Podcast appearances and mentions of Maxine Peake

In this second episode of a special two-part series, host Sandra Abrams chats with Maxine Peake about her portrayal of Anna Politkovskaya, a Russian-American journalist, in the film Words of War. Maxine shares what it was like to play the real life reporter, wife, and mother of two who risked her life to uncover the truth about the Chechen War. Anna was assassinated on October 7, 2006, the same day as Vladimir Putin's birthday. The international cast for this geo-political thriller includes Ciaran Hinds as her editor, Dimtry, Jason Isaacs as her husband, Sasha, Harry Lawtey as her son, Ilya, and Naomi Battrick as her daughter, Vera. Maxine says she loved filming on location in Latvia and shares which scene she and Jason did some improvising. Sean Penn serves as executive producer. The film is now in theaters. Part one of this series (episode 97) features Mark Maxey, President of Rolling Pictures, WIFV board member, and one of the producers of the film. To learn more about Words of War, visit: https://www.rollingpictures.com/You can watch the film's trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pui6KMbHECM#WordsOfWar---Subscribe to learn more about filmmaking, production, media makers, creator resources, visual storytelling, and every aspect that brings film, television, and video projects from concepts to our screens. Check out the MediaMakerSpotlight.com show page to find even more conversations with industry professionals that inspire, educate, and entertain!We on the Women in Film & Video (WIFV) Podcast Team work hard to make this show a great resource for our listeners, and we thank you for listening!

In this first episode of a special two-part series, host Sandra Abrams chats with Mark Maxey, WIFV board member and producer of a new geo-political thriller, WORDS OF WAR. The film tells the story of Russian-American journalist, Anna Politkovskaya, who was assassinated on October 7, 2006 for uncovering the truth about the Chechen War. The film opens in theaters on May 2, the day before United Nations' World Press Freedom Day. The all-star cast includes Maxine Peake as Anna, Ciaran Hinds as her editor, Dmitry, and Jason Isaacs as her husband, Sasha. Oscar-winner Sean Penn and Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) serve as executive producers. In their conversation, Mark shares why this film is so timely to what is happening today when the world seeks to hold the powerful accountable for crimes against humanity. He also gives insight into how Sean Penn joined the film as executive producer. Part two will feature lead actress, Maxine Peake and will be released on May 11th. To learn more about Words of War, visit: https://www.rollingpictures.com/You can watch the film's trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pui6KMbHECM#WordsOfWar#WorldPressFreedomDay---Subscribe to learn more about filmmaking, production, media makers, creator resources, visual storytelling, and every aspect that brings film, television, and video projects from concepts to our screens. Check out the MediaMakerSpotlight.com show page to find even more conversations with industry professionals that inspire, educate, and entertain!We on the Women in Film & Video (WIFV) Podcast Team work hard to make this show a great resource for our listeners, and we thank you for listening!

Matthew Bannister onAnne Scargill, who founded the Women Against Pit Closures group when her husband Arthur was leading the Miners Strike of the 1980s. The actor Maxine Peake pays tribute. Ronnie Appleton who was Chief Crown Prosecutor for Northern Ireland during the height of the troubles.Cecil Wright, the Jamaican born cricketer who made his mark playing alongside some of his countrymen in the Lancashire league.Mario Vargas Llosa, the Nobel prize winning novelist who was a candidate for the Presidency of his native Peru.Producer: Ed PrendevilleArchive: BBC Manchester, Cecil Wright at 70, BBC; BBC News, Cecil Wright Retires at 85, BBC; Not by The Playbook, BBC World Service, 07/09/2019; MERIDIAN, BBC, 09/07/1985; Made in Latin America: 2 – The Heirs of Conquest, BBC Two, 07/11/1989; Mario Vargas Llosa, BBC Radio 4, 30/10/1993; Eye of the Storm with Emma Barnett, BBC Radio 5 Live, 26/07/2018; Video Diaries: Major, the Miners and Me, BBC Two, 04/09/1993; BBC News, BBC One, 16/05/1984; BBC News, BBC One, 09/04/1993; Inside Ulster: Murders – Army; Funerals – I.R.A., BBC, 19/03/1988; Witness History, BBC World Service, 27/01/2025; Inside Ulster: Murders – Civilians (Multiple); Personalities, BBC, 29/09/1989

Spanning four decades, Say Nothing explores the tumultuous period in Northern Ireland known as The Troubles. The series opens with the shocking disappearance of Jean McConville, a single mother of ten who was abducted from her home in 1972 and never seen alive again.Through the eyes of various IRA members, Say Nothing explores the extremes some people will go to in the name of their beliefs, the way a deeply divided society can suddenly tip over into armed conflict, the long shadow of radical violence for both victims and perpetrators, and the emotional and psychological costs of a code of silence.The series stars Lola Petticrew as “Dolours Price” and Hazel Doupe as “Marian Price,” impetuous young women who became potent symbols of radical politics. Anthony Boyle stars as “Brendan Hughes,” a charismatic but conflicted military strategist, and Josh Finan as “Gerry Adams,” a savvy political operator who would go on to negotiate peace and has always denied having any involvement with the IRA. Maxine Peake stars as “Older Dolours Price.”Joshua Zetumer (showrunner / executive producer) is a writer of film and television. He's worked for every major studio and written on numerous films—Robocop, Patriots Day, the James Bond franchise. In adapting the book Say Nothing, he spent years researching the Troubles in Northern Ireland. He feels privileged to be able to share this story and has found working on the series to be especially fulfilling and meaningful. He currently lives in Los Angeles.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

Spanning four decades, Say Nothing explores the tumultuous period in Northern Ireland known as The Troubles. The series opens with the shocking disappearance of Jean McConville, a single mother of ten who was abducted from her home in 1972 and never seen alive again.Through the eyes of various IRA members, Say Nothing explores the extremes some people will go to in the name of their beliefs, the way a deeply divided society can suddenly tip over into armed conflict, the long shadow of radical violence for both victims and perpetrators, and the emotional and psychological costs of a code of silence.The series stars Lola Petticrew as “Dolours Price” and Hazel Doupe as “Marian Price,” impetuous young women who became potent symbols of radical politics. Anthony Boyle stars as “Brendan Hughes,” a charismatic but conflicted military strategist, and Josh Finan as “Gerry Adams,” a savvy political operator who would go on to negotiate peace and has always denied having any involvement with the IRA. Maxine Peake stars as “Older Dolours Price.”Joshua Zetumer (showrunner / executive producer) is a writer of film and television. He's worked for every major studio and written on numerous films—Robocop, Patriots Day, the James Bond franchise. In adapting the book Say Nothing, he spent years researching the Troubles in Northern Ireland. He feels privileged to be able to share this story and has found working on the series to be especially fulfilling and meaningful. He currently lives in Los Angeles.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.

The gang are back for the new season and we've not been replaced by AI! We're kicking off by talking about The Miseducation Of Cameron Post (2018), a film which revisits the same topic as one of the very first films we did on the podcast. But where But I'm A Cheerleader tackled conversion camps in a camp, pastel coloured dreamscape, TMOCP is more of a realistic nightmare.Join us as we discuss the insidious niceness of the adults running the conversion camp, the differences between the book and the film, and on the importance of friendship in LGBTQ+ communities, both on screen and in real life. And if you have listened and you want to hear the short story Alice wrote for Maxine Peake, friend of TMOCP's director Desiree Akhavan, you can find that here: https://factoryinternational.org/factoryplus/new-writers/mycelium/ CN: Mention of self harm, discussion of physical and psychological abuse at conversion camps, swearing, spoilers and discussion of a sexual nature.

And just like that, our last episode of the series is here. And what a cracking series it's been...but don't cry yet because we figure we're going out with a pretty big bang. We chat to a true working class hero and national treasure, the one, the only, Maxine Peake. We discuss chatting politics with her grandparents, sharing life guard duties with Paddy McGuinness and of course, auditioning for the iconic Victoria Wood. We loved this conversation so much, Maxine is as lovely as she is talented and we promise you're going to enjoy. So, what you waiting for? Get it on now!And until next time, remember folks, always keep it classy.Thanks for tuning in!Stay in touch: email us on properclasspodcast@gmail.com and follow us on Insta @theproperclasspodcast.Laura and Hannah xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt reunites with Custard TV Podcast royalty Gary as well as Maid for TV's Elaine Gregson to review four shows available this week. First up, Rebecca Hall is a teacher plagued by a 'hum' that only she can hear in the BBC's new thriller The Listeners. Then, Maxine Peake stars in FX and Hulu's compelling series, Say Nothing which unpacks The Troubles with unflinching detail. Gary gets excited about Prime Video's new Alex Cross series and Elaine and Gary break down the bold and brave bottle episode that opens the second season of Apple's sci-fi series Silo.

Based on the bestselling nonfiction book by Patrick Radden Keefe, a new series, "Say Nothing" tells the story of The Troubles in Northern Ireland and specifically the kidnapping and disappearance of a mother of 10 at the hands of the IRA. We speak to Keefe about adapting the book into a series, director Michael Lennox and actor Maxine Peake, who plays Dolours Price, an unrepentant IRA soldier. "Say Nothing" begins streaming on Hulu tomorrow.

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Mark Forbes, Director of Quiet on Set: The Class Division in the Film Industry. Filmmaker Mark Forbes examines classism that has plagued the UK film industry for decades and through the lens of individuals from working-class backgrounds as we observe the challenges they encounter when attempting to enter the field. The film features actors Maxine Peake and Vicky McClure, writer Paul Laverty and filmmakers Sean McAllister and Kolton Lee. Filmed between July 2023 & July 2024, Quiet on Set: The Class Division in the Film Industry is currently being edited.

Geoff Thompson is an BAFTA award-winning writer, screenwriter, and martial artist, who has authored more than forty books. Once a bouncer in Coventry, Geoff turned his life around by making a hierarchy of ”fears“ and directly confronting them, one by one. In this conversation, we explore: — Geoff's life-changing encounter with his former abuser in a Coventry Cafe — Geoff's thoughts on finding your true self and becoming unified as a person. — How limiting beliefs shape our lives and what it takes to overcome them. — The role of truth in Geoff's journey and how it informs his writing. And more. You can keep up to date with Geoff's work on Instagram at: geoff_thompson_official. --- Geoff Thompson is 63 years old. He lives in Stratford Upon Avon. He has published close to fifty books. Some of his work in the self-help genre has been translated into dozens of languages including Russian, Chinese, Japanese, German, and Spanish. His first book, Watch My Back, detailing his experiences working as a nightclub bouncer in Coventry, hit the Sunday Times bestsellers list, was made into a stage play, adapted into to a BAFTA nominated short film starring Ray Winstone, and a BIFA nominated motion picture for cinema. He has also written articles for national magazines and broadsheets, including The Times, Men's Fitness (former columnist), GQ and FHM. Geoff's work as a playwright started when he was invited to join The Royal Court Young Writers Group in London. He has gone onto write many successful plays that have toured nationally and internationally. His stage musical We'll Live and Die in These Towns was produced and performed to great acclaim at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, in 2018, and is in the process of being adapted to film. He is also a BAFTA winning screenwriter, penning multi-award-winning films for luminaries such as Ray Winstone, Paddy Considine, Orlando Bloom, Maxine Peake, Anne Reid, Alison Steadman, Christopher Eccleston and James Cosmo. His most recent feature film, Retaliation starring Orlando Bloom, received great acclaim in the US: it is a muscular biopic about the metaphysical power of forgiveness. Geoff Thompson is one of the world's highest ranking (8thdan) martial arts teachers. The prestigious Black Belt Magazine USA polled him as the number 1 self-defense author in the world. Geoff's new book 99 Reasons to Forgive And Revenge Ain't One is published with O Books. You can keep up to date with Geoff's work on Instagram at: geoff_thompson_official. --- Interview Links: — Geoff's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/geoff_thompson_official

Academy-award winning director David Marsh (Man on Wire) takes viewers on cinematic journey through the life of literary genius Samuel Beckett. DANCE FIRST highlights his lived life of many parts: Parisian bon vivant, WWII Resistance fighter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, philandering husband, recluse. But despite all the adulation that came his, way he was a man acutely aware of his own failings. Titled after Beckett's famous ethos "Dance first, think later," The film is a sweeping account of the life of this 20th-century icon. It focuses on his relationships with the people he loved and who loved him back, but who he felt that he had wronged. Director David Marsh (The Theory of Everything) joins us for a conversation on why he chose to dive into the life of a notoriously private man, working with screenwriter Neil Forsyth, their decision to frame the various chapters of Beckett's life from the perspective of his”mistakes”, using a black and white format in filming the story and finally assembling a terrific cast includes; Fionn O'Shea, Sandrine Bonnaire, Leonie Lojkine, Bronagh Gallagher, Grainne Good, Robert Aramayo, Maxine Peake, and Aidan Gillen as James Joyce. For more go to: magpictures.com/dancefirst To watch go to: magpictures.com/dancefirst/watch-at-home

Joining Stuart Maconie in our Salford studio are the comedians Frank Skinner and Rachael Fairburn. In Frank's latest stand up show '30 years of Dirt' he has his comedic eye firmly on the dirty joke, while Rachel Fairburn's showgirl finds her moving away from boozing and towards crystals - will it last?Maxine Peake stars in Robin/Red/Breast at Manchester's Factory International. Based on John Bowen's cult TV play Robin Redbreast, Maxine plays Norah, a woman who has escaped the city for village life. But it is not exactly the idyll she dreamed off... The movement director is Imogen Knight, the writer is Daisy Johnson, and it is directed by Sarah Frankcom and features music from Gazelle Twin. In her latest book the biographer and historian Kathryn Hughes tells the story of how we fell in love with cats, and illuminates the life of the man who did so much to change their image, the artist Louis Wain.Music is from Willy Vlautin, novelist, songwriter and musician who was the lead singer in Richmond Fontaine. Willy also chats about his new novel 'The Horse', his most personal book yet, it examines the trials of a life on the road. And we also hear from BBC Introducing Rising Star Phoebe Green.Presenter: Stuart Maconie Producer: Jessica Treen

Hello and Welcome to To The Regiment, the Early Doors Podcast with Phil Mealey.This is one of our special guest episodes and we are thrilled to welcome Maxine Peake to the podcast.Maxine played Janice in the first series, the cool, street wise, tantastic, and baby mamma (apparently) of a little tremble in Ladbroke's doorway. We speak to Maxine about getting the role, playing Janice, the importance of the pub in our communities and so much more.Thank you to Maxine for coming on the show and thank you to Holli who helped set up this interview.Tank you all again for listening. We hope you enjoyed it. See you in two weeks.To The Regiment... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2023, Holly and David released their own TV show: EGGS TV, embarking on atelevisual odyssey through alternative art, music, spoken word and underground culture.Teaming up with artist Casey Raymond, the 6 part YouTube series sucks you spirallingdown the plughole into The Lovely Eggs' distinctly off the wall universe, featuring guestsIan Mackaye, Gruff Rhys, Stewart Lee, John Grant, Cate le Bon, Maxine Peake, JohnCooper Clarke, Space Lady, Pigs X 7, White Hills, Chris Packham and loads more.The Lovely Eggs have played hundreds of gigs around theUK, USA and Europe. They have produced six albums and recorded more than ten livesessions for BBC 6 Music and BBC Radio One.Their new album "Eggsistentialism" is released May 17.Chapters00:00Introduction and DIY Approach to Music07:27Mental Health and Challenges of Being Independent Artists16:28The Impact of the Internet on Music Discovery36:30The Importance of Belonging to a Tribe46:12Embracing Individuality and Creating Unique Sounds53:21Creating the World You Want to Live InFind them on all the socials @thelovelyeggshttps://www.instagram.com/thelovelyeggs/https://www.facebook.com/thelovelyeggshttps://twitter.com/TheLovelyEggs/http://www.thelovelyeggs.co.uk Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Primer balla, després pensa. Crítica de la pel·lícula «Dance First». Guió de Neil Forsyth, sobre la biografia de Samuel Beckett. Intèrprets: Gabriel Byrne, Sandrine Bonnaire, Aidan Gillen, Maxine Peake, Fionn O'Shea, Caroline Boulton, Barry O'Connor, Rebecka Johnston, Bronagh Gallagher, Lisa Dwyer Hogg, Gráinne Good, Cillian Hollywood, Patrik Piró, Léonie Lojkine, Andrew Hefler, Caleb Johnston-Miller. Música de Sarah Bridge. Fotografia d'Antonio Paladino. Coproducció de 2LE Media, Film Constellation, Proton Cinema, Sky Arts, Umedia. Durada: 100 minuts. Regne Unit, 2023. Direcció: James Marsh. Estrena exclusiva: FILMIN. Barcelona, 16 març 2024. Veu: Andreu Sotorra. Música: Companion (banda sonora de «Dance First». Interpretació: Otto A. Totland. Composició: Otto A. Totland. Àlbum: Companion, 2021.

KORMAC - Maxine Peake - New TV this week

This is week my guest is Desiree Akhavan!  Desiree's first feature film was 2014's APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR, in which she also starred. It came off the back of a web series she made in 2010 called The Slope, with fellow NYU postgrad film student Ingrid Jungermann. After Appropriate Behaviour, Desiree had a guest spot on the TV show Girls, and also began adapting the book THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST, alongside her co-writer and producer Cecilia Frugiuele. The film, which Desiree also directed, would star Chloe Grace Moretz and Sasha Lane and went on to win the Sundance Dramatic Grand Jury Prize in 2018.  Around the same time, Desiree also created, wrote and directed a brilliant 6-part TV show for Channel 4 called THE BISEXUAL, starring Maxine Peake, Brian Gleeson, Naomi Ackie and Desiree herself and all set in London.  Since 2018 Desiree has been working on a very personal project which we talk about, as well directing episodes of many brilliant TV shows, including RAMY, HACKS and TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS.  We talk about a lot, and if you've ever read an interview with Desiree you know she's very good at cutting through the bullshit and this is no exception. We dig into how the past five years have seen her working at a different pace and why that is, we talk about the moments after success and the expectations that were placed on her career, we talk about what it actually means or requires to direct an episode of TV, finding a soulmate in her creative partner Cecilia and why learning and having fun is at the centre of everything she does…

Get yer travel dials out for the lads.Beth and David chat all things The Keys Of Marinus on this episode of The Who Watch Podcast.There's a complicated plot, a hatred of Kenneth Branagh's Poirot, and what would happen if William Hartnell had met Viola Davis and Maxine Peake? And gotten a BBL?Make sure you subscribe for new episodes, dropping every Wednesday. And you can get in touch with Beth and David on socials - @whowatchpodcast - or via email - thewhowatchpodcast@gmail.comFind our socials, Song Of The Story playlist, and other fun things here, including Beth's appearance on BBC Radio London and her ruddy book: https://linktr.ee/whowatchpodcastMusic by Haydn WynnArtwork by Reece Connolly Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Now in 'Part TWO' for @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ takes a look at a new documentary and speaks to the creative mind behind it!!! Watch the conversation: HERE! https://youtu.be/TbteyTtOAZs 'Tish' is directed by Paul Sng. A moving portrait of social documentary photographer and trailblazer Tish Murtha, who dedicated her life to documenting the lives of working-class communities in North East England. In 'Part Two' we have: Tish Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/_FCdz47_DSw Sheffield DocFest: 14th June 2023 Theatrical Release Date: 17th November 2023 Tyneside CinemaL: 17th November 2023 Screening followed by Q&A with director Paul Sng, producer Jen Corcoran, Ella Murtha + Eileen Murtha Brown Book tickets: Here. https://tynesidecinema.co.uk/event/tish/ Aldeburgh Film Festival: 18th November 2023 Screening and post-film discussion with Molly Dineen and Martin Parr Book tickets: Here. https://aldeburghcinema.co.uk/AldeburghCinema.dll/WhatsOn?f=753313 Glasgow Film Theatre: 18th November 2023 Screening followed by Q&A with director Paul Sng, producer Jen Corcoran and Ella Murtha Book tickets: Here. https://www.glasgowfilm.org/movie/tish-qa/ Queen's Film Theatre: 20th November 2023 Screening followed by Q&A with director Paul Sng Book tickets: Here. https://queensfilmtheatre.com/Whats-On/Tish Art House Crouch End: 22nd November 2023 Screening followed by Q&A with director Paul Sng Book tickets: Here. https://www.arthousecrouchend.co.uk/programme/?programme_id=7742647 Watershed: 24th November 2023 Screening followed by Q&A with director Paul Sng Book tickets: Here. https://www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/12258/tish Chapter: 25th November 2023 Screening followed by Q&A with director Paul Sng Book tickets: Here. https://www.chapter.org/whats-on/tish Nottingham Broadway: 27th November 2023 Screening followed by Q&A with director Paul Sng Book tickets: Here. https://www.broadway.org.uk/whats-on/tish-qa Showroom & Workstation Sheffield: 28th November 2023 Screening followed by Q&A with director Paul Sng Book tickets: Here. https://www.showroomworkstation.org.uk/tishqanda Hebden Bridge Picture House: 30th November 2023 Screening followed by Q&A with director Paul Sng Book tickets: Here. https://hebdenbridgepicturehouse.co.uk/movies/hebden-bridge-film-festival-presents-tish-with-director-qa BFI Southbank: 1st December 2023 Screening followed by Q&A with director Paul Sng, producer Jen Corcoran and Ella Murtha Book tickets: Here. https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp?BOparam%3A%3AWScontent%3A%3AloadArticle%3A%3Aarticle_id=70272918-4A53-44D6-B445-42C830CF02ED&BOparam%3A%3AWScontent%3A%3AloadArticle%3A%3Acontext_id=8ADC667F-CFF4-4950-924E-772EF694A507&doWork%3A%3AWScontent%3A%3AloadArticle=Load Duke of York's Picturehouse: 2nd December 2023 Screening followed by Q&A with director Paul Sng and Ella Murtha Tickets coming soon! Curzon Soho: 6th December 2023 Screening followed by Q&A with director Paul Sng Book tickets: Here. https://www.curzon.com/films/tish/HO00004931/ Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art: 7th December 2023 Screening followed by Q&A with producer Jen Corcoran Book tickets: Here. https://mima.art/event/film-screening-tish-2023-12a-dir-paul-sng/ Stockton Arts Centre: 8th December 2023 Screening followed by Q&A with director Paul Sng Book tickets: Here. https://arconline.co.uk/whats-on/tish-15/ Craigmillar Now: 18th December 2023 Guests TBC Book tickets: Here. https://www.craigmillarnow.com/opportunities/cinema-screenings Star and Shadow Cinema: 26th January 2024 Guests TBC Tickets coming soon! Director: Paul Sng Cast: Ella Murtha, Maxine Peake, Shin-Fei Chen Running Time: 90 min Cert: 15 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/a--g_BgBl1g?si=0ZIebP44TJ5WULhk Website: Here. https://www.modernfilms.com/tish Instagram: @tishmurtha https://www.instagram.com/tishmurtha/ ------------ *(Music) 'The Big Payback' (Instrumental) by EPMD - 2020 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eftv/message

Charlotte Levin has been shortlisted for the Andrea Badenoch Award, part of the New Writers North Awards, and for the Mslexia Short Story Competition. IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU is her debut novel, and her second IF I LET YOU GO is a Richard & Judy autumn book club pick. And in the R&J exclusive copies in W H Smiths, there's extra material and a short story. https://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/if-i-let-you-go/charlotte-levin/paperback/9781529084115.htmlCharlotte can be found on social media atTwitter/X – tinycharlotte72Instagram – tinycharlotte29Facebook - charlottelevinauthorI have listened to this novel on Audible with Maxine Peake is narrating the audio, and it's such a good book. I didn't want it to end - plus I kept finding myself saying 'No!' in various forms of exclamation. A well deserved Richard and Judy pick.If you would like to show your love for the podcast, please consider buying me a coffee through BuyMeACoffee.com. This gives you an opportunity to make a small, one-off donation - you are not committed to regular payments. Making the podcast earns me no money, and in fact costs me a fair bit, but I do it for the love, and because I have such fun talking with wonderful authors. Even if you can't afford to buy me a coffee, simply letting me know that you love the podcast means a lot to me. Please take a moment to leave a star rating, write a review, or share the episode with others you know who will benefit from listening in, or you can tag me in social media when you share an episode that you love with your followers.My website is http://www.zoerichards.co.uk and you can access the FREE Mini Reboot through this link.You can find me on TwiX and Instagram as @zoerichardsukAnd finally my debut novel, Garden of Her Heart, is published 20th June 2024. You can pre-order here or if you are on NetGalley you can request an ARC (advance reader copy) here.Happy writing, and may the words flow for you.

In this episode of The Directors' Take podcast, your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas are joined by Henpocalypse! and general TV star Callie Cooke to help break down what the relationship between a director and an actor can look like. This conversation covers:   -Callie's journey from Northamptonshire to the Film & TV industry. -How she got her first acting gig. -The preparation she does for a role. -The conversations she has with directors during preparation. -The relationship with directors on set. -How to give notes to actors. -What the future looks like.   Callie Cooke is an actress born in Leicestershire, England. Born on 23rd October. She trained at the Arts Educational School London before landing her first professional role in Sky Atlantic show Britannia. She is known for The Stranger, Wedding Season and Cheaters. Callie starred alongside Maxine Peake in BBC drama Rules Of The Game.   Nuggets of the week Oz: People say this tool will replace me, so I made a movie with it by Corridor Crew. Marcus: The Filmmakers' Podcast - How to Direct & Adapt a Stephen King classic with The Boogeyman's Rob Savage. Callie: Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola   Credits Music by Oliver Wegmüller   Socials Instagram: @TheDirectorsTakePodcast Twitter: @DirectorsTake Callie's socials: Twitter & Instagram   If you have any questions relating to the episode or have topics you would like covering in future releases, reach out to us at TheDirectorsTake@Outlook.com.

Charlie MacGechan is an actor, producer, entrepreneur and founder of "Run At It Shouting" (RAIS). A company that brings actors in front of the world's leading casting directors to give advice and helpful tips on their self tapes. As well as run workshops on Shakespeare, Harold Pinter, Comedy and Audition technique. For more information and upcoming workshops check out the website below. As an actor Charlie recently appeared in "We Die Young", directed by Lior Geller, for which he was nominated for the 2019 Mammoth Film Festival Prize for Best Actor. Other credits include Unforgotten, The Girl From The Song, Squadron 42 and Deus. For theatre he appeared in an adaptation of Harold Pinter's novel "The Dwarfs" at the White Bear Theatre, directed by Harry Burton. In recognition of his producing talents his BFI film "Incompatible", directed by Maxine Peake and executively produced by David Harewood. As well as the theatrical premiere of Phillip Ridley's "The Poltergeist" at the Arcola Theatre in October 2022. Charlie discusses playing Pinter, creating RAIS, how it helps actors from all backgrounds and abilities, and what's next for him. RAIS website: runatitshouting.co.uk Charlie's Instagram: @macgechancharlie RAIS Instagram: @runatitshouting Oliver Gower Spotlight Link: https://www.spotlight.com/9097-9058-5261 Instagram: @goweroliver Twitter: @GowerCritic For enquiries and requests: olliegower10@gmail.com Please Like, Download and Subscribe! Thank you for all your support! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/oliver-gower/message

Maxine Peake joins the Alexei for some luvvie talk, a brief overview of her varied and of course their shared passion for politics. They also spend about 10 minutes talking about Diane Morgan... Send your fan art, thoughts and questions to alexeisaylepodcast@gmail.com Please consider leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Become a Patron here to support the show and get access to live episodes of The Alexei Sayle Podcast and more - patreon.com/AlexeiSaylePodcast. Subscribe to Alexei's YouTube channel here and join him for his Bike Rides. The Alexei Sayle Podcast is produced and edited by Talal Karkouti Music by Tarboosh Records Photograph from the Andy Hollingworth Archive 

Actor, activist, writer, director and all round general delight Maxine Peake joins us as our first guest on Dream Space. Born and raised in Bolton, Maxine has a long relationship with Manchester and is no stranger to Manchester International Festival where she has performed multiple times - including this year at MIF23 where she performs an adaptation of Kay Dick's dystopian novel ‘They'. Maxine takes us on a journey through bonfires, primal instruments and witchy rituals with a hope to make us all feel more connected.factoryinternational.org/dreamspaceProduced by Reduced Listening for Factory International. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's Martha Kearney spoke to Christopher Eccleston following the closure of the Oldham Coliseum due to a loss of funding from Arts Council England. They are giving money to build a new theatre in Oldham instead. The closing night saw an emotional Christopher Eccleston and Maxine Peake perform excerpts from a new adaptation of Ken Loach's film I, Daniel Blake - which was due to have been on the Coliseum stage this summer. Eccleston talked about his frustration at the lack of funding, which he felt especially targets arts in the North West. The actor discussed growing up in a working class background and the ever-growing elitism of the arts: ‘you've got to be Oxbridge otherwise you can't act', he says. He says he became an actor not for money, but for his own self-expression and ‘pursuit of the heart', and that he couldn't do so without the support of his wonderful family.

Wir gehen zwei Jahrhunderte zurück: Grossbritannien 1819. Eine Kundgebung, geplant von der Manchester Patriotic Union Society. 80.000 unbewaffnete Menschen, die gegen die Getreidezölle und für eine Parlamentsreform demonstrieren. Wichtigster Sprecher: Henry Hunt. Doch die lokalen Behörden haben beschlossen, die Versammlung vor der Rede aufzulösen und die Anführer zu verhaften. Dafür waren 600 Husaren, 120 Yeomanry-Kavalleristen und zwei Sechspfünder-Kanonen sowie mehrere hundert Infanteristen und Polizisten bereitgestellt. 120 Kavalleristen drangen mit gezogenem Säbel auf die Menge ein, um zu den Rednern durchzudringen. Henry Hunt (im Film gespielt von Rory Kinnear) und mehrere andere Personen, darunter Journalisten, wurden verhaftet. Als die Menge Widerstand leistete, griffen die Husaren ein. Dabei wurden 15 Menschen getötet, darunter ein Baby, etwa 600 wurden verletzt von Säbelhieben und Schlagstöcken. Nach einer Viertelstunde war das Massaker vorbei. Und da niemand diese Geschichte auf die Leinwand bringen wollte, hat es 2018 Mike Leigh getan. Und da niemand den Film wahrgenommen hat, haben molosovsky und Thomas von SchönerDenken sich intensiv mit PETERLOO auseinandergesetzt.Zitieren wir Ruth Rach vom Deutschlandfunk: “Der Tag ist heiß und sonnig. Zwischen 60.000 und 100.000 Menschen marschieren in Richtung St. Peters Field. Männer, Frauen, Kinder. Sie kommen aus ganz Nordengland. Die Leute tragen Sonntagskleidung. Den Marsch haben sie wochenlang eingeprobt, denn er soll wohl geordnet verlaufen. Und friedlich. Niemand ist bewaffnet. Musikbands begleiten sie auf dem Weg. Die Menschen tanzen, singen, tragen Spruchbänder. Sie wollen Parlamentsreformen, einen eigenen Abgeordneten in Westminster und niedrigere Getreidezölle. Dann rückt die Kavallerie vor, zusammen mit Infanteristen und Polizisten. Freiwillige Soldaten – von lokalen Fabrikanten und Geschäftsleuten finanziert – ziehen ihre Säbel, attackieren die Menschenmenge. Wahllos. Brutal. Sie wollen die Hauptredner verhaften. Die Kundgebung endet mit einem Blutbad. Mindestens 15 Menschen werden getötet, bis zu 700 verletzt.”Die totgeschwiegene Geschichte von Peterloo führt Ungleichheit vor, brutalen Klassismus, eine den herrschenden Klassen dienende Justiz, die Paranoia des Konservatismus und die Geburt des Raubtierkapitalismus. Mike Leigh zeigt uns in seinem hochspannenden, sehr fein beobachtenden und perfekt inszenierten Film ein Schulfernsehen auf Speed, erklärt, bewegt und haut Molo und Thomas vom Stuhl – spätestens als der in Waterloo traumatisierte ehemalige Soldat Joseph (David Moorst) wieder auf britische Soldaten trifft. Ein episches, ein olympisches, ein maßstabsetzendes Meisterwerk.Einen großen Dank an unseren wunderbaren und klugen Gast molosovsky für die spannende Diskussion und die gemeinsame Liebe zu diesem Meisterwerk! Bitte beachtet auch am Ende Molos Literaturhinweise zur Vertiefung der Hintergründe. Und Danke an Euch Zuhörer:innen für Eure Geduld und Aufmerksamkeit.PETERLOO ist die zweite Folge einer geplanten gemeinsamen Trilogie mit molosovsky über Filme, die sich mit der politischen und sozialen Geschichte des 19. Jahrhunderts beschäftigen. In der ersten Folge widmeten wir uns dem herausragenden THE NIGHTINGALE der Meisterregisseurin Jennifer Kent.

THE CAT CLUB (Classic Album Thursdays) presents a long playing vinyl record. THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO with special guest Maxine Peake. This fascinating interview took place before and after we listened to the band's debut vinyl album. MAXINE PEAKE, the award winning actress, writer and director of television, film, radio and stage starred as Nico in The Nico Project which was featured at the Manchester International Festival to great critical acclaim in 2019. We were delighted to welcome Maxine to The CAT Club as our special guest. In the interviewer's chair was author and storyteller, IAN CLAYTON. It was a stormy night and the sign outside the venue can be audibly heard swinging in the wind, some wag compared it to John Cale's later work. This event took place on Thursday 24th February 2022 in the Pigeon Loft at The Robin Hood, Pontefract, West Yorkshire. To find out more about the CAT Club please visit: www.thecatclub.co.uk This podcast has been edited for content and for copyright reasons.

In part 2 of our look at Victoria Wood's dinnerladies, we take a closer look at Julie Walters and Maxine Peake and see how the series came to an end.

Maxine Peake discusses playing Betty Boothroyd, former Speaker of the House of Commons in Betty! A Sort of Musical, which is about to open at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre. Turner Prize nominated artist Heather Phillipson, best known for her sculpture of a giant cherry topped ice cream on Trafalgar Square's Fourth Plinth, discusses her exhibition 'RUPTURE NO 1: blowtorching the bitten peach', using recycled materials, video, sculpture, music and poetry, currently on display at Tate Liverpool. Laura Robertson visits Signal Film and Media in Barrow in Furness to hear about how the charity has benefited from the latest Arts Council funding announcement and to find out what they have planned for the future. The artist Tom Phillips has died at the age of 85. In a Front Row interview from 2012, he discusses his long running artistic projects as a painter, printmaker and collagist. Presenter: Shahidha Bari Producer: Olivia Skinner Image: Maxine Peake as Betty Boothroyd, former Speaker of the House of Commons in Betty! A Sort of Musical at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.

Maxine Peake is an actor and writer who first came to public attention in 1998 as Twinkle in the Victoria Wood sitcom Dinnerladies. She went on to play Veronica in Paul Abbott's series Shameless and later became known for playing real people, including the Hillsborough campaigner Anne Williams, and Sara Rowbotham, the former health worker who exposed the sexual abuse scandal in Rochdale in 2012. Maxine was born in Bolton and after a rocky start at college – she was asked to leave her performing arts course after just two weeks but stuck it out – she won a scholarship to study at RADA. Three months before she was due to graduate she auditioned for Victoria Wood and won her first television role starring alongside Wood, Julie Walters and Anne Reid. Victoria Wood advised her to take on a diverse range of roles in order to avoid being typecast as what Maxine calls the “fat, funny northerner”. She took the advice to heart and extended her range playing Myra Hindley, Martha Costello QC in the legal drama Silk and Hamlet in a critically acclaimed production at the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester. Maxine has also written plays including Beryl: A Love Story on Two Wheels about Beryl Burton, a Yorkshire woman who dominated 1960s cycling and held the record for the men's 12-hour time trial for two years. DISC ONE: Mersey Paradise by The Stone Roses DISC TWO: Puff the Magic Dragon by Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Red DISC THREE: Joe Hill by Paul Robeson DISC FOUR: The Four Horsemen by Aphrodite's Child DISC FIVE: Evening of Light by Nico DISC SIX: Promised Land by Joe Smooth DISC SEVEN: A Whistling Woman by The Unthanks DISC EIGHT: I Saw the Light by Todd Rundgren BOOK CHOICE: One Moonlit Night by Caradog Prichard LUXURY ITEM: A solar-powered epilator CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Joe Hill by Paul Robeson Presenter: Lauren Laverne Producer: Paula McGinley

Oglala Lakota and Mohawk actress Charley Flyte performs this supernatural mystery novel with the perfect balance of intrigue and suspense. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile's contributor Kendra Winchester discuss author Ramona Emerson's debut novel that makes for perfect creepy fall listening. Rita Todacheene is one of the best forensic photographers working for the Albuquerque police department. But she has a secret: She can see ghosts, giving her unique insights into the cases. Flyte perfectly captures Rita's horror as she is terrorized by ghosts, and her narration creates an emotional intimacy between characters. Read the full review of the audiobook on AudioFile's website. Published by Recorded Books. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Listen to AudioFile's fourth season of Audiobook Break, featuring the Japanese American Civil Liberties Collection. Support for AudioFile's Behind the Mic comes from Naxos AudioBooks. This week is Banned Books Week. Maxine Peake narrates D.H. Lawrence's famous story about Lady Chatterley and her love-affair with the gamekeeper, Mellors. Banned for over 30 years for the explicit nature of its language and descriptions of sex, Lady Chatterley's Lover also exposes the dehumanisation of the mechanical age, and underlines the profound power of tenderness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beryl Burton was a champion cyclist who led the way for women's sport in the 1950s through to the mid-1980s. She dominated the cycling scene for many years as well as being an inspiration to women today. Beryl broke cycling records in a time when men dominated sport, however, she went unnoticed despite establishing records that are comparable to those of today's top cyclists and athletes. Today's Mishal Husain spoke with the actor Maxine Peake who wrote and starred in a drama about Beryl Burton after reading about her, and Jeremy Wilson, the Telegraph's chief sports correspondent, who became interested in Beryl's inspirational story, they will discuss his new book, 'Beryl: In Search of Britain's Greatest Athlete.' (Image Credit: by David Pountney)

T/w Suicide This episode is an interview with Dixie, manager of Jarvis Lane, raising awareness of suicide with Jarvis Lane's charity single cover Baba O'Riley for MIND. Dixie was band manager to Jonathan Owen's 90s band The Pocket Devils, and was the inspiration behind the 2014 cult film Svengali (and 2009 internet episodes), starring Jonny Owen as Dixie, Vicky McClure, Martin Freeman, Carl Barat, Alan McGee, Michael Socha, Matt Berry, Maxine Peake and many more. Prior to lockdown, Dixie's daughter Holly Dixon tragically took her own life and Dixie celebrates her life in this episode, along with tributes to his other family members and friends of Jarvis Lane – Alan Green and Laurence Brown – who also took their own lives.   You can download the Mind charity single or donate through the Just Giving page below: Fundraiser single Baba O'Riley, in memory of Holly, Laurence and Alan: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Baba-ORiley/dp/B097DFLVR7 To donate to the Just Giving Page: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/jarvis-lanebabaoriley   Jarvis Lane: https://www.jarvislane.co.uk/ Svengali Music Management: https://www.facebook.com/svengalimusicmanagement/   Svengali film (2014) trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c7wqLzxnI0 Svengali soundtrack:  https://open.spotify.com/album/0Y5GM6gQRuEsygV0zlFN7o   Follow Sound Affects Podcast: Twitter: @SoundAffectsPod Insta: sound_affects_podcast Facebook: @SoundAffectsPod Email or send an audio message to soundaffectspodcast@gmail.com Leave a review on Apple Podcasts through the iTunes store Subscribe to Sound Affects Podcast at all your usual channels Support Sound Affects Podcast: www.ko-fi.com/SoundAffectsPod Support and helplines If you're feeling suicidal: Call Samaritans free of charge 116 123 in the UK or email jo@samaritans.org Visit https://www.nami.org/Home in the US   Cruse Bereavement support: https://www.cruse.org.uk/   For more information, helplines and advice in the UK: www.mind.org.uk   List of global mental health support and helplines: https://unitedgmh.org/mental-health-support      

On today's episode, we'll be doing something a little different. Instead of our usual discussions of films with a panel of critics,  Alex interviews British actress Olivia Vinall about performing Shakespeare. In this conversation, we talk about each of Olivia's four Shakespearean roles: Desdemona, Cordelia, Juliet, and Rosalind. We talk about how she finds a way into the text, what it's like working with different directors, and why she loves Shakespeare so much. On this episode: Other recent Shakespeare episodes (1:48) Background on Vinall's career (3:55) What Vinall loves about Shakespeare (8:28) Contemporary acting style in Shakespeare (15:50) Performing Shakespeare in different venues (28:28) Rosalind in As You Like It (33:07) Working with directors (37:47) Seeing other performances of Shakespeare as an actor (46:52) Acting in a live recording (51:14) Vinall's next projects (55:32) Conclusion (57:38) Show notes: Follow Olivia Vinall on Instagram (@olivia_vinall) Read Alex's career profile interview with of Olivia Read Alex's review of Sam Mendes' production of King Lear, starring Vinall Vinall's performance in Othello is available through National Theatre at Home Olivia Vinall has narrated 13 audiobooks, including Thomas Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd. They are available through itunes and Audible. Related episodes: Bonus 24: Kenneth Branagh's Much Ado About Nothing (Member's Only) Bonus 22: Joel Coen's The Tragedy of Macbeth (Member's Only) Bonus 17: Saoirse Ronan and James McArdle in The Tragedy of Macbeth at the Almeida Theatre (Member's Only) 21st Folio, ep. 6: Maxine Peake talks Hamlet Follow Seventh Row on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and read our articles at seventh-row.com.

The Radio Times Podcast, hosted by Jane Garvey with TV expert Rhianna Dhillon, is the place for your trusted TV recommendations each week. This episode: Rhianna interviews Shazad Latif (who plays the much-loved ‘Clem Fandango') about the new BBC comedy ‘Toast of Tinseltown'. Plus Kevin Sampson – who has written ‘Anne' the ITV drama starring Maxine Peake as Anne Williams, a mother who spent years fighting for justice following the tragic death of her son at the Hillsborough disaster in 1989. Rhianna also reviews ‘The Lost Daughter' which stars Olivia Colman and new BBC thriller starring Jamie Dornan, ‘The Tourist'. You can find the programmes mentioned as follows: The Lost DaughterAvailable on Netflix Toast of TinseltownAll episodes available on BBC iPlayer The TouristAll episodes available on BBC iPlayer AnneAvailable on the ITV hub, with the final episode going out tonight - Wednesday 5th January at 9pm on ITV We'd love to hear from you. You can send us an email anytime to podcast@radiotimes.com or find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @Radiotimes The Radio Times Podcast is produced by Somethin' Else for Immediate Media. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Start your week right with another addition of the Graham Norton Radio Show with Waitrose, here is what to come in this week's podcast. Maria and Graham are reunited and solve all your problems in Graham's Guide Stephanie Beatriz, who's swapping Hollywood for the West End in her stage debut in 2.22 A Ghost Story Maxine Peake chats to me about her appearance in brand new ITV Drama, Anne - which is about Anne Williams the Hillsborough campaigner. And Kevin Clifton & Claire Richards join me to talk about starring in the War of the Worlds Arena tour. We have another spin on the Waitrose Wheelie Merry Christmas Competition! Show chef Martha has something for everyone this weekend! Make sure to subscribe to the podcast to hear all of the highlights each week!Graham is back on your radio for the Graham Norton Radio Show with Waitrose every Saturday and Sunday from 9.30am on Virgin Radio UK. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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

In episode 173 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed reflecting on the importance of respect and authenticity in documenting tragedy, explaining best practice to clients and finding connections when finding and creating new work. Plus this week photographer Steve Reeves on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which he answer's the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to You?' Steve Reeves was born in Ilford, Essex but has lived for most of his life in South London. He studied for a year at art school in the East End of London before securing a job at a large American Advertising agency as a copywriter where he worked for several years before moving into film directing.  He has directed several short films, commercials and a feature film titled Keeping Rosy starring the British actor Maxine Peake. Steve continues to work as a director but has become interested in photography and documenting the diverse community around his home in South London, with street portraits and accompanying interviews that celebrate the spirit and humanity of the strangers that he meets. His images are spontaneous, taken as soon as he meets the person he wishes to photograph, with the accompanying interviews written from brief notes taken while talking to and photographing the subject. Reeves says that these interviews are as important as the images themselves, and he hopes to produce and publish a book of these street portraits and the accompanying interviews. https://stevereevesphotographer.com Dr. Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, a working photographer, documentary filmmaker, BBC Radio contributor and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Routledge 2014), The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Routledge 2015), New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography (Routledge 2019). Grant's book What Does Photography Mean to You? including 89 photographers who have contributed to the A Photographic Life podcast is on sale now £9.99 https://bluecoatpress.co.uk/product/what-does-photography-mean-to-you/ © Grant Scott 2021

Geoff Thompson is a BAFTA winning screenwriter:Author of fifty books, he has appeared on the Sunday Times bestseller list several times. His first book, Watch My Back, became a stage play, a BAFTA nominated film starring Ray Winston, and a BIFA nominated feature film. Geoff has penned multi-award winning films for luminaries such as Ray Winston, Paddy Considine, Orlando Bloom, Maxine Peake, Anne Reid, Alison Steadman and James Cosmo.He is also one of the world's highest ranking (8th dan) martial artists. Black Belt Magazine USA named him: “The most influential martial artist in the world since Bruce Lee”. In this conversation Geoff talks about how if you are open to receive information and wisdom from a higher source, abundance will come through you. If you get too caught up with ‘what's in it for me' you block that flow, break the ‘link' - see yourself as a postman delivering messages from a higher source. He says – ‘Get yourself out of the way and be a conduit for all the insights and wisdom you that come through you to share. Make yourself small – it's not about YOU!' Books The Divine CEO - http://bit.ly/Thedivineceo Notes From The Factory Floor - http://bit.ly/notesfromfactory*                             *                                  *                                  *Sylvia Baldock has been transforming lives from the tender age of 13 when she ran a youth group for deprived teenagers in Glasgow, Scotland.Throughout her varied career from Theatre Sister in Open heart Surgery to a Masterclass Facilitator, Speaker, Business Mentor/Coach and Author, Sylvia has inspired and motivated thousands of people to recognise the unique value they bring to the workplace and to live a life of purpose and impact by Becoming More Significant.Sylvia works with Leaders, Aspiring Leaders, Teams and Individuals who want to increase visibility, confidence, focus, clarity, communication, collaboration, motivation, productivity and growth.If you would like to know how you can Become More Significant right now, book a 20 minute free coaching call by emailing  sylvia@sylviabaldock.com CONNECT WITH SYLVIA BOOK A FREE 15 MINUTE CALL.https://calendly.com/sylviabaldock/15min

If the poets of the past sat in their garrets dipping their quills in ink and waiting for inspiration to strike, our current Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has a more mundane and domestic arrangement. From his wooden shed in the garden, surrounded on all sides by the Pennine Hills and the Pennine weather, he scratches away at his reworking of the comic medieval poem The Owl and the Nightingale. Any distraction is welcome, even encouraged, to talk about poetry, music, art, sheds, sherry, owls, nightingales and to throw light on some of the poem's internal themes . Actress Maxine Peake drops into the shed to talk about taking on a role and accents, which the birds in the poem discuss. Maxine talks about her TV break as Twinkle in Dinner Ladies as well as taking on roles such as Hamlet in the theatre. The conversation ranges from accents and being cast as a brassy Northerner to communism and rave culture.

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage is a former probation officer, DJ and a poet celebrated for his witty and profound take on modern life. In this podcast, he invites guests to join him in the writing shed in his garden to talk about life, language and the human voice. Surrounded on all sides by the Pennine hills and the Pennine weather, Simon welcomes, even encourages, the distractions his guests offer through talk of music, art, sheds, sherry and his latest poetic undertaking: a translation of the Middle English poem The Owl and the Nightingale. Over 12 episodes, guests include acclaimed spoken word performer Kate Tempest, Turner Prize recipient Antony Gormley, model and actress Lily Cole, DJ and Elbow frontman Guy Garvey, actress Maxine Peake, poet Jackie Kay and World Record beatboxing champion Testament.

Director William McGregor joins Matthew Pejkovic of Matt's Movie Reviews to talk about his debut film 'Gwen', the films stunning imagery, casting Eleanor Worthington-Cox and Maxine Peake, his love of folk horror, and more! Website: http://mattsmoviereviews.net Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Matts-Movie-Reviewsnet/151059409963 Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/mattsmovierev iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/matts-movie-reviews-podcast/id667941667?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattsmoviereviews/ Rotten Tomatoes: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/matthew-pejkovic/

Are people right to say Maxine Peake's newest film is politically incorrect?

Maxine Peake discusses her new stage play, Queens of the Coal Age, which dramatizes the incident in 1993 when, armed with wet wipes and nicotine gum, Anne Scargill led a group of women to occupy Parkside Colliery in protest against pit closures.The acclaimed dancer and choreographer, Gillian Lynne, has died aged 92. Best known for Cats and The Phantom of the Opera, she worked on more than 60 shows on Broadway and in the West End. Elaine Paige, Cameron Mackintosh and choreographer Arlene Phillips pay tribute.Kevin Macdonald's film Whitney is released this week, the second documentary in just over a year looking at the icon's life (and demise). While Macdonald's new film is officially supported by the late singer's estate, Nick Broomfield's 2017 Whitney: Can I Be Me?, was unauthorised. Critic Grace Barber-Plentie considers how access and the involvement of the family affected the feeling of the film, and whether the chorus of interviewed voices bought us any closer to understanding Whitney Houston.Presenter: Stig Abell Producer: Rebecca Armstrong.

The wonderful and delightfully film investment savvy Exec Producer Peter Dunphy from Gizmo Film joins us to discuss film finance, how important your investors are not just at the beginning and How the feature film Funny Cow starring Maxine Peake, which is out now came to be. How being an Exec Producer can have it's perks but also it's downfalls like having to sack actors but gives us the best way to do it. We discuss his latest TV show Mad to be Normal starring David Tennant and Elizabeth Moss which is coming out soon How he worked for business man James Caan and became an expert on tax which proved to be invaluable. “Every film you are involved in you make big mistake and say I'm not going to doing that again. “ Mistakes are not seeing the route to market. You should be thinking about distribution and sales “If you can't get sales agent or distributor at the early stages. Get a new project” We discuss the best way to move forward with a project when you just have a script. We go into detail on SEIS,  EIS and film tax relief *note SEIS - 50% tax rebate for investors. Limit is 150k. Plus loss relief on top of that. So 75% is risk free. EIS. Investors can raise up to 10mil per investor And by getting advanced assurance. Allows you to give comfort to your investor. Now the government want you to make a slate of films. Rather than one. Film tax relief. If making a film in the UK you qualify up to 25% of film tax relief. “Spend the money as if it was your own” Surviving Christmas. Good cast, EIS advance assurance and UK tax credit in place. “The moment you get the the film wrapped you now have an asset, which the investors have a stake in. We also discuss how to keep investors at bay or entertained. LINKS Trailer 'Funny Cow' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qDFb7qUV30 Film INFO www.funnycowfilm.co.uk www.gizmofilms.com Twitter @Gizmo Films @PeterDunphy1 Follow us www.thefilmmakerspodcast.com @filmmakerspod @gilesalderson @cjamedirect

Sheridan Smith is a comic actor (The Royle Family, Gavin and Stacey), a serious dramatic actor (Flare Path, The Moorside, Dustin Hoffman's film Quartet) and a star of musical theatre, from Bugsy Malone when she was 16 to Funny Girl. Now she has released her first solo album. She talks about the songs she has chosen and her career so far.The acclaimed actor Maxine Peake has written a play for Hull Truck and Hull City of Culture celebrating the life of a woman who dramatically fought for conditions for Hull fishermen to improve as trawler after trawler was lost. The Last Testament Of Lillian Bilocca is an immersive piece of theatre staged in the city's Guildhall with a cast partly drawn from the community. Paul Allen reviews. UNESCO's Creative Cities Network has expanded from 116 cities worldwide to 180, and Bristol has just become the UK's second UNESCO City of Film following Bradford's 2009 designation. David Wilson, Director of Bradford UNESCO City of Film, and Charles Landry, author of The Creative City: A Toolkit for Urban Innovators, discuss the benefits and disadvantages of being part of the network.Fifty years ago Newcastle University bestowed an honorary doctorate on Martin Luther King - the only UK university to honour him. In his acceptance address he called for justice and brotherhood to roll down like a mighty stream. 'The Might Stream' is the title of a new book of poems written in of celebration Martin Luther King by a huge range of writers. Fred D'Aguiar speaks about the inspiration of King to him as a poet.Presenter: Stig Abell Producer: Sarah Johnson.

Nicole Taylor, the writer of Three Girls, a BBC1 drama based on the Rochdale 'grooming' and sex abuse cases which first came to trial 5 years ago, talks about how she adapted the distressing stories of the exploited girls for this three part serial. Three Girls stars Maxine Peake as Sara Rowbotham, the whistle blower who exposed the girls' plight and brought it to the attention of the public.The controversial and acclaimed US artist Mark Bradford is representing his country in the American Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, which has just opened. Bradford was born in South Los Angeles and his interest in social and political issues lie at the heart of his work. The artist discusses his new exhibition Tomorrow is Another Day, and to what extent the election of Donald Trump is reflected in his art.BAFTA-winning director Joe Wright - whose films include Atonement and Pride and Prejudice - returns to the theatre with Bertolt Brecht's 20th century masterpiece Life of Galileo. Wright joins Tom Rowlands, one half of the electronic music duo The Chemical Brothers, to talk about working together on this new production at London's Young Vic. The play is about the 17th century scientist Galileo Galilei and his discoveries about the solar system which challenged the prevailing 17th century worldview - a struggle which still resonates strongly today.

Melvyn explores the radical movements that sprang from the North - Chartism, the campaign for women's votes, anti-slavery protests, the birth of the Labour Party. The programme begins outside Manchester's Midland Hotel where Mr Rolls met Mr Royce. It's also near the site of the Peterloo Massacre - one of the defining moments in British social history. People had gathered here in their thousands from the city and surrounding towns and villages - protesting for parliamentary reform. fifteen were slain and hundreds wounded by charging cavalry troops. Melvyn visits what one contributor Dr Robert Poole describes as Democracy Wall - it runs alongside of the nearby Quaker Meeting House - many people were crushed against it at the time of the Massacre. The wall is the only structure left from the period. The massacre inspired the poet Shelley to write the Masque of Anarchy, part of which is read for us by the actor Maxine Peake. Melvyn goes on to describe the rich history of dissent nurtured in the north - the women's suffrage movement, the campaign to abolish slavery, chartism, and the founding of the Independent Labour Party. Why the north? Was it Methodism, the size of the population, the isolated landscapes, the topography of the cities or even the weather? Contributors Dr Robert Poole, University of Central Lancashire Dr Katrina Navickas, University of Hertfordshire Professor Robert Colls, De Montfort University Dr Jill Liddington, University of Leeds Judith Cummins MP Rommi Smith Jonathan Schofield Producer: Faith Lawrence.

The creative partnership shared by the actor Maxine Peake and the director Sarah Frankcom has been running for over a decade. As their production of A Streetcar Named Desire prepares to open at the Royal Exchange in Manchester, they discuss how that partnership has helped them bring Tennessee Williams' celebrated play to life.Artificial light has played an important part in Blackpool's history as a seaside resort, so it's fitting that with the start of the town's famous Illuminations, the Grundy Art Gallery in Blackpool is now presenting the UK's biggest survey of neon art. Curator Richard Parry, and cultural historian Professor Vanessa Toulmin join Samira for a discussion to shed light upon neon. Cold Feet returns to our TV screens this week. Its creator Mike Bullen explains why 13 years on, this was the moment to revisit the Manchester-based couples and what the new series has in store. 8th September 2016 marks 50 years since the drama series Star Trek made its first appearance on American network television. To celebrate this landmark, author and critic Kim Newman analyses how the show's distinctive sound effects came to be synonymous with the way the soundscape of space was represented on screen.