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Writing my first episode of Casualty
Rachel Harper
Writer and Actor
Rachel Harper is a writer and actor who was previously part of our Welsh Voices writer development group. She explains the process of writing her first episode of Casualty, which is broadcast this Saturday 28th August.
Casualty at 35 - Top Ten Most Memorable Episodes
Loretta Preece
Series Producer
The Casualty team pick their top ten most memorable episodes from the last thirty-five years.
Writing my first episode of EastEnders
Sophie Woolley
Writer
Sophie Woolley is a graduate from our Writers' Access Group for disabled writers. She recently got the opportunity to be part of a new writers' scheme at EastEnders which has led to her writing her first full episode of the show.
Writing my first episode of Doctors via the BBC Writersroom's Writers' Access Group
David Proud
Writer and Actor
David Proud was part of BBC Writersroom's First Writers' Access Group for disabled writers. David explains how the opportunity to write his first episode of Doctors arose from being part of the group and what the process involved.
Casualty - Writing Jade's Story
Charlie Swinbourne & Sophie Woolley
Writers
Charlie Swinbourne and Sophie Woolley were both part of our first Writers' Access Group. They have co-written this Saturday's episode of Casualty in which the show's first deaf character, Jade Lovall, meets her birth mother for the first time and finds out why her mother had to give her up.
From the Writers' Access Group to working as Story Consultant on Ben Mitchell's deafness storyline on EastEnders
Charlie Swinbourne
Writer
Charlie Swinbourne was part of our first Writers' Access Group - a new initiative to give talented disabled writers the chance to expand their writing skills and to be offered opportunities in TV and radio at the BBC. He explains it gave him the chance to develop Ben Mitchell's story on EastEnders.
What is the BBC Studios Writers' Academy and Why Should You Apply?
Jess Green
Writer
As the application window is announced for the next BBC Studios Writers' Academy, we spoke to writer Jess Green about what being part of the Academy has meant for her. Jess is currently writing her first episode of EastEnders before moving on to Casualty, Holby City and River City later in the year.
My Experience on the BBC Studios Writers' Academy
Kellie Smith
Writer
Kellie Smith is one of the writers who are part of the current BBC Studios Writers' Academy. The dates to apply for the next Academy have just been announced. We asked Kellie to explain what it involves.
Doctors - Mental Health Awareness Week
Andrew Cornish
Writer
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week (8th - 15th May) the BBC's Doctors will air a week of episodes looking at mental health in our communities, the strain it can have on our emergency services, and how mental health issues can affect us all. We spoke to the writer of two episodes, Andrew Cornish.
"As If We Never Said Goodbye" - from Continuing Drama Actor to Writer
Maryam Hamidi
Writer, Actor
Maryam Hamidi spent 3 and a half years playing Leyla Brodie in BBC One Scotland's River City. She recently returned for our residential workshop for writers interested in working on the weekly hour-long continuing drama.
