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The Saint: The Best Laid Schemes (6.1, ITC, 1968)
"You know, it's, uh, pretty obvious that somebody who knows your aunt's past medical history is trying to drive her mad. I must admit they're doing a pretty good job of it, too. But now suppose the end object of the exercise is not to have her committed but to get her to the state where she would take her own life. Be neat, wouldn't it?"
#the saint#the best laid schemes#itc#1968#leslie charteris#joe morheim#a. sanford wolfe#john llewellyn moxey#roger moore#sylvia syms#paul daneman#gabrielle drake#norman bird#fulton mackay#john tate#godfrey quigley#francis de wolff#olive milbourne#jonathan elsom#fredric abbott#john ringham#joanne dainton#aaaaand we're back. i only took a very brief pause between seasons this time‚ nothing like the 15 month wait contemporary viewers had#so yes‚ series 6! endgame babey. i can see the horizon. i suspect (but have no proof) that this ep was part of the production block that#made up s5 (certainly promotional pics are grouped with that series). it's a twisty turn whodunnit but also whatdone and whyfor#actually the plot probably bites off a little too much‚ lurching from side plot to twist like a ship in storm waters (it's a maritime#episode ok?). lovely sylvia syms makes her 3rd of 5 appearances (3 in this season alone!) and a very juvenile Gab Drake turns up and#thankfully does not get romanced by Simon (it's even vaguely alluded to that she's too young for him‚ good taste be praised)#this ep looks notably grotty on my dvd; whether this one in particular was badly degraded or network (rip) did less work on s6 idk#it could also just be bc i have a new tv and like all shiny new hd tvs it seems to make my old tv stuff look even worse somehow
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Jane Austen, Missing Presumed Lost, Most Wanted edition
I was intrigued by the other poll, because surely there were some other feature films (as opposed to TV versions) released prior to the 90s, aside from Pride and Prejudice (1940), but there really don't seem to be. Even the BBC seem to have been slow to adapt some of them at all.
Anyway, to use my brief and dodgy wikipedia-based research for something, which lost Austen TV adaptation would you most like to see if someone could just find it stashed in their attic?
#jane austen#book adaptations#burninated telly#period drama#pride and prejudice#emma#persuasion#1950s#1960s#this is all that wiki has at any rate#the 1948 appears to be a tv film rather than a mini-series#the 1967 is apparently available online#but never released officially in any way#(as a dw fan i'm having a hard time envisaging tryst as darcy but one-off dodgy guest appearances in who are often highly unreliable#as to actorly quality)#i'm a bit outraged at the lack of cinema adaptations now#where is my great but highly dodgy 1970s brit film austen adaptation of at least one of them?#why isn't there an overwrought 1930s or 40 northanger abbey?#why did it take so long to adapt na or mansfield park anyway?#polls#ahem.
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"The Road Goes Ever On" is a title that encompasses several walking songs that J. R. R. Tolkien wrote for his Middle-earth legendarium. Within the stories, the original song was composed by Bilbo Baggins and recorded in The Hobbit. Different versions of it also appear in The Lord of the Rings, along with some similar walking songs. - Wikipedia
A comparison of several adaptations of this song/poem. I’d love to hear what everyone’s personal favorite is. Mine has to be Ian Holm’s recitation from the 1981 BBC audio production, with the Howard Shore version as a close second.
#Billy Boyd's 'the last goodbye' is a bonus track bc he only uses roughly four lines from the poem#and several words within those four lines are changed making it a VERY loose adaptation#you know i'm usually a paul daneman diehard but i have to be fair here. holm just totally kills it#his recitation is good but it's a straight reading#you need the context of the whole scene to see how they use it in a really cool way :)#anyway welcome new followers. i'm insane#the hobbit#bilbo baggins brainrot hours#the hobbit 1968#1968 bbc audio drama the hobbit#bbc lord of the rings#ian holm#ian mckellan#sir ian mckellan#paul daneman#billy boyd#howard shore#lotr#lord of the rings#bilbo baggins#Gandalf#clamavi de profundis#jrr tolkien#hobbit
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Shakespeare Through The Years: Richard III Onscreen
Laurence Olivier in Richard III (1955)
Paul Daneman in An Age of Kings* (1960)
Ron Cook in Richard III (1983)
Ian McKellen in Richard III (1995)
Al Pacino in Looking for Richard (1996)
Benedict Cumberbatch in The Hollow Crown* (2016)
*Both of these were productions of Shakespeare’s major history plays, with the same actors playing their characters throughout, so these actors played Richard in Henry VI, Parts 2 and 3, as well as in Richard III.
#richard iii#william shakespeare#an age of kings#the hollow crown#laurence olivier#paul daneman#ron cook#ian mckellen#al pacino#benedict cumberbatch#shakespeare through the years#this was very interesting to work on!#I think Olivier and Cook come closest to looking like the real man#(McKellen of course wasn't trying for that because his version went in a different direction)#Daneman and Cook are closest in terms of age tho since Richard was only 32 when he died#Al Pacino was the oldest at 56 but even Olivier was 48 when he did his version
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Henry Desmarets - Usquequo Domine : I "Usquequo Domine"
Bass Vocals: Arnaud Marzorati Baritone Vocals: Laurent Slaars Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants Tenor Vocals: Paul Agnew Soprano Vocals: Rebecca Ockenden Soprano Vocals: Sophie Daneman Conductor: William Christie
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FICTIONAL CHARACTER ASK: BILBO BAGGINS
TAGGED BY: @hmmm-what-am-i-doing
@superkingofpriderock @mademoiselle-princesse @princesssarisa @amalthea9
Favorite thing about them: His character arc, in wich Bilbo goes from being a homely and fearfull hobbit, reluctant to go in adventures, to become a more brave, curious and merry adventurer, as well as a historian, poet and storyteller.
Least favorite thing about them: Thank Heavens, his Sackvile-Bagginses relatives aren’t my relatives.
Three things i have in common with them:
-His fear of going outside.
-His love for food and homely comfort.
-His questioning of war and greed.
Three things i don’t have in common with them:
-Any will to go in adventures again.
-His talent to sneak in and burglary.
-All his money.
Favorite line:
“Dear me, no. We, Hobbits, are plain quiet folk. Adventures make one late for dinner”.
“I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve”.
“I regret to announce that – though, as I said, eleventy-one years is far too short a time to spend among you – this is the END. I am going. I am leaving NOW. GOOD-BYE”!
“And now I think I am quite ready to go on another journey”.
brOTP: With Thorin, Bombur, Balin, Gandalf, Lord Elrond and Aragorn.
OTP: With my friend @amalthea9 OC Silverlilly. Or no one.
nOTP: With Smaug.
Random Headcanon: This is less my headcanon and more of fans in general: I also believe that before him, his mother Belladona Took acompanied Gandalf to have adventures in distant lands. And before Belladona, her father, Gerontius “The Old” Took also was going on his own adventures as well.
Unpopular Opinion: Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit movies had some good elements in them, and Martin Freeman was a good casting for the role of Bilbo, giving a good performance... buuut i feel that the 1977 Rankin Bass animated TV movie and the 1968 BBC 8 were more cohesive adaptations, and i prefer their takes on Young Bilbo (Orson Bean and Paul Daneman), respectively.
Song i associate with them:
The Greatest Adventure, by Mawry Laws:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dQ5c5SIYnc
The Road Goes Ever on And On, by Stephen Oliver:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fujDcsdFT8c
Bilbo’s Last Song, by Stephen Oliver:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO4aaiftLuA
Favorite picture of them:
This illustration made by J.R.R. Tolkien portraying Young Bilbo smoking a pipe:
This painting made by dutch artist Cor Blok, representing Bilbo playing riddles with Gollum:
Rankin Bass’s Bilbo writing in his journal:
Paul Daneman and John Le Mesurier, the actors who voice acted Young Bilbo (BBC Radio 8 The Hobbit, 1968) and Old Bilbo (BBC Radio 8 The Lord of The Rings, 1981).
Ian Holm’s Bilbo from Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings, my first encarnation of the character:
#hmmm-what-am-i-doing#fictional character ask#answered asks#send me asks#ask game#tag game#tolkien#the hobbit#literature#fantasy#the lord of the rings#lord of the rings#l.o.t.r#j.r.r. tolkien#tolkien's legendarium#fandom musings
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Hold the Dream - Channel 4 - October 27 - 28, 1986
Drama (2 episodes)
Running Time: 195 minutes total
Stars:
Jenny Seagrove as Paula Fairley
Stephen Collins as Shane O'Neill
Deborah Kerr as Emma Harte
James Brolin as Ross Nelson
Claire Bloom as Edwina, Lady Dunvale
Paul Daneman as David Amory
Fiona Fullerton as Skye Smith
Suzanna Hamilton as Emily Barkstone
Nigel Havers as Jim Fairley
John Mills as Henry Rossiter
Liam Neeson as Blackie O'Neill
Pauline Yates as Daisy Amory
Valentine Pelka as Winston Harte
Sarah-Jane Varley as Sally Harte
Paul Geoffrey as Anthony, Earl of Dunvale
Dominic Jephcott as Jonathan Ainsley
Victoria Wicks as Sarah Lowther
David Swift as John Cross
Nicholas Farrell as Sebastian Cross
Richard Morant as Malcolm Perring
Bruce Boa as Dale Stevens
Denyse Alexander as Gaye Sloane
Amanda Boxer as Minerva
Kate Harper as Elaine Vickers
Christopher Muncke as Sonny Vickers
Ralph Watson as Sam Fellowes
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ZULU (1964), Stanley Baker, Michael Caine, Jack Hawkins, dir. Cy Endfield – #FILMTALK Review Zulu is the classic 1964 British war epic telling the heroic story of the Battle of Rorke's Drift, when a small garrison of 150 British soldiers were attacked by over 4,000 Zulu warriors during the Anglo-Zulu War in January 1879.
#Cy Endfield#Glynn Edwards#Ivor Emmanuel#Jack Hawkins#James Booth#Michael Caine#Nigel Green#Patrick Magee#Paul Daneman#Rorkes Drift#Stanley Baker#Ulla Jacobsson#Victoria Cross#ZULU
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Peter Woodthorpe as Estragon, Peter Bull as Pozzo, and Paul Daneman as Vladimir in the first English production of Waiting for Godot (1955)
#waiting for godot#peter woodthorpe#peter bull#paul daneman#theatre#production photo#1955#samuel beckett#modern theatre
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Skellig Adaptions:
2003 play:
Skellig was adapted into a play in 2003 directed by Trevor Nunn who thought it was important to follow the book's example of not revealing Skellig's exact nature, designed by John Napier. The original play was conceived from the novel to the play at The Young Vic Theatre, London. Cast included in alphabetical order; Ashley Artus, Noma Dumezweni, Akiya Henry, David Threlfall, Kevin Wathen, Mo Zinal. The play was later performed by Playbox Theatre Company in 2008. In March 2011 the play was performed at the New Victory Theater, New York by The Birmingham Stage Company who previously toured the UK with their production, from 2008 in London and Birmingham. The BSC founder and manager Neal Foster played Skellig.
2008 opera:
Skellig has been adapted into a contemporary opera with music by American composer Tod Machover and libretto by David Almond himself. The opera was staged at The Sage Gateshead from 4 November to 19 December 2008, with orchestration by the Northern Sinfonia. The Opera starred Omar Ebrahim as Skellig with Sophie Daneman and Paul Keohone as Michael's parents.
2009 film:
Skellig, produced by Feel Films, was part of Sky 1's plan to invest £10 million in producing three new high-definition dramas.Filming started on 2 September 2008 in Caerphilly in Wales. Cast members included Oscar-nominee Tim Roth in the title role and Bill Milner as Michael Cooper with Skye Bennett as Mina, Kelly Macdonald and John Simm as Michael's parents (Louise 'Lou' and Steve Cooper). The screenplay was written by Irena Brignull and filming was directed by Annabel Jankel. The first showing of Skellig on Sky 1 was on 12 April 2009.
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Big thanks to...*spends three hours on wikipedia looking for a name*...Paul Daneman for being the voice of my childhood fave
#babygirl i am abt to hyperfixate on something SO specific#the hobbit#just finished listening to this all the way through and reliving untold nostalgia and comfort#bilbo baggins brainrot hours#its very silly but it owns my heart and soul#paul daneman#bbc the hobbit#*holds this book tenderly* baby im so sorry for what peter jackson did to you 🥺
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Obv we already had the best in Ian Holm and Paul Daneman but Michael Sheen would have been an amazing Bilbo 😌
M*rtin fr**man sucks and I would like to dissociate him from the hobbit movies so fellas who is your favorite fancast for bilbo?
#also for fucks sake THANK YOUU i keep saying this#im sick af of seeing that bitch called bilbo#those movies suck and that isnt bilbo
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drinking water like it’s my job
also super stoked about all the books i bought, especially bell hooks and alice sebold and the biography of margot fonteyn and john paul jones yeahhhh
#books#alice sebold#margot fonteyn#meredith daneman#john paul jones#midnight in the garden of good and evil#lucky#ayn rand#thomas jefferson#three cups of tea#wounds of passion#evan thomas#greg mortenson#bell hooks
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The Count of Severne is forced to pay a ransom for his son’s actions yet decides to tax the villagers of his land for this ransom. By chance Robin finds a frisky Sir Guy whom is on his way to pick up the ransom from the Count of Severne. After a failed attempt to appeal to Sir Guy on behalf of the villagers, Robin must find a way to help the villagers by playing the honor game himself .
Personal Synopsis
When upholding ones honor is more important than the suffering the poor must deal with it, it is only fair to have a lesson in empathy. Robin Hood plays the same game with these honor hungry counts and helps the villagers from such a deep blow to their pockets.
Original Air-Date: November 12th 1956
Directed by Terence Fisher
Written by John Dyson
Robin Hood- Richard Greene
Sheriff of Nottingham- Alan Wheatley
Little John- Archie Duncan
Friar Tuck- Alexander Gauge
Sir Guy- Paul Daneman
Count Beaumont- Robert Raglan
Count of Severne- Philip Ashley
Seneschal- Martin Lane
Edin/1st Villager- Peter Bennett
Lieutenant Howard- Edward Mulhare
Joan- Simone Lovell
Derwent- Victor Woolf
You can Buy the DVD here:
The Adventures of Robin Hood Season 2 Episode 7: Ransom The Count of Severne is forced to pay a ransom for his son's actions yet decides to tax the villagers of his land for this ransom.
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