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Tim Dawson (born 1988) is a British screenwriter , best known for his work on a number of television comedies .
Education
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He was educated at Abingdon School from 1999 to 2006.[2] During his time at school, he was the comedy actor in school productions of Here to Entertain You and The Comedians . He also wrote, produced and directed Bang Goes Douglas Smith .[3]
Career
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Dawson began his career in 2007 when his original sitcom , Coming of Age , was piloted by BBC Three .[4] The show ran for three series[5] [6] [7] to mixed reviews.[8]
He also wrote on Series 7 and 8 of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps .[9] Dawson was identified as a "Broadcast Hot Shot" in a 2008 edition of the industry magazine Broadcast .[10]
The British Comedy Guide website states that, in 2016, Dawson and Two Pints creator Susan Nickson were working on a new Carry On film.[11] [importance? ]
In 2018, Dawson contributed an episode to Lady Christina , a series of audio dramas spun-off from Doctor Who and made by Big Finish Productions .[12]
Dawson stood as a Conservative council candidate for the ward of Hulme in the 2018 Manchester City Council elections . He received 182 votes and came 6th in the election.[13]
In 2019, The Guardian reported that Dawson, a keen supporter of Brexit , was acting as the public face of the pro-Brexit organisation Britain's Future.[14] The organisation was the biggest single UK political advertiser on Facebook , spending £422,000 campaigning for a hard Brexit.[15] The money was allegedly spent buying "dark ads" targeting anti-Brexit politicians.[16] [better source needed ] Dawson has declined to answer questions about who funded his campaign.[17]
Not for Turning , a radio drama by Dawson, was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2020.[18]
Dawson has written articles for The Daily Telegraph ,[19] The Spectator ,[20] The Critic ,[21] Spiked ,[22] and the British Comedy Guide .[23]
See also
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References
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^ "Tim Dawson" (PDF) . Abingdon School . Retrieved 21 August 2023 .
^ "Drama" (PDF) . The Abingdonian.
^ "Coming of Age" . BBC Three . Retrieved 28 August 2008 .
^ Sabbagh, Dan (8 February 2008). "BBC Three pins relaunch hopes on integration of TV and web" . The Times . London. Retrieved 28 August 2008 . (subscription required)
^ "Coming Of Age is recommissioned for BBC Three" (Press release). BBC. 4 December 2008.
^ "Coming of Age, Series 3" . comedy.co.uk . 27 November 2011.
^ "Last night's TV review: Dawn Porter: Free Lover, Channel 4 - Coming Of Age, BBC3" . 29 January 2010. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2022 .
^ "Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Series 8, Comic Relief Special: When Janet Met Michelle" . BBC Three . 13 April 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2012 .
^ "Tim Dawson, 20, writer" . Broadcast . 22 August 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2012 .(subscription required)
^ "British Comedy Guide - Carry On Doctors" . www.comedy.co.uk . Retrieved 28 December 2020 .
^ "1. Lady Christina - The Worlds of Doctor Who - Special Releases - Big Finish" . www.bigfinish.com . Retrieved 21 August 2019 .
^ "Election results - Local elections 2018 | Manchester City Council" . www.manchester.gov.uk . Retrieved 19 December 2022 .
^ "Obscure no-deal Brexit group is UK's biggest political spender on Facebook" . The Guardian . 9 March 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022 .
^ " 'Grassroots' Facebook Brexit ads secretly run by staff of Lynton Crosby firm" . The Guardian . 3 April 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022 .
^ Daly, Patrick (8 February 2019). "Two Pints of Lager scriptwriter targeting Bristol MP on Facebook" . BristolLive . Retrieved 19 December 2022 .
^ " 'Grassroots' Facebook Brexit ads secretly run by staff of Lynton Crosby firm" . The Guardian . 3 April 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2022 .
^ "BBC Radio 4 - Drama - Not For Turning" . www.bbc.co.uk . Retrieved 28 December 2020 .
^ Dawson, Tim (8 July 2018). "Artists and writers should champion freedom of thought" . The Telegraph . London.
^ "Author: Tim Dawson" . Spectator Life . Retrieved 21 August 2019 .
^ "Author: Tim Dawson" . www.thecritic.co.uk . Retrieved 19 May 2022 .
^ "Tim Dawson, Author at spiked" . www.spiked-online.com . Retrieved 21 August 2019 .
^ "Tim Dawson, Press" . British Comedy Guide . Retrieved 2 March 2021 .
External links
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tim_Dawson&oldid=1212785109 "
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