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Donna Franceschild (born November 22, 1953, in Illinois) is a British-based television writer and dramatist, originally from the US. She has written various plays and television shows, but her best-known work is the BBC series Takin' Over the Asylum.
Jun 5, 2008 · Donna Franceschild. by Ouch Team. 5th June 2008. On the Ouch Podcast for June 2008, Mat Frazer and Kiruna Stamell interviewed writer and playwright Donna Franceschild. Donna wrote the...
May 6, 2018 · It was during a stay in hospital in Argyll that Donna met a woman who had been admitted for psychiatric care after attempting to end her life.
Donna Franceschild describes her own experience of bipolar disorder as part of her own narrative and stresses the importance of putting the patient at the ce...
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WHEN Donna Franceschild looks back at the impact made by her drama Takin’ Over The Asylum, she is spoilt for choice. It could be the platform it provided for the careers of David Tennant and...
Her many radio drama credits include: THE CAIRN; THE CA'DORO CAFE; DOWN AND OUT IN AUCHANGAISH; QUARTET and the critically acclaimed adaptation of THE GRAPES OF WRATH which won Silver at the 2013 Sony Radio Academy Awards.
Donna Franceschild. Discovery of a pearl in a Mexican village and its impact on a family. THE LOTTERY TICKET....2011 1 Apr 11. A play about the unlikely friendship between an asylum seeker and a migrant worker who find a stray lottery ticket and think it may be the answer to all their problems. Orig. broadcast 18 Feb 09.
