Writing Credits - Broadcast/Performance

 

TV             

- The Brian Conley Show - topical jokes

- The 11 O’Clock Show - topical jokes

- Giggly Bitz - children’s TV sketch and jokes show

- The Jacques Vermiere Show - Belgium TV sketch show

- Happyness - German TV sketch show

- Friday Zone - BBC Children's sketch and jokes show

- Clec-x - S4C TV topical sketch show

- No Limit - SKY TV sketch show

 

Radio        

- Salford Shorts – short radio drama for Dark Smile Productions

- Watson’s Wind-up – BBC Radio Scotland sketch show

- Ken Dodd's Sunday Comic -  BBC Radio Merseyside

- WeekEnding - BBC Radio 4 sketch show

- The News Huddlines - BBC Radio 2 sketch show

- The Merseysiders - episodes for BBC Radio Merseyside soap

- BBC Radio Merseyside - Short stories and poetry

 

Theatre    

- Treason – sketches for Brighton based topical comedy revue show

- News Revue - sketches for London based topical comedy revue show

- Sitcom Shorts - Staged 15 mins. sitcom at John Thaw Theatre, Manchester

- Script in hand performance of play section, Oldham Coliseum Literary Festival

- C.O.M.I.C Revue Show - sketches

- 'Coming Out' full length play - Unity Theatre, Liverpool and Hope University Theatre

 

Other credits

- Shortlisted - Underwire Euroscript 2013 Scriptwriting competition

- Runner-up 'Peter Pook Humorous Novel' competition

- Shortlisted for writing team - 'Valentine' sitcom with comedian Ricky Grover 

 

Writing Credits - Publication

 

Books                                                                                                  

- Teach Yourself Comedy Writing (Hodder & Stoughton)

- Get Your Act Together: Writing a Stand-up Comedy Routine (John Hunt Publishing)  New! Available from Amazon and other outlets.

 

Feature articles                                                                 

- Writers News/Writing magazine (see examples in 'Articles & Interviews)
- The Countryman

- Freelance Writing & Photography

- Up Country (country music magazine)

- Internet Genealogy                                                            

- Linedancer magazine

- Epoch (young lifestyle mag)

- Union (lifestyle mag)

- Reverb magazine (local entertainment mag)   

- The Lark (humour magazine)

- Small Talk (parenting mag)                                              

- Ireland's Own (general interest mag)              

- Chat (women’s mag)

- Syndicated articles to America and Europe

 

News articles                                                     

- Writers News                                                  

- Rochdale Observer

- The Stage

- Country News

- Sunday Post

- Liverpool Weekly Star                                   

- St Helens Reporter

                                                                                   

Web                                                        

- WCities (Tourist guide website)                          

- ‘Community Spirit’ Family History content for National Archives project website

 

Short stories                                                                                    

- New Fiction                                                                                    

- Ireland’s Own                                                                                 

- Spare Rib

 

Children's stories                                    

- Small Talk                                               

- People’s Friend                                       

- Ireland's Own

 

Puzzles                                                       

- Prize Magazine                                       

- Small Talk                                               

- Sunday Post

 

Work included in the following anthologies:

- Paper Clips: New Fiction Merseyside Anthology                        

- Merseyside Women's Anthology

- Both Sides of the River: Merseyside in Poetry & Prose