Kay Stonham facts for kids

Kay Stonham is a talented British woman who works as an actress, a writer, and a teacher. She has created and written many popular TV and radio shows. She is especially known for her work on comedy shows and programs for children.

Early Life and Education

Kay Stonham grew up in East London. She went to William Morris Senior High School. After that, she studied at Rose Bruford College, where she graduated in 1977. Later, she earned a master's degree from Royal Holloway, University of London. This degree was in screenwriting, which is the art of writing scripts for films and television.

Her early writing career included working on the BBC Radio 4 series Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends. She helped create and write the first two series. She also wrote the third and fourth series all by herself. In this radio show, she played the character of Wendy Mayfield.

Writing and Acting Career

Kay Stonham has had a very busy career in both writing and acting. She is well-known for her work in comedy.

Radio Shows

Kay created a mockumentary series for BBC Radio 4 called Audio Diaries. A mockumentary is a type of show that looks like a documentary but is actually fictional and often funny. Audio Diaries ran for three series between 1998 and 2001.

She also acted in another mockumentary series called People Like Us. This show was on both Radio 4 and BBC Two. Kay also contributed to other funny radio shows. These included The Sunday Format, Dead Ringers, and Week Ending. In 1995, she won the Radio Light Entertainment Titheridge Award for her excellent work.

Television Writing

Kay Stonham has written for many well-known television comedy shows. In 1995, she won an award from the Writers' Guild of Great Britain. She shared this award with other writers for the TV comedy series Harry Enfield & Chums.

She also wrote for other popular sketch shows. These include Alistair McGowan's Big Impression and TV to Go for BBC One. She also wrote for Alas Smith and Jones and Comedy Nation for BBC Two. For ITV, she wrote for The Sketch Show. In 2006, she was a writer for the popular family sitcom My Family.

Writing for Children's TV

Kay Stonham has also written many shows specifically for children and young people. Her work in this area includes:

• Kerching! for CBBC
• Dani's House for CBBC
• Girls in Love for Granada Kids
• Grange Hill for Mersey Television
• Shaun the Sheep for Aardman Animations

Teaching Screenwriting

Besides her work as an actress and writer, Kay Stonham also teaches. She is a Teaching Fellow in Screenwriting at the University of Worcester. This means she helps students learn how to write scripts for films and TV shows. She also teaches screenwriting at the London Film Academy.