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Full of noises

My quotes in Mathilda Gregory’s article in The Guardian on the lack of women writing fantasy television were sadly cut. So here is what I wrote in response to the following questions that she asked me. • Are there too few female writers in fantasy tv? • If yes, why is this? Are producers not using enough women or are there not enough women working in the area to use. Should more women come forward? Should producers try harder to find them? Or something else? • Does it matter? If the lack of women is a problem should something be done about it or not? And, if...
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Gallifrey out now

My Gallifrey audio is out today! You can hear a trailer and buy CDs or download from here. Gallifrey is a series of audio plays, starring Louise Jameson and Lalla Ward, following the further exploits of Leela and Romana on the Time Lord home world. I’ve written a play for the forthcoming fifth series; David Llewellyn and James Peaty wrote the other two plays. This is my first audio for Big Finish –...
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Migration Drive: a found poem

Migration Drive The scheduled migration of the staff Has been postponed For a short time. Be aware of an at-risk period on Tuesday. If this is an issue Please email.
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Yesterday Today, tomorrow the world

Me on Radio 4′s Today programme, talking about the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who with Eoin Colfer.
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Coming soon…

Blake’s 7: Risk Management First, and very excitingly for me, I have a Blake’s 7 enhanced audiobook coming from Big Finish, starring Gareth Thomas and Sally Knyvette. Attentive viewers of my life will know that Blake’s 7 was my first fandom, and this really is a childhood dream come true. More about that here. Gallifrey My first full cast audio play! Gallifrey is a series of audio plays, starring Louise Jameson and Lalla Ward, following the further exploits of Leela and Romana on the Time Lord home world. I’ve written a play for the forthcoming...
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Literary Treks podcast

I recorded an interview with the good people at Trek.FM at the end of the December, for their Literary Treks podcast. You can hear me blather away and ramble on here.
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Here Be Dragon

We saw The Hobbit! I’d really dialled my expectations down to zero, so I came out a happy bunny (word chosen advisedly). Spoilers follow. If you haven’t read the book. And if you haven’t, you should. It’s great. It’s LOOOOOOONG. Really, long. Having said that, it isn’t dull. The pacing is steady but not slow, and while there are too many warg battles, they don’t go on FOREVER like Helm’s Bloody Deep. It’s almost beat-for-beat the same as FotR: you’re ticking off the episodes and following the same rise and...