At last, I can share this news with the world…

Wyndley Animation are delighted to announce the greenlight on production of ‘Circle Square’, a 40 x 7’ preschool show commissioned by Milkshake! Channel 5 and created by the Brothers McLeod.

Circle Square is an animated comedy about neighbours. Vanessa the Dragon, owner of the rainbow lighthouse, helps out with everyday dilemmas and each episode features a different friend needing her help (and sometimes she needs theirs!) The nine households in the community include a yeti, a family of emergency service owls, a keyboard and a drum, a family of wizards, a grumpy dog, an elderly adventuring bear and a couple of walking, talking pine trees. Their companionship also extends to neighbouring islands in the archipelago of the Wyndley Isles, and to friends and family who come to visit them.

The show is a co-production with Kavaleer Productions and is directed by Greg McLeod, written by Myles McLeod and executive produced by Erica Darby, Helen Brunsdon, Gary Timpson and Andrew Kavanagh, and was financed with support from the DCMS funded Young Audiences Content Fund which is managed by the BFI, plus Milkshake! Channel 5 and Creative Europe.

A quick update to explain what I’m up to right now. I’m head writing for children’s TV right now and will be into 2021. I’m also writing the second Knight Sir Louis book (The Dragon of Doooooom!) due out in May 2021. I’m also writing lyrics for another TV show and when I have time (!) a stage adaptation.

The preschool show ‘Circle Square’ that I developed with my brother Greg has been picked up by Milkshake! We’re making it under the banner of a new company Wyndley Animation set up with our producers Erica Darby and Helen Brunsdon. You can read more about the news at these places:

• Animation Magazine
• TBI Vision
• C21 Media
• Nick Alive
• Kidscreen

The short animated film I co-wrote with director Evgenia Golubeva has so far picked up 21 awards! You can also see Evgenia and I (and our dog Astra) talking about the film for the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film. Watch the trailer above or on Vimeo.

I co-created this adventure series for 6+ year olds with writer-illustrator Evgenia Golubeva. We are working with the fantastic Sardinha em Lata studio in Lisbon, Portugal on the development of the series. As of April 2020, we have prepared a pitch bible and pilot script. I’m also voice directing the pilot and providing some of the voices.

I recently gave an interview to the Writing Cooperative over on Medium.com. Check it out HERE.

Head over to Medium.com for my article 3 Ways to Write Your Book where I examine the approaches well known authors take to planning their novels.

I’ve just updated two of my voice showreels. Check out my voice actor page on The Brothers McLeod website.

Thanks to Spesh Maloney

I wrote two episodes for this Disney Channel show Best Bugs Forever with writing partner Evgenia Golubeva.

A new anthology of dinosaur poems published by Emma Press features one of my poems for children entitled Roar, roar, T.rex. Pre-order your copy now direct from the Emma Press.

Adapting the Mouse Mansion books by Karina Schaapman for TV. Developing the world and characters. Writing the TV Bible. Writing 3 x 22′ specials.

A collection of 48 fun poems available in paperback or for Kindle. Illustrated by Wilm Lindenblatt. What does a dinosaur eat for breakfast? What is the shortest story ever? What kind of music do cows like? What happened to the little shark? Did you hear about the lazy witch? Singalongabingbong is a collection of fun and funny poems for children. Available internationally through Amazon and the Book Depository.

Evgenia Golubeva and I worked on the pilot script for this charming preschool animation show for Blue Zoo Productions Ltd. Created by the splendid duo Rory Cooke and Mandy Wong.

I co-wrote (with Evgenia Golubeva) two episodes for Milkshake / Nick Jnr series two of Digby Dragon.

Evgenia Golubeva and I were nominated for an Industry Excellence Award in Scriptwriting for our script for Becca’s Bunch entitled Cute Lil’ Bug.

Evgenia Golubeva and I co-wrote two episodes of Becca’s Bunch for Nick Jnr. Produced by Jam Media.

I wrote The Spooky Badge for series two of Hey Duggee. The episode was later used as inspiration for a mobile App.

If you have ever wanted to create a comic, graphic novel, animation, film, television series, or even a book, then Create Your Own Universe is here to help you get started. Published by LOM Art. Created by the BAFTA award-winning animation team The Brothers McLeod. Also translated and published in Czech Republic, China, and Russia.

A fun book about dog breeds. Great as a gift for dog-lovers! Co-written with my sister Fenella Smith. Illustrated by my brother Greg McLeod. Published by Square Peg, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Translated and published in Italian (Bau!), German (Wuff!), Japanese, French (Quel Chien!). Also available in the USA from Flatiron.

In 2013 Myles was one of 27 finalists for the BBC Writers Room. His half-hour live action drama was selected from 2800 submissions. His script was subsequently optioned for development by CBBC.

I wrote an original half hour sci-fi comedy called Starship Impossible. You can listen to the whole pilot on SoundCloud. It was selected for the Sitcom Trials. Performers on the night included Alexander Perkins, Susan Husband and Myles McLeod. Sound cues by Gavin Heaney.

In 2011, Myles won a BAFTA along with his brother for their work on BBC Learning project Quiff and Boot. They created, wrote, produced, and directed the 22 x 2 minute series.

My brother an I were part of the team that won a Webby in the Web – Youth category in 2009. The Brothers McLeod wrote, animated and directed the five Art Sparks films for the Tate. The films were aimed at children and featured five modern works of art. Tate Kids Editor was Sharna Jackson.

I was engaged to write dialogue for this official SpongeBob SquarePants game. I wrote over 4,000 lines of dialogue for SpongeBob, Patrick, Plankton and the other characters. It was produced by Blitz Games and released on PlayStation and Nintendo Wii.