Claire Nicol
@clairenicol.bsky.social
Writer. TV & Film. #BAFTA New Talent Winner. Rocliffe Forum List. Teaches a little/talks a lot @ Uni of Strathclyde
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Rest in power, pure brilliant Pam Hogg.
November 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Rest in power, pure brilliant Pam Hogg.
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a man wearing a cowboy hat and a bow tie
Alt: a man wearing a cowboy hat and a bow tie
media.tenor.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Look at the gender breakdown of who speaks in popular films!
May 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Look at the gender breakdown of who speaks in popular films!
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I don’t see a future where British drama retains its unique identity and survives as a thriving industry without unanimously finding a way to make more, better, for less. Rather than less, by fewer, for more.
March 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
I don’t see a future where British drama retains its unique identity and survives as a thriving industry without unanimously finding a way to make more, better, for less. Rather than less, by fewer, for more.
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The BBC cancelled Holby City to bring in new continuing drama productions in the "nations and regions" (outside the M25) and has since then axed both of its nations and regions continuing dramas.
The BBC has axed the Scottish soap River City, which will end 2026.
March 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The BBC cancelled Holby City to bring in new continuing drama productions in the "nations and regions" (outside the M25) and has since then axed both of its nations and regions continuing dramas.
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I'm so gutted to hear that Nottingham's brilliant Television Workshop is struggling, a real origin point & guiding light for regional and working-class actors incl Samantha Morton, Jack O'Connell, and the Oscar-nommed Brutalist star Felicity Jones.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
‘It shouldn’t be such a fight’: the drama school supporting working-class actors
Nottingham’s Television Workshop, which boasts alumni such as Vicky McClure, is facing a funding crisis
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I'm so gutted to hear that Nottingham's brilliant Television Workshop is struggling, a real origin point & guiding light for regional and working-class actors incl Samantha Morton, Jack O'Connell, and the Oscar-nommed Brutalist star Felicity Jones.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
The Government is siding with Big Tech over creators + as a member of the Creative Rights in AI Coalition, today we support the #MakeItFair campaign
TODAY is the final chance to respond to the Gov consultation on copyright + AI + make your voice heard!
writersguild.org.uk/fight-back-a...
TODAY is the final chance to respond to the Gov consultation on copyright + AI + make your voice heard!
writersguild.org.uk/fight-back-a...
February 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Have to say, #PedroPascal has excellent taste
February 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Have to say, #PedroPascal has excellent taste
Husband "forgot" to buy me a Valentine's card. But I did get one with the sweetest message: My darling Claire, I wish you'd married me instead of G. All my love, forever, Pedro x
February 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Husband "forgot" to buy me a Valentine's card. But I did get one with the sweetest message: My darling Claire, I wish you'd married me instead of G. All my love, forever, Pedro x
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Please consider this…
🚨🏴 Scotland’s cultural landscape is at risk of collapse.
Ahead of the draft Budget on Weds 4 Dec, please sign the Campaign for the Arts petition to urge ministers to deliver on their arts funding pledges now.
www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sc...
Ahead of the draft Budget on Weds 4 Dec, please sign the Campaign for the Arts petition to urge ministers to deliver on their arts funding pledges now.
www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sc...
Scottish Government – deliver on your arts funding pledges
Scotland’s cultural landscape is at risk of collapse, due to continued inaction and backtracking from the Scottish Government on key arts funding pledges.
www.campaignforthearts.org
November 27, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Please consider this…
Non parlo italiano, but hey, I'll share
November 26, 2024 at 10:28 AM
Non parlo italiano, but hey, I'll share
This is going to be BRILLIANT!
So, this now appears to be a thing in the world, and not just in my imagination. Out next July… www.waterstones.com/book/the-goo...
The Good Father by Liam McIlvanney | Waterstones
Buy The Good Father by Liam McIlvanney from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
www.waterstones.com
November 26, 2024 at 10:17 AM
This is going to be BRILLIANT!
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Scotland's TV sector faces an existential threat, "quota sponges". Across the last decade many Scotland-qualifying programmes under @ofcom.bsky.social's current criteria were devised, developed, bought, sold, produced and owned by London based production companies...
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Why BBC needs to stop snubbing Scottish TV and film producers
Screen Scotland is looking forward to working with the BBC to deliver better outcomes for producers and crew working in Scotland ahead of the corporation’s charter review, writes its director David Sm...
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November 24, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Scotland's TV sector faces an existential threat, "quota sponges". Across the last decade many Scotland-qualifying programmes under @ofcom.bsky.social's current criteria were devised, developed, bought, sold, produced and owned by London based production companies...
search.app?link=https%3...
search.app?link=https%3...
Stove on in #SnowyEdinburgh. Getting stuck in to the Lebkuchen while watching #AMatterofLifeandDeath and #TheRedShoes. Doesn't get much better than that. #PowellandPressburger #Filmsky #Scriptsky
November 23, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Stove on in #SnowyEdinburgh. Getting stuck in to the Lebkuchen while watching #AMatterofLifeandDeath and #TheRedShoes. Doesn't get much better than that. #PowellandPressburger #Filmsky #Scriptsky
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Looking for a starter pack for UK Writers here's mine! (Basically you can follow all these people in one go to give you a headstart ~ & then edit them down later according to your own particular interests).
go.bsky.app/BTz2h1X
go.bsky.app/BTz2h1X
November 17, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Looking for a starter pack for UK Writers here's mine! (Basically you can follow all these people in one go to give you a headstart ~ & then edit them down later according to your own particular interests).
go.bsky.app/BTz2h1X
go.bsky.app/BTz2h1X
Wonderful artist. RIP Frank Auerbach.
November 12, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Wonderful artist. RIP Frank Auerbach.
Still getting to grips with all this. But first thoughts, isn't it nice and CLEAN?
November 12, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Still getting to grips with all this. But first thoughts, isn't it nice and CLEAN?
Well, seems like a good day for my first outing under the clear Bluesky...
November 6, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Well, seems like a good day for my first outing under the clear Bluesky...