Stories from BBC - writersroom

  1. Future Talent Award: My experience as a finalist

    BBC - writersroom &bull Jan 9, 2012

    When I entered the Future Talent competition during Christmas 2010, I genuinely didn't expect to win. The only other competition I'd ever entered was for a Pokemon game in the late nineties (I was a cool kid and they were crazy… Full Story »


  2. Christmas scripts

    BBC - writersroom &bull Dec 15, 2011

    As a special Christmas treat for you - we've put together a selection box of scripts from our favourite Christmas episodes of BBC continuing dramas over the past few years. Download them using the links below. Enjoy! EastEnders ------------- Christmas… Full Story »

  3. Baker Boys

    BBC - writersroom &bull Nov 24, 2011

    Returning on BBC One Wales tonight is original drama, Baker Boys. Written by real-life partners, Helen Raynor and Gary Owen, Baker Boys follows the lives and loves of a group of workers at a bakery in a small South Wales… Full Story »


  4. Jesting About 2

    BBC - writersroom &bull Nov 9, 2011

    Last year the BBC ran a comedy writing initiative called 'Jesting About' which aimed to find new talent in the North East. It was championed by Shooting Stars' legend Bob Mortimer so myself and my writing partner Will were extremely lucky to get a… Full Story »


  5. Death in Paradise: My first broadcast credit

    BBC - writersroom &bull Nov 3, 2011

    I've been devouring the contents of the Writers' Room for years, so I'm a little intimidated to say the least at trying to add to the store of excellent knowledge that's already here. And for a good reason. It's not as if I have much experience of TV writing - in fact, I have precisely one experience of TV writing. But it was on my own show, so I've been trying to think what was perhaps different about Death in Paradise that meant that it got picked up, when all of my other stories and pitches before now weren't. There… Full Story »


  6. BBC Radio 3: Free Thinking Festival 2011

    BBC - writersroom &bull Nov 2, 2011

    This weekend, Free Thinking - BBC Radio 3's festival of ideas, returns to The Sage Gateshead for a weekend of thought-provoking talks, debates and performances. The festival theme this year is CHANGE, exploring the mania for change sweeping the globe,… Full Story »


  7. Salford Sitcom Showcase

    BBC - writersroom &bull Oct 20, 2011

    A year ago when Cheryl Taylor first suggested the Salford Sitcom Showcase to me, six sitcoms over three nights, it sounded interesting and fun... Scripted comedy is a notoriously high stakes genre...failure is common and audiences are demanding and critical.… Full Story »

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  8. New script: Merlin - 'The Wicked Day'

    BBC - writersroom &bull Oct 19, 2011

    Another exciting new addition to our script archive - the latest episode of Merlin, 'The Wicked Day' by Howard Overman. - Download the script for Merlin, 'The Wicked Day' (series 4, episode 3) as a pdf. The episode is still… Full Story »

  9. Newsjack - Non-commissioned & Commissioned

    BBC - writersroom &bull Sep 26, 2011

    So, that's my last episode for this series done. This week, Jon Hunter takes up the reins as Newsjack script editor - but before I hang up my red pen (or at least put the lid on it), I thought I'd spend a bit of time explaining the contribution that the non-commissioned and commissioned writers make to each show. You've probably spotted that a handful of the same names pop up on the Newsjack credits list every week. It's not all that surprising. I think it would be downright peculiar if every week, 30 unique names appeared,… Full Story »


  10. EastEnders: E20 - My first writing job

    BBC - writersroom &bull Sep 19, 2011

    E20 was the first piece of professional writing I had ever done and I was very much aware that as young writers, we're almost expected to have a message. I remember sitting on a train ride back from summer school and wondered if I had one, or more so, if I wanted to have one. For me, when drama pushes a message it can become preachy. That's where I think E20 hit gold, it never pushes too much either way throughout the series, and in… Full Story »

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