I am a regular writer on various Radio 4 shows including The News Quiz and The Now Show. Other writing for radio includes Dead Ringers, Lemn Sissay’s origin stories, Alexie Sayle’s Imaginary Sandwich Bar, Jake Yapp Saves Humanity, The Now Show 1916, Spotlight Tonight with Nish Kumar, Domestic Science, Fred Macauley’s Wet Hot Political Summer and The Show What You Wrote. I have also written for and script edited episodes of It’s Jocelyn and Newsjack. In 2015 and 2016 I was granted a bursary to work as a BBC Radio Comedy staff writer, during which time I wrote on in-house comedy shows, wrote promos and trailers for television and radio, and read and judged submissions to Newsjack and the New Comedy Award. I have also been a guest speaker for students studying comedy at the National Film and Television School. In 2017 I was named on the BBC New Talent Hot List.
Alongside my current radio and television work, I am developing new scripts for radio and television
Work history
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WriterFreelance
Oxford, United KingdomFreelance
I am currently working as a freelance writer primarily in comedy, most recently for BBC Radio but also for CBBC. I am also looking for work in related sectors as I feel my experience is unique and valuable.
Contract WriterBBC
- Grafton House, 379-381 Euston Rd, Fitzrovia, London NW1 3AU, UKFull Time
A prestigious position granted each year to two writers. The BBC uses the scheme to help writers who have proven ability to make the transition from amateur to professional comedy writers. The BBC Academy of Production have a video that explains it:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/production/article/art20140306101522027
Skills
- Comedy Writing
- Animation Writing
- Writing
- Blog Writing
- Brand Writing
- Brief Writing
- Ceative Writing
- Script Writing
- Content/copywriting/writing/editorial/advertising
- Freelance Writing/subbing/proofreading
Education
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BA(Hons) Politics Philosophy 2:1University of Sheffield
- Sheffield, United Kingdom
Awards
BBC Audio Drama AwardBBC
The BBC Audio Drama Awards were established in 2012 to pay tribute to the cultural importance of audio drama, on air and online, and are awarded in recognition of the actors, writers, producers, sound designers and others who work in the genre.