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Salem's Lot (radio Drama)
''Salem's Lot'' is a 1995 BBC Radio 4 dramatization of Stephen King's 1975 novel '''Salem's Lot'' written by Gregory Evans (dramatist), Gregory Evans. It combines the psychological thriller and the classic horror genres, making references to Bram Stoker's 1897 novel ''Dracula'' at several points and sometimes replicating its storyline. Plot summary Ben Mears, a successful writer who grew up in the (fictional) town of Jerusalem's Lot (Stephen King), Jerusalem's Lot, Maine (known to locals as "Salem's Lot" or "The Lot"), has returned home following the death of his wife. Ben plans to write a book about the "Marsten House", an abandoned mansion that gave him nightmares after a traumatic (and possibly supernatural) childhood experience. Once in town, he meets local high school teacher Matt Burke and strikes up a romantic relationship with Susan Norton, a young college graduate. Mears discovers that the Marsten house has been bought by Mr. Straker and Mr. Barlow, a pair of busines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Drama
Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine the characters and story: "It is auditory in the physical dimension but equally powerful as a visual force in the psychological dimension." Radio drama includes plays specifically written for radio, docudrama, dramatized works of fiction, as well as plays originally written for the theatre, including musical theatre, and opera. Radio drama achieved widespread popularity within a decade of its initial development in the 1920s. By the 1940s, it was a leading international popular entertainment. With the advent of television in the 1950s radio drama began losing its audience. However, it remains popular in much of the world. Recordings of OTR ( old-time radio) survive today in the audio archives of collectors, libraries and museums, as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Muir (British Actor)
Gavin Muir (15 September 1951 – 15 July 2002), was a British actor and musician probably best known for his role in the 1983 Television version of ''Accidental Death of an Anarchist''. Muir trained as a child actor at the Arts Educational School during which he made Radio appearances including work on the Archers. He was very politically active during the 1970s working for a variety of Theatre in Education companies including national touring work with Brian Way, and several years with the Wearabout Theatre Company in Sunderland. As an active member of the Workers Revolutionary Party, he was drawn to the political theatre company Belt and Braces run by Gavin Richards, and appeared in their West End run of ''Accidental Death of an Anarchist'' by Dario Fo. He met and married his wife, Teresa, a Northern Irish woman, in 1974. They remained together until his death in 2002. Career Muir had small parts in various television programmes including ''The Bill'', '' Thieftakers'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Radio Dramas
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BBC Radio Dramas
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British Radio Dramas
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Radiophonic Workshop
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop was one of the sound effects units of the BBC, created in 1958 to produce incidental sounds and new music for radio and, later, television. The unit is known for its experimental and pioneering work in electronic music and music technology, as well as its popular scores for programmes such as ''Doctor Who'' and '' Quatermass and the Pit'' during the 1950s and 1960s. The original Radiophonic Workshop was based in the BBC's Maida Vale Studios in Delaware Road, Maida Vale, London. The Workshop was closed in March 1998, although much of its traditional work had already been outsourced by 1995. Its members included Daphne Oram, Delia Derbyshire, David Cain, John Baker, Paddy Kingsland, Glynis Jones, Maddalena Fagandini and Richard Yeoman-Clark. History The Workshop was set up to satisfy the growing demand in the late 1950s for "radiophonic" sounds from a group of producers and studio managers at the BBC, including Desmond Briscoe, Daphne Oram, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Marzello
Vincent Marzello (July 4, 1951 – March 31, 2020) was an American actor. Early life Marzello was born in the New York borough of Brooklyn on July 4, 1951. He trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Career Marzello was active on screen from 1976 in North America and Europe, his first role being in an episode of '' The Brothers''. Thereafter he appeared in productions that included '' The Spy Who Loved Me'', ''Superman'', ''Never Say Never Again'', '' The Witches'', ''Taggart'', ''The House of Eliott'', ''The Fragile Heart'', ''Dalziel and Pascoe'', ''Little Britain'', ''Nuclear Secrets'' and ''Mile High''. Marzello also lent his voice to the character of Fernando Ramirez in the '' UFO: Afterlight'' computer game and appeared in the U.K. ''Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel'' (1990 radio series) (with his wife). In 2006, he played Bob Zelnick in '' Frost/Nixon'' in London's West End, starting at the Donmar Warehouse in August and transferring to the Gielgud T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorelei King
Lorelei King is an American actress, screenwriter and development executive who has been based in the United Kingdom since 1981. She has narrated audiobooks, acted in radio plays for BBC Radio 4 and appeared on television. Early life King spent her childhood moving between Pennsylvania, Arkansas and California. In 1981, she planned to move to either Paris or Yugoslavia, where her family originated, but after a three-day stopover in London, she decided to stay in Britain.Staff (22 May 2006)"A voice made for audiobooks" ''Publishers Weekly'', Reed Business Information (archived at AccessMyLibrary). Career King has made numerous television roles, which include drama, comedy and children's shows. Her first appearance was in the drama '' Murrow'' (1983), a biography of the American news reporter and political commentator Edward R. Murrow and since then she has had roles in many British shows, such as Series 2 on the Sky One show, ''Mile High'' as Fresh! airlines HR boss, Stella L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Father Callahan
Father Donald Frank Callahan is a fictional Character (arts), character created by Stephen King. He originally appeared in the 1975 novel '''Salem's Lot'' and later ''The Dark Tower (series), The Dark Tower'', appearing in ''The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla'', ''The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah'' and finally ''The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower, The Dark Tower''. He is at first an alcoholic with a troubled faith, but he seems to find his peace in ''The Dark Tower'' novels, and his faith is restored. History ''Salem's Lot'' Father Callahan is the local Roman Catholic priest of the small Maine town of Jerusalem's Lot (Stephen King), Jerusalem's Lot. An alcoholic, Callahan presides over the funeral of Danny Glick, a young boy who was, unbeknownst to the townsfolk, killed by the vampire Kurt Barlow. Life appears to go on as normal, but more and more of the populace are turned into vampires by Barlow and the new vampires he creates. Local writer Ben Mears, schoolteacher Matt Burk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Anthony
Nigel Anthony (born December 23, 1941) is a theatre, television, and radio actor. His theatre work includes ''Twelfth Night'', ''Dutch Uncle (play), Dutch Uncle'', ''Happy End (musical), Happy End'', ''The Taming of the Shrew'' for the Royal Shakespeare Company and seasons at Scarborough and Chichester. Television appearances include Ted Roach in ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'' (series 1 and 2) ''The Diary of Anne Frank (1987 miniseries), The Diary of Anne Frank'', ''Coronation Street'', ''Midsomer Murders'' and ''Doctors (2000 TV series), Doctors''. He has spent a large part of his career working in radio drama where he won a Sony award and a Radio Times award. Anthony had three sons with his first wife, actor Deborah Millington (now divorced). Two of his sons are distinguished documentary film makers, producer/director Sam Anthony (My Life As A Rolling Stone, Art That Made Us) and four time British Academy of Film and Television Arts, BAFTA award winning director Ben Anth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Fellows
Don Fellows (December 2, 1922 – October 21, 2007) was an American actor known for his roles in British theater and television. Born in Salt Lake City, Utah and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, Fellows served in the United States Merchant Marine during World War II. He was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and a member of the Actors Studio. He moved to London in 1973 to further his stage career. Fellows' TV appearances included '' Space: 1999'', ''Z Cars'', '' Lillie'', ''The Sandbaggers'', ''The Citadel'', ''The Beiderbecke Tapes'', ''The Bill'' and ''Inspector Morse''. His film appearances included '' Spy Story'' (1976), ''The Omen'' (1976), ''Twilight's Last Gleaming'' (1977), '' Valentino'' (1977), ''Licensed to Love and Kill'' (1979), ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' (1981), '' Eye of the Needle'' (1981), ''Who Dares Wins'' (1982), '' Electric Dreams'' (1984), '' Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'' (1987) and ''Velvet Goldmine'' (1998). He featured alongside fellow Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry Shale
Kerry Shale is a Canadian actor and writer based in London, England. Filmography Film Television Video games References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shale, Kerry Living people 20th-century British male actors 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century British male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Audiobook narrators British male film actors British male stage actors British male television actors British male video game actors British male voice actors Canadian emigrants to England Canadian male film actors Canadian male stage actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male video game actors Canadian male voice actors Male actors from London Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
