Features
An alternative look at the world of television and online video, with interviews and analysis from The Skinny's writing team.
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FilmScotland on Screen: Niamh McKeown on Dinosaur
Niamh McKeown tells us how she went from making Black Swan knockoffs with her pals to working with the producers of Fleabag on her first TV show Dinosaur Read more »| 02 May 2024 -
ComedyBait and Switch: 10 Years of Inside No. 9
Ahead of its final series, a look back on the compelling, confounding and constantly changing world of Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton's Inside No. 9 Read more »| 11 Apr 2024 -
FeaturesTV Guide: What's Next For Netflix?
As Netflix seek out a post-Stranger Things flagship franchise to win the war against Disney+, we take a look at which of their streaming exclusives could qualify for its own cinematic universe Read more »| 30 Aug 2022 -
FeaturesTV Guide: Punishments & Punchlines
The Outlaws and Landscapers are two comedy dramas that deal with crime and punishment; we look at what makes these topics so appealing to TV writers Read more »| 14 Jul 2022 -
FeaturesTV Guide: Meltdown, Chernobyl and Docudramas of Destruction
With docudrama Meltdown: Three Mile Island arriving on Netflix, we ask why television typically blends news and narrative when discussing nuclear disasters Read more »| 06 Jun 2022 -
FeaturesTV Guide: Life After Life, Russian Doll and TV time loops
As the ‘Time Loop’ hits the world of TV Drama, we look at its origins and the developments in the cyclical storytelling technique on its way to the small screen Read more »| 28 Apr 2022
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FeaturesStef Smith on LGBTQ+ micro-drama Float
We speak to acclaimed playwright Stef Smith about her first TV show, Float – an innovative, heartfelt and mint fresh micro-drama centred on a tender lesbian romance Read more »| 10 Nov 2021 -
FeaturesSmall Screen Scotland: Neil Forsyth on Guilt
Ahead of Edinburgh-set comic thriller Guilt returning for series two, we speak to writer Neil Forsyth about the show's word-of-mouth success Read more »| 11 Oct 2021 -
ComedyAnia Magliano on The Weekly Shop and live comedy
Lockdown star Ania Magliano on her new podcast, work anxiety as a form of material, and her hopes for the future of live comedy Read more »| 14 Jun 2021 -
FeaturesMark Millar on Jupiter's Legacy, Millarworld & Netflix
Mark Millar sold his Glasgow-based comic book empire Millarworld to Netflix in 2017 – and he couldn't be more chuffed about it. We speak to him ahead of the release of the first Millarworld/Netflix production, Jupiter's Legacy Read more »| 07 May 2021 -
ComedyCiarán Dowd on Don Rodolfo's move to TV
As daring lothario Don Rodolfo charms his way onto the small screen, we chat to the character's creator Ciarán Dowd Read more »| 22 Apr 2021 -
FeaturesMeet two Glasgow Creative Accelerator 'Founders'
Fifteen creative companies in Glasgow are currently taking part in the Glasgow Creative Accelerator, a mentorship programme to help creative businesses reach their full potential. We find out more from two of the participants Read more »| 21 Apr 2021 -
FeaturesHow My Mum Tracy Beaker captured the hearts of 90s kids
Kids' TV heroine Tracy Beaker has made a triumphant return to the BBC, but My Mum Tracy Beaker's success isn't all 90s nostalgia. The original show's underlying issues of social mobility, sexuality and class have been brought to the surface in this reboot Read more »| 10 Mar 2021 -
ComedyPoppy Hillstead Enters Our Chat
As series three of her podcast drops, Poppy Hillstead talks Pixar, mumblers, BTS fans and people’s enduring unease with the word ‘clitoris’ Read more »| 10 Mar 2021 -
FeaturesViewing Ratched through a humanist lens
We look at how Sarah Paulson's portrayal of Nurse Ratched paints the fearsome nurse of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest in a more empathetic light Read more »| 04 Nov 2020