Monthly Archive: December 2014

THANK YOU FOR 2014

Here we are just about to start a New Year.  Last year went by really quickly and it was a great one.  January started off with a bang filming  the feature length film Altar which is also known as The Haunting  of Radcliffe House  , which was recently shown on t.v.  I spent a month in Yorkshire which was great fun. February I went to Belgium to film my bit in ‘The Missing‘ where I met the brilliant James Nesbitt. I also did some photography stills for National Geographic. In March filming for Harriet’s Army took place in Newcastle and this mini...

MONACO FILM FESTIVAL 2014

I have just been sent this report from The Monaco Film Festival.  There is a little bit of my interview near the end of the film.  I was invited as part of the team on the short film ‘Lady Luck’ directed by Jo Lewis.  Lady Luck has won quite a few awards with  ’14 Winner Best Short Film LFA, Best Newcomer, Adam Thomas Wright, MIFF, Nominated Best Prod Design, Best Costume Design PIFF! Lady Luck  

‘Good Omens’ article in The Guardian

‘Good Omens’ article in The Guardian

If you missed last nights start of ‘Good Omens’ by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, you can listen to it on BBC iplayer. The second episode is on tonight at 11.oo p.m and the same goes for every night of this Christmas week apart from the 27th when there will be an hour long finale. There was a great article in The Guardian about the programme which is produced for BBC Radio 4 and I have copied it below. Good Omens: devilish festive fun as fantasy novel makes radio debut Ambitious Radio 4 adaptation of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s...

‘LADY LUCK’ WINS ANOTHER AWARD

Having just arrived back recently from The Monaco Film Festival and winning an award for Best Newcomer , I am excited to report that LADY LUCK has just won another award for BEST SHORT FILM at London Film Awards.  Hooray! Well done Jo Lewis, the Director, Abigail Titmuss, my screen mum , Tav MacDougall, my screen dad, Richard Strange, Uncle Oscar and Maurice Byrne, Bassett. More spooky goings on!!! The London Film Awards As one of the world’s leading international film and screenplay competitions, the London Film Awards celebrates and awards the work of independent film’s best and brightest contemporary...

DO YOU LIKE HORROR MOVIES?

THE HAUNTING OF RADCLIFFE HOUSE This was originally named ALTAR and was filmed last January in Yorkshire .  Fans of horror films will love this movie so make a date in your diary and prepare to be scared!!! CHANNEL 5 – 9.30 P.M.             27th December Meg Hamilton moves with her husband Alec and their children Penny and Harper to Radcliffe House, a remote estate on the Yorkshire moors that she has been hired to renovate. Following a series of strange events, it appears that their arrival has triggered paranormal emanations related to the estate’s...

DECEMBER SCHEDULE

December is busy  for me.  If you like war time dramas, don’t miss ‘Harriet’s Army’ which is a great story about a bunch of kids and what happened in their village during war time.  I play Lewis Brown who is autistic and inadvertently stubbles across some clues which sets off a exciting chain of events. Pic 1.  Ciara Baxendale plays Harriet and me as Lewis Brown     CBBC  20th DECEMBER AT 5.30 P.M.  (nominated for Kidscreen Award)   Next comes ‘GOOD OMENS’,  this is a big exciting radio drama for RADIO  4 and features a host of very well...

REVIEW: DRAGON AGE INQUISITION

Last week, I bought the next game in the Dragon Age series, Inquisition.   In the game, your completely customisable character is at the centre of quite a disturbance in their fictional world. After a hole opens up in the sky, which demons start falling through, it comes to pass that you are the only person who can stop it. The game is highly immersive. I have been playing through the story, as well as the many side quests that appear. Before the game even begins, you get to customise your character and choose their race. You can choose between...

GOOD OMENS 22ND DECEMBER – DECEMBER 27TH

According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, the world will end on a Saturday. A Saturday quite soon, here on Radio 4. Events have been set in motion to bring about the End of Days BBC RADIO 4 will be transmitting Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s GOOD OMENS over Christmas week.  It is the first ever dramatisation of the cult classic and stars a host of well known actors including  Mark Heap, Colin Morgan, Peter Serafinowicz and Josie Lawrence.  BBC Radio Times has published information and a great photo gallery.  Take a look.  You can also listen...

MONACO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2014

I attended my first film awards this weekend.  It was held in Monte Carlo and it is also the first time I have been there.  It was a three day event and I watched lots of other films.  There were parties and meet and greet things to go to and I met a lot of people from all over the world.  There were contributors from China and Iran as well as European entries. Our film LADYLUCK is based on DH Lawrence’s – The Rocking Horse Winner and was directed by Jo Lewis of Breakneck Films.  I play the son of the...

HARRIET’S ARMY NOMINATED FOR KIDSCREEN AWARDS 2015

CBBC ‘s        Harriet’s Army has been nominated for the KIDSCREEN AWARDS 2015. The shortlisted entries will continue in the competition through a final round of judging. There will be a gala event on February 24, and the winners will be announced during the Kidscreen Summit in Miami . GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY. Here is a still from the drama with me and Ciara Bexendale who played the main part of HARRIET. I played Lewis Brown who was autistic.  Being autistic was very hard in those days and people didn’t treat you very well.  However, Lewis is instrumental in solving...