Amongst many things Jonathan Hall is an award winning writer of Audio Drama and a published author. He also sits as the Chair of Script Yorkshire, as well as championing opportunities for emerging writers to showcase their material.

We sat down in his attic studio (an Aladdin's cave!) for a chat about all things writing - his journey, his inspiration, his aspirations...

To hear Jonathan's award winning BBC Audio Drama 'Trust', click here.

To explore and order his cosy crime book series, click here.

To find out more about the community of writers that form Script Yorkshire, click here.

Ask any experienced theatre practitioners advice on how to improve your craft as a script writer, one of the most common things they'll say is to read and watch as many plays as possible.

One of the best resources available to enable playwrights to do this is the availability now of streaming platforms that show stage plays, alongside other art forms, at a comparatively affordable cost.

In this episode we look at the three big players that are out there - National Theatre at Home, Marquee TV, and Digital Theatre. (click on the platform name to link through to their website)

For Educators, please see the following links to find out more:

National Theatre Collection

Marquee TV Education

Digital Theatre +

Martha Phillips is the type of musician that oozes musicality out of every pore. It's the language that she speaks, and if you were to cut her in half - just like the wording in a stick of rock, you would see music running all the way through her.

As a scriptwriter I was interested to know how Martha approaches her songwriting - we took a few digressions but it was an excellent chat. I hope you enjoy...

Links...

Incantation Music - www.incantationmusic.com

Martha's Instagram - www.instagram.com/somarthalous