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Grant Naylor
Grant Naylor was a writing partnership between Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and the name of the pair's company, Grant Naylor Productions. As a pseudonym, it was used for their collaborative work, including the novelisation of the television series ''Red Dwarf''. Grant and Naylor themselves called this pseudonym a "gestalt entity" (i.e., something that is greater than the sum of its parts). The collaboration began in the mid-1980s, when the duo co-wrote BBC Radio 4 programmes such as ''Cliché'' and its sequel, '' Son of Cliché'', and television programmes such as the British satire ''Spitting Image'', the office-based comedy '' The 10%ers'', and various projects for Jasper Carrott. The pair are also credited with writing the lyrics to "The Chicken Song" and a number of other musical parodies for ''Spitting Image''. The "Grant Naylor collaboration", as it had become known, created the cult science fiction comedy series ''Red Dwarf''. The first three series were produced by Paul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Production Company
A production company, production house or production studio is a studio that creates works in the fields of performing arts, new media art, film, television show, television, radio, comics, interactive arts, video games, websites, music, and video. These groups consist of technical staff and members to produce the media, and are often incorporation (business), incorporated as a publishing, commercial publisher. Generally the term refers to all individuals responsible for the technical aspects of creating a particular product, regardless of where in the process their expertise is required, or how long they are involved in the project. For example, in a theatrical performance, the production team has not only the running crew, but also the theatrical producer, designers, and theatre director, theatrical direction. Tasks and functions The production company may be directly responsible for fundraising the production or may accomplish this through a parent company, partner, or priv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasper Carrott
Robert Norman Davis (born 14 March 1945), known by his stage name, Jasper Carrott, is an English comedian, writer, actor, singer and television presenter. His credits include '' An Audience With Jasper Carrott'' (1978), '' The Secret Policeman's Other Ball'' (1982), ''Carrott's Lib'' (1982-1983), '' Jane and the Lost City'' (1987), '' Carrott's Commercial Breakdown'' (1989-1996), '' Canned Carrott'' (1990-1995), '' The Detectives'' (1993-1997), '' All About Me'' (2002–2004), and '' Golden Balls'' (2007–2009). Early life Born Robert Norman Davis on 14 March 1945, in Birmingham, England, Carrott was educated at Acocks Green Primary School, and Moseley Grammar School. He worked as a trainee buyer at a city centre department store the Beehive, with schoolmate and ELO member Bev Bevan, who would remain a lifelong friend. He acquired the nickname Jasper aged nine, and added the surname Carrott when he was 17. Career In February 1969, he started his own folk club, "The Bogg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writing Duos
Writing is the act of creating a persistent representation of language. A writing system includes a particular set of symbols called a ''script'', as well as the rules by which they encode a particular spoken language. Every written language arises from a corresponding spoken language; while the use of language is universal across human societies, most spoken languages are not written. Writing is a cognitive and social activity involving neuropsychological and Writing process, physical processes. The outcome of this activity, also called ''writing'' (or a ''Text (literary theory), text'') is a series of Handwriting, physically inscribed, Printing press, mechanically transferred, or Digital data, digitally represented symbols. Reading is the corresponding process of interpreting a written text, with the interpreter referred to as a ''reader''. In general, writing systems do not constitute languages in and of themselves, but rather a means of encoding language such that it can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collective Pseudonyms
A collective is a group of entities that share or are motivated by at least one common issue or interest or work together to achieve a common objective. Collectives can differ from cooperatives in that they are not necessarily focused upon an economic benefit or saving, though they can be. The term "collective" is sometimes used to describe a species as a whole—for example, the human collective. For political purposes, a collective is defined by decentralized, or "majority-rules" decision-making styles. Types of groups Collectives are sometimes characterised by attempts to share and exercise political and social power and to make decisions on a consensus-driven and egalitarian basis. A commune or intentional community, which may also be known as a "collective household", is a group of people who live together in some kind of dwelling or residence, or in some other arrangement (e.g., sharing land). Collective households may be organized for a specific purpose (e.g., relati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Promised Land
The Promised Land is the land that God promised to Abraham and his descendants. In modern contexts it is an idea related to the restored homeland for the Jewish people and the concepts of salvation and liberation. Promised Land or Land of Promise may also refer to: Religious and historical meanings * Land of Israel * Palestine (region) * Holy Land * Tír Tairngire ('Promised Land'), the Celtic Otherworld in Irish mythology Arts and entertainment Literature * ''Promised Land'' (novel), a Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker, 1976 * '' Promised Land: Thirteen Books That Changed America'', by Jay Parini, 2008 * ''A Promised Land'', a 2020 memoir by former United States President Barack Obama * ''The Promised Land'' (autobiography), by Mary Antin, 1912 * ''The Promised Land'' (novel) (''Ziemia obiecana''), by Władysław Reymont, 1899 * '' Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States'', a 2012 book by Michael Lind Film * ''Promised Land'' (1987 film), starring Kie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Dwarf X
''Red Dwarf X'' is the tenth series of the British science fiction sitcom ''Red Dwarf''. It was broadcast on UK television channel Dave (TV channel), Dave between 4 October and 8 November 2012.''Red Dwarf X, Dave'' by Michael Rosser, www.broadcastnow.co.uk, 23 August 2012 There are six episodes and it was the first full series of ''Red Dwarf'' List of Red Dwarf episodes#Red Dwarf VIII (1999), since 1999. Production Development In June 2010, Craig Charles, Chris Barrie and Hattie Hayridge reported plans to produce further series of ''Red Dwarf'', although a subsequent article on the official ''Red Dwarf'' website emphasised that nothing had yet been confirmed. In January 2011, Robert Llewel ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave (TV Channel)
U&Dave is a British free-to-air television channel owned by UKTV, a subsidiary of BBC Studios. It is known for broadcasting mainly 21st-century comedy and factual programming, with both original production and repeats. Launched in October 1998 as UK Gold Classics, the channel would undergo various identity and format changes before adopting the Dave branding on 15 October 2007. It was renamed U&Dave in July 2024 to mark the streaming service UKTV Play being renamed as U. U&DaveJaVu is its sister timeshift channel. Unlike other commercial channels, it doesn't have a "+1" next to it and is named after the term déjà vu. History of U&Dave UK Gold Classics and UK Gold 2 (1998–2003) UK Gold Classics was UKTV's first digital-only channel. It was launched on 2 October 1998, and was only broadcast from Friday to Sunday on Sky Digital from 6.00pm to 2.00am. Around this time, UK Gold began to move away from older programmes and towards newer ones. Their 'classics' line-up inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back To Earth
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Back to Earth may refer to: * ''Back to Earth'' (Lisa Ekdahl album) * ''Back to Earth'' (Cat Stevens album) * ''Back to Earth'' (Battle album) * ''Back to Earth'' (Rare Earth album) * ''Back to Earth'' (Caligola album) * "Back to Earth", a song by Cosmic Gate from the album '' No More Sleep'', 2002 * "Back to Earth", a song by Steve Aoki featuring Fall Out Boy from the album '' Neon Future I'', 2014 * '' Red Dwarf: Back to Earth'', a three-part mini-series of the TV show ''Red Dwarf'' * ''Back to Earth'', a 1918 Broadway play by William LeBaron William LeBaron (February 16, 1883February 9, 1958) was an American film producer, lyricist, librettist, playwright, and screenwriter. LeBaron authored several plays for Broadway; including the books and lyrics for several musicals in addit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Jackson (producer)
Kevin Paul Jackson (born 2 October 1947), credited as Paul Jackson; sometimes as K. Paul Jackson, is an English television director, producer and executive, known for his production roles within the BBC, ITV, and previously, Carlton and Granada. His most famous television work includes ''The Two Ronnies'' and '' The Young Ones'', and as the original producer for the sci-fi sitcom ''Red Dwarf''. In 2006, Jackson was named Director of Comedy and Entertainment at ITV. Early life Jackson was born in London in 1947, the son of BBC Light Entertainment Producer T. Leslie Jackson, whose credits included the 1950s series '' This Is Your Life'' and ''What's My Line''. He graduated from the University of Exeter in 1970. Career BBC Jackson began his career with the BBC, joining it in 1971 as an assistant floor manager. Over the next 11 years he was promoted, becoming a director, producer and eventually executive producer, working on a range of the best-known shows of the time - the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chicken Song
"The Chicken Song" is a novelty song by the British satirical comedy television programme ''Spitting Image'' (series 3, episode 6). The nonsensical lyrics were written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor; the music was written by Philip Pope, who also produced the song, with Michael Fenton Stevens and Kate Robbins as vocalists. The song was a parody of summer holiday disco songs such as "Agadoo" and "Do the Conga", which were in vogue during the mid-1980s. The song made specific reference to the group Black Lace, who performed those songs ("those two wet gits, with their girly curly hair"). The song featured heavily during the 1986 series of ''Spitting Image'', playing recurrently in the background, and being hummed by characters; at one stage, the puppet of Pope John Paul II played it on a banjolele. A subsequent release as a single reached number one in the official UK Singles Chart for three weeks in 1986. Song versions On the ''Spit in Your Ear'' album, the "Celebrity Mega Mix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spitting Image
''Spitting Image'' is a British satirical television puppet show, created by Peter Fluck, Roger Law and Martin Lambie-Nairn. First broadcast in 1984, the series was produced by 'Spitting Image Productions' for Central Independent Television over 18 series which aired on the ITV network. The series was nominated and won numerous awards, including ten BAFTA Television Awards, and two Emmy Awards in 1985 and 1986 in the Popular Arts Category. The series features puppet caricatures of contemporary celebrities and public figures, including British Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major and the British royal family. The series was the first to caricature Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (as an elderly gin-drinker with a Beryl Reid voice). One of the most-watched shows of the 1980s, ''Spitting Image'' satirised politics, entertainment, sport and British popular culture of the era. At its peak, the show was watched by 15 million people. The popularity of the show saw col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Grant
Robert Grant is an English comedy writer, television producer and co-creator of the ''Red Dwarf'' comedy franchise. Since ''Red Dwarf'', Grant has written two television series, ''The Strangerers'' and ''Dark Ages (TV series), Dark Ages'', and four solo novels, his most recent being ''Fat (novel), Fat''. During his career Grant has been involved in two distinct writing partnerships: the first with Doug Naylor, and the second and most recent with Andrew Marshall (screenwriter), Andrew Marshall. Early life Grant was born in Salford, Greater Manchester, Salford and studied Psychology at Liverpool University for two years. Career In the mid-1980s, Grant collaborated with co-writer Doug Naylor on radio programmes such as ''Son Of Cliché'', ''Wrinkles'' for Radio 4 and television programmes such as ''Spitting Image'', ''The 10 Percenters'', and various projects for Jasper Carrott. The 'Grant Naylor' collaboration, as it had become known, created the cult science-fiction comedy ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
