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Robert Webb (actor)
Robert Patrick Webb (born 29 September 1972) is an English comedian, actor, writer, and television personality. He is one half of the double act Mitchell and Webb, alongside David Mitchell. Webb and Mitchell both starred in the Channel 4 sitcom ''Peep Show'', in which Webb plays Jeremy "Jez" Usbourne. The two also starred in the sketch comedy programme ''That Mitchell and Webb Look'', for which they then performed a stage adaption, '' The Two Faces of Mitchell and Webb''. The duo starred in the 2007 film ''Magicians,'' and in the short-lived series ''Ambassadors''. Webb headed the critically acclaimed sitcom ''The Smoking Room'' and was a performer in the sketch show '' Bruiser''. Since 2017, he has starred alongside Mitchell in the Channel 4 comedy-drama ''Back''. Webb is also a regular comedy panelist, appearing on television shows, such as ''The Bubble'', '' Have I Got News for You'', ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'', '' QI'', ''Mastermind'', '' Was It Something I Said'', and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BAFTAs
The British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTA Film Awards is an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to honour the best British and international contributions to film. The ceremonies were initially held at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, flagship Odeon cinema in Leicester Square in London, before being held at the Royal Opera House from 2007 to 2016. Since 2017, the ceremony has been held at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The statue awarded to recipients depicts a theatrical mask. The 1st British Academy Film Awards, first BAFTA Awards ceremony was held in 1949, and the ceremony was first broadcast on the BBC in 1956 with Vivien Leigh as the host. The ceremony was initially held in April or May; since 2001, it typically takes place in February. History The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) was founded in 1947 as The British Film Academy, by David Lean, Alexander Korda, Carol Reed, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambassadors (TV Series)
''Ambassadors'' is a three-episode British comedy-drama television serial that ran on BBC Two in 2013. ''Ambassadors'' follows the lives of the employees of the British embassy in the fictional Central Asian nation of Tazbekistan. Cast ;Britons * David Mitchell as Keith Davis, the British Ambassador to Tazbekistan * Robert Webb as Neil Tilly, the Deputy Head of Mission * Keeley Hawes as Jennifer, the Ambassador's wife and a physician * Matthew Macfadyen as the Foreign Office official (known as POD, for "Prince of Darkness") * Susan Lynch as Caitlin, the Head of Consular Affairs * Amara Karan as Isabel, the Trade and Political Secretary * Michael Smiley as Mr. Jackson (also known as "Mister 21"), a Foreign Office interrogation specialist * Henry Lloyd-Hughes as Simon Broughton, a human rights activist * Elliot Cowan as Stephen Pembridge, a solo performance actor * Tom Hollander as Prince Mark, a minor British royal * Julian Lewis Jones as Mike Treasure, Prince Mark's valet a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC's headquarters at Broadcasting House, London. The station controller is Mohit Bakaya. Broadcasting throughout the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands on FM, LW and DAB, and on BBC Sounds, it can be received in the eastern counties of Ireland, northern France and Northern Europe. It is available on Freeview, Sky, and Virgin Media. Radio 4 currently reaches over 10 million listeners, making it the UK's second most-popular radio station after Radio 2. BBC Radio 4 broadcasts news programmes such as ''Today'' and ''The World at One'', heralded on air by the Greenwich Time Signal pips or the chimes of Big Ben. The pips are only accurate on FM, LW, and MW; there is a delay on digital radio of three to five seconds and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horncastle, Lincolnshire
Horncastle is a town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district in Lincolnshire, east of Lincoln, England, Lincoln. Its population was 6,815 at the 2011 census and estimated at 7,123 in 2019. A section of the ancient Roman Britain, Roman walls remains. History Romans Although fortified, Horncastle was not on any important Roman roads in Britannia, Roman roads, which suggests that the River Bain was the principal route of access to it. Roman Horncastle has become known recently as ''Banovallum'' (i. e. Wall on the River Bain). Although this Roman name has been adopted by some local businesses and the town's secondary modern school, it is not firmly known to be original. ''Banovallum'' was merely suggested in the 19th century through an interpretation of the ''Ravenna Cosmography'', a 7th-century list of Roman towns and road-stations, and may equally have meant Caistor. The Roman defensive wall, walls remain in places. One section is on display in the town's library, which w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodhall Spa
Woodhall Spa is a former spa Village and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England, on the southern edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds, south-west of Horncastle, west of Skegness, east-south-east of Lincoln and north-west of Boston. It is noted for its mineral springs, cinema and its Second World War association with the RAF 617 Squadron. The cinema has the last remaining rear screen projector in the country. Much of the village's Victorian elegance remains, and since January 1991 much of the centre has been a designated conservation area. History Ancient history A mesolithic flint blade and a neolithic stone axe have been found in Woodhall. From the Bronze Age there is a dagger and a barrow. A medieval guildhall has been excavated. Development Woodhall Spa came about by accident in 1811 after John Parkinson of Old Bolingbroke made several attempts to find coal. After spending several thousand pounds and sinking a shaft over 1,000 feet deep, the enterprise was abandoned on acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fresh Meat (TV Series)
''Fresh Meat'' is a British comedy-drama television series created by Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain, who also created ''Peep Show''. The first episode, directed by David Kerr, was broadcast on Channel 4 on 21 September 2011, and the show aired on Wednesdays at 10 pm. The second series started airing on 9 October 2012 and consists of 8 episodes. On 22 November 2012, a third series was commissioned and began broadcasting on 4 November 2013. Bain said ideas were being developed for a potential film adaptation, following the runaway success of 2011's ''The Inbetweeners Movie''. However, a fourth series followed instead, filmed in 2015 and aired in February 2016 as a conclusion to the series. Plot The plot revolves around the lives of six students – Vod, Oregon, Josie, Kingsley, JP and Howard – who are freshers (with the exception of Howard) at the fictional Medlock University (loosely based on the University of Manchester). They live in a shared house off-campus in Rusholme rath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff
''The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff'' is a four-part comedy series produced by BBC, which premiered on BBC Two on 19 December 2011. It is a parody of the works of Charles Dickens, drawing its title from ''Bleak House'' and ''The Old Curiosity Shop''. It is a television successor to ''Bleak Expectations'', a radio parody of Dickens which began in 2007, and with which it shares the writer Mark Evans, producer Gareth Edwards and actor Richard Johnson; while not a direct adaptation it shares the same style, atmosphere and sense of humour. It is directed by Ben Gosling Fuller, who also directed the show ''That Mitchell and Webb Look''. The main characters are played by Robert Webb and Katherine Parkinson with cameos and guest appearances from celebrities including Stephen Fry, David Mitchell, Phyllida Law, Johnny Vegas and Adrian Edmondson. Some of the cast from ''Bleak Expectations'' including Sarah Hadland, Richard Johnson, Susy Kane and Tom Allen also appear. The series was commission ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blessed (TV Series)
''Blessed'' is a BBC television sitcom written by Ben Elton and starring Ardal O'Hanlon as Gary, a record producer, who is struggling to bring up two small children. The only series, of eight episodes, was broadcast on BBC One on Friday evenings at 9.00 pm between October and December 2005. The cast band sang the theme tune – the lullaby "Morningtown Ride". Cast Episode guide The episodes were named after song titles and the groups who sang them: * I'm So Tired (The Beatles) * Ever Fallen in Love with Someone (Buzzcocks) * I'm in Love with My Car (Queen) * Just Looking (Stereophonics) * Hit Me Baby One More Time (Britney Spears) * Who Wrote the Book of Love? (The Monotones) * Walk Like a Man ( The Four Seasons) * Let's Spend the Night Together (The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argumental
''Argumental'' (working title ''Whose Side Are You On?'') is a British improvised comedy panel game hosted originally by John Sergeant and later Sean Lock, alongside two teams captained by Marcus Brigstocke and Rufus Hound, followed by Robert Webb and Seann Walsh, debating and arguing on various topics with help from various guests. It is made by independent production company Tiger Aspect Productions for Dave and made its debut on 27 October 2008. Series three was commissioned for Dave and four episodes from the second series aired on BBC Two, making it UKTV's most successful commission in terms of reach of audience. Participants The programme was originally chaired by journalist John Sergeant whose post-journalistic career at the time the series began was on the rise due in part to his appearance on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. He was joined by team captains Marcus Brigstocke, the host of ''The Late Edition'', and comedian Rufus Hound. Each team captain was accompanied by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Was It Something I Said? (game Show)
''Was It Something I Said?'' is a British comedy panel show that was broadcast on Channel 4, presented by David Mitchell and featuring team captains Richard Ayoade and Micky Flanagan. Celebrity guest narrators appeared in each episode, including David Harewood, Phil Daniels, Charles Dance and Mariella Frostrup. The show was spun off from the Quotables website, commissioned by Adam Gee at Channel 4 in collaboration with the Arts Council England in 2011. The programme included a play-along second screen game based entirely on Twitter. Rounds Threesomes The panel had to guess which of three celebrities said a particular quote read out by the guest narrator. The same celebrity could have more than one quote. At the end of this round, Mitchell asked the home viewers to complete a famous quote via Twitter, and upon return from the commercial break, asked the panel to complete it. Key Words The panelists were given only specific key words and must complete the entire quotation. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mastermind (TV Series)
''Mastermind'' is a British television quiz show for the BBC, currently presented by Clive Myrie. Its creator, Bill Wright, drew inspiration from his experiences of being interrogated by the Gestapo during World War II. The show features an intimidating setting and challenging questions. Four (and in later contests five or six) contestants face two rounds, one on a specialised subject of the contestant's choice, the other a general knowledge round. ''Mastermind''s theme music is "Approaching Menace" by the British composer Neil Richardson. The show was recorded, with original presenter Magnus Magnusson, on location at UK universities. Later, it was recorded in Manchester at studios such as New Broadcasting House and Granada Studios, before moving to dock10 studios in 2011. The show relocated to Belfast for the 2019–2020 series. Format For the first round, each contestant in turn is given a set length of time, usually two minutes (one minute and a half in semi-finals), to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Mind The Buzzcocks
''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'' is a British comedy panel game show with a pop music theme. It has aired on Sky Max since September 2021, having originally aired between November 1996 and January 2015 on BBC Two. The original series was first hosted by Mark Lamarr, then by Simon Amstell, and later by a number of guest presenters, with Rhod Gilbert hosting the final series. It first starred Phill Jupitus and Sean Hughes as team captains, with Hughes being replaced by Bill Bailey from the eleventh series, and Bailey replaced by Noel Fielding for some of series 21 and from series 23 onward. The show returned six years later, now hosted by Greg Davies, with Daisy May Cooper as the new captain and Fielding returning as a captain. The show is produced by Talkback. The title plays on the names of the Sex Pistols' album, '' Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols'' and the band Buzzcocks. The show was noted and known for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative atta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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