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Video Arts
Video Arts is a UK-based video production company which produces and sells soft-skills training programmes, e-learning courses and learning platforms. Video Arts also distributes third-party titles. The company was founded in 1972 by John Cleese, Sir Antony Jay and a group of other television professionals. Video Arts uses humour to make learning points more memorable. Its slogan is a quote from John Cleese: “People learn nothing when they’re asleep, and very little when they’re bored". Video Arts' productions include; * Meetings, Bloody Meetings (John Cleese, Will Smith) * Can You Spare a Moment (John Cleese, Ricky Gervais) * The Balance Sheet Barrier (John Cleese, Ronnie Corbett, later version with Dawn French) * Jamie's School Dinners: Managing Change ( Jamie Oliver) * Pass It On (Rob Brydon, Will Smith) * The Ultimate Stress Show (Olivia Colman) * Performance Review: Every Appraisee's Dream ( Hugh Laurie) * The Art of Selling ( Sheridan Smith) * Behavioural Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) systems, which, in turn, were replaced by flat-panel displays of several types. Video systems vary in display resolution, aspect ratio, refresh rate, color capabilities, and other qualities. Analog and digital variants exist and can be carried on a variety of media, including radio broadcasts, magnetic tape, optical discs, computer files, and network streaming. Etymology The word ''video'' comes from the Latin verb ''video,'' meaning to see or ''videre''. And as a noun, "that which is displayed on a (television) screen," History Analog video Video developed from facsimile systems developed in the mid-19th century. Early mechanical video scanners, such as the Nipkow disk, were patented as early as 1884, however, it took several decade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Oliver
Jamie Trevor Oliver Order of the Star of Italy, OSI (born 27 May 1975) is an English celebrity chef, restaurateur and cookbook author. He is known for his casual approach to cuisine, which has led him to front numerous television shows and open many restaurants. Oliver reached the public eye when his BBC Two series ''The Naked Chef'' premiered in 1999. In 2005, he started a campaign, Jamie's School Dinners, Feed Me Better, to introduce schoolchildren to healthier foods, which was later backed by the government. He was the owner of a restaurant chain, Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group, which opened its first restaurant, Jamie's Italian, in Oxford in 2008. The chain went into administration (law), administration in May 2019. Oliver is the second-best-selling British author, behind J. K. Rowling, and the best-selling British non-fiction author since records began. , Oliver had sold more than 14.55 million books. His TED (conference), TED Talk won him the 2010 TED Prize. In June 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Lance
James Frederick Grenville Lance (born 29 September 1974) is an English actor, best known for his appearances in a number of British comedy series and as Trent Crimm on the British-American comedy series ''Ted Lasso'', for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 2022. Early life Lance was born in Southampton on 29 September 1974 and grew up in Westbury-sub-Mendip, Somerset. He attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School. Career Lance's appearances in comedy series include ''Top Buzzer'', ''I'm Alan Partridge'', '' Absolute Power'', ''Spaced'', ''Absolutely Fabulous'', ''Smack the Pony'', ''The Upper Hand'', ''The Book Group'', ''2point4 Children'', '' Rescue Me'', ''Doc Martin'', '' People Like Us'', ''No Heroics'', '' Toast of London'', ''Saxondale'' and, most recently, as the recurring character Trent Crimm, a sportswriter at ''The Independent'', on the Apple TV+ series ''Ted Lasso''. Drama appearances have included ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Bishop
Kevin Brian Bishop (born 1980) is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his roles as Jim Hawkins (character), Jim Hawkins in ''Muppet Treasure Island'', Stupid Brian in ''My Family'', and Nigel Norman Fletcher in the 2016 revival of ''Porridge (2016 TV series), Porridge'', and as star of ''The Kevin Bishop Show'', which he co-wrote with Lee Hupfield. Life and career Bishop's first role was in ''Grange Hill''. His second role, at age 16, was as Ben Quayle in ''Silent Witness''. He played Stupid Brian in three episodes of ''My Family''. He starred in ''Muppet Treasure Island'' as Jim Hawkins. In 2005, he portrayed the late comedian Dudley Moore onstage in ''Pete and Dud: Come Again'', a drama charting Moore's turbulent relationship with Peter Cook, which debuted at the Assembly Rooms as part of the Edinburgh Fringe before transferring to The Venue in London's West End in March 2006. In August 2007 he appeared as the title character in Channel 4's satirical spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Schaal (actor)
David Schaal is an American-born English actor, director, screenwriter, and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Taffy in the English sitcom ''The Office'' and Terry Cartwright in ''The Inbetweeners''. Career Schaal portrayed the warehouse manager Glynn, Taffy in Ricky Gervais' mockumentary comedy series ''The Office'' and the character Terry Cartwright in the hit comedy series ''The Inbetweeners''. Schaal’s many television credits include '' Missing'', ''Casualty'', '' The Wrong Door'', '' Beautiful People'', ''Hancock and Joan'', '' Ashes to Ashes'', ''The IT Crowd'', ''Deceit'', '' Doc Martin'', ''Peak Practice'', ''Silent Witness'', '' Hustle, Lead Balloon'', '' Dangerfield'', a cameo in the 2005 series of '' The Basil Brush Show''. More recently, Schaal has appeared in ''Veep'', '' Fearless'', playing Brunsden for a season in '' Hetty Feather'', ''Ghosts'', '' Victoria'' and ''Britannia''. His film credits include '' Kidulthood'', '' Mr. Nobody'', '' Clubbed' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Howick
James Howick (born 14 May 1979) is an English actor and writer, known for his appearances in television series such as ''Sex Education'', ''Peep Show'', '' Stag'', and '' Here We Go'', as well as his ongoing association with the creative collective Them There with whom he has written and starred in productions including ''Horrible Histories'', '' Yonderland'' and ''Ghosts''. Early life Howick was born in Chichester, West Sussex on 14 May 1979, but grew up in Bognor Regis. He was educated at The Regis School. He graduated with First Class Honours from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in 2000. Career Along with the five other members of the ''Horrible Histories'' starring cast, which includes Ben Willbond, Martha Howe-Douglas, Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby and Laurence Rickard, Howick is also the co-creator, -writer and -star of '' Yonderland'', an eight-part family fantasy comedy series that premiered on Sky One on 10 November 2013. He co-starred with the same troupe in '' B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Horgan
Sharon Lorencia Horgan (born ) is an Irish actress, writer, director, producer, and comedian. She is best known for creating and starring in the comedy series '' Pulling'' (2006–2009), '' Catastrophe'' (2015–2019), and '' Bad Sisters'' (2022–present). She also created the comedy series ''Divorce'' (2016–2019), ''Motherland'' (2016–2022), and '' Shining Vale'' (2022–2023). Horgan has appeared in films, such as '' Valiant'' (2005), '' Imagine Me & You'' (2005), '' Death of a Superhero'' (2011), '' Man Up'' (2015), '' Game Night'' (2018), '' Military Wives'' (2019), '' Dating Amber'' (2020), ''Together'' (2021), '' Everybody's Talking About Jamie'' (2021), and '' The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent'' (2022). Horgan won the 2008 British Comedy Award for Best TV Actress for ''Pulling'', while the show's 2009 hour-long final episode won the British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Drama. A seven-time BAFTA TV Award nominee, she won the 2016 BAFTA TV Award for Best Comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Heap
Mark Heap (born 13 May 1957) is a British actor and comedian. Television credits include '' Ghost Train'' (1991), '' Smith & Jones'' (1997–1998), '' Brass Eye'' (1997–2001), '' Kiss Me Kate'' (1998), '' The Zig and Zag Show'' (1998), '' How Do You Want Me?'' (1998–1999), '' Stressed Eric'' (1998–2000), '' Green Wing'' (2004–2007), ''Spaced'' (1999–2001), '' The Strangerers'' (2000), '' Jam'' (2000), '' Doc Martin'' (2000), ''Happiness'' (2001–2003), '' Lark Rise to Candleford'' (2008–2011), '' Desperate Romantics'' (2009), ''Friday Night Dinner'' (2011–2020), '' Upstart Crow'' (2016–2018), and '' Benidorm'' (2017–2018). Film credits include '' About a Boy'' (2002), '' Stardust'' (2007), '' The World's End'' (2013), '' Time Travel is Dangerous'' (2024). Early life Heap was born in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India, to an English father and American mother, the youngest of four boys. When the family moved to the United Kingdom, they lived in Wales. He stayed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kris Marshall
Kristopher Marshall (born 1 April 1973) is an English actor. He has played Nick Harper in ''My Family'', Colin Frissell in the 2003 film ''Love Actually'', Gratiano in ''The Merchant of Venice'', and ''Murder City'' (2006–2008), and Dave in the first series of ''Citizen Khan'' (2012). He played DI Humphrey Goodman in ''Death in Paradise'' from 2014 to 2017 and reprised the role in ''Beyond Paradise'' in 2023. Early life and education Kristopher Marshall was born in 1973 in Bath, Somerset. His father was a Royal Air Force (RAF) navigator, whose career included a posting to the Queen's Flight, eventually becoming a squadron leader. His parents divorced when he was 12. Marshall moved with his family to Hong Kong and later to Canada. Upon their return to England, he was educated at Wells Cathedral School as a boarding pupil. After failing his initial A-levels in his first year of sixth form and being expelled, he worked various jobs and enrolled at the Redroofs Theatre Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Front
Rebecca Louise Front (born 16 May 1964) is an English actress, writer and comedian. She won the 2010 BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for '' The Thick of It'' (2009–2012).Jennifer Lipma"Bafta for Jewish actress Rebecca Front" ''The Jewish Chronicle''. 7 June 2010 She is also known for her work in numerous other British comedies, including the radio show '' On The Hour'' (1992), '' The Day Today'' (1994), '' Knowing Me, Knowing You… with Alan Partridge'' (1994), '' Time Gentlemen Please'' (2000–2002), sketch show '' Big Train'' (2002), and '' Nighty Night'' (2004–2005). Front has also been seen in a number of dramatic roles, including Chief Superintendent Jean Innocent in '' Lewis'' (2006–2014), Mrs. Bennet in '' Death Comes to Pemberley'' (2013), Mrs. Landau in '' The Eichmann Show'' (2015), Vera in ''Humans'' (2015), and '' Death in Paradise'' (2019). Her theatre credits include the musicals ''Company'' and '' The Fix'' at the Donmar Warehouse, direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Nesbitt
William James Nesbitt (born 15 January 1965) is an actor from Northern Ireland. From 1987, Nesbitt spent seven years performing in plays that varied from the musical '' Up on the Roof'' (1987, 1989) to the political drama ''Paddywack'' (1994). He made his feature film debut playing talent agent Fintan O'Donnell in '' Hear My Song'' (1991). He got his breakthrough television role playing Adam Williams in the romantic comedy-drama series '' Cold Feet'' (1997–2003, 2016–2020), which won him a British Comedy Award, a Television and Radio Industries Club Award, and a National Television Award. Nesbitt's first significant film role came when he appeared as pig farmer "Pig" Finn in '' Waking Ned'' (1998). With the rest of the starring cast, he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award. In '' Lucky Break'' (2001), he made his debut as a film lead, playing prisoner Jimmy Hands. The next year, he played Ivan Cooper in the television film '' Bloody Sunday'', about the 1972 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheridan Smith
Sheridan Caroline Sian Smith (born 25 June 1981) is an English actress and singer. She came to prominence after playing a variety of characters in sitcoms, including '' The Royle Family'' (1999–2000), ''Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps'' (2001–2009), ''Gavin & Stacey'' (2008–2010, 2024), and ''Benidorm'' (2009). She co-starred as Joey Ross in the drama series ''Jonathan Creek'' (2009–2013) and went on to receive acclaim for starring in a succession of television dramas, such as '' Mrs Biggs'' (2012), ''Cilla'' (2014), '' The C Word'' (2015), '' Black Work'' (2015), '' The Moorside'' (2017), '' Cleaning Up'' (2019), and ''Four Lives'' (2022). Her film credits include ''Tower Block'' (2012), ''Quartet'' (2012), '' The Huntsman: Winter's War'' (2016), and '' The Railway Children Return'' (2022). Smith has appeared in the West End musicals ''Little Shop of Horrors'' (2007), '' Legally Blonde'' (2010), '' Funny Girl'' (2016), '' Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
