development group. She gives a rundown on the group's recent two-day workshop at Media City in Salford which covered writing for Children's plus an opportunity to pitch a short Radio Drama.
Daly Grind - Bringing a pilot for a new sitcom to the screen
Dominic and John Reynolds are two comedy-writing brothers who were previously part of our Comedy Room writer development group. We spoke to Dom about creating the pilot for their new sitcom, Daly Grind, which launches on BBC One Scotland and BBC Scotland next week.
Murmurs - Creating a new Podcast Drama Series for BBC Sounds
Janina Matthewson is the lead writer for new podcast drama Murmurs which launched on BBC Sounds this week. We spoke to her about creating the series, what defines a podcast drama and why she hopes it will get under listeners' skins.
The Comedy Room Day Two: Generating Ideas, Writing to a Brief and Pitching
Amy Xander is part of our Comedy Room writer development group. She gives us an insiders take on Day Two of the Comedy Room workshops, which covered generating ideas, writing to a brief and pitching.
