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Peter Straughan
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Stephen Merchant interviewed by ´óÏó´«Ã½ Writers
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Greenlight Screenwriting Lab 2025
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Oxford/42 New Writing Prize
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Papatango | Playwrights’ Studio
Papatango have announced a brand-new, completely free offer for playwrights which includes digital workshops, open-access funding, one-to-one advice, in-person events, and representation on a searchable industry database.
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New in the Script Library
Explore the Whoniverse...
Over 200 new scripts from across the Whoniverse! Now including Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor.
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Blue Lights
For police recruits in Belfast, the pressure is immense. Facing criminal gangs and divided communities, they don't know who to trust. The odds are, they won't all make it. -
Domino Day
Domino isn't looking for love - she's hunting for victims. Haunted by her need to 'feed' on others, her magic might destroy her and everyone around her. Sexy, supernatural drama. -
Grime Kids
East London, 2001. Tired of being nobodies, five friends start a UK garage crew, dreaming of fame. Can they find their voice in the birth of a music revolution? -
Lost Boys and Fairies
Family is made from love. A heartbreaking, joyous and musical tale of gay couple Andy and Gabriel's journey to adoption. -
Nightsleeper
Time is running out. When hackers send a train hurtling towards death and destruction, can two strangers stop it before it meets its final destination? Adrenaline-fuelled thriller. -
Vigil
The deeper you go, the darker it gets. Military investigator DCI Silva fights to uncover conspiracies of silence - but who can she trust? Tense drama starring Suranne Jones. -
Wreck
Welcome aboard the ship of nightmares. Searching for answers about his missing sister, Jamie joins the crew on a mysterious cruise liner. Conspiracy, comedy and a slice of slasher. By Ryan J. Brown. -
Sherwood
A divided police force, a relentless manhunt and a killer tormenting an already fractured Nottinghamshire community. By James Graham.
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The world of scriptwriting is full of terms and phrases which may be confusing. We've created a list of definitions that we hope will help writers on the way to grasping what they all mean.
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