Paul Rose (writer)
Encyclopedia
Mr. Biffo, real name Paul Rose, was the editor of the Teletext
-based video games magazine Digitiser
, which ran between 1993 and 2003. He has written for numerous magazines, including Empire
, Total Film
, .net
, Official PlayStation Magazine
and Deathray, Retro Gamer
, and from 2003 to 2008 wrote a monthly column in Edge
entitled Biffovision.
He is now a scriptwriter for children's television
, working on shows such as Half Moon Investigations
, Barking!, The Worst Witch
, Sooty
, My Parents Are Aliens
, and a number of adult comedy shows, including a sketch for the new series of The Armstrong and Miller Show
, as well an episode of UK soap opera
EastEnders
. He is the co-creator of the CBBC children's sitcom Dani's House
, on which he is also lead writer.
He also devised the storyline for the multi-format game Future Tactics. He was nominated for a BAFTA award in 2004 for Best Children's Drama, but was beaten by Featherboy and has won a Sony Radio Academy Award for his writing on the Christian O'Connell
breakfast show on XFM
.
Rose has written a book entitled Confessions of a Chatroom Freak (original print only, as the publishers, Friday Books, have gone into liquidation), a number of non-broadcast television pilots and one TV pilot which was broadcast on BBC3, but not taken-up, Biffovision, co-written with Tim Moore
.
Teletext
Teletext is a television information retrieval service developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s. It offers a range of text-based information, typically including national, international and sporting news, weather and TV schedules...
-based video games magazine Digitiser
Digitiser
Digitiser was a video games magazine that was broadcast on the Teletext service on Channel 4 in the UK from 1993 to 2003, and was updated from Monday to Saturday...
, which ran between 1993 and 2003. He has written for numerous magazines, including Empire
Empire (magazine)
Empire is a British film magazine published monthly by Bauer Consumer Media. From the first issue in July 1989, the magazine was edited by Barry McIlheney and published by Emap. Bauer purchased Emap Consumer Media in early 2008...
, Total Film
Total Film
Total Film is a British film magazine published 13 times a year by Future Publishing. The magazine was launched in 1997 and offers film, DVD and Blu-ray news, reviews and features...
, .net
.net (magazine)
.net is a monthly Internet magazine published in the UK by Future Publishing. Founded in 1994, .net magazine is published every four weeks . The magazine is aimed at professional and amateur web designers, and a significant proportion of its readers are full-time web developers. The front cover...
, Official PlayStation Magazine
PlayStation Official Magazine (UK)
The Official UK PlayStation Magazine is a now-defunct magazine, launched in November 1995 to coincide with the launch of the PlayStation console. It ran for 108 issues, with the last hitting news stands in March 2004. The first issue sold 37,000 copies...
and Deathray, Retro Gamer
Retro Gamer
Retro Gamer is a British magazine, published worldwide, covering retro video games. It was the first commercial magazine to be devoted entirely to the subject. Although launched as a quarterly publication, Retro Gamers soon became a monthly...
, and from 2003 to 2008 wrote a monthly column in Edge
Edge (magazine)
Edge is a multi-format computer and video game magazine published by Future Publishing in the United Kingdom. It is known for its industry contacts, editorial stance, distinctive anonymous third-person writing style, yearly awards and longevity....
entitled Biffovision.
He is now a scriptwriter for children's television
Children's television series
Children's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...
, working on shows such as Half Moon Investigations
Half Moon Investigations
Half Moon Investigations is a novel by the Irish author Eoin Colfer. It was first published in United States in March 2006 and was released in the UK and Ireland on 1 June 2006. The paperback edition was released in the UK on 5 July 2007...
, Barking!, The Worst Witch
The Worst Witch
The Worst Witch is a series of children's novels written and illustrated by Jill Murphy and published by Puffin Books. The first book was published in 1974. They have become some of the most outstandingly successful titles on the Young Puffin paperback list and have sold more than 4 million copies....
, Sooty
Sooty
Sooty is a British glove puppet bear and TV character popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and other countries. The children's television show which bears his name has continued in various forms since the 1950s and, according to the Guinness Book of Records, is the...
, My Parents Are Aliens
My Parents are Aliens
My Parents are Aliens is a British sitcom produced by Yorkshire Television and later Granada Productions for CITV about an eccentric family, which was produced as seven annual series, first broadcast in 1999 and ending in 2006...
, and a number of adult comedy shows, including a sketch for the new series of The Armstrong and Miller Show
The Armstrong and Miller Show
The Armstrong and Miller Show is a British sketch comedy television show produced by Hat Trick Productions for BBC One. It features the double act Armstrong and Miller and a number of notable scriptwriters including Andy Hamilton and The League of Gentlemen's Jeremy Dyson.The series followed four...
, as well an episode of UK soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
. He is the co-creator of the CBBC children's sitcom Dani's House
Dani's House
Dani's House is a UK BAFTA-nominated Series produced BBC children's sitcom, starring actress Dani Harmer. The series started broadcast on 26 September 2008, three series have now aired and a fourth is currently being broadcast on CBBC, it started on 16 September 2011. A fifth series was...
, on which he is also lead writer.
He also devised the storyline for the multi-format game Future Tactics. He was nominated for a BAFTA award in 2004 for Best Children's Drama, but was beaten by Featherboy and has won a Sony Radio Academy Award for his writing on the Christian O'Connell
Christian O'Connell
Christian O'Connell is an English radio DJ who presents the Absolute Radio weekday breakfast show.He has formerly hosted BBC Radio Five Live's weekend sports game show Fighting Talk alongside the weekday breakfast show on indie music station Xfm London...
breakfast show on XFM
Xfm
Xfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are...
.
Rose has written a book entitled Confessions of a Chatroom Freak (original print only, as the publishers, Friday Books, have gone into liquidation), a number of non-broadcast television pilots and one TV pilot which was broadcast on BBC3, but not taken-up, Biffovision, co-written with Tim Moore
Tim Moore (writer)
Tim Moore is a British travel writer and humorist. He was educated at Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith. In addition to his seven published travelogues to date, his writings have appeared in various publications including Esquire, The Sunday Times, The Independent, The Observer and the Evening...
.
External links
- MrBiffo.com – Paul Rose's website
- NTSC-uk Interview with Mr Biffo
- One Life Left Radio interview
- Bubblegun.com a humour website formerly run by Paul Rose