May 2010 Archives

Actress Claire Foy, who you may have seen in BBC1’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Little Dorrit, has two new dramas coming to the screen this week.

In Pulse, written by Paul Cornell and one of three new drama pilots for BBC3, she plays student doctor Hannah, who discovers that the training hospital she has returned to after a breakdown is conducting secret, dangerous experiments.

• Pulse airs on BBC3 at 9pm on Thursday, June 3, but will be available online from Thursday, May 27.
• For more coverage of BBC3’s drama pilots season, keep an eye on The Stage’s TV blog, TV Today.

On Sky 1, she plays Adora Belle Dearheart in a lavish new adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novel, Going Postal.

• Going Postal is on Sky 1 and Sky 1 HD on Sunday May 30 and Monday May 31.
• For interviews with Foy’s costars Richard Coyle and David Suchet, see this week’s (May 27) issue of The Stage.

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Five years after joining the cast of Holby City, Robert Powell (who plays newly promoted Mark Williams in the drama) talks to Scott Matthewman about the hectic work days, why Holby is a drama and not a soap, the vital importance of the BBC licence fee, learning his craft under the gaze of the late Peter Cheeseman, and what it’s like having characters you have portrayed (including Jesus of Nazareth and Richard Hannay) played by other actors.

Recorded in a sunny beer garden on the edge of Hampstead Heath, we unfortunately encountered a high level of background noise. While most has been filtered out, it’s not been possible to remove it all. Our apologies.

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Arthur Darvill is an actor, musician and composer whose West End credits include performing in 2007’s Swimming With Sharks and composing the songs for both The Frontline at Shakespeare’s Globe and the musical Been So Long at the Young Vic.

He was most recently seen in the first episode of the new series of Doctor Who, playing Rory, new companion Amy Pond’s boyfriend. And as of this week, Rory is back…

To listen to the podcast:

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In the first of this week’s two podcast episodes, Paul Vale talks to Hollywood legend Debbie Reynolds.

Best known for her role as Kathy Selden in Singin’ In The Rain, her film career was as part of the MGM studio system. When the film studio sold off many costumes, she started her collection of movie memorabilia, including Dorothy’s dress and ruby slippers from the movie The Wizard of Oz.

Her one-woman show Debbie Reynolds: Alive and Fabulous, continues until this Sunday, May 9.

To listen to the podcast:

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Alternatively, you can listen to a lower quality, streamed MP3 version below.