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John Roland Clifford Yorke (born 9 July 1962) [1] [2] is a British television producer and script editor, who was head of Channel 4 Drama 2003–2005, [3] [4] controller of BBC drama production 2006-2012 [5] and MD of Company Pictures (2013-2015).
John Yorke is widely acknowledged as the UK’s foremost expert on story. He has spent years analysing not just how stories work but why they resonate with audiences around the globe, and his book, Into the Woods, is the UK’s bestselling book on the subject.
The Book. Not just how, but why stories work. John Yorke’s book Into the Woods is considered the foremost UK text on story structure and explores the unifying shape to all narrative.
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Oct 20, 2015 · Love storytelling? You need this inspiring book. John Yorke dissects the structure of stories with a joyous enthusiasm allied to precise, encyclopedic knowledge. Guaranteed to send you back to your writing desk with newfound excitement and drive.--Chris Chibnall, Creator of Broadchurch Into the Woods is brilliant. One of the best books on ...
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Jul 1, 2014 · Here he takes us on a journey to the heart of storytelling, revealing that there truly is a unifying shape to narrative forms - one that echoes the fairytale journey into the woods and, like any ...
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Apr 1, 2013 · As former Controller of BBC Drama and head of Channel Four Drama, John Yorke knows his stuff, and he makes a great case for thinking of narrative in Shakespeare's five - rather than the currently almost ubiquitous - three act structure.
