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Peter Duncan (actor)
Peter Duncan (born 3 May 1954) is an English actor and television presenter. He was a presenter of ''Blue Peter'' in the 1980s, and made a series of family travel documentaries between 1999 and 2005. He directed, produced and performed in ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' which received a national cinema release in the UK in 2020. In 2009, Peter Duncan co-foundeThe Natural Adventure an adventure company specialising in self-guided walking and cycling holidays, with more than 600 tours in 58 countries. Early life and education Duncan was born in London. He was a student at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, an independent stage school in London. Duncan completed his secondary education at Hawes Down School for Boys at West Wickham, Bromley, London. He also studied with the Open University. Early career Duncan's early career was as a stage actor, appearing as Jim Hawkins in ''Treasure Island'' followed by two years at Sir Laurence Olivier's Royal National Theatre, National Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italia Conti Academy Of Theatre Arts
The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, also known simply as Italia Conti, is a drama school based in Woking, Woking, England. It was founded by the English actress Italia Conti in 1911. Italia Conti offers courses in acting, musical theatre, and dance, catering mostly for 16+ and 18+ students through its higher education programmes, and for younger learners (3–18 years) through its Associate Schools and pre-vocational courses. Italia Conti is a member of the Federation of Drama Schools formerly Drama UK, and accredited by the CDMT, Council for Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre (CDMT). Italia Conti was a member of National Council for Drama Training (NCDT) before the organisation dissolved in 2012. Originally based in London, the institution has occupied various premises throughout its history. In August 2022, Italia Conti consolidated its operations into a new facility in Woking, Surrey, which includes specialised studios for dance, acting, and musical theatre, as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lifetaker
Michael Papas is a Greek-Cypriot independent filmmaker working in England and Cyprus. He is best known for writing, directing and producing ''The Private Right'', ''The Lifetaker'' and ''Tomorrow's Warrior''. Career ''The Private Right'' (1966) In 1966, Papas made his feature film debut as producer, writer and director of the politically controversial, critically acclaimed ''The Private Right''.Michael Kustow, "Festivals 66: London," '' Sight & Sound'', Winter 1966/67.Katerina Georgiou“Filmmaker Minos Papas Debuts Shutterbug,”''Neo'', May 2010.P. Mudie, Sydney Underground Movies: Ubu Films, 1965–1970', University of New South Wales Press, 1997, p. 70. Set in Cyprus and London, it concerns a group of Cypriot guerrilla rebels engaged in the uprising against the British colonials. After being captured, a Cypriot guerrilla leader is tortured by a fellow Cypriot who is collaborating with the British army. Years later, the victim travels to London to seek revenge against his tort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Me And My Girl (TV Series)
''Me and My Girl'' is a 1980s British television situation comedy, starring Richard O'Sullivan, which centred on the challenges faced by a widower bringing up his adolescent daughter. It was broadcast on ITV between 1984 and 1988. Plot Created by Keith Leonard and John Kane, the show was made by London Weekend Television for ITV from 1984 to 1988. It starred Richard O'Sullivan as Simon Harrap and Joanne Ridley as Samantha. Simon runs an advertising agency called Eyecatchers and the series centres on his relationship with his daughter, his business partner Derek Yates played by Tim Brooke-Taylor and a string of romantic liaisons. Simon's mother-in-law, Nell, would frequently interfere in his attempts to raise Samantha alone, but usually had her granddaughter's best interests at heart. Other writers included Bernard McKenna who also served as script editor, Colin Bostock-Smith, Mike Walling and Ian Whitham. The theme song was written and performed by Peter Skellern. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnum (musical)
''Barnum'' is an American musical with a book by Mark Bramble, lyrics by Michael Stewart, and music by Cy Coleman. It is based on the life of showman P. T. Barnum, covering the period from 1835 through 1880 in America and major cities of the world where Barnum took his performing companies. The production combines elements of traditional musical theater with the spectacle of the circus. The characters include jugglers, trapeze artists and clowns, as well as such real-life personalities as Jenny Lind and General Tom Thumb. The original Broadway production ran for 854 performances and was followed by a London production, among others. Synopsis In the middle of the 19th century, Phineas Taylor (P.T.) Barnum introduces his circus acts as he stands in front of a tent, proclaiming ("There Is a Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute"). He loves spectacle and excitement, using hype and "humbug" to promote his exhibits. His wife Charity disagrees with his use of "humbug" but loves him and aims ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scout Association
The Scout Association is the largest organisation in the Scout Movement in the Scouting in the United Kingdom, United Kingdom. Following the rapid development of the Scouting, Scout Movement from 1907, The Scout Association was formed in 1910 and Incorporation (association), incorporated in 1912 by a royal charter under its previous name of The Boy Scouts Association. It is a founding member organisation of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. The organisation is the largest national Scout organisation in Europe, representing 35% of the participants of the European Scout Region (World Organization of the Scout Movement), European Scout Region. , the organisation claimed to provide activities to 444,682 young people (aged 4–18) in the UK. It also has 83,792 adult volunteers in leader roles and 68,974 adult volunteers in governance, support and other roles, including Network members. This is more than one adult for every 3 children under 18. As well as Scout programm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Marson
Richard Marson (born July 1966) is an English writer, television producer and director, best known as a former editor-in-chief of the BBC's children's television programme '' Blue Peter''. In September 2007, Marson was sacked from his post for making an editorial decision on the naming of the new ''Blue Peter'' cat, thus overriding the results of online vote on the programme in January 2006. Despite this, he remains the programme's "unofficial historian". Marson has directed and produced a number of documentaries, including ''Children's TV on Trial'', '' Upstairs Downstairs Remembered'', and ''Tales of Television Centre'' (2012). Early life and career Marson was educated at Felsted School followed by Durham University, where he read for a degree in English, graduating in 1987. As a student he contributed to ''Doctor Who Magazine'' and put on plays as a member of Durham University Sensible Thespians (DUST), which would later evolve into the Durham Revue sketch group. Marson wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safety Harness
A safety harness is a form of Personal protective equipment, protective equipment designed to safeguard the user from injury or death from falling. The core item of a fall arrest system, the harness is usually fabricated from rope, Wire rope, braided wire cable, or Webbing, synthetic webbing. It is attached securely to a stationary object directly by a Carabiner, locking device or indirectly via a rope, cable, or webbing and one or more locking devices. Some safety harnesses are used in combination with a Shock absorber, shock-absorbing lanyard, which is used to regulate deceleration and thereby prevent a serious G-force injury when the end of the rope is reached. An unrelated use with a materially different arresting mechanism is bungee jumping. Though they share certain similar attributes, a safety harness is not to be confused with a climbing harness used for mountaineering, rock climbing, and Climbing gym, climbing gyms. Specialized harnesses for animal rescue or transfer, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Ben
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and, by extension, for the clock tower itself, which stands at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. Originally named the Clock Tower, it was renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. The clock is a striking clock with five bells. It was designed by Sir Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin in the Perpendicular Gothic and Gothic Revival styles and was completed in 1859. It is elaborately decorated with stone carvings and features symbols related to the four countries of the United Kingdom and the Tudor dynasty. A Latin inscription celebrates Queen Victoria, under whose reign the palace was built. It stands tall, and the climb from ground level to the belfry is 334 steps. Its base is square, measuring on each side. The dials of the clock are in diameter. The clock uses its original mechanism and was the largest and most accurate fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan Dares
Series repeated on BBC1 on Mondays from 17 July to 21 August 1989. 1980s British children's television series 1985 British television series debuts 1987 British television series endings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Noakes
John Noakes (born John Wallace Bottomley; 6 March 1934 – 28 May 2017) was an English television presenter and actor. He co-presented the BBC children's magazine programme '' Blue Peter'' in the 1960s and 1970s and is the show's longest-serving presenter, with a tenure that lasted 12 years and six months. Early life Noakes was born John Bottomley, at the Royal Halifax Infirmary in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, to Sallie Hinchcliffe (née Hampson) and Arthur Wallace Bottomley. He was educated at Shelf Council School, in Shelf and then at Rishworth School near Halifax, where he excelled in cross country running and gymnastics. His parents divorced when he was nine and he went to live with his grandmother. At the age of 16, Noakes joined the Royal Air Force as a mechanic. The following year, his mother married Canadian big band trumpeter Alfred "Alfie" Noakes (1903–1982) and John took his surname. He subsequently worked for BOAC as an aircraft engine fitter. Actin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychological Thriller
Psychological thriller is a Film genre, genre combining the thriller (genre), thriller and psychological fiction genres. It is commonly used to describe literature or films that deal with psychological narratives in a thriller or thrilling setting. In terms of context and convention, it is a Genre#Subgenre, subgenre of the broader ranging Thriller (genre), thriller narrative structure,Dictionary.com, definitionpsychological thriller (definition) Accessed November 3, 2013, "...a suspenseful movie or book emphasizing the psychology of its characters rather than the plot; this subgenre of thriller movie or book – Example: In a psychological thriller, the characters are exposed to danger on a mental level rather than a physical one....", with similarities to Gothic fiction, Gothic and detective fiction in the sense of sometimes having a "dissolving sense of reality". It is often told through the viewpoint of psychologically stressed characters, revealing their distorted mental percep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Papas
Michael Papas is a Greek-Cypriot independent filmmaker working in England and Cyprus. He is best known for writing, directing and producing ''The Private Right'', ''The Lifetaker'' and ''Tomorrow's Warrior''. Career ''The Private Right'' (1966) In 1966, Papas made his feature film debut as producer, writer and director of the politically controversial, critically acclaimed ''The Private Right''.Michael Kustow, "Festivals 66: London," '' Sight & Sound'', Winter 1966/67.Katerina Georgiou“Filmmaker Minos Papas Debuts Shutterbug,”''Neo'', May 2010.P. Mudie, Sydney Underground Movies: Ubu Films, 1965–1970', University of New South Wales Press, 1997, p. 70. Set in Cyprus and London, it concerns a group of Cypriot guerrilla rebels engaged in the uprising against the British colonials. After being captured, a Cypriot guerrilla leader is tortured by a fellow Cypriot who is collaborating with the British army. Years later, the victim travels to London to seek revenge against his tort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
