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tommysmithwriter

@Tom_SmithWriter

Working class writer. Credits for @DMsAreOpenBBC and Newsjack. Winner of #NorthernWritersAwards Writing For Television Award 2022. BBC Voices 2025

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Joined April 2009
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Film Hub North@FilmHubNorth20 Nov 2025
Gatecrashers: Development Lab is a paid programme for working-class writers developing genre feature films. Two writing residencies, masterclasses and tailored support to take your project from outline to pitch-ready. Apply by 27 November: rb.gy/iey8n2 📣
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So great to see @Lana_Austin1 again after so many years and tell her she was the start of my wrestling autograph collection obsession!
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Watching Wayward by @TheMaeMartin Loving it so far! Feel Good is in my all time favourites so I have high hopes
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Louis Emerick (@TheLouisEmerick) profile pictureLouis Emerick@TheLouisEmerick3 Sep 2025
Hey peeps... just having a #CloseEncounter...😉🤣🤣🥰🥰
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BCG Pro@BCGPro29 Jul 2025
QOTD | "There's no such thing as a would-be writer. If you want to be an airline pilot, you've got to pass those exams. If you want to write, you can do it right now. It doesn't mean it'll be brilliant or that anyone will like it. But you could do it." - Mark Gatiss
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So happy to be a part of this! Exciting times ahead
Film Hub North (@FilmHubNorth) profile pictureFilm Hub North@FilmHubNorth28 Jul 2025
Script Lab 2025 is officially in session! Our brand-new cohort of emerging screenwriters have kicked things off with their first workshop – meet the talented group below! 🎞️📝 bit.ly/4o4TTJS
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Been so honoured to be a part of this. I've worked with so many great people and had an amazing time with this cohort. Definitely a career highlight!
BBC Writers (@bbcwritersroom) profile pictureBBC Writers
@bbcwritersroom3 Jul 2025
All this week we're introducing the writers who have taken part in our Voices 2025 development scheme. Today the focus is on the twelve writers from our hub in the Midlands and North of England. We know that this talented bunch will go on to tell fresh and distinctive stories and we can’t wait to watch them embark on their next steps as writers! Find out more about them all over on our blog >>>bbc.co.uk/writers/blog/voice…
BBC Writers Voices 2025 - North and Midlands of England hub (top row l-r: Rachel Clynick, Harriet Ghost, Jack Benjamin Gill, Laura Harper, Emteaz Hussain, Nicole Joseph. Bottom row l-r: Chris O'Connor, Lucy Roslyn, Muj Shah, Tom Smith, Mitesh Soni, Laura Waldren)

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I never thought WhatsApp were reading my messages, until they released an advert assuring us they didn't read our messages!
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Paul Hunt@saulhuntman15 May 2025
No idea what's going on with my hand in this photo, as it was taken in 2019. BUT, @bbcwritersroom asked me to have a go at writing about rejection following this weeks Open Call emails being sent out.
BBC Writers (@bbcwritersroom) profile pictureBBC Writers
@bbcwritersroom15 May 2025
Unfortunately being a writer means dealing with rejection. Yesterday we sent out the results from our latest Open Call opportunity. Whilst the vast majority of responses (although often disappointed) were positive, there were a minority of abusive and unpleasant replies. We asked Paul Hunt @saulhuntman an alumnus of our Scripted Writer Development programme to sum up his experience of dealing with multiple rejections before gaining a place in the group. Read his blog post now, including some great advice >>> bbc.co.uk/writers/blog/deali…
Paul Hunt whose latest blog post for us tackles Dealing with Rejection

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Seeing this tonight. Can't wait!
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@LiveTheatre9 May 2025
Not only has our current production #DogsOnTheMetro been getting ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reviews - audiences are also loving it!!!!! Check out the video to see what they have to say about this powerful production & then book your tickets asap before it ends next Sat 17 May at live.org.uk/whats-on/dogs-on…
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Just catching up with latest @bbccomedy shorts and Donkey by @fatihaelghorri is sooooo funny. Hoping it leads to a series!
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Jane Powell@JanePowell_solo8 Apr 2025
Calling out @thequentinletts @TheDailyMail_Pk for bullying. Is Quentin unable or unwilling to challenge the science behind the evidence? Or is he just a nasty bully, happy to mock how people talk? @stammer
A very youthful picture of Quentin Letts above text extracted from his Daily Mail piece. This reads "Professor Forster had a marked stammer. We're not talking an occasional Ed Balls-style hesitation on some words. It was a full Fish Called Wanda job. Naturally one doffs one's cap to a chap who battles on through such an impediment but it quite unbalanced the meeting as an exercise in democratic scrutiny. Prof Forster was jolly difficult to understand.

ALT A very youthful picture of Quentin Letts above text extracted from his Daily Mail piece. This reads "Professor Forster had a marked stammer. We're not talking an occasional Ed Balls-style hesitation on some words. It was a full Fish Called Wanda job. Naturally one doffs one's cap to a chap who battles on through such an impediment but it quite unbalanced the meeting as an exercise in democratic scrutiny. Prof Forster was jolly difficult to understand.

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We specifically went to that London to see this and it was amazing! If it's going on tour we may go again
Steve Pemberton (@SP1nightonly) profile pictureSteve Pemberton@SP1nightonly1 Apr 2025
Thanks to everybody who has seen #Insideno9 Stage/Fright at the Wyndham’s Theatre. Unfortunately this is our final week. FORTUNATELY we are doing a tour in the autumn! Tickets on sale from tomorrow at midday GMT. insideno9onstage.com/#tour
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I loved every second of this!
BBC Writers (@bbcwritersroom) profile pictureBBC Writers
@bbcwritersroom1 Apr 2025
New on the blog: The Dumping Ground Shadow Scheme. @Tom_SmithWriter explains what was involved in this opportunity for one of the most popular dramas on @cbbc bbc.co.uk/writers/blog/dumpi…
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Papatango@PapatangoTC24 Mar 2025
Applications open TODAY for our first #PapatangoStudio Open Lottery Funding - a chance win £500 to fund a week of writing or writing-related activity! Applications are now open until 5pm on 28 March. Sign up to the Studio to apply! papatango.co.uk/studio/ #Theatre #Playwrights
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My romantic comedy film For The Love Of Lily has its UK premiere on Sunday! It's on Movies 24 at 3pm. Featuring flowers 🌷, campfires 🔥 and a rather large owl statue 🦉 Here's a sneak peek, city girl Lily panics about bears 🐻... m.youtube.com/shorts/uO0njDD…
I'll have you know I graduated first in my class at the Bear Police Academy 🐻

I'll have you know I graduated first in my class at the Bear Police Academy 🐻

This rom-com from ReelOne Entertainment, starring Britton Webb & As...

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Can't wait to see this
Live Theatre (@LiveTheatre) profile pictureLive Theatre
@LiveTheatre19 Mar 2025
We are excited to announce that we are hosting A 65th anniversary reading of Harold Pinter's masterpiece 'The Dumb Waiter' on Fri 4 Apr, 2025. This pitch black comedy will be read by the legend that is Jimmy Nail + another special guest to be confirmed very soon! We're expecting tickets to fly out so book asap for this one off event at tinyurl.com/rwytkvvy
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jack rooke 👋@jackrooke18 Mar 2025
Went on @bbcnewsnight to talk about the finale of Big Boys and why talking about suicide can help prevent it. Out Thursday evening I believe 👍
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@BBCNewsnight18 Mar 2025
“It’s not even sometimes about saying ‘it gets better’. Sometimes it’s about saying ‘wait, it will be different.’” Writer and Big Boys creator Jack Rooke speaks to #Newsnight about bereavement and feelings of “injustice”. #Newsnight
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Half way through this and loving it
Philip Shelley (@PhilipShelley1) profile picturePhilip Shelley@PhilipShelley16 Mar 2025
World Book Day!
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Tall Story Pictures - Script Callout 2025. This year our callouts are aimed at writers from under-represented groups based in the Nations and Regions. We will start with Northern Ireland in March, followed by Scotland and Wales later in the year.
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