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Nicola Schofield
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I try.
Writer for theatre and TV. Producer at Unity House Productions. Teaching at Manchester Uni.
Salfordian. Mum. City fan - since the 80s!
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And yet every streamer is all "we won't commission or even option anything without a pilot script, and no, we won't pay you to write one, don't make us laugh..."
Context: Waller-Bridge reportedly received $60m for her original Amazon contract despite never having delivered a show, which they then renewed.
March 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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art used to be better and a part time job used to be enough to survive in a major city and these two facts are intrinsically linked
December 31, 2024 at 9:53 PM
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Some people in recent days have alleged a ‘cover-up’ over the grooming & rape of hundreds of young girls in predominantly northern UK towns, leading to calls for a ‘national’ public inquiry into child sexual exploitation

FWIW here’s a non-exhaustive list of inquiries into #CSE in last 12 yrs…
January 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Hot damn, the WGA won. The summary of what's been agreed to is in the link but just, wow. www.wgacontract2023.org/the-campaign...
September 27, 2023 at 12:43 AM
Lachlan wins

Cue piano chords…
Breaking news: Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as the chairman of Fox Corporation and News Corp, ending a decades-long run that saw him become the driving force in American conservative media through Fox News.
Rupert Murdoch hands control of Fox media empire to son Lachlan Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch, who became the driving force in American conservative media through Fox News is stepping down from the boards of both News Corp and Fox Corp.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 21, 2023 at 2:02 PM
Was hooked on Juno Dawson’s The Shadow Cabinet, complicated Witches in a complicated world. Also love fact so much is set in Hebden Bridge, ha, being able to picture where it’s set. Am sure Catherine Cawood could be be in HMRC! Look forward to next in series.
September 21, 2023 at 9:06 AM
It feels weird setting up and being new again. But glad to join everyone in the sky and hopefully have a good view of things.
September 19, 2023 at 7:10 PM
I saw this book recently away but didn’t buy and I absolutely regret it. Adrian Mole in French is not something you should walk away from.
September 19, 2023 at 7:04 PM