#102: Jack Thorne, playwright and screenwriter

<p>Rachel and Simon speak with&nbsp;Jack Thorne,&nbsp;a writer of film, television and theatre. Jack has won five BAFTAs for his television work;&nbsp;his latest credits include "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Treasure_(British_TV_series)">National Treasure</a>", "The Virtues"&nbsp;and the BBC’s adaptation of Philip Pullman’s "His Dark Materials". In film, his credits include "Wonder", "The Aeronauts"&nbsp;and "<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7846844/">Enola Holmes</a>". In theatre, his play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"&nbsp;won multiple Olivier Awards including Best New Play and multiple Tony awards including Best Play. We spoke with Jack about his early plays, breaking into screenwriting with "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skins_(British_TV_series)">Skins</a>", and his work with the BBC, HBO and Netflix.</p> <p>You can find us online at <a href="https://www.alwaystakenotes.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">alwaystakenotes.com</a>, on Twitter @takenotesalways, and on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/alwaystakenotes" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">facebook.com/alwaystakenotes</a>. Our crowdfunding page is <a href="https://www.patreon.com/alwaystakenotes" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/alwaystakenotes</a>. Always Take Notes is presented by Simon Akam and Rachel Lloyd, and produced by Artemis Irvine. Our music is by Jessica Dannheisser and our logo was designed by James Edgar.</p>