Review: Writing for TV: Series, Serials and Soaps
This excellent book on Writing for TV by Yvonne Grace has already taken up a permanent place on my bookshelf. Let me declare first that I’ve met Yvonne twice in the real world, and many…
Top 5 screenwriting clichés of the year awards
The Charles Harris Screen Imitation Gold Wellington Boot Awards for the top screenwriting clichés of the year.
Simple song rises above the battlefield
Last night I learned a great deal that I wasn’t expecting to – both about war and about writing.
Utter Folly by Paul Bassett Davies – review
I was expecting great things from Utter Folly and I wasn’t disappointed. Great energetic fun.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Screenwriter
I have a soft spot for Le Carré and I went to see Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy with certain trepidation. The reviews were good, but not universally so, and adaptations can be dire – especially…
Best TV drama, my arse
I know that the point of lists is to argue with them, but come on! Who in their right minds could put Prime Suspect eighteen places above The Shield? – the Guardian, today, that’s who…
Cheltenham Fun and Danger
Cheltenham Screenwriters Festival – Give me some good solid iconoclasm, more incendiary offensiveness. Stop telling people that all you need is to believe in yourself and tell them to get off their arses and break…
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