Reposted by Paul Howard HuntJoel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 19/07/2026The company that the Writers’ Guild uses to calculate pension contributions from mainstream broadcasting doesn’t have Writer on its drop downs. 1323
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntDan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Dang they really got a category for everything 203285735476
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntGemma Arrowsmith @mmaarrow.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Writers! If you’re currently working up pitches & scripts for children’s television, remember to dream big! That commission will happen if you just work hard enough. I think this story can inspire us all. 💫 0205
Paul Howard Hunt @saulhuntman.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Let's get one thing straight during this week's British heat wave. The word 'humid' doesn't cut it. I know that this is just stating the definition of 'humid', but I feel that 'wet heat' is a much more accurate sounding term, even if on paper they are the same. 000
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntJon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 21/06/2026tired of the "#1 dad" nonsense. if you're a dad, stop treating it like a joke and post your actual national dad ranking. i'm # 492,018, which is actually really high up there, but more importantly it lets me enter ranked dad lobbies where i can get matched up for fistfights with dads of my caliber 241156912870
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntGemma Arrowsmith @mmaarrow.bsky.social · 10/06/202613 writers brand new to television, writing 1 episode each, overseen by an experienced head writer and script editor. They can have experience in theatre, radio, short films and/or social media but it will be their first broadcast TV credit. Let’s onboard some new talent! (Risky but exciting!) 35410
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntStevie Kilner @1steviekilner.bsky.social · 06/06/2026If anyone would like to see a photo of a cat that appears to be running very low on toner, then this is your lucky day. #Caturday 1187443850
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntNick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 03/06/2026No it hasn't. You have. And you could choose to just...not do that. 0524
Paul Howard Hunt @saulhuntman.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Worth a shot at this point? Don't mind me, just having one of my regular writing-related existential crises. 000
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntMollie Goodfellow @hansmollman.bsky.social · 28/05/2026We really need to fully bed in the idea that the default position of someone wearing the Meta camera glasses is that they are a pervert 351135217
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntGemma Arrowsmith @mmaarrow.bsky.social · 20/05/2026I’d love to get a project made for TV so it could reach a big audience. But now to get a project made for TV you need to already have big audience.🙃 0193
Paul Howard Hunt @saulhuntman.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grub. 010
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntAngri Bundel @anibundel.com · 11/05/2026We lost Douglas Adams 25 years ago today. This has made a lot of people very sad and has been widely regarded as a bad move. 136110432907
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 01/05/2026📌 ICYMI — ‘I Set Up a Fake Far-Right News Channel to Interview Reform UK Candidates and This Is What They Told Me’ The Reform hopefuls were quick to condemn scandals supposedly overseen by Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat councils, without realising they were actually condemning the…bylinetimes.com‘I Set Up a Fake Far-Right News Channel to Interview Reform UK Candidates and This Is What…The Reform hopefuls were quick to condemn scandals supposedly overseen by Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat councils, without realising they were actually condemning the actions of their own party 9205106
Paul Howard Hunt @saulhuntman.bsky.social · 30/04/2026I don't want a story curated to me. I'd just watch This Life and ER on a loop if that happened. We need to be exposed to things that challenge us, that we may not like at first, that don't pander to us. 010
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntSophie Petzal @sonicscrewup.bsky.social · 25/04/2026And when a woman would never be in the convo for a show about a story deeply personal to us, you get a snapshot of what’s going on in TV at a much grander scale. Look at the greenlights from 2024-2026 in the UK and a picture emerges. Some of us jokingly (kinda) refer to the phenomena as the 6Js. 1146
Paul Howard Hunt @saulhuntman.bsky.social · 30/04/2026I saw the headline about Believe Me, ITV's new drama, "Violence against women is at ‘breaking point’, says writer of John Worboys drama", clicked through, and was disappointed to see this had been written by (a very good) male writer, AND he's doing another one about violence against women. 000
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntFourfoot @fourfoot.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Ah the top 1% of vaginas. The quim de la quim. 5048795
Paul Howard Hunt @saulhuntman.bsky.social · 30/04/2026I accidentally snapped a widescreen establishing shot for my North Wales-based crime drama (about historical, unethical research at a long-stay hospital for people with a learning disability), that no one has optioned or commissioned yet, from my hotel window in Llanwrst. 020
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntGemma Arrowsmith @mmaarrow.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Can we update the Hero’s Journey so instead of receiving a call to adventure which they refuse, instead they’re desperately trying to kickstart adventure but just receive infinite out-of-office replies. 3152
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntMe and a small nugget of love. 🇸🇪♥️🇺🇦 @mnotme.bsky.social · 19/04/2026The human circulatory system, before and after proper cable management. 294200453911
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntTom Crowley @atomcrowley.bsky.social · 15/04/2026In the last 10 years, the licence fee has only gone up by £34.50/year. In the same time, for the same deal (HD, no ads), Netflix has gone up by almost double that, £67.08/year. And that’s just for Netflix, not the ENTIRE BBC. 44825
Paul Howard Hunt @saulhuntman.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Can I go to the timeline where cybersecurity pros are being spammed with writing opportunities because screenwriting is considered a business-critical skill, and so many programs and films are being made, I'm already working full-time, and Gav from IT is being asked to re-train in the creative arts? 010
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntDavid F. Sandberg @ponysmasher.social · 14/04/2026I misread the headline as one movie and got very excited for a moment… 361134592358
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntThe Onion @theonion.com · 13/04/2026Trump Escalates Feud With Unclear Adversary By Posting AI Video Of Self Fucking Basketball theonion.com/trump-escalates-feud-w… 331831209
Paul Howard Hunt @saulhuntman.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Sertraline Dreams I was in Cardiff trying to find lunch but there was nothing I fancied. 000
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/04/2026The shared excitement over NASA’s recent mission compared to the general indifference to SpaceX missions speaks to the power of something seen as the product of communal human effort rather than just the ego and avarice of one obnoxious dork. 497178143657
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntSpooky Scaryshire @chrissyd-comedy.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Taskmaster continues to be made of pure joy ❤️❤️❤️ 1233
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntAlexander Fox @alexanderfox1.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Oh, sharks are prepared for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax as sole traders, are they? Grow up. 0223
Paul Howard Hunt @saulhuntman.bsky.social · 10/04/2026This was good. From a writing perspective I want to know how long the discussion was about shrinking the wife in the first ten minutes, or at the end of episode one. I get this kind of note all the time. 000
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntMhairi McFarlane @mhairim.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Writing a detective who’s mediocre at his job but has solid mental health and achieved a good work-life balance 2122616
Paul Howard Hunt @saulhuntman.bsky.social · 06/03/2026It is impossible to overstate how great This Life is. I watch it regularly and you should too if you were either too young to have seen it, or missed it first time round. Remarkably grounded, (Sorry, Industry, the comps with This Life were wide of the mark). 1/2 100
Paul Howard Hunt @saulhuntman.bsky.social · 05/03/2026I've written a pilot called 'Dunraven' about life at a fictional Welsh long-stay hospital for people with a learning disability, set in the 60s/70s. I've been running/managing/delivering learning disability heritage projects for almost twelve years. 1/4peoplescollection.walesHidden Now HeardThe Hidden Now Heard project was a three year oral history project funded by Heritage Lottery Wales and ran between 2014-2017 The first pan-Wales project of its kind captured a hidden and often painfu... 120
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntGemma Arrowsmith @mmaarrow.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Can I play one of the arresting officers in the inevitable dramatisation by Sarah Phelps? I have experience 👇 0255
Paul Howard Hunt @saulhuntman.bsky.social · 14/02/2026A covers band that only covers the bridge of classic rock songs. 000
Paul Howard Hunt @saulhuntman.bsky.social · 14/02/2026@curzon.soho ceiling, reminding me a little of the opening shot of Dawn of the Dead (1979), if you ignore the lights. Back after two days in a room with a whiteboard and some lovely people chiseling our film's story. The hand in picture 2 is not for scale, but to hide the contents of Act 2a. 000
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntJohn Rain🥇 @johnrain.co.uk · 13/02/2026*gestures to the BBC to come closer* Hey lads. Come here. Just watching Small Prophets. You know, that thoughtful, sweet comedy you've given someone time and money to make. How about you invest in more people that have nice ideas and maybe nurture a new generation of voices? Just an idea, like. 816526
Paul Howard Hunt @saulhuntman.bsky.social · 05/02/2026I only have one note about S4E4 of #industry. There is no way the British police would turn up for a noise complaint. The neighbour would have been told to complete a noise diary over the course of two weeks whilst Rishi and your man from Stranger Things coked out on the couch to Greatest Hits 80s. 000
Paul Howard Hunt @saulhuntman.bsky.social · 24/01/2026"Hey, is that a shining city on a hill?" *Takes a closer look* "No, just a turd rolled in glitter". 000
Paul Howard Hunt @saulhuntman.bsky.social · 21/01/2026A man with Down's Syndrome teams up with his old headmaster and they solve petty crimes in a Welsh town called City using what they know from their favourite cosy crime show, 'Death Becomes Fir' (which is about an arborist who solves murder in their spare time). Why yes, producers, you can read it. 011
Paul Howard Hunt @saulhuntman.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comRobert Jenrick: from remainer to rightwinger with ruthless reputationDefection of former Tory minister to Reform is another twist in ambitious politician’s career 010
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntKevin Schofield @kevinschofied.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform. 24747792162
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntWardy™ @tdward.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Ah ha, yes, perhaps, BUT, I asked ten people aged 78-96 who live in incredibly rural hamlets who do nothing but read the Daily Mail and THEY say it's a violent lawless place with no-go Sharia zones. So it's hard to know which is accurate isn't it? 57216
Reposted by Paul Howard HuntThe Onion @theonion.com · 08/01/2026DHS Warns Any Action By Americans Will Be Treated As Domestic Terrorism theonion.com/dhs-warns-any-action-b… 14144831172