Podcast appearances and mentions of michael coveney

In this episode, Tory and Grace return from Summer vacation to catch up on D23 news, recent Disney celebrity deaths, and to hype up their upcoming trip to Walt Disney World.Whatchu Watchin?!Grace - Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Maggie Smith: A Biography by Michael Coveney, Making it So: A Memoir by Patrick StewartTory - The Wild Robot, Streams: Non-Stop Playlist on Disney+Please rate, review and subscribe to Disney Versus on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/DisneyVs and @DisneyVs on Twitter.

Almost 50 years to the day when ABBA's Waterloo triumphed at Eurovision, ABBA specialist Carl Magnus Palm and Millie Taylor, professor of musical theatre, discuss how the song became such an all-conquering hit.A visit to Harewood House to see a new exhibition, Colours Uncovered, which tells the story of this stately home through the prism of colour. Darren Pih, chief curator and artistic director of the Harewood House Trust and curator and archivist Rebecca Burton, take Nick through the house.Dramatist and screenwriter Trevor Griffiths is remembered by theatre critic Michael Coveney, who was at the first night of his ground-breaking play Comedians, which put Jonathan Pryce on his road to stardom. Griffiths also provided Laurence Olivier with his last stage role. However, working class, left-wing and politically committed, Griffiths preferred writing for television because it allowed him to communicate with millions rather than thousands.The environment and climate change is becoming increasingly popular in mainstream film, TV and fiction. Now Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, director of the 2022 Oscar-winning Japanese movie, Drive My Car, has his own eco-drama, Evil Does Not Exist, in cinemas this month. To discuss that and how climate change is breaking into the mainstream, Nick is joined by Eve Smith, the author of One, and by Greg Mosse, the author of The Coming Storm, both of which feature a near-future world significantly altered by environmental catastrophe.Presenter: Nick Ahad Producer: Ekene Akalawu

August 22nd 2021 : The next message in our series on Thankfulness is brought by Michael Coveney and is called, "Hope".

May 16th 2021 : This message entitled, "Neighbourhood Missions" is given by Michael Coveney and is another in our series on Missions.

October 25th 2020 : Here is the next message in our series on "Leadership" with from Michael Coveney entitled, "Leadership At Work".

August 16th 2020 - Michael Coveney continues our series on Holy Days.

June 7th 2020 - Micahel Coveney brings the first message in our series during June on The Holy Spirit. Specifically on the Impact of the Holy Spirit.

May 3rd 2020 : Michael Coveney brings the first message in a new series on 'Generosity' He takes a look at what the Bible says about generosity and what means for all of us in today's society.

March 15th 2020 - Michael Coveney continues our theme of discipleship for March by speaking on Taking Responsibilty.

Director Francis Annan discusses his film Escape from Pretoria. Daniel Radcliffe and Ian Hart star in the true story of the imprisonment of white anti-apartheid campaigners in the 1970s and their incredible escape from South Africa’s maximum-security Pretoria prison. Did you know that amateur dramatics is the third most popular pastime in the UK after fishing and football? Michael Coveney has been a theatre reviewer for four decades and in his new book Questors, Jesters and Renegades he tells the story of Britain’s amateur theatrical companies. He is joined by Clare Greer from the Bangor Drama Club in Northern Ireland, established in 1935. Denise Mina is acclaimed for her award-winning crime fiction, and now she’s turned her hand to crime of a different nature. Bertolt Brecht famously said 'What is robbing a bank compared with founding a bank?'. Denise discusses Mrs Puntila and her Man Matti, her new gender-swapping adaptation of a Brecht play which seeks to show how the law is always on the side of the wealthy. Main image: Daniel Radcliffe as Tim Jenkins in Escape from Pretoria Image credit: Signature Entertainment Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Oliver Jones

Febryary 16th 2020 - Michael Coveney continues the theme of Love during Februarywith a message on Reflective Love.

Emilia Clarke talks about her new film Last Christmas, inspired by the music of George Michael and destined to be one of the major movies of the season. It's written by and also stars Emma Thompson. Emilia plays a young woman who accepts a job as a department store elf during the holidays. She also discusses starring in Game of Thrones and overcoming a stroke whilst filming. Theatre critic and author Michael Coveney talks about the issues facing West End theatres following the incident at the Piccadilly Theatre during a performance of Death of A Salesman starring Wendell Pierce. A piece of plasterboard fell from the ceiling in the auditorium, injuring 5 people and stopping the performance. In a chance encounter at a Berlin soirée in 1928, three women pose for a photograph: Marlene Dietrich, who would wend her way into Hollywood as one of its lasting icons; Anna May Wong, the world's first Chinese American star and Leni Riefenstahl, whose work as a director of propaganda art films would first make her famous then infamous. Amanda Lee Koe discusses her debut novel, Delayed Rays of a Star, which threads the life of these three stars together. Starring Jack Lowther as a teenager who believes he’s a psychopath, the first Series of The End of the F***ing was a sleeper hit on both sides of the Atlantic. As Series two lands on Channel 4 and Netflix with new lead Naomi Ackie, Anne Lord reviews this pitch black comedy. Presented by John Wilson Produced by Simon Richardson

October 28th 2019 : Michael Coveney continues our series of messages as we go through Teh Bible Course as a church, speaking on the book of Acts.

June 26th 2019 : Michael Coveney brings us a message about not just coming to chuch and being an attender, but about 'being' the church and the bride that Christ wants us to be.

May 5th 2019 - P. S. G. 2 : Mercy & Kindness In Action (MIchael Coveney) by City Praise Centre

February 10th 2019 - The Manual (Michael Coveney) by City Praise Centre

October 21st 2018 - Priorities (Michael Coveney) by City Praise Centre

May 27th 2018 - In Search of Home (Michael Coveney) by City Praise Centre

September 4th 2017 - What Do You See ? (Michael Coveney) by City Praise Centre

July 30th 2017 - On Becoming A Disciple (Michael Coveney) by City Praise Centre

Another inspirational message from City Praise Centres Sunday Service

An inspirational message from City Praise Centres Sunday morning service.

An inspirational message from City Praise Centres Sunday morning service.

Join us for another Spirit filled message from City Praise Centre

Director and writer Neil Bartlett talks to Michael Coveney about his new novel, The Disappearance Boy, set in the world of 1950s theatre - what attracted him to this period, the research and how it reflects his own interest in theatre. This is a recording of a live Platform event from August 2014.

Director and writer Neil Bartlett talks to Michael Coveney about his new novel, The Disappearance Boy, set in the world of 1950s theatre - what attracted him to this period, the research and how it reflects his own interest in theatre. This is a recording of a live Platform event from August 2014.

In the lead-up to our production of 'Glengarry Glen Ross' starring Alex Dimitriades (pictured), Fiona Gruber spoke to renowned British theatre critic Michael Coveney about David Mamet's classic play; the jazz-like rhythms of the dialogue, the themes of capitalism and male competitiveness, and the influence of this play on modern playwrights.

With Mark Lawson. As the band Manic Street Preachers release a compilation of their singles and a volume of Polaroids charting their story, band member Nicky Wire reflects on their career, the loss of Richey Edwards and their continuing belief in singles and albums in a digital age. In the wake of a bomb explosion outside the City of Culture offices in Londonderry, Shona McCarthy, Chief Executive of Culture Company 2013, discusses how this event might affect her plans and preparations. As a Dance Marathon begins at the Barbican, London, and the Bush Theatre plans to re-open with a 24 hour continuous performance of 66 new plays, Mark reports on the demands and perils of the marathon show, with Mark Watson, the comedian who managed three stand-up shows lasting 24 hours and more ; DJ Simon Mayo, former world-record holder for the longest radio broadcast ever; theatre critic Michael Coveney, who experienced Ken Campbell's 22 hour play The Warp, and Dr Sarah Jarvis, who offers health warnings. Producer: Lisa Davis.