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Can London survive the bond between a giant monster and its young? In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1961 British kaiju film “Gorgo,” starring Bill Travers and William Sylvester.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If the Mets' 2-0 win over the Twins yesterday seemed like a high-wire act as far as shutouts go, that's because Tylor Megill, Phil Bickford, Trevor Gott, Brooks Raley, and Adam Ottavino combined to pitch a four-hitter whose peripherals have rarely been seen in Major League Baseball.The Twins got a triple by Willi Castro, had stolen bases from Alex Kiriloff and Royce Lewis, drew six walks, and left nine runners on base.The last time that a team gave up a triple, at least two steals, half a dozen or more walks, and nine-plus stranded runners? It was September 26, 1984, in Montreal, where Kurt Kepshire went the distance for the Cardinals with seven hits allowed, seven walks, eight strikeouts, and so much traffic that the Expos left 12 men on base, including Andre Dawson at third after his triple (and a two-out walk to Gary Carter before Dan Driessen grounded out).The 1976 Royals also got blanked at home by a hard-working Brewers trio of Bill Travers, Ray Sadecki, and Danny Frisella, failing to capitalize on a Frank White triple or seven walks, as they went 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position and White got thrown out at third on another play by Sixto Lezcano.The Yankees blanked the White Sox, 1-0, in a 13-inning game on May 24, 1968, Bobby Cox scoring the winning run on a Sandy Alomar Sr. throwing error. Before that, it's all pre-integration games: Giants-Dodgers in 1903, A's-Browns in 1914, Cardinals-Pirates in 1916, Tigers-Browns in 1922, and Giants-Pirates in 10 innings in 1946.That 1946 game is unique because Lee Handley had two triples off Giants hurler Monty Kennedy, who tossed a 10-inning complete game and was himself 2-for-3 with a double. Too bad for him and Pittsburgh, both came with two outs, and he was left at third each time, as were 10 other Pirates runners around the diamond. The Giants got the go-ahead run in the 10th when Sid Gordon walked, went to third on a Goody Rosen single, and scored on Jack Graham's fly to center. It wasn't a sacrifice fly because RBI flyouts were just RBI flyouts from 1940-54.Is it weird that four of the nine all-time stressful shutouts of this type were thrown by New York teams? Maybe. It's never easy around here, but it sure beats giving up 40. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

Real movie stardom pretty much eluded Spike Milligan, although he appeared in quite a few. He was an unlikely leading man and there are only a small handful of films in which his name appears above the title - this week Jeremy Phillips of Cinema Limbo joins Tyler to mull over one of them: arguably Spike's 'biggest' film, Postman's Knock from 1962. In the early sixties Spike was signed to MGM with a view to launching him on the same road to cinematic success as his erstwhile Goons colleague Peter Sellers but a lack of available projects and, frankly, the difficulty in finding something which suited Milligan's unique style put paid to any ambition he may have harboured of being honoured by the Academy. He made Invasion Quartet with Bill Travers and then soon after Postman's Knock, in which he starred as Harold Petts, a rural village postman who gets a job in London, and naturally havoc ensues. Add a rather weak romantic subplot and some comedy villains and the result is a pretty formulaic British black & white comedy film - the inclusion of Arthur Mullard, Mario Fabrizi and Warren Mitchell to the cast further cements it. But for all that it's not a bad film; there's some nice touches here and there and Spike does his best with what he's been given. Oh, and you'll be whistling the theme tune all day! Cinema Limbo can be found here: http://www.podnose.com/cinema-limbo/

Chris Diamond returns with the second part of our chat about 1957's The Smallest Show On Earth. We talk much more about the actual film and highlight several delightful moments, such as the scene in which the three elderly staff watch an old silent movie while the kinema is closed, and projectionist Percy Quill's evident elation following a (nearly) faultless film showing. We also ask the question: should sympathetic characters get away with committing arson? Off on a tangent, Arthur Lowe's wife comes in for a drubbing (which I'm sure nobody expected) and even podcast favourite Hylda Baker crops up in conversation. It's all good fun and there's even a knotty connection question posed for listeners to answer. The Smallest Show on Earth stars Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna, Peter Sellers, Margaret Rutherford, Bernard Miles, Leslie Phillips, Francis De Wolff and Sid James.

Will Travers OBE - an English director, writer, broadcaster and animal rights activist shares an intimate conversation with Ecoflix founder David Casselman. The son of English actors and wildlife campaigners Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna, he is president of the Born Free Foundation, Born Free USA and Species Survival Network.

Chris Diamond returns once again to examine one of Peter Sellers' most beloved earlier films, the 1957 Basil Dearden-directed The Smallest Show On Earth. As well as Sellers the film features winning turns from Margaret Rutherford, Bernard Miles and Francis De Wolff, with stolid support from the film's nominal stars, husband and wife Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna. Matthew & Jean Spenser inherit a crumbling old cinema - The Bijou Kinema (aka 'the fleapit') - and as well as the fixtures and fittings soon discover that they've also inherited a trio of elderly, shambling staff: Mrs Fazackalee (Rutherford), the cinema's cashier, bookkeeper and pit pianist; Mr Percy Quill (Sellers), a projectionist with a powerful thirst; and Old Tom (Miles), whose exact role is undefined but encompasses general caretaker and commissionaire duties. Meanwhile Mr Hardcastle (De Wolff), the owner of The Grand (the town's other cinema which far outclasses the Bijou in terms of size and sophistication), offers the couple a derisory sum to sell the Bijou to him so he can knock it down for a carpark. The Spensers decide to attempt to run the fleapit as a going concern, hoping this will persuade Hardcastle to up his offer. It's a wonderfully warm film with particularly delightful turns from Sellers and Rutherford and a rather surprising ending. Chris and Tyler talked so much that it's been split into two halves (part two next week) - in this first part we establish the characters, talk about the gradual decline in cinema attendance at the time, our memories of going to the pictures as kids and even spend a fair chunk talking about a different Sellers film: Heaven's Above!

Born Free USA was founded in 2002.  In 1966, Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers starred in the classic wildlife film Born Free. The film told the true story of conservationists Joy and George Adamson who rescued a lioness cub named Elsa and successfully returned her to the wild. The mission of Born Free USA states that their vision is a co-existent future where humans no longer exploit wild animals. The further state they are working to ensure that all wild animals, whether living in captivity or in the wild, are treated with compassion and respect and are able to live their lives according to their needs. Dr. Liza Tyson is the Program Director of Born Free USA and spent time with us discussing her and Born Free USA's work.  You can learn more about Born Free USA by visiting their website HERE

Ira Pastor, ideaXme life sciences ambassador, interviews Will Travers OBE, President of the Born Free Foundation, Born Free USA and Species Survival Network. Ira Pastor Comments: The Born Free Foundation is an international wildlife charity that campaigns to "Keep Wildlife in the Wild." Founded by English actors and wildlife campaigners Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna, its mission is to protect wild animals in their natural habitat, campaigns against the keeping of wild animals in captivity, and rescues wild animals in need. It also promotes compassionate conservation, which takes into account the welfare of individual animals in conservation initiatives. Born Free: Born Free’s head office is located in West Sussex, southeast England. It also has offices in Kenya, Ethiopia and South Africa, with representatives in Sri Lanka and Australia. Born Free manages or funds projects in more than 20 countries worldwide – across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas and focuses on ‘nine working priorities’ including: captive wild animal exploitation; trophy and canned hunting; wildlife trade; rescue, care, rehabilitation & release; human-wildlife co-existence and conservation; integrated wildlife protection; trans-boundary programs; UK wildlife protection; and education. Born Free also has its own sanctuaries – two big cat rescue centers at Shamwari Private Game Reserve, in South Africa, Ensessa Kotteh Wildlife Rescue, Conservation & Education Center, in Ethiopia, and Bannerghatta tiger sanctuary, in India. Will Travers: Will Travers OBE wis an English director, writer, broadcaster and animal rights activist, and also son of Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna. He is President of the Born Free Foundation, Born Free USA and Species Survival Network. On this episode we will hear from Mr Travers about: His background and how he got involved in the "compassionate conservation" movement. The Born Free Foundation - the genesis of the organization, its team, who sets working priorities, and its supporters. Born Free Foundation's work against the exploitation of wild animals in zoos, aquaria and other captive environments, and a discussion of the psychological condition of Zoochosis. Born Free Foundation's work against illegal wildlife trade, a US$20 billion a year global set of businesses. Their work on the educational front. BFF animal adoptions can be found at www.bornfree.org.uk/adopt BFUSA adoptions can be found www.bornfreeusa.org/adopt/ Credits: Ira Pastor interview video, text, and audio. Follow Ira Pastor on Twitter:@IraSamuelPastor If you liked this interview, be sure to check out our interview on Saving the World's Rarest Large Mammal! Follow ideaXme on Twitter:@ideaxm On Instagram:@ideaxme Visit ideaXme: www.radioideaxme.com Find ideaXme across the internet including on iTunes, SoundCloud, Amazon Podcasts, Radio Public,TuneIn Radio,I Heart Radio, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. ideaXme is a global podcast, creator series and mentor programme. Our mission: Move the human story forward!™ ideaXme Ltd.

In this Charity special, our main topic is how to give tax efficiently to Charities. We chat about giving to charity, leaving a legacy and other philanthropic-related issues, which clients often ask the Shipleys’ team. Our client interview in with Head of Marketing & Fundraising at the Born Free Foundation, Matt Smithers.   Set up in 1984 by actors Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers and their eldest son Will, Born Free has become a leading wildlife charity. It is opposed to the exploitation of wild animals in captivity and the Charity campaigns tirelessly to keep these animals in the wild and promote Compassionate Conservation.  The podcast also features a quick reminder of the do’s and don’ts when accounting for staff entertaining. A must-listen, if you are using entertaining to celebrate or motivate your team. And last but not least, there’s a catch-up with my colleague - Hannah Hawkins - an HR Advisor at Shipleys LLP. Working with Melody Port in our HR Services Consultancy, Hannah supports our clients with a wide range of HR issues.

The Boston Sports Syndicate Podcast debuts as Mike is joined by Bill Travers of www.bostonsportssyndicate.com to discuss Patriots vs Dolphins, Nathan Eovaldi signing and the early season struggles of the Bruins and Celtics. For more content, please visit https://www.bostonsportssyndicate.com Music provided by J. Kelley. Check out his music on iTunes or Spotify. For more from information visit! http://jkelleymusic.com/wp/

We go from the most unusual gunfight in cinema history with Dalton Trumbo's Terror In A Texas Town (1958) starring Sterling Hayden to  from 1958 as well a cute little British comedy about a rundown fleapit cinema, The Smallest Show On Earth starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna. Support The Podcast via Patreon.

Mark and Jim examine another “Big Monster”cult classic from Great Britain – “Gorgo,” starring Bill Travers and William Sylvester. Treasure hunters  open up a Pandora’s Box that nearly decimates London.

Ever wondered what life must be like establishing and leading your own charity? My guest Will Travers OBE is an internationally renowned wildlife expert who has dedicated his life to wildlife issues, since he lived in Kenya while his parents, Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers, made the film Born Free (1966). In 1984, he co-founded the wildlife charity now known as The Born Free Foundation, which works to stop individual wild animal suffering and protect threatened species worldwide. Will is President of Born Free and President of the Species Survival Network (SSN), an international coalition of over 100 organizations committed to the promotion, enhancement and enforcement of the Convention on International Trade in Endan-gered Species. Join us to learn from lessons acquired while leading a high profile charity and the conservation issues that we should all be caring about today.

Ever wondered what life must be like establishing and leading your own charity? My guest Will Travers OBE is an internationally renowned wildlife expert who has dedicated his life to wildlife issues, since he lived in Kenya while his parents, Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers, made the film Born Free (1966). In 1984, he co-founded the wildlife charity now known as The Born Free Foundation, which works to stop individual wild animal suffering and protect threatened species worldwide. Will is President of Born Free and President of the Species Survival Network (SSN), an international coalition of over 100 organizations committed to the promotion, enhancement and enforcement of the Convention on International Trade in Endan-gered Species. Join us to learn from lessons acquired while leading a high profile charity and the conservation issues that we should all be caring about today.

Ever wondered what life must be like establishing and leading your own charity? My guest Will Travers OBE is an internationally renowned wildlife expert who has dedicated his life to wildlife issues, since he lived in Kenya while his parents, Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers, made the film Born Free (1966). In 1984, he co-founded the wildlife charity now known as The Born Free Foundation, which works to stop individual wild animal suffering and protect threatened species worldwide. Will is President of Born Free and President of the Species Survival Network (SSN), an international coalition of over 100 organizations committed to the promotion, enhancement and enforcement of the Convention on International Trade in Endan-gered Species. Join us to learn from lessons acquired while leading a high profile charity and the conservation issues that we should all be caring about today.

Ever wondered what life must be like establishing and leading your own charity? My guest Will Travers OBE is an internationally renowned wildlife expert who has dedicated his life to wildlife issues, since he lived in Kenya while his parents, Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers, made the film Born Free (1966). In 1984, he co-founded the wildlife charity now known as The Born Free Foundation, which works to stop individual wild animal suffering and protect threatened species worldwide. Will is President of Born Free and President of the Species Survival Network (SSN), an international coalition of over 100 organizations committed to the promotion, enhancement and enforcement of the Convention on International Trade in Endan-gered Species. Join us to learn from lessons acquired while leading a high profile charity and the conservation issues that we should all be caring about today.

Albinoni's Adagio in G Minor, is one of the most popular and moving pieces of music but, as academic and composer Andrew Gant explains, it wasn't written by Albinoni and is now attributed to the twentieth century Italian composer, Giazotto. Award-winning veteran BBC foreign correspondent, Malcolm Brabant recalls the ' cellist of Sarajevo', Vedran Smailovic, playing it everyday for weeks amidst the wreckage of the beautiful city, as Serbian gunfire raged around. Virginia McKenna explains how the piece became so special to her and her late husband, Bill Travers, who died twenty years ago this month, the piece was played at the beginning and end of his memorial service. And TV producer, Gareth Gwenlan reveals why it was chosen as the theme for the character played by Wendy Craig, in the seventies sitcom, Butterflies. Producer: Lucy Lunt.

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the actress and wildlife campaigner Virginia McKenna. She was born in London and, after spending five years of her childhood in South Africa to escape the Blitz, she returned to England. She enrolled at the Central School of Drama but left after two years when offered six months in Repertory at Dundee. Classics such as the Cruel Sea, Carve Her Name with Pride and A Town Like Alice, for which she won a British Academy Award for Best Actress, have been highlights in a long and successful career. However her most remembered and best loved roles have been in Born Free and Ring of Bright Water, starring opposite her actor husband the late Bill Travers. For Born Free, she won the Variety Club Best Actress Award . Making Born Free in 1964, which told the true story of George and Joy Adamson as they returned Elsa the lioness to the wild, profoundly affected Bill and Virginia and it was a key influence in their lives. They realised that wild animals belong in the wild and should be protected there, not imprisoned in captivity. But the premature death in London Zoo of Pole Pole, a young elephant, who had featured in their film, An Elephant Called Slowly, led to the founding of Zoo Check in 1984. The Trust was dedicated to preventing the abuse of captive wild animals and strove to protect and conserve them in the wild. Zoo Check grew to become a major force in the animal welfare movement and was renamed The Born Free Foundation in 1991. She was awarded the OBE in the New Year's Honours List in 2004 for services to wildlife and the arts. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: We Are The Music Makers by Edward Elgar Book: Animal - the Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife by David Burnie Luxury: Language tapes to learn Italian and Swahali

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the actress and wildlife campaigner Virginia McKenna. She was born in London and, after spending five years of her childhood in South Africa to escape the Blitz, she returned to England. She enrolled at the Central School of Drama but left after two years when offered six months in Repertory at Dundee. Classics such as the Cruel Sea, Carve Her Name with Pride and A Town Like Alice, for which she won a British Academy Award for Best Actress, have been highlights in a long and successful career. However her most remembered and best loved roles have been in Born Free and Ring of Bright Water, starring opposite her actor husband the late Bill Travers. For Born Free, she won the Variety Club Best Actress Award . Making Born Free in 1964, which told the true story of George and Joy Adamson as they returned Elsa the lioness to the wild, profoundly affected Bill and Virginia and it was a key influence in their lives. They realised that wild animals belong in the wild and should be protected there, not imprisoned in captivity. But the premature death in London Zoo of Pole Pole, a young elephant, who had featured in their film, An Elephant Called Slowly, led to the founding of Zoo Check in 1984. The Trust was dedicated to preventing the abuse of captive wild animals and strove to protect and conserve them in the wild. Zoo Check grew to become a major force in the animal welfare movement and was renamed The Born Free Foundation in 1991. She was awarded the OBE in the New Year's Honours List in 2004 for services to wildlife and the arts.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]Favourite track: We Are The Music Makers by Edward Elgar Book: Animal - the Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife by David Burnie Luxury: Language tapes to learn Italian and Swahali