Peter Mattessi's guest appearances

Peter Mattessi

The Scummy Mummies Podcast

Australian Screenwriters Podcast

Expand On That with Paris Wells

Derren Brown

Philippa Perry

Konnie Huq

David Baddiel

Viv Groskop

Clare Balding

Jo Elvin

Polly Vernon

Emily Murray

Hugh Jackman

Andrew Stanley

Bryony Gordon

Clemmie Hooper

Sofie Hagen

Tom Jones

OwlTail

Professional screenwriter Peter Mattessi is a veteran soap writer. He writes for Neighbours, East Enders and other BBC staples, splitting his time between London and Melbourne. Peter expands on the world of soap opera writing and his story of success, along with hilarious antidotes about reality TV, family and legal studies. So who writes this stuff? Peter does!

Professional screenwriter Peter Mattessi is a veteran soap writer. He writes for Neighbours, East Enders and other BBC staples, splitting his time between London and Melbourne. Peter expands on the world of soap opera writing and his story of success, along with hilarious antidotes about reality TV, family and legal studies. So who writes this stuff? Peter does!

Ep 11: PETER MATTESSI - Who Writes This Stuff?

How do you get a job working on the biggest soap in the UK?  Tell the truth and admit you’ve never seen the show!  It worked for Peter Mattessi, but he’s also a talented, hard-working writer.  While writing for Neighbours here in Australia, Peter still writes for Eastenders and Holby City back in England.  Peter talks about writing those popular shows, the pitching and development process in England and he also shares some great insights into balancing such a demanding workload in both Australia and the UK.

How do you get a job working on the biggest soap in the UK?  Tell the truth and admit you’ve never seen the show!  It worked for Peter Mattessi, but he’s also a talented, hard-working writer.  While writing for Neighbours here in Australia, Peter still writes for Eastenders and Holby City back in England.  Peter talks about writing those popular shows, the pitching and development process in England and he also shares some great insights into balancing such a demanding workload in both Australia and the UK.

11: Peter Mattessi (Eastenders)

On this episode we're joined by Peter Mattessi, scriptwriter for Neighbours and Eastenders. He tells us what goes on behind the scenes, reveals the storyline they won't let him write and explains how soaps have been forced to adapt to viewers' changing attitudes towards bums.Peter also chats about his 15 month-old son, Artie, and his experiences of going through IVF. There's a lot of talk about cubicles and specialist magazines, basically.  Helen introduces her brand new game - Awight Guvnor, Put Another Shrimp on the Barbie. Yes, it's just another excuse for her to attempt some funny foreign accents. And we finish up with some spectacular Scummy Mummy Confessions.Thanks for listening! And if you'd like to see the Scummy Mummies live, there are still some tickets left for our Brighton Fringe show. It's at Upstairs at Three and Ten on Sat 10, Sun 11 and Bank Hol Mon 26 May, at 1pm. Tickets are £8.50 / £7 from the Brighton Fringe website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode we're joined by Peter Mattessi, scriptwriter for Neighbours and Eastenders. He tells us what goes on behind the scenes, reveals the storyline they won't let him write and explains how soaps have been forced to adapt to viewers' changing attitudes towards bums.Peter also chats about his 15 month-old son, Artie, and his experiences of going through IVF. There's a lot of talk about cubicles and specialist magazines, basically.  Helen introduces her brand new game - Awight Guvnor, Put Another Shrimp on the Barbie. Yes, it's just another excuse for her to attempt some funny foreign accents. And we finish up with some spectacular Scummy Mummy Confessions.Thanks for listening! And if you'd like to see the Scummy Mummies live, there are still some tickets left for our Brighton Fringe show. It's at Upstairs at Three and Ten on Sat 10, Sun 11 and Bank Hol Mon 26 May, at 1pm. Tickets are £8.50 / £7 from the <a href="https://boxoffice.brightonfringe.org/comedy/6371/the-scummy-mummies-show" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brighton Fringe website</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode 20: The Perfect Blend: The IVF Special with Peter Mattessi