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  • Dane Baptiste

    Dane explains how his comedy show Sunny D made it to BBC Three.

  • Matthew Barry

    The writer of 'Men Up' and 'The Guest' on his career in the UK and USA

  • Katie Baxendale

    Writer of 'London Bridge', 'Sugar Rush' and 'From Darkness'.

  • Tom Bidwell

    Writer of E4's 'My Mad Fat Diary and adaptor of Watership Down.

  • Helen Black

    Writer of Time series 2 and Life And Death In The Warehouse

  • Peter Bowker

    Screenwriter of Blackpool, Flesh and Blood, Occupation and Marvellous.

  • Jamie Brittain

    Writer of Skins on his techniques.

  • Danny Brocklehurst

    The writer of The Driver, Exile, Shameless, Clocking Off and Ordinary Lies explains how he got his first TV Drama credit when he was working as a journalist.

  • Mark Brotherhood

    Ludwig's creator discusses his writing practice and what led to the creation of his smash hit.

  • James Cary

    TV and Radio comedy writer known for Think the Unthinkable, Hut 33, Miranda and Bluestone 42.

  • Chris Chibnall

    Chris Chibnall (Broadchurch, United, Doctor Who, Torchwood) spoke to BBC Writersroom at the TV Drama Writers' Festival in July 2013.

  • Russell T Davies

    We spoke to Russell T Davies at our Wales Writers' Festival in December 2019.

  • The Dawson Bros.

    Sibling writing partners with credits on Ant and Dec and 8 Out of 10 Cats.

  • Andrew Davies

    Adaptor and writer of War and Peace, House of Cards, Pride and Prejudice, Vanity Fair, A Very Peculiar Practice, Bleak House, Little Dorrit, The Line of Beauty, Tipping the Velvet, South Riding, Mr Selfridge and many many more.

  • Abigail Docherty

    Radio drama writer and playwright.

  • Phil Dunning

    Writer Phil Dunning caught up with BBC Writers at the 2025 BBC Comedy Festival to discuss how he got into writing and what the development process was like for Smoggie Queens.

  • Andrew Ellard

    Writer and script editor who has worked on shows including Red Dwarf, The IT Crowd and Miranda.

  • Bryan Elsley

    The writer of Skins, Nature Boy and The Crow Road talks about why he writes, how he develops characters and gives his advice for emerging writers.

  • Kayode Ewumi

    Creator of BBC Three's Enterprice and the writer and star of #HoodDocumentary.

  • Rachel Flowerday

    Writer for Holby City, Doctors, Casualty, EastEnders, Father Brown, The Moonstone and Malory Towers.

  • Peter Foott

    Writer and director of The Young Offenders.

  • Brent Forrester

    The writer and showrunner of The Ben Stiller Show, The Simpsons, King of the Hill, The Office US shares his top comedy writing tips.

  • Neil Forsyth

    The writer of The Gold and Guilt gives us his best writing advice and discusses his process.

  • Emma Frost

    The Age Of Innocence and Jamaica Inn writer, Emma Frost talks to us about her journey from fine artist to script editor.

  • Lucy Gannon

    Writer of The Best of Men, Soldier Soldier and Peak Practice.

  • Julie Gearey

    TV writer Julie Gearey (Prisoners’ Wives, Secret Diary of a Call Girl).

  • Andrea Gibb

    Writer of Call the Midwife, Swallows and Amazons and Elizabeth is Missing.

  • Matthew Graham

    Writer of Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes.

  • Tony Grounds

    Writer of Our Girl, Births Marriages & Deaths, Bodily Harm and Canterbury Tales.

  • Matthew Hall

    Creator and screenwriter of hit BBC Wales and S4C drama Keeping Faith.

  • Sian Harries

    Writer of Man Down and Tourist Trap.

  • Lisa Holdsworth

    Writer of New Tricks, Waterloo Road, Fat Friends and Emmerdale.

  • Richard Hurst and James Cary

    The writing duo talk about their comedy drama Bluestone 42.

  • Daf James

    Daf James introduces his upcoming BBC One drama Lost Boys and Fairies and talks about his writing journey with the BBC.

  • Tony Jordan

    Writer of EastEnders, Hustle, Life on Mars and The Passing-Bells.

  • Colette Kane

    The writer of Moving On, Indian Detective and Broken on the need for more authored TV drama by women and to pass on any advice for other aspiring writers.

  • Dennis Kelly

    The writer of Pulling, Matilda the Musical, Utopia describes how he develops characters, and why the character's voice is the key.

  • Ayub Khan-Din

    Watch highlights from our Q&A with screenwriter and playwright Ayub Khan-Din from 2011.

  • Steven Knight

    Creator of Peaky Blinders and Taboo and adaptor of Dickens novels including A Christmas Carol.

  • Nick Leather

    The writer of BBC One's Nightsleeper, The Control Room and Murdered for Being Different.

  • Joseph Lidster

    Writer on Doctor Who, Torchwood and children's TV dramas including The Sarah Jane Adventures, Wizards vs Aliens, Eve and Hetty Feather.

  • Barbara Machin

    Writer of Waking the Dead and Casualty on her inspirations at the TV Drama Writers' Festival in July 2014.

  • Tony Marchant

    Writer of Garrow's Law, Mark of Cain and Holding On.

  • Jimmy McGovern

    BAFTA-award winning writer of The Street, Cracker, Accused, Common and Broken.

  • Kay Mellor, OBE

    Writer and director of Band of Gold, The Syndicate, Love, Lies and Records and In the Club.

  • Stephen Merchant

    Stephen Merchant discusses his writing journey and shares some of wonderful advice on writing character, place, and writing economically.

  • Jed Mercurio

    We spoke to the writer of Line of Duty, Bodies, Cardiac Arrest and Bodyguard at the TV Drama Writers' Festival in July 2014.

  • Paula Milne

    Writer of 'Die Kinder', 'The Politician's Wife', 'The Fragile Heart', 'Second Sight', 'Endgame' and 'The Virgin Queen.

  • Dominic Mitchell

    Writer Dominic Mitchell and director Jonny Campbell on In The Flesh

  • Peter Moffat

    Writer of Silk, Criminal Justice, Cambridge Spies and The Village.

  • Steven Moffat

    Sherlock co-creator and Doctor Who writer.

  • Debbie Moon

    Debbie explains how BBC Writersroom helped develop the idea which led to Wolfblood being produced by CBBC.

  • Abi Morgan

    Emmy Award-winning writer of The Hour, The Iron Lady, Sex Traffic, White Girl, Royal Wedding, Suffragette, River, The Split.

  • Hattie Naylor

    Award winning playwright Hattie Naylor talks to Jeremy Mortimer as part of Radio 4 Extra's 'BBC Radio Young Writers: 25 Years On' season.

  • Patrick Ness

    The creator of BBC Three's Class Patrick Ness shares some great screenwriting advice at a BAFTA Cymru event.

  • Alice Nutter

    Theatre and television writer of series such as The Street, Moving On, Accused, Trust.

  • Debbie Oates

    Coronation Street and Primeval writer, Debbie Oates on how how casting your favourite actors in our head can help you overcome obstacles in developing characters.

  • Jackie Okwera

    Jackie Okwera is an experienced writer with expertise in many areas of TV Development and she was kind enough to sit down with BBC Writers to talk about her TV career.

  • Sarah Phelps

    Writer of the BBC's latest Agatha Christie adaptations, The Dublin Murders, Oliver Twist, EastEnders, Being Human and The Crimson Field.

  • Tim Prager

    Writer of Silent Witness, Dalziel and Pascoe, Dangerfield, The Ambassador & Vendetta.

  • Adil Ray

    Creator, writer and star of BBC One sitcom, Citizen Khan.

  • Emma Reeves

    Emma Reeves, writer on Tracy Beaker, Young Dracula, The Dumping Ground, Eve, Hetty Feather and The Worst Witch on her experiences.

  • Tim Renkow

    US-born writer, actor and comedian, star and co-writer of Jerk.

  • Amy Roberts & Loren McLaughlan

    The writing duo on how they met and got their first writing break.

  • Emilie Robson

    Emilie Robson discusses her writing journey and the importance of spec scripts.

  • Daniel Rusteau

    BBC Writers sat down with writer Daniel Rusteau to discuss being a professional writer in the TV and Film industry.

  • Tony Schumacher

    The writer of The Responder shares his advice for new writers and how he approached The Responder series two.

  • Lauren Sequeira

    Creator and writer of Domino Day talks about character, genre, and writing to a soundtrack.

  • Brian Sibley

    The writer and adaptor for radio of iconic books including Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings', CS Lewis' 'The Chronicles of Narnia' and Mervyn Peake's 'Gormenghast'.

  • Frank Spotnitz

    Man in the High Castle creator and X-Files writer Frank Spotnitz shares his tips on getting through problems in your writing.

  • Frog Stone

    The comedy writer and performer on her 2017 show Bucket.

  • Ashley Storrie

    Ashley discussed her love for radio, how she broke into the industry, what the writing process for Dinosaur was like, and much more.

  • Peter Straughan

    Conclave, Wolf Hall, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy screenwriter discusses writing and the art of good adaptations.

  • Nicole Taylor

    BAFTA and RTS winning screenwriter of dramas including The C Word, 3 Girls and The Nest.

  • Jack Thorne

    Writer of The Fades, Cast-offs, Skins and This Is England '86 on his 14 hour writing days and how he overcomes obstacles in his scripts.

  • Jude Tindall

    Writer of Shakespeare & Hathaway, Father Brown, Casualty, Land Girls and Doctors.

  • Sally Wainwright

    Writer of Riot Women, Last Tango in Halifax, Scott & Bailey, Gentleman Jack, and Happy Valley.

  • Josh Weinstein

    Writer and showrunner for CBBC's 'Strange Hill High' and former writer and showrunner on The Simpsons and Futurama.

  • Toby Whithouse

    Being Human writer and creator, creator of The Game and writer on Doctor Who.

  • Joy Wilkinson

    Writer of stage and screen Joy Wilkinson shares her expertise on all things writing.

  • Jack and Harry Williams

    The sibling writing duo Jack and Harry Williams on their drama series The Missing and One of Us.

  • Roger Williams

    Roger is a Welsh playwright and screenwriter and was shortlisted for a Writers’ Guild Award in 2018 for his ground breaking crime drama series BANG.

  • Roy Williams

    Playwright, TV and radio writer.

  • Esther Wilson

    Esther talks about how she finds her way through the story and how important it is for her to engage emotionally with what she's writing.

  • Justin Young

    Holby City, Death in Paradise and Sanditon writer and Holby City producer.

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  • BBC Writersroom

    Established writers including Tony Marchant, Jack Thorne, Esther Wilson and Justin Young talk about how useful a resource BBC Writersroom is for emerging writers, and how it has helped them.

  • Desert Island DVDs

    Toby Whithouse, Jack Thorne, Esther Wilson and other TV writers tell us which boxsets or films they would bring with them if they were stranded.

  • Developing Characters

    From drawing dots, to mimicking their voices, to acting our their body language - writers including Roy Williams, Toby Whithouse, Debbie Oates and Jimmy McGovern share their techniques for bringing characters to life.

  • TV Drama

    Jimmy McGovern, Alice Nutter, Jack Thorne, Sarah Phelps and other writers talk to us about why TV dramas like The West Wing, Boys from the Black Stuff and The Wire, had such an impact on them.

  • Dealing with Writer's Block

    Jimmy McGovern, Alice Nutter, Frank Spotniz and more tell us about their experiences with writer's block and how they get through it.

  • Writing for Children

    Nathan Cockerill, Elly Brewer, Ben Ward and Paul Rose share their advice and offer top tips.

  • Writing Doctor Who

    Doctor Who writers Steven Moffat (Lead writer and Executive Producer) and Nick Lambon (Script Editor) in a live Q&A session in 2016.

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