Peter Straughan picked up a Best Adapted Screenplay BAFTA in 2012 for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. In this lecture, recorded on 24 October 2012, he talks about the complexity of adaptation, why dialogue is the least important part of a screenplay.

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Watch this session on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x20fAUw5Kok

Read the transcript on our website: https://www.bafta.org/media-centre/transcripts/screenwriters-lecture-peter-straughan

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