Last Call: What's the best and worst writing advice Joe Barton's ever received?

Dec 12, 2025
15 mins

Episode Description

BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Joe Barton, creator of Black Doves, The Lazarus Project and the upcoming Amadeus (among so many others) is back with us to answer the all-important Last Call.


So what's the best and worst writing advice he's ever received? What's the first story he ever wrote? And why does he love Love Actually so much?


And if you didn't catch our even fuller chat with Joe, all about his emerging journey, from when and how he signed with his agent, to how he found success writing movies like The Ritual and shows like Giri-Haji, listen back! It's genuinely a great chat.


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