I’m currently working my way through the BBC’s big ol’ report on impartiality, with the slightly clunky title of From Seesaw To Wagon Wheel. Seventeen pages in, and a particular phrase caught my eye. “The Independent has replaced news with attitude on its front page.” True. And that’s why I don’t buy it any more. […]

Top news. James Moran (of Severance fame) has only got not one, but two of the best jobs going – not only is he writing for the next series of Torchwood, it’s just been announced he’s got a gig on the next series of Doctor Who! Brilliant news. We’re all trying to club together to […]

You know last year, when suddenly we all started re-watching Firefly at the same time? Well, within the last few weeks, it seems that everyone I know has discovered The Wire. Go on. Treat yourself.

It turns out those pictures of cats with amusing captions have a name. They’re called lolcats. They has a flavour. And that flavour is Star Trek.

Some people claim that writing can’t be taught. That there’s an indefinable spark in a few which, in time, will blossom. That if you don’t have such a spark, training will do nothing for you. That hard work and experience is not as important as talent. This point of view is, in a word, bollocks. […]

The script for Smith and Jones, the first episode of Doctor Who series 3, is now available from the BBC writersroom website. Thought you might be interested. 🙂

I didn’t know her.

There’s a lot of talk in the scribosphere at the moment about posting under your own name, and whether you should or not. (Some thoughts from Danny, Jason, and Phill.) I post here under my real name. That’s because I want people to know who I am. In its own small way, this blog is […]

Apparently my old mate Martha has finally got herself a myspace account. She’s training to be a doctor you know. We were supposed to catch up tonight at seven, but she just called to cancel. Looks like she might be busy.

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