The Offcuts Drawer Podcast
1) Charlie Higson Pt 2 - Screenwriter, Novelist & Actor
This is part 2 of my interview with Charlie and in this episode his offcuts include an episode of Dr Who, a horror version of a Disney cartoon classic and a black comedy film written for some of the r...Show More
2) Charlie Higson Pt1 - Screenwriter, Novelist & Actor
Screenwriter, comedian, showrunner, actor, novelist, podcaster, musician, singer... Charlie shares so many projects from his long and varied career that we didn't have time to fit them all into 1 epis...Show More
3) Jonathan Lynn - Screenwriter, Director & Playwright
The creator of Yes Minister shares clips of his abandoned screenplays and theatre scripts along with tales of his work in Hollywood and beyond, as he prepares for the West End opening of the final ins...Show More
4) Bernadette Strachan - Novelist & Playwright
Bernadette, who writes under - at time of recording - seven different pen names, shares some of her discarded projects including a novel about a cat in prison (not a children's book), a Jane Austen fa...Show More
5) Christopher Douglas - Comedy Writer & Actor
The writer & voice of BBC Radio 4's Ed Reardon shares the comedy scripts that missed the mark, got rejected by the commissioners or still remain unfinished. CAST: Nigel Pilkington, Chris Kent, Jake Ya...Show More
6) Piers Torday - Children's Author & Playwright
A former television writer now an award-winning children’s novelist and playwright, Piers’ offcuts include an attempt at a romantic novel, a social media status update about a bossy weevil, and a sitc...Show More
7) Adele Parks MBE - Novelist
Top Author & Writer Adele Parks shares clips of her writing that never made it to publication, plus some of her earliest literary attempts and and some very surprising NSFW poetry. CAST: Helen Goldwyn...Show More
8) Lucy Hay - Author, Novelist & Script Editor
Novelist, blogger & script editor Lucy V Hay shares her writing that failed before she became a published novelist, and screenplays that have yet to find a home
9) Dan Maier - Comedy Writer
Top TV comedy writer Dan Maier shares the scripts & writing that got rejected or he still hasn’t found a home for and the stories behind them.
10) Louise Candlish - Author & Novelist
Best-selling thriller writer Louise shares writing that didn’t make it: deleted scenes, rejected ideas, unfinished stories & her process for creative survival.