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About Julian

I am a writer and director of film, TV and radio. Recent credits include "Spooks", "Hustle" and "New Tricks". I'm currently swamped with writing work and using this site as a form of procrastination. For more info, please see the two "About" pages listed above.

Sifting through the crap, so you don’t have to…

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Julian

Morning!

My trawl of the web over coffee this morning has revealed the following…

The Oscar and Bafta nominated short “The Mysterious Explorations of Jasper Morello” is now available for free on You Tube. I found it on Boing Boing. Check it out… Continue reading →

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A day in the life…

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Julian

I thought it might be interesting to journal a day in the life of a writer-director (me!) during the last days of a TV edit. It turns out it wasn’t interesting at all but I’ve written it now, so you can damn well read it…

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TweetDeck

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Julian

A very short message to say if you’re using Twitter , but not using TweetDeck , you should be. Once in a while, a killer app comes along that re-defines how we interact with each other online. TweetDeck, designed by Iain Dodsworth, is just that. Go get.

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The writer’s toolkit…

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Julian

I’m sometimes asked my advice on what screenwriting software to use, so I thought I’d jot down a list of my faves… Continue reading →

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Neil Gaiman and Tori Amos – some of the best character writing around…

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Julian

Been meaning to link to these for a while. Neil Gaiman wrote them to accompany two Tori Amos albums; “Strange Little Girls” and “Scarlet’s Walk”. The first is some of the best character sketches I’ve ever read. The second is … Continue reading →

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Welcome to my brain!

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Julian

This is the first entry on a new site that I hope will tie together all of the things I’ve wanted a website to do; from showcasing my own work in film, TV and radio to sharing links to other … Continue reading →

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A new radio job

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Julian

Following a really good meeting with some independent radio producers this morning, I can tentatively announce that I’ve been asked to write a brand-new, updated episode of “Journey Into Space” for BBC Radio 4. Originally broadcast in the 1950s, JIS … Continue reading →

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New Tricks – the story so far…

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Julian

I realise that I have jumped into journalling my day-to-day experiences making “New Tricks” with no “backstory” whatsoever. For those who require some context, or mistakenly believe that it might somehow render this journal more interesting, here’s the story so … Continue reading →

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