Nick Walker
Nick is a Perrier nominated writer, producer, and director. He has written widely for radio, including 3 series of the cult sci-fi show The First King of Mars starring Peter Capaldi, and 5 series of the Nordic noir series Annika Stranded. He is the author of two critically acclaimed novels Blackbox and Helloland and is currently working on a new drama series for BBC1, and on a screenplay with Black Camel pictures.
CV
TV/FILM
Tortellini (2017) – Black Camel Pictures
Feature screenplay in development due for production in 2017
Annika Stranded (2017) – Black Camel Pictures/BBC Drama
In development.
Level 10 (2012) – CBBC/Shed Productions
Pilot and series developed
Top Ten Glasgow (2008) – BBC Scotland/ IWC
60-minute screenplay commission
RADIO
Annika Stranded Series 4 & 5 (2018) – Sweet Talk Productions / BBC Radio 4
Commission for 16 x 14 min episodes
Annika Stranded Series 1-3 (2016-13) – BBC Radio 4
Dir: Karen Rose. 10 Part Scandinavian thriller.
The Music Teacher (2013-10) – BBC Radio 4/Top Dog Productions
Director/co-writer.
The Indivisible (2012) – BBC Radio 4
Dir: Jeremy Osborne.
Revenge of the First King of Mars (2011) – Sweet Talk Productions.
Afternoon drama.
Lifecoach (2010) – BBC Radio 4
Afternoon drama starring Nicola Walker and Steve Tomkinson, dir: Karen Rose.
Arnold in a Purple Haze (2009) – BBC Radio 4/Sweet Talk
Afternoon drama
The Further Adventures of the First King of Mars(2008) – BBC Radio 4/Sweet Talk
Afternoon Drama series starring Peter Capaldi
The First King of Mars (2007) – BBC Radio 4/Sweet Talk
Afternoon drama
Messages from a Submariner (2007) – BBC Radio 4
Afternoon drama
This Reporter (2005) – BBC Radio 4/BBC Scotland
Afternoon drama
Propaganda Airline (2004) Afternoon Readings. BBC R4/Sweet Talk
Afternoon drama
A High Profile Case (2004) – BBC Radio 4/Sweet Talk
Afternoon drama
The Bigger Issues (2003-01) – BBC Radio 4
Writer/performer. Comedy dramas, 3 series.
Off The Page (2002) – BBC Radio 4
Afternoon drama
THEATRE
Romeo & Juliet: Mad Blood Stirring (2019)
China Plate Theatre – play commissioned
Sleeping Beauty (2018)
Belgrade Theatre, Coventry- play commissioned
What to Do When You Find a Dinosaur (2014)
Oxford Playhouse Commission. Dir Robin Colyer.
The Common (2014)
Rural touring piece about farmers commissioned by Beaford Arts.
Oh No It Isn’t, Vampomine, Private Dick Whittington, and The Good The Bad and The Ugly Sisters (2017 – 2014)
Alternative pantomimes commissioned by The Belgrade theatre.
A Journey Round My Skull (2013)
Kindle Theatre, Birmingham. UK tour.
Hoke’s Bluff (2012)
Action Hero production, touring.
British Council Showcase, Edinburgh 2013.
We’re Only Here Today (2012)
RSC/Bitesize/Pilot commission.
Macbeth (2012)
Adaptation for schools touring, Contender Charlie. Dir Paul Warwick.
Of All The People In All The World (2002-2012)
Stan’s Cafe, Internationally acclaimed theatre/installation piece.
Barricade (2011)
NoFit State, Cardiff. Large scale International circus touring show.
Odyssey (2010)
Opera. Orchestra of the Swan, Stratford Civic Hall premiere.
Dir: Steve Johnstone.
It’s Your Film (2010-2000)
Stan’s Cafe. Devised/co-written.
One Voice (2009)
Opera. Holocaust Memorial Day commission.
Good and True (2002)
Stan’s Cafe. Devised/co-written.
101 Dalmations (2000)
Dir. Debbie Isitt, Belgrade Theatre.
Fantastic Mr Fox (2001)
Dir. Kathy Leahy, Belgrade Theatre.
Simple Maths (1998)
Stan’s Cafe. Devised/co-written.
CD
Anotherlatenight (2002) – Groove Armada
Album featuring a spoken word story, Peepshowread by Patrick Moore. First of a four-album series.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Nick formed Talking Birds in 1992 (www.talkingbirds.co.uk) and grew it into a company which made theatre work for touring nationally and internationally, but was best known for large site specific works. It was revenue funded by the Arts Council for 15 years, most recently he secured for the company the prestigious National Portfolio Organisation status. He wrote, devised, or directed over 100 projects on a range of scales, with diverse collaborators and partners, and raised over a million pounds of subsidy from a range of trusts and grant giving organisations including Wellcome Trust, Baring Foundation, Heritage Lottery, Foundation for Sports and the Arts, and local authorities.
Nick has been a visiting lecturer in creative writing, or theatre devising, at a range of universities at both BA and MA level including: University of Warwick, Queens University Belfast, Coventry University, Lancaster University, and Birmingham City University. He has also been an invited reader, assessor, or course leader for many new writing organisations including: Arvon, Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts, The Cult, and Belgrade Theatre.