{"id":51686,"date":"2022-12-15T12:50:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T12:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/?p=51686"},"modified":"2022-12-15T12:50:38","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T12:50:38","slug":"voices-of-london-6-in-conversation-with-jack-rooke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/voices-of-london-6-in-conversation-with-jack-rooke\/","title":{"rendered":"Voices of London #6 \u2013 in conversation with Jack Rooke"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>This week on the Voices of London we speak to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jackdaverooke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jackdaverooke\/\">Jack Rooke<\/a>, a comedian and the writer of the Channel 4 sitcom <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/programmes\/big-boys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/programmes\/big-boys\">Big Boys<\/a><\/em> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguin.co.uk\/books\/439231\/by-the-creator-of-big-boys-cheer-the-fk-up-by-jack-rooke\/9781529108248\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.penguin.co.uk\/books\/439231\/by-the-creator-of-big-boys-cheer-the-fk-up-by-jack-rooke\/9781529108248\">Cheer the F**K Up<\/a><\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the episode, he talks about his experience writing the show, his days back in university and reveals some ideas about what might come in the second season of Big Boys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/12\/Introz-Jack-Rooke-audio-fixed_mixdown.wav\"><\/audio><figcaption><br>Introduction to this week&#8217;s episode<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He reflects on the process of being a writer, giving us some advice and also talks about his dream jobs and future plans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/12\/IMG_9299-855x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/12\/IMG_9299-855x1024.jpg 855w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/12\/IMG_9299-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/12\/IMG_9299-768x920.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2022\/12\/IMG_9299.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cl6JFkWoWTL\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cl6JFkWoWTL\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\">Jack Rooke on Instagram<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can watch the trailer of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/programmes\/big-boys\" title=\"https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/programmes\/big-boys\">Big Boys<\/a> here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Big Boys - Trailer - Channel 4\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3SglDolZ5NY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Full podcast episode here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Voices of London - Arts &amp; Culture episode 6 by Voice of London\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1402577926&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=750&#038;maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Interview: Summer Rogers | Editing: Argia Hernandez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Writing: Argia Hernandez|Subbing: Summer Rogers| Featured image: Argia Hernandez<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week on the Voices of London we speak to Jack Rooke, a comedian and the writer of the Channel 4 sitcom Big Boys and Cheer the F**K Up. 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