Holding forth about Brian Desmond Hurst and working with him on his memoirs after a showing of his hugely successful DANGEROUS MOONLIGHT (which gave us the Warsaw Concerto) at the Irish Cultural Institute in Hammersmith. Thanks to Professors Michelle Paulle and Lance Pettitt for organising this eve...

On Sunday 6th October I'm talking about working with the Irish-born film director Brian Desmond Hurst on his memoirs. This follows a showing of his hugely successful Dangerous Moonlight at the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith.

Details here.

The book I wrote with Claire Grove about radio drama is now available on Kindle with an updated preface. It continues to gather good reviews. Here's the latest:

"The advice given is not only useful for people wishing to have a stab at radio drama. The tips and directions are also spot on for...

I had a very enjoyable time on the evening of Tuesday 9th chatting with members of The Scriptwriters @ Co group. Many thanks to Suzanna Cardash for organising and chairing. They were a lovely group and it's nice to be told I am "warm and encouraging" and "knowledgeable and charming." Well, at le...

I had a very enjoyable time talking about my novel to the Canada Water Library's Writers Group on Tuesday. Thanks to Sue Aldred and Wes West for organising this.

Here's the link to my Meet the Author event with New Writing South on Thursday 29th August.

Just announced. I'll be doing a Meet the Author session for New Writing South on 29th August. Details here.

Just started a series of workshops at Royal Central School with the talented team of Jane Gibson, Sue Lefton and Paddy Cunneen for a planned theatre project on a Zola novel We're working with the students on the Movement Director course who are a delight to work with. Early days for the project but...

Very pleased to accept an offer from the Royal Literary Fund to return as one of their Writing Fellows to the University of Greenwich beginning in September.

I'll be speaking about So You Want to Write Radio Drama? the book I wrote with Claire Grove at a conference organised by the Writers Guild and the University of Chichester on Saturday 21st October.

Details via this link.

The course ended on 9th April with a very successful day in the Pier Productions studios in Brighton. The participants had extracts from their plays recorded with a group of very talented actors under the masterly direction of the one and only Martin Jenkins.

Bloomsbury have announced the publication in November of Writing for TV and Radio: A Writers' and Artists' Companion.

It's written by the formidably experienced team of Sue Teddern and Nick Warburton. It also includes short contributions by a number of writers including my own thoughts on the p...

Early next year I will be teaching my course in advanced radio drama for New Writing South in collaboration with the distinguished radio producer Martin Jenkins.

Details of the course and how to book are on the NWS website and in their latest brochure out very soon.

The full text of my speech to the ALCS AGM is available on the ALCS website.