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Thinking About Writing

Robin Taylor

A podcast which aims to explore and demystify some of the terminology and techniques involved in script writing. This is a show for anyone who is writing or thinking about writing for TV, film, theatre or audio. Hosted by comedy writer and script editor unextraordinaire, Robin Taylor.

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Episodes

42 episodes

  1. Cliches, tropes and familiar writing: Does everything need to feel original? 46:18
  2. Rambling on about writing in a writer's room on a BBC sitcom 42:23
  3. Simplicity vs Complexity 35:35
  4. The Story of Writing a Play 48:28
  5. Writing Devices - Flashbacks. Dream Sequences. Narration. And More! 45:30
  6. My Writing Life - Part Two 40:43
  7. My Writing Life - Part One 38:57
  8. Insights and observations from the script reading process 50:18
  9. Finishing Your Script (How to Write a Script) 48:42
  10. Writing and Rewriting (How to Write a Script) 45:26
  11. The First Ten Pages (How to Write a Script) 46:52
  12. Finding Your Voice (How to Write a Script) 47:24
  13. Bonus Content - Talking About Mr & Mrs Smith 27:29
  14. The Anatomy of a Script (How to Write a Script) 47:52
  15. Plotting (How to Write a Script) 47:37
  16. Character Creation (How to Write a Script) 47:28
  17. What Do You Want To Write? (How To Write A Script) 43:32
  18. Introducing Season Three: How To Write A Script 5:33
  19. Thinking About Writer's Block 31:06
  20. Talking About Audio with radio producer Penny Leicester 55:41
  21. Thinking About Funniness 37:33
  22. Talking About Writers' Rights with William Gallagher from the Writers' Guild of Great Britain 41:42
  23. Thinking About Being A Writer 35:26
  24. Talking About Theatre with Hannah Tyrrell-Pinder from Box of Tricks Theatre 55:56
  25. Thinking About Genre 30:06
  26. Talking About Sketch Comedy with Gemma Arrowsmith 52:08
  27. Thinking About Character 32:40
  28. Talking About Writing with Jonathan Harvey, creator of Beautiful Thing and writer for Coronation Street 51:19
  29. Thinking About Believability 30:13
  30. Season Two Teaser 2:13
  31. Thinking About Structure 40:41
  32. Thinking About Editing 36:14
  33. Talking With Jessica Loveland from BBC Writers 59:19
  34. Thinking About Tone 38:48
  35. Thinking About Process 44:00
  36. Thinking About Criticism 45:26
  37. Thinking About Motivation 38:55
  38. Thinking About Show Don't Tell 44:55
  39. Thinking About Exposition 41:27
  40. Thinking About Pacing 44:28
  41. Thinking About Protagonists 37:05
  42. Thinking About Ideas 44:07