On Sunday 8th May I will be taking part in The Capitol - the Doctor Who Appreciation Society's 40th Anniversary celebrations at the Arora Hotel, Gatwick. A panel discussion of The Greatest Show in the Galaxy is planned.
The double CD of the Gottingen performances of Usher and Le Diable will appear with PAN CLASSICS on 16 May.
The Advanced Radio Drama Course I'm taking for New Writing South got off to a very promising start this month with a very keen and talented group of writers. Looking forward to working with them and the distinguished radio producer Martin Jenkins over the next eight weeks.
Rob Orledge's reconstruction of Debussy's one act opera based on Poe's The Devil in the Belfry with a libretto by me was performed in concert in Gottingen in December 2013. The recording is now scheduled for release by leading German record company Note 1 later this year.
Deal done on my dramatisation of Graham Greene's Monsignor Quixote to be recorded in April directed by Marc Beeby.
My dramatisation of Vanity Fair directed by Claire Grove and Marc Beeby is back on Radio 4 Extra for the Christmas season.
FINLANDIA is Drama of the Week on the Radio Drama Newsletter email with a podcast available.
"Knowing very little about the Finnish composer, Jean Sibelius, I was intrigued by Stephen Wyatt's drama - and what a beautifully crafted story it is. It's 1945 and the octogenarian Sibelius (played with great crotchety verve by Tim Pigott-Smith) is harangued about the delivery of the Eighth Symphon...
As part of BBC Radio 3's Northern Lights season, award-winning writer, Stephen Wyatt, has woven the psyche of Jean Sibelius, his music and a Finnish epic into a compelling drama.
See website.
FINLANDIA by Stephen Wyatt with Tim Pigott-Smith as Sibelius. Directed by Tracey Neale. Sunday 6th December 9 pm BBC Radio Three (available then on iPlayer for 30 days.
The script of my comedy TOLD LOOK YOUNGER is now available for sale on Amazon.
Working with Kinny on polishing the script for the latest Krazy Kat show THE SINGING RINGING TREE which goes into rehearsals next week. Details on the Krazy Kat website.
Bloomsbury have announced the publication in November of Writing for TV and Radio: A Writers' and Artists' Companion.
It's written by the formidably experienced team of Sue Teddern and Nick Warburton. It also includes short contributions by a number of writers including my own thoughts on the p...
Early next year I will be teaching my course in advanced radio drama for New Writing South in collaboration with the distinguished radio producer Martin Jenkins.
Details of the course and how to book are on the NWS website and in their latest brochure out very soon.