2024

The Sleep Artist: a fictionalised account of the life of Peter Shure (1919-1990), cult screen actor and performance artist; a multi-voiced family drama told across several decades; a partial history of the film industry in the second half of the 20th century; a comic meditation on the cumulative effect of cinematic media upon us all

2022/23

The Curiously Specific Book Club Podcast – Series 2 & 3: we road-test works of fiction that appears to be curiously specific about dates and locations. (with Lloyd Shepherd) https://www.curiouslyspecific.com/.

2020/21

UEA Future and Form: exec producer (digital) responsible for overseeing the specification, development and delivery of a set of ambitious  & complex audience-facing prototypes exploring the future of writing, writers and literary practice – through collaboration between writers, digital producers, creative technologists, academic researchers and cultural venue partners. (ACE/UEA) https://futureandform.net/

2018/19

The Curiously Specific Book Club Podcast – Series 1: we road-test works of fiction that appears to be curiously specific about dates and locations. (with Lloyd Shepherd) https://www.curiouslyspecific.com/

The National Centre for Immersive Storytelling: as first-ever Head of Immersive at NFTS, I helped to set up a centre for demonstrating the latest immersive works, supporting new projects and talent, running introductory workshops for leading screen industry professionals. (StoryFutures Academy/NFTS) https://www.storyfutures.com/academy

UNRD: consultancy and story development workshops for innovative immersive mobile storytelling app (UNRD) https://unrd.co/

A Moment of Madness: full production of immersive theatre/gameplay/experience about politics and privacy (The Other Way Works) http://www.theotherwayworks.co.uk/portfolio/a-moment-of-madness/

2017

Creative Producing for Digital Platforms: leader and co-devisor of one-year Diploma course (NFTS) https://nfts.co.uk/creative-producing-digital-platforms

The Inspection Chamber:interactive audio drama pilot for Amazon Echo & Google Home (BBC R&D/Rosina Sound) http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2017-09-voice-ui-inspection-chamber-audio-drama

2015/2016

A Moment of Madness: immersive theatre pilot, a spy/surveillance story-cum-game, designed to be played in pairs from inside a car (The Other Way Works) http://www.theotherwayworks.co.uk/portfolio/a-moment-of-madness/

Blake in Lambeth: 45-min radio play – William Blake wanders round present-day Lambeth in the company of a local teenager(Somethin’ Else/BBC Radio 4)http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0742mq5

The Riddle of the Sands Adventure Club Podcast: complete 24-episode podcast series unpacking the historical, geographical & cultural baggage within Erskine Childers’s classic spy novel (with Lloyd Shepherd) 

2014

Information Age Web Storybox: co-devisor and writer of an interactive installation in which Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Josie Long explain how the web works (Science Museum/Soda) https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/see-and-do/information-age

Footballers United: interactive documentary-drama about mens & womens football in Scotland during WW1 (BBC/Somethin’ Else) http://footballersunited.pilots.bbcconnectedstudio.co.uk/

PRIX ITALIA, BEST DIGITAL STORYTELLING

Better Than Life; digital producer for an experimental theatre project exploring how to support & engage online audiences during live site-specific performances (Coney, Nesta, Goldsmiths, Showcaster) https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/13925/

Longitude: lead writer for a 3-part drama performed live in a Google Hangouts by actors in Barcelona, Lagos and London (elasticfuture. LIFT, The Space) https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-coming-climate-hell-is-transformed-into-digital-theatre-in-longitude/

2013

Midsummer Night’s Dreaming (#dream40): part of the creative team that planned, developed & scripted an ambitious digital theatre project (RSC & Google) https://awardonline.com/news/midsummer-night-s-dreaming

2011/12

The Haunter: an experiment in located literature that sees audiences taking ‘smart’ or ‘haunted’ objects on critical excursions. (Bournemouth University)

Music Walk & @johncagebot: a John Cage centenary website, walk & composition project around South Kensington, plus the voice of John Cage on Twitter for 6 months. (BBC Radio 3/Caper) https://timhopkinsworks.com/bbc-proms-music-walk-2012/

2010

CBBC Newsround: consulting on online & mobile strategy for flagship childrens news programme. (CBBC)

Such Tweet Sorrow: lead writer for a modern-day retelling of ‘Romeo & Juliet’ on Twitter (RSC, 4ip, Mudlark) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Such_Tweet_Sorrow 

RTS MIDLANDS NOMINATION, BIMA NOMINATION

Say What You Want To Hear: two 45-minute radio plays and a spoof web service to encourage audience participation (BBC Radio 4) http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/swywth/

2009

Kidmapped!: an experiment in literary blogumentary & mobile geolocated fiction. (XPT/EU Media2) https://moongolfer.com/category/kidmapped/

2007/8

Today: developing and managing a major redesign of web site and multiplatform strategy for Radio 4’s flagship news programme. (BBC News Online/Radio 4) http://www.bbc.co.uk/today

Do You Believe In The Telectroscope?: popular transatlantic public art project (Artichoke/Paul St George) Google: telectroscope artichoke

CyberSkiving: writing and directing 30-min comedy docu-drama for Channel 4 First Cut strand. (Channel 4/ElevenFilm)

Castaway Remote Control: cross channel web & iTV concept (BBC1/BBC3/Lion TV) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castaway_2007

2006

PlayTime: serious and not-so serious digital play events (InSync/ACE)

In Search of Oldton: 45-min radio drama (BBC Radio 4)

SONY NOMINATION, DRAMA

2005

Spooks Mobile: concept development & scriptwriting (BBC/Kudos/Magic Lantern)

Somme Lost Generation: concept development & blogging (Channel 4)

2004

Unleash Your Creativity: self-improvement book (Infinite Ideas) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Unleash-Your-Creativity-Creative-Brilliant/dp/1904902170

In Search of Oldton: a 90% true story (Tim Wright/trAce) http://www.oldton.com

SUNDAY TIMES ‘TOP 10 WEB SITE OF THE YEAR’

2002/3

Planet Jemma: a science based Web video drama (XPT/NESTA) https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2003/mar/20/onlinesupplement

BAFTA NOMINATION, ONLINE LEARNING AWARD

2001

Mount Kristos: fantasy online holiday (XPT/Freeserve)

BAFTA NOMINATION, INTERACTIVITY AWARD.

1999/2000

IT3C: spoof delivery service (XPT/Freeserve) http://www.it3c.co.uk

Online Caroline: email & webcam drama (XPT/Freeserve) http://www.onlinecaroline.com

BAFTA WINNER, INTERACTIVITY AWARD. BAFTA NOMINATION, BEST WEB ENTERTAINMENT AWARD

1998

MindGym: comedy self help title (NoHo Digital/Marshall Media) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MindGym

BAFTA WINNER, INTERACTIVE COMEDY AWARD BIMA WINNER, BEST INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AWARD

Private Eye Online: satirical online e-zine (Private Eye/MSN)

1997/8

‘Movies & Shakers’ & ‘Blizzard’: weekly web shows (MSN UK)

1995/6

EQ: independent quarterly e-zine (NoHo Digital/Dennis Publishing)