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Horrible Histories (2015 TV Series)
''Horrible Histories'' is a British sketch comedy children's television series, the second live-action iteration of the book series ''Horrible Histories'' written by Terry Deary. Produced by Lion Television for the CBBC, it is a revival of the previous live-action TV series, which had formally ceased production in 2013, and treated as a continuation of the show's previous incarnation beginning with "Series 6". Despite this, episodes from Series 6 and "The Specials II" utilise the ''Horrible Histories Special'' title card which the earlier series used for one-off programs. History In 2014, CBBC executives announced that, owing to the critical and popular success of the original, discussions were underway regarding some form of return. Original series star Mathew Baynton subsequently confirmed that he and the other five members of the starring cast would not be reuniting as a team for the new project. The resulting series, while sharing the same core concept, genre and sensib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horrible Histories (book Series)
''Horrible Histories'' is a series of illustrated history books published in the United Kingdom by Scholastic, and part of the Horrible Histories franchise. The books are written by Terry Deary, Peter Hepplewhite, and Neil Tonge, and illustrated by Martin Brown, Mike Phillips, Philip Reeve, and Kate Sheppard. Also a special patronage from Charles III. The first titles in the series, ''The Terrible Tudors'' and ''The Awesome Egyptians'', were published in June 1993."Deary Diary" , House of Adventure, URL retrieved 7 April 2008 As of 2011, with more than 60 titles, the series had sold over 25 million copies in over 30 languages. ''The Telegraph'' 19 June 2011. The b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathew Baynton
Mathew John Baynton (born 18 November 1980) is an English actor, writer, comedian, singer, and musician best known as a member of the British Horrible Histories troupe in which he starred in the TV series ''Horrible Histories''; as well as an actor in ''Yonderland'' and '' Ghosts''. He was also the co-creator, writer and star of the sitcom '' The Wrong Mans''. Other major television roles include Deano in ''Gavin & Stacey'', Chris Pitt-Goddard in '' Spy'', Simon in ''Peep Show'', and twin brothers Jamie Winton and Ariel Conroy in '' You, Me and the Apocalypse''. Early life Baynton was born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. He is the youngest of three boys, with two older brothers, Daniel and Andrew. He was educated at Southend High School for Boys. He graduated with first class honours from the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama, and later trained in clowning at École Philippe Gaulier in Paris. Baynton explained his motivation in an interview with '' Metro'': "The performing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowan Atkinson
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born 6 January 1955) is an English actor, comedian and writer. He played the title roles on the sitcoms '' Blackadder'' (1983–1989) and ''Mr. Bean'' (1990–1995), and the film series ''Johnny English'' (2003–2018). Atkinson first came to prominence in the BBC sketch comedy show ''Not the Nine O'Clock News'' (1979–1982), receiving the 1981 British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance, and ''The Secret Policeman's Ball'' (1979) where he performed a skit. Subsequent skits on stage have featured solo performances as well as collaborations. His other film work includes the James Bond film '' Never Say Never Again'' (1983), playing a bumbling vicar in ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994), voicing the red-billed hornbill Zazu in ''The Lion King'' (1994), and playing jewellery salesman Rufus in ''Love Actually'' (2003). He portrayed Mr. Bean in the film adaptations ''Bean'' (1997) and ''Mr. Bean's Holiday'' (2007). Atkinson a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Rosenthal (actor)
Thomas Alan Smith Rosenthal (born 14 January 1988) is an English actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his television roles as Jonny Goodman in ''Friday Night Dinner'' (2011–2020) and Marcus Gallo in ''Plebs'' (2013–present). He has written and performed three stand-up comedy shows: ''Child of Privilege'' (2011), ''благодаря'' (2013), and ''Manhood'' (2019–2020), the latter of which received critical acclaim at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Early life Thomas Alan Smith Rosenthal was born in the Hammersmith area of London on 14 January 1988, the son of ''Newsnight'' producer Christine (née Smith) and television sports presenter Jim Rosenthal. He is of German-Jewish descent through his father, with one of his paternal great-grandfathers being German-Jewish physician and writer Oscar Levy. He was once dubbed a "super-smart child of privilege" by the London ''Evening Standard''. He grew up in Cookham, Berkshire, and read philosophy at King's Colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Eldon
Kevin Eldon (born 2 October 1959) is an English actor and comedian. He featured in British comedy television shows of the 1990s including ''Fist of Fun'', '' This Morning with Richard Not Judy'', '' Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge'', ''Big Train'', ''Brass Eye'' and ''Jam''. In 2013, Eldon appeared in his own BBC sketch series ''It's Kevin''. He has also appeared in minor speaking roles in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones''. Personal life Eldon was born in Chatham, Kent. He has been a practising Buddhist since 1990. He has two children with his long-term girlfriend Holly, whom he met in late 2005 on the set of '' Hyperdrive'', where she was the art director. Early career and ''Lee & Herring'' Eldon occupies half a page in Oliver Gray's book called ''Volume – A Cautionary Tale of Rock and Roll Obsession''; this includes coverage of punk-era Hampshire where, in late 1978, with two schoolmates from Bay House School, Gosport, Eldon started a band named Virginia Does ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathryn Drysdale
Kathryn Drysdale (born 1 December 1981) is an English actress. She gained prominence through her roles in the BBC sitcom ''Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps'' (2001–2009) and the films '' Vanity Fair'' (2004) and ''St Trinian's'' (2007). Her other work includes the drama ''Tripping Over'' (2006), the fourth series of ''Benidorm'' (2011) on ITV, the Channel 4 parody ''The Windsors'' (2018–2020), and the Netflix period drama ''Bridgerton'' (2020–). On stage, her roles include Grace Shelley in '' The Ruling Class'' on the West End opposite James McAvoy, Hermia in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', and Lady Katharine in ''Love's Labour's Lost'' opposite David Tennant. Early life Born to a black father and a white mother, Drysdale was adopted when she was a week old. She was bullied as a child. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Career From 2001 to 2009, Drysdale starred as Louise Brooks in the BBC sitcom ''Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Miller
Bennet Evan Miller (born 24 February 1966) is an English actor, comedian, and author. He rose to fame as one half of the comedy duo Armstrong and Miller. Miller is also known for playing the lead role of DI Richard Poole in the first two series of the BBC crime drama '' Death in Paradise'', and for portraying James Lester in the ITV science-fiction series ''Primeval''. Early life and education Miller was born in London, England and grew up in Nantwich, Cheshire. The son of an immigrant father, Ben's father Michael Miller was a lecturer in American literature at the City of Birmingham Polytechnic; and his mother Marion was from Wales. His paternal grandfather was a Lithuanian tailor who emigrated to the UK and lived in London's East End. His paternal great-grandmother, Rose Elizabeth Lincoln, taught English at South Cheshire College. He has two younger sisters, Leah and Bronwen. Miller was educated at Malbank School and Sixth Form College, his local comprehensive school in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death (personification)
Death is frequently imagined as a personified force. In some mythologies, a character known as the Grim Reaper (usually depicted as a berobed skeleton wielding a scythe) causes the victim's death by coming to collect that person's soul. Other beliefs hold that the Spectre of Death is only a psychopomp, serving to sever the last ties between the soul and the body, and to guide the deceased to the afterlife, without having any control over when or how the victim dies. Death is most often personified in male form, although in certain cultures Death is perceived as female (for instance, Marzanna in Slavic mythology, or Santa Muerte in Mexico). By region Americas Latin America As is the case in many Romance languages (including French, Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian), the Spanish word for death, ''muerte,'' is a feminine noun. As such, it is common in Spanish-speaking cultures to personify death as a female figure. In Aztec mythology, Mictecacihuatl is the "Queen of Mictl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Howick
James "Jim" Howick (born 14 May 1979) is an English actor and writer, known for his appearances in television series such as ''Peep Show'', ''Horrible Histories'', ''Stag'', ''Ghosts'' and '' Here We Go''. Early life Howick was born in Chichester, West Sussex on 14 May 1979. 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 SkyOne on 10 November 2013. He co-starred with the same troupe in ''Bill'', a BBC-produced comedy film based loosely around the early life of William Shakespeare. Other prominent television roles include Gerard in ''Peep Show'', Gerry in Danny Boyle's ''Babylon'' and Anthony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giles Terera
Giles Terera (born 14 December 1976) is a British actor, musician, and filmmaker. He is best known for his work in the theatre, particularly in the original cast of the London production of the musical ''Hamilton'', as Aaron Burr, for which he won the 2018 Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. His first documentary, '' Muse of Fire'', premiered in autumn 2013. Career Giles Terera trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. After leaving Mountview in 1999, he joined an acting ensemble at the National Theatre, where he appeared in ''Troilus and Cressida'', '' Candide'', and ''The Darker Face of the Earth''. He then went on to star as the Ugly Duckling in ''Honk!'' Since then Terera has appeared consistently in British theatre, and some of his most notable appearances are in London's National Theatre and the West End. They include: ''Death and the King's Horseman'', '' The Tempest'', Sammy Davis, Jr. in '' The Rat Pack: Live From Las Vegas'', ''RENT'', ''125th Stree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Jakeways
Katherine Jakeways is a British comedian, actor and writer. She has appeared in numerous television, radio and theatrical productions. Career Jakeways' television appearances include '' Extras'', ''Horrible Histories'', '' Sherlock'', ''Tracey Ullman's Show''. ''Tracey Breaks The News'', ''Episodes'', ''Trying Again'', all 3 series of BBC1's ''The Armstrong and Miller Show'', Miranda and '' Mid Morning Matters with Alan Partridge''. She is also notable as one of the regular cast in the radio series '' Deep Trouble'' and ''Look Away Now'' and played Mrs Pepys in Radio 4's long running '' Woman's Hour Drama'' "The Diary of Samuel Pepys". She appeared onstage as Sandy in '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' at the Garrick Theatre in 2006, and was the Entire Supporting Cast in Armstrong and Miller's 2010 national tour. 2010 saw the first episode of her debut radio comedy, '' North by Northamptonshire'', broadcast on BBC Radio 4. The second series was broadcast from 2 December 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Moore
Dominique Moore (born 12 January 1986) is a British actress and writer best known for her roles in '' BAFTA'' Winning ''Horrible Histories'', ''Hotel Trubble'' and '' Paddington Green''. She starred in '' Horrible Histories: The Movie'' and voices the character of Lulu in Disney's ''Sadie Sparks''. Moore is a former pupil of Sylvia Young Theatre School.Interview: Dominique Moore Stage Door Mag, 28 February 2010 The BBC fly-on-the-wall documentary series ''Paddington Green'' followed her as she won a scholarshipMy Almost Famous Family: Dominique Moore is Aretha TV Throng, 26 August 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
