Sue Teddern

Nick Warburton

This essential companion offers invaluable insights and solid, practical guidance to those keen to write for TV and radio. PART 1 explores the nature of the media. It looks at the history of writing drama and comedy for radio and TV through a consideration of its key elements and some of the most successful dramas and comedies of past and present. PART 2 includes reflections and tips from award-winning writers of film, television and radio from the UK, the US and Scandinavia: Sam Bain, Peter Bowker, Elly Brewer, Laura Eason, Ellen Fairey, Nick Fisher, Phil Ford, Jeppe Gjervig Gram, Katie Hims, Rachel Joyce, Marcy Kahan, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Jan McVerry, Jonathan Myerson, Hattie Naylor, Richard Nelson, Andrew Nickolds, Georgia Pritchett, Mike Walker and Stephen Wyatt. PART 3 offers practical advice on technical aspects of writing for TV and radio including character development, structure and dialogue. It also gives guidance on how to deal with branches of the broadcasting industry, from agents and actors to producers and script editors.

A Writers' and Artists' Companion

Writing for TV and Radio

In Janey's Giants the cricket team led by Fast Freddie, Freddie's Frighteners, sound difficult to beat. They are big and strong. Derek and Janey have a team of small children, and they have Brian... TreeTops Fiction contains engaging novels from top authors and illustrators with the variety children need to develop a love of reading!

Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Fiction: Level 11 More Pack A: Janey's Giants

Paul Stewart

Chris Powling

Jon Blake

Anna Perera

Claire Funge

Novels from top authors and illustrators with the variety children need to develop a love of reading! TreeTops Fiction contains a wide range of quality stories enabling children to explore and develop their own reading tastes and interests. It contains stories from a variety of genres including humour, sci-fi, adventure, mystery and historical fiction. These exciting stories are ideal for introducing children to a wide selection of authors and illustrators. There is huge variety to ensure every reader finds books they will enjoy and can read. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at a href=http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/"www.oxfordowl.co.uk/a. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book. This pack contains 6 books, one of each of: Rat Squad, Snowblind, Lolly Woe, The Multi-Million-Pound Mascot, One Girl School, The War Monkey."

Lolly Woe

A Comedy

Garlic and Lavender

Leading writers from such hit shows as House of Cards, Peep Show and Doctor Who offer practical advice and inspiration on writing successfully for TV and Radio.

Bernard is fulfilling his dead father's wishes to scatter his ashes over his favourite fell. After a trail of misunderstandings and clashes in the family's relationships Bernard realizes the part his father has played and some sort of understanding is reached; Father, of course, has the last word.

A Play

Sour Grapes and Ashes

Mary Shelley

These children's classics have been sensitively adapted to enrich your junior pupils' reading. They are part of a structured reading programme for juniors from Oxford Reading Tree, Stages 9-16. They have masses of boy and girl appeal and will introduce your readers to significant authors from the past - a key part of the Literacy Strategy. Each book features two author biographies - one for the original author and one for the TreeTops author. In addition each book includes comprehension questions and teaching notes to help draw out and practice difficult comprehension strategies such as inference, empathy and deduction. There are also notes to help with historical and social context and any challenging vocabulary, ensuring the books are easily accessible. This book is also available as part of a mixed pack of 6 different books or a class pack of 36 books of the same ORT stage. Each book pack comes with a free copy of up-to-date and invaluable teaching notes.

Oxford Reading Tree: Stage 16A: TreeTops Classics: Frankenstein

Frankenstein is a scientist obsessed with creating life. Frankenstein tells how he makes a living person. Disgusted by what he has created he leaves his monster, but a terrifying chain of events has begun... TreeTops Classics are adapted and abridged versions of classic stories to enrich and extend children's reading experiences.

Oxford Reading Tree TreeTops Classics: Level 17: Frankenstein

Arthur Conan Doyle

Charles Dickens

Jules Verne

Jonathan Swift

Anna Sewell

Jonny Zucker

John Meade Falkner

Susan Gates

Julie Sykes

David Tomlinson

Sally Prue

Exciting and powerful classic stories to enrich and extend children's reading experiences.TreeTops Classics are carefully adapted versions of must-read stories which introduce readers to significant authors, powerful plots and characters that have stood the test of time. These abridged versions of classics have been sensitively adapted by top children's authors to ensure that languageand content is appropriate, but remain faithful to the original. These enchanting stories will appeal to all children and introduce them to a rich literary heritage. Each book includes author biographies and notes to help with historical and social context and any challenging vocabulary, ensuringthe books are easily accessible.Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at a href="http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/"www.oxfordowl.co.uk/a.The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.This pack contains 6 books, one of each of: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Gulliver's Travels, The Lost World, Moonfleet, David Copperfield, Black Beauty.

Black Beauty

Peter Melnyczuk

When Prospero, the Duke of Milan, and his daughter, Miranda, are banished from their kingdom by the evil Antonio, they are cast adrift to die at sea in a rickety old boat. However, their frail boat carries them to a magical island, where they land and make a new life for themselves. Manyyears later, a ship is wrecked in a terrible storm and some strange events unfold.....The book includes :* Illustrated character lists* Notes on history* On page explanations of difficult words* New teaching notes

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