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@mirandawriter
I write comedy, drama & musicals for TV/ theatre, including Face It, Fly Eddie Fly, Mixmups, Wonderblocks, Playtime Towers, Rafi the Wishing Wizard, The Now Show, The News Quiz. BAFTA Connect. https://fillinghamweston.com/clients/name/miranda-walker-1/
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Nine book covers - Wild and Wacky Animals, The Tortoise and the Birds, The Secret Garden, Emergency, Wishing Fish Clock, Squishy Squashy Monsters, The Glitterlings Activity Book, a translation of The Secret Garden, and Diggers.
Front cover of Omarโs Book of Dragons, with an illustration of a friendly looking bright red dragon in the forest with a little boy.
HAPPY WORLD BOOK DAY! ๐ Love that kids are celebrating books today. Some of mineโฆ Dragons is the latest addition ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐
We're proud to support @togetheralliance.bsky.social + we're marching in London on 28 March to show that love is greater than hate, unity is stronger than division + hope is more powerful than fear
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At this year's Jennie Lee Lecture, @nationaltheatre.org.uk Artistic Director Indhu Rubasingham highlighted the crisis in new writing for theatre and the need for a renewed national commitment to back creative risk, something WGGB supports
Our response in full:
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Absolutely loved writing on magical, funny, super cute RAFI THE WISHING WIZARD. On Cbeebies and BBC iPlayer fromโฆ TODAY! ๐ชโจ๐ m.youtube.com/watch?v=v1gH...
Creator Tom Cousins on the mic, giving a speech to a crowd of people who worked on the show. Behind him, a screen reads โRafi the Wishing Wizard.โ
A glass of white wine on a table, with a lamp that has a cutout Rafi the Wishing Wizard logo leaning against it.
A black and white chequered dance floor. A DJ is at the decks, and โRafi the Wishing Wizardโ is displayed on a screen.
Rafi the Wishing Wizard very much wrapped this weekend! ๐
A colourful animation still of 7 year old Rafi on the left, with her two dads, Jake and Dash,and their cat, Deborah. On the right are her friends, Ruby and Finn. In the background thereโs the huge pink bakery, where Rafi and her family live and work. Text reads, โNew show Rafi the Wishing Wizard, February 2026. Fabulous show for CBeebies with episodes by @mirandawriter Watch on BBCiPlayer.โ
Itโs been a long wait, but RAFI launches this month! Loved writing on this show.๐
Feedback opportunity for UK writers, opening in March (get that script ready now!)
Pic of Sky listings on a TV screen. A film listing is highlighted in yellow. Its title is โMirandaโs Victim.โ
Oh! Look whatโs on!
I wonder who it will beโฆ
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Northern lights? Captivated by these dancing lights above Cheltenham on New Yearโs Eveโฆ Maybe I finally glimpsed the northern lights. Maybe Iโm deluded?! ๐คทโโ๏ธ Either way, they were beautiful.
Snoopy sitting on the roof of his doghouse, smiling big with fireworks shooting upwards in the night sky behind him.
Snoopy sitting on the roof of his doghouse, smiling big with fireworks bursting in the night sky behind him.
Happy New Year! x
Chocolate sprocker dog with a red gift bow on his head bursting through red wrapping paper with โHo ho Ho!โ printed on it in white. Cuteness overload!
Merry Christmas from me and Buddy!
Chocolate sprocker dog pictured very close to the Christmas tree, looking busted! The bottom branch pictured by him is naked!
โI am guarding the tree for you. I do not know why that branch is bare, or why thereโs a bauble in my bedโฆ Youโre welcome.โ
Text reads: Penguin Books. Do you have an idea for a Children's book? Apply now... Write Now http://penguin.co.uk/writenow Deadline 7th Jan
Great competition for under represented new writers who havenโt had a book published and donโt have an agentโฆ
A clapperboard ornament on a Christmas tree.
A television ornament on a Christmas tree. The screen reads โStNicksFlicksโ and Christmas Flix.โ
Anyone else hanging their career hopes on the Christmas tree, or is that just me?! ๐ค m.youtube.com/watch?v=DQDM...
Happy World Book Day! Hereโs my new one, Omarโs Book of Dragons, illustrated by fabulous Lisa Hunt, published by Oxford University Press. #WorldBookDay #WorldBookDay2025
A tree that has two circles that look similar to eyes where branches have been removed. Around them, crevices in the bark seem to create the outline of an owlโs face!
A close up on the part of a tree that has two circles that look similar to eyes where branches have been removed. Around them, crevices in the bark seem to create the outline of an owlโs face!
Just noticed that since the tree outside our house has had branches removed, IT TOTALLY HAS AN OWL FACE! I can see it from our living room window and COULD NOT BE MORE DELIGHTED!! ๐๐
Four images in a gridโฆ 1. The Mixmups posing together again a background of trees and fields. An arch shaped banner above their heads reads โMIXMUPS.โ 2. Character Bella is brightly dressed in a yellow top with a purple star. Her blue hair is in bunches and sheโs giving the thumbs up. Set against a bright orange background at Playtime Towers. 3, Colourful characters from the Blocks universe against a pale blue background. 4. Rafi and her two dads flying on magic loaves of bread! Their cat is along for the ride too. In the background thereโs a yellow Manchester tram.
My 2024 has been all about kidsโ TV and developing new comedy, and Iโve absolutely loved it! Feeling gratefulโจ
An image of a toddler on Santaโs lap. Santaโs speech bubble: What would you like for Christmas? Toddler: A unicorn! Then, same image. Santa: Be realistic. Toddler: A job in a writers room. Lastly, same image. Santa: What colour unicorn?
To anyone looking to break into screenwritingโฆ I bet every writer working on a show can think back to when they started out and relate to this! Maybe they still feel the same between gigs too. So keep chasing more than a unicornโฆ it may be the year that Santa comes through for you โจ #screenwriting
The Mixmups wearing Santa hats and posing for the camera together in a winter wonderland scene. Thereโs snow on the ground and a snowy mountain and Christmas trees behind them.
I co-wrote the Christmas episode of Mixmups, going out on Christmas Eveโฆ โจ๐๐๐
This is not a drill: submissions for the Edinburgh Fringe 2025 are officially OPEN!
Weโre looking to programme a wide range of comedy, theatre, family shows, cabaret and more across three sites.
Find out more: www.pleasance.co.uk/artists
Phone conversation I just had:
Me: A light on the dashboard of my car has come on.
Nick: What does it look like?
Me: A little submarine.
Nick: *sighs*
DJ Dom Cotter in the studio at BBC Radio Gloucestershire. Taken from behind the guest microphone.
Lovely to join Dom Cotter in the BBC Radio Gloucestershire studio, to chat comedy writing and Christmas specials.
Sunrise over Manchester - a city scape photo from hotel window.
Manchester has a lovely way of saying good morning! Writersโ Room, Day 2, BBC Kids and Families ๐
Hi Hannah, please can you add me too? Fab starter pack. Thanks so much!
Mixmups characters Giggle, Spin and Pockets peeping out from the right side of the picture. On the left, their colourful helter skelter home and the Mixmups logo, in which a wooden spoon is used for the letter โIโ.
I wrote the episode of gorgeous Mixmups going out on C5โs Milkshake tomorrow, 7.55am. The Mixmups mix up a baby adventure! โจ
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Chocolate sprocker dog sitting in a red chair at a glass table, with a serious look on his face!
When youโre a bit late for work and your writing partnerโs waiting for youโฆ ๐ ๐ฌ
Thereโs a starter pack of BAFTA Connect members on my feed Gina - might help!
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