#paul daneman

[mariocki]

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?"

[thisbluespirit]

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?

[bilbobagginsbrainrotblog]

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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. 

[luanna801]

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.

[amortaldothapproach]

[lesser-known-composers]

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

[hello-robin-goodfellow]

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:

[kwebtv]

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

[richardsbooks]

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.

[lostitjohannahairas]

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.

[be-ca-lm]

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

[mariocki]

Peter Woodthorpe as Estragon, Peter Bull as Pozzo, and Paul Daneman as Vladimir in the first English production of Waiting for Godot (1955)

[bilbobagginsbrainrotblog]

Big thanks to...*spends three hours on wikipedia looking for a name*...Paul Daneman for being the voice of my childhood fave

[itcshows]

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.

[mariocki]

Time Without Pity (1957)

"You don't know what it's like to be alone, do you? Do you? How drunk are you? It's frightful to be alone. Ah, go to Alec, go to your son!"

"Stop shouting at me!"

"You mustn't let him face it alone. I can't stand it!"