Podcast appearances and mentions of Rona Munro

Joining Brian for this heritage talk in front of a live studio audience at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre are writer Rona Munro and historian Ashley Douglas. This episode is kindly supported by Julie & Rae Baikeand Chris Harkness. The post Katherine: James V (Live!) appeared first on Putting it Together.

Doctor Who Podcast Day might be  thing of the past, but it gave us the impetus to get the podcast back out there and here's the second part of our Rona Munro story pairing - 7th Doctor story Survival from Season 26, and, mostly this time, 12th Doctor outing The Eaters of Light from Series 10. Please like or share our podcast with people who will enjoy it, so we can build our listener base high for happiness. You can rate us directly on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser.com Giles' book A History of the Universe in 21 Stars: (and 3 Imposters) can be found in all good bookshops and also here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Universe-21-Stars-Imposters/dp/1787394654/ Head over to https://www.bigfinish.com/, where we all love Paul's stories. Richard has another podcast with new co-host Nicola, called "If It's Hurting, It's not Working" and it's a fun and informative look at work - why we work, how we work, and what makes a great job. And also what makes a great workplace, how to turn things round when we're not enjoying our work and, in the end, how we can all make our work better. Go to https://ifhurtnotwork.podbean.com/ and https://ifhurtnot.work for more. Our cover art was designed for us by Bea Garrido. She's a really talented artist, who you can find on Twitter using @BeaGarrido00, where, among other artworks, you can get hold of the prints of some remarkable paintings of characters from Doctor Who.

Disillusionment with war and how you sue for peace are at the heart of Shaw's drama Arms and the Man, being staged in Richmond this autumn. Whilst in Bath a touring production of Mrs Warren's Profession stars Caroline Quentin and her daughter Rose Quentin as the former prostitute and her disapproving daughter. Anne McElvoy is joined by director Paul Miller, Professor Sos Eltis who has edited Shaw's work and theatre critic and writer Mark Lawson to look at Shaw's ability to construct arguments on stage and the resonances of his plays now. Arms and the Man runs at the Orange Tree Theatre in London directed by Paul Miller from 19 November 2022 – 14 January 2023 Mrs Warren's Profession directed by Anthony Banks runs at the Bath Theatre Royal from 9th - 19th November starring Caroline Quentin and her daughter Rose Quentin as Mrs Warren and her daughter Vivie. It then tours to the Richmond Theatre from 22nd November to 26th November 2022 and goes on to visit theatres including the Chichester Festival Theatre, the Hall for Cornwall, the Yvonne Arnaud in Guilford. My Fair Lady - a production from the Lincoln Centre directed by Bartlett Sher - is at the Cardiff Millennium Centre from November 8th to 26th and it then tours to Edinburgh, Southampton, Sunderland, Bristol, Birmingham and Manchester. Producer: Ruth Watts You can find other Free Thinking conversations about drama past and present including discussions about Moliere, Ibsen, the playwright Rona Munro, John McGrath's Scottish drama, in a collection called Prose, Poetry and Drama https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p047v6vh

David Tennant in ‘Good' at the Harold Pinter Theatre and why it's an important watch. Plus, does ‘Mary' at Hampstead Theatre need a trigger warning? This week the Evening Standard's chief theatre critic Nick Curtis is joined by Nancy Durrant, our culture editor, as they unpick two more interesting shows from London's stages.In this episode:Part 1: ‘Good' at the Harold Pinter TheatreThe very ‘good' German man who gradually changes to NazismDavid Tennant's "best friend" personality, his performance and career choicesElliot Levey and Sharon Small, plus the various roles they playWhy the play was revived and why it still feels current two years onWhy it's an important watch, rather than enjoyablePart 2: ‘Mary' at Hampstead TheatreDoes Mary need a trigger warning?What is Rona Munro's queen's tale about?The representation of Mary Stuart's terrible treatmentThe playwright Rona Munro and Mary as the sixth part of the trilogyGangs of London's Brian VernelWhy it "utterly failed to spark", and left Nick & Nancy feeling "flat"What shows are on in London in December? Well, this is your weekly Theatre Review from the Evening Standard.Visit standard.co.uk/culture or find us on Twitter #TheLeaderPodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Rona Munro play follows two black Moorish women in the royal courts of 1504

Kamila Shamsie's new novel Best of Friends follows two women from Pakistan who take different route to power. Rona Munro's new plays explore the courts of James IV and Mary Stuart. Caroline Moorehead has written a biography of Edda Mussolini, the Italian leader's favourite daughter. Anne McElvoy talks to them about power and influence past and present. Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie is out now. You can hear her discussing her novel Home Fire and the Antigone story in a previous episode of Free Thinking https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b095qhsm Edda Mussolini: The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe by Caroline Moorehead is out on October 27th 2022. James IV - Queen of the Fight by Rona Munro:is touring from Sept 30th to Nov 12th 2022 It is presented by Raw Material and Capital Theatres in association with National Theatre of Scotland www.capitaltheatres.com Mary by Rona Munro runs at the Hampstead Theatre in London from 21 Oct to 26 Nov 2022 www.hampsteadtheatre.com You can hear Rona discussing previous plays in the James trilogy and a drama inspired by Manchester in the Industrial Revolution in a previous episode of Free Thinking https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b050xpsd And Free Thinking has a playlist exploring Women in the World https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p084ttwp Producer: Ruth Watts

American actress Viola Davis, who has won an Oscar, Emmy and a Tony for her outstanding performances, plays a female warrior in the historical epic The Woman King. Viola Davis and director Gina Prince-Bythewood discuss bringing the story of a 19th Century female general to life. Rona Munro's trilogy The James Plays were one of the theatrical highlights of the year when they premiered in 2014. She has now returned to Scottish history with two further monarchal plays – James IV: Queen of the Fight, and Mary. She talks to Samira about how her new plays challenge the traditional histories about the court of James IV and the life of Mary, Queen of Scots. Amy Sherald is a celebrated American painter, known for her striking official portrait of Michelle Obama. As her first European exhibition opens in London, she joins Samira in the Front Row studio to discuss her new paintings, which continue to explore themes of American realism and Black portraiture. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Julian May Image: Viola Davis in The Woman King

Fifty episodes! Wow!To mark our 50th episode of Who Corner to Corner we thought it would be a great idea to  look back at some of our favourite moments so far from our  exploration of the Whoniverse from one corner to another... and beyond! So we've recorded a special episode doing exactly that!If you're new to WHOC2C then Hello! This is a great jumping on point to check out the kind of thing we do!If you're one of our loyal listeners who tunes in every week then Hello Again and, from the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU for supporting us! Here's a chance to reminisce on episodes past or catch up on one you might have (accidentally) missed. Take a listen to some of our favourite moments from our episodes so far, including our interviews with:Sophie Aldred (Ace), Bhavnisha Parmer (Sonya Khan), Sam Spruell (Swarm), Kevin McNally (Professor Jericho), Jonny Mathers (Passenger), costume designer Ray Holman, photographer James Pardon and producer Pete Levy! Plus! Special appearances by a few monsters you might know!Yes, we've got it all and this isn't even scratching the surface!We've also talked to Doctor Who writers Rona Munro, Ella Road, James Moran and Steve Cole, Flux director Azhur Saleem and many many more!When we started Who Corner to Corner we had no idea what would come of it, but our show has exceeded our wildest dreams! We've found a brilliant, positive audience who listen each week, it's enabled us to bring exclusive interviews with the show's cast and creatives to everyone who tunes in AND it's given us an opportunity to speak to fans across the world who want to share their love for Doctor Who.Jump in and join us as we continue to explore the Whoniverse for another fifty episodes and beyond!And whether you're new to the show or have been with us since the start, here's a MASSIVE THANK YOU from the both of us, Paul and Geoff.Follow us on Twitter and Facebook 

Thank you for downloading the Trap One Podcast. On this episode Si (@Si_Hart), Bryn (@BMitchell_ Twitr) Andrew (@ScarvesandC) and Mark (@QuarkMcMalus) discuss the Target novelisation of The Eaters of Light by Rona Munro. Purchase the book from Amazon here. Find Andrew's series The Twelfth Doctor Fan Audios here. Click here for Bryn's writing. Maximum Power - the Blake's 7 Podcast

Martyn is joined by legendary Doctor Who writer, Rona Munro. The duo discuss her new Doctor Who Target novelisation 'The Eaters of Light'. The podcast Smartlink. Artwork by Beeble Pete. Adapted by Penny Smallshire. If you'd like to support the show, then please shop via our Amazon link. A small percentage goes our way, at no extra cost to you. Twitter: Martyn, Chris, Sam, Gerrod, Pete Instagram: Podcast, Martyn, Chris, Sam --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/badwilf/message

Just in time for the release of the latest Doctor Who Target Novels from BBC Books, we're joined by legendary Who writers Rona Munro and James Moran!Rona's name is familiar to many fans as the writer of the final Classic episode broadcast - Survival. She returned to the show in the Moffat years to write Eaters of Light for the Twelfth Doctor and Bill. This story is the one targeted for novelisation... get it?James was writing for Torchwood season two when he achieved his dream to write for Doctor Who, and we learn exactly how that came about. The Fires of Pompeii immediately established itself as a firm fan favourite and was vital in Donna Noble's development into the beloved character she became. This story was also targeted... can we use this joke again? No? Ok.We talk to both writers about their love of Doctor Who, their career beginnings, theatre writing with Rona and short films and features with James. We discuss their scripts in depth, where the ideas came from, what it was like collaborating with the showrunners and we ask what's next for them and what they'd like to do in the Whoniverse in the future......plus we are very lucky to be serenaded by James' young daughter during our chat too!Have you checked out our other podcasts with celebrity guests from the worlds of Doctor Who?We've talked to...Ella RoadChris ChapmanSophie AldredKevin McNallyJonny MathersSam SpruellHelen GoldwynRay HolmanPete LevyBhavnisha ParmarJames PardonPlease subscribe to our show to make sure you don't miss an episode, and join the Doctor Who conversation with us on our Twitter and Facebook @WHOC2C!

To celebrate the show's FOURTH birthday, it's the triumphant return of one of our generation's finest playwrights, the inimitable Rona Munro! The post Rona Munro II appeared first on Putting it Together.

A conversation with Professor Ros Steen. Professor Ros Steen FRCS. MA. DSD. IPA.Ros Steen has worked as a Voice specialist for Theatre, Film and TV for over thirty five years with more than two hundred and fifty credits to her name including work for, among many others, the National Theatre of Scotland, Edinburgh International Festival, Citizens' Theatre, Traverse Theatre, Royal Lyceum, Dundee Rep and Leeds Playhouse. She is an Emeritus Professor of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland where she led the Centre for Voice in Performance establishing Nadine George Voice Work, with its emphasis on the unique connection between an individual and their voice, as the core spoken technique in the training of actors and performers. One of the first accredited teachers of the technique she has spent many years pioneering its use as a medium of professional rehearsal practice. She was the first Visiting Scholar to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University where she worked with the multi-award winning director John Tiffany. Landmark productions include Alan Cumming's Macbeth (UK and Broadway) and BlackWatch (National Theatre of Scotland) as well as the premières of plays by David Harrower, David Greig, Linda Mclean, Rona Munro and Nicola McCartney, among others. In 2019 she gave a joint presentation with writer A.L.Kennedy to the Akademie de Kunst in Berlin on the connection between the voice work and writing. Since leaving RCS she has continued to work on productions in and outside Scotland as well as giving master classes and workshops nationally and internationally for a variety of creative practitioners. She is the Editor of Growing Voices: Nadine George Technique – the Evolution of its Influence in Training and Performance and has published several research papers about her work. She is currently a director of Voice Studio International and an Associate Editor of the International Dialects of English Archive.    Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=EKHEKXBAZBQG6¤cy_code=GBP)

Back with more new episodes for 2021, Nottingham Playhouse’s Amplify Producer Craig Gilbert chats to more artists of national and international renown in our Amplify Podcast series. These conversations cover career and process, as well as offering a few ideas to explore from home during this time of social distancing. This week Craig is chatting to Paul Hunter.Rebecca Gatward studied for a degree in Drama and English and an MA in Theatre Direction at the University of East Anglia. She is a graduate of the BBC Directors’ Academy. She has been working as a freelance television drama director since 2008 and as a theatre director since 1995.Her credits include ALEX RIDER, TRACES, DUBLIN MURDERS, DOCTORS, EASTENDERS and CASUALTY. She is a graduate of the BBC’s Director’s Academy.Theatre credits as Director include:THE COMEDY OF ERRORS for Shakespeare’s Globe 2009 & 2010. THE MERCHANT OF VENICE for Shakespeare’s Globe’s 2007. THE INDIAN BOY (2006) by Rona Munro for the RSC Complete Works Festival; THE CANTERBURY TALES (2006) RSC TOUCHED by Stephen Lowe (2008 Salisbury Playhouse); YIKES! (2005 Unicorn Theatre); CANCER TALES (2005 New Wolsey Theatre Studio); OLD KING COLE (2004 Unicorn at the Cochrane Theatre); THYESTES (2003 RSC The Other Place) THE ACCRINGTON PALS (2002 West Yorkshire Playhouse); THE OWL WHO WAS AFRAID OF THE DARK (2002 Bristol Old Vic); THE MAGIC TOYSHOP (2001 Shared Experience: Soho Theatre and national tour); THE THREE BIRDS (collaboration between Gate Theatre and NT Studio ; VENECIA (2000 Gate Theatre). She also restaged THIS IS OUR YOUTH with Matt Damon and Casey Affleck (2002 Garrick Theatre).

* This episode was made to raise money for Social Bite, a social enterprise who are providing emergency food packages for people who are struggling financially during the Covid-19 outbreak – people in food poverty, and those who have lost work due to the crisis. If you can afford to donate, and you haven’t yet, you can do so at justgiving.com/fundraising/accentricity * Keep in touch by signing up to the new newsletter using this link: accentricity-podcast.com/newsletter * You can also find us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, and you can email accentricity.podcast@gmail.com * Thanks to the newest Patreon subscribers, Emily Dibdin, Sinead Sheridan, Stephen Lucek, Kate Baldwin and Lingthusiasm. If you’d like to support the podcast financially, you can do so at patreon.com/accentricitypod or at accentricity-podcast.com/donate. This month’s earnings will be donated to Social Bite.***If you like Accentricity and want to find other podcasts like it, have a look at Lyceum Podcasts. It's a new app with curated lists of educational podcasts, grouped around topics. Accentricity is in there with a beautiful collection of language podcasts that we are proud to be part of! Download the app at lyceum.fm and find the language collection under 'Words With Friends'.**** Carrie Gillon and Megan Figueroa make The Vocal Fries, a podcast where they investigate and dismantle linguistic prejudice in all its forms. They have loads of episodes about different linguistic issues and varieties. If you fancy learning more about different varieties of American and Canadian English, you could start with this one about Southern American English, this one about Newfoundland English, or this one about Philadelphia English.* Lauren Gawne is a Lecturer in linguistics at La Trobe University. Her work focuses on understanding how people use grammar and gesture, with a particular focus on Tibetan languages in Nepal. Lauren writes By Lingo, a regular column for The Big Issue in Australia. She lives in Melbourne, Australia. Lauren is co-host of the linguistics podcast Lingthusiasm. Their episode ‘Sounds you can’t hear - Babies, accents, and phonemes’ is a great companion to this one, for those who want to know more about why we find it so hard to do other people’s accents.Whether you’re a linguist looking for teaching resources or someone who loves learning about language, Lauren’s Mutual Intelligibility newsletter will help you find the resources you need during the Covid-19 lockdown (and the rest of the time too). Find out more here.* Conor Reid is the creator of Words To That Effect, a podcast that tells stories of the fiction that shapes popular culture. There are loads of great episodes, but this one about post-apocalyptic fiction feels particularly relevant right now!* Stephen Lucek is Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellow in Linguistics at University College Dubin. His research on the language of teenagers in Dublin asks questions about educational disadvantage and the influence of media on language attitudes.* Alister McCarty is the founder of Al’s Action English. He teaches actors how to do Northern Irish accents, and he also teaches English as an additional language. He has a Youtube channel with loads of interesting content, including this playlist about Northern Irish accents. You can get in touch with him at alsactionenglish@gmail.com.* Nic Redman is an internationally successful voiceover artist and voice & accent coach based in the UK. She trained (twice!) at the prestigious Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, once in performance and again as a voice practitioner. She started her coaching career teaching voice & accents at many of the major drama schools in the UK including RADA, Arts Ed & LIPA. Nic now runs a thriving 1-2-1 practice providing voice, presentation and accent training to all kinds of professional voice users with a client list including actors, comedians, public speakers, business professionals and more. She is the founder of Voice & Accent Hub group on Facebook and co-founder of Northern Voice Collective, both created to offer tailored voice & accent coaching to specific groups of voice users. As a voice actor, Nic works internationally voicing commercial, corporate and character scripts with a client list including Tesco, NSPCC & the BBC. She also co-runs VO Social North, the first VoiceOver meet-up for voice and audio professionals in the North of England, and the Facebook group Voice & Accent Hub. You can find out more and contact her via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.Nic co-runs The Voiceover Social Podcast. It’s a fantastic resource for voice actors, but also really interesting for those who are interested in language in general. Their episode on the mid-atlantic accent is a real treat.* Roanna Davidson is an actress, writer and theatre maker. She starred in Glasgow Girls, a musical by Cora Bissett, and she talks about the role in more depth in this interview. Theatres are closed just now due to lockdown, but when they reopen she’ll be performing in Rona Munro’s play Donny’s Brain at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh. You can find her on Twitter here.* If you’d like to find out more about the real-life Glasgow Girls and their story, you can watch this award-winning documentary, filmed in 2005.**** Thanks to John McDiarmid for editing this episode. John is a freelance radio producer, documentarian and journalist. He's just released another fantastic podcast, Retold: A Bible Story, which can be found on all of the podcast apps and at telt.media/podcasts. You can find his company on Instagram @teltmedia.* Thanks also to the other members of the team: Martha Ryan, our brand new social media and finance manager, and Seb Philp, who makes the music.* Thanks to Scott Hames and Alex Kenzel helping me out with advice during the early stages of me putting together this episode.***

Aquí estamos otra vez, hoy con el Atmósfera Whovian 82, con el que retomamos nuestro camino por la 10ª temporada de la serie Doctor Who. En este programa os comentamos los episodios 10x09 "Emperatriz de Marte" y 10x10 " The eaters of Light", dos episodios que podrian enmarcarse en cualquier momento de la temporada, por ser historias independientes, pero que tienen en común el progreso del papel que está jugando esta temporada Missy con el TARDIS Team. Curiosidades de estos dos episodios y que los enlazan con la época clásica son que "Emperatriz de Marte" se puede leer como una precuela del serial del Tercer Doctor " The Curse of Peladon" y "The Eaters of Light" está guionizado por Rona Munro que guionizó el último serial de la era clásica "Survivor" Y ahora ya entramos en la recta final de esta temporada 10 con el doble episodio final. pero eso ya el próximo programa. Os recordamos nuestros modos de contacto: En la web Fantascine.com tenéis la correspondiente entrada. En ivoox. En facebook, tanto en la página del podcast como en el foro. En Twitter como @atmosfera_cer0 También nos podéis dejar vuestros comentarios en formato audio aquí­: https://www.speakpipe.com/atmosferacero

An extraordinary production of Pulitzer Prize-winner Elizabeth Strout’s novel of the same name. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Robin Whitten discuss this dramatic adaptation of MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON, voiced by actor Laura Linney, who also stars in the Broadway play. Linney alternately transforms herself into tough yet fragile Lucy and Lucy’s croak-voiced mother. Rona Munro’s exquisite adaptation pares the story to its core. Lucy, waking from an operation during a long hospital stay, finds her estranged mother keeping watch. This surprise triggers a flood of memories, and listeners hear the desperation, fury, fear, and yearning of those years of poverty-stricken childhood. Published by Random House Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Support for Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine comes from Oasis Audio, publisher of Jolina Petersheim’s How the Light Gets In — a 2020 Audie Awards winner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Helen Mirren discusses taking on the role of notorious Russian empress Catherine the Great, Russia’s longest-ruling female leader for a new TV miniseries. She talks about the preparation for the role, her habit of binge-watching TV and why she admires Madonna. Joker, the new film exploring the origins of DC comic book villain The Joker, Batman’s nemesis, is proving controversial before it’s even opened. Starring Joaquin Phoenix and directed by Todd Phillips, the movie has already been deemed ‘problematic’ by some. Critics Isabel Stevens and Mark Eccleston discuss whether a backstory for a villainous character excuses or explains them. Mary Shelley takes centre stage in a new production of Frankenstein where the action of the Gothic masterpiece unfolds around its creator. Playwright Rona Munro explains why she wanted to foreground the 18-year-old Shelley who was totally in control of her creative powers. Presenter: Nikki Bedi Producer: Timothy Prosser

It's our hundredth episode and in celebration we have been briefly removed from our own time-streams to go old school and dawdle ineffectually around Survival from the olden days of 1989.   On at least one occasion John says Rhona Cameron instead of Rona Munro, and he could not be more mortified. Sorry.   Please read all of John Wyndham's work with the possible exception of the posthumously published Plan For Chaos.   Peter Strickland's four films Katalin Varga, Berberian Sound Studio, The Duke Of Burgundy and In Fabric are all exquisite, but they aren't for everyone.   Restraint Of Beasts by Magnus Mills is a morbidly brilliant book. Highly recommended.     This is the US Doctors thing we were nattering on about. You'll have seen it ages ago.   https://youtu.be/bCv5o7n_mtk   Lawrence would like to draw your attention to these Numberphile things:   https://youtu.be/l4bmZ1gRqCc   https://youtu.be/U6xJfP7-HCc   Stay strong. You're all wonderful.    

Eaters of Light is a wonderful story, filled with history, myth, and Doctor Who Whimsy.  Siskoid and Ashford discuss the story that brings back writer Rona Munro, who penned the 7th Doctor serial, Survival. Please write to us at prydonian.post@gmail.com or @sogallifrey on Twitter.     

There's nothing wrong with Perivale. Ben theorizes that Rona Munro is channeling the myth of Herne the Hunter as inspiration for the Cheetah people revealing the magic that is hidden in suburban London. Not so much the Cockney urchin that Ace likes to pretend she is, the trip back to Perivale reveals that she perhaps is a spoiled middle class kid whose making a big deal about not much of anything. David notes this story feels much more London than anything London in the modern Who era. Proving that setting is more than just a few set dressings of buses and phone boxes. All-in-all, Survival is a praiseworthy Doctor Who story and sadly the last of the classic era. Opening music is from the score of Survival by Dominic Glynn. Glynn also composed the closing music, "...and Somewhere Else, The Tea's Getting Cold." At the very end, to help celebrate the old western feel to Glynn's score, we ultimately close with the Cellar Set's 2007 interpretation of the theme in "Spaghetti Who."

As a result of a brain injury sustained in a car crash, Donny wakes up in the hospital thinking his life is the same as it was three years ago. How will he ever navigate his strange new world?"Donny's Brain" by Rona Munro stars Jared Harris as Donny, Siobhán Hewlett as Trish, Sophie Winkleman as Emma, Paul Fox as Al, and Moira Quirk as Flea. Directed by Martin Jarvis.The Relativity Series is generously supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.

As a result of a brain injury sustained in a car crash, Donny wakes up in the hospital thinking his life is the same as it was three years ago. How will he ever navigate his strange new world?"Donny's Brain" by Rona Munro stars Jared Harris as Donny, Siobhán Hewlett as Trish, Sophie Winkleman as Emma, Paul Fox as Al, and Moira Quirk as Flea. Directed by Martin Jarvis.The Relativity Series is generously supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.

The 10th episode of season 10 from the current Doctor Who series has the ominous title of the Eaters of Light. Starring Peter Capaldi as the Doctor and written by Rona Munro, who is the only writer to pen a classic story, Survival, as well as a story from the new series. What did we think of this, well, you know, just listen. Let us know what you think - thanks for listening.

Ian Rankin's Edinburgh detective Inspector Rebus, the star of many of his novels and short stories, is about to make his first ever stage appearance in a brand new story from Rankin with playwright Rona Munro. BTG Midlands Editor Steve Orme spoke about the production to Ian by phone from his home in Edinburgh, then in person to actors Charles Lawson (Jim McDonald in Coronation Street) and John Stahl (Rickard Karstark in Game of Thrones), who play, respectively, John Rebus and his nemesis, the Edinburgh gang boss 'Big Ger' Cafferty. The world première of Rebus: Long Shadows by Ian Rankin and Rona Munro opened at Birmingham Rep on 20 September 2018, where it runs until 6 October before touring to Edinburgh, Malvern, Nottingham, Manchester, Northampton, Aberdeen and Guildford until November. (Photo of Charles Lawson and John Stahl by Steve Orme)

Ben and Mark discuss Doctor Who's relationship with realism as they watch "Night Terrors" and "Survival". Is Night Terrors' main issue a lack of grounding in a particular time or place? Is Survival the perfect end for Doctor Who? Along the way, Mark goes a bit Noel Edmonds and ponders Doctor Who's cosmic coincidences, Ben discovers the inherent sadness of the humble dog on a chain and there's some discussion of the endings to Seinfeld, Star Trek and Will & Grace. ALSO: Doctor Who Magazine, Series 11 "news" and "Earthshock" at the BFI.

One of Scotland’s most prolific playwrights and a seasoned screenwriter into the bargain, Rona Munro joins me for an hour to talk writing, art and the human experience. Have a wee listen to us as we struggle with the big artistic questions and even manage a laugh or two. Thanks for listening, sharing and SUBSCRIBING! The post Rona Munro appeared first on Putting it Together.

Bedwyr and Susan are back with their brand of Doctor Who related conversation. Firstly the duo reflect on the return of Rona Munro. With 'The Eaters of Light' Munro became the first Doctor Who writer to author a tale for both the classic and new incarnations of the show. Naturally our two hosts who belong to that Classic era take the opportunity to reflect on 'Survival', Monro's first story, before turning their attention to 'The Eaters of Light'. Also keep your ear out for an outtake from recording at the end of the show! Keep up to date with the BlogtorWhoCast by following @BlogtorWhoCast on Twitter. Share your feedback by emailing blogtorwhocast@dt-forum.com Show Links https://www.blogtorwho.com/survival-review-rona-munro/

Interviews with Rona Munro, Jenny Colgan, Hayley Nebauer and Alisa Stern ("Doctor Puppet") - It’s an interview spectacular! Writers Rona Munro and Jenny Colgan, costume designer Hayley Nebauer, and stop-motion puppeteer Alisa Stern (“Doctor Puppet”) all talked with us at Gallifrey One. PLUS: Alyssa and Chip review the new Doctor Who branding with considerable glee, and discuss the shocking surprise news of Target-style novelizations of new-series episodes. We never saw that coming. Support #whoagainstguns and get access to an epic commentary podcast featuring many of your favorite Doctor Who podcasters and special guests. Find out more at realitybombpodcast.com/whoagainstguns. Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Jenny Colgan, Hayley Nebauer, Alisa Stern and Rona Munro.

After messing around with the TV movie, we officially break the seal on the classic series... by watching the very last story from its original run. That's right, it's time for the 7th Doctor and Ace to make their proper debuts on the podcast as we look at their de facto finale, "Survival." We also take another look at "The Eaters Of Light," as both stories are by Rona Munro. How will Allison respond to her first classic experience? Will our opinions of "The Eaters Of Light" change with a rewatch? Listen and find out!

For the seventh year in a row, it was Radio Free Skaro’s great pleasure to kick off the greatest Doctor Who convention on Earth, Gallifrey One! With guests Sylvester McCoy, Rona Munro, Stephen Wyatt, Philip Martin, Hayley Nebauer, and Lawrence Gough, the convention got off to a roaring start. Come for the guests, stay for the microphone failures! And stay tuned Sunday for a Gallifrey One wrap-up episode! Links: – The 29 Voyages of Gallifrey One

Gallifrey One is edging closer to reality and we’re pleased to announce our live show will start off the Friday festivities with “Radio Free Skaro and the Seven Keys to Doomsday,” with Sylvester McCoy, Rona Munro, Philip Martin, Stephen Wyatt, Hayley Nebauer and Lawrence Gough! We also have news of other Gally guests, Blu-ray missives regarding Shada and Season 12, audio updates both Big Finish and otherwise, and our interview from Chicago TARDIS with Peri Brown herself, Nicola Bryant! Links: – Radio Free Skaro Gallifrey One 2018 Live Show! – Gally guest update, program preview – Shada – Season 12 Blu-ray? – Doctor Who Fan Show Steven Moffat interview part 2 – Big Finish undertaking original productions – January BBC audiobooks – Peter Wyngarde died Interview: – Nicola Bryant – Chicago TARDIS

The final episode of series 26 broached many interesting ideas by Rona Munro, who later returns to Doctor Who in 2017's story, the Eaters of Light.  Both stories play around with ideas about bravery, divides among cultures, traditions, languages, species, etc.  Ace returns to her hometown, and it is not a hero's welcome.   "If we live like animals, we die like animals!" the Doctor shouts.  The final act of the Cold War is the backdrop for the viewer's real life.  Imagine, many people think this is a weak story to go out on, but actually, the story question's toxic masculinity, challenges the viewer with the idea that sometimes it takes more strength not to fight, and what defines the progression of a people.  I don't know about you, but the Doctor stating: Somewhere there is injustice, somewhere there is Tyranny, and somewhere else, the tea is getting cold.  C'mon Ace, we have work to do.  Sorry for paraphrasing.  Too lazy to look up the quote.  But if that is not Doctor Who, then I will just be wrong about the matter.  

TV In Space podcast features the Star Trek: Discovery season 1 episode:   The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not For the Lamb’s Cry.   In this episode we discuss unnecessarily long titles, we have a round of Trek or Not Trek, and Rona Munro gets a surprise mention. There’s also discussion of Captain Lorca’s Ripper and […]

TV In Space podcast features the Doctor Who series 10 review:   This time Phil gets some geek points for mentioning Trenzalore, Ian appoints Rona Munro as the Empress Of Mars, we discuss the Bill and Heather theme tune, and we finally do the obvious joke. Also we discuss if Postman Pat is the worst […]

It's a double shot of DOCTOR WHO discussion this week on the MUTTER'S SPIRAL Podcast!  We have our great friends Kim Rogers & Sage Young of HeadOverFeels.com back with us to discuss their thoughts on Series 10 of DOCTOR WHO - they liked a lot (Sarah Dollard, Rona Munro, Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, Michelle Gomez), but they were also really disappointed with how the character of Bill was handled and treated.  They pull no punches in their critique, which is great - their love for the show and for Bill is evident in their high expectations and honest appraisal of how it all went.   BUT, before the series 10 recap, we jump FORWARD in time to discuss the naming of JODIE WHITTAKER as the 13th Doctor with KIM (flying solo this time) - we get her reactions and thoughts on how Jodie will do, plus Kim gives a great and impassioned exhortation about the need for more women of color in the Whoniverse as well as her dream for DOCTOR WHO to be an incubator of new and diverse talent, both on screen and off. SO - it's 36 minutes with Kim on Jodie Whittaker followed by an hour of Kim & Sage on Series 10 - a double-header of WHO content this week! NOTES: This episode has some EXPLICIT language, so be warned. :)  That "E" is there for a reason this week!  

MUTTER'S SPIRAL Podcast is back with its review of Series 10 of DOCTOR WHO!  We'll talk all about what we loved (Capaldi, Pearl, Michelle Gomez, Sarah Dollard, Rona Munro) in Series 10 as well as what we did NOT care for (THE MONKS, the BBC publicity department who spoiled John Simm's return).  We'll dive into our favorite episodes and moments while also talking about those that left us wanting.  We'll also talk a bit about expectations for the Christmas special.  Please have a listen! NOTE: This was recorded BEFORE ep 137 that was posted on Monday.

In this episode, we review the tenth episode of series 10, The Eaters of Light. In our review, we look at Rona Munro’s return to Doctor Who. What did we think of the idea of monsters that eat light? Did the solution and playing with time make sense? Did we like how the queer characters’ identities were handled? We love feedback! Contact us in any of the ways you see below: Email: thewebofqueer@gmail.com Twitter: @thewebofqueer Tumblr: http://thewebofqueer.tumblr.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429590183988830/ Libsyn: http://thewebofqueer.libsyn.com/ Opening and closing music: Doctor Who In Dub 2010 by Smerins Anti-Social Club http://www.smerins.com/

Well now. It was bound to happen sooner or later. I forgot to press record so we lost our whole podcast for this one! What a nitwit.   This then is our second pass at Rona Munro's brilliant episode The Eaters Of The Light. Behold our undiminshed enthusiasm however. This is ace telly.

Riley and Chan ask you to turn your lights down and talk softly as they delve into the the Rona Munro return to glory that is 'The Eaters of Light.' Learn about random ferret noises, Riley's fear of explaining things to children, and Chan's vision of a one world wifi password. Hit us up on the Twitter at @regeneratespod and tell us if you can hear the music. Riley gives this episode 4 out of 5 surprise popcorns and Chan gives it 4 1/4.

This week, Phil and Paul look at The Eaters of Light by returning Doctor Who scribe Rona Munro. In a tale of Scottish braves, Roman occupation and a light eating alien, there should be plenty to enjoy. But did our reviewing duo think so? Listen to find out what they thought plus what our listeners thought in our feedback section. And in the news, Derek Jacobi is coming to Big Finish as the Master, the date has been given of when the Doctor Who Experience will close and of course, Omega's Stats Corner!

Rona Munro has returned to the Doctor Who fold after last penning the very last story of the classic series - what do Greg and David think of her much anticipated return?

TV In Space podcast features the Doctor Who series 10 episode: Empress of Mars. Ian struggles to say Nardole and we create a tongue twister involving Rona Munro. Also in this episode we find we can turn your Xbox on, Phil tries to do his best Danny Dyer impression and we also discuss Big Finish […]

Gloom, doom, and light-eating tentacle dogs are the topic du jour for the Three Who Rule, as they viewed the Rona Munro penned, Charles Palmer helmed “The Eaters of Light” and formed cogent, well reasoned analyses of the third to last episode of Series 10, and didn’t at all speculate wildly about Mondasian Cybermen, bearded former Masters, Missy’s weird turn towards mercy and more. And speaking of Masters, Big Finish just announced that Derek Jacobi will return to his “Utopia” role as the Doctor’s best enemy with a new series of “War Master” audios, which recent BF convert Warren is feverishly anticipating! Plus Moffatt and Chibnall interviews, side glances at Funk Pops, and…yes, stats. Now go eat a fried Mars Bar and stand around on a dark Scottish moor contemplating the futility of existence! Go on! Links: – The Eaters of Light Review – The Eaters of Light BBC One overnight viewing figures – World Enough and Time promo image – The Lie of the Land final BBC One viewing figures – The Empress of Mars Appreciation Index – The Doctor Falls synopsis – Doctor Who Countdown Concert – Chibnall: The Man Who Reinvented The Cliffhanger – Doctor Who Experience to close September 9 – Big Finish War Master stories coming in December – Simon Guerrier interviewed Steven Moffat – Troughton Years interview collection – Dalek documentary crowdfunding effort – SDCC exclusive Clara Funko Pop

Esta semana Doctor Who nos ha traído por primera vez desde su vuelta en 2005 el regreso de una guionista de la serie Clásica: Rona Munro, que escribió Survival, el último serial de la serie antes de su cancelación en 1989. ¿Se ha notado la participación de una guionista clásica en este episodio? ¿Qué nos ha parecido su uso del folklore escocés? ¿Podremos perdonarle a Capaldi su nueva camisa? Todo esto y mucho más en este programa.Volveremos en una semana con World Enough and Time, por Steven Moffat. Podéis escuchar el programa a través de Ivoox: También podéis escuchar el programa directamente a través de este enlace.Los temas musicales usados en este programa se distribuyen a través de whomix:Rocked Radiophonic - Steve TitfordThe 12th Doctor - Phil Drury

After chasing the Monks from Earth, and bringing the Ice Warriors back to the galaxy, The Doctor (Peter Capaldi), with companions Bill(Pearl Mackie) and Nardole (Matt Lucas), arrive in ancient Scotland, right in the middle of where the Picts and the invading Romans are supposed to be. But everyone seems to have disappeared… and something sinister is roaming the land. During TARDISblend 108, we discuss the final one-parter of the season, the return of Rona Munro from Classic Doctor Who with her first writing effort for Nu Who, and look towards the finale with questions and predictions. All this and more on the latest TARDISblend! Presented by Greg Davies (cGt2099 from The Heavy Metal Historian Podcast) and geek journalist Tom Cheredar, TARDISblend is a podcast that takes a look at the ongoing adventures in the Doctor Who Universe – as Peter Capaldi concludes his journey as the Doctor!       Our Episode Ratings This Season 00. The Return of Doctor Mysterio 8 out of 10 01. The Pilot 10 out of 10 02. Smile 10 out of 10 03. Thin Ice 8 out of 10 04. Knock Knock 7 out of 10 05. Oxygen 9 out of 10 06. Extremis 9 out of 10 07. The Pyramid at the End of the World 8 out of 10 08. The Lie of the Land 10 out of 10 09. Empress of Mars 7 out of 10 10. The Eaters of Light Listen to find out! TARDISblend Show Links and Sources Peter Capaldi Stepping Down As The Doctor Rebecca Benson Talks The Eaters of Light – The Aftershow Reddit Eaters of Light Discussion Thread TARDIS Data Core: Series 10 TARDIS Data Core: Survival TARDIS Data Core: The Eaters of Light TV Review: Doctor Who 10.8 “The Lie of the Land” Wikipedia: Doctor Who Series 10 Wikipedia: Homosexuality in Ancient Rome Wikipedia: Survival Wikipedia: The Eaters of Light World Enough And Time – Next Time Trailer – Doctor Who Doctor Who music and clips: copyright BBC – used under Fair Use Intro Clip features a sample of Doctor Who Theme – Metal Version by Beyond The Epilogue – listen here Closing Clip features a sample of Doctor Who Meets Metal by Eric Calderone – view here  

"Doctor Who" series 10 episode 10 - Scotland, monsters, Roman soldiers, and the return of Rona Munro to “Doctor Who” after nearly thirty years—that’s what we have in “The Eaters of Light.” Jason and David appreciate the sparkling dialogue, while trying to ignore some of the plot mechanics. And finally, we spend some time talking about Missy’s story arc and the best role of The Master in a modern version of “Doctor Who.” Host Jason Snell with David J. Loehr.

"Doctor Who" series 10 episode 10 - Scotland, monsters, Roman soldiers, and the return of Rona Munro to “Doctor Who” after nearly thirty years—that’s what we have in “The Eaters of Light.” Jason and David appreciate the sparkling dialogue, while trying to ignore some of the plot mechanics. And finally, we spend some time talking about Missy’s story arc and the best role of The Master in a modern version of “Doctor Who.” Host Jason Snell with David J. Loehr.

Scotland, monsters, Roman soldiers, and the return of Rona Munro to “Doctor Who” after nearly thirty years—that’s what we have in “The Eaters of Light.” Jason and David appreciate the sparkling dialogue, while trying to ignore some of the plot mechanics. And finally, we spend some time talking about Missy’s story arc and the best role of The Master in a modern version of “Doctor Who.” Host Jason Snell with David J. Loehr.

Mark Gatiss vuelve una vez más a Doctor Who para un último guión en la era Moffat, y se trae consigo a sus amados Ice Warriors. ¿Se ha despedido Gatiss, guionista que nos suele dividir, con un buen capítulo? ¿Qué nos parece la raza de los Ice Warriors? ¿Porqué recuerda este capítulo tanto a la serie Clásica? Y sobre todo, ¿nos recuperaremos algún día de ese cameo final? Todo esto y mucho más en este programa.Volveremos en una semana con The Eaters of Light, por Rona Munro.Podéis escuchar el programa a través de Ivoox: También podéis escuchar el programa directamente a través de este enlace. Los temas musicales usados en este programa se distribuyen a través de whomix:Rocked Radiophonic - Steve TitfordThe 12th Doctor - Phil Drury

I'm back! Yes, another (unexpected) hiatus down and here I am again! Yeah, as I say in my introduction, I've been really behind on podcasting these last few months due to dealing with some fairly heavy medical stuff, but, despite all that, I'm hoping to get back on the saddle and really determined to get this podcast whipped back into shape. So, in the spirit of all of that, in this return episode, you'll find my belated review for the last Christmas special, 'The Return of Doctor Mysterio'. I just really wanted to get that one covered before my foray into S10 of the new series, so that I could feel 'caught up', per se. Now, I had honestly also hoped this episode would be out before the new Doctor Who episode aired (and recorded it before then, as you'll be able to tell when I talk about it coming up), but pesky technical issues and Life Stuff slowed things down a few days, so it is a teeny bit late (speaking of which, I had to use a temporary different recording set-up, so there were a few teeny sound issues, but probably not enough for anyone to really notice). Oh well. Anyway, again in this episode is my long overdue review of the Christmas special, as well as talk about anything from my squee about the return of Rona Munro and the Mondasian Cybermen from the Classic series, to the upcoming Atlanta Doctor Who convention Wholanta, to Bill being our first incontrovertibly gay companion on the televised series (so, yeah, not including my beloved Izzy Sinclair from the DWM comics who was also a lesbian, of course), to my great love of the superhero and comics genre, to Nice Guys (tm) and Sexy Lamps, etc. So, yeah, I hope you all will join me for my review and episode discussion. And, as always, glad to have you all aboard. Enjoy the ride! Episode 24 -- The Ghost of Love and Wishes: The Return of Doctor Mysterio   Table of Contents: 0:00:00 - Opening and Welcome 0:03:59 - Happy Fandom Time 0:10:51 - Discussion of "The Return of Doctor Mysterio" 0:51:26 - Coming Soon on the Next Episode! (Plus Goodbye, Thanks, and Outro!)     Links: + Email: terminusdwpodcast@gmail.com + Terminus on Stitcher + Terminus on iTunes + Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/terminusdwpodcast/ (the social group) or Like Us at: https://www.facebook.com/TerminusDWPodcast + Twitter: https://twitter.com/TerminusCast + Tumblr: http://terminusdwpodcast.tumblr.com + Terminus Amazon Online Store + Music Theme:  'Violin Doctor Who Theme' by ViolinistBAKA (on YouTube) + Earth Station One Network   Fun Links Related to the Show: + Rona Munro is returning to Doctor Who! + Munro's Classic story "Survival" Story on DVD! + Bill Potts is Gay! + Izzy Sinclair! + Mondasian Cybermen Return! + Wholanta: Doctor Who Convention + Matt Smith Coming To DragonCon! + Nice Guy (tm) Syndrome + The Sexy Lamp Test + Allosexuality + Mr. Huffle toy (sort of!) on Amazon!   BE SURE TO CHECK THE TERMINUS AMAZON A-STORE FOR WHERE TO BUY OTHER THINGS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE!   Notes: Opening audio clips from the Fifth Doctor serial 'Terminus' and the Tenth Doctor serial 'The Shakespeare Code', copyright BBC. The female robot voice was from '2nd Speech Center' text-to-voice software. 'Doctor Who' theme was by ViolinistBAKA, link provided above.  

No offense intended, of course. We did it. We’ve reached the end of the classic Doctor Who. The show is dead. We’re dead. Everything is dead. Which is kind of weird, because the story is called Survival. It was written by Rona Munro and aired in November and December of 1989. Doctor Who © TheContinue reading →

It’s Chicago TARDIS time, which means interviews with various Doctor Who personages of note, in this case one Michelle Gomez, aka Missy, aka the Master, aka a wonderfully bananas actress from the Land of Kilts who is soon to be filming her appearance in Series 10! Plus a review of the penultimate episode of Class, news of Rona Munro (and the possibility of Missy sidling into her episode) and more! Well, not much more, to be honest Just listen, you poltroons! Links:  – Class episode 7, “The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did” – The Return of Doctor Mysterio comes to Canadian cinemas – The Return of Doctor Mysterio Australian broadcast details – Ken Grieve died – Chicago TARDIS Interviews: – Michelle Gomez

It's an animated discussion on this ep of Verity! Join Deb, Liz, and Tansy as they talk about "The Power of the Daleks"--the newly-animated version! (Apologies if you're in the US and haven't seen the whole thing yet.) Did you/will you see it in the movie theatre with a bunch of fellow fans? Have you watched it at home? What did you think? Let us know in the comments! ^E Also covered: Tansy was interviewed (by Deb!) for Uncanny Magazine Podcast! Liz is thrilled that Rona Munro will be writing for series 10! Deb had a fantastic time doing interviews at LI Who!

The Daleks return to North America this week from the dustbins of history and into your iTunes/BBC America/other in the form of “The Power of the Daleks” in its reanimated glory. And the Three Who Rule are on the case, in the form of interviews with both soundsmith extraordinaire Mark Ayres and Whostorian Toby Hadoke about the making of the animated episodes, as well as the upcoming DVD extras! We also have our usual review of Class, a look at new footgage from “The Return of Doctor Mysterio” and Children In Need, a bloggy Easter Egg from Jamie Mathieson, and more! NOTE: our discussion of Episode 6 of Class occurs from 19:10-34:00. Links: – Class episode 6, “Detained” – Return of Doctor Mysterio clip on Children In Need – Pudsey goes missing…featuring The Doctor! – US cinemas get The Return of Doctor Mysterio – Jamie Mathieson and Rona Munro are writing for Series 10 – Jamie Mathieson talks about writing for Series 10 – Target book guide, “Based on the Popular Television Serial” – The Power of the Daleks Interviews: – Mark Ayres – Toby Hadoke

We’ve had returns to alien worlds last seen when humans only perceived the world in black and white, scaly monsters thawed from the icy depths, and accoutrements on the TARDIS console that haven’t had hands jammed into them in over a generation. There’s something magical in realizing that a new episode of Doctor Who is actually using something from the “classic” era. (And hey, with the news today that Rona Munro is coming back to write an episode for Series […]

Anne McElvoy profiles the painter Joseph Crawhall (1861-1913). Born in Northumberland, he exhibited alongside Degas and Whistler and has been credited as the leader of the young radical Scottish painters The Glasgow Boys. His father was also an artist who published "A Beuk o' Newcassell Sangs Collected by Joseph Crawhall" in 1888 - a pictorial book illustrating the lyrics and music with woodcuts. Anne will be joined in her quest by the director of the Fleming Collection in London, James Knox, where a new Crawhall show has opened and by the art critic, Bill Feaver. Anne will also be hearing from the director, Gemma Bodinetz who with the touring theatre company, Peepolykus, is staging a comic version of Madame Bovary at the Liverpool Everyman and from Laurie Sansom, who's directing a revival of Rona Munro's acclaimed trilogy of James plays. And in the week that sees the publication of a life of the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, Matthew Parris discusses the art of political biography.Joseph Crawhall: Masterworks from The Burrell Collection which runs from 4 February – 12 March 2016 is on at the The Fleming Collection in London and it's the first time in 25 years that an exhibition of his his works is on show in London. Rona Munro's James Plays are on at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre from February 3rd to 13th and then the UK and international tour stops in Glasgow, Inverness, Newcastle, Salford, Birmingham, Leicester and Plymouth Madame Bovary performed by Peepolykus is touring. Liverpool Everyman 5th to 27th February and then on to the Nuffield Theatre Southampton, Bristol Old Vic, Royal & Derngate, Northampton. Producer: Zahid Warley Image Credit: The Flower Shop, by Joseph Crawhall c.1894-1900. The Burrell Collection © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection

We've reached the end of another calendar year and that, apparently, means it's time to do more Seventh Doctor writers. This month, Erik and Kyle are talking about two writers who collectively wrote three stories all about the character of Ace. Ian Briggs introduced Ace in "Dragonfire" and then dealt with her mother issues in "The Curse of Fenric," and Rona Munro's sole contribution to the Doctor Who canon just happens to be the last story of the classic series, as well as one that deals with the idea of home and refusing violence. Good stuff this month, folks.

Poet Paul Muldoon explores the history of Ireland in his new collection, One Thousand Things Worth Knowing. Historian Roy Foster's latest book is Vivid Faces: the Revolutionary Generation in Ireland 1890-1923. Rona Munro's new play Scuttlers runs at Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre from Feb 5th - March 7th directed by Wils Wilson. It depicts Manchester gangs and riots in the Industrial Revolution and in 2011.

The writer and director discuss the new trilogy, the epic scale of the production and audience reactions to the play. This event was chaired by Al Senter. This is a recording of a live Platform event from September 2014.

The writer and director discuss the new trilogy, the epic scale of the production and audience reactions to the play. This event was chaired by Al Senter. This is a recording of a live Platform event from September 2014.

Floating In A Most Peculiar Way The London Scots With Stephen Greenhorn, Rona Munro, David Greig, Linda McLean, David Morgan, Adam Ramsay and Lach.

Tom Sutcliffe talks to Michael Holroyd about why he put his own family in the spotlight in his late 50s novel A Dog's Life, only published in the UK after the death of his parents. Family secrets and a doctor's revenge are at the heart of Herman Koch's darkly comic novel, while Hugo Blick's new television series, An Honourable Woman, explores how the sins of the father resonate in the present. The playwright Rona Munro looks ahead to a trilogy of plays which chart the rise and fall of Scotland's Royal Family, from James I to III, with tales of love, war, treachery and intrigue. Producer: Katy Hickman.

Many a broadcasting intrigue formed the backbone of Whoish news this week, from BBC America's machinations to...BBC Wordwide's transgressions. The Three Who Rule also engaged in Socratic debate over the claims of Rona Munro, the scribe behind Survival, that romance in nuWho constitutes lazy writing. All that and another exciting Miniscope (part two of three) examining the glory years of one Robert Holmes as he ascended to script writer and Doctor Who demigod. Check out the show notes at www.radiofreeskaro.com.