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Darren Rapier

@rapiersword.bsky.social
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Award winning writer and filmmaker Script consultant Twitter exile, bobbing about between platforms

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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A film I acted in a few years back directed by the fabulous Bruce Webb is now on Prime www.primevideo.com/detail/0RJNY...
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Watch The Be All And End All online – Prime Video
At fifteen, Robbie has only one thing on his mind - losing his virginity. The problem is that he's in hospital with a fatal heart condition. And who has to overcome the odds and help him fulfill his f...
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
That’s a wrap! Now, on to post!!
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Penultimate day in the studio
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A few more moments from our feature film shoot #fracturedstatefilm
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Camera test ahead of our first day of principal photography on Monday. #fracturedstatefilm
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Off to that London to talk to two actors for my next film and meet up with the cast and crew from the last one (Jazz Bhalla’s Never had a Chance), screening in Leicester Square tonight
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/au...
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Never Had a Chance review – a slice of gritty British Asian life with a side of drug dealing and addiction
Two likely lads in their 20s deal with problematic lives that dramatically intersect in this persuasive London drama
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Great time doing this interview about our new audio series with Philippa Lacey Brewell of British History Podcasts www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJT3...
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Dick Turpin - the REAL man who became a myth. More nasty bastard than hero of the poor!
YouTube video by British History
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Volume 1 of our audio period action drama TURPIN: ESSEX PISTOLS is out now on the Big Finish website and app.
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The first five episodes of our period action drama audio series TURPIN is available now. youtu.be/_tduD5f_ndI
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Turpin: Essex Pistols
YouTube video by bigfinishprod
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
www.radiotimes.com/audio/easten...
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EastEnders icon reveals new Dick Turpin drama with Young Sherlock rising star is "grittier retelling"
From the Square to 18th Century Essex.
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Second day at UK Games Expo
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Happy to announce my latest project - my debut feature as writer/director, shooting in autumn this year #cannes2026
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Cannes offerings this year #cannes2026
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Looking forward to #cannes2026 short trip this year (12-16) but if you’re about and want to meet up let me know.
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Great to see Never had a Chance on the big screen again. Directed by Jazz Bhalla (written by me) it will be officially released next month.
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
www.tonguesonfire.com/whats-on/nev... The film I wrote for Jazz Ballah is on at the UK Asian Film Festival next Tuesday. Do pop along!
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Never Had A Chance
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
#Filmmaking isn’t about spinning plates. It’s about juggling the whole kitchen.
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Very excited about our period action audio drama with Big Finish Productions having just listened to the final edit on eps 1-5 in the collection with co-writer Mat Braddy Great performances by Donal Finn, Brian Bovell & Ian Conningham to mention a few. Can’t wait to be able to share release details.
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Joe Scaramanga @joescaramanga.co.uk · 29/03/2026
Every political cartoonist in the world is currently bashing their desks in frustration.
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
www.radiotimes.com/audio/donal-...
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The Wheel of Time and Young Sherlock favourite confirms new role in "gritty, visceral and darkly funny" take on historical icon
The new audio drama is “a bold, unexpected re-telling of Dick Turpin unlike anything you’ve heard before", producer Lizzie Worsdell teased.
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
At Airecon with Exekias Games Ltd. Escape from Pompeii now avaible to buy, Journey from Troy Odysseus test playing
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Great screening at Ham Yard Hotel on Monday
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
If anyone‘a heading to the Northampton Film Festival check out the film I wrote for Jazz Ballah, set in the Hounslow Punjabi community northamptonfilmfestival.eventive.org/films/never-...
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Northampton Film Festival 2026 and The Creative Place
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Great afternoon at Curzon Soho seeing John Langridge’s film Charlie Shaw’s Revenge with these dudes.
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Week 1 of my evening screenwriting course
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
First of 3 writing lectures I’m delivering for Royal Central School of Speech and Drama at Senate House
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Hey people, I’m running an 8 week screenwriting course at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, if anyone’s up for it: www.cssd.ac.uk/short-course...
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Screenwriting: An Introduction | The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Meeting once a week for eight intensive lessons this screenwriting course is an exciting opportunity to work with an established writer to explore the fundamentals of writing for film and television.
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is the saddest day of my professional life.
Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage.
I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys.
I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show,
A show that I named and helped develop over all those years.
Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry.
These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenterIn a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices.
Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'.
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I chose the latter.
It broke my heart.
I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make.
I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer.
I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence.
One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career.I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more.
I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost".
James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice.
Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences.
I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness.
Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire.
I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal.
I am so sorry to let you down.
I hope that you can understand my reasoning.
I have to accept that I am not what the current
BBC expects of their freelance presenters.Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not
"just a job"
I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world.
From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too.
The strawberry is dead.
Long live the strawberry. B
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Great week in the studio so far
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Our home this week #audiodrama
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Early start. Exciting day. More soon.
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Loving that moment when you send off a first draft of a screenplay knowing it’s perfect in every way and definitely won’t have any notes. Before anyone has opened the email or you’ve started to think ‘maybe if…’
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
How can Trump sue ‘the BBC’ over a programme made by October Films? The (Thatcher inspired) idea of independent companies making programmes ‘for the BBC’ surely means any lawsuit should be against them? If not does it therefore mean platforms such as X are also liable for their content?
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
First review for the film I wrote for Jazz Ballah whatmovie.co.uk/never-had-a-...
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NEVER HAD A CHANCE – What Movie
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Our film won ‘Best UK Feature’ at London Independent Film Festival Well done to all involved, especially Jazz and Hardeep for the tons of hard work put in to getting this across the line. Loved writing this one for Jazz Ballah (pictured here with lead Amar Chaggar) and look forward to the next!
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
#LondonFilmFestival and #LondonIndependentFiomFestival showing two films (one short one feature) I wrote, this weekend.
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
My short #sealedwithakissfilm is on at the BFI as part of @recdek @londonfilmfestival event this week
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Back teaching at Rose Bruford drama school
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
The feature film I wrote for Jazz Ballah, screening at London Independent Film Festival on the 11th October: www.genesiscinema.co.uk/event/101941
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Events | Genesis Cinema
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
The film I wrote for Jazz Ballah is on at the London Independent Film Festival if you happen to be popping along www.instagram.com/p/DOoilZQjHF...
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Catching the last of the rays, working from the hammock before it retires for the winter. #lovefreelance
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
If you’re fed up with BBC News platforming right wing propoganda here’s the link to complaints. www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...
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Complaints | Contact the BBC
These pages have information about how to complain to the BBC, with links to the BBC’s Complaints Framework, the BBC’s regulator Ofcom and regular reports about complaints. If you would like to unders...
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Cheeky alfresco breakfast in nightingale square #london
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Great day visiting Mo-Sys Labs with Brian Bovell yesterday, looking at their VP #UnrealEngine equipment for a new project
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Excellent three days at the #londonscreenings last week, where the film I wrote for @bhalla_jazz @neverhadachancefilm was screening. Fab to see fellow Bruford alumni @thatjosephmillson film was there too! @signsoflifefilm1
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Last few days of the Kickstarter for Exekias Games Escape from Pompeii. Support or purchase this great game for you or for a state school. #classics #boardgames Check out their Instagram (@exekiasgamesltd) for more info! www.kickstarter.com/projects/exe...
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
If you’re at #thelondonscreenings today, look out for our film #neverhadachance
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
‘No Time to Park’ - the new Amazon #Bond franchise begins
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Darren Rapier @rapiersword.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
10 part audio drama co-written with Mat Braddy script locked! Now onto scheduling and casting, with a long wait for our recording date in December. I do miss a massive stack of paper!
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