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Thronecast
''Thronecast'' is a British television series which aired on Sky Atlantic between 2011 and 2019. From the fifth series onwards, the show was presented by Sue Perkins and Jamie East. It is an aftershow to ''Game of Thrones'', which also aired on the channel in the United Kingdom. Each episode varied between 10 minutes and 60 minutes in length and featured interviews with cast and crew members, interaction with the audience through social media, and analysis of the episode, along with a preview of the next episode of ''Game of Thrones''. It was the only official aftershow for the series until HBO aired ''After the Thrones'' in 2016, providing an aftershow to the show's sixth series until it was cancelled after ten episodes. ''Thronecast'' was originally devised by executive producers Ruby Thomas, Ben Boyer and Koink Productions Ltd for Sky Digital Entertainment. The series began airing online in April 2011 as a series of 10-minute podcasts presented by Geoff Lloyd to correspon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie East
Jamie Alexander East (born 27 March 1974) is an English television presenter, broadcaster, journalist and singer-songwriter. Career He was the lead singer of the band The Beekeepers, who signed to Beggars Banquet in the late 1990s. They reformed in 2011 for a series of gigs, and continue to both gig and write to this day. He was the creator of entertainment website Holy Moly (website)Holy Moly and ran it until 2012, when he sold it to UK Television Producers Endemol. Television He began his TV career presenting '' Big Brother'' spin-off show ''Big Brother's Bit on the Side'' alongside Emma Willis and Alice Levine from the show's revival on Channel 5 in 2011 until January 2013. In 2014 he became the presenter of ''Thronecast'', the ''Game of Thrones'' fan show on Sky Atlantic, alongside comedian Rachel Parris. In 2015, ''Thronecast'' went live every Monday night, and Jamie was joined by Sue Perkins. On Halloween 2015, Jamie co-presented ''Most Haunted Live!'' with Rylan Clar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Of Thrones
''Game of Thrones'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the first of which is ''A Game of Thrones''. The show was shot in the United Kingdom, Canada, Croatia, Iceland, Malta, Morocco, and Spain. It premiered on HBO in the United States on April 17, 2011, and concluded on May 19, 2019, with 73 episodes broadcast over eight seasons. Set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos, ''Game of Thrones'' has a large ensemble cast and follows several story arcs throughout the course of the show. The first major arc concerns the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros through a web of political conflicts among the noble families either vying to claim the throne or fighting for independence from whoever sits on it. A second focuses on the last descendant of the realm's deposed ruling dynasty, who ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Campus
Sky Studios (also known as Sky Campus) is the headquarters of satellite broadcaster Sky, and home to much of their programming output. The Isleworth campus consists of nine buildings plus ancillary structures, with three of those buildings containing television studios. The site is also a playout centre for many of Sky's channels. There are ten conventional television studios on site, alongside a number of galleries, purpose-built studios for news and sports news broadcasting, and post-production facilities. A number of the studios are available for independent production companies to hire. Sky Sports, Sky Sports News and Sky News all use the studios, alongside light entertainment shows such as ''Thronecast'', ''Skavlan'' and '' Harry Hill's Tea Time''. Previously it has been the home of shows such as '' Brainiac: Science Abuse''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Lloyd
Geoff Barron Lloyd (born 20 April 1973) is an English radio presenter, television host, podcast host and writer, best known for his talk radio and music shows. Early life Lloyd was born in Withington, Manchester, England,Barrie White"Radio's Geoff Lloyd," Mancunian Matters, 13 March 2011. and raised in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England."Absolute Radio's Geoff Lloyd: I’ve been shunned by my home town," '''', 5 November 2012. As a teen, he worked as a paperboy, a suit salesman, and in 1989 he began working at a local print works after school, earning £1 an hour. |
Rachel Parris
Rachel Sarah Parris (born 27 May 1984) is an English comedian, musician, actress and presenter. She hosts the satirical news show '' Late Night Mash'' (formerly ''The Mash Report''). Early life Parris attended Loughborough High School. She holds an upper second-class (2:1) Music BA from St Hilda's College, Oxford and a master's degree from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama for acting. Career Parris's stand-up comedy has been featured on '' Live at the Apollo'', and she has performed solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, including ''It's Fun To Pretend'', which was expanded into a UK tour for 2018/19. She presented the fourth series of the ''Game of Thrones'' spin-off show ''Thronecast'', and ''A Girl's Guide to TV'', a comic guide to how women can get ahead in television, which first aired on BBC2 on 10 June 2018. As an actor, Parris was cast in the BBC show ''Murder in Successville'', and also appeared on ''The IT Crowd'', ''Plebs'' and ''Count Arthur Strong''. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After The Thrones
''After the Thrones'' is an American live television aftershow that premiered on April 25, 2016, and ended on June 28, 2016. It was hosted by Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan who discussed episodes of the HBO television series '' Game of Thrones''. The talk show was executive produced by Bill Simmons and Eric Weinberger. Greenwald and Ryan previously hosted a podcast version of the show titled ''Watch the Thrones'' on Simmons' Grantland website. A similar talk show called '' Thronecast'' aired on British channel Sky Atlantic, which also discussed episodes of ''Game of Thrones''. The talk show was made available to HBO and HBO Now subscribers, and airs on the Monday following each episode of ''Game of Thrones''. After the show's cancellation, Greenwald and Ryan, along with Simmons, made a similar live stream video podcast for distribution on Twitter called ''Talk the Thrones''. Although it covers the same subject matter, it is a different production. Broadcast and format The seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aftershow
An aftershow or after-show is a genre of television talk show whose topic is another television program. An aftershow is typically broadcast immediately after a new episode of its corresponding program to help retain the audience, and to provide additional discussion and content related to the program (such as analysis and behind-the-scenes material). Aftershows may also include guest appearances by a show's staff or cast, and emphasize viewer contributions. Format An aftershow's typical format, pioneered by Howard Stern's ''The Wrap-Up Show'' on Sirius Satellite Radio in 2006, is two or more people discussing a just-aired episode. This is sometimes accompanied by bonus material from the series, or special guests such as actors or creative staff. TV channels see aftershows as a cheap way to provide more content for avid fans of popular series, as a venue for interacting with fans directly, and to help provide additional context and analysis to the series' narrative and themes. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Perkins
Susan Elizabeth Perkins (born 22 September 1969) is an English actress, broadcaster, comedian, presenter and writer. Originally coming to prominence through her comedy partnership with Mel Giedroyc in ''Mel and Sue'', she has since become best known as a radio broadcaster and television presenter, notably of ''The Great British Bake Off'' (2010–2016), ''Insert Name Here'' (2016–2019) and '' Just a Minute'' (since 2021) on BBC Radio 4. Early life and education Perkins was born on 22 September 1969 in Croydon, London, where she grew up with her two younger siblings, and her parents. Her father worked for a local car dealership and her mother was employed as a secretary. She was educated at Croham Hurst School, a nearby independent school for girls in South Croydon, Greater London, at the same time as television presenter Susanna Reid. She later studied English at New Hall (now Murray Edwards College) at the University of Cambridge, graduating in 1991. While at Cambridge, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Nikolaj William Coster-Waldau (; born 27 July 1970) is a Danish actor and producer. He graduated from the Danish National School of Performing Arts in Copenhagen in 1993, and had his breakthrough role in Denmark with the film '' Nightwatch'' (1994). He played Jaime Lannister in the HBO fantasy drama series ''Game of Thrones'', for which he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Coster-Waldau has appeared in numerous films in his native Denmark and Scandinavia, including '' Headhunters'' (2011) and '' A Thousand Times Good Night'' (2013). In the U.S, his debut film role was in the war film '' Black Hawk Down'' (2001), playing Medal of Honor recipient Gary Gordon. He then played a detective in the short-lived Fox television series ''New Amsterdam'' (2008), and appeared in the 2009 Fox television film ''Virtuality'', originally intended as a pilot. He is a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador, drawing public attention to issues such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Demand (Sky)
On Demand was the brand name of a range of video on demand services from Sky UK designed to compete with rival companies such as Virgin TV or BT TV as well as internet television services such as Amazon Prime Video and Netflix. On Demand, previously called Sky Anytime, has been available in various forms including: a PC version using a peer-to-peer platform over broadband Internet connection, a version for users of 3G mobile telephones, a push video on demand service for subscribers equipped with a Sky+ HD set-top box or the PVR3 version of the Sky+ set top box and a pull video-on-demand service. Sky no longer use the "On Demand" brand for their current Sky TV on demand services on Sky Q, Sky Go, Sky+ HD and Sky Glass. History On 27 March 2007, Sky launched its Sky Anytime service for owners of Sky HD set top boxes. The service is a ''Push video on demand'' (push VoD) system similar to Top Up TV's TV Favourites, where the Sky+ PVR automatically records programmes transm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kingsroad
"The Kingsroad" is the second episode of the first season of the HBO medieval fantasy television series ''Game of Thrones'', first aired on April 24, 2011. It was written by series creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, and directed by Tim Van Patten. Nearly all the action of the episode happens during travel: Eddard Stark and his daughters accompany the king's entourage to King's Landing to occupy the post of Hand of the King, Tyrion Lannister joins Jon in his travel to the Wall, and the newly wed Daenerys goes with her husband's ''khalasar'' to the city of Vaes Dothrak. Meanwhile, in Winterfell a grieving Catelyn Stark watches over her unconscious son Bran. The title of the episode refers to the long road that snakes throughout Westeros, eventually ending at King's Landing. Viewing figures were unchanged from the premiere, despite the second episode airing on Easter Sunday. Critical reception to the episode was favorable. Filming locations included several notable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Baratheon
Robert Baratheon is a fictional character in the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' series of epic fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation ''Game of Thrones'', where he is portrayed by English actor Mark Addy. Introduced in 1996's ''A Game of Thrones'', Robert is the eldest son and heir of Lord Steffon Baratheon. He is a close friend to Ned Stark, both being wards of Lord Jon Arryn. After his betrothed Lyanna Stark was allegedly kidnapped by prince Rhaegar Targaryen, Robert, Ned and Jon started a rebellion against the "Mad King" Aerys II Targaryen. After crushing the Targaryen dynasty and winning the war, during which Lyanna died, Robert took the Iron Throne. He married Tywin Lannister's daughter Cersei to ensure political stability. Although Robert's reign is relatively peaceful, he proves to be an ineffective ruler. He is unhappy in both his marriage to Cersei, whom he abuses, and his responsibilities as king, and lives a life of infidelity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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