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Thanks to Northern Film & Media for supporting this event
Writing for Television workshops
01.04.2008
Two days of workshops on writing for television, taught by John Yorke (Controller of Drama Production Studios at the BBC and Visiting Professor of TV Studies at Newcastle University), Michael Chaplin (screenwriter and playwright) & Debbie Horsfield (screenwriter and playwright)
Saturday 12 April 2008
Dramatic Structure
Saturday 17 May 2008
The Hero's Journey
Both workshops will be held in the Percy Building, Newcastle University, from 10am to 4pm.
Fee: £50 waged/£40 unwaged per workshop, £80 waged/£70 unwaged for both; to include lunch. To book a place, or for further information, please contact melanie.birch@ncl.ac.uk or tel 0191 222 7619.
John Yorke
John Yorke, a former student of Newcastle University and now Visiting Professor of TV Studies, is currently Controller of Drama Production Studios at the BBC. He runs the prestigious Writing Academy for the BBC and has numerous BAFTA and Emmy awards to his credit. His recent portfolio includes Life on Mars, The Street, Hustle and Robin Hood.
Michael Chaplin
Previously Head of Drama and Arts at Tyne Tees Television and Head of Programmes at BBC Wales, Michael is now a full-time writer. He created Grafters and Monarch of the Glen and has written episodes of Dalziel and Pascoe and Foyle’s War.
Debbie Horsfield
A former graduate of Newcastle University, Debbie Horsfield is a full-time writer for theatre and television. Her TV writing includes The Riff-Raff Element, Making Out, Cutting It and, most recently, True Dare Kiss.