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Ruth Martin (Neighbours)
Ruth Wilkinson is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Ailsa Piper. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 3 October 1996. Ruth was introduced as Helen Daniels' (Anne Haddy) physiotherapist. She was a divorced single mother, who later established a relationship with Philip Martin ( Ian Rawlings), which attracted some opposition from their children. The relationship was later tested by the introduction of Ruth's long lost son, Ben Atkins (Brett Cousins) and his father Geoff Burke ( Andrew McKaige). Philip and Ruth marry in 1998, amid a breast cancer scare for Ruth. The Martin family were written out of ''Neighbours'' and they departed together on 20 October 1999. Piper reprised her role for the show's 20th anniversary episode, which aired on 27 July 2005. Casting Piper was an established theatre actress and had not acted in television until she joined the cast of ''Neighbours'' in 1996. Piper was considered for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ailsa Piper
Ailsa Mary-Ellen Piper (born 1959) is an Australian writer, director and performer. Career Acting Ailsa Piper worked as an actress in theatre in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne from the early 1980s until 2000. She made her first appearance on TV in 1984 in ''Man of Letters'', but is best known for playing Ruth Wilkinson in the soap opera ''Neighbours'' from 1996 until 1999. She reprised the role in a cameo for the series' 20th anniversary in 2005. Piper is an accomplished narrator of audio books, and continues to work in this field. In 2016, she narrated ''Hope Farm'' by Peggy Drew and ''The Natural Way of Things'' by Charlotte Wood. She also performs a monologue based on the influence of poetry in her life and in particular, on her walking. This was first broadcast on ABC radio's Poetica programme, but has been adapted by Piper for live performance. Writing and directing Ailsa Piper has written for ABC radio, for the theatre, and for ''The Age'', ''The Australian'', "Slow Livin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Film Institute
The Australian Film Institute (AFI) was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry. It is responsible for producing Australia's premier annual film and television awards, the AACTA Awards (previously the AFI Awards)."The Australian Film Institute – Celebrating 50 Years of Pride and Passion" Overview The work of the institute is supported by government funding, corporate sponsors and approximately 10,000 members nationally. As Australia's foremost motion picture industry association, AFI promotes the Australian film and television industry and plays a cent ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Ritters
Rebecca Ritters (born 26 January 1984) is an Australian journalist and current news anchor for Deutsche Welle. Prior to her journalism career, she was an actress. Career She is also known as an actress, mostly for her role as Hannah Martin in the soap opera ''Neighbours''. She first appeared in the show in 1992 when she was eight years old, and remained for a further seven years. Ritters briefly reprised the role of Hannah as part of ''Neighbours''' 20th anniversary celebrations. After leaving Neighbours in 1999, Ritters appeared as Caz in the Australian soap ''Pig's Breakfast'' in 2000, and as Amelia Porter in '' Blue Heelers'' in 2001. In 2002, Ritters toured with the British Shakespeare Company in an open-air production of ''Romeo and Juliet'', playing Juliet opposite Tama Matheson as Romeo, and in the same year played Peaseblossom in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' with Wayne Sleep as Puck, also an open-air production. In December 2002 and January 2003, she also played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Record (Scotland)
The ''Daily Record'' is a national tabloid newspaper which is published online also based in Glasgow, Scotland. The newspaper is published Monday-Saturday while the website is updated on an hourly basis, seven days a week. The ''Record'''s sister title is the '' Sunday Mail''. The title has been headquartered in Glasgow for its entire history. It is owned by Reach plc and has a close kinship with the UK-wide ''Daily Mirror'' as a result. The ''Record'' covers UK news and sport with a Scottish focus. Its website boasts the largest readership of any publisher based in Scotland. The title was at the forefront of technological advances in publishing throughout the 20th century and became the first European daily newspaper to be produced in full colour. For much of the last fifty years, the ''Sun'' has been the largest selling newspaper in Scotland. As the ''Records print circulation has declined in line with other national papers, it has focused increasing attention on expanding i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and "the most widely-read masthead in the country." The newspaper is published in compact print form from Monday to Saturday as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, '' The Sun-Herald'' and digitally as an online site and app, seven days a week. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The print edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. Overview ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' publishes a variety of supplements, including the magazines ''Good Weekend'' (included in the Saturday edition of ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illawarra Mercury
The ''Illawarra Mercury'' is a daily newspaper serving the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It has been published since 1855, making it one of Australia's oldest newspapers and the second oldest regional newspaper in New South Wales.Illawarra Mercury (2005). Illawarra Mercury celebrating 150 years : 1855-2005'. Illawarra Mercury, Wollongong, N.S.W. p. 9-11. It has been published daily since December 1949, and has had no local daily competition since the 1960s. It has strong links to the Illawarra community. Under editor Peter Cullen, the ''Mercury'' was jocularly known as ''The Mockery'' among Illawarra residents for its poor copy editing, resulting in frequent typographical errors. As a result, it became a running gag on the ABC's '' Media Watch'' in the period when Stuart Littlemore hosted the programme. The ''Mercury'' is published in the standard Australian tabloid format, with each page having an approximate size of A3. The ''Mercury'' has had several Walk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooke Satchwell
Brooke Kerith Satchwell (born 1980) is an Australian actress, model and environmental spokesperson. Early life Satchwell lived in Teesdale, Victoria, for most of her life and has one sibling. She attended Toorak College. Career Satchwell started acting in 1994 when a casting agent suggested she model in a few television advertisements. She also appeared in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation musical ''Harriet''. After she had completed work on an advertisement for Just Jeans, a make-up artist advised Satchwell to get an agent. A year later she successfully auditioned for the role of Anne Wilkinson in the daily television soap opera ''Neighbours'', which she played for five years. Satchwell modelled for Pantene and was signed to act as their 'brand ambassador' in 2004. Satchwell got her first lead role on a film in 2008 in ''Subdivision (film), Subdivision'' which was released in cinemas on 20 August 2009. In 2012, Satchwell joined the cast of drama series ''Packed to the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Bibby
Andrew Bibby (born 24 October 1980 in Sydney) is an Australian former actor who played Lance Wilkinson on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' in 1995, 1996–2001, 2005 and in 2022. He returned again briefly in 2018. Early and personal life He went to Maranatha Christian School in Endeavour Hills, Melbourne, Victoria. After being accepted to both NIDA and WAAPA, he moved to Perth and studied acting at WAAPA between 2001 and 2003. Bibby has three children. Brother of 2x MNEG Champion Daniel Bibby Career In 1996 he appeared in the Australian romantic comedy film, '' Hotel de Love'', alongside Aden Young, Saffron Burrows and Simon Bossell. Bibby worked for the Bell Shakespeare company in 2004 and also featured in several advertisements including the Zoo Weekly ad, and has previously been on the St. George Bank ad. In 2005 he performed in the play, ''The Fire Raisers'' at the Old Fitzroy Theatre. Bibby featured in the 2007 Australian short film, ''DisPretty'', by Steph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hachette Filipacchi UK
Hachette may refer to: * Hachette (surname) * Hachette (publisher), a French publisher, the imprint of Lagardère Publishing ** Hachette Book Group, the American subsidiary ** Hachette Distribution Services, the distribution arm See also * Hachette Filipacchi Médias, a French magazine publisher, a subsidiary of Lagardère Media ** Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., Inc. (HFM U.S.), originally known as CBS Publications, was a subsidiary of Hachette Filipacchi Médias (one of the world's largest magazine publishers), and was based in New York City. History It was formed in 19 ..., the American subsidiary * Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary: French–English English–French {{Disambiguation eo:Hachette pl:Hachette ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digital Spy
Digital Spy (DS) is a British-based entertainment, television and film website and brand and is the largest digital property at Hearst UK. Since its launch in 1999, Digital Spy has focused on entertainment news related to television programmes, films, music and show business to a global audience. As well as breaking news, in-depth features, reviews and editorial explainers, the site also features the DS Forum. History digiNews (1999) In early January 1999, Iain Chapman launched the digiNEWS website, providing news, rumours and information on Sky's new digital satellite platform SkyDigital. At the same time, Chris Butcher launched the ONfaq website, offering similar news and information on the UK's new digital terrestrial platform ONdigital. Both sites proved to be popular, attracting a lot of attention from visitors eager for more news about these rapidly developing TV platforms. Very soon Chapman and Butcher discussed the idea of a merger of the two sites, to create the digiN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friends For Twenty Years
"Friends for Twenty Years" is the 4773rd episode of the Australian television soap opera ''Neighbours''. The episode was written by Ben Marshall, directed by Jovita O'Shaughnessy, and executively produced by Ric Pellizzeri. It first aired on 27 July 2005 on Network Ten in Australia, as part of the soap's 20th anniversary. Planning for the episode began in March 2004, twelve months before the anniversary. Producers decided to celebrate the 20th anniversary on-screen in July, as winter ratings are usually higher. Many former ''Neighbours'' cast members were invited back for the episode. Producer Peter Dodds said the biggest challenge was getting the returning characters and the anniversary episodes to relate to what was going on in the show at the time, but he believed he had found a good way to combine both the past and the present. "Friends for Twenty Years" was shot in early 2005. Most of the returning actors filmed their scenes at the show's studios in Nunawading, while the othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
