Will Todd
Co-creator of Thank Goodness You're Here!
- Rob Leane
What are your early gaming memories?
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I’ve been into games for as long as I can remember, really. My super early memories are in a Wacky Warehouse kind of place, with PlayStation 1 stations set up with games
like Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon.
How did you become a developer?
I studied gaming at college and university with more of a programming focus. After graduating, I realised that my school friend, James Carbutt [on the right in the picture, with Todd, left], had a complementary skill set. He was a really good illustrator and animator. So we sat down together one weekend. That weekend has lasted six years.
Where are you based?
We’re in London now, but we were originally from the north of England. Barnsley in South Yorkshire was our inspiration — Barnsworth in the game is a very thinly veiled homage to it.
How would you describe your game?
It’s a sort of surreal and imagined version of our hometown. You arrive as a salesman and you’ve got some time to kill. The townsfolk inexplicably have a series of increasingly farcical odd jobs for you to do, and it all spirals out of control from there. We call it a comedy slap-former, so a slapstick platformer.
How does it feel to be Bafta-nominated?
The fact that it resonated with anyone outside of Barnsley is incredible. It’s really amazing to be recognised by our peers and for our debut to be received so well.
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Rob LeaneGaming Editor
Rob Leane is the Gaming Editor at Radio Times, overseeing our coverage of the biggest games on PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, PC, mobile and VR. Rob works across our website, social media accounts and video channels, as well as producing our weekly gaming newsletter. He has previously worked at Den of Geek, Stealth Optional and Dennis Publishing.
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