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Come and join the conversation with the amazingly talented and gorgeously hilarious Siobhan Phillips!Gracing our screens on the final of Britain's Got Talent, Siobhan captivated the nation with her witty ditties and sailed through the live shows. Currently on her 10 week tour with Rita Sue & Bob Too, Siobhan Sat down with me to chat all things career so far! We delve into her journey into performing, starting at the tender age of 16, fond memories of her Dad driving her to gigs and supporting her in her dream of becoming a singer. Music and entertainment certainly runs in the family, with her great grandfather an opera singer, guitarist father, singing mother and a brother who is also a lead singer, Siobhan definitely has music in her genes!She gives me all the gossip from behind the scenes at Britain's Got Talent, her having no expectations of her audition- treating it rather like a day out with butties and a flask in hand, Siobhan hilariously tells me about the process.We talk about the realities of being in such a competitive industry, the highs and also the real low points where Siobhan did a lot of soul searching, coming out the other side stronger and more determined than ever. We chat about the importance of experience, the ability to choose the work that fits around your family, citing age as a source of her wisdom and ability to take things in her stride.The biggest love of Siobhan's life is her daughter, and she tells me of the gratitude of her career longevity, allowing her to spend precious moments with the people she loves the most, whilst doing a job she adores.Siobhan tells me about meeting her comedy hero Bob Mortimer after they were appearing on Loose Women on the same day, after a fan girl moment and quick selfie they had a normal chat like old pals! We chat aspirations for the future, her dream of being cast in Corrie, and with her recent theatre tour she would love to do more acting. Siobhan is a real lover of stories, hearing people's journey and would love a show of her own interviewing people, hearing all about their lives- she would be fabulous at this right?!! Attention TV stations, In Conversation with Siobhan could be your next big ratings hit!Honestly, an utter joy to speak to this amazing lady, had me laughing from start to finish, as they say in the business she really does have funny bones! A gorgeous human being, insanely talented and truly deserving of success.There's still time to go and see Rita Sue & Bob too, head on over here for tickets!https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/rita-sue-and-bob-too-1 Thankyou Siobhan, what an absolute pleasure ❤️
Bear with us this month, listeners, as we take a left turn down Duckett's Passage to talk about something a little different from our usual classic British horror. Nicholas Simon Lyndhurst, born April 1961, is an English actor who began his career as a child actor and is best known for his role as Rodney Trotter in the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, which ran from 1981 to 2003.PART ONE: Tonight's first topic covers his role as the time-travelling bigamist Gary Sparrow in the British sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart. Created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran and produced by the BBC, Goodnight Sweetheart ran from 1993 to 1999, broadcasting a total of six series. The sitcom follows Gary Sparrow, an accidental time traveller living a double life through a time portal that connects 1990s London with 1940s wartime London. While the show's creators, who also made Birds of a Feather and The New Statesman, wrote most of the episodes, we chose to watch series six, episode one ("Mine's a Double") and episode five ("The 'Ouses in Between") because they had at least a tenuous link to our podcast's premise. These episodes were written by Gary Lawson and John Phelps (as a writing team) and Geoff Rowley, respectively. ‘Sweetheart featured Victor McGuire as Ron Wheatcroft, Gary's best friend in every episode of the show. McGuire is best known for playing Jack Boswell in Carla Lane's Bread. Related to our areas of interest, he appeared in an episode of Chernobyl, was a bar patron in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, played Police Officer No. 1 in 2005's Hellraiser: Hellworld, and portrayed Gerald Hardy in the 2012 Daniel Radcliffe version of The Woman in Black.Dervla Kirwan played Gary's wartime love interest and later wife, Phoebe, in the first three series before being replaced by Elizabeth Carling. Carling was briefly engaged to Neil Morrissey, whom she met while both were in the oft-mentioned Boon; she also appeared alongside him in an episode of the BBC sitcom Men Behaving Badly. After ‘Sweetheart, she released an album of wartime covers, also titled Goodnight Sweetheart. Similarly, the role of Gary's modern-day wife, Yvonne, was initially played by Michelle Holmes, who rose to prominence as Sue, one of the babysitters in Rita, Sue and Bob Too. After three seasons, she was replaced by Emma Amos, who appeared in Vera Drake, Bridget Jones's Diary, and an episode of Murder Most Horrid with Dawn French (cue Jon singing the theme tune). We've mentioned "Rear of the Year" a few times on this show, so it's worth noting that Amos was (according to Wikipedia — although Ross can't verify this) voted as having "TV's Best Legs" by readers of The Economist. PART TWO:We also listened to Channel Crossing by Rosemary Timperley. This was an episode of Haunted: Stories of the Supernatural, which ran for several years on the BBC World Service in the early 1980s and has since had a second life on Radio 4 Extra (thanks to Mysterious Magpie on YouTube for sharing some of these stories so we count listen to review it today). Rosemary Timperley was an author of over sixty novels and hundreds of short stories and feature articles, best known for her classic ghost stories The Mistress in Black and Christmas Meeting. Although primarily a mainstream writer, Timperley wrote numerous short stories that explored different aspects of the supernatural. She was well known for editing five volumes in a series of ghost story anthologies. Timperley also wrote several acclaimed radio and television scripts, and her short story Harry has been adapted to film multiple times.This episode featured Nicholas Lyndhurst as Jack, Peter Sallis as Edward, Patsy Rowlands as Frances, Gregory de Polnay as Gregory, and Sonia Fraser as Annabelle. Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/general-witchfinders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to Reel Britannia-a very British podcast about very British movies ...with just a hint of professionalism. Classic comedy from the 80s this week as Siobhan Finneran stars in this darkly funny drama set in Thatcher's Britain. Rita Sue and Bob Too (1987) Following an acclaimed career in hard-hitting TV drama, director Alan Clarke achieved a cinema hit with his much-loved comedy. Bradford teenagers Rita and Sue regularly babysit for successful couple Bob and Michelle, whose comfortable suburban lifestyle contrasts with their own bleak existence. One evening when Bob is taking them home, he suggests a detour to the moors. Impressed by his flashy car and worldly ways the girls are smooth-talked into a three-way sexual relationship that becomes very much part of their lives. At first it's a bit of a laugh but people are quick to point the finger and the affair is soon out in the open. The screenplay was adapted from a series of acclaimed plays by Andrea Dunbar, which were based on her own upbringing on Bradford's Buttershaw estate. The contrast of bawdy laughs with astute social comment results in one of the more memorable and enduring British films from the period. "Oh no, I'll have to wear a bra. When I'm dancing all the fellas'll be watching me tits wobblin' up and down - I can't do with that." You can find this and all our previous episodes at: Amazon Music Apple Podcasts Libsyn Player FM Podtail Owltail ListenNotes Follow us on Twitter @rbritanniapod Join us over at our Facebook Group ….we'd love to chat with you email: reelbritannia@gmail.com #britmovie #reelbritannia #ritasueandbobtoo Thanks for listening Scott, Steven and Anthony
Lesley Manville made her debut on the West End stage as a teenager in 1972, and since then has taken on a wide range of roles on stage and screen, including an Oscar-nominated performance in the film Phantom Thread. She was born in Brighton and first enjoyed performing as a singer, winning competitions with her sister. When she was 15, she commuted daily to the Italia Conti stage school in London. Her first professional role was in a West End musical, and in 1974 she joined the cast of the ITV soap opera Emmerdale Farm. After two years she decided to leave, even though the work was well paid, and return to the stage. At the Royal Court in London she appeared in some of the most critically acclaimed new plays of the 1980s including Caryl Churchill's Top Girls, and Andrea Dunbar's Rita, Sue and Bob Too. She has also enjoyed a long collaboration with the film director Mike Leigh, memorably playing the alcoholic Mary in Another Year. Her recent TV roles include starring as Cathy in the popular BBC Two sitcom Mum, for which she won a Royal Television Society Award in 2019. She has also played Princess Margaret in The Crown, including a scene in which Margaret shares her favourite records on a BBC radio progamme. She was appointed a CBE in 2021. DISC ONE: Over The Rainbow - Eva Cassidy DISC TWO: My Brother Jake - Free DISC THREE: O Soave Fanciulla, composed by Giacomo Puccini, performed by Jose Carreras, Richard Stilwell and Teresa Stratas and Metropolitan Opera Chorus, conducted by James Levine DISC FOUR: Sugar on the Floor - Etta James DISC FIVE: You Don't Have To Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield DISC SIX: Not While I'm Around - Barbra Streisand DISC SEVEN: Make You Feel My Love - Adele DISC EIGHT: Phantom Thread III - Jonny Greenwood BOOK CHOICE: A Botanical Encyclopedia LUXURY ITEM: A bed with linen, duvet and pillows CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Over The Rainbow - Eva Cassidy Presenter Lauren Laverne Producer Sarah Taylor
It's time to talk about a film in a location where we are located. Not just the UK, but more specifically - Bradford, West Yorkshire! Joining us on this movie review of Rita, Sue and Bob Too is Ian from Cult Connections, as he brings his perspective on a film we're both watching for the first time. '80's aesthetics, Black Lace and the significance of Manningham Lane are just some of the talking points we 'jump' into with this discussion. Hope you have a ball listening! ------------------------------------------------------- Don't forget to follow us on social media in the links below, and let us know your thoughts and recommendations for the future! instagram.com/sp_filmviewers twitter.com/SP_Filmviewers letterboxd.com/SP_Filmviewers Rating and reviewing the show is a great help too! Please feel free to do so with these helpful links below: Goodpods: https://goodpods.app.link/pkE7J2T6ykb Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/users/sp_filmviewers Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/sp-filmviewers/id1485548644 Lastly, we now have a Patreon you can join, for as little as £1/$1.50. More details in the link below: https://patreon.com/spfilmviewers
A British classic is next up courtesy of Patreon Matt Bates, and it's the 1987 comedy-drama, Rita, Sue and Bob Too. Based on the play by Andrea Dunbar, this is Directed by Alan Clarke and stars Michelle Holmes, Siobhan Finneran, George Costigan, and Lesley Sharp. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, become a supporter. www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback Plot Summary: Realistic story of working-class Yorkshire life, alternately serious and light-hearted, as two schoolgirls have a sexual fling with a married man. thevhsstrikesback@gmail.com https://linktr.ee/vhsstrikesback --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thevhsstrikesback/support
Sometimes "reality" TV takes it one step too far. Sometimes two steps. Sometimes a flying leap. WARNING: IMPLIED VIOLENCE AND TORTURE Written and Produced by Julie Hoverson Cast List Announcer - Frankenvox Alison - Beverly Poole Bart - Michael Faigenblum Carl - Mike Campbell Debbie - E. Vickery Ms. Sheldon - Sharon Delong Tanya - Tanja Milojevic Mom - Shayla Conrad-Simms Dad - Reynaud LeBoeuf Son - Eli Nilsson Fred - Joel Harvey Bob - Glen Hallstrom Helen - Helen Edwards June - Shelbi McIntyre Kathy - Kim Poole Additional Voices - Russell Gold; Julie Hoverson Music by Brian Bochicchio (Seraphic Panoply) Show theme: Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com) Editing and Sound: Julie Hoverson Cover Design: Brett Coulstock "What kind of a place is it? Why it's right here, right now, can't you tell?" ************************************************************************ IDIOT BOX Cast: [Opening credits - Olivia] TV Announcer Alison, chipper Bart, sullen Carl, upbeat, hearty Debbie, nervous, angry underneath Ms. Sheldon, executive producer Tanya, in the sound booth Family - mom, dad, teenage son Bar - Fred, Bob, Helen Dorm - June, Kathy OLIVIA Did you have any trouble finding it? What do you mean, what kind of a place is it? Why, it's right here, right now, can't you tell? MUSIC SOUND THEME MUSIC ANNOUNCER last week, in the record-breaking debut of The Box, we were introduced to our four contestants: ALISON [chipper] I'm Alison, from Santa Monica. Hi, mom! CARL [hearty] Carl, from Atlanta - home of the Cartoon Channel!! DEBBIE [nervous] Debbie, from Salem. Uh, Oregon. [quickly] Salem Oregon. BART [sullen] Bart, Minneapolis [disgusted sigh]. ANNOUNCER The rules are on the screen now for all you viewers out there, to cover the formalities. They are also available on our website at [spelled out superfast] w-w-w-dot-s-k-i-n-n-e-r-i-d-i-o-t-b-o-x-dot-com. AMB FAMILY LIVING ROOM SOUND CHIPS EATEN FROM BAG ANNOUNCER [TV] And after this brief message, we'll show you the results of last week's voting. SOUND CLICK OF REMOTE SOUND POPCORN POPPING IN MICROWAVE MOM [off] You better not have turned that off, hun! SOUND MICROWAVE DINGS DAD Just muted. Sick of all these ads for freaking erectile dysfunction. If anything's going to give a guy man-trouble, it's having to watch all those damn ads. SOUND POURING POPCORN INTO BOWL SON Ew, dad. T-M-I. MOM [coming in, munching popcorn] The one I hate is that smiling guy. His wife just looks so scared all the time. Almost as creepy as the King. SON Am I adopted? Please say yes. DAD Ooops, back on! ANNOUNCER [TV] Did everyone vote? MOM I certainly did! SON Mom? [disgusted noise] Why? ANNOUNCER [TV] The voting is closed, the tabulations have been made, and the scores are coming up on the screen now. MOM [over the announcer] Why not? I want that nice young girl - the blonde - to win. She's very wholesome. ANNOUNCER [TV] And it looks like today Alison has been selected! MOM [satisfied] There! ANNOUNCER We have Alison in the studio now - let's see how she takes it. SOUND LIGHT MUSIC, ON THE TV SEGUES INTO REALITY ANNOUNCER Hello Alison! Say hi to everyone! ALISON Hi! Hi mom! Dad! ANNOUNCER How's the first week been treating you? ALISON This place is great! ANNOUNCER Throughout the show, we'll be showing some of the fun you four have been having. Now, why don't you tell me what you think of your new friends? ALISON Oh, wow - everyone's really great. ANNOUNCER Don't you find Bart a bit... isolated? ALISON He's just self-contained. I'm sure he's a good guy, he just doesn't open up real easily. ANNOUNCER And Debbie? ALISON She's shy - a lot like my sister. Hi Vickie!! ANNOUNCER [chuckles] That's great. ALISON And Carl - well, he's a blast. He's always thinking up great stuff to do. ANNOUNCER Yesterday you had sole access to the Dairy Dan Amusement park. ALISON Oh, man - that was awesome! They closed the gates and we got to ride all the rides all day long - no lines, no crowds! Woo! ANNOUNCER You've been chosen. ALISON Woo! [stumbles] I - What? What? SOUND CONTROL BOOTH ANNOUNCER [TV] Please step into the box. ALISON [TV - gasp, then steels herself] Right. [somewhat bitter] Thanks America. SHELDON That's the shot - tight in on 2, now 3 - yes! Keep her face centered until she shuts the door. TANYA Got it. SHELDON Okay, keep the volume low on that. It's early yet - don't want to wear out the viewers... SOUND [TV] ELECTRIC SHOCK NOISE, SOMEWHAT BRIEF ALISON [TV - short scream] ANNOUNCER [TV] We'll be right back after the break to find out what today's challenge will be. AMB DORM ROOM JUNE Omigod! Omigod! Did you see that? KATHY [distracted] Hmm? No but I sure heard it - did they just do what I think they did? JUNE They just shocked the crap out of the blonde chick! KATHY Was there actually crap? JUNE [duh] She was in the box. Shh. It's coming back on. SOUND TV TURNS UP ANNOUNCER [TV] We'll be right back with more of The Box after these messages. SOUND SOUND DOWN AGAIN JUNE I hate when they do that. KATHY Shock someone? JUNE No, have the logo come up and make you think the show is back on. KATHY Yeah, that's much worse. JUNE You know what I mean! It was totally mean that they shocked her - she's the one who got the most votes! KATHY Isn't that what everyone was voting for? JUNE No! At least, I don't think so - I mean, I thought it was voting for who would win something cool. I ...voted for her. KATHY You actually voted? JUNE On the website, yeah. KATHY Of course there's a website. Maybe you should read the fine print. JUNE Oh, oh! It's back on! Jeez, look at her poor hair! SOUND TV UP ANNOUNCER [TV] Back to the interview room, to hear from Alison. ANNOUNCER [real] Before we go on, I need to point out, this is the only time you can choose to leave the show. Are you prepared to stay? ALISON [gulps, then quiet] Yes. [clears her throat, louder] Yes. [very shaky] That wasn't so bad. ANNOUNCER Excellent. Now I believe you recently graduated from college, Alison. What did you get your degree in? AMB BAR ALISON [TV] I'm a liberal arts major, with a minor in art history. FRED So she's unemployed, eh? ANNOUNCER [TV] And you are engaged to be married? BOB Too bad. All the cute ones are taken. Even with that weird hairdo. SOUND TV SWITCHED TO SPORTS FRED Hey, we were watching that! HELEN Why? It's awful, letting them mess with people on TV like that! FRED [scornful] It's not real. BOB Course it is - it even has a website! HELEN Puh-leez. Lots of things have websites that aren't real. BOB Name one. HELEN Pamela Anderson's boobs. FRED She got you there, pal. BOB C'mon - just switch it back long enough to see what today's challenge is? Please? HELEN Ya big softie, you. SOUND TV CHANGES BACK ANNOUNCER [TV] Carl, you got the second most votes this week - Do you have anything to say to the viewers at home? Obviously you're doing something right, to get so many votes. CARL [TV] I think it's just my sunny personality, Bob. People like winners, and I am a winner. AMB LIVING ROOM SON Weiner. MOM Language! SON [dismissive noise] Doesn't that dipstick know that most votes gets zapped? DAD Maybe he doesn't - they might not tell THEM everything, either. Makes sense. Why else would they be so excited? SON But that sucks! That sucks big time! Here they are, trying to be all cool and get people to vote for them, and they're like masterminding their own torture or something. DAD It's just a game, No one really gets hurt. MOM Well, I was kind of upset that Alicia-- SON Alison. MOM Yes, that she got shocked. I didn't know that voting for her would do that. I kind of feel bad now. SON Well, don't vote for her next time. MOM I certainly won't! ANNOUNCER [on TV] Well, we've spoken to two of our four contestants, and the voting is open for the halftime winner. Go on line now or text to-- SOUND TV MUTES, AMB/DORM SOUND COMPUTER KEYS KATHY What are you doing? JUNE Voting. KATHY Vicious much? JUNE No! I - I just don't want her to have to get shocked again. Damn! It only lets me choose one of those two - not the other guy. KATHY So you want to see him get shocked? JUNE Well, no, but I like him the least. KATHY Just cause you don't think he's cute. SOUND ONE LAST KEY JUNE Um, there. KATHY So who'd you vote for? JUNE The guy - the nice one - of course. I like him, too, but I don't want her to get shocked again. SOUND TV UP AGAIN ANNOUNCER [TV] Regular text messaging fees apply. And now‑‑ SOUND OMINOUS MUSIC ROLLS IN ANNOUNCER [TV, ominous] The moment in the spotlight. Will it be Alison or Carl? The voting closes in three minutes, so hurry up and make your vote count - if the lines are overloaded, make sure and try back - but be quick. [normal] While we wait, let's watch some clips from the preliminary interviews with the other two contestants. MUSIC ANNOUNCER [TV] And what are you studying? DEBBIE [TV] I'm - um - a poli sci major. FRED So she's gonna end up unemployed too. BOB Whatever happened to good old trade schools? FRED They're still around - just the trades aren't. You seen any cobblers in the U.S. of A recently? Nope. It's all farmed out to Pakistan and Koala Lumper. HELEN Lumpur. FRED Sez you. HELEN I can turn it off, you know. BOB Yeah - see now Helen here's got a job that can't be farmed out - long as there's guys like us, there's always gonna be bars, eh? FRED Until they invent a mixology robot. BOB Hey, the lights are flashing on the screen, must be something important. SOUND TV TURNED UP. SOUND OMINOUS MUSIC INTENSIFIES ANNOUNCER [TV; evil "suspense" pacing] And the one who got the most halftime votes. Will it be Alison, our stoic liberal arts major? JUNE Yes, yes - come on come on!!! ANNOUNCER [TV] Or Carl, who tutors children with learning disabilities. MOM Oh, that's awful! SON Awful? That he works with retarded kids? MOM [almost a whisper] That I voted for him. ANNOUNCER [TV] And the one who got the most votes in the 8-minute half-time poll was-- SOUND HEAVY DRUMBEAT ANNOUNCER [TV] Was-- SOUND HEAVY DRUMBEAT KATHY Look at how much she's sweating! JUNE You'd sweat too if you just got shocked! ANNOUNCER [TV] is -Carl! JUNE Whew! KATHY Shh. Let's see what happens. ANNOUNCER [TV] This means that at the end of tonight's show, Carl will be up against the second half winner in a showdown to see who gets a million dollars sent to the charity of their choice. HELEN Waitaminute - she gets shocked and he gets a chance to win big bucks? That's so not fair! FRED That's the way it is. Women always getting the short stick. HELEN Especially when they're dating you, eh? BOB [laughs, tried to stop] FRED Yeah, yeah - you can joke now, but I'll give you 70-30 odds that the other winner is that other guy. BOB The grouch? FRED Yup. Is it a bet? BOB Fifty bucks? FRED Whoah, whoah! Let's not get carried away here, now. MUSIC - OPENING THEME, PLAYS FOR A MOMENT ANNOUNCER Entering week five of The Box, you can see the ratings posted for our four contenders. [hushed] Last week, it looked as though Debbie had finally broken-- DEBBIE [TV] I hate it! I hate you all! You can all just go and-- SOUND LONG SERIES OF BLEEPED WORDS SOUND ZAPPING AND SCREAMING UNDER NEXT LINE ANNOUNCER But after her trip to the box, she refused to cry off. DEBBIE [TV] [breathing heavily and gulping] No [gasp] way! [gasp] You don't [gasp] get rid of me [long shaky breath] that easily. [sob] ANNOUNCER And now, a new week - and what was this week's challenge? STUDIO AUDIENCE Fasting! ANNOUNCER Yes, fasting. Whoever could go the longest without eating even a single bite of food got a free pass this week‑‑ ANNOUNCER [TV] --and we'll find out who managed that in just a moment - after a few words from our sponsors. SOUND CLICK, SOUND OFF JUNE [urging] C'mon Debbie! KATHY Debbie? Hah. She's got no body fat to start with. Bart has a much better chance of surviving-- JUNE Don't say that! You just like him cause you know I don't! KATHY I root for the underdog. It's a principal. And no one likes that poor bastard. JUNE If no one likes him, how come Debbie's the one always getting shocked, huh? [almost a sob] Huh? ANNOUNCER [TV] Let's bring our four contestants out on stage to hear who's going to be free and clear for another week. Alison-- SOUND MUSIC UP, DOOR OPENS, SHAKY FOOTSTEPS ANNOUNCER [real] Alison, how are you feeling? ALISON [trying to be perky] Not too bad. I made it almost three whole days on nothing but water. ANNOUNCER But then you lost it? ALISON [heavy sigh] Yeah, I had to give in and get something. [resigned] I figured fine - just put me in the box. At least that eventually ends. ANNOUNCER Thank you, Alison. Now go over to the isolation booth while we talk with each of your friends. ALISON [venomous] Friends? Hah! ANNOUNCER [TV, confidential] She needs to learn to be careful about trading today's pain for tomorrow's - what she doesn't know is we've [ramping up] turned the voltage up another notch! AUDIENCE [TV, CHEERS] HELEN This just keeps getting worse. It has to be against the law. BOB Oh, come on. They signed waivers, didn't they? Plus, it's all fake - like wrestling. Seriously. Even if they did do this stuff, they have to have doctors and all on staff - make sure no one really gets hurt. SOUND UNWRAPPING AND OPENING A FORTUNE COOKIE FRED Hey, listen to this - "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." BOB Figures the Chinese would think of that first. FRED Nah. The Chinese didn't make that up. HELEN Then who did say it? FRED [immediate] Thomas Jefferson. BOB I don't think so. FRED Yeah? And who do you think it was? BOB Some Greek philosopher or other. [idea] Julius Caesar! HELEN You guys make your bet, I'll call Jonesy on the next commercial and he can google it. SOUND TV TURNS UP ANNOUNCER [TV] So Bart, you made it the longest without eating - you have any special tips for the viewers out there on how you did it? BART [real] Huh? ANNOUNCER Any tips? We'll give you a minute - these moments of uncertainty are just further proof that our show is live and unedited. While Bart ponders this, I'll recap - Alison gave into her craven need for food first, followed by Carl and Debbie - in a virtual photo finish, where Debbie held out for one millisecond longer than Carl. Good going Debbie! BART I hate you. ANNOUNCER Hmm? What's that? BART I hate you and all you stand for. ANNOUNCER Do I hear an opt-out coming? For those of you just tuning in, during this episode and this episode alone, any of our four contestants can opt out at any time - not just immediately following a trip into the Box. So Bart, are you-- SOUND A BEEP TRIES TO CUT HIM OFF ON THE FIRST WORD BART Fuck you! You can't get rid of me that easily. BART [TV] I don't care how many times you drug me and try to get me to bow down to the corporate machine! You and all you people at home - you are sadistic bastards, but I'm here for the long haul - And when I finish, whether I win or not, I will be traveling around the country demanding the pound of flesh each and every one of you bastards owe me!!! KATHY For god's sake, turn it off. JUNE No, he's making a valid point. We shouldn't be party to this. KATHY The very act of watching it validates it. JUNE No. I'm only doing this to bear witness. KATHY The advertisers don't care. They just want to you to watch. JUNE Well, I won't vote any more. KATHY Then you can't complain when your favorite gets zapped. JUNE [upset] Oh hell! ANNOUNCER [TV] Well, that was very enlightening. Before you out there start emailing and phoning - please refer to clause 42 slash 8 slash F, subsection I-I-I, paragraph y, where it sets out the game's rules covering mental illness or defect. Thank you, and good night! SOUND TV TURNED OFF HELEN Anyone checked out the big pools? FRED What do you mean? HELEN There's huge bets all over the place - everyone guessing who's gonna last the longest. BOB Well, no one's washed out yet. FRED They're a tough bunch of kids, but I bet I could make it on that show. Age does bring wisdom. BOB To who? FRED You're too young to remember this, but I was a P-O-W in nam [rhymes with "ham"]. I been through it all. Torture, deprivation, brain washing. HELEN They sure got yours squeaky clean. SOUND DRINKS WHOLE BEER DOWN. BOB Ahhh. MUSIC ANNOUNCER This week, week 9 of The Box, we might just lose a second contestant. ANNOUNCER [TV] Alison, you've spent three days in this jacuzzi - brought to us courtesy of Big Joe's cut-rate pools and spas. Now, people might think this was fun, but of course, you can't fall asleep or you might drown! ALISON [TV, parched, delirious] You suck, Bob. FRED Friend of yours? BOB You wish. ALISON [TV] Get me out. ANNOUNCER [TV] You do know that whomever leaves their jacuzzi first goes directly into the box? ALISON [TV] No! I want out! OUT! I can't - you can't make me stay here! JUNE They can't, can they? KATHY How much you wanna bet she signed something that says they can? JUNE That's illegal! KATHY Being stupid and greedy? Nah. They'd run out of prisons. Unless you subscribe to the idea that our whole world is a prison. JUNE [very upset] Don't talk like that - look at that poor girl! They're just dragging her across the stage! KATHY Wow. I wouldn't'a thought it would take three guys to handle her, after all the crap she's been through. ALISON [TV - screaming weakly and struggling] ANNOUNCER [TV] It is understood, under the rules, that the clemency episode has run out and, once again, the only time you can opt out is right after a session in the box-- SON If she's all wet, wouldn't that make the shock worse? DAD At least her hair doesn't end up all weird since they shaved her head after that challenge last week-- SON Three weeks ago. DAD Really? Anyway, they probably compensate somehow. MOM Are you sure? DAD [unsure] Well... They can't really hurt her - that would be... ANNOUNCER [TV] Oh, and - I've just got a word from the producer! We've got a three minute vote - so grab your phones! ANNOUNCER [real] Now this will cost one dollar per vote, so make yours count! Dial the studio number and hit 1 if you want us to let Allison forfeit and leave now, push 2 if you think we should hold her to the rules. And voting opens [beat, then TV] Now! SHELDON Start the positive counter. TANYA On it. Running. NARRATOR [TV] The positive votes will tally right here on the corner of the screen, and if, after the vote closes, there are more positive than negative votes, Alison will immediately leave the studio - damper but wiser... BOB Man, I wish I was in Vegas. FRED Nah - you know what's going to happen. The odd's'll be crap. HELEN Course. They'll let her go. FRED You gotta lotta faith in people, babe. Nah. I'll give you 10 to 1 she's gonna ride the lightning. BOB [incredulous] "Ride the lightning?" FRED You know - old sparky. The electric chair? Man where have you been? BOB Considering no one's been executed in an electric chair in this state for - um - help me out Helen-- HELEN 50 years. BOB 50 years. FRED Really? HELEN How the hell'm I supposed to know? BOB Well, whatever - a long time. HELEN Actually, I think this state always hanged people. FRED Hung. BOB The countdown! 5 - 4 - JUNE 3-2- MOM [almost breathless] One. ANNOUNCER [TV] All votes are in, and as you can see, we had a regular landslide of support for our dear friend Allison here. we have 4 million six hundred seventy two thousand, three hundred and forty-two votes for clemency. Good for you everyone! We'll show the other side, right after this-- SOUND TV OFF DAD No way! MOM You can't ! SON I won't watch any more of this. This is brutal. MOM [angry] Don't you dare! How can we not ... find out? SON No. MOM Just until they announce it - we don't have to watch ...if she... SON Gets it? SOUND REMOTE THROWN ONTO TABLE SON You do what you want. I'll be in the garage. SOUND [after a moment] TV CLICKS ON COMMERCIAL [something] KATHY I bet the commercials for this cost top dollar. Like superbowl ads. JUNE How can you just be so snarky - that girl could die! KATHY Nah. They can't do that. It would be illegal. JUNE Not normally, but remember when that guy had a stroke on "Danger Island" last year? The family sued, but the waiver made it perfectly legit. KATHY And that wasn't even that exciting. ANNOUNCER [on TV] For those just tuning in, we have perky little Allison in the Box, awaiting your verdict. [continues under] Does she take the next shock, or have you tipped toward clemency for this poor girl? SHELDON Give them the split picture. TANYA Before and after? SHELDON Uh-huh. [grim] Show them what they did. ANNOUNCER [on TV] The negative votes have been tallied. SOUND DRUM ROLL, OMINOUS MUSIC ANNOUNCER [ON TV] And we had 4 million six hundred seventy two thousand, three hundred and forty-two votes to let her go. BOB I'm still saying they'll let her off. FRED Nope. You already lost that twenty, pal. HELEN Shh! ANNOUNCER [TV] The negative count is seven million three hundred-- SOUND TV OFF KATHY Did you vote? JUNE Yes. [beat] Twenty times. KATHY [shrug] You can't beat the bastards. JUNE But if everyone just voted a few more times... KATHY Three million more times. JUNE How can people be so horrible? SOUND [NEXT DOOR TV] SCREAMING PEOPLE [laughing] SOUND POUNDING ON WALL JUNE [yelling at them] How can you be so horrible?? KATHY They're drunk. Didn't you see the sign? JUNE [half a sob] Sign? KATHY The one that said "come to gary's room, get drunk and watch The Box"? JUNE [down] No. KATHY Look, turn it on. You'll see she's not dead or anything, then you'll feel better. JUNE But what if she's not? I mean, what if she is? I mean-- KATHY [sigh] Then you'll know. SOUND [beat, then] TV TURNS ON SOUND [on TV] AMBULANCE SIRENS JUNE [sob] MOM [sob] Her poor parents! DAD Don't worry so much - she's not dead. MOM She was for 43 seconds. DAD That doesn't even count these days - happens all the time on House. MOM [very upset] But this is real! SOUND [on tv] MUSIC UP ANNOUNCER [tv] And we'll be checking in with Allison as soon as she regains consciousness to confirm her wish to opt out. For now, the game comes down to Bart and Carl. ANNOUNCER Don't forget - no matter what happens, the game's big final episode is in two weeks. SOUND CAMERA OFF SHELDON Nicely done. ANNOUNCER It's really wearing me thin. SHELDON Almost over. And after today's vote, there's no way the station can afford to cancel us. ANNOUNCER [sigh, then grudging] Two more shows. SHELDON [with meaning] And then we announce the results. MUSIC - OPENING THEME, PLAYS FOR A MOMENT AMB NOISY BAR BOB [ordering] Another one. FRED Packed tonight. SOUND DRINK SET DOWN HELEN It's the finale. FRED [tired] Oh, yeah. That. BOB Bottom's up! HELEN Slow down, or I'm gonna have to pour you into a cab. SOUND CAR KEYS SLAPPED ONTO THE BAR, SCOOPED UP SOUND GLASS SET DOWN HARD BOB Ahhh. CROWD ROAR OF EXCITEMENT HELEN Hold on! I'll get it. SOUND TV SOUND UP MUSIC FANFARE ANNOUNCER It's the night we've all been waiting for. The night the final results are announced. And we will have an ultimate winner. Let's recap what the winner will walk away with. SOUND VOLUME DOWN SOUND DOOR OPENS KATHY Oh, you're not watching that, are you? [sneer] I thought you decided it wasn't worth it! JUNE [shell shocked] I can't not watch! I have to know! KATHY Look, let's go to the library or something. JUNE No! I would die of suspense! KATHY It's not-- SOUND TV VOLUME COMES UP KATHY [sigh] I'm not staying. SOUND DOOR CLOSES ANNOUNCER And the contest comes down to our two finalists, Bart and Carl. They have endured amazing hardship to make it this far. Do you have anything you want to say to the people at home, Bart? BART You still suck and you always will. Every single one of you! Every person who just sits by and supports this shit! ANNOUNCER [still jovial] And yet, you have continued to play our sick little games - as you call them - despite being offered chance after chance to leave. BART Hah! I don't plan to fucking let you win, you scumbags! ANNOUNCER Well said. And you, Carl, do you have anything for the audience? CARL [mumbles] ANNOUNCER Speak up? CARL [vague, reciting] We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams. Sitting by lone sea-- lone sea.... the sea. The sea. See see oh playmate, come out and play with me.... [fades out] ANNOUNCER There you have it, folks. And now we go to our man in the street interviewer, Tanya. Take it away! TANYA Thank you. I'm in a major metropolitan center here, asking people on the street what they think of the Box. ANNOUNCER If they're outside right now, instead of glued to their sets, they must not think much of it. BOTH [fake laugh] SOUND TV OFF SOUND EATING MOM What? Don't you dare! DAD Hey, we were watching that! SON Are you enjoying this? MOM Enjoying? DAD What do you mean? SON All this shit they've put those people through! You can barely tell them apart now, after they've been starved and had their heads shaved. They look like concentration camp victims! MOM But - but this is the last show! DAD What does it matter if we watch or don't watch? SOUND THROWING DOWN A REMOTE SON Do what you want. I'll just hope for a six-car pileup. Maybe you'll trade up. SOUND DOOR OPENS AND SHUT SOUND REMOTE TAKEN, TV ON ANNOUNCER And for tonight, the big surprise is-- SOUND DRUM ROLL, OMINOUS MUSIC ANNOUNCER Two boxes! SOUND CANNED CHEERING ANNOUNCER One for each of you. While we get them all set, here's a word from our sponsor! AMB BAR CROWD Buzzing "two boxes?" BOB [slurry] Whaddaya think they've got up their shleeves? FRED They're gonna kill one of those boys. HELEN [confidential] I heard that girl Allison is in a private clinic, barely alive. FRED Where'd you--? HELEN Internet. BOB [sarcastic] Yeah. Then it's probably true. SOMEONE Turn it up! HELEN Got it! SOUND TV UP ANNOUNCER And now. The moment of truth! All the votes have been tallied. As you can see, we have Bart over here in the red box-- SOUND CANNED APPLAUSE ANNOUNCER [tv] --and Carl over there in the blue. SHELDON close up on Bart, camera 2. Yeah, baby, clench that jaw. Now cut to that trickle of sweat on Carl's face. Nice. TANYA Back to the announcer? SHELDON One more second, and - yes! ANNOUNCER [tv] And now, with the votes tallied, we will find out who you out there have selected as the big winner, and who has to take the big penalty. ANNOUNCER [real] But first, we caught each of our contestants here on secret camera last night. Let's see what they were doing on the penultimate night. SOUND QUICK JAB OF STATIC VOICE [tv] ...need to get out now. You don't understand what they have planned for tomorrow. It's so much worse! AMB BAR BOB Who the hell izzat? BART [TV] [scoff] Worse? Worse how? HELEN Don't know. FRED Look at that announcer fellow - he's surprised too. HELEN [half a chuckle] Serves him right. ANNOUNCER [tv] Sorry - we should have screened that clip before playing it. Let's go over to Carl's shot. CARL [tv] Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall--[cuts out suddenly] ANNOUNCER [tv] And that's all the time we have for that. And now the moment of truth. Carl or Bart? You held their fate in your hands. SOUND COMMERCIAL COMES ON UNDER MOM [coming in] Where's Kyle? Have you seen Kyle? DAD [mesmerized] He'll be back. Just ... went out to a friend's house. Probably. MOM You should turn that off and find him! DAD We can look in ten minutes just as easily as we can look now! MOM This is our son! DAD It's almost over! SOUND OMINOUS MUSIC ON TV ANNOUNCER [tv] And now. The final countdown. MOM Five minutes. SOUND SHE SITS ANNOUNCER [tv] This has been quite a journey for everyone - and we would like to thank you all for your support and participation. BOB Support? I'd shoot that stupid bastard if I had a chance. And a gun. HELEN You're not the only one, but a lot of people paid a lot of money into that damn show. ANNOUNCER [tv] --making us the highest rated network series ever-- FRED yeah, and even WE count for ratings, since we happen to be watching it. BOB [steaming into an alcoholic rage] Then let's not watch it! SOUND SLAMS GLASS ON BAR, LIQUID SLOSHES FRED Calm down, pal. BOB No! Is this what our world has come to? This crap?? SOUND THROWS BEER GLASS AT TV, TV DIES, BUT OTHER SET PLAYS ON IN THE BACKGROUND CROWD [Shocked silence] FRED Great, one down, only seven hundred million TV sets to go. HELEN I'll put it on your tab. CROWD [chatter begins again] ANNOUNCER [tv] --will definitely be returning for a second season, starting next fall-- SOUND DOOR OPENS ANNOUNCER [tv] --and we're looking at celebrity contestants. TANYA [tv] That will be a whole new ballgame. KATHY Sorry, didn't know it was still on. JUNE [distraught] Stay. Please. KATHY Ugh. Why? JUNE Because I don't think I'll make it otherwise. KATHY Make what? ANNOUNCER [tv] And now for the final outcome. MOM Yes? DAD About time. ANNOUNCER [tv] the final results. FRED Don't call the police. I'll get him home. HELEN Yeah. This time. ANNOUNCER [tv] What we've all been working toward. JUNE [crying] Can't they just say it? TV, MUSIC SWELLS, THEN CUTS OUT SUDDENLY JUNE What? HELEN Shit, must have blown the circuit. DAD The electricity's still on! KATHY Is there something wrong with your TV? MOM No! It's practically new! FRED Come on. Quitting time, pal. SOUND TEST PATTERN NOISE, THEN MUSIC SUDDENLY CUTS BACK IN ANNOUNCER Thank you all for participating in our experiment. MOM [gasp] ANNOUNCER As you can see, all of our actors are in perfect health. JUNE [sob] How could they--? KATHY Bastards. ANNOUNCER We would love to hear your reactions to this show. Please feel free to leave us a message at www-dot- SOUND TV SWITCHES OFF HELEN [last call voice] Allright. That's it. CLOSER [NOTE: George Santayana, author of the quote.]
Welcome to the Christmas edition of the official Talking Pictures TV podcast. The podcast that is brought to you with the help of the viewers of the nation's favourite archive tv and movie channel. Scott, Mel and Daniel are joined by Steve, Simone, Phil, Tracy, Gareth, Gemma, Cev, and Lee & Adam In store today there's Rex Harrison doing his best Yul Brynner impression, wartime drama from Secret Army and some wild west action featuring Spencer Tracy. There's Peter Cushing, Peter Sellers and Peter Fonda as well as an Ealing comedy and some saucy goings on from the eighties with Rita, Sue and Bob Too. And of course, Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas on TPTV without Alistair Sim as Ebeneezer Scrooge
Rita, Sue and Bob Too is a movie. It was released on the 29th of May in 1987. We decided to review it. This is that review. We're joined by Sandy Whittem (Illiterature) to talk about it. There's a reason this episode description is as vague as possible. Join the Bad Porridge Club on Patreon for TWO bonus episodes each month! https://www.patreon.com/oldiebutagoodiepod Follow Sandy Whittem! Illiterature podcast: https://omny.fm/shows/illiterature/playlists/podcast Corner Shop Comedy: https://www.facebook.com/CornerShopComedyMelb/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandywhittem/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandywhittem Follow the show! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oldiebutagoodiepod/ Facebook: https://fb.me/oldiebutagoodiepod Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfdXHxK_rIUsOEoFSx-hGA Podcast Platforms: https://linktr.ee/oldiebutagoodiepod Got feedback? Send us an email at oldiebutagoodiepod@gmail.com Follow the hosts! Sandro Falce - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandrofalce/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandrofalce - Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/SandroFalce/ - Nerd-Out Podcast: https://anchor.fm/nerd-out-podcast Zach Adams - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zach4dams/ Donations: https://paypal.me/oldiebutagoodiepod Please do not feel like you have to contribute anything but any donations are greatly appreciated! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode of The Acting for Stage and Screen Podcast James is delighted to have as his guest the actor George Costigan. George has been working as an actor on stage and screen for over 40 years. He's played such iconic roles as Willy Loman in 'Death of a Salesman', Claudius in 'Hamlet', Estragon in 'Waiting for Godot' and James Tyrone in 'Long Day's Journey into Night', not to mention that he was the original Mickey in 'Blood Brothers'. A familiar face on tv and film, he might still be best known as Bob in 'Rita, Sue and Bob Too' but he's also appeared in 'Shirley Valentine', 'Calendar Girls', Clint Eastwood's film 'Hereafter' and in Clio Barnard's avant-garde docudrama 'The Arbor'. More recently he's played leading roles in Sally Wainwright's hit series 'Happy Valley' and 'Gentleman Jack'. In this lovely interview George regales us with anecdotes from his career and offers valuable insights for wannabe actors into how he approaches his craft.
This episode continues a mini-series of episodes on Orion Pictures, perhaps the best independent distributor not just of the 1980s but of all time. This episode covers the following Orion movies released during 1987 and 1988: Another Woman (1988, Woody Allen) Au Revior, Les Enfants (1987, Louis Malle) Babette's Feast (1988, Gabriel Axel) The Believers (1987, John Schlesinger) Best Seller (1987, John Flynn) Boyfriends and Girlfriends (1988, Eric Rohmer) Bull Durham (1988, Ron Shelton) Cherry 2000 (1987, Steve De Jarnatt) Colors (1988, Dennis Hopper) The Couch Trip (1988, Michael Ritchie) Devil in the Flesh (1987, Marco Bellochio) Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988, Frank Oz) Dominick and Eugene (1988, Robert M. Young) Eight Men Out (1988, John Sayles) End of the Line (1987, Jay Russell) Hey Babu Riba (1987, Jovan Acin) Hotel Colonial (1987, Cinzia Torrini) House of Cards (1987, David Mamet) The House on Carroll Street (1988, Peter Yates) The In Crowd (1988, Mark Rosenthal) Jean de Florette and Manon of the Spring (1987, Claude Berri) Johnny Be Good (1988, Bud Smith) Lionheart (1987, Franklin J. Shaffner) Loose Connections (1988, Richard Eyre) Mac and Me (1988, Stewart Raffill) Making Mr. Right (1987, Susan Seidelman) Malone (1987, Harvey Cokliss) Married to the Mob (1988, Jonathan Demme) Mississippi Burning (1988, Alan Parker) Monkey Shines (1988, George A. Romero) A Month in the Country (1987, Pat O'Connor) No Man's Land (1987, Peter Werner) No Way Out (1987, Roger Donaldson) One Woman or Two (1987, Daniel Vigne) Radio Days (1987, Woody Allen) Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987, Alan Clarke) Robocop (1987, Paul Verhoeven) September (1987, Woody Allen) Throw Momma From the Train (1987, Danny DeVito) The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988, Philip Kaufman) Wings of Desire (1988, Wim Wenders) Without a Clue (1988, Thom Eberhardt) Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988, Pedro Almodovar)
This episode continues a mini-series of episodes on Orion Pictures, perhaps the best independent distributor not just of the 1980s but of all time. This episode covers the following Orion movies released during 1987 and 1988: Another Woman (1988, Woody Allen) Au Revior, Les Enfants (1987, Louis Malle) Babette's Feast (1988, Gabriel Axel) The Believers (1987, John Schlesinger) Best Seller (1987, John Flynn) Boyfriends and Girlfriends (1988, Eric Rohmer) Bull Durham (1988, Ron Shelton) Cherry 2000 (1987, Steve De Jarnatt) Colors (1988, Dennis Hopper) The Couch Trip (1988, Michael Ritchie) Devil in the Flesh (1987, Marco Bellochio) Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988, Frank Oz) Dominick and Eugene (1988, Robert M. Young) Eight Men Out (1988, John Sayles) End of the Line (1987, Jay Russell) Hey Babu Riba (1987, Jovan Acin) Hotel Colonial (1987, Cinzia Torrini) House of Cards (1987, David Mamet) The House on Carroll Street (1988, Peter Yates) The In Crowd (1988, Mark Rosenthal) Jean de Florette and Manon of the Spring (1987, Claude Berri) Johnny Be Good (1988, Bud Smith) Lionheart (1987, Franklin J. Shaffner) Loose Connections (1988, Richard Eyre) Mac and Me (1988, Stewart Raffill) Making Mr. Right (1987, Susan Seidelman) Malone (1987, Harvey Cokliss) Married to the Mob (1988, Jonathan Demme) Mississippi Burning (1988, Alan Parker) Monkey Shines (1988, George A. Romero) A Month in the Country (1987, Pat O'Connor) No Man's Land (1987, Peter Werner) No Way Out (1987, Roger Donaldson) One Woman or Two (1987, Daniel Vigne) Radio Days (1987, Woody Allen) Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987, Alan Clarke) Robocop (1987, Paul Verhoeven) September (1987, Woody Allen) Throw Momma From the Train (1987, Danny DeVito) The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988, Philip Kaufman) Wings of Desire (1988, Wim Wenders) Without a Clue (1988, Thom Eberhardt) Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988, Pedro Almodovar)
A Career Retrospective with Lesley Manville, currently starring in Ordinary Love (Bleecker Street), on February 18, 2020. Moderated by Mara Webster. LESLEY MANVILLE is an award-winning stage and screen actress who most recently starred in Paul Thomas Anderson’s highly acclaimed drama Phantom Thread. For her role as Cyril Woodcock, she received both BAFTA and Academy Award® nominations for Best Supporting Actress. Manville is set to star in Misbehaviour, based on the 1970 Miss World beauty competition and the group of women who hatch a plan to disrupt it. The cast includes Keira Knightley, Keeley Hawes and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. In spring 2019 Manville returned for the third and final season of the BAFTA Award-winning BBC comedy “Mum,” for which she received a BAFTA nomination for Best Female Performance in a Comedy Programme. She also appears in “Harlots,” which airs on Starzplay. Manville recently finished filming the BBC drama “World on Fire,” a World War II drama centered on the lives of ordinary people affected by the war. She stars alongside Sean Bean and Helen Hunt. Manville has worked on numerous films with director Mike Leigh, most notably Another Year, for which she won Best Actress awards for both the London Critics Circle Film Award and the National Board of Review Award, in addition to BAFTA and British Independent Film Award nominations. Her other films with Leigh include All or Nothing (for which she won the London Critics Circle Film Award for Best British Actress), Mr. Turner, Vera Drake, Topsy-Turvy, Secrets & Lies and High Hopes. Manville’s other film credits include Maleficent, Hampstead, Rupture, Romeo & Juliet, Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism, A Five Star Life, Spike Island, Ashes, A Christmas Carol, Sparkle, Milk and High Season. Her extensive television credits include “River” (BAFTA Award nomination, Best Supporting Actress), “The Go-Between,” “Mayday,” “Cranford,” “North & South,” “The Cazalets,” “Other People’s Children,” “Real Women,” “Holding On,” “The Bite,” “Goggle Eyes,” “The Mushroom Picker,” “Top Girls,” “The Firm,” “Grown-Ups,” “The Queen,” “Fleming” and “Bodily Harm.” In 2018 Manville returned to the stage for “Long Day’s Journey Into Night,” starring opposite Jeremy Irons in a highly acclaimed production that went on from Wyndham’s Theatre to the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York and the Wallis Annenberg Center in Los Angeles. Reprising her role as the morphine-addicted matriarch of the Tyrone family, Manville went on to receive an Olivier Award nomination. Her other theater work includes “Ghosts,” directed by Richard Eyre (Almeida Theatre/West End/New York), in a role for which she won both the Olivier and Critics’ Circle awards for Best Actress; “Grief,” directed by Mike Leigh, for which she received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress; “Her Naked Skin,” “Pillars of the Community,” “The Alchemist” and “His Dark Materials,” all at the National Theatre; “Six Degrees of Separation” and “All About My Mother,” at the Old Vic; “Top Girls,” at the Royal Court and in New York; “Serious Money,” “The Pope’s Wedding,” “Saved,” “Rita, Sue and Bob Too,” “The Mother,” “How Now Green Cow,” “Falkland Sound,” “Three Sisters,” “American Bagpipes” and “Borderline,” all at the Royal Court; “The Cherry Orchard” and “Some Girls,” in the West End; “Miss Julie,” at Greenwich; and “Les Liaisons Dangereuses,” “As You Like It,” “Philistines” and “The Wives’ Excuse,” all at the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Season's greetings mates. Hope you're all alright. It's our last episode before Christmas and as Craig mentions in the intro, we're going out in style with the total ledge Siobhan Finneran. We met Shiv in Manchester's Cultureplex, got a coffee and got down to it.You'll know her from Downton Abbey, Benidorm, Happy Valley, Clocking Off, Coronation Street and the iconic Rita, Sue and Bob Too. We talked about her sporting prowess, changing attitudes to depictions of sex on screen, Lancashire, being confused by the world of drama and acting, being an imposter and tonnes more. She's an incredible woman with steel and humour in equal measures and we're sure you'll love listening in to this episode. Hope you get a few days of rest and recuperation over the holidays. We'll be back with you in early 2020.TSP XX Get in touch... Facebook- search 'Two Shot Podcast' Twitter- @twoshotpod Instagram- @twoshotpod If you've enjoyed listening then please click through to https://www.patreon.com/twoshotpod to make a donation to the running costs of the show. You'll get bonus pictures, video and audio in return. Nice one. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Playwright Andrea Dunbar from Bradford in Yorkshire, most famous for Rita, Sue and Bob Too, died in 1990 at the age of 29. Her story was retold in Adelle Stripe’s award-winning debut novel Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile, which is about to be brought to the stage by Bradford-based Freedom Studios. The book will be adapted by Yorkshire writer Lisa Holdsworth, who has written extensively for prime time TV, including episodes of Fat Friends, New Tricks, Midsummer Murders and Call the Midwife. BTG Editor David Chadderton spoke to Lisa about her adaptation, about Dunbar and her struggles as a working class female writer and also about the current report by the Writers Guild of Great Britain, of which Lisa is Deputy Chair, into the diversity of writers for TV and film. Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile adapted by Lisa Holdsworth from the novel by Adelle Stripe opens at The Ambassador in Bradford on 30 May 2019 before touring until 30 June to venues in Farsley, Barnsley, Horbury, Bradford, Leeds Doncaster, Wakefield, Harrogate, Oldham and South Kirby.
In the first of our series celebrating International Women's Day 2019, Hannah went to meet writer Lisa Holdsworth to talk about her new play Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile, based on the life of working class playwright Andrea Dunbar, who died aged 29. They talk Rita, Sue and Bob Too - including that controversial ending - how Andrea's life and work bled into each other, and the barriers working class youngsters face when entering the arts. More information about Lisa's new play can be found here: https://www.freedomstudios.co.uk/production/black-teeth-and-a-brilliant-smile/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Rita, Sue, & Bob Too! was hailed as a landmark comedy in the '80s in Britain, and also passed around polyamorous online groups as a poly film. But is it? Is it both? One or the other? Neither? Joreth reviews this wildly acclaimed movie for any hint of polyamory, open relationships, or consensual and ethical non-monogamy to see if it lives up to the hype.
The controversy surrounding London's Royal Court Theatre's staging of Andrea Dunbar's semi-autobiographical play Rita Sue and Bob Too led to it being postponed and then rapidly reinstated. Written in 1982 when she was 19, can it now be seen as a period piece? 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri is a darkly comic film starring Frances McDormand, written produced and directed by Martin McDonagh Lily Tuck is a winner of The National Book Award in the USA. Her latest novel Sisters imagines a woman trying to deal with her relationship with her husband's first wife. History In The Making at Alan Cristea Gallery in London is an exhibition of works which make reference to, or appropriate, historical art as part of their working practice, Britannia is a new TV series set in 43AD, "following the Roman army as they return to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia". It's on Sky Atlantic Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Miranda Carter, Maria Delgado and Lawrence Norfolk. The producer is Oliver Jones.
In December the Royal Court withdrew and then reinstated its invitation to stage a new touring production of Andrea Dunbar's semi-autobiographical 1982 play Rita Sue and Bob Too as a result of sexual harassment allegations made against its co-director Max Stafford Clark - himself a former Artistic Director of the Royal Court and one of the most influential theatre directors of his generation. The Royal Court's current Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone and theatre critic Lyn Gardner discuss the way in which the play continues to speak to young women today and the impact of the recent controversy on this particular production in the context of the continuing revelations about sexual harassment in the arts industries. Kirsty Lang speaks to Jonathan Ruffer, the city financier who has donated almost £200 million to fund arts and restoration projects in the town of Bishop Auckland. For the past two summers the town has hosted the open-air drama Kynren, with the participation of 100 volunteers. In October Front Row covered the opening of a new mining art museum in the town, this year sees the re-opening of Auckland castle, a new Auckland Tower visitor attraction and, in 2019, a Spanish Art Gallery and Faith Museum.Sasha Dugdale reads from her new collection, Joy. The title poem, which won the Forward Prize for the best poem published in 2016, is a monologue in the voice of Catherine Blake, as she grieves for her husband William and in doing so celebrates their close and creative life together. Dugdale is also a playwright and translator and was until last month editor of the international magazine Modern Poets in Translation. She reflects on the impact this has on her own writing.Presenter: Kirsty Lang Producer: Julian May.
Director Max Stafford-Clarke has revived for his theatre company Out of Joint Andrea Dunbar’s play Rita, Sue and Bob Too, which he directed originally while Artistic Director of the Royal Court in London in 1982, working closely with the 19-year-old playwright. BTG editor David Chadderton spoke to lead actors Taj Atwal (Rita), Gemma Dobson (Sue) and James Atherton (Bob) during the production's initial run at the Octagon Theatre Bolton about the play and the issues it raises, the politics of the council estate in the 1980s, Max Stafford-Clark's rehearsal methods, the unsexiness of a sex scene and a call for a Royal Court of the north. Rita, Sue and Bob Too is produced by Out of Joint, Royal Court Theatre and Octagon Theatre Bolton and co-directed by Max Stafford-Clark & Kate Wasserberg. It opened at Octagon Theatre Bolton on 6 September 2017 before moving on to Harrogate Theatre, Bristol Old Vic, Liverpool Playhouse, Warwick Arts Centre, Oxford Playhouse, Royal Theatre Northampton, Cast Doncaster, York Theatre Royal, Derby Theatre, Royal Court Theatre, Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield and Theatr Clwyd in Mold, where it will end its run on 10 February 2018. (Production photo of Gemma Dobson, James Atherton and Taj Atwal by Richard Davenport)
Lots happening including Rita, Sue and Bob Too, art critic Andrew Graham Dixon, an event for brides to be, and we look to next weeks Harrogate Comedy Festival.
Things are getting cheeky in the Royal Hall with a Night of Burlesque, and the cheekiness continues with Rita, Sue and Bob Too at the theatre! There's also a film festival, the comedy festival and a tribute to Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers coming up.
Rita, Sue and Bob Too takes to the Harrogate Theatre stage, the Convention Centre is home to the Russian State Ballet and believe it or not half of the Christmas panto tickets are already sold out! https://www.strayfm.com/the-box-office.php
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