Barunka O'Shaughnessy
- Actor, writer, script editor and executive producer
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Rhiannon Shaw wins David Nobbs Memorial Trust 2022 competition
Rhiannon Shaw has won the David Nobbs Memorial Trust 2022 writing competition, with Charlie Dinkin and Benjamin Sutton runners-up.
British Comedy Guide, 17th August 2022David Nobbs Memorial Trust announces judges for New Comedy Writing Competition final round
Lucy Lumsden is returning as a judge for the scripts that make it to the final. This year Lucy is joined by Katy Wix and Barunka O'Shaughnessy.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th May 2022Royal Television Society announces 2022 award nominations
The Royal Television Society has announced the nominees for its annual Programme Awards, with comedies including We Are Lady Parts, Bloods, Motherland and Alma's Not Normal all up for prizes.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd March 2022Timewasters: definitely not a waste of time
The British comedy about jazz musicians who're transported to the 1920s makes its America debut on IMDb TV.
Cheryl Eddy, Gizmodo, 15th June 2021Motherland series three review
Sharon Horgan's angry baby is as biting as ever when skewering narcissistic middle-class mums. But it could make its white characters squirm a bit more.
Chitra Ramaswamy, The Guardian, 24th May 2021Motherland to be re-made in America
A project is underway to re-make BBC sitcom Motherland for American audiences.
British Comedy Guide, 25th March 2021Motherland Christmas special review
The slapstick carnage in this one-off episode - there's a broken nose, a toppled tree and an explosion of flour - is not as funny as the more low-key moments.
Alexandra Pollard, The Independent, 23rd December 2020TV review: Motherland, BBC2
It was announced just before this second series started that there would be a third series of Motherland. It's be interesting to see how it evolves as there are a few changes in the opening episode of the second run.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 8th October 2019Motherland series 2 preview
It's a welcome return for Motherland, the comedy that does for parenthood what The Thick Of It did for politics - revealing in ugly detail the stresses and panic behind every hastily improvised decision made by the tired and harassed.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 7th October 2019Motherland, series 2, review
This astute, spiky sitcom conjures stress so vivid that it's difficult to watch.
Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 7th October 2019