UK Scriptwriters
We are Tim Clague and Danny Stack, writers from Nelson Nutmeg Pictures ltd. We talk about the UK scriptwriting scene - film, TV and new media.
Get our book here - http://www.tinyurl.com/UKscripthandbook
- Update frequency
- every 39 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 76
- Years Active
- 2010 - 2021
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 spoke he was working on a second feature film and a new seri…
00:32:13 |
Mon 22 Feb 2021
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 can they help? Can they help you? What mistakes does Hayle…
00:34:10 |
Sun 13 Dec 2020
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 International "Star of Tomorrow" and has won numerous awar…
00:36:57 |
Wed 28 Oct 2020
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 a champion for games writers, especially via the WGGB. We …
00:35:42 |
Wed 19 Aug 2020
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 is in LA, writing many episodes of TV, and has an agent. H…
00:34:03 |
Mon 27 Jul 2020
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 our children's TV series off the ground, called DOG YEARS. …
00:40:50 |
Thu 20 Feb 2020
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 festival about all facets of writing. And we flew the flag for…
00:47:56 |
Sun 17 Nov 2019
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 he talks about the early writing rooms, how radio can be a b…
00:32:03 |
Mon 07 Jan 2019
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 family. How did we make it? When did it get off the ground…
00:48:56 |
Wed 12 Sep 2018
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 News, Spitting Image, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Bl…
00:34:52 |
Thu 15 Mar 2018
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, by having them produced as plays. He talks about the proacti…
00:41:11 |
Fri 09 Mar 2018
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 directors around the world) to an emerging writer/director in …
00:53:06 |
Fri 12 Jan 2018
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 never happened, but was saved by a chance meeting. How it …
01:04:51 |
Fri 14 Jul 2017
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 keep your working life on the straight and narrow.
NETWORKIN…
00:40:04 |
Tue 20 Jun 2017
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 ongoing drama and then onto your own shows. Is that even possibl…
00:48:20 |
Thu 11 May 2017
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 has previously created many documentaries, including the doc…
01:04:02 |
Mon 20 Mar 2017
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!
They made their way via a low budget horror feature into la…
00:48:00 |
Sun 05 Feb 2017
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 do. A nuts and bolts, down to earth summary of how we are m…
00:43:53 |
Tue 01 Nov 2016
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' around this topic. So here we bypass all that and talk direct…
00:26:30 |
Thu 01 Sep 2016
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 two old friends of ours, Dan Pringle and Suki Singh about…
00:25:36 |
Thu 04 Aug 2016
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