Jodie Ashdown
@jodieashdown.bsky.social
Welsh TV and film writer rep'd by Matt and Maddie at Berlin Associates.
Good time gal and all-round gay. Rat bag. Bard of Rhiwbeina Junior School Eisteddfod 1996. Big into science fiction. Running Punk.
www.jodieashdown.co.uk
Good time gal and all-round gay. Rat bag. Bard of Rhiwbeina Junior School Eisteddfod 1996. Big into science fiction. Running Punk.
www.jodieashdown.co.uk
I'm very happy to be on this list with my producer, Jenny Thompson, as a recipient of @ffilmcymruwales.bsky.social development funding for the Beacons Scheme 2025. ffilmcymruwales.com/news-and-eve...
Welsh filmmakers cultivate new shorts with support from Ffilm Cymru Wales | Ffilm Cymru
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November 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I'm very happy to be on this list with my producer, Jenny Thompson, as a recipient of @ffilmcymruwales.bsky.social development funding for the Beacons Scheme 2025. ffilmcymruwales.com/news-and-eve...
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I've built a socioeconomic system that depends on everyone to do useful work and act ethically except the people at the top, who get unimaginable rewards for being antisocial frauds and criminals. And I think it will stand the test of time
October 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I've built a socioeconomic system that depends on everyone to do useful work and act ethically except the people at the top, who get unimaginable rewards for being antisocial frauds and criminals. And I think it will stand the test of time
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I'm hosting a Trail Running First Aid event with Central Beacons Mountain Rescue. All proceeds go to Mountain Rescue which receives no government funding and is run by unpaid volunteers. Come along! Or if you can't come, you can still donate! Thanks. www.justgiving.com/page/mountai...
September 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I'm hosting a Trail Running First Aid event with Central Beacons Mountain Rescue. All proceeds go to Mountain Rescue which receives no government funding and is run by unpaid volunteers. Come along! Or if you can't come, you can still donate! Thanks. www.justgiving.com/page/mountai...
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Really grateful for all the thoughtful engagement and sharing of my keynote from last week. I firmly believe that the only way out of the crisis for TV is via open conversation seeking a sustainable and equitable future for all. Every crisis is an opportunity if we make it one.
Here is my recent keynote for @whatsontvclass.bsky.social given @leedsunimedia.bsky.social on Friday 19th - give it a read and let me know your thoughts. Many thanks to @lrjdmnr.bsky.social for inviting me to hang my metaphorical arse out in public...
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COMMON PEOPLE: RECLAIMING THE NARRATIVE ON CLASS IN TV AT A TIME OF CRISIS…
Here is the full text of my opening keynote address given at the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) 'What’s Class Got to Do With It?' symposium on class and the UK TV industry at the School o...
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September 24, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Really grateful for all the thoughtful engagement and sharing of my keynote from last week. I firmly believe that the only way out of the crisis for TV is via open conversation seeking a sustainable and equitable future for all. Every crisis is an opportunity if we make it one.
I'm hosting a Trail Running First Aid event with Central Beacons Mountain Rescue. All proceeds go to Mountain Rescue which receives no government funding and is run by unpaid volunteers. Come along! Or if you can't come, you can still donate! Thanks. www.justgiving.com/page/mountai...
September 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I'm hosting a Trail Running First Aid event with Central Beacons Mountain Rescue. All proceeds go to Mountain Rescue which receives no government funding and is run by unpaid volunteers. Come along! Or if you can't come, you can still donate! Thanks. www.justgiving.com/page/mountai...
I just watched 'City of Angels' for the first time and it has not aged well. On the plus side I now know what the hell The Goo Goo Dolls were singing about.
September 12, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I just watched 'City of Angels' for the first time and it has not aged well. On the plus side I now know what the hell The Goo Goo Dolls were singing about.
Cardiff #runningpunks Tuesday Trails - Caerphilly Mountain.
July 30, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Cardiff #runningpunks Tuesday Trails - Caerphilly Mountain.
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There is a gigantic crisis brewing in the creative industries - one of Britain's biggest exports, bigger than fishing and mining combined, bringing in millions and employing millions too. But the perception is that we're all middle-class dilettantes, so no one's interested...
July 21, 2025 at 8:57 AM
There is a gigantic crisis brewing in the creative industries - one of Britain's biggest exports, bigger than fishing and mining combined, bringing in millions and employing millions too. But the perception is that we're all middle-class dilettantes, so no one's interested...
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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
July 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
If you see me near a Labubu please shoot me in the head as I'm clearly infected.
July 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
If you see me near a Labubu please shoot me in the head as I'm clearly infected.
Another successful #runningpunks Beer Run, this time in Roath!
July 20, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Another successful #runningpunks Beer Run, this time in Roath!
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“…television freelancers – many of whom are dependent on word of mouth to secure vanishingly rare jobs in an industry that has undergone a severe contraction in recent years – still felt “massive fear” about speaking out.”
Here’s the problem in a nutshell…
Here’s the problem in a nutshell…
July 16, 2025 at 8:22 AM
“…television freelancers – many of whom are dependent on word of mouth to secure vanishingly rare jobs in an industry that has undergone a severe contraction in recent years – still felt “massive fear” about speaking out.”
Here’s the problem in a nutshell…
Here’s the problem in a nutshell…
I ran a 65.5km ultramarathon and at the end I got a medal, a beer, and a 'Most Determined Runner' award. They were all very much appreciated. #VOGUM #runningpunks
Photo by Matt Phillips Photography
Photo by Matt Phillips Photography
June 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I ran a 65.5km ultramarathon and at the end I got a medal, a beer, and a 'Most Determined Runner' award. They were all very much appreciated. #VOGUM #runningpunks
Photo by Matt Phillips Photography
Photo by Matt Phillips Photography
Me trying to contain my millennial excitement that there's not one but two woodpeckers on my bird feeder.
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June 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Me trying to contain my millennial excitement that there's not one but two woodpeckers on my bird feeder.
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Before the invention of hats you had to hope your head got landed on by a cool bird
November 10, 2023 at 4:15 PM
Before the invention of hats you had to hope your head got landed on by a cool bird
We finished Andor, watched Rogue One, and now we're straight onto A New Hope. We're in danger of watching them all again.
May 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
We finished Andor, watched Rogue One, and now we're straight onto A New Hope. We're in danger of watching them all again.
Someone needs to open a Star Wars themed bar in Monmouth and call it Mon Mothma.
May 24, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Someone needs to open a Star Wars themed bar in Monmouth and call it Mon Mothma.
Happy World Bee Day! 🐝
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May 20, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Happy World Bee Day! 🐝
I had to attend to a medical emergency today and I honestly think my years of working on Casualty actually helped. By the time the paramedics arrived, I already had ascertained all the information they needed and they even commended my wound dressing skills!
May 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I had to attend to a medical emergency today and I honestly think my years of working on Casualty actually helped. By the time the paramedics arrived, I already had ascertained all the information they needed and they even commended my wound dressing skills!
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FUN FACT: Helen Hunt is a stage name, her given name is The Iliad
May 12, 2025 at 7:17 AM
FUN FACT: Helen Hunt is a stage name, her given name is The Iliad
Mad how Seven of Nine spent pretty much her whole life as a bald borg yet, even though she had to be taught to eat and sleep, was immediately able to style her hair in a perfectly-coiffed chignon.
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May 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Mad how Seven of Nine spent pretty much her whole life as a bald borg yet, even though she had to be taught to eat and sleep, was immediately able to style her hair in a perfectly-coiffed chignon.
My mum gave me a load stuff to sell on Vinted and I thought, sure I'll TRY to sell it. Needless to say, it's been flying out while no one wants any of my stuff...
May 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
My mum gave me a load stuff to sell on Vinted and I thought, sure I'll TRY to sell it. Needless to say, it's been flying out while no one wants any of my stuff...
Ah yes, my favourite game: cold or hayfever?
May 2, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Ah yes, my favourite game: cold or hayfever?
Last Saturday, I organised an 11km pub run, which took in eight of my favourite Cardiff drinking holes. Surprisingly, no one fell over or got hit by a car! Turns out the run in-between does sober you up a bit. It was a lot of fun.
April 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Last Saturday, I organised an 11km pub run, which took in eight of my favourite Cardiff drinking holes. Surprisingly, no one fell over or got hit by a car! Turns out the run in-between does sober you up a bit. It was a lot of fun.
I check if it's worth hanging my washing outside by calling in my sunbathing dog and feeling how warm her fur is.
April 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I check if it's worth hanging my washing outside by calling in my sunbathing dog and feeling how warm her fur is.