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In this interview, veteran game designer Stuart Maine shares his 28-year journey in the gaming industry, detailing his humble beginnings in a cyber café to becoming a senior designer at Two Desperados, a mobile games company in Serbia. Stuart recounts his early days at Bullfrog and his time at renowned companies like Acclaim and Blitz, working on notable projects such Warhammer Combat Cards, Epic Mickey 2, and Angry Birds Transformers. He offers insights on remote work, the importance of team dynamics, and the lessons he has learned about people skills and communication. Stuart also discusses his latest venture, a book titled 'Designing Video Games,' which aims to guide newcomers through the complexities of the industry. Alongside this, he has authored two books on the history of first-person shooters, 'I'm Too Young to Die' and 'Hurt Me Plenty,' with a third in the works. He touches on the challenges and rewards of game development, reflecting on the necessity of taking risks, the difficulties of maintaining work-life balance, and the evolving landscape influenced by technological advancements like AI. The conversation wraps up with Stuart sharing anecdotes from his career, advice for aspiring developers, and his excitement for current gaming projects, highlighting his ongoing passion for the industry. Bio: Stuart Maine has been a game designer and writer for 28 years across console, PC, and mobile. He's worked on licensed titles at studios large and small, and co-founded and later sold the indie studio Well Played Games. Stuart also writes books, including two on the history of first-person shooters (I'm Too Young To Die, 2022, and Hurt Me Plenty, 2025, with Bitmap Books) and Designing Video Games (2025, with White Owl), a guide for breaking into the industry. He also tutors on John Yorke's Story for Video Games course. Show Links: * Two Desperados: https://twodesperados.com * Well Played Games: https://www.wellplayed.games * John Yorke's Story for Video Games course (Stu's a tutor): https://www.johnyorkestory.com/course/story-for-video-games/ * White Owl Books: https://www.whiteowlbooks.co.uk/ * Designing Video Games: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1399038664 or https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Designing-Video-Games-Hardback/p/52503 * Bitmap Books: https://www.bitmapbooks.com * I'm Too Young to Die: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/video-game-history/products/i-m-too-young-to-die-the-ultimate-guide-to-first-person-shooters-1992-2002 * Hurt Me Plenty: https://www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/video-game-history/products/hurt-me-plenty-the-ultimate-guide-to-first-person-shooters-2003-2010 * Warhammer Combat Cards: https://www.combatcards.com * Atomfall: https://store.steampowered.com/app/801800/Atomfall/ * Love & Pies: https://www.loveandpies.com * G-Police: Weapons of Justice: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-Police:_Weapons_of_Justice * Epic Mickey 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_Mickey_2:_The_Power_of_Two * Blitz Games: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitz_Games_Studios * Bullfrog Productions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullfrog_Productions Connect With Links: * Stuart Maine on Twitter/X: https://x.com/maine_stuart * Stuart Maine on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-m-280155205/ Game Dev Advice Links: * Website: show notes, links, stuff - https://www.gamedevadvice.com * Patreon: career coaching through the Gain Wisdom membership - https://www.patreon.com/gamedevadvice * YouTube: main channel link - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvkY8LxjGyOPqlQKuRlObhg * Game Dev Advice hotline: (224) 484-7733* Email: reach out - info@gamedevadvice.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Want your idea to spread like wildfire? Do you want to move your audience to action? There is a way to achieve this. This week, Oliver is joined by John Yorke, a world-renowned storytelling expert and former head of BBC Drama, to unravel the secrets of compelling narratives.John wrote the OG of storytelling books: "Into the Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them" and became the storyteller's storyteller. When it was published over a decade ago, it opened many eyes to story structures, the importance of change and turning points, and the protagonist's internal and external conflicts that create the tension. In our conversation, John shares how storytelling techniques – long used by writers, playwrights, and screenwriters – can be applied to leadership and business.He also shares details about his forthcoming book, the follow-up to Into the Woods. Find out more about John Yorke: https://www.johnyorkestory.com/ Make sure you're subscribed to the Speak Like a CEO newsletter to become a top 1% communicator: https://eoipsocommunications.com/newsletter/Do you want to speak with confidence, inspire your team, and accelerate your career? You can now join the Speak Like a CEO Academy and work with Oliver over the next 90 days to become a top 1% communicator and transform your career https://speaklikeaceoacademy.com/
John Yorke is one of the world's leading lights in the art of storytelling. As former head of Channel Four Drama, Controller of BBC Drama Production and head of Company Pictures, he has worked on shows like Shameless, Life On Mars, and the UK's most popular soap opera EastEnders. He is also the author of Into The Woods, one of our favourite books on the craft of storytelling.
While storytelling isn't the automatic answer to every kind of ‘dull', if we're going to learn how to tell more interesting stories we should learn from the best. John Yorke founded the BBC Studio Writer's Academy after a career that included being Head of Channel4 Drama and Controller of BBC Drama Production, working on and producing some of the world's most widely viewed and critically acclaimed TV drama, from EastEnders to Shameless, Life on Mars and Wolf Hall. In this episode, he shares with Adam his learnings about how we can all tell a story that will really engage our audience.Read John's book: Into The Woods: How stories work and why we tell them John's company and training services: https://www.johnyorkestory.com/_______Connect with Adam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-morgan-3a473a/ Follow eatbigfish on Linkedin and Instagram See what's coming up on the podcast at The Challenger Project With thanks to our editor Ruth and producer Ross. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this special preview of the BBC Radio 4 series Opening Lines, John Yorke looks at Patrick Hamilton's 1938 stage play Gaslight. To hear more episodes from the series, just search for Opening Lines on BBC Sounds.A big hit on London's Shaftesbury Avenue and an even bigger success on Broadway, Patrick Hamilton's drama of the mental abuse of Bella Manningham by her husband Jack lives on, sometimes unacknowledged, as the source of the term Gaslighting - one person's attempt to make another doubt their sanity. Best known for his novels such as Hangover Square and The Slaves of Solitude, Hamilton drew on his own miserable childhood memories of being terrified of his own abusive father for this taut, chilling thriller. John Yorke has worked in television and radio for nearly 30 years, and he shares his experience with Radio 4 listeners as he unpacks the themes and impact of the books, plays and stories that are being dramatised on BBC Radio 4. From EastEnders to the Archers, Life on Mars to Shameless, he has been obsessed with telling big popular stories. He has spent years analysing not just how stories work but why they resonate with audiences around the globe and has brought together his experience in his bestselling book Into the Woods. As former Head of Channel Four Drama, Controller of BBC Drama Production and MD of Company Pictures, John has tested his theories during an extensive production career working on some of the world's most lucrative, widely viewed and critically acclaimed TV drama. As founder of the hugely successful BBC Writers Academy John has trained a generation of screenwriters (his students have had 17 green-lights in the last two years alone). Contributors: Brigid Larmour, Artistic Director and Chief Executive, Watford Palace Theatre Sean French, author of Patrick Hamilton: A Life and one half of the writing duo Nicci French Readings by Sam Dale Credits: Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton. Acting Edition published by Constable, 1970 Angel Street by Patrick Hamilton, Acting Edition published by Samuel French, 1942 Clip from Angel Street (1952), The NBC Presents Best Plays radio adaptation starring Vincent Price and Judith Evelyn Produced by Caroline Raphael Executive Producer: Sara Davies Sound by Matt Bainbridge, Redlight Studios and Sean Kerwin A Pier production for BBC Radio 4
Sarah Bonner, author of psychological thrillers HER PERFECT TWIN, about a woman who murders her twin, and the soon to be published HER SWEET REVENGE, another thriller full of suspense.Sarah chats about:how writing thrillers has surprising similarities to her career as an accountantthe novel that started her writing journey but has yet to see the light of dayhow being made redundant during the first covid lockdown effectively led to her putting together her own writing traininghow changing tense can help you find your voicesome of the tips she brings from her analytical, project management background that have helped her write three novels in just three yearsGuest: Sarah Bonner Twitter: @sarabonner101 IG: @sarahbonner101 Books: Her Sweet Revenge & Her Perfect TwinHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family Sarah's reading recommendations:A book for fan's of Sarah's work: The Good Sister by Sally HepworthA book that Sarah's loved for years: My Lovely Wife by Samantha DowningA book that's new or coming soon: Her by Mira V Shah, Freeze by Kate SimantsOther books mentioned in this episode: The Things We Do To Our Friends by Heather Darwent, The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angles by Janice Hallett, Outlander by Diana Galbadon, The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter, The Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness, Into the Woods by John Yorke, On Writing by Stephen KingNovel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news from Kate to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.
It's not uncommon for a subplot, or secondary character, to take over a story - especially when a writer is still learning the ropes. So, how do you keep a subplot in check and what do you do if it starts taking over? In this week's episode, Valerie and Melanie discuss just that.
Anna Ploszajski discusses with Ivan six things which she thinks should be better known. Dr Anna Ploszajski is an award-winning materials scientist, comedian and storyteller based in London. She's a materials generalist, equally fascinated by metals, plastics, ceramics, glasses and substances from the natural world. Anna channels her passion for storytelling about materials through writing, podcasting, presenting and training scientists and engineers in the art of storytelling. Her first book, Handmade: A Scientist's Search for Meaning Through Making, is out now. In her spare time, Anna plays the trumpet in a funk and soul covers band and is an ultra-endurance open water swimmer. Find out more at www.annaploszajski.com. Materials science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materials_science Into the Woods by John Yorke https://www.waterstones.com/book/into-the-woods/john-yorke/9780141978109 Ultra-swimmer Sarah Thomas https://sarahthomasswims.com/. Trumpets can play quietly! https://www.alisonbalsom.com/ Barberette https://www.barberette.co.uk/ IFIXIT https://www.ifixit.com/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
Stories build an emotional connection and make listeners stick around longer. They lower our defences and they enable us to teach principles in a much more engaging way than sharing a list of bullet points. Today we talk about:Why telling stories is so powerfulWhat elements to include in your storiesKey TakeawaysWhen we hear a story our brain lights up, the neurons wire together which triggers us to remember more of the information we're hearingA good story consists of a 5 act structure set out by John Yorke in Into the WoodsWell told stories release chemicals in the brain. They give the listener a hit of dopamine, oxytocin and PEA which make them feel generous, trusting and in a good moodYour stories don't have to be long and they don't have to be perfectThe more you practise telling stories the better you'll getMentioned in This EpisodeExpert EmpiresMarie ForleoTim SchmoyerPaul MortLiv ConlonTess CopeJohn YorkeConnect with Victoria BennionBook your free podcast guesting strategy session today.To learn more about working with us visit www.victoriabennion.com
Travel journalist and debut author Lizzie Pook. Author of MOONL:IGHT AND THE PEARLER'S DAUGHTER published by Mantle Books.Lizzie chats about:her background and continued career in travel journalismputting yourself into your charactersthe power of character namesthe horror of first draftsthe brilliance of Australian televisionthe impact being published can have on your mental healthbalancing your yin and your yangworking with a chronic illnesstaking time to rest away from the page and letting your left brain do the work!Guest: Lizzie Pook Twitter: @lizziepook Instagram: @lizziepook Book: Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter by Lizzie PookHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family by Kate Sawyer Lizzie's recommendations: A book for fans of Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter: Outlawed by Anna North A book Lizzie has always loved: Do No Harm by Henry Marsh A book coming soon or recently released that Lizzie recommends: Weyward by Emilia Hart & The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho by Patterson Joseph Other books mentioned in this episode: Into The Woods by John Yorke , Save The Cat Writes A Novel by Jessica Brody , On Writing by Stephen King Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news from Kate to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.
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Join Alex and Ben for their recap of EastEnders in 2000, recently aired on the Drama Channel in the UK. It was the change of guard for Executive Producers, John Yorke stepped up to the role and started a whole new era for the soap... Ethal's assisted suicide caused Dot to punish herself, Matthew Rose's corruption of Steve Owen, Nicki Di Marco's assault, the Spanish holiday and so much more! (We also say our last goodbye to Jackie Owen... ICON!) Let us know what your favourite stories were in '00. Comment below or get in touch on Twitter @WalfordWeekly or search 'Walford Weekly podcast' on Facebook.
Join Alex and Ben for their recap of EastEnders in 2000, recently aired on the Drama Channel in the UK. It was the change of guard for Executive Producers, John Yorke stepped up to the role and started a whole new era for the soap... Ethal's assisted suicide caused Dot to punish herself, Matthew Rose's corruption of Steve Owen, Nicki Di Marco's assault, the Spanish holiday and so much more! (We also say our last goodbye to Jackie Owen... ICON!) Let us know what your favourite stories were in '00. Comment below or get in touch on Twitter @WalfordWeekly or search 'Walford Weekly podcast' on Facebook.
Tim Lott discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known. Tim Lott was born in Southall, West London in 1956. After a career in journalism, his first book, The Scent of Dried Roses, a memoir, was published in 1996 and won the PEN/JR Ackerley Prize for Autobiography. His first novel, White City Blue, (1999) a contemporary portrait of friendship and rivalry between a group of young single men, won the Whitbread First Novel Award. It was followed Rumours of Hurricane (2002), a portrait of working class life in Britain in the 1980's, which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel Award. Tim has been teaching writing for the last ten years, as a lecturer, teacher and individual mentor. He taught for three years at the Faber Academy, then moved to Guardian Masterclasses where he teaches individually and lectures with his partners John Yorke and Will Storr, collectively known as The Story Board. He has also taught creative writing at Brunel University and lectured at the University of East Anglia, the How To Academy, the Idler Academy, and the School of Life. His online mentoring course on Memoir is at TheNovelry.com. Alan Watts https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/alan-watts-on-the-5-most-important-lessons-of-the-21st-century-6d1734aa6cf The Game of the Goose http://ursuladubosarsky.squarespace.com/the-game-of-the-goose Come and See https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-come-and-see-1985 Canelés https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/caneles Hampstead Mixed Pond https://www.mixedpondassociation.org.uk/ The Fryer's Delight https://www.timeout.com/london/news/step-back-in-time-at-this-old-school-fish-and-chip-shop-022522 This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm
Many companies are communicating 30 - 40 years out of date. But by bringing more emotion and humanness to your language, your company's values and ‘soul' can be brought to the center stage. To learn more about telling stories, I am joined by Anthony Tasgal – Trainer, Author, Speaker, Strategist and Lecturer. In this conversation, Tas talks candidly about what drew him to the art of storytelling and what we can learn from some of the great masters of communication like Pericles and Nelson Mandela. We also explore the power of personality, the problems with business cliches and jargon, the ‘Pratfall' Effect, and some of his practical tricks of storytelling that you can start with today. Links: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F3Z6V25/ (‘The Inspiratorium' by Anthony Tasgal) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B087D4D6W3/ (‘InCitations' by Anthony Tasgal) https://www.amazon.com/Storytelling-Workbook-nine-week-programme-Workbooks/dp/1912555972/ (‘The Storytelling Workbook' by Anthony Tasgal) https://www.amazon.com/War-Against-Cliche-Reviews-1971-2000/dp/0375727167/r (‘The War Against Cliche' by Martin Amis) https://www.hospitalitymavericks.com/122-tom-barton-co-founder-of-honest-burgers-on-leading-by-example/ (#122 Tom Barton, co-founder of Honest Burgers, on Leading by Example) https://homegrownclub.co.uk/ (Home Grown Cub) https://www.amazon.com/Into-Woods-Five-Act-Journey-Story/dp/1468310941 (‘Into the Woods' book by John Yorke) https://www.amazon.com/Nudge-Improving-Decisions-Health-Happiness/dp/014311526X (‘Nudge' by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein) https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman-ebook/dp/B005MJFA2W/ (‘Thinking, Fast and Slow' by Daniel Kahneman) https://www.hospitalitymavericks.com/113-carlijn-postma-founder-of-the-post-on-binge-marketing/ (#113 Carlijn Postma, Founder of The Post, on Binge Marketing)] https://uk.linkedin.com/in/tastasgal (Connect with Tas on LinkedIn) https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-masterclasses/2022/feb/25/harness-the-power-of-storytelling-to-transform-your-communications (Harness the power of storytelling to transform your communications – Guardian Masterclass) Connect with the podcast: https://colossal-designer-2784.ck.page/40ada1483a (Join the Hospitality Mavericks newsletter): https://rb.gy/5rqyeq (https://rb.gy/5rqyeq) A big thank you to our sponsor Bizimply who are helping progressive leaders and operators making every shift run like clockwork. Head to our website at https://www.bizimply.com/?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=mavericks (www.bizimply.com) or email them directly at advice@bizimply.com. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy
Neema Shah author of KOLOLO HILL published by Picador.Neema chats about:writing around a full-time jobusing her family history as a basis for a story but transposing it to a different countryresearching in Ugandahow her background in marketing informed the launch of her debut when everything was onlineGuest author: Neema Shah Twitter: @NeemaMShah Instagram: @NeemaShahAuthorHost: Kate Sawyer Twitter: @katesawyer IG: @mskatesawyer Books: The Stranding by Kate Sawyer & This Family (coming May 2023. Neema's recommendationsA book for fans of Kololo Hill: Fragile Monsters by Catherine Menon A book Neema has always loved:Fingersmith by Sarah Waters A book coming soon or recently released that Neema would recommend: The Return by Anita FrankOther books we chatted about in this episode:Into the Woods by John Yorke, The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr , Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason , The Lost Ones by Anita Frank Novel Experience with Kate Sawyer is recorded and produced by Kate Sawyer - GET IN TOUCHTo receive transcripts and news from Kate to your inbox please SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER or visit https://www.mskatesawyer.com/novelexperiencepodcast for more information.Thanks for listening!Kate x
John Yorke is the author of Into the Woods, a former BBC producer and a master in story structure. We all tell stories, be it socially, in our business or as writers and artists. Learn what the timeless laws are behind any great story. This episode was produced by Dave Manahan.
In the first episode of Short Hand, we're asking ‘what is story'? And how can you tell a brilliant one with your short film script? Our guests are filmmaker and lecturer Lucy Brydon, script editor Jess Jones and screenwriter Edward Cripps. Topics covered include: structure, exercising restraint, creating the circumstances for subtext to breathe, how to figure out what you're trying to say, writing authentic dialogue, receiving and implementing notes and moving on after rejection. *** SHOW NOTES & RESOURCES BFI NETWORK Short Film Fund Cracked Screen (2017, dir. Trim Lamba) Lucy Brydon on the development process for her debut feature ‘Body of Water' // Little White Lies On Writing, Stephen King On Writers & Writing, Margaret Atwood Into the Woods, John Yorke An interview with Jess Jones on the John Yorke blog *** Short Hand is a BFI NETWORK & Film Hub South East production. Produced by Nicole Davis, with support from Independent Cinema Office. Edited by Graciela Mae Chico.
John Yorke is Managing Director of both Angel Station and John Yorke Story, where he works as a drama producer, consultant, and lecturer on all forms of storytelling. A former MD of Company Pictures where he executive produced Wolf Hall, he's worked as both Head of Channel Four Drama and Controller of BBC Drama Production. As a commissioning editor slash executive producer, he championed huge British hits such as Life On Mars, The Street, Shameless, and Bodies. In 2005 he created the BBC Writers Academy, a year-long in-depth training scheme that has produced a generation of successful television writers, many who have gone on to have their own shows. The author of INTO THE WOODS, the biggest-selling screenwriting book in the UK for the last six years, John is a double BAFTA winner (as programme maker) and multi BAFTA winner (as commissioner). He consults on narrative across all broadcasting platforms and is also Visiting Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He lives in London but works as a story consultant worldwide.
An interview with author Terri White about her memoir 'Coming Undone'.Here is a link to buy Terri's book:https://uk.bookshop.org/books/coming-undone-a-memoir/9781786896810Terri also recommended 'Into the Woods' by John Yorke. You can buy that here:https://uk.bookshop.org/books/into-the-woods-how-stories-work-and-why-we-tell-them/9780141978109
In this episode, Carl discusses how writing can be both a craft and subjective at the same time. He also loses his mind. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwritingDiscord: https://discord.gg/Q3e3WHdAInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/carldalbert/Twitter: https://twitter.com/PopCraftWebsite: https://popcraftscreenwriting.buzzsprout.comInto The Woods by John Yorke: https://www.amazon.com/Into-Woods-Five-Act-Journey-Story/dp/1468310941Main song from bensound.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/popcraftscreenwriting) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Yorke is the author of INTO THE WOODS – the biggest selling screenwriting book in the UK for the last six years. John is a double BAFTA winner (as programme maker) and multi BAFTA winner (as commissioner). In his TV career, he has worked as both Head of Channel Four Drama and Controller of BBC Drama Production. And he has been involved in such massive hits as Wolf Hall, Life On Mars, The Street, Shameless, Bodies and Eastenders. Now, he works worldwide as a drama producer, consultant and lecturer on all forms of storytelling. In 2005 he created the BBC Writers Academy, a year-long in-depth training scheme which has produced a generation of successful television writers – many who have gone on to have their own shows. LINKS Storytelling course Every story in the world has these 6 basic plots - BBC article
Jo is the author of the Penny Dreadful series and the Rachel Riley books, and we discuss the importance of funny books for children, and her tips on how to write them. I think her partnership with Chris Hoy and the illustrator Clare Elsom in the Flying Fergus series is the model for celebrity publishing, so listen out. It can be done well! We discuss the habit of writing, the accountability of Zoom writing sessions in lockdown – highly recommended, even now – and getting your book made into a BAFTA-winning TV show. Does it change your life? Am I talking to Jo as she lounges by her pool in the South of France? What are the average hourly earnings for writers, by the way? When we spoke, Jo's latest adult novel, The Talk of Pram Town, was about to be launched. I absolutely loved this book. It's set between the 1980s of the royal wedding, and the late 1960s, telling the story of Jean, her runaway daugther Connie and her daughter Sadie. When Connie dies, Jean takes her granddaughter back to Harlow in Essex, where Connie grew up. I think of it as a story of Essex, sex and secrets. It's heartbreaking and funny and true. Jo's prose is brilliant and her dialogue is spot on. It didn't get the launch it deserved because of lockdown, so do look out for it. Links: Jo's website: https://joannanadin.com Bath Spa MA for writers for children and young adults: https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/courses/pg-writing-for-young-people/ Bristol University MA Creative Writing: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/2021/arts/ma-creative-writing/ Jo All Alone TV series: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8047424/ Lollies book awards (for laugh out loud books): https://shop.scholastic.co.uk/lollies. Be Amazing! An inspiring guide to being your own champion by Sir Chris Hoy: https://www.waterstones.com/book/be-amazing-an-inspiring-guide-to-being-your-own-champion/sir-chris-hoy/9781406394733 Jo and Sir Chris Hoy talking about writing the Flying Fergus series together: https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors-live-on-demand/chris-hoy-and-joanna-nadin Into The Woods by John Yorke: https://www.waterstones.com/book/into-the-woods/john-yorke/9780141978109 The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-science-of-storytelling/will-storr/9780008276973 The Bestseller Experiment podcast with John Yorke as guest: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/ep034-into-the-woods-with-john-yorke/
Into the Woods appears on the reading list of every university writing course in the UK and is a highly regarded read among TV, film, radio and podcast, video games, publishing and advertising professionals. John Yorke's book Into the Woods is considered the foremost UK text on narrative structure. It is required reading on all university writing degrees and is the UK's bestselling book on screenwriting. As former Head of Channel Four Drama, Controller of BBC Drama Production and MD of Company Pictures, John has tested his theories during an extensive production career working on some of the world's most lucrative, widely viewed and critically acclaimed TV drama, from EastEnders to Shameless, Life on Mars and Wolf Hall. FOLLOW US ► Our website - https://www.thewritingcommunitychatshow.com ► Universal link - https://linktr.ee/TheWCCS ► Use hashtag #TheWritingCommunityChatShow or #TheWCCS on social media to keep us current. This show will only succeed with your support! ► Support us through #Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/WCCS?fan_landing=true ► Become the sponsor of a show by the BEER TOKEN BOOK PROMOTION - https://www.thewritingcommunitychatshow.com/buy-us-a-beer ► For our FIVERR affiliate link click here (we will earn a little from you signing up through our link and more if you use the service. We back this service and have used it with great results! - https://fvrr.co/32SB6cs Todays BEER TOKEN BOOK PROMOTION sponsor is ► The Singularian Grimoire Anthologies: a collection of sci-fi/fantasy short stories, available in e-book and paperback. exclusively on Patreon. www.patreon.com/sandybutchers & Sandybutchers.com. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writingcommunitychatshow/support
John Yorke is one of the world's leading lights in the art of storytelling. As former head of Channel Four Drama, Controller of BBC Drama Production and head of Company Pictures, he has worked on shows like Shameless, Life On Mars, and the UK's most popular soap opera EastEnders. He is also the author of Into The Woods, one of our favourite books on the craft of storytelling.
In this week's episode from the BXP Archives… John Yorke is one of the world's leading lights in the art of storytelling. As former head of Channel Four Drama, Controller of BBC Drama Production and head of Company Pictures, he has worked on shows like Shameless, Life On Mars, and the UK's most popular soap […] The post EP034: Into The Woods With John Yorke appeared first on The Bestseller Experiment.
In 2014 an anonymous letter was sent to journalists detailing a 5 step plan to Islamise schools in Birmingham. The so-called Trojan Horse Affair sparked hundreds of articles and several investigations. But the letter was not all it seemed. The Corrections asks, what was going on behind the headlines? Presenter Jo Fidgen speaks to key players, reporters and media watchers about how the coverage measured up to the reality. How did a local education story become a national security issue? And what dilemmas do journalists face when in receipt of an anonymous tip-off? In a 3-part series, Jo explores how two incompatible narratives developed; how the controversial word ‘extremism’ entered the fray; and what the affair revealed about Britishness. Narrative consultant John Yorke is on hand to explain how storytelling techniques possibly influenced the direction the Trojan Horse story took, and why – in the end – we hear only the version that supports our tribe. Presenter: Jo Fidgen Editor: Emma Rippon
What is this? FINDING FABULOUS is a podcast that celebrates creativity, imagination, and all things fabulous. Meet Shafeeq Shajahan and Hannah Shields, two creative go-getters, exploring how we think, feel and behave. Expect storytelling, idea generation and some Gaga trivia... It's not easy being this fabulous.Who are we? Shafeeq is a theatre and film director, composer and performer. He also is a product manager and strategy consultant, working in Kuala Lumpur. His links: Instagram, TwitterHannah is a writer, choreographer and performer living between London, Kuala Lumpur and her dream New York penthouse. Her links: Writing, InstagramAbout Liver & Lung ProductionsWith Malaysian and British roots, we are theatrical project that champions a global aesthetic, combining world ideas and concepts to develop fringe musicals, plays and events internationally. Our links: Instagram, Website, YouTube
CW: extended discussion of racism. Tom and Mattie hit the road and discuss Green Book, as well as our top picks for road trip movies (of every variety..!). John Yorke's 'Into the Woods': https://www.amazon.co.uk/Into-Woods-Stories-Work-Tell/dp/0141978104 Green Book (2018): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6966692/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Mississippi Burning (1988): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095647/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Mad Max: Fury Road (2015): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392190/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Little Miss Sunshine (2006): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0449059/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Duel (1971): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067023/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Zombieland (2009): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1156398/?ref_=nv_sr_2 Human Traffic (1999): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0188674/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 The Machinist (2004): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361862/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Catch us on Social Media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OxideFilm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/OxideFilm
We are back for Part 2 with the incomparable Kelly Walker! After a brief talk on distribution, we lean into Kelly's first career as an editor and what that taught her about acting - the importance of space in performance and how much variation to give in your takes. Then we segue into Kelly's role on SWAMP THING and how that booking was a direct result of working through a dark time in her acting and her embrace of other types of creativity. Donate to Perfect Pet Rescue: http://bit.ly/35Jkl2S Donate to the ASPCA: http://bit.ly/2QZhZc9 For More On Kelly and MY FIONA: Instagram: @GirlDownUnda and @MyFionaFilm Twitter: @KellyeWalker IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1843953/ "Into The Woods" by John Yorke available here: https://amzn.to/2XHWYnw For More On Brian: Instagram: @TheBrianNorris Twitter: @TheBrianNorris IMDB: imdb.me/briannorris Follow Industry Town on Social Media: Instagram: @IndustryTownPodcast Twitter: @IndustryTownPod Facebook: @IndustryTownPodcast Email: IndustryTownPodcast@gmail.com Presenting Sponsor John Rosenfeld Studios
Kelly Walker (SWAMP THING, LAST MAN STANDING) is a brilliant writer, editor, actress, and filmmaker. In part one, we talk about her debut feature MY FIONA and break down her process and experience at every step. In this episode you'll hear practical tips on writing, development, production, and making the leap to features. For More On Kelly: Instagram: @GirlDownUnda Twitter: @KellyeWalker IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1843953/ "Into The Woods" by John Yorke available here: https://amzn.to/2XHWYnw For More On Brian: Instagram: @TheBrianNorris Twitter: @TheBrianNorris IMDB: imdb.me/briannorris Follow Industry Town on Social Media: Instagram: @IndustryTownPodcast Twitter: @IndustryTownPod Facebook: @IndustryTownPodcast Email: IndustryTownPodcast@gmail.com Presenting Sponsor John Rosenfeld Studios
Alex Haridi, Anna Bågstam och Jenny Jacobsson är på bokmässan och pratar den här gången om kärleken till historier, dramaturgi och boken "Den odödliga sagan" av John Yorke.Böcker vi pratar om i avsnitt 42:Den odödliga sagan - John YorkeSkriv på! - Elizabeth GeorgeThe Uses of Enchantment / Sagans förtrollade värld - Bruno BettelheimLäs mer på www.vadvipratarom.se See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we this week we turn to the start of our bonus content about DOOM. We look at 2016's re...boot? Reimagining? Re...launch? of DOOM and talk about its modernization of mechanics and its resource loop, before turning to catch up on the mail bag. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: First few levels Podcast breakdown: 0:41 DOOM talk 40:30 Feedback Issues covered: Tim likes to get into the lore and how this supposedly ties all the DOOMs together, Tim's free time, what it's like rebooting something, how do you deliver a modern version of a classic game, infinite interconnected positive reinforcement resource skill loops, drawing you in with glory kills, combat stats and finite enemies, how DOOM feels visceral, risk/reward in the glory kill mechanic, the limits of long-range combat in other shooters, dealing with the Hell Knights and being forced retreat, orthogonal enemy design, being put off by the demo, leaning into the heavy metal, corridor/arena design and length, having characters to interact with, thinking about the game when you're not playing, difficulty, how the game improves as level design starts to get more abstract, being a little at odds with itself, lack of aim-down-sites, lower maximum ammo, appreciating tight tuning, the NPC similarities, influence of art direction, having a space make sense as a place you've been, not stopping to think, playing as a designer, Tim vs Brett as how they play and disconnect if they can, WASD becoming a thing, what control schemes and controllers might work, VR controls, MOBAs and ability triggering, naturally using your hands, eye-tracking as another improvement in interfaces, finding the one game that encapsulates all sorts of play, player-created narrative vs authored narrative, "welcome to the Nether," teaching game design, using analysis to get at mechanics and their connection to dynamics and aesthetics, source ports, multiplayer being important to a campaign, being in communication with players through knowledge vs social media, the uniqueness of SIGIL, games as products, having multiple player types, figuring out your relationship with players, .plan files, designer/developer interaction through plan files, Usenet, art and games as a gift, being able to give more to your players, Brett's Book Recommendation, expansion and contraction in game design, the natural rhythm of play matching breathing, natural pacing, AI story direction to manage tension, focusing on a single enemy as a contraction. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: id Software, Prey, Dishonored, Call of Duty, Zenimax/Bethesda Game Studios, Republic Commando, Rage, Quake (series), Wolfenstein (series), Machine Games, Raven Software, Half-Life 3, Bioshock, Terminator 2, Total Recall (1990), Viktor Antonov, Unreal Engine, Cry Engine, The Evil Within, Resident Evil, Tacoma, Gone Home, System Shock 2, Austin Powers (series), Logan's Run, Michael York, Gilmore Girls, LucasArts, Daron Stinnett, Tomb Raider, Mike Vogt, Apogee, Dark Forces, GOG, Ingar Shu, Valve Software, Kinect, DoubleFine Studios, StarCraft, WarCraft, Facebook, Oculus, Horizon Zero Dawn, Mass Effect, Mikkel Lodahl, Minecraft, Nintendo, Legend of Zelda (series), Mario (series), Metroid (series), Disney Infinity, Project Spark, Little Big Planet, This War of Mine, Sam Thomas, SIGIL, Unreal Tournament, LEC-Quake, Ryan Troock, John Romero, Mario Maker, Halo (series), Ken Levine, John Carmack, SiN, Levelord, George Broussard, 3DRealms, John Yorke, Masters of DOOM, James Franco, The Disaster Artist, Tom Bissell, Paul Reiser, Mad About You, Oscar Fiasco, Link's Awakening, Day9, Super Mario 64, Starfighter, Left 4 Dead, Silent Hill 2, Thief: The Dark Project, Eternal Darkness, Nathan Martz, Alan Wake, Control. Next time: Either a guest... or a bit of Eternal Darkness, check your local listings (i.e. Twitter) https://twitch.tv/brettdouville, @timlongojr, and @devgameclub DevGameClub@gmail.com
Virtual Office with John Y. Technical Operations Manager, John Yorke
Pilar updates listeners on her writing retreat and how it's difficult to explain to people who don't write that writing is not driven by inspiration. She shares her struggle with technique and the bad writing habits she's discovered. This episode's wisdom is on using dialogue as exposition, borrowed from Into the Woods by John Yorke. For book recommendations: https://trello.com/b/3LUWiqsc/pilars-board-on-writing-for-word-maze-podcast And to find out more about me and get in touch: www.pilarwrites.com
Poet and critic Bridget Minamore, TV drama expert John Yorke and film expert Melanie Williams join Matthew Sweet for a Brief Encounter at the Free Thinking Festival to look at the devices – music, close ups and the cliffhangers that cinema and TV employ to make us cry. From Bambi to Titanic, how have directors managed to trigger our tear ducts? And has the big screen actually shaped our understanding of emotion in modern life. John Yorke is the author of How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them. Former Head of Channel Four Drama, Controller of BBC Drama Production and MD of Company Pictures, John has shaped stories and big emotional moments in British TV working on series such as Shameless and Life On Mars, EastEnders and Holby City, Bodies and Wolf Hall. Melanie Williams is the author of Female Stars of British Cinema, a book about David Lean and British Women’s Cinema. She teaches at the University of East Anglia. Bridget Minamore has published a poetry pamphlet about modern love and loss Titanic, her journalism includes writing for The Guardian and The Stage. She has written with organisations including The Royal Opera House, The National Theatre and Tate Modern. Producer: Fiona McLean
sfsketchfest.com Voyage to the Stars Improv Comedy Podcast! Coming Soon! MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST: The Favorite Star is Born Big Mouth She Ra Take off your Pants by Libbie Hawker 2000k to 10000k by Rachel Aaron Into the Woods by John Yorke
StorySD - Exploring Transmedia Storytelling, Content Marketing and Digital Media
In this episode, you'll get to know how I solved a problem I had with my book's pictures and how you should think about the pictures for your own project. Learn more about archetypal stories as well. Recommended book – Into the Woods: A Five-Act Journey Into Story by John Yorke Get Travel Guide for Kids on Amazon At StorySD.com you can: Get free eBooks (English and Portuguese) Watch/Listen/Read all StorySD episodes Sign up to our newsletter for exclusive content Explore recommended articles, books, podcasts and videos Other StorySD series: Series 1 - Transmedia Storytelling for Business Series 2 - Build your Business Stories Series 3 - Technology – The future is here Series 4 - Use Stories To … Series 5 - Characters Series 6 - Travel Guide for Kids Series 7 - Transmedia Storytelling Case Studies Series 8 - Story Breakdown Series 9 - Interactive Storytelling Series 10 - Stories from Scotland
John Yorke is the former head of Channel 4 Drama and controller of BBC Drama Productions. He’s behind many of television’s most popular and enduring shows, such as Eastenders, Shameless, Life on Mars and Spooks. He’s also author of best-selling screenwriting book ‘Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them’. John has devoted a large part of his career to understanding and interrogating the principles of story structure.
Foto: Joakim Roos I den tredje episoden för säsongen möter vi den personliga och poetiska dokumentärfilmaren Sara Broos som står bakom filmer som För dig naken och Speglingar. I det här samtalet pratar vi om prestationer, misslyckanden och villkoren vi arbetar under. Men framförallt är det här ett samtal om vad som händer när man tappar tron på allting, om att hitta en väg ut ur mörkret och det underbara faktumet att tiden alltid rinner till. Sara tipsar om fyra böcker: Gå vilse av Rebecca Solnit Dagar av ensamhet av Elena Ferrante Den förseglade tiden av Andrej Tarkovskij Into the woods av John Yorke Broos Film: https://www.broosfilm.com Alma Löv, manusutbildning: https://www.almamanusutbildning.com
Executive producer John Yorke (Wolf Hall, Casualty, Shameless) talks about writing and selling television in the UK.
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are midway through our series on 1998's Japanese stealth classic Metal Gear Solid. We talk about frustration, the various bosses, and a bit about one-offs. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Up through the torture scene Podcast breakdown: 0:40 MGS 1:03:10 Break 1:03:45 Feedback Issues covered: the history of "snake style," sources of frustration, Brett's psychological makeup, frustration in boss battles, the point of no return, finding the mine detector, using the cardboard box, getting through the lasers, using first person, smoking to reveal beams, gadget use in espionage movies, suddenly encountering a tank, stealth mechanics and the tank, tropes and cultural appropriation, 80s movies, elevating a bad B movie into a good B movie, committing to your melodrama, geopolitical themes and the military-industrial complex, subtext about game development, difficulty and frustration with Cyber Ninja, wall boss, human-sized bosses, grounding the game even in its strangeness, bosses can be characters, breaking the fourth wall with Psycho Mantis, reading the memory card, psychological warfare, cutscene leading up to his face reveal, ridiculous backtracking for the sniper rifle, beating Sniper Wolf and getting captured anyway, limited control in the cinematic, Revolver taunting you, focusing on scenes, voice acting video (link in the notes), briefing cutscene, taking joy in our lives despite their problematic elements, assuaging our guilt, carpal tunnel issues, posture issues. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: LucasArts, Star Wars: Starfighter, Chris McGee, Andrew Kirmse, Matty Alan Estock, Portal, Day of the Tentacle, Dave Grossman, Tim Schafer, Samus Returns, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, The Wrong Trousers, Nick Park, Metal Gear (NES), Hideo Kojima, James Bond, Roger Moore, Sean Connery, Batman, Escape from New York, The Great Santini, Brawl in Cell Block 99, S. Craig Zahler, Bone Tomahawk, Kurt Russell, Death Stranding, Eternal Darkness, Magneto, Hellboy, Darth Vader, The Incredibles, GoldenEye, Mark Garcia, Ben Hanson, Game Informer, Uncharted, The Last of Us, Drew/Tim Homan, Jeremy Blaustein, Silent Hill 2/3, Anachronox, Björn Johansson, Peacewalker, William Rance, Bleemcast/Dreamcast, Aaron Giles, Revengeance, John Yorke, Pro Evolution Soccer, Phil Yorke, Zone of the Enders, Derek Achoy, Super Mario Odyssey, Nels Anderson, Lyndsey Gallant, Tacoma, Mass Effect 2 & 3, Xbox, COBOL, Thief. Links: GI The Inside Story of Recording Metal Gear Solid MGS Briefing Call Me Snake Errata: Brett was confusing Matt Zoller Seitz with S. Craig Zahler. We regret the error. Aaron Giles was in fact involved with the Connectix software Virtual Game Station. Next time: Finish the game! @brett_douville, @timlongojr, and @devgameclub DevGameClub@gmail.com
"Too Stupid To Live" • This BSP: We need John Yorke and Hollyoaks Disasters to stay, but the incredibly poor decisions of Andy Carver and Sonny Kiriakis can sashay away
Discuss on Reddit ➤ Support the Show ➤ Happy 50th Annibirthary to Jim and Tomic’s Musical Theatre Happy Hour! In honour of this monumentous occasion, the gang have chosen to discuss one of musical theatre’s most beloved shows - ‘Into the Woods.’ The lads discuss what makes this some of Sondheim’s best writing, muse on low-budget Milky Whites and ponder what makes Sondheim shows just so bloody good. They also tease a brand new segment kicking off in honour of the 50th celebrations! Wish no more, it’s here! Into the Woods (Original Broadway Cast Recording) Amazon / iTunes / Spotify SHOW NOTES Fancy some Musical Mash nostalgia? Check out Tommy’s first ever video - all about Into the Woods! Fancy some (less nostalgic) asinhendrix nostalgia? Have a swatch at Jimi’s first YouTube video! We’re best friends with her now, but he’s the source of our quiz question! Joanna Gleason trimming the tree with Susan Blackwell. Bliss. If you’re a writer, reading ‘Into the Woods’ by John Yorke is a vital step in your development. Are you obsessed with what happened After Ever After too? Let Jon Cozart spell it out for you! If you want to know Tommy’s opinions on which Witch is which, have a look at his Miscast Witches video! If you want to know Jimi’s opinions, tweet him! If you’ve never seen the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of Into the Woods, check it out now! In the meantime you can watch Hannah Waddingham’s stunning rendition of Children Will Listen here. Is this the best Witch transformation ever? We’ll invite you to show us a better one! If you want to see something cute as heck, check out Tommy in the biggest hat ever as Jack in Into the Woods! No one can explain this one man rendition of Your Fault. AN ALL-STAR QUIZ QUESTION One of the co-collaborators on this musical has worked with a laundry list of famous musical theatre names: Lin Manuel Miranda, Jeremy Jordan, Ramín Karimloo, Betsy Wolfe, Annaleigh Ashford, and Sierra Boggess…but not in the way you think. What show?
Welcome to Dev Game Club, where we are beginning a series of episodes about 1994's X-COM: UFO Defense. This week, we talk about terror attacks, game tension, gratification, and a bit of base management. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: A few hours past the first ground mission Podcast breakdown: 0:38 Segment 1 41:18 Break 41:47 Feedback Issues covered: managing the clock speed, difficulty of the game and having to get better, failure screens, terror attacks, meeting different alien types, starting over again and getting more ground missions, learning the dynamics of covering one another, being unable to understand line of sight, infiltrating an UFO, contributions to tension, researching tech tracks, being unable to capture an alien alive, the use of radar dishes, recruiting scientists and soldiers, base building, the research loop and discovering what's out there, weapon lists, no storage of time units, energy costs, soldier stats, deep management, saving mid-ground mission, AI difficulty balance towards fairness, developing difficulty more towards numbers changes than behavioral ones, real-time flight combat, finance game, QAing a game like this, QA and developer skill and having trouble identifying how difficult to make your game, gratification of mastery or partial mastery, pin and fork moves in chess, fire propagation, learning how to use grenades, losing bodies and artifacts to grenades, alien deployment curve, tutorials, incorporating lessons without folks knowing they're being taught, underestimating tutorial building time, taking your time to build skills over multiple small levels, layering in simulation. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Twilight Zone: To Serve Man, The Naked Gun, TIE Fighter, Fallout, Cryptosporidium-137, Destroy All Humans!, Nintendo, Ultima, Super Mario World, Julian and Nick Gollop, Reed Knight, Darren Johnson, John Yorke, Half-Life, Halo, Republic Commando, Starfighter, System Shock 2, charles F. george, minatorrent, Final Fantasy IX, Nickname_Placeholder, Aaron Evers, Ducky Shirt. BrettYK: 1 TimYK: 73 Next time: Play six months @brett_douville, @timlongojr, and @devgameclub DevGameClub@gmail.com
John Yorke is one of the world's leading lights in the art of storytelling. As former head of Channel Four Drama, Controller of BBC Drama Production and head of Company Pictures, he has worked on shows like Shameless, Life On Mars, and the UK's most popular soap opera EastEnders. He is also the author of Into The Woods, one of our favourite books on the craft of storytelling. In this episode you will discover… The most effective ways to use structure in your story How to create compelling characters Quick fixes for conveying exposition The importance of a good cliffhanger
I'm calling March the “Month of Story.” Kicking off with the Tapestry Conference in St. Augustine, Florida, the Socrata Connect conference in Washington, DC on March 7, and ending with the Malofiej Infographic World Summit in Pamplona, Spain, I'm focusing on... The post Episode #77: John Yorke appeared first on PolicyViz.
I'm calling March the “Month of Story.” Kicking off with the Tapestry Conference in St. Augustine, Florida, the Socrata Connect conference in Washington, DC on March 7, and ending with the Malofiej Infographic World Summit in Pamplona, Spain, I'm focusing on... The post Episode #77: John Yorke appeared first on PolicyViz.
On this weeks episode of Getting Goosebumps, I talk to storytelling expert, TV writer and producer John Yorke. Founder of the BBC Writer’s Academy, John is also the author of the ultimate storytelling book: Into the Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
The European Speechwriter Network had its 12th conference at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford from 13 - 15 April 2016. The speakers included Renée Broekmeulen, Rodger Evans, Neringa Vaisbrodé, Frank van Hoorn, Andrew Crofts, Lee Jackson, Mette Højen, Antti Mustakallio, Michel Reinders, Haneke Kulik, Erica Darics, Guy Doza, Sarah Lynch, John Yorke and Phil Collins.
John Yorke, Managing Director at Angel Station and founder of the BBC’s Writer’s Academy, joins the Business of Story Podcast to share a unique perspective on the dynamic power of stories in the B2B world. The Business of Story is sponsored by ACT!, Convince & Convert, Emma, and Oracle. ACT! helps individuals, small businesses, and sales teams organize prospect and customer details in just one place, ultimately driving sales. Visit http://actstory.com and enter to win a pair of BOSE noise-cancelling headphones. Each day the team at Convince & Convert picks a topic and sends you the three best resources ever created about that topic. It's topical, it's timely, it's useful, so go to definitivedigest.com and subscribe to their email newsletter now. Emma helps marketers everywhere send smart, stylish email newsletters, promotions, and automated campaigns, and help us all rest a little easier knowing our marketing emailing is doing its job. Check out their newest publication at Myemma.com/click. Oracle Marketing Cloud offers an introduction to marketing automation, with tips that marketers need to automate and optimize. In This Episode Mirror neurons and how they cause story to work on our brains How business communicators can be more effective with their stories. What happens when you realize that all business stories are quests Three big mistakes we make as business storytellers and how we can quickly overcome them Resources Johnyorkestory.com "Storytelling for Business," John's online course "Into the Woods," by John Yorke "Wolf Hall," by Peter Straughan "A Time for Choosing," Ronald Reagan "The Essence of Storytelling Master Class" with Christopher Volger "The Prom Spot," Audi "Houston, We Have a Narrative," by Randy Olson "The Art of Dramatic Writing," by Lajos Egri "Wired for Story," by Lisa Cron E.M. Forster "The clues to a great story," TED Talk by Andrew Stanton, author of "Toy Story," "Finding Nemo," and "Wall-E" Visit http://bit.ly/BizofStory for more insights from your favorite storytellers.
Are the rules of drama increasingly influencing the way the world is presented to us? TV news bulletins now employ chapter headings, dramatisations and music. Hollywood transforms real life stories into dramatized blockbusters at a dizzying rate. As it becomes harder to separate fact from fiction are we overvaluing the ‘real'? In this new multimedia environment, do we understand what the new rules of fiction and storytelling are?Sorting out facts from faction with Free Thinking presenter Matthew Sweet are:John Yorke, a visiting Professor at Newcastle University, is a former Controller of Drama at the BBC and Channel 4, whose CV includes East Enders, Shameless, Life on Mars, George Gently and Wolf Hall. He is the author of Into the Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them.Journalist Bim Adewunmi is culture editor at Buzz Feed UK and writes often about popular culture and how it intersects with gender and raceAllan Little is a journalist and broadcaster and has been a foreign affairs reporter for the BBC for 25 years, reporting from more than eighty countries. He was recently awarded the Charles Wheeler Award for Outstanding Contribution to Broadcast Journalism.Emily Woof is a radio and theatre writer, a performer and novelist. She grew up in Newcastle. Her latest novel is The Lightning Tree.Recorded in front of an audience at the Free Thinking Festival at Sage Gateshead.Producer: Torquil Macleod
Samira Ahmed looks at the appeal of Lena Dunham's US TV series Girls with comedian Yasmeen Khan and TV producer John Yorke; talks to Peruvian born novelist Daniel Alarcón about migration from the countryside to the cities of Peru and across borders from Latin America to the USA. And Professors Conor Gearty, Iain McLean and Linda Colley debate what a new constitution might look like.
With Mark Lawson, including an interview with critic and writer Hermione Lee about her new biography of Penelope Fitzgerald, who published her first novel at the age of 60, and won the Booker Prize with her book Offshore at the age of 63. With the news of a massive find of Nazi looted art in a Munich flat this weekend, Mark speaks to art critic Bill Feaver and Head of Collections at the Berlin Jewish Museum Inka Bertz about the connection to the 1937 "Entartete Kunst" - the Degenerate art exhibition in Berlin which included work by Picasso, Paul Klee, Kandinsky and Nolde. J J Abrams, the creator of TV series Lost, discusses his latest work - S - a novel where the writing is not just between the lines but in the margins and in scraps of paper embedded between the pages. S tells the story of a book written by a mysterious author and two of its readers who correspond to each other via its yellowing pages. Abrams talks of its conception and why he handed the project to novelist Doug Dorst, while he worked on Star Trek and the new Star Wars movies. Fresh Meat returns to our screens tonight, joining the students at the beginning of their second year at university. John Yorke, former head of EastEnders and author of Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey into Story, joins Mark to reflect on how TV has used the passage of time to bolster plots and storylines. Producer Jerome Weatherald.
With Mark Lawson. Tonight Front Row launches Cultural Exchange, in which 75 creative minds share their passion for a book, film, poem, piece of music or other work of art. Tonight Tracey Emin reflects on her favourite painting - Vermeer's Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid. The ITV series Broadchurch reaches its climax tonight, when the murderer of Danny Latimer is revealed. It's reported that even the actor playing the killer didn't know they were the guilty party until the last moment. Broadchurch writer Chris Chibnall and John Yorke, author of Into the Woods, A Five Act Journey into Story, discuss the art of suspense in TV drama. Jack Black stars as a funeral director who strikes up an unlikely relationship with an elderly widow played by Shirley MacLaine in the film Bernie, a black comedy based on a macabre true story. Novelist Lionel Shriver delivers her verdict. Playwright Graham Reid discusses his latest play Love, Billy. It's the fifth part of a series which focuses on a Belfast based family, first seen on TV in 1982 with Kenneth Branagh in the leading role. In this latest instalment Billy returns to Belfast after 25 years away. Producer Dymphna Flynn.
Is nostalgia for an idea of the NHS is inhibiting clear-eyed debate? Samira Ahmed is joined by columnist Ian Birrell and campaigning GP Jonathon Tomlinson to discuss. Alexandra Harris reviews an exhibition of Paul Nash's work at the Pallant House Gallery. Geneticist and writer Adam Rutherford discusses his latest exploration of the origin and future of life. And the television commissioner and producer John Yorke, whose work includes Life on Mars, Shameless and EastEnders, explores television and storytelling.
With Mark Lawson. The art of storytelling, from earliest writings to today's TV soaps, is the subject of a new book Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story by John Yorke. Yorke has been Head of Channel 4 Drama and Controller of BBC Drama Production, overseeing programmes including Skins, Shameless, EastEnders, Spooks, Casualty and Omagh, as well as The Archers on Radio 4. He discusses what lies behind our fascination and hunger for stories, and what makes a story work. As the latest theatre award shortlists make the news, actor Michael Simkins reveals what it's like for performers who are not nominated for awards when their co-stars are. Novelist Glenn Patterson discusses Good Vibrations, his bio-pic of Ulster's punk pioneer Terri Hooley, the record shop owner who discovered The Undertones. Two new TV programmes - The Great British Sewing Bee and The Intern - take familiar formats and apply a twist. Viv Groskop gives her verdict. Producer Stephen Hughes.
A right Royal let down? In this week's Feedback, listeners get the chance to express their views on the BBC coverage of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. We hear from many of you who got in touch with the Feedback team to comment on the BBC's handling of the event across the main radio networks. Roger Bolton looks for answers from Alan Yentob, Creative Director of the BBC, and speaks to Kevin Marsh, a former Editor of Today, about how coverage of major events like this are planned. Is Albert Square really coming to Ambridge? John Yorke, controller of BBC drama production, is acting editor of the Archers and his comments about darker storylines have sent ripples through the programme's loyal fan base. And Roger talks to Tony Phillips, the Commissioning Editor behind BBC Radio 4's landmark series The Listening Project. The idea of capturing the nation in conversation has entranced many - but raised questions about scheduling and presentation. Presenter: Roger Bolton Producer: Kate Taylor A Whistledown Production for BBC Radio 4.