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Naomi Capon
Naomi Capon (''née'' Mattuck; 17 December 1921 – 10 February 1987) was a British television director and producer. Capon was born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire and was one of the earliest female drama directors to work in British television. She started working in television in 1941 in the USA, before joining the BBC North American service in 1947. Her credits include '' The Adventures of Peter Simple'' (1957) and the award-winning BBC classic serial '' The Six Wives of Henry VIII'' (1970). She directed three episodes of the BBC science-fiction anthology series ''Out of the Unknown ''Out of the Unknown'' is a British television science fiction anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2 in four series between 1965 and 1971. Most episodes of the first three series were a dramatisation of a science f ...''. She also worked as a producer, including on the BBC series '' The Appleyards'', which she also directed. In 1946, Capon married Charles Kenneth C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amersham
Amersham ( ) is a market town and civil parish within the unitary authority of Buckinghamshire, England, in the Chiltern Hills, northwest of central London, from Aylesbury and from High Wycombe. Amersham is part of the London commuter belt. There are two distinct areas: * Old Amersham, set in the valley of the River Misbourne, containing the 13th-century parish church of St. Mary's and several old pubs and coaching inns * Amersham-on-the-Hill, which grew in the early 20th century around , which was served by the Metropolitan Railway, now the Metropolitan line, and the Great Central Railway. Geography Old Amersham occupies the valley floor of the River Misbourne. This is a chalk stream which dries up periodically. The river occupies a valley much larger than it is possible for a river the size of the present River Misbourne to cut, which makes it a misfit stream. The valley floor is at around OD, and the valley top is at around OD. It is likely that the val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England that borders Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-east and Hertfordshire to the east. Buckinghamshire is one of the Home Counties, the counties of England that surround Greater London. Towns such as High Wycombe, Amersham, Chesham and the Chalfonts in the east and southeast of the county are parts of the London commuter belt, forming some of the most densely populated parts of the county, with some even being served by the London Underground. Development in this region is restricted by the Metropolitan Green Belt. The county's largest settlement and only city is Milton Keynes in the northeast, which with the surrounding area is administered by Milton Keynes City Council as a unitary authority separately to the rest of Buckinghamshire. The remainder of the county is administered by Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Peter Simple
''The Adventures of Peter Simple'' is a British period adventure television series which aired in six parts on BBC 1 in 1957.Baskin p.21 It stars Timothy Bateson in the title role, a midshipman in the Royal Navy at the time of the Napoleonic Wars. It is based on the 1834 novel '' Peter Simple'' by Frederick Marryat. Other actors who appeared in the series include Sam Kydd, Ronald Adam, Patrick Cargill, Nadia Cattouse, Barry Letts, Andre Charisse, Rosamund Greenwood, André Maranne, John Phillips, Kynaston Reeves, Sally Travers, George Woodbridge, Wilfrid Brambell, Peter Bull, Robert Raglan and Willoughby Goddard. Main cast * Timothy Bateson as Peter Simple * Thomas Heathcote as Terence O'Brien * Evelyn Cordeau as Celeste * Michael Goodliffe Lawrence Michael Andrew Goodliffe (1 October 1914 – 20 March 1976) was an English actor known for playing suave roles such as doctors, lawyers and army officers. He was also sometimes cast in working-class parts. Biography Good ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (BBC TV Series)
''The Six Wives of Henry VIII'' is a series of six television plays produced by the BBC and first transmitted between 1 January and 5 February 1970. The series was later aired in the United States on CBS from 1 August to 5 September 1971 with narration added by Anthony Quayle. The series was rebroadcast in the United States without commercials on PBS as part of its ''Masterpiece Theatre'' series. Each of the six plays focuses on a single wife, often from their perspective and was written by a different Playwdramatist. The series was produced by Mark Shivas and Ronald Travers and directed by Naomi Capon and John Glenister. Cast *Keith Michell as Henry VIII of England, Henry VIII *Wolfe Morris as Thomas Cromwell *Annette Crosbie as Catherine of Aragon *Dorothy Tutin as Anne Boleyn *Anne Stallybrass as Jane Seymour *Elvi Hale as Anne of Cleves *Angela Pleasence as Catherine Howard *Rosalie Crutchley as Catherine Parr * Patrick Troughton as the Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Out Of The Unknown Episodes
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The Appleyards
''The Appleyards'' is a British television soap opera for children, made and transmitted fortnightly by BBC Television from October 1952 to April 1957, from the BBC's Lime Grove Studios. It was produced and directed by Naomi Capon. Transmitted live on a Thursday afternoon from 4:30 to 5 p.m. with a Sunday repeat (which was not usually a recorded repeat of the first show but the same cast repeating a live performance), the programme told the story of the Home Counties family Mr and Mrs Appleyard and their three children: John, Margaret, and Tommy. They were usually accompanied by their neighbour and best friend Ronnie Grant. The last episode concluded with Mrs Appleyard sitting on a porter's trolley at the end of a railway platform with Tommy as she announced that, as most of the family were now grown up, it was time to end the series. It was of its time but also a groundbreaking family sitcom, popular with both adults and children alike but particularly the latter who saw it as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screenonline
Screenonline is a website about the history of British film, television and social history as documented by film and television. The project has been developed by the British Film Institute and funded by a £1.2 million grant from the National Lottery New Opportunities Fund The National Lottery Community Fund, legally named the Big Lottery Fund, is a non-departmental public body responsible for distributing funds raised by the National Lottery for "good causes". Since 2004 it has awarded over £9 billion to .... Reviews featured on the site are usually of significant film or television topics, including production companies, films and television programmes. The site also offers downloads of clips or full episodes of television programmes, although these are only viewable in registered libraries and educational institutions. References External links * website Film organisations in the United Kingdom Film archives in the United Kingdom British Film Institute His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1921 Births
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1987 Deaths
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BBC Television Producers
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British Television Directors
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