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Impossible Pictures
Impossible Pictures Ltd. is a London-based independent TV production company founded in 2002 by Tim Haines, creator of ''Walking with Dinosaurs'', and Jasper James. Impossible Pictures began by producing documentary series using computer generated imagery with shows like ''Walking with Dinosaurs'', ''Walking with Beasts'' and ''Space Odyssey'' to docu-dramas such as ''Perfect Disaster'' and ''Blitz Street'' to drama in the form of ''Primeval'' and '' Sinbad''. Two further production houses are also part of Impossible Pictures Ltd. These are 360production, with its offices in Derry, Northern Ireland and Firestep, an animation company trading as Impossible Kids that works out of Manchester. Productions have aired on UK networks including BBC, ITV, Sky TV and Watch, and overseas. List of productions While part of BBC * ''Walking with Dinosaurs'' (1999) * ''The Ballad of Big Al'' (2001) * ''Walking with Beasts'' (2001) * ''The Lost World'' (2001) As an Independent Company * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Haines
Tim Haines is a screenwriter, producer and director who is best known for his work on the BBC popular science shows ''Walking with Dinosaurs'', ''Walking with Beasts'', and ''Walking with Monsters''. He is co-creator and executive producer of the ITV sci-fi drama ''Primeval'', and founder of the production company Impossible Pictures. Tim Haines graduated from Bangor University in 1981 with a BSc in Applied Zoology, before beginning a career as a journalist, eventually working for the BBC, and becoming a producer. In 2002, Bangor University awarded him an Honorary Fellowship. BBC Interview He is also an author, and has written and co-written many books relating to the television series. Filmography Director Producer Bibliography * ''Walking with Dinosaurs: A Natural History'' (1999), companion book to the series ''Walking with Dinosaurs'' * ''Walking with Beasts: A Prehistoric Safari'' (2001), companion book to the series ''Walking with Beasts'' * ''Space Odyssey: A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamworth Two
The Tamworth Two were a pair of pigs that escaped while being unloaded from a lorry at an abattoir in the English town of Malmesbury, Wiltshire in January 1998. The pigs (later named Butch and Sundance after ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'') were on the run for more than a week, and the search for them caused a huge media sensation, as well as immense public interest, both in Britain and abroad. Events Butch (a sow) and Sundance (a boar) were sister and brother Tamworth pigs. Both were five months old when their owner took them by lorry to V & G Newman's Abattoir in Malmesbury on 8 January 1998. Just after they were unloaded from the truck, the two pigs escaped by squeezing through a fence and swimming across the River Avon, escaping into nearby gardens. The two pigs spent most of their week of freedom in a dense thicket near Tetbury Hill. As the story of their escape broke, media interest in the escaped pigs soared across the country, the press dubbing the pair "Butch an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New World
The "New World" is a term for the majority of Earth's Western Hemisphere, specifically the Americas."America." ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'' (). McArthur, Tom, ed., 1992. New York: Oxford University Press, p. 33: "[16c: from the feminine of ''Americus'', the Latinized first name of the explorer Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512). The name ''America'' first appeared on a map in 1507 by the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller, referring to the area now called Brazil]. Since the 16c, a name of the western hemisphere, often in the plural ''Americas'' and more or less synonymous with ''the New World''. Since the 18c, a name of the United States of America. The second sense is now primary in English: ... However, the term is open to uncertainties: ..." The term gained prominence in the early 16th century, during Europe's Age of Discovery, shortly after the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci concluded that America represented a new continent, and subseque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire & Fury (TV Series)
''Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House'' is a 2018 book by journalist Michael Wolff which according to Wolff, details the behavior of U.S. President Donald Trump, the staff of his 2016 presidential campaign, and the White House staff. The title refers to a quote by Trump about the conflict with North Korea. The book became a ''New York Times'' number one bestseller. Reviewers generally accepted Wolff's portrait of a dysfunctional Trump administration, but were skeptical of many of Wolff's particular claims. The book highlights descriptions of Trump's behavior, chaotic interactions among senior White House staff, and derogatory comments about the Trump family by former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon. Trump is depicted as being held in low regard by his White House staff, leading Wolff to claim that "100% of the people around him" believe Trump is unfit for office. Background According to Michael Wolff, when he approached Donald Trump about writing a book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleabag Monkeyface
''Fleabag Monkeyface'' is an animated TV series that was based on the popular book series ''The Disgusting Adventures of Fleabag Monkeyface'', written by Knife and Packer, and aired on the British channel CITV. The show follows the gross-out adventures of the eponymous hero and his two creators, Gene and Gerald. Production The first 52 11-minute episodes were developed and co-produced for television throughout partnership between Sparky Animation, Impossible Kids, Editude Pictures and Walker Productions, the production arm of children's publishers Walker Books. The series was aired on CITV and ITV1 from September 2011 to January 2012. Episodes # When Earwax Attacks (19 December 2011) # Attack of the 50-Foot Baby (19 December 2011) # Fright Night at the Phantom Fish Factory (20 December 2011) # Ninja Slugs (20 December 2011) # Gross Impact (21 December 2011) # Cirque de Fluff (21 December 2011) # Swamp Thing (22 December 2011) # Clone Bores (22 December 2011) # Grossa Cola (23 D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buzz & Tell (TV Series)
Buzz may refer to: People * Buzz (nickname), a list of people *J. Buzz Von Ornsteiner (born 1967; aka ''Dr. Buzz''), American forensic psychologist and journalist Fictional characters *Buzz, a character in the 1987 American comedy movie '' Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise'' * Buzz Lightyear, from the ''Toy Story'' franchise * Buzz Buzzard, nemesis of Woody Woodpecker * Buzz Sawyer, professional wrestling persona of Bruce Woyan * Buzz (mascot), mascot of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets *Buzz, from the '' Donkey Kong'' video game series * Buzz Buzz, from the Super NES video game ''EarthBound'' *Buzz, a Neopet from an online virtual pet site *Buzz McCallister, from the ''Home Alone'' movie trilogy *Buzz, title character of '' Buzz!'' games *Buzz (Marvel Comics), a fictional character in the ''Spider-Girl'' comic book series *Buzz the fruit fly from Beat Bugs *Buzz, a character from '' Cyberchase'' *Buzz, a Reptool in the DreamWorks Animation TV series '' Dinotrux'' *Buz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blitz Street)
Blitz, German for "lightning", may refer to: Military uses *Blitzkrieg, blitz campaign, or blitz, a type of military campaign *The Blitz, the German aerial campaign against Britain in the Second World War *, an Imperial German Navy light cruiser built in 1882 Computing *Blitz (software), a cloud-based load-and performance-testing service *Blitz BASIC, a dialect of the BASIC programming language *Blitz++, a C++ class library for scientific computing *BlitzMail, the internal e-mail network at Dartmouth College *Blitz Research, a New Zealand software company Film and television * ''Blitz'' (2011 film), a film starring Jason Statham *Blitz (upcoming film), an upcoming World War II-themed historical drama film *Blitz, a fictional anthropomorphic doberman from '' Road Rovers'' *''Blitz'' or ''Killing Cars'', a 1986 Michael Verhoeven film *Blitz, a robot dog from the cartoon ''C.O.P.S.'' *The Blitz, in the "Blitzgiving" episode of ''How I Met Your Mother'' Games * ''Blitz'' (game), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ways To Save The Planet (2007 Documentary)
Way may refer to: Paths * a road, route, path or pathway, including long-distance paths. * a straight rail or track on a machine tool, (such as that on the bed of a lathe) on which part of the machine slides * Ways, large slipway in shipbuilding, the ramps down which a ship is pushed in order to be launched * Way (vessel), a ship's speed or momentum Religion *"The Way", New Testament term for Christianity *Tao (Chinese: "The Way" 道), a philosophical concept (cf. Taoism) * ''Way'', plural '' Wayob'', spirit companions appearing in mythology and folklore of Maya peoples of the Yucatán Peninsula Places * Lake Way, a dry lake in Western Australia * Way, Mississippi * Way, St Giles in the Wood, historic estate in St Giles in the Wood, Devon Music *WAY-FM Network, a network of Christian music radio stations in the USA *WAY FM (Michigan), the tradename of a group of radio stations owned by Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan * ''Ways'' (album) by Japanese rock band Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankenstein (2007 Film)
''Frankenstein'' is a 2007 British television film produced by Impossible Pictures for ITV. It was written and directed by Jed Mercurio, adapted from Mary Shelley's 1818 novel ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' to a present-day setting. Dr. Victoria Frankenstein, a female geneticist, accidentally creates a monster while growing her son's clone from stem cells as an organ donor in an effort to prevent his imminent death. The film was broadcast on 24 October 2007, to an average audience of 3.6 million. Plot Dr. Victoria Frankenstein, a scientist experimenting on stem cells and biotechnology, is working to advance medical science so her eight-year-old child, William, has a chance to receive organ transplants, and possibly a cure. This is the Universal Xenograft Project, overseen by Professor Andrew Waldman and assisted by her friend, Ed Gore. In the process of an organ-growing experiment, Victoria inserts William's blood into the procedure, and the stem cells begin to g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prehistoric Park
''Prehistoric Park'' is a six-part nature docu-fiction television mini-series that premiered on ITV on 22 July 2006 and on Animal Planet on 29 October 2006. The programme was produced by Impossible Pictures, who also created ''Walking with Dinosaurs''. Each episode is an hour long including commercial breaks. Repeats of the show are broadcast in the UK on Watch. The programme is narrated by David Jason and presented by Nigel Marven. The fictional component is the theme that Nigel goes back to various geological time periods through a space-time portal, and brings live specimens of extinct animals back to the present day, where they are exhibited in a wildlife park named Prehistoric Park, which is a big area between high steep mountains and ocean, with varied environments, in what looks like KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa. Story The story, which is told in the style of a documentary, focuses on naturalist Nigel Marven leading missions to find and collect extinct animals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocean Odyssey (TV Series)
''Ocean Odyssey'' (working title ''Oceans'') is a two-part, two-hour (the two parts last an hour long) television programme produced for the BBC by the production company Impossible Pictures. It follows the life of a bull sperm whale The sperm whale or cachalot (''Physeter macrocephalus'') is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator. It is the only living member of the genus ''Physeter'' and one of three extant species in the sperm whale famil ... from his birth until his death, stranded on a beach (originally it was to be a voyage in a submarine). Unlike most Impossible Pictures productions, it uses CGI to recreate currently living rather than extinct creatures. Most of the backgrounds are also CG. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ocean Odyssey (Tv Show) BBC Television shows 2000s British television miniseries Discovery Channel original programming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dog Who Won The World Cup
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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