Writers’ Group: 4Stories and On the Edge, in conversation with Ben Bickerton, Executive Producer

For this month’s writers’ group, host Christina Pickworth will be in conversation with Ben Bickerton, executive producer of the award-winning anthology On the Edge, written and directed by new talent.

In this session Ben Bickerton from BlackLight will be talking about 4Stories, Channel 4’s new talent initiative which offers six first time writers and directors the opportunity to work with experienced producers at BlackLight television to create the On the Edge anthology. This year, series two of On the Edge took home Best Emerging Talent at BAFTA Cymru and Best New Writer at the Edinburgh TV awards.

Ben will be speaking about how things have worked for the previous rounds of the initiative, including submissions, selection, and how the process works from script to screen. Members are encouraged to watch the latest series (available now on All4) in advance of the session. This will be an invaluable insight into the…