Podcast appearances and mentions of david renwick

A darkly comic satire about an increasingly deranged leader of a Western power, tensions with Russia and the threat of World War 3 breaking out – sound familiar? That's the premise of Whoops Apocalypse, the 1986 feature film very loosely based on the sitcom of the same name, created by David Renwick and Andrew Marshall. Sadly where the film fails to imitate real life is the presence of a female President in the White House and she's the (relatively) sane one, while her British counterpart (played by Peter Cook) believes unemployment is caused by pixies and is quite happy to encourage those without jobs to leap to their deaths off Beachy Head. The film also features Loretta Swit (M*A*S*H), Richard Wilson, Michael Richards (pre-Seinfeld), Rik Mayall, Alexei Sayle, Ian Richardson, Herbert Lom and John Sessions. Last December for Goon Pod Film Club Tyler spoke to Renwick & Marshall at length about Whoops Apocalypse and how it all came about and he decided to share it with the general Goon Pod listeners as a bonus episode before world events rendered its plot totally tame and entirely plausible. Andrew and David talked warmly about the film and revealed how it was chiefly the lousy scheduling of their earlier television show End Of Part One which compelled them to write the Whoops Apocalypse sitcom, which in turn led to producer Brian Eastman proposing a big-screen repurposing, involving a new storyline and characters. They discussed the writing process, the challenges of casting, the difference between what made critics laugh and audiences laugh and things they wish had worked a little bit better. Goon Pod returns in late March. Goon Pod Film Club can be found here: patreon.com/GoonPod and you can sign up free for a seven day trial. Shows include Kind Hearts & Coronets, A Hard Days Night, Bedazzled (1967), Monty Python & The Holy Grail, Guest House Paradiso (aka the ‘Bottom movie'),Carry On Screaming, Billy Liar and, most recently, It's Trad Dad.

This month I've had the pleasure of speaking to two of the finest comedy writers of the last fifty years – Andrew Marshall and David Renwick – specifically about their 1986 film Whoops Apocalypse, which borrowed the title, a few plot elements and a handful of cast members from their 1982 one-series sitcom of the same name. The film was inspired by the events surrounding the Falklands War and the ongoing tensions between East and West and starred Peter Cook as increasingly deranged British premier Sir Mortimer Chris, Loretta Swit as US President Adams (no relation), Michael Richards (pre-Seinfeld) as international terrorist Lacrobat and a whole host of familiar faces such as Richard Wilson, Rik Mayall, Alexei Sayle, Ian Richardson, Herbert Lom and John Sessions.  

I interview Karen Hamilton about “The Contest” and Helen Fisher about “Joe Nuthin's Guide To Life”. I also review “The First 48 Hours” by Simon Kernick, “The Kill” by Jane Casey (audiobook version) and “One Foot In The Grave” (audio dramatised version) by David Renwick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedy writer Andrew Marshall is this week's special guest. Andrew, along with former writing partner (and Goon Pod guest) David Renwick, wrote for Spike Milligan in the eighties but is perhaps best known for the television programmes 2.4 Children, Alexei Sayle's Stuff, Whoops Apocalypse (and its film spinoff), Hot Metal and The Burkiss Way for radio. More recently he and Rob Grant have created the Quanderhorn series for Radio 4. He talks about the relationship he and David developed with Spike and what influence Milligan has had on him. Having sold his first comedy idea at a very early age, Andrew has barely stopped working and we discuss many of the best-known (and some lesser-remembered) projects he's been attached to. Andrew talks about the sheer joy he experienced making Alexei Sayle's Stuff, the relative freedom he was given to make 2.4 Children and the challenges he, cast and crew faced making Health & Efficiency in the early nineties. He also acknowledges his own unwitting contribution to the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy universe, his friendships with both Douglas Adams and John Lloyd and speaks at length about his working relationship with David Renwick. And fans of the film Wilt will be pleased to hear that we talk about that too!

Picking up where we left off with part 2 of the Renwick special.

Hello! David Renwick makes his fourth appearance on the podcast (not that I'm counting), to talk about for the most part, Jonathan Creek. Jonathan Creek remains one of the, if not the greatest mystery drama comedy out there, in my opinion. It stands the test of time. Si and I throw several questions David's way (poor man) and the three of us had fun discussing this other masterpiece of David's. P.S Happy Birthday to Si!

Welcome back to part 2 (of 2), closing the final couple of chapters of David Renwick's 'One Foot in the Grave and Counting'. Social experiment - if you are one of the probable few who reads the gubbins in this podcast upload, get in touch and let me know that you read this! And then introduce yourself!

I finally got round to reading David Renwick's 'One Foot in the Grave and Counting' novel released October 2021. I for one was grateful to have some new material to review, albeit there being some very familiar storylines, there was plenty to sink my teeth into given the subtleties in differences between the TV series and this book. Plus, some organic One Foot material! You know the drill - get in touch with me to talk One Foot. Do it. Now! Still not done it?

Welcome! This could be the dawn of a new era in One Foot in the Podcast land - in the respect that perhaps I'll be doing more of a diverse route into discussing some of Britain's finest TV shows? Or perhaps not. I've always wanted to go down the Jonathan Creek rabbit hole and particularly withmy old school mate, Si Marsh. He is very much the Creek to my Meldrew. He is a Creek fanatic and it was great fun topic jumping in the world of Creek, written by the genius David Renwick.  

"I remember he once castigated me for picking up a wine bottle by its neck." That's David Renwick talking about dining out with Spike Milligan, and in the early eighties Renwick, along with his regular writing partner Andrew Marshall, worked on Spike's 'Q10-by-another-name' There's A Lot Of It About. David joins Tyler this week to talk about Spike the man, the comic, the creative juggernaut, and how to a certain extent the incorrigible Milligan acted as a sort of self-appointed patron to the two younger writers. That said, by this point in their careers they were well on the way to becoming household-name comedy writers with hit shows such as The Burkiss Way on the radio and End Of Part One on television, and Whoops Apocalypse just around the corner. David also had regular writing responsibilities on other shows, notably The Two Ronnies, and within a few years Renwick and Marshall would be the driving forces behind shows such as Alexei Sayle's Stuff. However, it is for two major series in the 1990s (and into the 2000s) that David Renwick is best known: One Foot In The Grave and Jonathan Creek. As well as discussing Milligan, David talked at length about other aspects of his career, in particular One Foot In The Grave (including an explanation as to how the series is shot through with Neil Simon's creative DNA), as well as his early comedy influences, attending recordings of I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again and Monty Python's Flying Circus (and is it any wonder that Tim Brooke-Taylor from the former and Eric Idle from the latter were both involved with One Foot In The Grave?), his short-lived career as a journalist on a local newspaper, writing for Mike Yarwood, Bruce Forsyth's Big Night, working with David Jason again in the 2010s on the radio show Desolation Jests and... Bill Cosby. Tyler's only regret? That he forgot to ask about *that* episode of Father Ted.

We return for part 2 of this Christmassy review of a wonderful and special episode of David Renwick's.

Dr. David Renwick joined the show to discuss an ancient marble tablet was found seemingly pointing to Jesus Christ. Please fill our listeners in.Dr. David Renwick grew up in Edinburgh, Scotland, and received his B.S. in Applied Math from St. Andrews University.While a student at St. Andrews University, David spent his junior year in the United States, and returned to the United States to pursue his theological education at Gordon-Conwell Seminary in Massachusetts, and later a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies at Union Seminary in Richmond, Virginia.David has served churches from 50-2,500 members  -- in Labrador, Canada; and here in the United States: in Virginia, Texas, Kentucky, South Carolina, and, most recently, in Washington, DC – where he was Sr. Pastor of The National Presbyterian Church for eleven years until retirement this past September.David has been married for 47 years to his wife, Currie, who comes from Gainesville, GA (David and Currie met at St. Andrews University in Scotland when Currie was on a junior year abroad program from Tulane).Currie retired this June as an elementary school librarian in the DC public school sys-tem. They have three adult children and five grandchildren, in DC, Virginia and Louisiana.

SU USA President Gail Martin is joined this week by David Renwick, Pastor and Teacher, as they discuss a new week's readings in the book of Colossians. You can subscribe to the daily Bible reading God, Encounter with God, via print, email or online at www.ScriptureUnion.org Featured Guest: David Renwick, Pastor and Teacher Dr. David Renwick (pronounced Ren-ick) grew up in Edinburgh, Scotland, and received his B.S. in Applied Math from St. Andrews University. While a student at St. Andrews University, David spent his junior year in the United States, and returned to the United States to pursue his theological education at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts, and later a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies at Union Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. David has served churches from 17-2,500 members across the continent -- in Labrador, Canada, and here in the United States: in Virginia, Texas, Kentucky, South Carolina, and, most recently, in Washington, DC – where he was Sr. Pastor of The National Presbyterian Church for eleven years until retirement this past September. David has been married for 47 years to his wife, Currie, who comes from Gainesville, GA (David and Currie met at St. Andrews University in Scotland when Currie was on a junior year abroad program from Tulane). Currie retired this June as an elementary school librarian in the DC public school system. They have three adult children and five grandchildren, in DC, Virginia and Louisiana. David is the author of “Paul, the Temple and the Presence of God,” published by the Brown Series in Judaic Studies, and was an assistant editor of The learning Bible, published by the American Bible Society. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scriptureunionusa/support

This episode reviews interviews with panelists in the upcoming 16th Annual National Pharmaceutical Congress on November 2nd, 2022. Hear valuable insights from Bob McLay of Sobi Canada, Janine Pajot of Bayer Canada, Pat Forsythe of Eisai Inc., and David Renwick of Emergent Biosolutions. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthbiz.substack.com

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Part 2 of 2, with David Renwick answering your remaining questions. God love him!

One Foot in the Grave's God returns to answer fan questions about his sterling work in One Foot and a little bit on Jonathan Creek. Thank you to David Renwick for once again, being so willing to chat with me so freely and for you listeners for downloading.

Mike Sullivan and Josh Hadley join Mike White to discuss the 1986 comedy Whoops Apocalypse. Loosely based on the 1982 British TV series of the same name, it's a story of chicanery and political intrigue centered on the obscure and fictional British territory of Santa Maya. A power struggle around this small island leads to heightened tensions between the UK, US, and USSR.Producer Brian Eastman and co-writer David Renwick discuss the mini-series and feature versions of Whoops Apocalypse.

Mike Sullivan and Josh Hadley join Mike White to discuss the 1986 comedy Whoops Apocalypse. Loosely based on the 1982 British TV series of the same name, it's a story of chicanery and political intrigue centered on the obscure and fictional British territory of Santa Maya. A power struggle around this small island leads to heightened tensions between the UK, US, and USSR.Producer Brian Eastman and co-writer David Renwick discuss the mini-series and feature versions of Whoops Apocalypse.

David Renwick, General Manager of Emergent Biosolutions, talks about how his time as a consultant affected his career journey, how the pandemic changed the office, and dealing with Covid-19 alongside the opioid crisis. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit healthbiz.substack.com

Bringing the curtain down on One Foot in the Podcast before series 6 is released, is the second part of David Renwick's interview with me. It feels amazing to be conversing with a real-life genius. Enjoy!

All I will say is, this is the cherry, on the icing, on the cake. I always promise you Bank Holiday specials and here we are with another. David bleedin' Renwick? Gracing One Foot in the Podcast? Can you believe that? Well, I didn't think I would ever be so fortunate to have this show creating, freak of nature, on the little podcast. David - THANK YOU! I've nothing else to say - please enjoy part 1 (of 2) of the David Renwick interview special REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW! (please!)

David Renwick is one of the real British comedy writing legends. He created the iconic Victor Meldrew. Over two parts Ashley talks to David about his early years and the plethora of comedies he's written. In this second programme David talks about his inspiration for Victor and how and why One Foot in the Grave endured for so long.  Find episode 1 by scrolling through the Distinct Nostalgia feed wherever you get your podcasts. Don't forget we've also an interview with Doreen Mantle who played Mrs Warboys. Find it by searching the Distinct Nostalgia archive. If you'd like to suggest an interview (or reunion) with a past star/stars of any soap, comedy, drama. children's series, quiz show or film, then please drop us a line via the contact us page on the Distinct Nostalgia website at www.distinctnostalgia.com NOTE: The Distinct Nostalgia theme is owned by MIM Productions and composed by Rebecca Applin and Chris Warner. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/distinctnostalgia)

David Renwick is one of the real British comedy writing legends. He created the iconic Victor Meldrew. Over two parts Ashley talks to David about his early years and the plethora of comedies he's written. In this first programme David talks about penning sketches for The Two Ronnies and working with David Jason long before Open All Hours and Only Fools and Horses. In Part 2 the discussion turns to David's big sitcom and casting Richard Wilson and Annette Crosbie for One Foot in The Grave. Don't forget we've also an interview with Doreen Mantle who played Mrs Warboys. Find it by searching the Distinct Nostalgia archive. If you'd like to suggest an interview (or reunion) with a past star/stars of any soap, comedy, drama. children's series, quiz show or film, then please drop us a line via the contact us page on the Distinct Nostalgia website at www.distinctnostalgia.com NOTE: The Distinct Nostalgia theme is owned by MIM Productions and composed by Rebecca Applin and Chris Warner. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/distinctnostalgia)

Is One Foot in the Grave a timeless classic? We get stuck into the nineties sitcom and discuss who is the bigger git, Richard Wilson or David Renwick?

Alexei talks to comedy writers Andrew Marshall and David Renwick about their careers including the sitcom ''Whoops Apocalypse' and 'Alexei Sayle's Stuff'. Stick around until the end of the show to hear some more listeners' emails. Send any questions for Alexei to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com and he might read it out on the show. Subscribe to his new YouTube channel here and join him for his Lockdown Bike Rides. The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti Music by Tarboosh Records Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive

Doreen Mantle played Mrs Warboys in David Renwick's masterpiece comedy 'One Foot in the Grave' for more than a decade. A constant annoyance to Victor Meldrew (played by Richard Wilson), Mrs Warboys soon became an iconic, much loved and now much missed sitcom character. Here Doreen reminisces with Ashley about some hilarious moments both on and off screen. The Distinct Nostalgia theme is owned by MIM Productions and composed by Rebecca Applin and Chris Warner. From now onwards you can enjoy 4 NEW Distinct Nostalgia shows every single week ...Tuesday is specials day and for the next few weeks it's the home of Kelly's Heroes with Queer as Folk star Craig Kelly.Thursday is now Distinct Nostalgia soap day. Loads of retro soap chat with the actual stars who were there ... The regular Distinct Nostalgia programme moves to the weekends with a variety of shows celebrating all our tv and film yesterdays.And of course we’ve also got the Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz with Andy Hoyle (Please note: The quiz is taking a break until early October - other specials will replace it. Keep an eye on Twitter @DistinctbyMIM for updates).Distinct Nostalgia - 4 Times A Week plus a treasure trove of programmes to listen to any time at DistinctNostalgia.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/distinctnostalgia)

Callum and David get together to discuss all things Creek one last time (until David Renwick needs the cash again!) Enjoy the boys chewing over some of their favourite moments from the podcast, their best and worst JC episodes and lots of lovely comments from the Podcaste Macabre fanbase! Plus a very special musical surprise at the end that you will NOT want to miss! Although JC has ended, the boys are not stopping the popular Any Requests podcast, where you can make Callum and David record ANYTHING YOU WANT by donating £5 via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32014828

It's been a bumpy old ride but Callum and David have made it to the fifth and final series of Jonathan Creek. In this season opener the boys are more than a little dismayed to learn that after 17 years, David Renwick has decided to inexplicably completely change the format of the show, leading to the pedantry, exasperation and confusion that we have come to know and love from the JC Podcast. As always, make Callum and David record ANYTHING YOU WANT by donating £5 via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32014828

In this tenth edition of the podcast Andy and Martin go back to the late Nineties and the Noughties when Jonathan Creek was one of the most popular dramas on TV with its mix of the macabre, murder and magic. Created and written by David Renwick the series was more of a 'Howdunnit' than a 'Whodunnit' and starred Alan Davies in the title role. Over 5 series and several memorable feature-length specials Jonathan Creek aired between 1997 and 2016. At first Davies was joined by Caroline Quentin as Maddy Magellan. After the first two series she was replaced by Julia Sawalha as Carla Borrego, then Sheridan Smith as Joey Ross, and finally Sarah Alexander as his wife Polly Creek. In order to explore and review the world of Jonathan Creek, Andy and Martin watched 5 of the series 32 episodes including the opening two episodes: The Wrestler's Tomb and Jack in the Box, the final episode of series two: Mother Redcap (or as Martin prefers: Mother Redknapp!), and two of the most memorable specials: Satan's Chimney and The Grinning Man. Along the way they appraise the difficult genre of the comedy drama, rail against the series terrible sexism and homophobia, and complain about the tackiness of Adam Klaus. However, they still find much to enjoy, especially the terrifying bath sequence in The Grinning Man and the many excellent guest appearances by Doctor Who actors. Next time: Karaoke

After a 5 year hiatus, Jonathan is back and more infuriating that ever; featuring David Renwick's apparent ignorance around plastic surgery, one of the biggest gaping plotholes in Creek history and a denoument so baffling it prompted David to write 'nonsense' 8 times in his notebook. As always, make Callum and David record ANYTHING YOU WANT by donating £5 via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32014828

Although the boys dub this episode "the best reveal so far", there is still plenty to get frustrated about; from David Renwick's apparent confusion at how journalism works to an unbelievably offensive B Plot involving sex trafficking... Yep you read that right! Plus David thinks he's uncovered a JC shared universe with another early noughties BBC hit show! As always, make Callum and David record ANYTHING YOU WANT by donating £5 via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32014828

Another week in Lockdown, another opportunity for your favourite pedants to examine another episode of Jonathan Creek. In this extraterrestrial episode, Callum and David discuss the powers of Camomile tea, whether David Renwick is a fan of Sonic The Hedgehog and potentially uncover another gaping hole in the famous reveal. And remember, you can still request your very own podcast for just £5 on ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING! Link here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32014828

The first ever JC Christmas special, where Callum and David lament the superior talents of Rik Mayall and ponder whether David Renwick has ever met a homeless person before. Also featuring a personal anecdote about Callum and one of the episode's cast members! As mentioned, we are also in the process of raising money for an upcoming theatrical project... To donate, please follow this link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mfttm/into-thin-air-the-db-cooper-musical-industry-workshop

What in the name of bloody hell?? At long last, a One Foot in the Grave podcast in tribute of David Renwick's fine comedy creation. Please take a couple of moments to listen to this trailor - full episodes will be released, reviewing each show and disecting it like Victor would with one of his stuffed teddy bears or a plate of fish and chips!  This classic British sitcom, full of dark humour, surreal moments, hilarious incidents and many heartfelt happenings deserves somebody out there to pay tribute by way of a podcast - at the very least! Email onefootinthepodcast@gmail.com for any questions, queries, suggestions or if you'd like to feature on the show.

What in the name of bloody hell?? At long last, a One Foot in the Grave podcast in tribute of David Renwick's fine comedy creation. Please take a couple of moments to listen to this trailor - full episodes will be released, reviewing each show and disecting it like Victor would with one of his stuffed teddy bears or a plate of fish and chips! This classic British sitcom, full of dark humour, surreal moments, hilarious incidents and many heartfelt happenings deserves somebody out there to pay tribute by way of a podcast - at the very least! Email onefootinthepodcast@gmail.com for any questions, queries, suggestions or if you'd like to feature on the show.

Callum and David celebrate the Season 2 premiere by falling out over an alarm clock, discovering David Renwick's new love for the Thesaurus, and realising the whole episode is really an homage to Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction.

Welcome to the first episode of Podcaste Macabre, where David and Callum delve into the pilot episode of Jonathan Creek, stopping along the way to discuss building society adverts from the 90s, Adam Klaus's staffing structure and whether David Renwick is really just three 11 year old boys in a trench coat.

Callum and David wade through some staggering misconceptions about the music industry, hippy culture and religious fanatacism and ponder why David Renwick apparently hates soul icon Percy Sledge so much.

In this episode, Callum and David attempt to make sense of the 2nd part of the JC pilot, whilst discussing the frequent moments where David Renwick was possibly distracted by his own bird bath.

Including -Analysis on the Feetball World Cup ChampionshipsThe topical sketch about GDPR and the worst possible customer you could get on the phone A MasterMind sketch that rips off I mean pays homage to The Two RonniesGrayson Hound; P.I.Robin Thicke advertising discount windowsWritten and performed by John Sharp, Mikey O'Neil and Emma Joyce.With apologies to David Renwick and The Two Ronnies.

The Larks Ascending is a new book by Tim Worthington looking at the history of Comedy on BBC Radio 3. In this special extra edition of Looks Unfamiliar, Tim talks to Garreth F. Hirons about some of the programmes covered in the book including the infamous 'Piotr Zak' hoax, David Renwick and Andrew Marshall's academic broadcasting sendup The Half-Open University, left-wing theatre troupe sitcom Blood And Bruises, The National Theatre Of Brent's 'History of mankind from the first amoeba to the Second World War' All The World's A Globe, Chris Morris chatting to Peter Cook in Why Bother?, and Armando Iannucci's talk on how to Use Your Ears. We'll also be appreciating some quality drumming, starting a Mexican Wave with Dr. Hans Keller, and definitely not enrolling on Professor Alan Alanson's Magic Brain Programme (Guaranteed Not To Work!). You can find out more about The Larks Ascending at http://timworthington.org/.

After 34 podcasts covering 31 stories we've reached the final show. In this podcast Gerry and Iain look at some of the overarching themes and messages from Jonathan Creek‘s run, along with their favourite moments, characters and episodes across the entire series.     Jonathan Creek by David Renwick is available on Netflix in the UK and […] The post Series Review – Episode 35 appeared first on Jonathan Creek Podcast.

David Renwick of Ocean Housing talks about how important skills are to his organisation after winning a Cornwall Works Wise Award 2013.

In this special episode I chat to Jonathan Creek writer David Renwick and stars Alan Davies and Sheridan Smith about bringing the well loved character back to BBC1. Jonathan Creek: The Clue of the Savant's Thumb airs Easter Monday at 8.30pm on BBC1

In this special episode I chat to Jonathan Creek writer David Renwick and stars Alan Davies and Sheridan Smith about bringing the well loved character back to BBC1. Jonathan Creek: The Clue of the Savant's Thumb airs Easter Monday at 8.30pm on BBC1

A feature on writer David Renwick (Jonathan Creek, One Foot in the Grave). Plus reviews of new BBC comedies and the usual weekly segments: news about British TV, what's on TV this week in the UK, shows running in the USA, and DVD releases.