Episode 75: Episode 75: The Return of Justin Trefgarne
The last time we chatted to Justin it was episode 63, way back in July 2017. What the heck has he been up to? Let's find out. When last we s...
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Episode 74: Episode 74: Hayley McKenzie
This episode we speak to Hayley McKenzie from Script Angel about everything to do with development. What is the role of a script editor? How...
Episode 73: Episode 73: Deborah Haywood
We've know Debs for years, starting our careers at around the same time - but with different paths and a different journey. She was a Screen...
Episode 72: Episode 72: Andrew Walsh
Andrew Walsh is one of the UK's busiest games writers having been involved since the early days of narrative design. A great speaker, who is...
Episode 71: Moving to LA
In this episode we have a 'zoom' chat (it's all the rage) with Paul Pimenta. Paul didn't even start out wanting to be a scriptwriter! Now he...
Episode 70: Dog Years
Where the heck have we been - again? We've been playing with dogs, that's what! In this 'old school' style episode we talk about how we got...
Episode69: Writeidea Festival
This episode is a bit different in that it was recorded live at Writeidea Festival in Whitechapel, London in 2019. It's a fantastic FREE fes...
Episode 68: Martin Fisher
In this bonus podcast Jan Caston grabs a chat with BBC light entertainment radio and TV legend Martin Fisher. In an overview of his career h...
Episode 67: How to make a second feature
Where the hell have we been? Why dear listener, we've been making our second feature, called Future TX. A sci fi adventure movie for all the...
Episode 65: John Lloyd
In this extra special edition, Jan Caston interviews TV comedy legend John Lloyd, best known for his work on programmes the Nine O'Clock New...
Episode 66: David Hendon - playwright
Something a little different in this episode of the podcast. A conversation with David Hendon. He has found a way to get his scripts made, b...
Episode 64 - Nev Pierce
In this episode, Danny talks to filmmaker Nev Pierce about his transition from film journalist (Empire, Total Film etc, interviewing top dir...
Episode 63: Justin Trefgarne
Danny talks to writer / director Justin Trefgarne who gives the most amazingly candid and detailed story of his debut feature. How it almost...
Episode 62: Networking and Business
In this episode we talk about some nuts and bolts issues. How to gain more work as a writer and how to get your finances in order, so you ke...
Episode 61: Martin Day
Is there a career ladder that writers can move up on anymore? It used to be that you would start on regular 'soaps' and then move into ongoi...
Episode 60: Documentaries, with Joe Martin
This episode we talk to Joe Martin about something a bit different - documentaries. Although Joe's latest film (Us and Them) is fiction he h...
Episode 59: Pete and Nat from Treehouse Digital
This episode we interview Peter Stanley-Ward and Natalie Conway from Treehouse Digital. A couple of writers who are also an actual couple! T...
Episode 58: Our Adventures & Mental Health
This episode is in two halves. In the first half we talk about how we are extending our network, who we are meeting and what preparation we...
Episode 57: Agent, Jean Kitson
Do you need an agent? What do they do anyway? What are YOU supposed to do anyway? There are a lot of rumours and pieces of 'good advice' aro...
Episode 56: Indie writing and directing
A lot of scriptwriters move into being a writer-director. This has it's own challenges when it comes to developing a script. Here we talk to...