A body in the pool complex, a holiday village locked down over the summer solstice, as DS Nicola Bridge and DC Harry Ward must deal with hundreds of potential suspects among guests and staff alike… #TheParkwoodMurders is out on 16 July. Preorder here: www.waterstones.com/book/the-par...

"If home can't be where you come from, then home is what you make of where you go." - The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton Harry Gruyaert 1941.

What does a director do all day? Demystifying the film-making process, a ‘Meet The Makers’ interview with BAFTA winner James Strong, director of Broadchurch, Doctor Who, Vigil, Fire Country, Mister Bates v the Post Office plus many more… youtu.be/L3p4Ybp_4vA

What does a documentary director do? As part of the Meet The Makers sessions at Bridport’s From Page to Screen Festival (for those wanting to get into the screen industry) I spoke to Hannah Berryman, director of the brilliant “Spacewoman”. youtu.be/S9df2y-OCNw?...

Take the day off, read an ebook. Death at the White Hart is currently on offer as a Deal of the Month on Kindle.

The only World Cup footage you need to see today. 📹: YouTube Rudy Janssens

Open day alert ⚠️ Ooo, oooo, oooooo And, may we add, oooooooooo! ⏬️⏬️⏬️⏬️

Stellan Skarsgård summing up the difference between social democracy & capitalism very succinctly.

Huge congratulations to Dame @malorieblackman.bsky.social & Dame Julia Donaldson! 👏 We're delighted to see these two former Waterstones #ChildrensLaureates recognised in the King's Birthday Honours - it's so richly deserved. They have both done so much to help children discover the joy of reading!

Counter protest against the far-right in Liverpool. Please share it. Even if you're not in Liverpool, you might have followers who are and help is gonna be needed

Screenwriter and author Chris Chibnall interviews James Bond composer David Arnold at this year's From Page to Screen film festival in Bridport www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvEJ...

The maestro at work. Gareth also did all our Doctor Whos and Seven Dials.

My full Meet The Makers interview with @davidarnold.bsky.social from Bridport’s Page to Screen festival. The composer of Sherlock, Good Omens, Casino Royale discusses the art, craft & processes of composing for film & TV. He’s funny, smart, revelatory & inspiring. https://youtu.be/DvEJV21_Hrw

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Absolutely crucial piece of research on misinformation in local news on Facebook, X and Nextdoor by @smfthinktank.bsky.social Full report is here (www.smf.co.uk/publications...) but these are some key findings:

As part of the Nibbies, I was interviewed about the books of my life for the Chapters podcast at the fabulous Bard Books by Hannah Macinnes. Full episode up now, in the usual audio and/or video places https://youtu.be/PLvLMXo7wn8?si=S5vo-2ZUj3u6QjBe

New aftershave in Lidl: gives you the precise aroma of a widowed policeman investigating the murder of his daughter, drawn into a wide-ranging political conspiracy involving nuclear weapons.

From the BBAs last night. Who alumni represent! @chrischibnall.bsky.social @jennycolgan.bsky.social !

About last week (2): director James Strong spoke on becoming a director, H is for Hawk director Philippa Lowthorpe introduced the film, The Crown producer Suzanne Mackie talked about being a producer, and @johnhiggs.bsky.social quizzed me on my Desert Island Scripts

About last week (1): From Page to Screen guests including David Arnold, Pillion designer Francesca Massariol, Spacewoman director Hannah Berryman and Bond screenwriters Neal Purvis & Robert Wade.

Are you ready to make your mark as a writer? ✨ The Young Writer Award is now open for entries! If you’re aged 16–25 and passionate about poetry, short stories, flash fiction, or novels, this is your chance to shine. Don’t forget to tick the age box when you submit your entry.

graffiti at Sandycove, Dublin. 'Your phone makes the real world less satisfactory. It's designed to do that.'

… today!

Here's an exclusive snippet from David Zucker, one of the writer-directors of Airplane! Join us at the screening to hear his full introduction, recorded specially for Bridport! Screening as part of From Page to Screen film festival Saturday 25th April, 5:00pm Bridport Arts Centre

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For anyone wanting to get in to film/TV, I’ve put together a series of lunchtime talks from Wednesday to Sunday next week on directing, design, composing, producing & locations with fantastic guests. Free for under 25s. Do share! Part of From Page to Screen festival. @bridportarts.bsky.social

The Umbrella Man and Other Stories is released in exactly 2 weeks. Here's a selection of endorsements so far. Featuring @almurray.bsky.social, @robinince.bsky.social, @chrischibnall.bsky.social, @knoxharrington.bsky.social, @coldwarpod.bsky.social, @gauthamrao.bsky.social, @quantick.bsky.social

The majestic Eggardon hillfort showing the southern ramparts with the diagonal strip of Eggardon Grit. In the distance is Lewesdon hillfort. King’s Lane runs from here to Powerstock. For a distance it runs along the outer rampart, which makes for skill in reversing! #HillfortsWednesday

From Page To Screen public booking opens tomorrow, Sat 14. Includes:- * Walter Murch recut of Touch of Evil! * Casino Royale with writers Purvis & Wade! * Airplane! & 2001 on the big screen! * James Strong, David Arnold, Suzanne Mackie Q&As & loads more Do share! https://www.bridport-arts.com/fpts/

Where do you write? At the kitchen table. In a café. On the train. Late at night when everyone else is asleep. However it happens, we’d love to read it. Entries for the Bridport Prize close 31 May 23:59pm UK time buff.ly/fMqXUEs #BridportPrize #AmWriting #WritersLife #WritingCommunity

A bit about the thinking behind some events at the upcoming From Page To Screen festival in Bridport. Filmmaker sessions, every lunchtime, for those wanting to get in to the industry. Free for under-25s. (Full Programme announced tonight!) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78xgzp5qqpo

Tune into BBC South Today (and hopefully BBC Spotlight, too) this evening to hear guest curator Chris Chibnall discussing this year's From Page to Screen - Bridport's Film Festival (22-26 April 2026). Our programme goes goes 'live' online tonight at 7.30pm.

We thought you might like to see the poster design for this year's From Page to Screen - Bridport's Film Festival. There are still a few tickets left for the free programme launch on Thu 12 Mar, hosted by our guest curator, Chris Chibnall https://www.bridport-arts.com/event/fpts-programme-launch/

I’m curating this year’s From Page To Screen film festival - April 22-26 in Bridport. @bridportarts.bsky.social Full programme announcement on Thursday, with some really special events. A little preview: https://www.marshwoodvale.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Chris-Chibnall-Mar-26.pdf

A stunner of an interview.

Bamboozled with delight - Death at the White Hart is shortlisted in the Crime & Thriller category at this year’s British Book Awards.

Death at the White Hart has been nominated for Best First Novel at the International Thriller Writers Awards taking place in New York in May, at ThrillerFest. 🤯🥳

February POV

January POV (it was a whirl)

I do not write much but there is not a day goes by that I do not think of you.

All three seasons of #Broadchurch are coming to Netflix UK from Tuesday 18 November.

Exactly how I felt being at the birth of our son.

I present the UK’s one and only TV show about books. We feature readers & writers from across Scotland, around the UK and all over the world. It’s commissioned by BBC Scotland & made by IWC. Public broadcasting is a shared space for sharing stories & building bridges. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC. This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting. iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...