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Excited to announce a new 4-Part script reading coming to our Written for the Screen podcast series.
From Paul Floyd comes, Identitás, a gripping drama about a former secret police officer and boxer who searches for his missing son in 1950s Vienna.
Coming January 29th to all podcasting platforms.
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Big news! Our very own has written the screenplay for 'The Petty Officer' and you can hear it on the BBC Radio this evening!
The Petty Officer
As Horace slips deeper into dementia, he becomes unable to separate the past from the present. While his mind throws up imagined foes, his Son must face the nightmares of his father, or lose him forever to the wreckage of his memory.
Catch the first half of this drama on BBC Radio Solent and through this link:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0805r6w
You can also click the link in our stories.
Dates are:
Thursday, 16th of November between 07.00 PM and 08.00 PM UK time.
Saturday, 18th of November between 06.00 PM and 08.00 PM.
Enjoy!
New script reading!
Space-farer Spencer wakes from a hangover in the middle of a Lunar desert to find he is missing his servant drone and his right shoe. Noticing smoke rising from his nearby outpost, Spencer must put aside his privilege or risk losing much more than his overpriced footwear.
Written and Read by Marcus Armstrong
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Excited to be releasing our next dramatised script reading for The Script Department podcast on Monday as part of our Shortlist showcase of emerging .
This week it’s ‘Solent Dream’, written by Millie Hayward and read by Marcus Armstrong.
In the meantime, why not check out the other stories from our global community of writers at the link below or wherever you get your podcasts.
Very excited to be kicking off 2023 with the third season of our script reading series at The Script Department.
We start things off with The Catalina Job, a 1950s noir-inspired thriller read by the brilliant .c.hayes which you can find over on the Written for the Screen podcast.
Part 1 is available now with a new episode each day this week. Subscribe at the link in the bio.
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All episodes of Identitás streaming now on our Written for the Screen series!
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