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Edward J. Mason
Edward John Mason (born 8 May 1912 in Birmingham, England, died 3 February 1971) was a scriptwriter for radio, television and movies for both the BBC and its rival Radio Luxembourg. Career Edward J. Mason had his first major success in 1947 as a script writer when the BBC Home Service radio network began airing his British detective serial ''Dick Barton'' which he created with co-writer Geoffrey Webb. This was the first serial to air on the BBC and it continued to be aired until 1951. The BBC replaced ''Dick Barton'' with ''The Archers'', originally another creation of the Mason-Webb team, today ''The Archers'' remains the world's longest-running soap opera on radio. In 1950 and prior to ''The Archers'', Mason also created the radio serials ''The Lady Craved Excitement'' and '' What the Butler Saw'', both of which were filmed in that year by Hammer Films. In 1954, he wrote the 6-part serial thriller ''Red For Danger'', which was broadcast on the BBC Midlands service. In 1955, Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West Midlands metropolitan county, and approximately 4.3 million in the wider metropolitan area. It is the largest UK metropolitan area outside of London. Birmingham is known as the second city of the United Kingdom. Located in the West Midlands region of England, approximately from London, Birmingham is considered to be the social, cultural, financial and commercial centre of the Midlands. Distinctively, Birmingham only has small rivers flowing through it, mainly the River Tame and its tributaries River Rea and River Cole – one of the closest main rivers is the Severn, approximately west of the city centre. Historically a market town in Warwickshire in the medieval period, Birmingham grew during the 18th century during the Midla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panel Game
A panel show or panel game is a radio broadcasting, radio or television game show in which a panel of celebrities participates. Celebrity panelists may compete with each other, such as on ''The News Quiz''; facilitate play by non-celebrity contestants, such as on ''Match Game'' and ''Blankety Blank''; or do both, such as on ''Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me''. The genre can be traced to 1938, when ''Information Please'' debuted on United States, U.S. radio. The earliest known television panel show is ''Play the Game (American game show), Play the Game'', a charades show in 1946. The modern trend of comedy panel shows can find early roots with ''Stop Me If You've Heard This One'' in 1939 and ''Can You Top This?'' in 1940. While panel shows were more popular in the past in the U.S., they are still very common in the United Kingdom. Format While many early panel shows stuck to the traditional quiz show format in which celebrities tried to get the right answers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Birmingham, West Midlands
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Male Screenwriters
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Deaths
* The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events January * January 2 – 66 people are killed and over 200 injured during a crush in Glasgow, Scotland. * January 5 – The first ever One Day International cricket match is played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. * January 8 – Tupamaros kidnap Geoffrey Jackson, British ambassador to Uruguay, in Montevideo, keeping him captive until September. * January 9 – Uruguayan president Jorge Pacheco Areco demands emergency powers for 90 days due to kidnappings, and receives them the next day. * January 12 – The landmark United States television sitcom ''All in the Family'', starring Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker, debuts on CBS. * January 14 – Seventy Brazilian political prisoners are rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 Births
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Maisonettes
The Maisonettes were an English pop band formed by Laurence "Lol" Mason (formerly of City Boy (band), City Boy) with Mark Tibenham and drummer Nick Parry, best known for their hit single "Heartache Avenue". History The group's debut single, "Heartache Avenue", reached number 7 on the UK Singles Chart in early 1983, topped the UK Independent Chart, and later peaked at number 12 on the Canadian chart and number 97 in Australia. The band's demo was picked up by David Virr, who released "Heartache Avenue" on his own Ready Steady Go! label. The single had been recorded with session backing singers, but to promote the single, they recruited models Denise Ward and Elaine Williams, although these two were later replaced by Carla Mendonça and Elisa Backer (née Richards) The follow-up single, "Where I Stand", peaked at number 28 on the UK Independent Chart. In 1984 their album, ''Maisonettes for Sale'', was released in Canada, including "Heartache Avenue" and ten other songs. With no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Boy (band)
City Boy were an English rock band formed in the mid-1970s. They were originally called Sons Of Doloyne, then Back In The Band, and finally City Boy. They featured strong melodies, clever lyrics, complex vocal arrangements, and heavy guitars. The band consisted of Lol Mason (lead vocals), Steve Broughton (lead vocals, guitar), Max Thomas (keyboards, vocals), Chris Dunn (bass, acoustic guitar), Roger Kent (drums), Mike Slamer (lead guitar), and later, Roy Ward (drums, vocals). Their most popular songs were " 5.7.0.5.", "What a Night", "The Day the Earth Caught Fire", and "Speechless". History Lol Mason and Steve Broughton (Lunt) met at 7 years of age, at school in Birmingham. They remained best friends throughout the years and started writing and recording their early songs in their mid to late teens. In the early 1970s, Lol and Steve started playing for beers in a few acoustic clubs around the Midlands. At one of these clubs they met ragtime guitarist Chris Dunn, who immediate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolyn Jones (British Actress)
Carolyn Phyllis Jones (18 April 1941 – 25 July 2018) was a British actress, best known for playing the "amorous motel garage secretary" Sharon Metcalfe in the ITV soap ''Crossroads''. Early life Jones was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Reg Jones, a journalist, and Jean Jones (nee Staniforth), a secretary, and educated at Vancouver High School and LAMDA Career Having appeared in a semi-regular role as Lily Hever in ITV prison drama ''Within These Walls'', in 1975, Jones appeared in the second episode of the first series of ''The Sweeney'', playing the role of Irene Biggleswade. In the very early 1980s, she played Portia in a production of William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" at the New Theatre, Cardiff. In 2005, she played Vera Flannigan in Channel 5's soap opera ''Family Affairs'' In 2012, she appeared in two episodes of ''EastEnders'' as Joy. From 2016 to 2018, Jones played Ursula Titchener on BBC Radio 4's long-running soap ''The Archers''. P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Music (radio)
''My Music'' was a radio panel show which premiered on the BBC Home Service on 3 January 1967. It was a companion programme to ''My Word!'', and like that show featured comic writers Denis Norden and Frank Muir. The show was last recorded in November 1993 and broadcast in January 1994, then rebroadcast until 2011. It was also broadcast via the BBC World Service. There was also a television version on BBC Two, BBC2 which ran for seven series between 1977 and 1983. Description ''My Music'' followed ''My Word!s pattern of two teams of two competing in a series of challenges, based this time on music rather than words. Again, the quiz element was subordinate to the entertainment. In later years, each episode featured a final round in which each contestant was required to sing a song, regardless of his vocal ability. Initially, this was a genuine test of whether the contestants knew the songs, but later the songs were always ones that they were certain to know. Indeed, towards t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Word!
''My Word!'' is a British radio quiz panel game broadcast by the BBC on the Home Service (1956–67) and Radio 4 (1967–88). It was created by Edward J. Mason and Tony Shryane, and featured the humorous writers Frank Muir and Denis Norden, known in Britain for the series ''Take It From Here''. The show was piloted in June 1956 on the Midland Home Service and broadcast as a series on the national Home Service network from 1 January 1957. The series also ran on BBC Television for one series from July–September 1960. For decades the programme was also broadcast worldwide via BBC World Service and was relayed to an international audience though the BBC Transcription Services. A companion programme, '' My Music'', ran from 1967 to 1993. Background and first broadcasts In 1956, Edward J. Mason and Tony Shryane, respectively the writer and producer of the popular radio soap opera ''The Archers'', decided that by way of a change they would devise and produce what Frank Muir called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guilty Party (1956 TV Series)
(The) Guilty Party or Guilty Parties may also refer to: * Guilty party, someone who is responsible for committing an offense in law. Film and television * ''The Guilty Party'', a 1912 short film directed by Oscar Apfel * ''The Guilty Party'', a 1917 short film by Thomas R. Mills based on the O. Henry short story * "The Guilty Party", episode 37 of the 1953 4th season of the TV series ''BBC Sunday-Night Theatre'' * ''Guilty Party'' (1956 TV series), a BBC miniseries written by Edward J. Mason and Tony Shryane * "The Guilty Party", episode 10 of the 1957 1st season of the TV series ''The O. Henry Playhouse'', adapted from the O. Henry short story * "The Guilty Party", episode 19 of the 1960 6th season of the TV series ''Dixon of Dock Green'' * "The Guilty Party", an episode of the 1963 TV series ''The Scales of Justice'' * "The Guilty Party", episode 27 of the 1964 9th season of the TV series ''ITV Play of the Week'' * "Guilty Party", 18th episode of the 1987 second season of the T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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