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In episode 3, BAFTA and International Emmy Award-winning writer Helen Blakeman tells us how she got established, why she's drawn to telling the stories of those who aren’t always heard, and she shares some top tips on how to improve your writing skills.

In episode 3, BAFTA and International Emmy Award-winning writer Helen Blakeman tells us how she got established, why she's drawn to telling the stories of those who aren’t always heard, and she shares some top tips on how to improve your writing skills.

Season 2, episode 3: Helen Blakeman on writing for stage and screen

This week we’re talking about adaptation. Why is there so much of it on kids’ TV? How do you turn a great children’s book into a great children’s show? And what does it take to handle the mammoth popularity of Jacqueline Wilson’s work? Our guest this week is Helen Blakeman. As well as being chair of BAFTA Children’s, Helen has written extensively for theatre, film and TV. She adapted Jacqueline Wilson’s Dustbin Baby and Hetty Feather for CBBC, and is currently working on an animated adaptation of Nizrana Farook’s The Girl Who Stole an Elephant. Helen is also co-founder of Heroic Books, and a trustee of the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse Theatres. THE TEAM Hosted by Billie Collins Website: https://billiecollins.co.uk Twitter: @_BillieCollins Produced by Clodagh Chapman Website: https://clodaghchapman.co.uk Twitter/Insta: @CloChpmn Music by Finlay Stafford Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/finlaystafford/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/finlaystafford Logo designed by Lucy Tiller  Insta: @lucyjaneillustrates Twitter: @lucyjtiller For more content, go to evenbaddieswearhelmets.co.uk or follow us on our socials at @EvenBaddiesPod.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we’re talking about adaptation. Why is there so much of it on kids’ TV? How do you turn a great children’s book into a great children’s show? And what does it take to handle the mammoth popularity of Jacqueline Wilson’s work? Our guest this week is Helen Blakeman. As well as being chair of BAFTA Children’s, Helen has written extensively for theatre, film and TV. She adapted Jacqueline Wilson’s Dustbin Baby and Hetty Feather for CBBC, and is currently working on an animated adaptation of Nizrana Farook’s The Girl Who Stole an Elephant. Helen is also co-founder of Heroic Books, and a trustee of the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse Theatres. THE TEAM Hosted by Billie Collins Website: <a href="https://billiecollins.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://billiecollins.co.uk</a> Twitter: @_BillieCollins Produced by Clodagh Chapman Website: <a href="https://clodaghchapman.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://clodaghchapman.co.uk</a> Twitter/Insta: @CloChpmn Music by Finlay Stafford Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/finlaystafford/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/finlaystafford/</a> Soundcloud: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/finlaystafford" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/finlaystafford</a> Logo designed by Lucy Tiller Insta: @lucyjaneillustrates Twitter: @lucyjtiller For more content, go to <a href="http://evenbaddieswearhelmets.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">evenbaddieswearhelmets.co.uk</a> or follow us on our socials at @EvenBaddiesPod. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 2: Adaptation with Helen Blakeman

Playwright Helen Blakeman sees setting as integral to a play’s success and highlights the supporting importance of factors such as structure and voice.

Helen Blakeman and Setting