JAMES BUGG
WRITER | PRODUCER | EDIT PRODUCER

Work

Writing

Selected scriptwriting credits & links.

Argh!

Multi award-winning short (2024).

BBC Radio 4

Dead Ringers, The News Quiz, The Now Show and much more.

Horrible Histories

Writer on two series of BAFTA-winning children’s show.

Pop Sludge

Sketch show pilot for 4Music.

BBC Writers

Various blogs for BBC Writers, formerly Writersroom.


Production

Selected Producer and Edit Producer credits.
Full credit list here.

The Box Plus Network

Writer Producer for hundreds of series on 4Music, Kiss, Magic and Kerrang between 2016 and 2024.

Hell On The Highway

Edit Producer for Series 2 of Channel 5 primetime series. Also EP’d series including Neighbours Made Me A Star, Britain’s Favourite 90s Hits, Britain’s Favourite 70s Hits, Dolly, Kenny & Friends and SAW: The Greatest Hits.

Football Book Club

Creator and producer of critically-acclaimed podcast, named by Esquire as ‘one of the best comedy podcasts around’.

Branded/Corporate

Selected branded & corporate script and copywriting work. Several projects unable to be listed for contractual reasons.

Land Rover: The Discovery Adventures

British Podcast Award winning series.

Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning MTV prank

Prank for MTV Movies which went hugely viral.

Beeb smart assistant

Extended role helping to create the personality of BBC’s smart assistant.

Museum Of The Year

Scriptwriter for promotional content.

Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning prank

Follow-up skit to mark the release of the latest Mission Impossible film.

The Profusion Data Podcast

Producer and editor for data science agency’s podcast series.

Complete TV/radio writing credits

Dead Ringers
Horrible Histories
The News Quiz
The Now Show
Newsjack
Dilemma
The Vote Now Show
Just A Minute
The Show What You Wrote
Ayers On The Air
Redhanded
The Peterford Golf Club (Pilot)