Journalism

Since 2001 I have been a regular contributor to ScriptWriter magazine. Since then I have been working as a freelance journalist and researcher.

Articles:

For the Times Educational Supplement (TES):

1) A Man's World? Yeah, Right... A comic look at being a male primary school teacher trainee. November, 2007.

2) Portrait of an Artist. An account of a grisly art lesson about Vincent Can Gogh for 6 year olds... February, 2008.

3) Lighting Up their Little Faces. An account of how I used storytelling and drama techniques to liven up a lesson on batteries for 6 year olds... July, 2008.

For ScriptWriter magazine:

1) Subverting the formula: pilot episodes and crime drama. A 2 part study of international crime drama. Issue 1 & 2, 2001.

2) Event report: Absolute Creators. A report on top television industry event. Issue 6.

3) Aristotle in Hollywood. Book review. Issue 6.

4) Writing for medical drama. A very detailed 3 part study of British Medical Series on British television and a report on a BBC Writer's Room event on writing for medical drama. Issue 7, 8, 9 & 12 2003.

5) Making people laugh: from radio to television. A detailed study of radio and television comedy on the BBC. Issue 10, 2003.

6) What Great Film Scripts Have in Common. A study of the scripts of the classic films. Issue 17, 2004

8) Should writers direct their own work? What I learned being a first time writer-director. Issue 23, 2005.

9) Reading your own work. A forthcoming article about writers who read their own work to an audience, at special reading events.

For Writers Forum:

1) How to Writer Better Plays: the Script Reader Point-of-View. Based on my work for the Soho Theatre. August 2005.

2) How Actors can add polish to a script. How working with actors can help develop writing. September 2005.

For MediaXchange:

(Numerous one-off writing and editing projects.)

The Television Report. A monthly report on the British television industry.