BEST EVER BRITISH TV DRAMA?
Hi There, Something a bit different this week – and a day early too! Why am I a day early? (You may ask). Because I’m
Hi There, Something a bit different this week – and a day early too! Why am I a day early? (You may ask). Because I’m
Hi There, This week I have been paying my annual visit to the LONDON FILM FESTIVAL. I am hugely impressed year after year at the
Hi There, Lots of really interesting responses to my newsletter of last week about university screenwriting courses and what they can do for you as
Hi There, DRAMA SERIES This week – a few more thoughts about drama series formats, in preparation for my CREATING DRAMA SERIES script lab at
Hi There, You may remember a couple of weeks ago I wrote about the best drama and comedy I’d been looking at in the last
Hi There, This week a random run-through of some of the best dramatic writing – whether in TV, film or theatre – that I have
Hi There, Prompted by the very sad death of that wonderful (Screen)writer NORA EPHRON, I’ve been thinking about ROM-COM’s and what makes successful rom-com’s. In
Hi There, This week : Part 2 of your TOP SCREENWRITING TIPS. This past weekend was the 2nd weekend of the 2012 Channel 4 Screenwriting
Hi There, TODAY (Friday June 8th) is your last opportunity to book up for our two day London June 16-17 weekend screenwriting course, ‘The Authoritative
Hi There, This week’s question from my screenwriting poll :- ‘Tell us ONE undeservedly over-looked, under-rated movie or TV show that we should catch up
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Hi There, This fortnight, some recommendations. Some of the outstanding stories I have read and watched in the last few months, but first… SCRIPT READING & DEVELOPMENT Q&A September 10th 2025 The next
THIS IS A TRUE STORY Except, in the case of The Salt Path it turns out it may not be. I have read and enjoyed the book and this week went to see
Hi There, 20 SCREENWRITERS IN 1 ROOM FOR 2 DAYS This past weekend I ran my 2 day screenwriting course – for the first time for 3 years. I really enjoyed it and
Hi There, On Wednesday afternoon I was lucky enough to go to a matinee preview at the National Theatre of the revival of LONDON ROAD. This is a verbatim musical about the community
GREENLIGHT SCREENWRITING LAB: 1st Weekend Galway May 10-11 I was lucky enough to go to Galway earlier in May for the first weekend of this year’s GREENLIGHT SCREENWRITING LAB, a scheme for new
DRAMATIC IRONY by Tom Hanham HELP! I don’t have much time. I’m being held hostage and Philip Shelley is forcing me to write a newsletter, I don’t even know what dramatic irony is…
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