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Today’s news from Channel 5 is more proof that what writers need in the current TV climate is a strong spec pilot in their own unique voice. That’s why I created the From Pitch to Pilot retreats. A relaxed supportive place to dream up your dream story. Link & details below 👇

submitted 10 hours ago • 1 comment

This is great news and remarkably similar to an idea I posted about how to revive the TV industry for mid career and new creatives. 👏 Props to Channel 5 for investing in the future and new stories. It’d be fantastic if the other PSBs followed suit. 🤔 www.theknowledgeonline.com/news/channel...

submitted 13 hours ago • 1 comment

1/ If the Government goes ahead with its proposals on AI, it will give tech companies the ability "to take what they like, when they like, without informing or compensating the writers of the work they use to train their models," says WGGB President Sandi Toksvig writersguild.org.uk/copyright-ai/

submitted 15 hours ago • 2 comments

Ya think?!?!?!?!? 🙄🤬🤦‍♂️ www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

submitted 3 days ago • 4 comments

Ya think?!?!?!?!? 🙄🤬🤦‍♂️ www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

submitted 3 days ago • 4 comments

So many years. So many words. So many ‘reviews’ and ‘reports’. So many reassurances of change. So much suffering. So many unnecessary deaths. So many abusers going unpunished. So little has changed. RIP Jaysley Beck. #Deepcut www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Still buzzing from the incredible response to this week’s live panel! Huge thanks to everyone who tuned in, It’s clear this conversation struck a chord—because it reflects the reality us TV workers are facing atm. Let’s keep the momentum going and keep having chats like this one!

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

The TV industry has never felt more uncertain. This crisis is an opportunity to write the stories of the future. Spend focused, peaceful and productive time honing and crafting a pilot outline to tell YOUR story. Places available for April and October. Find out more and book your place here 👇👇👇

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Or… and just hear me out on this cause I know it’s a cerazeee idea… how about we refrain from flogging yet more life out of this poor fundamentally deceased equine and we, I dunno, maybe TELL SOME NEW STORIES?!?!?!?! www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Terrifically important and insightful panel last night hosted by @justgetarealjob.bsky.social If the TV industry is to survive the current crisis, then we need more open candid conversations like this. As Einstein said: you can’t solve a problem with the same thinking that created it. 👇👇👇

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Terrifically important and insightful panel last night hosted by @justgetarealjob.bsky.social If the TV industry is to survive the current crisis, then we need more open candid conversations like this. As Einstein said: you can’t solve a problem with the same thinking that created it. 👇👇👇

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

“If you want to write heroes in the year 2025, you have to decide what they stand for, and then stand for it.” Hell, yes…

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

This promises to be a must watch for folks in the TV and film industries. 7pm tonight, live on YouTube 👇👇👇

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

I created these retreats to fill the ‘aloneness gap’ for TV writers. Come together with others for a restful productive week away to work on your pilot pitch and leave with everything you need to write your dream spec script. 5 heads are better than 1! ✍️

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

I can’t stop thinking about what Vince Gilligan is saying here because it feels like it’s a question we storytellers need to ask ourselves more - what responsibility do we have for the impact our stories have on society and the wider world?

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

I can’t stop thinking about what Vince Gilligan is saying here because it feels like it’s a question we storytellers need to ask ourselves more - what responsibility do we have for the impact our stories have on society and the wider world?

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

I created these retreats to fill the ‘aloneness gap’ for TV writers. Come together with others for a restful productive week away to work on your pilot pitch and leave with everything you need to write your dream spec script. 5 heads are better than 1! ✍️

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

A brand new sketch show - SKETCH SHOW - on C4? With Mitchell & Webb and Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Lara Ricote, Stevie Martin, and Krystal Evans? Plus NEW and UPCOMING writers? A SKETCH SHOW? On BRITISH TV?

submitted 11 days ago • 10 comments

One thing Democratic leadership could do right now is to name an alternate HHS secretary--someone to provide ongoing public updates and health information. And do it for other departments too. Start showing voters what a Democratic government would look like--press conferences, speeches, all of it.

submitted 11 days ago • 558 comments

I’m so looking forward to being part of this just to listen to the wisdom of my fellow panellists! Massive props to @justgetarealjob.bsky.social for organising this and driving the vital conversation on the future of the TV industry in a time of crisis. All details below 👇

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

I’m so looking forward to being part of this just to listen to the wisdom of my fellow panellists! Massive props to @justgetarealjob.bsky.social for organising this and driving the vital conversation on the future of the TV industry in a time of crisis. All details below 👇

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

🚨 We’ve Got News 🚨 The UK screen industry is at breakpoint, and the situation is becoming unsustainable. It’s vital we talk about it – so we’ve put together a live panel to discuss at length. Join us live on YouTube, Feb 19th at 7pm! What a panel we’ve put together as well 🔥

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

If you missed the show or are looking for to relive the experience, see the full IN CONVERSATION with RALPH FIENNES event, courtesy of @focusfeatures.bsky.social and #Conclave, here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=setj...

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

Look at my phone just to see what the time is. Check Bluesky Check Facebook Check emails Watch a cat video Check Instagram Check Bluesky Look at some photos of dogs Send a WhatsApp Check Threads Watch another cat video Check emails Check Bluesky Still no clue what time it is.

submitted 12 days ago • 12 comments

Another day, another truly exceptional, moving, exquisite film from Ireland - That They May Face the Rising Sun now on iPlayer. Immerse yourself in a way of life rapidly disappearing. Meditative, peaceful, kind. I was enthralled by it. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

submitted 12 days ago • 2 comments

Can we make #TVDrama a hashtag since it’s something many of us often discuss on here? Plus, given it’s a real passion of mine… oh, let’s do it. Given the decline in funding and therefore the number of dramas being made it feels more prescient than ever to be discussing it. #ScriptSkyUK #ScriptSky

submitted 12 days ago • 3 comments

If you’re a sucker like me for a delicate, heartfelt, funny and bittersweet story of ordinary broken people struggling to stay afloat, then can I recommend the arse off Ballywalter now on iPlayer - I absolutely adored it. Maybe you will too. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

What else is there to say at this point? The TV industry as we knew it is gone. Whatever survives from this era of austerity, the breadth of storytelling opportunities will be so much smaller, less complex, less diverse and more generic. deadline.com/2025/02/brit...

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments