Blog posts by year and monthOctober 2015
Posts (7)
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.
How ±«Óãtv Writersroom 10 led to my first piece for Radio
Joe White was one of the ±«Óãtv Writersroom 10 in 2014/15 - 10 writers recommended by theatres around the UK for development towards writing for broadcast. He describes getting his first piece broadcast on Radio.
My 'Room to Write' experience - and why you should enter 'Fast & Funny'
Barry Hutchison was one of the 22 writers chosen for ±«Óãtv Scotland Comedy's Room to Write development scheme in 2014. He reflects on the experience and explains why he'd recommend the new 'Fast & Funny' opportunity.
Writing 'River' for ±«Óãtv One
Abi Morgan is the Emmy award-winning writer of 'The Hour', 'The Iron Lady' and 'Suffragette'. She explains the premise of her new drama for ±«Óãtv One 'River' starring Stellan Skarsgard.
Introducing the ±«Óãtv Writersroom Comedy Room!
The Comedy Room is a new development pool of 15 up and coming writers discovered through our open Script Room submission system, other talent searches and recommendations from ±«Óãtv Comedy.
'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'.
Writing 'From Darkness'
Writer Katie Baxendale blogs about her new ±«Óãtv One drama, which focuses on the psychological and mental effects of the darkness of crime.