October 2009 Archives

For five decades, Ray Brooks has been a recognisable face - and voice - of British television and film. From 1965’s “The Knack and How to Get It”, to “Cathy Come Home”, the big screen adaptation of “Doctor Who” opposite Peter Cushing. and, to generations of youngsters, the voice of “Mister Benn”. In 2005, he joined the cast of EastEnders as Joe Macer. He has now penned an autobiography, Learning My Lines.

He joins Mark Wright to discuss his long and varied career.

Learning My Lines: An Actor’s Life is published by the Book Guild, at £14.99 RRP. If ordering from Amazon.co.uk, the current price is£9.74, a saving of 35%.

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Comedian Richard Herring talks to Scott Matthewman about his latest venture - a live stand-up/sketch show which you can either pay to see recorded or wait and download for free as a podcast.

NB: Please be aware that the recorded quality of the phone interview with Richard is of a very low quality, although we’ve done our best to tidy it up. Our apologies.

As the Lyric Hammersmith revives Trevor Griffiths’ 1975 play Comedians, director Sean Holmes and actor Reece Shearsmith talk to Nick Smurthwaite about the play, why the time is right to revive it, and the differences between comic acting and stand-up comedy.

Comedians is running at the Lyric, Hammersmith until November 14.

As the autumn television season starts in earnest, Scott Matthewman meets David Boreanaz, star of Sky1’s hit detective drama Bones and formerly Angel in Buffy: The Vampire Slayer.

Boreanaz talks about the complexities of working both behind and in front of the camera, as he prepares to direct two more episodes of the forthcoming season; working with the series’ guest stars, including British actor Stephen Fry; making a will they/won’t they storyline work for both the production and the audience; and the effects that the recession is having on US TV drama.

To listen to the podcast:

The preferred way to listen to the podcast is through iTunes. If you subscribe to the podcast series in iTunes, then not only will you get this edition of the podcast, but you will automatically receive further editions, for free, as they are released. The iTunes edition of the podcast also has additional photography and chapter marks for easier navigation.

• Listen and subscribe now in iTunes (recommended)

A lower quality MP3 version can be played below:

Finally, you can download the MP3 file (right-click and select “Download file/Save linked file as…” or similar).