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Harvey (rapper)
Michael Harvey Jr. (born 1 May 1979), better known as MC Harvey or simply Harvey, is a British rapper. He first came to fame in the early 2000s as a member of rap group So Solid Crew before then pursuing a solo career in 2008. In 2012, he was a contestant on ''Celebrity Big Brother 10''. Early life Harvey was born in Plymouth, Devon, the son of Michael Harvey, a bodybuilder and former ''Gladiators'' participant "Bullit". Harvey (Sr.) owns a record label, Artiste Promotion & Management (APM), to which Harvey was once signed. Music career So Solid Crew Growing up on the Plough Road area of Battersea in South London, Harvey was one of the founder members of UK garage collective So Solid Crew. So Solid Crew's first album '' They Don't Know'' was released in October 2001, followed by a remix album entitled ''Fuck It'' in December 2001. They also had tracks on the UK garage CD series ''Pure Garage''. In 2002 Harvey and the rest of So Solid Crew were the subject of the Channel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plymouth
Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west. Plymouth's early history extends to the Bronze Age when a first settlement emerged at Mount Batten. This settlement continued as a trading post for the Roman Empire, until it was surpassed by the more prosperous village of Sutton founded in the ninth century, now called Plymouth. In 1588, an English fleet based in Plymouth intercepted and defeated the Spanish Armada. In 1620, the Pilgrim Fathers departed Plymouth for the New World and established Plymouth Colony, the second English settlement in what is now the United States of America. During the English Civil War, the town was held by the Roundhead, Parliamentarians and was besieged between 1642 and 1646. Throughout the Industrial Revolution, Plymouth grew as a commercial shipping port, handling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Walters (actor)
Ashley Walters (born 30 June 1982), also known by his stage name Asher D, is a British rapper, songwriter and actor. He played Ricky in ''Bullet Boy'' (2004), the lead role as Dushane Hill in ''Top Boy'', and Antwan in ''Get Rich or Die Tryin''' (2005). He has also appeared in British TV shows such as ''Grange Hill'', ''The Bill'', ''Holby City'', ''Doctor Who'', ''Silent Witness'' and the 2015 BBC police programme '' Cuffs''. Early life Walters was born in Peckham, south-east London, to Jamaican parents. He was raised by his mother, Pamela Case, a local government officer. He attended St. Georges CE Primary School, Camberwell, from the age of four. He then went on to Pimlico School, now known as Pimlico Academy. Having undertaken classes at the Sylvia Young Theatre School, after leaving school Walters starred in some stage productions. In July 2001, following an argument with a traffic warden, Walters was found to be carrying a loaded Brocock air pistol modified to fire liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel Four
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service in the United Kingdom. At the time, the only other channels were the licence-funded BBC One and BBC Two, and a single commercial broadcasting network ITV. The network's headquarters are based in London and Leeds, with creative hubs in Glasgow and Bristol. It is publicly owned and advertising-funded; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), the station is now owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation, a public corporation of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which was established in 1990 and came into operation in 1993. Until 2010, Channel 4 did not broadcast in Wales, but many of its programmes were re-broadcast there by the Welsh fourth channel S4C. In 2010, Channel 4 e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Games (UK TV Series)
''The Games'' is a British reality sports game show that ran on Channel 4 for four series, in which 10 celebrities competed against each other, by doing Olympic-style events, such as weight lifting, gymnastics and diving. At the end of the series, the contestants with the most points from each round were awarded either a gold, silver or bronze medal. The series was revived by ITV in May 2022, hosted by Holly Willoughby and Freddie Flintoff. History The show was mainly filmed in Sheffield, at the Sheffield Arena, Don Valley Stadium and Ponds Forge. In later series, the English Institute of Sport – Sheffield, iceSheffield and in series 4 the Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre, National Watersports Centre in Nottingham were used for the first time. Most recently the show has been broadcast from the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in south London. Presenters ''The Games'' was presented by Jamie Theakston for the entirety of its run, with track-side reports from J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Barrett (actor)
Jason Barrett (born 27 March 1976) is a Jamaican-British actor, script writer, mixed martial artist and criminal, currently serving a -year prison sentence. Acting career He has had featured roles in hit soaps ''EastEnders'', ''The Bill'' and in the feature film ''The Big I Am'' to be released in 2010. He also performed on stage, in Angie Le Mar's hit play, ''The Brothers'' where he played Kenny Ellis. ''The Brothers'' broke box office records at London's Hackney Empire, the show was broadcast on MTV April 2009. Jason is also the Writer and Director of ''The Naked Poet'', a feature film due for release winter 2012, Starring Petra Letang, Michael Harvey, Kyla Frye, Aml Ameen, Kelle Bryan, Michelle Gayle and Mohammed George. Mixed martial arts career To date, he has had 10 fights since his first professional fight in 2005, with a record of 3 wins and 7 losses. His only wins have come from a referee stoppage against Mindaugas Arbocius, a TKO win against Nigel Whitear and a kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big I Am
''The Big I Am'' is a British gangster film starring Michael Madsen and Leo Gregory which was released straight to DVD on 12 April 2010. Plot "A cruel twist of fate catapults small time crook Mickey Skinner into the big league, as head of a brutal London gang, poised on the brink of a lucrative deal." Cast * Leo Gregory as Skinner * Michael Madsen as Martell * Vincent Regan as Barber * Robert Fucilla as Floyd * Steven Berkoff as The MC * Beatrice Rosen as Liza * Paul Kaye as Keys * Phil Davis as Stubbs * MC Harvey as Robbo * Joel Beckett as Johnny Production The film was shot in areas of South Wales, including Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ... and Caldicot, Monmouthshire. References External links * * 2010 films British cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robertsbridge Community College
Robertsbridge Community College is a coeducational secondary school located in Robertsbridge in the English county of East Sussex. It was established in 1955 as Robertsbridge County Secondary School, and was renamed Robertsbridge Community College in 1993. Today, it is a community school administered by East Sussex County Council. In 2020 the school opened a SEND unit for pupils with Autism and other learning disabilities. The school was graded 'Good' in its most recent (2022) Ofsted report. Robertsbridge Community College offers GCSEs, BTECs and NCFE awards as programmes of study for pupils. Pupils can also participate in The Duke of Edinburgh's Award programme. Notable former pupils * Sarah Keith-Lucas, meteorologist and weather presenter * George Marsh, footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Base
MTV Base was a British pay television music channel from Paramount Networks UK & Australia that focused primarily on hip hop, R&B, grime, garage, reggae, funk, soul and dance music. It was launched as part of MTV's digital boutique of music channels on July 1, 1999 in both the United Kingdom and in Ireland. MTV Base closed on 31 March 2022, and was replaced by MTV 90s. The last video on the channel was "Shutdown" by Skepta. Regional channels The channel was previously available in other European countries, but was replaced by the now-defunct MTV Dance (replaced by Club MTV) channel from March 2008. Pan-European A pan-European version was planned to launch in 2015. Africa MTV Base Africa launched in February 2005 throughout the African continent. On 3 July 2013, Viacom International Media Networks Africa launched an localised feed of MTV Base exclusively for South Africa, with local programming, advertising and VJs. France MTV Base was launched in France on 21 December 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hackney Empire
Hackney Empire is a theatre on Mare Street, in the London Borough of Hackney. Originally designed by Frank Matcham it was built in 1901 as a music hall, and expanded in 2001. Described by ''The Guardian'' as ‘the most beautiful theatre in London’ it is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation. History Hackney Empire is a grade II* listed building. The theatre was built as a music hall in 1901, designed by the architect Frank Matcham. Architecture scholar Nicholas Pevsner described the "splendid Hackney Empire, with its ornate terracotta exterior and sumptuous seventy-seven galleried auditorium" as a key example of Victorian and Edwardian architecture. There is a statue of Thalia, the Greek muse of comedy, on the roof of the theatre: this was removed in 1979, but later reinstalled. Charlie Chaplin, W. C. Fields, Stanley Holloway, Stan Laurel, Marie Lloyd and Julie Andrews all performed there, when the Hackney Empire was a music hall. ATV bought the theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angie Le Mar
Angie Le Mar (born 27 October 1965) is a British comedian, actor, writer, director, presenter and producer. Le Mar is married with three children. Early life Born in Lewisham, London, of Jamaican parentage, she grew up with four older brothers. She attended Lewisham Bridge School, Lewisham Girls School, Blackheath Bluecoat School and Vauxhall College. Her experience at school was difficult, and it was not until she completed her education that she was diagnosed as dyslexic. At the age of ten, Le Mar appeared in a school play called ''In on the Island'' at the Albany Empire and then attended the Lewisham Drama Club, inspired by her primary school teacher Mr Woodgate. She then Joined Second Wave Women's Drama group, where she performed ''Net Full of Holes'', also at the Albany Empire. Career Le Mar attended the Barbara Speake Stage School, and Afro Sax drama club run by Larrington Walker, Ellen Thomas and Treva Etienne. With two fellow actresses Le Mar set up her own theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daddy Cool (musical)
''Daddy Cool'' is a musical based upon the works of Boney M. and other Frank Farian produced artists. It premiered in the West End in 2006, followed by UK and international tours. It is currently (2017) touring Germany with excellent reviews and sold-out theatres. The musical tells the story of Sunny, a young man who lives for his music. Caught up in local rivalry between East and West London crews, he meets and falls in love with Rose, daughter of the East End's notorious club owner Ma Baker. Echoing ''Romeo and Juliet'', the lovers' relationship fuels the hostility between the two gangs, leaving their families face to face with past secrets and forcing them to confront their future. Productions ''Daddy Cool'' was originally due to open on 16 May 2006, following previews from 26 April, however this date was later put back until 2 May 2006, keeping the premiere the same, but allowing more creative time. In March 2006, the producers Frank Farian and Robert Mackintosh (brother of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother (British TV Series)
''Big Brother'' is the British version of the international reality television franchise '' Big Brother'' created by producer John de Mol in 1997. Broadcast yearly from 2000 to 2018, and due to return in 2023, the show follows the format of other national editions, in which a group of contestants, known as "housemates", live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world. They are continuously monitored by live television cameras and personal audio microphones. Throughout the competition, housemates are "evicted" from the house by public televoting. The last remaining housemate wins the competition and a cash prize. The series takes its name from the oppressive character known by that name in George Orwell's 1949 novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four''. The series premiered in 2000 on Channel 4 and immediately became a ratings hit. It featured a 24-hour live feed in which fans could view inside the house at any time. ''Big Brother'' aired for eleven s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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