You're obviously not reading your Euroscript spam.
TV Writing Courses
I thought you just had to write 45 minutes worth of criminal dialogue interspersed with phrases like "you're a good copper" and "you slag!" then sent it to BBC writers room where it will be automatically given a commission.
Quote: Griff @ March 10 2011, 12:59 PM GMT*pays sean well-earned consultancy fee and starts working on Shut It, You Whore*
You got the deal for Prince Philip's guide to marriage you lucky dog you.
Uni of the Arts rings a bell as having evening and weekend stuff but can't remember if its specifically TV
Quote: sootyj @ March 10 2011, 1:01 PM GMTYou got the deal for Prince Philip's guide to marriage you lucky dog you.
*involuntary spasm of laughter* 
*spills coffee* 
Have you checked out the Arvon foundation Griff, and I don't know if Robert McKee is still doing his seminars but he has written a hefty tome based on it - too hefty probably. The Screenwriters Workshop might be worth a Google too.
Bloody hell Nigel Planer and Alexei Sayle are teaching on the comedy one!
Does anyone have a frail relative with money lying around their house?
Quote: Griff @ March 10 2011, 4:15 PM GMTI had checked out Arvon, Marc, cheers - they are looking like a strong contender.
Isn't Euroscript what Screenwriters Workshop turned into or is there another one?
And is Robert McKee's book about TV then? I thought it was a film book. Shows how much I know.
Its about both really Griff - story structure in the the main, never read it but I did hear him speak.
Euroscript was associated with the Workshop, maybe the Screenwriters WOrkshop is no more, a lot of people were in both camps I know that. SW probably went to pot when one of it's committee members sodded off to Norfolk. 
Isy Suttie is doing the one in October, good grief.
Dobby teaching comedy, how marvelous.
Griff, do you really need to attend a course to be able to write a comedy drama?
Surely you could save money by watching a bunch of comedy dramas and studying the format/structure.
Quote: Mikey Jackson @ March 10 2011, 8:56 PM GMTGriff, do you really need to attend a hospital to be have your appendix out?
Surely your missus could save money by watching a bunch of hospital dramas and studying the format/structure/squirting bodily fluids/ slicing up squishy bits.
Mikey can I have your red shirt if this doesn't work out.
I would looove to do an Arvon course. (If I was rich).
I would have thought City Lit would have had one, they do run some pretty random courses, you'd think they'd have a relatively normal one like TV drama writing. Maybe next year.
(Just looked. They do have Scriptwriting for Television. Presumably you saw that and decided against it?)
The Arvon probably has more exciting teachers too.
(No offence to the one or two City Lit teachers I know.)
Holy f**ksticks, Jimmy Mcf**kingGovern? No wonder that one's sold out.
Hi - have you looked at TAPS?
http://www.tapsnet.org/course.html
I've not been on one personally, but they're supposed to be good and seem to have helped a fair few folk on their way. You've just missed a 60 minute drama course, but they come round reasonably regularly - lots of different options, depending what you want to do. Usually their courses are competitive - in that lots of folk want to do them, and you have to apply and submit work to get accepted - but that should mean really good quality people on the course. Not sure who teaches them, but there will be lots more info on the site I'm sure. NFTS are also supposed to be great (surprise surprise)- and they run summer courses, that are usually about a week long.
Oh what a nightmare. They still seem to have a website, bizarrely. The BBC used to run courses at Elstree but they were really overpriced and a bit rubbish (at least the ones I did were) Hope yours goes well. And that Skillset will pay again!