UK Scriptwriters

This episode we are at the Children's Media Conference (CMC) and meet up with Roland Moore. Roland has written for Rastamouse and Peter Rabbit for children but also created the daytime drama Land Girls. Now he has a feature on the way - "2:hrs" - and we talk to him about writing for different genres and how he developed his career. More about Roland - http://www.rolandmoore.tv More about 2:hrs - https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/2-hrs#/story

Watch out listeners! Its a super long episode as we finally managed to get hold of UK writing legend Chris Chibnall. Creator and writer of Broadchurch he also was show runner for Torchwood and has written for Doctor Who and Life on Mars. As it is a big lengthy here are some timings if you want to navigate to certain areas...  02:00 - Broadchurch was my first ever spec script 14:00 - Landing a 4 season TV series early on 22:00 - My first 'short' and how it happened. Watch it here - https://youtu.be/g4TDDLylSws 31:00 - Changing fortunes of TV and moving between genres 43:00 - Life on Mars and Torchwood 54:00 - Law and Order 1:01:00 - Broadchurch 1:11:00 - Broadchurch Series 2 1:21:00 - Broadchurch Series 3! 1:23:00 - Structure and craft

Watch out listeners! Its a super long episode as we finally managed to get hold of UK writing legend Chris Chibnall. Creator and writer of Broadchurch he also was show runner for Torchwood and has written for Doctor Who and Life on Mars. As it is a big lengthy here are some timings if you want to navigate to certain areas...  02:00 - Broadchurch was my first ever spec script 14:00 - Landing a 4 season TV series early on 22:00 - My first 'short' and how it happened. Watch it here - https://youtu.be/g4TDDLylSws 31:00 - Changing fortunes of TV and moving between genres 43:00 - Life on Mars and Torchwood 54:00 - Law and Order 1:01:00 - Broadchurch 1:11:00 - Broadchurch Series 2 1:21:00 - Broadchurch Series 3! 1:23:00 - Structure and craft

In this episode Tim speaks to Tom Williams about writing the true life war story; Kajaki. How did he hear about the story? How did he research it? How did he translate that raw information into a tight and highly dramatic narrative? Apols for audio quality via Skype.

In this episode Tim speaks to Tom Williams about writing the true life war story; Kajaki. How did he hear about the story? How did he research it? How did he translate that raw information into a tight and highly dramatic narrative? Apols for audio quality via Skype.

We talk about our new book, out soon, that sums up everything in the podcast so far. How can you earn a living as a writer? This book, the UK Scriptwriters Survival Guide, isn't about how to write, its about how to be a writer!

We talk about our new book, out soon, that sums up everything in the podcast so far. How can you earn a living as a writer? This book, the UK Scriptwriters Survival Guide, isn't about how to write, its about how to be a writer!

This podcast we spend over an hour talking to script editor Andrew Ellard. We felt these extra length was worth the level of his insights into some of your favourite shows. Plus we couldn't shut him up. Here is how he describes himself - "I'm a writer and script editor. I’ve worked on various shows including Red Dwarf, The IT Crowd and Miranda. I also offer (paid) rewrite notes for your script. You may know me from Twitter (@ellardent) having seen my opinion/review #tweetnotes." We recorded this at the Royal Festival Hall, so you get free background music with this one. Lastly, Merry Christmas and hope 2015 is a good one for your writing projects.

This podcast we spend over an hour talking to script editor Andrew Ellard. We felt these extra length was worth the level of his insights into some of your favourite shows. Plus we couldn't shut him up. Here is how he describes himself - "I'm a writer and script editor. I’ve worked on various shows including Red Dwarf, The IT Crowd and Miranda. I also offer (paid) rewrite notes for your script. You may know me from Twitter (@ellardent) having seen my opinion/review #tweetnotes." We recorded this at the Royal Festival Hall, so you get free background music with this one. Lastly, Merry Christmas and hope 2015 is a good one for your writing projects.

Structure - the most important skill of a writer or the basis for generic and boring stories? Danny talks about the '5 act pixar poker idea' and Tim talks up non-linear structures.

Structure - the most important skill of a writer or the basis for generic and boring stories? Danny talks about the '5 act pixar poker idea' and Tim talks up non-linear structures.

Tim and Danny take a break from shooting their own feature to discuss how writers can use their skills on set.

Tim and Danny take a break from shooting their own feature to discuss how writers can use their skills on set.

This podcast is another interview special. We talk to writer Tim John about moving to Hollywood, how to fit in, how to find work there and why it all fell apart. A great episode for those thinking about hitting tinsel town. You can find Tim's book on Amazon - or simply click here.

This podcast is another interview special. We talk to writer Tim John about moving to Hollywood, how to fit in, how to find work there and why it all fell apart. A great episode for those thinking about hitting tinsel town. You can find Tim's book on Amazon - or simply click here.