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The nomenclature of showrunning
Over the last few years there’s been a growing call in the UK drama industry for a move to a US-style system, where the person in charge of a TV programme is also a writer. In this country I’m only aware of two shows that do this: Doctor Who and Holby City. Unfortunately, this system […]
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New Screenwriting Forum
I’ve just opened a new screenwriting forum. Because we didn’t have anything like The Artful Writer or Wordplay forums here in the UK. Hopefully it’ll be of some use to everyone. Why not stick your head in and say hello?
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Nancy, BTW, is not a prostitute.
At least, not in the way that we understand the word. During my research for Oliver Twist, I came across something that gave me pause. To wit, that Nancy is often referred to in reviews and literary criticism as being a prostitute. Thing is, though, I read the book several times. And I was buggered […]
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Resolute
A lot of people are using the start of the new year to set goals for themselves. Many are publishing these goals on their blogs. This is fine and good. Stating a goal publicly gives you a real incentive to finish. But there’s a worrying trend I’ve noticed in a lot of these goals. I’ll […]
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Let’s Twist Again
More good reviews and a healthy box office means that my adaptation of Oliver Twist has been extended until the 24th January 2010. Hoorah! Gin-and-water all round! Find more info and book your ticket here.
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Selling the Sizzle
The above is the sizzle reel for a new SF show called Slingers produced by sleepydog. Looks interesting, no? Lovely sexy Rat Pack vibe, a nice look-and-feel, enough obvious pros to feel comfortable with the people behind it, and enough meat on the bones for me to think it has legs. OK, going a bit […]
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Buy now, while stocks last!
So I’ve adapted Dickens again. This year’s Christmas show at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre in Kentish Town is Oliver Twist. Already, more tickets have been sold before opening night than for any other show since Giant Olive moved in a year ago. And there’s still a fortnight before the show goes up. There’s a […]
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Girl Number 9
I didn’t want to blog about these episodes until I’d seen them and could truthfully say “Yes, I recommend this.” Yes, I recommend this. Girl Number 9 is an original drama made for the web by Television’s James Moran and Dan Turner of Splendid infamy. Each of the six episodes is about five minutes long […]
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Enter. Enter. Zero. Stop.
Hoorah! I’m happy to be able (at last) to officially say that I’m one of the writers on 0110: Twisted Tales & Glorious. It’s a new series that’s inspired by and touching the disturbing, the odd, and the strange. And it has a unique, fractal production, with individual short tales twisted together in many different […]