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  1. Script Room: Get the Inside Scoop on our next Script Submission Opportunity

    Script Room: Get the Inside Scoop on our next Script Submission Opportunity

    Are you thinking of entering a script in our next submission window? Find out details plus top tips and advice, following our online webinar event earlier this week.

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  2. The ±«Óãtv TV Drama Writers' Programme 2018 - Writers Announced

    The ±«Óãtv TV Drama Writers' Programme 2018 - Writers Announced

    The TV Drama Writers' Programme is a unique initiative that gives promising screenwriters the opportunity to write the first episode of an original series or serial for the ±«Óãtv. The aim is that the writer’s series or serial will be taken into full development by the ±«Óãtv.

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  3. ±«Óãtv Writersroom's London Voices 2017

    ±«Óãtv Writersroom's London Voices 2017

    Announcing the eleven writers who took part in London Voices 2017.

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  4. ±«Óãtv Writersroom's London Voices 2016

    ±«Óãtv Writersroom's London Voices 2016

    Announcing our London Voices development group for 2016.

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  5. The Moonstone: An interview with writers Sasha Hails and Rachel Flowerday

    The Moonstone: An interview with writers Sasha Hails and Rachel Flowerday

    The Moonstone is a star-studded adaptation of the world’s first ever detective novel and will air across five consecutive afternoons on ±«Óãtv One, starting Monday, 31 October at 2.15pm. We decided to investigate The Moonstone and brought in writers, Sasha Hails and Rachel Flowerday for questioning,

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  6. Inside the Comedy Room - Days 4 & 5 - in the writers' own words:

    Inside the Comedy Room - Days 4 & 5 - in the writers' own words:

    The Comedy Room writers 2015/16 report back on an intensive 2-day workshop on Sitcom, mentored by writer and script-editor Andrew Ellard.

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  7. An update from the Comedy Room!

    An update from the Comedy Room!

    ±«Óãtv Writersroom's Comedy Room is a 6-month development scheme for up-and-coming writers discovered through our talent searches. Find out more about what's been going on.

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  8. The Break - five original short monologues

    The Break - five original short monologues

    Filming started this week on The Break, a series of 5 contemporary monologues produced by ±«Óãtv Writersroom, ±«Óãtv Drama and ±«Óãtv Taster. Meet the five up-and-coming writers.

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  9. Creating and writing 'Top Coppers'

    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 ±«Óãtv TV.

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  10. 'The Last Kingdom' - an interview with screenwriter Stephen Butchard

    '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'.

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  11. Developing writers: The Comedy Studio

    Developing writers: The Comedy Studio

    The Comedy Studio was a writer-development initiative which ran during the first half of 2015 in partnership with ±«Óãtv Comedy and with funding from the ±«Óãtv Academy. Executive Producer Richard Webb and two of the writers involved explain more...

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  12. Listen to an interview with the Olivier award-winning and BAFTA nominated writer Mike Bartlett

    Listen to an interview with the Olivier award-winning and BAFTA nominated writer Mike Bartlett

    Listen to an interview with the award-winning playwright and writer of new ±«Óãtv One drama 'Doctor Foster', Mike Bartlett.

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  13. Developing 'The Outcast' with Sadie Jones

    Developing 'The Outcast' with Sadie Jones

    ±«Óãtv Films Development Exec Beth Pattinson interviews Sadie Jones about her journey between screen and novel writing and the unusual development of 'The Outcast' into a two-part drama for ±«Óãtv One.

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  14. Poldark - Q&A with screenwriter Debbie Horsfield

    Poldark - Q&A with screenwriter Debbie Horsfield

    Writer Debbie Horsfield on her new adaptation of Winston Graham's popular Poldark novels for ±«Óãtv One.

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  15. Wolf Hall - A Q&A with Screenwriter Peter Straughan

    Wolf Hall - A Q&A with Screenwriter Peter Straughan

    Peter Straughan adapted Hilary Mantel’s Booker Prize-winning novels for ±«Óãtv Two.

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  16. Live webchat with Silent Witness writer Tim Prager

    Live webchat with Silent Witness writer Tim Prager

    Join in a live Twitter Q&A with Silent Witness writer Tim Prager from 10pm on 20th January, straight after the episode ends.

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  17. The London Voices writers group 2014

    Two members of the London Voices scheme, run by ±«Óãtv Writersroom Development Producer, Abigail Gonda, blog about their experience.

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  18. Inner Voices: How Writers Create Character

    Inner Voices; In this podcast from The ±«Óãtv Academy find out how writers create and give life to characters.

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  19. Harry and Jack Williams - the writing brothers behind ±«Óãtv One's powerful drama 'The Missing'

    A Q&A with the writing brothers behind ±«Óãtv One's powerful drama 'The Missing', Harry and Jack Williams.

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  20. ±«Óãtv TV Drama - Supporting New Writing

    Find out how ±«Óãtv in-house Drama is supporting new writers and developing new writing talent through three schemes, supported by ±«Óãtv Writersroon.

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