{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5d26e496b9ed80ab57e7f4af/64d3ea9283106c0011c2003e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 170 - Alasdair Beckett-King on the differences in writing comedy, video games and novels","description":"<p>Alasdair Beckett-King is a man of many talents - an award-winning comedian, video game writer and now also author of children's books, he has a very funny <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/c/abeckettking\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube channel</a>, has appeared on numerous TV shows and his debut novel, Montgomery BonBon: Murder at the Museum was published in February 2023.</p><p><br></p><p>We had a great time speaking with Alasdair about his career, hearing how he got into stand-up and why the pandemic helped him break out as a comedy star. We also chat about his love of point and click video games and hear about how he began to write for those, as well as hearing about what led to his debut novel, Murder at the Museum. He tells us all about the different challenges for writing in these different formats, and also displays his wide knowledge of the whodunnit genre!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://booklink.walker.co.uk/montgomery-bonbon-murder-at-the-museum/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Murder at the Museum now!</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.abeckettking.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Alasdair's website</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/MisterABK\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Alasdair on Twitter</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Out now - a new video podcast from Page One featuring all the latest writing news - Page One Extra! For all episodes be sure to subscribe to our <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@pageonepodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube channel</a>, search for Page One Extra on your favourite podcast app, or follow this link: <a href=\"https://linktr.ee/ukpageone\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://linktr.ee/ukpageone</a></p><p><br></p><p>Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTcwZnBmNkJJWjhpMkxKaHQ2bmEzM3NyeFdNZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttUjl6YlBITU5sblhyUUIzeVR5Rll2bXVKcC1jNUVBZVdEV2lleTB2MDB5ejlqOEw2RlNZWHNBQ0E0Z2RXSE9ReHRQTGhqNmEzRVVkdHBZcGE5OHlTYWNkVzIxdlE4d2hmNDVVX25tWTBDUWJlX2Q4WQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.writegear.co.uk%2Fpage-one&amp;v=JcQfKlXfayI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/ukPageOne\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Twitter</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ukPageOne\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Facebook</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ukpageone/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Instagram</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://writing.exchange/@PageOnePod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Mastodon</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/ukpageone.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow us on Bluesky</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Threads: @ukpageone</p>","author_name":"STET Podcasts"}