Podcasts about Acorn Antiques

Duncan Preston is best known for his appearances in Victoria Wood's television productions, including his roles of Clifford in the soap opera parody sketches Acorn Antiques and Stan in the sitcom Dinnerladies. He reprised his role of Clifford in Acorn Antiques The Musical in 2005. Duncan has made many guest appearances in various TV series, including Secret Army, The Professionals, All Creatures Great and Small, Robin of Sherwood, Bergerac, The New Statesman, Press Gang, Chalk, Boon, Casualty, Heartbeat, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, Holby City, Peak Practice, Midsomer Murders, Dalziel and Pascoe and My Family. He was also a regular cast member in the sitcom Surgical Spirit and appeared as Dennis Stokes in Coronation Street in 2004. Duncan played Doug Potts in Emmerdale for a number of years and played Kevin's dad in Harry Enfield and Chums. A renowned Shakespearean actor, Duncan has performed in many productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company, including playing Angus in Trevor Nunn's version of Macbeth, starring Ian McKellen and Judi Dench .Duncan Preston is our guest in episode 456 of My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he'd like to preserve and one he'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow My Time Capsule on Instagram: @mytimecapsulepodcast & Twitter & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people . Get bonus episodes and ad-free listening by becoming a team member with Acast+! Your support will help us to keep making My Time Capsule. Join our team now! https://plus.acast.com/s/mytimecapsule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt's Missive takes in the Matt Smith Doctor Who episode 'The Bells of St. John,' which somehow takes a left turn to Acorn Antiques. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ria was born and raised in Swansea and was brought up surrounded by the rich heritage of Welsh music. Her mother was an Opera Singer and her father a successful cabaret entertainer, so it was inevitable at an early age that Ria Jones was destined for stardom. At 19 she became the youngest actress ever to play the role of Eva Peron in 'Evita', followed shortly by her West End debut in the musical 'Chess' in which she played both Svetlana and Florence. She went on to perform famed roles such as Grizabella in 'CATS', Fantine in 'Les Miserables, The Narrator in 'Joseph And His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat' Liz Imbrie in 'High Society' Reno Sweeney in 'Anything Goes', alongside Marti Pellow in 'The Witches of Eastwick' among many other notable roles and more recently in Victoria Wood's most iconic role as Mrs Overall in 'Acorn Antiques' which she recently reprised when requested by Victoria Wood to appear in the 'Angina Monologues' at The Haymarket Theatre, London.Ria has performed as a soloist on three Royal Variety Shows and has also sung by royal request at Buckingham Palace. She has performed as a soloist to audiences in many of the worlds' finest venues, including in numerous West End Theatres, The Millennium Centre, The Palladium, The Theatre Royal Drury Lane, The Jubilee Theatre at Raffles Hotel Singapore and regularly at The Royal Albert Hall. Ria was also honoured to be picked to perform alongside Bryn Terfel, Tom Jones and Shirley Bassey for the opening of the Welsh Assembly at Cardiff Bay.Ria's TV appearances include her own one-off special for BBC Wales entitled 'One Night Only with Ria Jones', Three televised Royal Variety Performances for the BBC, 'Wales in the West End' for HTV, a recently televised drama written by Victoria Wood, 'When Eric Met Ernie' and most recently an episode for the new series of Torchwood.She has performed frequently with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at The Royal Albert Hall, and has personal accolades from Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. She has shared the stage with Tom Jones, Tony Bennett, Montserrat Caballe, Philip Schofield, Catherine Zeta-Jones Take That, Lulu, Ronnie Corbett, Angela Rippon, Aled Jones, Brian Adams, Jason Donovan, Elaine Paige, Joe Pasquale, Marti Pellow, Michael Ball....to name but a few.Ria has also released an album with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 'Abbaphonic' and her first solo album 'Have You Met Miss Jones?'

Sara Crowe is probably still best known as the “Philadelphia girl” for her part in the Philadelphia cream cheese adverts in the 90's playing a ditsy blonde secretary. Sara was the first bride in the film Four Wedding and a Funeral, was in Carry On Columbus and the film version of Tony Hawks's best selling book, Round Ireland with a Fridge. On TV she's the voice of Queen Thistle in the hugely popular children's animation Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom, has been in Smith & Jones, Harry Enfield's Television Programme, The Rory Bremner Show, Born and Bred, Casualty and Skins. On stage she won an Olivier Award for her role in Private Lives and other West End roles include in Twelfth Night, Hay Fever and The Constant Wife, Acorn Antiques the Musical and Alan Ayckbourn's Absurd Person Singular. Sara has written two novels, Campari for Breakfast, published in 2014 and Martini Henry in 2016. Sara Crowe is guest number 189 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she'd like to preserve and one she'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow Sara Crowe on Twitter: @sarakcroweFollow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode sees Andy and Verso discussing the work of Victoria Wood from 1981's Wood and Walters through to an all star cast including Maxine Peake and Celia Imrie in Dinnerladies.  Their journey through time will also see them stopping off at Acorn Antiques, just don't order two soups lads!They also jump into their sitcom time machine to be transported back to 1991, to watch Chris Barrie in The Brittas Empire, Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson in Bottom and Dawn French lead an immense cast of guest stars in Murder Most Horrid.

Acclaimed entertainer Hilary O'Neil has become renowned for her laugh-out-loud comedy and her incredible impressions. Starting out as a dancer with Ken Dodd at the London Palladium, she quickly moved on to join close harmony group “Stutz Bear Cats”, before leaving to pursue a solo career. She has worked all over the world and with such household names as Hale & Pace, Jim Davidson, Brian Conley, Bobby Davro, Joe Longthorne, Richard Digance, Freddie Starr and Joe Pasquale. As well as the Palladium, her West End appearances have included “Acorn Antiques”, Directed by Sir Trevor Nunn, in which, as well as playing several roles, she understudied both Dame Julie Walters and Celia Imrie; “Summer Holiday”, “Shout” and “Animal Crackers” at The Lyric. She has also appeared many times on TV. Hilary is currently touring the UK with “Menopause the Musical” and will return to plying her trade upon the high seas later in the year, performing on some of the world's greatest Cruise Liners including P&O's Aurora and Cunard's flagship, Queen Mary 2.

Gareth is a Welsh composer, arranger, conductor and musical director. He has worked extensively in London's West End on musical productions and also conducted orchestras worldwide including the BBC Concert Orchestra, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pasdeloup orchestra, RPO Concert Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, ENB Sinfonia, Orchestre de chambre de Paris and many others. After graduating from the Royal College of Music, London, he studied with Sir Peter Pears at Aldeburgh. As Musical Supervisor his theatre credits include:  Kiss Me Kate, Chichester Festival Theatre; Crazy For You, Open Air Theatre and the Novello Theatre; INTO THE WOODS, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre (captured by Digital Theatre); End of the Rainbow, Royal & Derngate, Trafalgar Studios; Strictly Gershwin, ENB, Albert Hall and the Coliseum; Sondheim At 80 Concerts – Merrily We Roll Along and Company at the Donmar Warehouse; The King and I, Royal Albert Hall; Wicked, Apollo Victoria; Acorn Antiques, Haymarket Theatre and UK Tour; Porgy & Bess, Savoy; Sinatra, London Palladium; Aladdin, The Old Vic; Children Will Listen, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane; Musicality, Channel 4; Anything Goes, RNT and Drury Lane; My One & Only, Piccadilly. As Musical Director his credits include: Kiss Me Kate, Victoria Palace; Merrily We Roll Along, Donmar; Chicago, Adelphi London, Madrid, Gottenburg, Moscow and Japan; Damn Yankees, Adelphi; Nine, Donmar; Camelot, Covent Garden; Company, Donmar; Kiss of the Spider Woman, Shaftesbury; Miss Saigon, Drury Lane; The Baker's Wife, Phoenix; Cats, New London; Closer Than Ever, Vaudeville; Kiss Me Kate, RSC; Cabaret, Aldwych; 42nd Street, Drury Lane.

This Thought and Leaders episode is exceptional. The hard-hitting interview features the last ever White House interview with the ‘Former President Trump’ – as a toddler, as well as the long-suffering ‘Melania Trump’ ‘President Biden’, and ‘Vice President Kamala Harris’.It is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. You'll adore this…The episode features the incredible voice talents of Hilary O’Neil and Mike Osman. Hilary’s career began as a dancer working with Sir Ken Dodd at the London Palladium. Her TV break was on the hit TV impressionist series Copycats. She appeared on TV shows including The Royal Variety Show, Live from the Palladium, Summertime Special, two Freddie Starr Series, Des O’Connor Tonight, Celebrity Squares, and many more. West End credits include Acorn Antiques the Musical, written by Victoria Wood & directed by Sir Trevor Nunn.Hilary headlines in her one-woman trans-global show and has 39 Pantomimes under her belt! Mike is one of the UK’s most respected impressionists. His performance of the former President Trump is legendary. Mike’s impersonation talents include Boris Johnson, Jose Mourinho and Nigel Farage, Mike built his reputation on the Capital Gold Breakfast Show, building his audience to a staggering 1,700,000 listeners. He achieved three New York World Radio Awards, the Promax Gold Award and the CRCA Newcomer Award, and performed numerous sell-out concert tours.Thought and Leaders is a Gabay production. If you are interested in reaching a global audience by sponsoring the show, or would like to get in touch, please DM us or visit, www.thoughtandleaders.com(Listening time, 44 minutes).

For my first ever Life & Soul podcast episode, I am absolutely honoured to be joined by a bona fide national treasure, the wonderful Dame Julie Walters. Julie is one of the most loved English actresses, a comedienne and a star of countless film and TV productions including Billy Elliot, Harry Potter, Paddington and the much-loved Mamma Mia films. Julie was also an extremely close friend of the late Victoria Wood and worked with her on many TV shows like Dinnerladies and the soap spoof Acorn Antiques. Julie has most recently been seen in the heart-warming remake of The Secret Garden (currently on Sky Cinema) playing the prickly Mrs Medlock. Julie joins me to talk about her lockdown experience, her incredible recovery from bowel cancer and the joys of tree hugging. Oh, and I ask her whether this really is the end of her acting career. This will certainly be one of the highlights of my career and I hope it provides you with some light relief during this incredibly challenging time.   ***   If you enjoyed this episode, Julie's new film, The Secret Garden is out now and definitely worth a watch!   Life and Soul is hosted by Emma Forbes, Produced by Georgie Rutherford and Georgie Futong and Edited by Steve Campen.   If you're looking for more content by Emma, please take a look at her new website which is a curation of everything she loves in life - from fashion and food to health & wellbeing: https://www.byemma.co   Social Media: Emma Forbes @emmaforbeslifestyle Life & Soul @byemma.forbes  

Hilary O Neil has been in our business of lovely show throughout it's best of years, whether on TV, in pantomime, musicals, plays, summer seasons working with "everyone" which is why Hils is known and loved by so many. Wherever Hilary goes there is laughter and happiness and we hear how Ken Dodd has paid it forward, Hilary has paid it forward and it's down to these wonderful people that I am happy to do the same.Hilary's career is a wonderful story and lesson for many starting out, we can learn so much by listening to these wonderful stories as well as having a laugh along the way.Enjoy this penultimate edition as the end of Season One comes to a close x

In this episode Gaby has two fantastic guests. First up she chats with actress Celia Imrie - star of ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’, ‘Bridget Jones’, ‘Calendar Girls’ and Miss Babs in ‘Victoria Wood’s Acorn Antiques’. You’ll hear how 'Star Wars' fans greet her in restaurants and how she kept fit during lockdown! Plus, her brilliant comedy series ‘Better Things’ about a single parent actress juggling the pressures of working in Hollywood, written, directed and starring Pamela Adlon, available on BBC iPlayer. Also, the beautiful film ‘Love Sarah’, a feelgood drama about opening a bakery in memory of her daughter which is available to stream on demand.   Stay tuned as Gaby catches up with actor Himesh Patel - star of 'EastEnders', Danny Boyle’s 'Yesterday' and this year’s blockbuster Christopher Nolan’s 'TENET'. He tells some amazing tales of auditioning while doing his GCSEs and how he ended up in A&E after a phone call from Danny Boyle!   Produced by Cameo Productions (https://www.cameopro.com/) , music by Beth Macari.    Join the conversation on Instagram and Twitter @gabyroslin (https://www.instagram.com/gabyroslin/?hl=en) #thatgabyroslinpodcast (https://mobile.twitter.com/hashtag/thatgabyroslinpodcast?src=hashtag_click)

Celia Imrie is best known as a staple of English film comedies - notably Calendar Girls, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and the upcoming Love Sarah. But she's been equally prolific on television - from the classic Victoria Wood sketch show to her latest - American hit comedy drama Better Things. Along the way Celia has been a welcome presence in everything from Star Wars and Doctor Who to Bridget Jones and Doc Martin! And she's also found time to have a side career as a best-selling novelist. Her books include Not Quite Nice, Nice work (if you can get it) and the irresistible The Happy Hoofer. Celia Imrie talks to Lynn Freeman about acting and Acorn Antiques.

This episodes guest is a true inspiration - a Musical Director, Arranger, Conductor, as well as being an incredible pianist, Gareth Valentine is one of the greatest musical minds in this generation of Musical Theatre - His Credits are endless! We chat all things music, from a chance meeting in a Central London Club which started him off in the industry, his inspirations when arranging, to his infamous Band on stage in Kander and Ebb’s Chicago, as well as being totally self indulgent discussing the likes of Crazy for You, working with Victoria Wood & Julie Walters on Acorn Antiques, Sondheim, Stephen Mear and so much more.Recorded in April 2020.Thankyou for all your feedback so far - please tell a friend and subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.With thanks to Eitan Epstein Music/Audio Jungle (Theme Music), Stagey Pagey (Artwork) and Buzzsprout (Podcast Host). Any enquiries or questions to behindtheprosc@gmail.com, and don't forget to follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook (@BehindtheProsc).

Journalist and broadcaster Sali Hughes enthuses about her solid gold love for Victoria Wood and, in particular, the glorious mock-doc from As Seen on TV. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Another chance to listen to the comedian speaking to Kirsty Young in 2007. For decades she was one of our best-loved writers and performers. The television series she made - including Acorn Antiques, Dinnerladies and Housewife 49 - won her a devoted following as well as stacks of awards. But, in a moving and open interview, she describes how, as a teenager, she felt she was a misfit - she had few friends, she struggled with her weight and at school she used to steal other people's homework. She joined a youth theatre and it was, she says, the saving of her. She found like-minded people and a sense that she had something to offer. She was very careful about how much of her own life she put into her work. She doesn't mind saying she cuts her pubic hair with nail-scissors, but rarely discusses her children on the stage. Favourite track: What a Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers Book: A big book by Charles Dickens Luxury: A bumper book of Sudoku with blank pages & pens

In this podcast Ben Felton is joined by the chair of Harrow's "Acorn Lawn Tennis Club", Stephen Phillips to talk about the quiz team he created called Acorn Antiques. This was not any quiz team though. This was a team which entered the BBC2 show The Eggheads and won! Team member and former harrow councillor Howard Bluston also joins to talk about the experience and the tense battle that commenced in a TV studio up in Scotland.

Hilary O'Neil started out as a dancer for Ken Dodd, she was a founding member of the vocal harmony group The Stutz Bear Cats and she's brought her joyous personalty to West End shows like Shout, Animal Crackers and Acorn Antiques.

In this week's episode Nick and Robert celebrate the legacy of two female comedy icons: Victoria Wood and Fanny Bryce. Victoria Wood, a pioneer of female British comedy, lost her life to cancer very recently so Nick and Robert discuss her musical: ACORN ANTIQUES - as well as her influence and talents in the world of theatre, music, comedy and TV. Nick then shares his thoughts on FUNNY GIRL - that's now playing at the Savoy Theatre starring Sheridan Smith portraying Fanny Bryce - the funny girl from the 1920s Ziegfeld Follies in the classic Jule Styne musical... that reminded Nick very much of Gypsy.

This week Libby Purves is joined by Alistair Sutcliffe, Martha Fiennes, Celia Imrie and Amanda Vickery. Alistair Sutcliffe is a GP who became the first man to summit the highest mountain on each of the seven continents at the first attempt. He subsequently suffered a near fatal brain haemorrhage, and he describes his recovery as the most difficult climb of all in his book 'The Hardest Climb', published by Blue Moose. Martha Fiennes is a filmmaker, whose films include Onegin and Chromophobia. She also directs television commercials. For her latest project she has created her first digital installation, Nativity, a completely self-generating technological art-work based on the Christmas Nativity scene, on display in a specially constructed chalet in London's Covent Garden piazza. Celia Imrie plays Dotty Otley who plays Mrs Clackett, in Michael Frayn's 'Noises Off' at the Old Vic. She is perhaps best known for her regular characters in the award-winning TV series Acorn Antiques and Dinnerladies. Her many screen credits include Calendar Girls, Hilary and Jackie, and Aunt Una Alconbury in the Bridget Jones films and she will soon be seen on the big screen in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Amanda Vickery is the historian, writer and broadcaster and Professor of Early Modern History at Queen Mary College, University of London. She presents a BBC Two documentary 'The Many Lovers of Miss Jane Austen' to mark the 200th anniversary of the publication of Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen's first novel. She explores her enduring popularity through her plots and characters. Producer: Lucinda Montefiore.

Immediately recognisable as one of Britain's most versatile actresses she's worked in television, theatre and films over the past four decades. While she's taken roles at the Royal Shakespeare Company and in big budget films, it's her instinct for TV comedy - working alongside Victoria Wood and Julie Walters - that has made her a household name. Audiences loved the spoof soap opera Acorn Antiques and she won an Olivier Award for her role in the stage production. In the early days, though, she remembers the camera crews were unsure what was going on. "I do remember the cameramen watching what had been a very slick show up until Acorn Antiques and then just thinking, 'Why is this bit so bad? Why is the scenery swaying in the background?'"Record: Tiptoe Through the Tulips Book: The Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Luxury: A cut glass crystal chandelier with candlesProducer: Leanne Buckle.

Immediately recognisable as one of Britain's most versatile actresses she's worked in television, theatre and films over the past four decades. While she's taken roles at the Royal Shakespeare Company and in big budget films, it's her instinct for TV comedy - working alongside Victoria Wood and Julie Walters - that has made her a household name. Audiences loved the spoof soap opera Acorn Antiques and she won an Olivier Award for her role in the stage production. In the early days, though, she remembers the camera crews were unsure what was going on. "I do remember the cameramen watching what had been a very slick show up until Acorn Antiques and then just thinking, 'Why is this bit so bad? Why is the scenery swaying in the background?'" Record: Tiptoe Through the Tulips Book: The Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Luxury: A cut glass crystal chandelier with candles Producer: Leanne Buckle.

Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Victoria Wood. For decades she has been one of our best-loved writers and performers. The television series she's made - including Acorn Antiques, Dinnerladies and Housewife 49 - have won her a devoted following as well as stacks of awards. But, in a moving and open interview, she describes how, as a teenager, she felt she was a misfit - she had few friends, she struggled with her weight and at school she used to steal other people's homework. She joined a youth theatre and it was, she says, the saving of her. She found like-minded people and a sense that she had something to offer.She is very careful about how much of her own life she puts into her work. She doesn't mind saying she cuts her pubic hair with nail-scissors, but rarely discusses her children on the stage. Now she is embarking on her next project. She says she is too anxious to talk about it, except to say it will look at the life of a middle-aged woman whose marriage has foundered.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: What a Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers Book: A big book by Charles Dickens Luxury: A bumper book of Sudoku with blank pages & pens.

Kirsty Young's castaway this week is Victoria Wood. For decades she has been one of our best-loved writers and performers. The television series she's made - including Acorn Antiques, Dinnerladies and Housewife 49 - have won her a devoted following as well as stacks of awards. But, in a moving and open interview, she describes how, as a teenager, she felt she was a misfit - she had few friends, she struggled with her weight and at school she used to steal other people's homework. She joined a youth theatre and it was, she says, the saving of her. She found like-minded people and a sense that she had something to offer. She is very careful about how much of her own life she puts into her work. She doesn't mind saying she cuts her pubic hair with nail-scissors, but rarely discusses her children on the stage. Now she is embarking on her next project. She says she is too anxious to talk about it, except to say it will look at the life of a middle-aged woman whose marriage has foundered. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: What a Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers Book: A big book by Charles Dickens Luxury: A bumper book of Sudoku with blank pages & pens.