Podcasts about Elstree Studios

In this conversation, I speak with Howard Berry about his film project 'Her Name Was Moviola', which explores the art of film editing through the lens of a a traditional editing setup. Howard shares the origins of the project, his connections with notable filmmakers like Walter Murch and Mike Leigh, who are both involved in the projet. And the challenges he faced in acquiring the necessary equipment for the film. The chat highlights the technical aspects of film editing and the collaborative nature of filmmaking. We look at the intricacies of documentary filmmaking, particularly focusing on the editing process and the relationship between directors and editors. Howard shares insights into his experience editing a film about editing, the challenges faced during production, and the importance of preserving cinematic stories. We also touch on the film's reception at various festivals and the future distribution plans.The project began as an oral history of Elstree Studios.Howard's connections in the film industry were crucial to the project's development.Walter Murch's involvement was pivotal in shaping the film's direction.The film aims to document the process of editing, not just the final product.Acquiring vintage equipment like the movieola was a significant challenge.Howard's persistence in networking led to valuable collaborations.Mike Leigh's willingness to share footage was a turning point for the project.The technical aspects of editing are often overlooked but are essential to the craft.The film serves as a tribute to the art of film editing.Howard's journey reflects the importance of community and support in filmmaking. Howard emphasizes the importance of preserving historical stories in film.The documentary was always intended to focus on the technical and psychological aspects of editing.Walter Murch's preference for a nuts-and-bolts approach shaped the film's direction.The relationship between a director and editor can be tense yet collaborative.Critiques from directors can enhance the editing process and lead to better outcomes.Editing a film about editing presents unique challenges and pressures.Trust between filmmakers is crucial for a successful project.The film has received positive feedback from audiences and critics alike.Festival screenings have provided valuable exposure and audience engagement.Future distribution plans aim to reach a wider audience through streaming services.Filmumentaries LinktreeHer Name Was MoviolaThe Elstree Project

In this first episode of Dreamspace: A Dark Crystal Podcast, your hosts Phil and Sydnni guide you into the spirit realm of Thra as they unveil a fresh chapter in their podcasting journey. Reflecting on the evolution from Trial By Stone to Dreamspace, they share the inspiration behind the name change, their passion for the mystical world of The Dark Crystal, and their vision for fostering a community of dreamers united by love for this iconic franchise. The episode delves into the highly anticipated Jim Henson Presents comic series, exploring the first issue's story featuring The Heretic and The Wanderer. Phil and Sydnni discuss its themes, character arcs, and connections to the lore of Thra, while theorizing about what's to come in future issues. Listeners are also treated to a preview of the upcoming The Great Con-Junction event at Elstree Studios, where fans will gather to celebrate The Dark Crystal. Phil shares his exciting news about attending the convention, while reflecting on the significance of this final gathering for fans of the beloved series. Join the conversation as Phil and Sydney encourage fans to share their thoughts on the new comic, their hopes for the future of The Dark Crystal, and their dreams for this ever-evolving fantasy universe. Shownotes The Great Con-Junction www.thegreatconjunction.com  Surviving Black Saturday - Philip's documentary in 2009 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSNKFwaYp8s Resources for LA. fires These local organizations are collecting resources for LA residents affected by the fires. All Power Books @allpowerbooks The volunteer bookstore is open and acting as a drop-off and pickup site for donations. It's Bigger Than Us @itsbiggerthanus_ This nonprofit is turning its headquarters into a distribution hub that will deliver water to various locations. Milo's Sanctuary @milos_sanctuary The animal nonprofit is boarding small and large animals and their human companions. LA Times "How to help those affected by fires raging across Los Angeles Country https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-08/how-to-help-victims-of-pacific-palisades-eaton-and-hurst-fires Contact Email – darkcrystalpodcast@gmail.com Facebook – www.facebook.com/thedarkcrystalpodcast X – www.x.com/darkcrystalpod Instagram – www.instagram.com/darkcrystalpodcast #DarkCrystalPodcast #DreamspacePodcast #TheDarkCrystal #DarkCrystal #Fantasy #AgeOfResistance #JimHenson #FantasyPodcast #Dreamspace #DarkCrystalComics 

In this conversation, Jamie interviews director Paul King about his documentary 'Shine On', which explores the making of 'The Shining' and its filming locations at Elstree Studios. They discuss their personal experiences with the film, the meticulousness of Kubrick's work, and the emotional connections that fans have with the movie. Paul shares insights into the production process of his documentary, the challenges faced during filming and editing, and the support received from the Kubrick estate. The conversation highlights the nostalgia and significance of revisiting iconic films and locations.All my linksShine On Documentary

Lux Radio Theatre | The Outsider (Fredric March, Florence Eldridge) | September 20, 1937The Outsider was a 1931 British drama film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Joan Barry, Harold Huth and Norman McKinnel. The screenplay concerns an unorthodox osteopath who cures one of his patients, the daughter of a fellow Doctor. It was made at Elstree Studios and based on the 1923 play of the same title by Dorothy Brandon, previously made into an American silent film in 1926. The film's sets were designed by Wilfred Arnold.Film actor Harold Huth's performance was voted the best in a British film in 1931. The film was remade in 1939 as The Outsider with George Sanders and Mary Maguire in the leading roles.: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLESSubscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#dramaclassics #oldtimeradio #otr #radiotheater #radioclassics #luxradio #cecilbdemille #gunsmoke #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #crimeclassics #duaneotr:::: :

One of Dave's childhood favorites, despite a fair sledding from mates, is up for scrutiny this week! And with a 16 year old Jennifer Connely heading up against a middle aged pop star, what could possibly go wrong? directed by Jim Henson, was an ambitious blend of puppetry, live-action, and cutting-edge visual effects for its time. The film was a collaboration between Henson and executive producer George Lucas, with a screenplay by Monty Python's Terry Jones. Conceptual artist Brian Froud, known for his work on The Dark Crystal, played a significant role in designing the fantastical creatures and the world of the labyrinth itself. The movie's central character, Jareth the Goblin King, was brought to life by David Bowie, who also contributed original songs to the soundtrack, adding a surreal, musical dimension to the film. With a cast that included young Jennifer Connelly and over 100 puppets, the production involved complex puppetry, animatronics, and special effects to bring the magical world to life. The film was shot primarily at Elstree Studios in the UK, where elaborate sets were built to depict the vast, dreamlike maze. Henson's Creature Shop faced technical challenges, especially with creating characters like Hoggle, a puppet requiring multiple operators to control its facial expressions and movements. Though the film was not a box office success upon release, Labyrinth gained a devoted cult following over the years, praised for its imaginative design, memorable characters, and Bowie's iconic performance. The film's mix of fantasy, music, and pioneering practical effects has since solidified its place as a beloved classic in fantasy cinema. If you enjoy the show we have a Patreon, so become a supporter. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/thevhsstrikesback⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Plot Summary: Sarah's a 16-year-old girl who is frustrated by her babysitting duties and wishes her infant brother Toby would be taken away by the Goblin King. When her wish is granted and Jareth kidnaps Toby, Sarah has 13 hours to navigate a vast, magical labyrinth to save him before he is turned into a goblin. Along the way, she encounters a host of strange creatures and overcomes various challenges, learning about bravery and friendship. As she gets closer to Jareth's castle, Sarah must confront her own fears and insecurities to rescue Toby and return home. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thevhsstrikesback@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/vhsstrikesback⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thevhsstrikesback/support

Ep 176: Cannes Film Festival 2024, we review Bird, Megalopolis, The Girl With the Needle, and more This episode of Girls On Film comes from Cannes, where Anna Smith speaks to Jane Crowther and Wendy Mitchell about their Film Festival highlights. Anna hosts the very first Girls On Film party at The Members Club, and speaks to some of the guests about their work at the festival and which films they've enjoyed. First up, Anna takes us through the soundscape of Cannes and walks the red carpet for Emilia Perez. Anna joins the Women in Film and TV yacht party, to hear CEO Katie Bailiff's speech, before heading to MUBI's beach party. It's a tough job, but someone's gotta do it. Then Anna invites film journalists Jane Crowther and Wendy Mitchell to discuss the films they've seen in Cannes so far, which include Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Megalopolis, The Girl With the Needle and On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, as well as Andrea Arnold's Bird, Wild Diamond, and feminist comedy horror The Balconettes. Jane talks about her new role as editor-in-chief of Hollywood Authentic, a new luxury, glossy magazine, and Wendy discusses her portfolio of projects including the upcoming Sundance London, and San Sebastian Film Festivals. Wendy and Anna are both on the Palm Dog judging panel for Best Canine on screen, so naturally the conversation turns to the various dogs in films at Cannes. They also discuss the impact of #MeToo and Time's Up, and recent changes at the Cannes Film Festival, including the arrival of signs stating that harassment won't be tolerated. Finally, we join Anna at The Members Club for Girls On Film's own Cannes party. We hear from a few of the guests, who include Akua Gyamfi of The British Blacklist and Dame Heather Rabbats of Time's Up, who talk about the launch of their new initiative around appropriate hair and makeup for diverse requirements on set. Anna also speaks to Nicole Weis of IFC Films, producer and comedienne Ronni Ancona, director Rachel Ramsay, and The Girl With the Needle co-writer Line Langebek Knudsen, and our wonderful supporter, IMDb founder Col Needham. With special thanks to our sponsors for the party, Rebecca Hawkes at Elstree Studios, HLA Agency, Col Needham at IMDb, and JoJo Dye at JJD Consulting. And with gratitude to our lovely partners for this episode, Vanessa Smith and Peter Brewer, for their continuing support of the podcast. Films mentioned in this episode: Anatomy of a Fall The Balconettes Bird, Andrea Arnold Black Dog Emilia Perez Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga The Girl With the Needle Megalopolis On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Saltburn Santosh The Second Act The Surfer When the Light Breaks Wild Diamond Sign up to the Girls On Film newsletter below: http://eepurl.com/iEKaM-/ or email girlsonfilmsocial@gmail.com to be signed up Become a patron of Girls On Film on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/girlsonfilmpodcast Follow us on socials: www.instagram.com/girlsonfilm_podcast/ www.facebook.com/girlsonfilmpodcast www.twitter.com/GirlsOnFilm_Pod www.twitter.com/annasmithjourno Watch Girls On Film on the BFI's YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX…L89QKZsN5Tgr3vn7z Girls On Film is an HLA production. Host: Anna Smith Executive Producer: Hedda Lornie Archbold Producer: Charlotte Matheson Intern: Jade Evans Audio editor: Nic Wassell House band: MX Tyrants © HLA Agency

We return to Hammer Productions with Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell, filmed at Elstree Studios in 1972. It marked the final chapter in the Hammer Frankenstein saga and director Terence Fisher's last film. The Film Features: Peter Cushing in his sixth and final portrayal of Baron Victor Frankenstein, a part he originated in 1957's The Curse of Frankenstein. Despite being 59 and apparently in poor health when he made this film, Cushing still insisted on performing a stunt requiring him to leap from a tabletop onto the hulking creature's back, spinning wildly in circles to subdue the monster gone amok with a sedative. Shane Briant as Dr. Simon Helder, best known for his four Hammer appearances, including this film and Demons of the Mind, Straight on Till Morning, and Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (coming soon from General Witchfinders). He reprised the role of Simon Helder years later in the film Sherlock Holmes vs. Frankenstein. Madeline Smith as Sarah "Angel" Klauss. Also seen in Hammer's The Vampire Lovers, Taste the Blood of Dracula, Tam-Lin, and Theatre of Blood, she went on to become the first Bond girl of the Roger Moore era, Miss Caruso, in the post-opening titles sequence of Live and Let Die (infamous for the scene where Bond unzips her dress with a magnetic wristwatch). After taking a break from acting to raise her daughter, she is still working now at the age of 74, recently appearing in Mark Gatiss's The Amazing Mr. Blunden. And of course, the main event... the feature creature... we have Dave ("Dave Prowse IS Darth Vader") Prowse as the Creature / Herr Schneider. Actor, bodybuilder, and strongman Dave Prowse carved a unique path in film history. He's best known for portraying Darth Vader (voiced by American actor James Earl Jones) in the original Star Wars trilogy. However, his career stretched far beyond that iconic role. He was a familiar face in the UK as the Green Cross Man, promoting road safety for children. However, in a recurring snub to the beautiful West Country accent, the first two adverts in the series had Prowse's voice dubbed by another actor. Thankfully, he appeared using his own voice in the third advert. Dave won the British heavyweight weightlifting championship for three consecutive years (1962-1964). Leading him to compete for England in the 1962 Commonwealth Games. During his bodybuilding training, he befriended future action stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno. His role as the manservant in Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film, "A Clockwork Orange," caught the eye of Star Wars director George Lucas, which led him to the defining role of Darth Vader. Throughout his film and TV career, Prowse was often typecast with parts such as the circus strongman in Vampire Circus, a Minotaur in (Doctor Who Klaxon)'The Time Monster,' and an android named Coppin in The Tomorrow People.  He supposedly came close to iconic roles, claiming to have nearly landed the part of Jaws in James Bond and being considered for Conan the Barbarian before those parts went to other actors. We are told that Prowse lobbied for the role of Superman in Richard Donner's 1978 film. In a television interview, he recounted his response to being told "we've found our Superman" with a simple "Thank you very much," only to then learn Christopher Reeve had been chosen and Prowse would be his trainer. Finally, it's worth noting that David Prowse made his second appearance as a Frankenstein laboratory creation in this film, his first being in The Horror of Frankenstein (uncredited cameo in 1967's Casino Royale aside). He holds the distinction of being the only actor to play a Hammer Frankenstein's monster more than once. Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/general-witchfinders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining Jill and Doron on the seventh episode of the podcast, to tell us his story, is film studio executive and author Morris Bright, a pupil at Carmel College from 1977 to 1984. Morris - known as Moishe in Carmel days - is a director at Elstree Studios, home to the first Star Wars movie and the Indiana Jones trilogies, and more recently the series The Crown.  He is a member of BAFTA ( the British Academy of Film and Television Arts) and was awarded an MBE (Member of the British Empire) in the late Queen's 2018 New Year's Honours by the monarch previously known as Prince Charles. Away from media, Morris is a Hertsemere borough councilor.  Oh…and he is an avid Arsenal fan. Hear Morris tell us about the three life goals he set himself in Carmel, his contribution to the ancient custom of toveling, and what the nurse saw! Thank you, Morris, for turning us again to Carmel days! Dedication: at Morris' request, this episode is dedicated to the memory of his dear friend Shelly Schwarzman, who started at Carmel as a fellow 11-year old on the very same day as Morris, and sadly died in Hendon in May of 2022.  She is survived by four sons and her brothers Nimrod (also an Old Carmeli) and Jonathan.   Personal mentions in this episode: Rabbi Jeremy Rosen (Headmaster) Philip Skelker (Headmaster) Isabella Craston (English) Alan Hodge (Politics & Economics) Anne Munday (Mathematics) Alan Edmondson (Chemistry) Alan Isles (Biology) Alan Barr-Taylor (Biology) Denys Robinson (English) John Addis (History) Keith Pusey (Music) Sister Barnes (School Nurse) Stephen Prescott Jeremy Solomon Eliottt Cass Sarah Bronzite David Kenton Lisa Leventhal Shelley Schwarzman Nimrod Schwarzman Albert Corin Georg Baumöhl Katie Barr-Taylor Belinda Solomon Paul Goldin   Feel free to leave a comment letting us know what you liked about this episode, and rate us on your favorite podcast platform

Today on Business Marriage, James makes Hayley talk about what happens when you reach for greatness, and fall back down to Earth with a bit of a bump! In what is probably the quietest episode of Business Marriage we'll ever do, we discuss the times we've reached for the stars and fallen just a bit short. From wastes of time to literal waste, we've had our fair share of ups and downs, and hopefully sharing ours will help you feel better about yours! We also talk about the new way we're being made broke, the joys of spending time away, and why you need to focus on what you have done. To top it all off, Hayley has finally been recognised in public! Today's Small Business Shoutout is Soul Deli at Elstree Studios! Amazing food, fantastic coffee, and a fantastic location to boot, check out everything they do at https://souldeli.com/ or listen to Angelee's BRAND NEW PODCAST https://tinyurl.com/feelitinyoursoul Get involved with the show via https://www.businessmarriagepod.com/ or you can tell us your favourite misheard lyric by emailing us at hello@businessmarriagepod.com! In this episode you will hear:  Why we're being quiet this episode Who is making us pay up! How Hayley (quite literally) mugged James off! The importance of giving yourself a bit of space How our highest highs have led to our lowest lows Check out Hayley's business at https://www.orangelamb.co.uk/ This podcast is produced by Phonic Media https://www.phonic.media/ Business Marriage is the non-celebrity couple podcast that brings you the real and honest conversations that couples all over the world are having about life, family, work and everything in between. Entrepreneur husband and wife James and Hayley Burtt run their own separate businesses, so each week the pair take the opportunity to sit down and openly (sometimes too openly!) share what it is really like to juggle running a company, raising a family and (trying) to find time to keep your partner happy too! Expect arguments, laughs and even some useful lessons, plus listeners get to join in this interactive show by contributing their ‘partner battles', 'share the love' mentions and even get to give date-night suggestions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Morris Bright is Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors at Elstree Studios working in conjunction with the Studios Board and Managing Director to oversee the day-to-day running of the world-famous Studios site. 00:33- About Morris Bright and his journey.  I worked as a journalist – both as a writer and broadcast journalist – for 25 years. I continue to write and produce features, as well as act as a freelance consultant in film, television and other media.        I am a regular guest broadcaster on British television and radio. I am a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and was awarded an MBE for Services to Local Government in the 2018 New Year Honours.      I am the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Elstree Studios - the only studios in the country owned by a local authority. In conjunction with the Elstree Managing Director, I oversee the day-to-day running of the world-famous Studios site. I am also Vice-Chairman of the Local Government Association Safer Communities Board and assist the LGA by running media courses in their Next Generation Scheme, aimed at training local authority leaders. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tbcy/support

In this episode of Business Marriage we talk about understanding what you need. Whether it be illness, ailments, emotions, or goals, we all need a little something, and some of us (mentioning no names) need a little more than others. We cover how you should (and we don't) handle bad moods, whether or not we need to be left alone, and why we're just a little bit mad at each other at the moment. Join us as we air out our wants and needs and both try and end up on the right side of the give-and-take that is marriage! Today's Small Business Shoutout is Soul Deli! Based in Elstree Studios supporting local productions, you can book an event or buy their coffee. Check them out at https://souldeli.com/ Get involved with the show via https://www.businessmarriagepod.com/ or get in touch at hello@businessmarriagepod.com if you'd like your own Business Marriage mug! In this episode you will hear:  What ailments we've had this week Who's been a mug this time When you need other people, and when you need to be alone What we really want What we actually need Check out Hayley's business at https://www.orangelamb.co.uk/ This podcast is produced by Phonic Media Business Marriage is the non-celebrity couple podcast that brings you the real and honest conversations that couples all over the world are having about life, family, work and everything in between. Entrepreneur husband and wife James and Hayley Burtt run their own separate businesses, so each week the pair take the opportunity to sit down and openly (sometimes too openly!) share what it is really like to juggle running a company, raising a family and (trying) to find time to keep your partner happy too! Expect arguments, laughs and even some useful lessons, plus listeners get to join in this interactive show by contributing their ‘partner battles', 'share the love' mentions and even get to give date-night suggestions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elstree Studios is based in Borehamwood, an area where hundreds, if not thousands, of movies and TV shows have been filmed — it's not unusual to see the odd celebrity. But, in December, the high street is abuzz with a different excitement — it's Christmas time, and the festivities are in full swing…*** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode was researched and written by Emily G. Thompson and Rosanna Fitton.Script editing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna FittonNarration, editing, additional writing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.Listen to our companion podcast ‘They Walk Among America' here: https://play.acast.com/s/they-walk-among-americaBecome a ‘Patreon Producer' and get exclusive access to Season 1, early ad-free access to episodes, and your name in the podcast credits. Find out more here: https://www.patreon.com/TheyWalkAmongUsMore information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.comMUSIC: Changing Tide by Moments The Predator by Phillip Mount Darkest Space by Lost Ghosts In Reverse by Wild Wonder Inception by Falls Crooked Man by Wicked Cinema Mystery by Third Age The Last by Wild Wonder Scintillation by Elision The Part Where They Got Into A Fight by Stephen Keech They Walk Among Us is part of the Acast Creator Network - https://www.acast.com/theywalkamongusSOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter - https://twitter.com/TWAU_PodcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/theywalkamonguspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/theywalkamonguspodcastSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is Vladimir Putin ‘exacting vengeance' on the Ukrainian people? Plus: Serbia and Kosovo are told to stop squabbling, Bloomberg's Yuan Potts has the business news and film critic Karen Krizanovich joins us from Elstree Studios.

Special guests Chelly & Gabi return the pod for part 2 to dive into the second scene of Disney's 1985 film, “Return to Oz”! Tara, EmKay, Chelly and Gabi unpack Princess Ozma's vocal overdubbing, have a moment of appreciation for the iconic pumpkin hair brushing moment, provide some history on Elstree Studios and more!Show Notes:The Cookie BarRising Star MUADown the YBP Etsy ShopPatreon - DTYBPInternational Wizard of Oz ClubInstagram: @downtheyellowbrickpod#DownTheYBPTara: @taratagticklesEmKay: @emshray

This week it's the final episode of Films about films month and we are talking dthe Patron's choice, Who Framed Roger Rabbit.  You'll learn about Bob Hoskins' process, The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers, Looney Toons and why Walt Disney was a bad 'un. Join tens of other patrons to help choose episodes, get a shout out and a bonus episode every single week all for just £1 at: https://www.patreon.com/100thingsfilm  --- Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 American live-action/animated comedy mystery film directed by Robert Zemeckis, produced by Frank Marshall and Robert Watts, and loosely adapted by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman from Gary K. Wolf's 1981 novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit?. The film stars Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Charles Fleischer, Stubby Kaye, and Joanna Cassidy. Set in a 1947 version of Hollywood where cartoon characters (commonly referred to as "toons") and people co-exist, the film follows Eddie Valiant, a private investigator hired to help exonerate Roger Rabbit, a toon who has been framed for the murder of the Acme Corporation's owner. Walt Disney Pictures purchased the film rights for the film's story in 1981. Price and Seaman wrote two drafts of the script before Disney brought in executive producer Steven Spielberg and his production company, Amblin Entertainment. Zemeckis was brought on to direct the film while Canadian animator Richard Williams was hired to supervise the animation sequences. Production was moved from Los Angeles to Elstree Studios in England to accommodate Williams and his group of animators. While filming, the production budget began to rapidly expand and the shooting schedule ran longer than expected. The film was released through Disney's Touchstone Pictures banner on June 22, 1988. It received acclaim from critics, who praised its visuals, humor, writing, and performances (particularly Hoskins), with critics and audiences considering it to be "groundbreaking". It grossed over $351 million worldwide, becoming the second-highest-grossing film of 1988. It brought a renewed interest in the Golden age of American animation, spearheading modern American animation and the Disney Renaissance.[7] It won three Academy Awards for Best Film Editing, Best Sound Effects Editing and Best Visual Effects and received a Special Achievement Academy Award for its animation direction by Williams. In 2016, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[8][9]

Selected for our 10th episode anniversary by our listeners, The Abominable Dr. Phibes is a 1971 British comedy horror film, produced by Ronald S. Dunas and Louis M. Heyward, directed by Robert Fuest.It stars, in his first appearance on the podcast, mister Vincent Price. Its art deco sets, dark humour, and performance by Price have made the film and its sequel Dr. Phibes Rises Again cult classics. The film also features Terry-Thomas and Hugh Griffith, with an uncredited Caroline Munro appearing in still photographs as Phibes' wife.We follow the title character, Dr. Anton Phibes, who blames the medical team that attended to his wife's surgery four years prior for her death and sets out to exact vengeance on each one.Phibes is inspired in his murderous spree by the Ten Plagues of Egypt from the Old Testament. For visual reasons, the plagues of flies and gnats were replaced with rats and bats.The film was shot on the "20s era" sets at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire. The cemetery scenes were shot in Highgate Cemetery, As well as the aforementioned sequel, several others were planned, including Phibes Resurrectus, The Bride of Dr. Phibes, and The Seven Fates of Dr. Phibes, but none were ever produced. In order to gain more publicity, this film was advertised as Vincent Price's 100th movie.Linking this back to past General Witchfinder featured films (which inexplicably seem to all have been made with in a few years of each other) - Of course Caroline Munro has been seen writhing around in a blood sacrifice to Dracula in AD 1972. Peter Cushing was originally cast as Vesalius, but he declined because his wife was in poor health at the time, and a young Joanna Lumley did appeared as a laboratory assistant, but her scenes were sadly cut.$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$Just in case anyone has too much money and wants to give a bit to us to help with our hosting n stuff. It would be amazing if you fancied sending us some pennies - thank you.https://supporter.acast.com/general-witchfinders$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$£$ Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/general-witchfinders. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rene Byrd is soul singer and writer, she has performed at prestigious fashion and art events events worldwide as well as members clubs and Elstree Studios.   The Influential Women's Podcast talks to Rene about her life, influences and how has she has been creating music in lockdown. Rene also tells us about the time she serenaded a crowd at a gig at the small age of 6 years old and how that was when she discovered at that moment that music was her calling. It is host presented and Exec Produced by Nicki Bannerman and produced by Saffron Mirza. Support and help us keep making podcasts here: https://www.patreon.com/InfluentialWomenPodcast @nickihbc @saffronmirza

Episode 81 — Scripted Audio Interview with Jack Bowman Jack is an experienced, multi-award-winning Audio Fiction Writer, Director and Producer with sixteen years experience across the disciplines of Audio Drama/Podcast Production. He also has extensive experience of theatre direction and venue management as well. Currently based in Elstree, Herts, Jack works as a Freelance Audio Creative across the UK and develops projects for both the UK and the USA. He has a keen interest in genre-based audio drama and digital podcast story-telling, specifically Science Fiction, Fantasy, Comedy and Horror. Currently, he assists a variety of production companies, including Datura Films (LA), Spiteful Puppet (UK), and several other clients globally. 2020 will also see Jack oversee the UK production block of Ultimate Solution for Dagaz Media LLC, and develop new audio IP titles and several adaptations. He lives with his partner and two children near Elstree Studios, feeling the spirit of John Steed, Luke Skywalker, Indiana Jones and Alfred Hitchcock everyday he walks the streets. To Contact Seth Singleton On Social Media Website: jackbowman.net Twitter: @realjackbowman To Contact Seth Singleton On Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seththewriter/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/1MoreSingleton Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SethSingletonStoryteller/ Website: https://sethsingletonstoryteller.com #JackBowman #ScriptedAudio #Audible #Amazon #DagazMedia #BBCStudios #PodiumPublishing #AudioMarvels #PodiumPublishing #writer #actor #director #producer #podcast #podcasting #podcasts #spotify #podcastlife #podcaster #radio #music #youtube #itunes #podcasters #love #entrepreneur #applepodcasts #podcastshow #interview #motivation #repost #spotify #art #radioshow #newpodcast # #StorytellingWithSeth #story #Storytelling #podernfamily #entertainment #inspiration #newepisode #spotifypodcast #podcastlove #follow #podcastinglife #podcastaddict #marketing #stitcher #episode #listen --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seth-the-storyteller/support

Join Jewish Comedians Rachel Creeger and Philip Simon for Episode 10 and the last in Series 1 of their comedy podcast, a chat show about all things Jewish produced by Russell Balkind. This week's guests are sitcom writer and novelist Paul A Mendelson, and Chairman of Elstree Studios Morris Bright MBE.Follow them on social media, follow US on social media and don't forget to let us know what you think about the show.Facebook: @JewTalkinTwitter: @JewTalkinInstagram: @JewTalkinAnd if you're listening to the podcast don't forget to subscribe and review - it really helps other people find the show. Go on...it's what your mother would want!--------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul A Mendelson: @PaulMendelson65https://paulmendelson.netPaul is a sitcom writer and novelist. Among his hit TV shows are May to December, My Hero and So Haunt Me, in which a family find their new home is possessed by the ghost of Jewish grandma, Yetta Feldman.Lately he has also become a novelist, with books for adults and children including, The Funnies, The Art of Listening and A Meeting in Seville. Morris Bright MBE: @Morris__BrightMorris is the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Elstree Studios overseeing the day-to-day running of the world-famous film and television complex. He is a member of BAFTA and was awarded an MBE for Services to Local Government in the 2018 New Year Honours.He is something of an authority on the films of the Carry On era, and wrote the definitive histories of Pinewood Studios and Shepperton Studios, biographies of actress Dame Thora Hird, film producer Peter Rogers, and books for the BBC on Fawlty Towers and Last of the Summer Wine. Of his book on Shepperton Studios, Lord Attenborough declared: "I believe I have rarely seen a publication of such quality.”Morris is a member of BAFTA and Conservative Leader of Hertsmere Borough Council. --------------------------------------------------------------------- *This episode was recorded under lockdown conditions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome Back into The Cafe! This weekend I talk about the 1982 mockumentary short The Return of The Ewok. If you've never seen it you can go to DailyMotion.com to watch the entire film, it's about 25 minutes long and I think it's worth your time. Here is a short description of the film taken from IMDB: Young Warwick Davis decides he wants to be in pictures, so he gets himself an agent. The agent gives him an Ewok outfit and points him towards Elstree Studios. There Warwick wanders from set to set looking to find the other Ewoks. The B.M.C. Question of The Week ~ Would you rather be an Ewok or a Gungan? Think about that and leave me your answer on Twitter @ThatBMCPod or over on my new Facebook group Blue Milk Cafe Pod. I'll read the answers on next weekend's episode. Remember if you are interested in maybe becoming a co-host of The Blue Milk Cafe give me a shout out. Please if you have any feedback for The BMC Holo-Booth, you can send it to @ThatBMCPod or @FischFrik on Twitter, you can also join the Facebook group Blue Milk Cafe Pod, you can also email me a voice mail at PorgBach@Gmail.com or follow the link below to leave a message. I have spoken! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebluemilkcafe/message

Nanoo Nanoo.Ryan Gosling is going back to space for Andy Weir's next book, which isn't even out yet but is already casting actors. This one has a working title of Project Hail Mary and features a lone scientist on a spaceship trying to save the world. Slightly higher stakes than The Martian, but Andy's books are always great.Astronauts are also going to use pee to build houses on the moon. Let's hope NASA has a large surplus of air fresheners to send up with them, because this cement is probably the most useful way to use human waste on the moon, but it's going to smell.Back on Earth, Niantic are trying to deflate the Pokecoin economy by severely lowering the minimum wage. Nobody seems to be happy with this, but Australia is just the test site, so it's coming to a phone near you soon.This week Professor took a trip to a far away planet to care for slimes, and DJ found out what happens when you swim with the cardsharks.Check in next week for probably less pee jokes. Probably.Andy Weir’s Space Film starring Ryan Gosling-https://variety.com/2020/film/news/phil-lord-chris-miller-ryan-gosling-astronaut-movie-1234607851/Introducing….Piss-ent: the new space cement-https://www.sciencenews.org/article/astronauts-lunar-exploration-cement-urine-urea-3d-printing-https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652619340478?via%3DihubPokeCoin: Gotta cash them all-https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRoad/comments/glcywi/tales_from_the_front_one_players_experience_with/Games PlayedProfessor–Slime Rancher – https://store.steampowered.com/app/433340/Slime_Rancher/Rating: 2/5DJ–Legends of Runeterra – https://playruneterra.com/en-us/Rating: 4.5/5Other topics discussedThe Martian (The Martian is a 2015 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon. The Martian, a 2011 novel by Andy Weir, served as the screenplay adapted by Drew Goddard. The film depicts an astronaut's lone struggle to survive on Mars after being left behind, and efforts to rescue him and bring him home to Earth.)-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_(film)Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is a 2018 American computer-animated superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Miles Morales / Spider-Man, produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation in association with Marvel, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing.)-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Into_the_Spider-VerseAndy Weir (American novelist whose debut novel in 2011, The Martian, was later adapted into a film of the same name directed by Ridley Scott in 2015.)-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_WeirSean Bean Death Scene Compilation 1986-2016-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnzk5qAaNLkFirst Man (First Man is a 2018 American biographical drama film directed by Damien Chazelle and written by Josh Singer. Based on the book First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James R. Hansen, the film stars Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong and follows the years leading up to the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon in 1969. Steven Spielberg serves as an executive producer.)-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Man_(film)Interstellar (2014 epic science fiction film directed, co-written and co-produced by Christopher Nolan. It stars Matthew McConaughey. Set in a dystopian future where humanity is struggling to survive, the film follows a group of astronauts who travel through a wormhole near Saturn in search of a new home for humanity.)-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstellar_(film)Raid: Shadow Legends (freemium mobile and PC game developed and published by Israeli game developer Plarium Games.)-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid:_Shadow_Legends-https://raidshadowlegends.com/Girl being hit by a truck while playing Pokémon Go-https://time.com/4405221/pokemon-go-teen-hit-by-car/Pokémon Go disrupt a funeral-https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-08/pokemon-go-blamed-for-brisbane-funeral-disturbance/7700332List of highest-grossing mobile games-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_mobile_gamesHarry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery forces you to pay - or wait - to save a kid from being strangled.-https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-04-27-harry-potter-hogwarts-mystery-is-ruined-by-its-in-game-paymentsHarry Potter mobile game maker defends child-choking scene which asks you to wait or pay money-https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-05-31-harry-potter-mobile-game-maker-defends-child-choking-scene-which-asks-you-to-wait-or-pay-moneyPokémon Go Hits $3B in Lifetime Revenue-https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pokemon-go-hits-3-billion-lifetime-revenue-1250983Wall-E: Do not Return to Earth Scene played by Fred Wllard-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNXNkdZVqs4Groucho Marx’s look-https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Groucho_Marx_-_portrait.jpgRC2014 is a simple 8 bit Z80 based modular computer originally built to run Microsoft BASIC. It is inspired by the home built computers of the late 70s and computer revolution of the early 80s.-https://rc2014.co.uk/Sgt. Slaughter On The Time Andre The Giant Fell Asleep Mid-Match-https://www.mandatory.com/wrestlezone/news/1060153-andre-the-giant-sgt-slaughter-zzzzAndre The Giant (2018 TV documentary film based on the life of French professional wrestler and actor André René Roussimoff (better known as André the Giant).)-https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6543420/Star Wars Day (Star Wars Day, May 4, celebrates George Lucas's Star Wars media franchise. Even though the holiday was not created or declared by Lucasfilm, many Star Wars fans across the world have chosen to celebrate the holiday. It has since been embraced by Lucasfilm and parent company Disney as an annual celebration of Star Wars.-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_DayAn Assemblage of Grandiose and Bombastic Grandiloquents (TNC podcast)-https://thatsnotcanon.com/grandiloquentspodcastHeavenly Shows and Unnecessary Letters (TNC Podcast)-https://thatsnotcanon.com/heavenlyshowspodcastShout Outs15 May 2020 – Fred Wilard passes away at 86 - https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcberman1/2020/05/16/comic-fred-willard-dies-at-86/#5461bf6d7f10Frederick Charles Willard, was an American actor, comedian and writer. He was best known for his roles in the Rob Reiner mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap; the Christopher Guest mockumentaries Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration and Mascots; and the Anchorman films. Willard’s other recurring sitcom roles included Family Matters,Sister, Sister, Mad About You, and Everybody Loves Raymond (the latter which resulted in Primetime Emmy nominations for Best Guest Actor in a Comedy for three consecutive years). He even appeared as the only human character in the animated film "WALL-E," a first for a Pixar film. Willard was one of Hollywood's busiest comedic actors with a career that lasted more than 50 years, playing clueless characters such as sidekick Jerry Hubbard on the satire "Fernwood 2 Night" in the 1970s. He recently finished filming the Netflix series “Space Force,” where he played actor Steve Carell’s father. He died from natural causes in Los Angeles, California.18 May 2020 – Ken Osmond passes away at 87 - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/18/arts/television/ken-osmond-eddie-haskell-dead.htmlKen Osmond, who played the duplicitous teenager Eddie Haskell on the long-running sitcom “Leave It to Beaver,” one moment a smarmy young man when talking to parents, the next moment a devilish troublemaker when the adults were out of sight. Mr. Osmond appeared in all six seasons of “Leave It to Beaver,” 1957 to 1963, one of the most-watched television sitcoms of the era, then reprised the role as an adult version of Eddie in the Disney Channel revival series “The New Leave It to Beaver” in the 1980s. After Leave It to Beaver ended in 1963, Osmond continued to make occasional appearances on such television series as CBS's Petticoat Junction, The Munsters, and a final return appearance on Lassie in the episode "A Matter of Seconds" as a motorcycle delivery man who offers the hitchhiking collie a lift in his sidecar. However, he found himself typecast as Eddie Haskell and had difficulty finding steady work. In 2008, Osmond told radio host Stu Shostak in a radio interview, "I was very much typecast. It's a death sentence. In Hollywood you get typecast. I'm not complaining because Eddie's been too good to me, but I found work hard to come by. In 1968, I bought my first house, in '69 I got married, and we were going to start a family and I needed a job, so I went out and signed up for the LAPD. As an officer on motorcycle patrol, he grew a mustache to disguise himself. In 1980, he was shot three times in a chase with a suspected car thief but escaped serious injury: One bullet was stopped by his belt buckle, the others by his bulletproof vest. He was put on disability and retired from the force in 1988. He died from complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and peripheral artery disease in Los Angeles, California.19 May 2020 – Red Dead Redemption Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary - https://www.gamespot.com/articles/red-dead-redemption-turns-10-years-old/1100-6477391/On May 18, 2010, Rockstar Games released Red Dead Redemption, an open-world Western video game, on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Universally acclaimed for its artistry, dramatic storytelling, and freedom of choice, the game sold 17 million copies. But despite the game's reputation today, it's important to remember a time when its success wasn't certain, and Rockstar's developers sought to distinguish it from the studio's prior accomplishments. It subsequently attained a 95 on Metacritic and received over 170 Game of the Year Rewards. It led to a revitalized interest in the Western genre, especially the "Spaghetti Western"revisionist works by Sergio Leone and Sergio Corbucci. And after eight years, players got a sprawling prequel, Red Dead Redemption 2, which built upon and deepened the themes of its predecessor. Taken together, the two games are an American epic about modernization, betrayal, and the demons of the past. The West may be dead, but that won't stop us from reminiscing and keeping its memory alive.Remembrances19 May 1825 – Henri de Saint-Simon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_de_Saint-SimonClaude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon, often referred to as Henri de Saint-Simon. He created a political and economic ideology known as Saint-Simonianism that claimed that the needs of anindustrial class, which he also referred to as the working class, needed to be recognized and fulfilled to have an effective society and an efficient economy. He said the primary threat to the needs of the industrial class was another class he referred to as the idling class, that included able people who preferred to be parasitic and benefit from the work of others while seeking to avoid doing work. Saint-Simon stressed the need for recognition of the merit of the individual and the need for hierarchy of merit in society and in the economy, such as society having hierarchical merit-based organizations of managers and scientists to be the decision-makers in government. Saint Simon's conceptual recognition of broad socio-economic contribution, and his Enlightenment valorization of scientific knowledge, soon inspired and influenced utopian socialism, liberal political theorist John Stuart Mill, anarchism through its founder Pierre-Joseph Proudhon who was inspired by Saint-Simon's thought and Marxism with Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels identifying Saint-Simon as an inspiration to their ideas and classifying him among the utopian socialists. He died from suicide at the age of 64 in Paris.19 May 1935 - T. E. Lawrence - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._E._LawrenceColonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer. He was renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. The breadth and variety of his activities and associations, and his ability to describe them vividly in writing, earned him international fame as Lawrence of Arabia, a title used for the 1962 film based on his wartime activities. In 1916, he was sent to Arabia on an intelligence mission and quickly became involved with the Arab Revolt as a liaison to the Arab forces, along with other British officers. He worked closely with Emir Faisal, a leader of the revolt, and he participated, sometimes as leader, in military actions against the Ottoman armed forces, culminating in the capture of Damascus in October 1918. After the war, Lawrence joined the Foreign Office, working with the British government and with Faisal. In 1922, he retreated from public life and spent the years until 1935 serving mostly in the Royal Air Force, with a brief period in the Army. For the RAF, he participated in the development of rescue motorboats. In the inter-war period, the RAF's Marine Craft Section began to commission air-sea rescue launches capable of higher speeds and greater capacity. The arrival of high-speed craft into the MCS was driven in part by Lawrence. He had previously witnessed a seaplane crew drowning when the seaplane tender sent to their rescue was too slow in arriving. He worked with Hubert Scott-Paine, the founder of the British Power Boat Company (BPBC), to introduce the 37.5 ft (11.4 m) long ST 200 Seaplane Tender Mk1 into service. These boats had a range of 140 miles when cruising at 24 knots and could achieve a top speed of 29 knots. He died from a traffic collision at the age of 46 in Bovington Camp, Dorset.19 May 2009 - Robert F. Furchgott – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._FurchgottRobert Francis Furchgott, Nobel Prize-winning American biochemist who contributed to the discovery of nitric oxide as a transient cellular signal in mammalian systems. In 1978, Furchgott discovered a substance in endothelial cells that relaxes blood vessels, calling it endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF). By 1986, he had worked out EDRF's nature and mechanism of action, and determined that EDRF was in fact nitric oxide (NO), an important compound in many aspects of cardiovascular physiology. This research is important in explaining a wide variety of neuronal, cardiovascular, and general physiologic processes of central importance in human health and disease. In addition to receiving the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of nitric oxide as a new cellular signal—shared in 1998 with Louis Ignarro and Ferid Murad. Furchgott's discovery, that NO gas causes blood vessels to dilate, provided a long sought-after explanation for the therapeutic effects of Nitroglycerin used to treat Angina pectoris and was later instrumental in the development of the erectile dysfunction treatment drug Viagra. He died at the age of 92 in Seattle, Washington.Famous Birthdays19 May 1942 - Gary Kildall - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_KildallAmerican computer scientist and microcomputer entrepreneur who created the CP/M operating system and founded Digital Research, Inc. (DRI). Kildall was one of the first people to see microprocessors as fully capable computers, rather than equipment controllers, and to organize a company around this concept. Although his career in computing spanned more than two decades, he is mainly remembered in connection with IBM's unsuccessful attempt in 1980 to license CP/M for the IBM Personal Computer. Kildall and his wife Dorothy established a company, originally called "Intergalactic Digital Research" (later renamed as Digital Research, Inc.), to market CP/M through advertisements in hobbyist magazines. Digital Research licensed CP/M for the IMSAI 8080, a popular clone of the Altair 8800. As more manufacturers licensed CP/M, it became a de facto standard and had to support an increasing number of hardware variations. In response, Kildall pioneered the concept of a BIOS, a set of simple programs stored in the computer hardware (ROM or EPROM chip) that enabled CP/M to run on different systems without modification. CP/M's quick success took Kildall by surprise, and he was slow to update it for high density floppy disks and hard disk drives.After hardware manufacturers talked about creating a rival operating system, Kildall started a rush project to develop CP/M 2. By 1981, at the peak of its popularity, CP/M ran on 3000 different computer models and DRI had US$5.4 million in yearly revenues. He was born in Seattle, Washington.19 May 1944 – Peter Mayhew - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_MayhewPeter William Mayhew, was an English-American actor, best known for portraying Chewbacca in the Star Wars film series. He played the character in all of his live-action appearances from the 1977 original to 2015's The Force Awakens before his retirement from the role. When casting the original Star Wars (1977), director George Lucas needed a tall actor who could fit the role of the hairy alien Chewbacca. He originally had in mind 6-foot-6-inch (1.98m) bodybuilder David Prowse, but Prowse chose to play Darth Vader. This led Lucas to cast Mayhew, who was working as an orderly in the radiology department of King's College Hospital, London. He became aware of a casting call for Star Wars which was filming at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire. The 7-foot-3-inch (2.21m) tall actor was immediately cast as Chewbacca after he stood up to greet Lucas. Mayhew continued working as an orderly—at Mayday Hospital (now Croydon University Hospital)—in between filming the original Star Wars trilogy. Mayhew modelled his performance of Chewbacca after researching the behaviour of bears, monkeys and gorillas he saw at London Zoo. Lucas said Mayhew was "the closest any human being could be to a Wookiee: big heart, gentle nature and I learnt to always let him win". The character did not have any lines, the sounds he made being derived from sound recordings of animal noises. While Mayhew portrayed Chewbacca in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, he was not in Star Wars: The Last Jedi but was listed in the credits as "Chewbacca Consultant". He was born in Barnes, Surrey.19 May 1946 – André the Giant - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_the_GiantAndré René Roussimoff, best known as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and actor. Roussimoff stood at over seven feet tall, which was a result of gigantism caused by excess growth hormone, and later resulted in acromegaly. It also led to his being called "The Eighth Wonder of the World". He found success as a fan favorite throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, appearing as an attraction for various professional wrestling promotions. During the 1980s wrestling boom he was paired with the villainous manager Bobby Heenan and feuded with Hulk Hogan in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). The two famously headlined WrestleMania III in 1987. Outside of wrestling, he was best known for appearing as Fezzik, the giant in The Princess Bride. After his death in 1993, he became the inaugural inductee into the newly created WWF Hall of Fame. He was later a charter member of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame; the latter describes him as being "one of the most recognizable figures in the world both as a professional wrestler and as a pop culture icon." Towards the end of his career, Roussimoff starred in several films. He appeared most notably as Fezzik, his own favorite role, in the 1987 film The Princess Bride. Both the film and his performance retain a devoted following. In shoot interviews, wrestlers have stated that he was so proud of being in "Princess Bride", he carried a copy of the movie everywhere he went, to watch whenever he could. Roussimoff has been unofficially crowned "the greatest drunk on Earth"for once consuming 119 12-US-fluid-ounce (350ml) beers (in total, over 41 litres (72imp pt)) in six hours. He was born in Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne.19 May 1955 – James Gosling - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_GoslingJames Arthur Gosling, often referred to as "Dr. Java", Canadian computer scientist, best known as the founder and lead designer behind the Java programming language. He wrote a version of Emacs called Gosling Emacs (Gosmacs) while working toward his doctorate. He built a multi-processor version of Unix for a 16-way computer system while at Carnegie Mellon University, before joining Sun Microsystems. He also developed several compilers and mail systems there. He is known as the father of the Java programming language. He got the idea for the Java VM while writing a program to port software from a PERQ by translating Perq Q-Code to VAX assembler and emulating the hardware. He created the original design of Java and implemented the language's original compiler and virtual machine. He also invented an early Unix windowing system called NeWS, which became a lesser-used alternative to the still used X Window, because Sun did not give it an open source license. He is known for his love of proving "the unknown" and has noted that his favorite irrational number is √2. He has a framed picture of the first 1,000 digits of √2 in his office. He was born near Calgary, Alberta.Events of Interest18 May 1980 – Eruption of Mount St. Helens - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_eruption_of_Mount_St._HelensOn March 27, 1980, a series of volcanic explosions and pyroclastic flows began at Mount St. Helens in Skamania County, Washington, United States. It initiated as a series of phreatic blasts from the summit then escalated on May 18, 1980, as a major explosive eruption. The eruption, which had a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 5, was the most significant to occur in the contiguous 48 U.S. states. It has often been declared the most disastrous volcanic eruption in U.S. history. The eruption was preceded by a two-month series of earthquakes and steam-venting episodes, caused by an injection of magma at shallow depth below the volcano that created a large bulge and a fracture system on the mountain's north slope. An eruption column rose 80,000 feet (24km; 15mi) into the atmosphere and deposited ash in 11 U.S. states and significant ash in two Canadian provinces. At the same time, snow, ice and several entire glaciers on the volcano melted, forming a series of large lahars (volcanic mudslides) that reached as far as the Columbia River, nearly 50 miles (80km) to the southwest. hermal energy released during the eruption was equal to 26 megatons of TNT. Hundreds of square miles were reduced to wasteland, causing over $1 billion in damage (equivalent to $3.4 billion in 2019), thousands of animals were killed, and Mount St. Helens was left with a crater on its north side. More than 4,000,000,000 board feet (9,400,000m3) of timber was damaged or destroyed, mainly by the lateral blast. At least 25% of the destroyed timber was salvaged after September 1980. In areas of thick ash accumulation, many agricultural crops, such as wheat, apples, potatoes and alfalfa, were destroyed. As many as 1,500 elk and 5,000 deer were killed, and an estimated 12 million Chinook and Coho salmon fingerlings died when their hatcheries were destroyed.19 May 1999 – Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace was released - https://www.scifihistory.net/may-19.htmlOn this day in 1999, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace was released theatrically ... and most of us came crashing understandably back to Earth. Employment consultant firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas estimated that 2.2 million full-time employees missed work to attend the film, resulting in a US$293 million loss of productivity. According to The Wall Street Journal, so many workers announced plans to view the premiere that many companies closed on the opening day. The release on May 19, 1999 of the first new Star Wars film in 16 years was accompanied by a considerable amount of attention. The Phantom Menace was released almost 16 years after the premiere of the previous Star Wars film, Return of the Jedi. The film's premiere was extensively covered by media and was greatly anticipated because of the large cultural following the Star Wars saga had cultivated. It grossed more than $924.3 million (equivalent to $1.42 billion in 2019) worldwide during its initial theatrical run, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1999, the second-highest-grossing film worldwide and in North America (behind Titanic), and the highest-grossing Star Wars film at the time.19 May 2005 – Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith was released - https://www.scifihistory.net/may-19.htmlGeorge Lucas brought his Prequel Trilogy to its tragic close when Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith finally showed audiences what exactly went down when Jedi Master Anakin Skywalker embraced his inner demons and took the path to the Dark Side of the Force. Luke and Leia were born, delivering the film's only true hint of what things would inevitably lead to their father's redemption, but an Empire was forged in darkness once and for all on this day. Its theatrical release in most other countries took place on May 19 to coincide with the 1999 release of The Phantom Menace (the 1977 release of A New Hope and the 1983 release of Return of the Jedi were also released on the same day and month, six years apart).IntroArtist – Goblins from MarsSong Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)Song Link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJFollow us onFacebook- Page - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/- Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/440485136816406/Twitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094RSS - http://www.thatsnotcanonproductions.com/topshelfnerdspodcast?format=rssInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/nerds_amalgamated/General EnquiriesEmail - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comRate & Review us on Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/nerds-amalgamated-623195

Morris Bright is back for part two of our chat about everything Anderson, everything Elstree, and everything entertainment. Plus everything you've come to expect - including the return of the Plot of Peril! 1:00 - Welcome one and all. Do you like our new intro? 3:00 - This week's FAB Fact 6:55 - Messages from the Podsterons 7:50 - Gerry Anderson News including information about Anderson Insiders! 19:00 - More Podsteron messages and questions 23:10 - The Plot of Peril RETURNS! 25:30 - Part two of our chat with the marvellous Morris Bright of Elstree Studios 47:00 - our brief thoughts on Morris's comments and a few more Podsteron messages 56:00 - The Randomiser from the marvellous Chris Dale 1:30:14 - Rounding things off for this week. Linkshttps://www.patreon.com/user?u=32485050 (Become an Anderson Insider!): https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32485050 (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32485050) https://gerry-anderson-randomiser.captivate.fm/ (The Gerry Anderson Randomiser Podcast): https://gerry-anderson-randomiser.captivate.fm/ (https://gerry-anderson-randomiser.captivate.fm/)

This week Jamie spends some time on a call with Morris Bright - entertainment historian and chairman of Elstree Studios. They chat about the worlds of ITC, British studios, entertainment and, of course, Thunderbirds! 1:30 - a thank you to all of those working to keep the world turning at this extraordinary time. 4:30 - FAB Facts - connecting Anderson with another big sci-fi brand, and Richard dives in with an extra (kind of related) fact! 9:40 - Podsteron emails aplenty with a bumper crop of messages this week. 12:45 - It's the Gerry Anderson News, including news of the sad passing of David Collings and Bill Pearson. 21:30 - More Podsteron emails - we did say there were a lot this week! 25:30 - Our chat with Morris Bright (part one) 47:46 - What you can expect from part two! 49:20 - More inbound Podsteron communications 55:00 - The Randomiser with Chris Dale 1:17:00 - Rounding things off with one more email

This week on the Gerry Anderson Podcast Pod 72 we take our first ever podcast road trip to a Celebration of ITC at Elstree Studios. But don't worry - we still have all of your favourites like the Randomiser from Chris Dale, the Gerry Anderson news and the Plot of Peril. At Elstree we speak to Matt Zimmerman - known to many of you as Alan Tracy from Thunderbirds, and Laraine Humphrys who appeared in several episodes of Space:1999 and has fond memories of Martin Landau. News items and Links: https://www.theunmutual.co.uk/ (More about the ITC2 Celebration event) https://shop.gerryanderson.co.uk/products/tv21-special-edition-universe-edition-243 (Grab the TV21 bundle) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0NXq1NHbJMK4xSgJDdxBw-8nztHrIjH9 (See our latest Gerry Anderson Primers) Hosts: https://www.twitter.com/ImJamieAnderson (Jamie Anderson) and https://www.twitter.com/RichardNJames (Richard James) Randomiser: https://www.twitter.com/ChrisDalek (Chris Dale) Editor: Laura Samulionyte Produced and Distributed by Anderson Entertainment

Ashley Roberts is still bearing the brunt of whether it’s fair to have those with professional dance experience appear on Strictly and it gets a thorough airing on this week’s podcast. Debbie McGee, host Rachel Ward and the Telegraph’s Jess McAree and Chrissy Amer weigh in with their thoughts as we look ahead to the final four of Ashley, Joe, Faye and Stacey. Lauren Steadman and AJ Pritchard chat to us backstage at Elstree Studios, reflecting on how they’ve adapted their choreography throughout the series, Lauren’s determination and AJ’s potential next career as a ventriloquist. Really. We also give our Strictly final predictions on which dances we’d like to see again and what a good booking the team have got for the final musical guest. Christmas has arrived. Email us at strictly@telegraph.co.uk with your thoughts and there’s the hashtag #TalkingStrictly if you want to chat on social media. New episodes arrive every Monday teatime and for the latest on what’s in store on Strictly, keep up to date by visiting www.telegraph.co.uk/strictly for Michael Hogan’s live blog and the weekly Ballroom Bulletin.

Setting the record straight, we're speaking with Laurie Goode, who played numerous roles in the original Star Wars. From falling asleep on the Cantina set as Saurin, to bumping his head on the Death Star as the infamous Stormtrooper, Mr. Goode is full of great stories and great insight into the filming at Elstree Studios.  To listen to Mr. Goode's great song about, well, bumping his head, definitely check it out on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/who-was-the-stormtrooper-who-banged-his-head-remix/1435822385?i=1435822631 For more behind-the-scenes stuff, as well as a link to some of our other in-depth interviews, check out: Website: www.TalkingBay94.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/TalkingBay94 Instagram: www.instagram.com/TalkingBay94

Backstage access for the ultimate weekend away! What do our new dancers Graziano Di Prima, Luba Mushtuk and Johannes Radebe make of the iconic Blackpool Tower? Discover who was in tears side of stage on Saturday night. Gloria Estefan explains why performing on the ballroom was so special to her and we catch up with Take That in the canteen! Plus Amy Elizabeth meets the biggest Strictly fans who have been waiting outside the Ballroom for hours hoping for a glimpse of the contestants and dancers. Meanwhile in Elstree Studios, Scott Mills catches up with Boyzone after their Children In Need performance.

  Joe Dator is back to discuss the adorable Vivian, scary kid shows, and Tony’s spooky voice. Download the file here: Shining Episode 36   New lost footage of Elstree Studios, including a Kubrick interview!   Interviewer Junichi Yaoi doing his UFO thing.   Trailer for Piers Haggard’s “Venom” (1981)   SCREENPLAY FOR NAPOLEON, BY STANLEY KUBRICK […]

In this episode we are talking to Toby Philpott, one of the puppeteers for Jabba the Hutt in Return of the Jedi. Mr. Philpott is full of incredible stories from Elstree Studios, including working with the rest of the Jabba team, as well as Carrie Fisher, Richard Marquand and more. From his early days working literally under Jim Henson’s wing to later work on Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Labyrinth and Little Shop of Horrors, we really dive into his fascinating career.   For more information and updates about Mr. Philpott's upcoming appearances, check out his website (https://sites.google.com/site/jabbahutt2/home) or follow him on Twitter (https://twitter.com/tobyjabba). Thanks for tuning in and, until next Wednesday, may the Force be with us! For more behind-the-scenes stuff, as well as a link to some of our other in-depth interviews, check out: Website: www.TalkingBay94.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/TalkingBay94

Movie Meltdown - Episode 432  This week we talk with master puppeteer David Barclay who not only helped to create Yoda in The Empire Strikes Back and Jabba in Return of the Jedi but also worked on Fraggle Rock, Labyrinth, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Little Shop of Horrors and many other projects over the years. And while we all want to go hang out at a bar with David Bowie, we also bring up… Tiny Tim, Red Sparrow, Suburbicon, The Florida Project, Stuart Freeborn, Frank Oz, Scooby-Doo kind of sounds, coach and focus the performers, that whole side of the theater and arts was very fascinating to me as a kid, originally they were called Wild Things, Mike Ploog, picking up Academy slack, learning computer animation, it was a huge crew of just puppeteers, Robert Zemeckis, animatronics for theme parks, Cats and Dogs 2, a Darth Vader marionette, this was all practical in-camera effects, Where the Wild Things Are, That sculpture looks like real skin, mechanical plants, Lost in Space, The Muppets Take the Bowl, very detailed storyboards, the Pixar way, Vitamin Doug, Kirk Thatcher, he had forty servers driving his face… seventy-six miniature cables going into his face, he would block it out as an actor, sensory deprived, $50,000 for one computer, developing a whole new style, Lyle Conway, Sir Didymus, I was drafted in to do the eyes, cathode ray tube, silicone doesn’t compress the same way as foam latex, I came in three hours early every morning, they just keep making more weirdos, George Romero, inside the cockpit of Jabba, we were involved in nearly every single shot in the whole film, Sprocket the dog, the Elstree Studios bar, little television monitors and earpieces, if you don’t get the good lighting… you can make the best animatronic look appalling, a snapshot of Americana, the other half of the Skeksis and the octopus bartender. For more on "Lexington Comic and Toy Convention", go to: http://www.lexingtoncomiccon.com/ “While I was away from lunch… Mark Hamill came in and bought a $1000 worth of the puppets I was demonstrating.”  

Elstree Studios film historian Howie Berry dollops out some amazing inside scoops about the elevator of blood, continuity errors, and some scenes we’ll never see. Download the file here: Shining Episode 14 A map of where everything was filmed at Elstree Studios. Watching the Vision Assist, which captured each day’s takes with Kubrick having to print […]

Andrew Graham joins Mark to talk about another fantastic Netflix original, The Crown (season 1)! The Crown is a biographical drama television series, created and written by Peter Morgan and produced by Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix. The show is a biographical story about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. The first season covers the period from her marriage to Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 1947 to the disintegration of her sister Princess Margaret's engagement to Peter Townsend in 1955. The Crown evolved out of Morgan's 2006 film The Queen and 2013 stage play The Audience. The series is intended to last 60 episodes over six seasons, with 10 one-hour episodes per season, covering the Queen's entire life, and with new actors being cast every two seasons. Claire Foy portrays the Queen in the first two seasons, alongside Matt Smith as Prince Philip and Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret. Filming for the series takes place at Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, with location shooting at various locations throughout the United Kingdom. The entire first season was released on Netflix on November 4, 2016, while the second was released on December 8, 2017. The Crown has received widespread acclaim, with critics praising the cast's performances, direction, writing, cinematography, production values, and the relatively accurate historical accounts of Queen Elizabeth's reign. Significant praise in the first season was directed towards the performances of Foy in the leading role and John Lithgow as Winston Churchill. The series has received several industry nominations and awards, including winning Best Actress and Best Actor at the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards for Foy and Lithgow, respectively, and receiving thirteen nominations for the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series.

Rob and Dave from the Doctor Who Show podcast take some time out from their usual gig to review the new Star Wars anthology film, Rogue One. Featuring listener comments from Jen, Doc, Kate, Alan, Renata and Richard, this is a podcast for Star Wars fans by Star Wars fans (who normally present as Doctor Who fans). Share and enjoy. -- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (or simply Rogue One) is a 2016 American epic space opera film directed by Gareth Edwards and written by Chris Weitz and Tony Gilroy, from a story by John Knoll and Gary Whitta. It is the first stand-alone film in the Star Wars Anthology series. Rogue One stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, Jiang Wen and Forest Whitaker, and follows Jyn Erso, the daughter of the unwilling designer of the Galactic Empire's superweapon, the Death Star, and her quest to retrieve his plans of destroying it. Produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, the film is chronologically set between Revenge of the Sith (2005) and A New Hope (1977). Principal photography began at Elstree Studios near London during early August 2015 and wrapped in February 2016, with reshoots and additional filming taking place in mid-June 2016. Rogue One premiered in Los Angeles on December 10, 2016, and was released in the United States on December 16, 2016.

With Antonia Quirke. Antonia meets London Voices, the choir that supply the voices to the soundtracks of blockbusters such as The Lord Of The Rings, Spectre and Iron Man 2. Poet Don Paterson concludes his series on great movie speeches with James Stewart drunkenly telling Katherine Hepburn that she has "fires banked down inside" in The Philadelphia Story. Andy Mitchell nominates his father Andrew as an unsung hero of British cinema - he was in charge of Elstree Studios in the 1980s when six of the top ten grossing moves of all time were made in Borehamwood.