#Colin Macfarlane

[kiramoore626]

Scotland: Gender law reforms pass first vote with ‘overwhelming’ Holyrood support

Scotland: Gender law reforms pass first vote with ‘overwhelming’ Holyrood support

Scotland: Gender law reforms pass first vote with ‘overwhelming’ Holyrood support A bill to streamline the laborious process on how trans people can change their gender on legal documents in Scotland has passed its first vote. 

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#Colin Macfarlane #Gender #Gender Recognition Certificate #LGBTQ #MSP Maggie Chapman #Scotland #Tim Hopkins #Transgender #Vic Valentine

[pers-books]

The 2024 Shortlist

The BBC’s 13th Annual Celebration of Audio Drama

2023 marked the centenary year for audio/radio drama at the BBC. For 100 years of this unique genre, audio drama and comedy have provided enjoyment, diversion, illumination, insight and escape for listeners, evolving in approach and style as audio practitioners have responded to new ideas and technology with ingenuity, imagination and inspiration. These awards celebrate the creativity of actors, writers, directors, producers, musicians, sound designers and all who work in this vibrant art-form.

The winners will be announced on Sunday 24 March 2024 in a ceremony in the Radio Theatre at BBC Broadcasting House London. The winners of the Imison and Tinniswood Awards (judged and administered by the Society of Authors and the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain) will also be announced at this ceremony.

Best Original Single Drama

Benny and Hitch by Andrew McCaldon, producers Neil Varley and Tracey Neale, BBC Audio Drama London

Churchill versus Reith by Mike Harris, producer Gary Brown, BBC Audio Drama North

Dear Harry Kane by James Fritz, producer Sally Avens, BBC Audio Drama London

Eat and Run by Paolo Chianta, producer Lorna Newman, BBC Audio Drama North

Rare Earth by Richard Monks, producer Nicolas Jackson, Afonica

Voices From the End of the World by Lucy Catherine, producer Sasha Yevtushenko, BBC Audio Drama London

Best Adaptation

The Age of Anxiety by W.H.Auden, adapted by Robin Brooks, producer Fiona McAlpine, Allegra Productions

Beowulf Retold based on the version by Seamus Heaney, producer Pauline Harris, BBC Audio Drama London

Bess Loves Porgy by Edwin DuBose Heyward, adapted by Roy Williams, producer Gill Parry, feral inc

The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper, adapted by Robert Macfarlane and Simon McBurney, producer Catherine Bailey, Catherine Bailey Productions and Complicite

If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino, adapted by Tim Crouch and Toby Jones, producer Nadia Molinari, BBC Audio Drama North

One Moonlit Night by Caradog Prichard, adapted by Rhiannon Boyle, producer Emma Harding, BBC Cymru Wales

Best Original Series or Serial

The 5000 by Sebastian Baczkiewicz, producers Gaynor Macfarlane, BBC Scotland

An Eye for a Killing by Colin Macdonald, producer Bruce Young, BBC Scotland

Flirties, written and produced by Jess Simpson, Audiocraft

There’s Something I Need to Tell You by John Scott Dryden and Misha Kawnel, producer Emma Hearn, Goldhawk Productions

The Tomb by Sebastian Baczkiewicz, producer Joby Waldman, Reduced Listening

Trust by Jonathan Hall, producer Gary Brown, BBC Audio Drama North

Best Actor

Hiran Abeysekera, Dear Harry Kane, director Sally Avens, BBC Audio Drama London

Max Irons, The Bronze Horseman, director Susan Roberts, BBC Audio Drama North

Toby Jones, If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller, director Nadia Molinari, BBC Audio Drama North

Lorn Macdonald, Confessions of a Justified Sinner, director Kirsty Williams, BBC Scotland

Tim McInerny, Benny & Hitch, director Tracey Neale, BBC Audio Drama London

Tom Walker, Call Jonathan Pie, Alison Vernon-Smith, Yada-Yada Audio

Best Actress

Gabrielle Brooks, Bess Loves Porgy, director Michael Buffong, feral inc

Dinita Gohil, Victory City, producer Alison Crawford, BBC Bristol

Maxine Peake, The Women of Troy, director Nadia Molinari, BBC Audio Drama North

Rosamund Pike, People Who Knew Me, director Daniella Isaacs, Merman

Lydia Wilson, Happy Birthday, Mr President, director Gaynor Macfarlane, BBC Scotland

Fenella Woolgar, Lines in the Sand: The Journeys of Gertrude Bell, director Jessica Mitic, BBC Audio Drama North

Best Supporting Performance

Sacha Dhawan, Anna Karenina, director Nadia Molinari, BBC Audio Drama North

Erin Doherty, The Seagull, director Toby Swift, BBC Audio Drama London

Mark Heap, Kafka’s Dick, director Dermot Daly, Naked Productions

Sophia Del Pizzo, There’s Something I Need to Tell You, director John Scott Dryden, Goldhawk Productions

The Marc Beeby Award for Best Debut Performance

Izzy Campbell, Of a Night, director Jessica Mitic, BBC Audio Drama North

Rosie Ekenna, Faith, Hope and Glory, director Anastasia Osei-Kuffour, BBC Audio Drama London

Rosalind Eleazar, Hindsight, director Gaynor Macfarlane, BBC Scotland

Jadie Rose Hobson, Exposure, director Anne Isger, BBC Audio Drama London

Dan Parr, The Test Batter Can’t Breathe, director Tracey Neale, BBC Audio Drama London

Olivia Triste, Rise, director Dermot Daly, Naked Productions

Best Sit Com or Comedy Drama

Call Jonathan Pie by Tom Walker, producer Alison Vernon-Smith, Yada-Yada Audio

Kat Sadler’s Screen Time by Kat Sadler and Cameron Loxdale, producer Gwyn Rhys Davies, BBC Studios Audio

Michael Spicer: Before Next Door by Michael Spicer, producer Matt Tiller, Starstruck Media

Mockery Manor by Lindsay Sharman, producer Laurence Owen, Long Cat Media

She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith, adapted by Barunka O’Shaughnessy, producer Emma Harding, BBC Cymru Wales

Where to, Mate? devised by Jo Enright, Peter Slater, Abdullah Afzal, Nina Gilligan, Andy Salthouse, Keith Carter, Jason Wingard, producer Carl Cooper, BBC Studios Audio

Best Stand Up Comedy

Daliso Chaponda: Citizen of Nowhere by Daliso Chaponda, additional material Meryl O’Rourke, producer Carl Cooper, BBC Studios Audio

Janey Godley: The C Bomb by Janey Godley, producers Julia Sutherland and Richard Melvin, Dabster Productions

Maisie Adam: The Beautiful Game by Maisie Adam, producer Georgia Keating, BBC Studios Audio

Olga Koch: OK Computer by Olga Koch and Charlie Dinkin, producer Benjamin Sutton, BBC Studios Audio

Rob Newman on Air by Rob Newman, producer Eloise Whitmore, Naked Productions

Sarah Keyworth: Are You a Boy or a Girl by by Sarah Keyworth, additional material Ruby Clyde, producer James Robinson, BBC Studios Audio

Best Use of Sound

The Adventurers, sound by Alisdair McGregor, producer Boz Temple-Morris, Holy Mountain

The Dark is Rising, sound by Gareth Fry, producer Catherine Bailey, Catherine Bailey Productions and Complicité

Hamlet Noir, sound by David Chilton, Lucinda Mason Brown, Weronika Andersen, producers Charlotte Melén, Carl Prekopp and Saskia Black, Almost Tangible

Slow Air, sound by Alisdair McGregor and Eloise Whitmore, producer Polly Thomas, Naked Productions

Voices From the End of the World, sound by Peter Ringrose, producer Sasha Yevtushenko, BBC Audio Drama London

The Women of Troy, sound by Sharon Hughes, producer Nadia Molinari, BBC Audio Drama North

Best Podcast Audio Drama

Badger and the Blitz by Richard Turley and Darren Francis, producer Richard Turley, Roxo Ltd

Below by Aaron Gray and Paul Skillen, producer John Wakefield, HTM Television

Flirties, written and produced by Jess Simpson, Audiocraft

The Haunter of the Dark – The Lovecraft Investigations by Julian Simpson, producer Sarah Tombling, Sweet Talk Productions

The Salvation by Justin Lockey, Jeffrey Aidoo, and AK Benedict, producers John Hamm and Boz Temple-Morris, Holy Mountain and Free Turn

Tagged by Brett Neichin and John Scott Dryden, producer Emma Hearn, Sony Music Entertainment and Goldhawk Productions

Best European Drama

Evicted by Karel Klostermann, adapted by Tomáš Loužný, producer Renata Venclová, CZR Czech Radio

Faust (I Never Read It) by Noam Brusilovsky, producer Andrea Oetzmann, SWR Südwestrundfunk with Deutschlandfunk

Irina’s Soul Is Like a Precious Piano by Rona Žulj, producer Katja Šimunić, Croatian Radiotelevision

The Sick Bag Song by Nick Cave, adapted by Kai Grehn, producer Lina Kokaly, Radio Bremen

The Supervisor by Nis-Momme Stockmann, producer Michael Becker, NDR Norddeutscher Rundfunk

This Word by Marta Rebzda, producer Waldemar Modestowicz, Polish Radio Theatre

-- WooHOO! The Haunter of the Dark, part 4 of The Lovecraft Investigations, is up for a BBC Audio Drama Award! I am made up!

#The Lovecraft Investigations #Writer: Julian Simpson #BBC Audio Drama Awards 2023

[missyourflight]

some stuff i read and watched in november:

taskmaster (s16): what a delight!! what a fucking charming bunch of weirdos, sam campbell somehow everything to me now?? if you think susan wokoma is hot you should watch bbc CHEATERS etc

black swan: first rewatch for ages and it still goes so hard, Love the score, natalie as ever at her best when you can see the gears going in her head, she was perfect!!

the girl with the dragon tattoo: it's been fincher season on blank check, rewatched this for i think the first time since i saw it at the pictures and liked it much more, especially the mara/craig chemistry and all the snow and knitwear etc. it's great when she's like put your hand back in my shirt and he does it

anatomy of a fall: more snow - really liked this - between this and saint omer it's the year of french legal dramas etc. her lawyer with the hair and the chemistry and that other lawyer from 120 bpm!

saltburn: UGH. i'd heard such mixed things and i was actually having fun up until the Turn (although if they're freshers in 2006 they're not the class of 2006 are they emerald) but the ending is So stupid that it made me hate the whole thing lol. imo it's fine to criticise posh people for making shit art!! some of them make interesting art but not emerald fennell!!

the eternal daughter: meanwhile joanna hogg said posh filmmaker rights actually! i loved this, so quiet and haunting and the costumes and the hotel of it all. you can't know your parents really ever!! when i'm old nobody's going to be around to take care of me!! and so like aching as an extension of the souvenir project plus back to the evergreen joanna hogg theme of rich people having an awful time on holiday etc

napoleon: had way too much fun with this, was not prepared for it to be so funny and so full of Guys - paul rhys! tom godwin! sam troughton as robespierre??? mr segundus himself aka edward hogg!!! great year of looking at vanessa kirby's feline face between this and mission impossible. aren't we all just trying to enjoy a succulent breakfast etc

may december: my favourite thing i've seen this year maybe?? natalie and julianne having so much fun with like the monstrous performance mirrors meanwhile charles melton's performance is entirely heartbreaking?? so deeply deeply sad and moving?? goddamn todd haynes

yentl: every talks about how hot young mandy patinkin is in yentl and yet i was Entirely unprepared my god

miami vice: loved this!!! like yes it's mumble city and who knows what's going on but colin farrell and gong li going to havana in a go fast boat to drink mojitos and dance salsa and fall in love??? it's digital cinema and it's very tender!!! brb listening to numb/encore again etc

robert macfarlane, underland: a deep time journey: macfarlane is like my favourite writer on like nature and our environment and this was just so cool, caves and catacombs and nuclear waste under the ice

victoria gosling, bliss and blunder: look, some of us were deeply into and forever changed by the merlin fandom, and that's okay! this was a sort of fun modern take on arthurian legend - parts of it worked much better for me than others (morgan, wayne/gawain) but like where was merlin??? could have done with a bit more allusion to like The Past and The Myth and The Cycle but eh

anne enright, the gathering: can't think of like a better marriage of audiobook and narrator than fiona shaw's performance of this tbh - just pitch perfectly sharp and wounded. families!

michael mann & meg gardiner, heat 2: lol i had a blast with this. like the michael mann bro equivalent of an extremely purple romance novel i guess? audiobook again and the narrator does a fantastic pacino

just a note that i'm taking a bit of a step back from social media stuff for the time being due to continued bad brain/feelings about fandom/writing/self etc and also in a concerted effort to spend a lot less time staring directly into the portal. love you pals 💕

#monthly media #sophposting

[nightsidewrestling]

D.U.D.E Bios: Flann Rhydderch

The Dullahan Prince of C.R.C Flann Rhydderch (2020)

Kirby's Cousin, Hywel's nephew, and Fergus' son, Flann. An Irish-Catholic living in Wales and a smart, laid-back and youthful father. He is the only heir to the Dullahan throne.

"Jeez, talk about a 'head-case'."

Name

Full Legal Name: Flann Cairbre Heilyn Echthigern Rhydderch

First Name: Flann

Meaning: Means 'Blood Red' in Irish.

Pronunciation: FLAN

Origin: Irish, Old Irish

Middle Name(s): Cairbre, Heilyn, Echthigern

Meaning(s): Cairbre: Means 'Charioteer' in Irish. Heilyn: Means 'Winebearer, Dispenser' in Welsh. Echthigern: Means 'Horse lord' from Old Irish 'Ech' 'Horse' and 'Tigerna' 'Lord'

Pronunciation(s): KAR-brya. HUW-lihn. eck-THIG-urn

Origin(s): Irish. Welsh Mythology, Old Irish

Surname: Rhydderch

Meaning: From the given name 'Rhydderch', from the Old Welsh name 'Riderch', derived from 'Ri' 'King' and 'Derch' 'Exalted'.

Pronunciation: HRUDH-ehrkh

Origin: Welsh

Alias: Dullahan Prince, Flann Rhydderch

Reason: This is Flann's ring name

Nicknames: N/A

Titles: Mr

Characteristics

Age: 32

Gender: Male. He/Him Pronouns

Race: Human

Nationality: Welsh. Irish-Welsh Mix. Dual Citizenship ROI-UK

Ethnicity: White

Birth Date: June 10th, 1988

Symbols: Dullahans, Guillotines, Crowns

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Religion: Irish-Catholic

Native Language: Welsh

Spoken Languages: Welsh, Irish, Scottish (Scots Gaelic), English

Relationship Status: Married

Astrological Sign: Gemini

Theme Song: 'M1 A1' - Gorillaz (2006-)

Voice Actor: Colin O'Donoghue

Geographical Characteristics

Birthplace: Tullahought, Kilkenny, Ireland

Current Location: Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales

Hometown: Llanfaethlu, Anglesey, Wales

Appearance

Height: 5'6" / 167 cm

Weight: 150 lbs / 68 kg

Eye Colour: Blue

Hair Colour: (Born Blond) Black

Hair Dye: Bright Orange

Body Hair: Sparse

Facial Hair: Clean Shaven

Tattoos: (As of Jan 2020) 30

Piercings: Ear Lobes (Double, Both)

Scars: Lots of small unnoticeable scars

Health and Fitness

Allergies: None

Alcoholic, Smoker, Drug User: Smoker, Social Drinker

Illnesses/Disorders: ADHD, Lisp

Medications: None

Any Specific Diet: None

Relationships

Allies: (As of Jan 2020) The Rhydderch Clan

Enemies: (As of Jan 2020) None

Friends: Jarlath Rhydderch, Patrick Rhydderch, Lochlainn Rhydderch, Fionn Rhydderch, Uilliam Rhydderch, Ivor Rhydderch, Sean Rhydderch, Wyn Rhydderch, Vaughan Rhydderch, Neifion Rhydderch, Roderick Rhydderch

Colleagues: The C.R.C Locker Rooms / Too Many To List

Rivals: None

Closest Confidant: Ginger Rhydderch

Mentor: Fergus Rhydderch

Significant Other: Ginger Rhydderch (33, Wife, Née Gardiner)

Previous Partners: None of Note

Parents: Fergus Rhydderch (62, Father), Aoife Gardiner (63, Mother, Née Daugherty)

Parents-In-Law: Arwen Gardiner (63, Father-In-Law), Gwen Gardiner (63, Mother-In-Law, Née MacFarlane)

Siblings: None

Siblings-In-Law: Weldon Gardiner (42, Ginger's Brother), Nwanneka Gardiner (43, Weldon's Wife, Née Bonfils), Amarachi Abraham (39, Ginger's Sister, Née Gardiner), Wilfred Abraham (40, Amarachi's Husband), Wayne Gardiner (36, Ginger's Brother), Chinenye Gardiner (37, Wayne's Wife, Née Traverse), Warwick Gardiner (30, Ginger's Brother), Chidimma Gardiner (31, Warwick's Wife, Née Thibault), Amara Tremblay (27, Ginger's Sister, Née Gardiner), Wilder Tremblay (28, Amara's Husband), Webster Gardiner (24, Ginger's Brother), Nnenne Gardiner (25, Webster's Wife, Née Bernard), Anuli Bouvier (21, Ginger's Sister, Née Gardiner), Aamir Bouvier (22, Anuli's Husband), Wells Gardiner (18, Ginger's Brother), Chiamaka Gardiner (15, Ginger's Sister), Wesley Gardiner (12, Ginger's Brother)

Nieces & Nephews: Too Many To List

Children: Gage Rhydderch (12, Son), Fancy Rhydderch (9, Daughter), Ebony Rhydderch (6, Daughter), Damon Rhydderch (3, Son)

Children-In-Law: None

Grandkids: None

Great Grandkids: None

Wrestling

Billed From: Kilkenny, Ireland

Trainer: The C.R.C Wrestling School, Fergus Rhydderch

Managers: Ginger Rhydderch

Wrestlers Managed: Ginger Rhydderch

Debut: 2006

Debut Match: Flann Rhydderch VS Fergus Rhydderch. Double Count Out

Retired: N/A

Retirement Match: N/A

Wrestling Style: Brawler:

Stables: The Rhydderch Clan (2006-)

Teams: No Team Names

Regular Moves: Belly-To-Back Suplex, Boston Crab, DDT, Elbow Drop, Texas Piledriver, Powerbomb, Running Knee Drop, Running Shoulder Block, Scoop Slam, Snap Suplex, Enzuigiri, Headbutt, Powerslam

Finishers: Lariat, Vertical Suplex Piledriver, Vertical Drop Brainbuster, Double Arm DDT, Mandible Claw, Sleeper Hold

Refers To Fans As: The Fans, The Family

Extras

Backstory: Flann Rhydderch of the C.R.C (Welsh Wrestling League / Cynghrair Reslo Cymru) owning Rhydderch family. When Fergus dies Flann will have a 1/8th ownership of the promotion. Flann is a 'Dullahan Style' (Brawler) trainer. He's a quarter-Welsh and three quarters-Irish.

Trivia: Nothing of Note

#D.U.D.E #Rhydderch #C.R.C Wrestling Promotion #C.R.C Wrestling School #C.R.C Wrestling Family #Rhydderch Clan

[mbdmnts]

So Patrick Dempsey is the Sexiest Man Alive? When did Jensen Ackles, Riz Ahmed, Omar Ayuso, Jonathan Bailey, Antonio Banderas, Jon Bernthal, Henry Cavill, Chace Crawford, Carlos Cuevas, Itzan Escamilla, Luke Evans, Colin Farrell, Michael Fassbender, Philip Fusco, David Gandy, Brett Goldstein, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tom Hardy, Kit Harington, Ethan Hawke, the Hemsworth brothers, Sam Heughan, Tyler Hoechlin, Tom Hopper, Michiel Huisman, Oscar Isaac, Theo James, Gus Kenworthy, Joel Kinnaman, Luke Macfarlane, Richard Madden, James McAvoy, Jason Momoa, Viggo Mortensen, Timothy Olyphant, Jared Padalecki, Lee Pace, Regé-Jean Page, Pedro Pascal, Chris Pine, Alan Ritchson, Brian J. Smith, Sebastian Stan, Fabricio Ternes, Max Thieriot, Russell Tovey, Aidan Turner, Karl Urban, Jeremy Allen White, and Taylor Zakhar Perez die?                                               

#Patrick Dempsey

[thelittlestspider]

1, 9, 18, 19, and 34

1. How many books did you read this year?

a lot. like a Lot. i can't even remember the amount of books i've read this year.

9. A book that was better than you expected it to be

jurassic park - idk why but for some reason i thought this book was going to be really boring. i guess maybe because i didn't think it would live up to the movie? but i actually liked it better than the movie.

i literally sat there breathlessly flipping through the pages to find out what happened next, because i was so invested. it does start off a little slow and the writing is a little awkward sometimes, but the plot was so engrossing i didn't even care.

18. Least favourite books of the year

- the seduction of water by carol goodman

- the twisted ones by t. kingfisher

- the hollow places by t. kingfisher

19. Best non-fiction book(s) you read this year

i don't think i have one for this year, because i put aside a ton of nonfiction books to read later and haven't got to them yet. but i can tell you some of the ones i'm looking forward to reading eventually:

- yours cruelly, elvira by cassandra peterson

- horror stories by liz phair

- entangled life by merlin sheldrake

- dark archives by megan rosenbloom

- funeral festivals in america by jacqueline s. thursby

- traditions in death and burial by helen frisby

- afterlives of the saints by colin dickey

- cemetery stories by katherine ramsland

- underland: a deep time journey by robert macfarlane

- islands of abandonment by cal flyn

- mr. humble and dr. butcher by brandy schillace

- subject to reality by shilyh warren

- just mercy by bryan stevenson

(sorry this is so long. my nonfiction tbr list is insane. plus i keep getting distracted by fiction books lol.)

34. What’s a book you’ve recommended the most this year?

probably The Weight of Blood. it's really good.

#zombiesun #kimi replies #kimi reads #i have so many books in my library i haven't read yet #my interests are always changing

[hallmark-movie-fanatics]

See first photos of 16 new Hallmark Christmas movies, including A Royal Corgi Christmas - Hallmark Channel

A Magical Christmas Village

Premieres: Nov. 4, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Alison Sweeney, Luke Macfarlane, Marlo Thomas

Contains: Three generations of women under one roof, magical figurines

Official description: "When Summer's mother, Vivian, moves in with her and her young daughter, Chloe, her orderly existence is upended. Upon arrival, Vivian sets up an heirloom miniature Christmas village resembling their town and tells Chloe it grants Christmas wishes. As Chloe begins setting up the figurines, real-life events seem to mimic the scenes she creates. With a little help from the magic of the Christmas village, the family will be brought closer together and, just maybe, Summer will learn to open her heart to love again." 

The Royal Nanny

Premieres: Nov. 12, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Rachel Skarsten, Dan Jeannotte, Greta Scacchi

Contains: Undercover spy, royal romance

Official description: "Claire is an MI5 agent who goes undercover as the royal nanny. She must overcome the challenges of her assignment, like resisting the charms of Prince Colin, while keeping the family safe at Christmas." 

Three Wise Men and a Baby

Premieres: Nov. 19, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Paul Campbell, Tyler Hynes, Andrew Walker, Margaret Colin

Contains: Trio of overwhelmed brothers, no sign of Steve Guttenberg

Official description: "Three brothers get the surprise of their lives when they are forced to work together to care for a baby over the holidays. As they slowly get the hang of things, they find themselves on unexpected journeys of self-discovery and begin to rebuild their relationships as brothers, as well as the damaged romantic and professional relationships in their respective lives… all while rediscovering their love of Christmas." 

When I Think of Christmas

Premieres: Nov. 20, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Shenae Grimes-Beech, Niall Matter, Beth Broderick

Contains: Holiday homecoming, reignition of old flames, Christmas concert

Official description: "Sara Thompson returns to her hometown to help her mother move and is surprised to find her ex-boyfriend Josh Hartman is back home. The two had once planned a life in music together, but Sara left to study law. The former flames slowly reconnect and try to heal wounds, both old and new. When Sara makes a surprising discovery, she and Josh forge a bold plan for the upcoming Christmas concert that will lead them all back to their musical roots and make this a holiday to remember." 

My Southern Family Christmas

Premieres: Nov. 24, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Jaicy Elliot, Bruce Campbell, Ryan Rottman, Moira Kelly, Brian McNamara

Contains: Bruce Campbell, a character named Campbell not played by Bruce Campbell, journalist learning about her roots

Official description: "Under the guise of a journalist, Campbell has a chance to get to know her biological father for the first time — without him ever knowing who she really is. As she spends time with him and his family, as well as with the town's record keeper, she realizes that families are messy, wonderful things. In the end, Campbell must decide if she's going to keep her identity a secret or reveal the truth to her father — a decision that will change their family Christmas forever." 

#Xmas

Premieres: Nov. 25, 6 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Clare Bowen, Brant Daugherty

Contains: Design contest, fake family

Official description: "When Jen gets the chance to enter a brand's design contest, she poses as a family influencer, enlisting the help of her best friend, Max, and her baby nephew. When her video is selected as a finalist, Jen is torn on whether to go on with her perfect 'family' or reveal the truth." 

A Royal Corgi Christmas

Premieres: Nov. 25, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Hunter King, Jordan Renzo

Contains: A corgi named Mistletoe, royal romance with commoner (dog trainer), Christmas Ball

Official description: "Reluctant Crown Prince Edmond returns home just before Christmas in anticipation of being named successor to the throne. To ingratiate himself to his mother the Queen, he gifts her with 'Mistletoe,' a rambunctious Corgi in need of some serious training. After several doggy disasters, Edmond turns to Cecily, a canine behavior expert from America for help — but to his great surprise, Cecily demands that he take an active part in the daily dog training sessions. Sparks fly between them as the pair work together to get Mistletoe ready to present at the annual Christmas Ball. Just as the precious pup captures their hearts, they discover that love can grow in the most unexpected places, leading them to question what they really want." 

A Christmas Cookie Catastrophe

Premieres: Nov. 27, 6 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Rachel Boston, Victor Webster

Contains: Cookie company in jeopardy, stolen secret recipe, handsome local baker

Official description: "Annie Cooper has big shoes to fill when she takes over as CEO of her late grandmother's small-town cookie company and is doing her best to help their struggling business get back on track. That task gets more daunting when her grandmother's secret recipe is stolen during the Christmas party. As Annie tries to crack the case and uncover the culprit she works with Sam, the owner of a local bakery, to recreate the recipe in the hope of saving the company and her job. As Annie and Sam bake batch after batch in pursuit of the perfect one, they begin to learn that their lives go together like milk and cookies."

A Fabled Holiday

Premieres: Dec. 3, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Brooke D'Orsay, Ryan Paevey

Contains: Reunion of childhood BFFs, magical town

Official description: "Talia and her childhood best friend, Anderson, unexpectedly reunite in a curiously familiar-looking town full of Christmas spirit that restores its visitors when they need it most." 

Undercover Holiday

Premieres: Dec. 4, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Noemi Gonzalez, Stephen Huszar

Contains: Pop star holiday homecoming, fake dating

Official description: "When returning home for the holidays, newly minted pop star Jaylen tells her protective family that Matt is her new beau, when in reality, he's her overzealous security guard." 

The Most Colorful Time of the Year

Premieres: Dec. 9, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Katrina Bowden, Christopher Russell

Contains: Color blindness, school teacher-optometrist romance

Official description: "Ryan is an elementary school teacher who learns that he is colorblind. Michelle, an optometrist and mother of one of his students, helps bring color into his life in time for the holidays." 

Christmas Class Reunion

Premieres: Dec. 10, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Aimeé Teegarden, Tanner Novlan

Contains: Holiday homecoming, high school reunion

Official description: "High school classmates, who once dubbed themselves the 'cursed class,' reconnect at Christmas for their 15-year reunion. Over the course of their time reconnecting, the classmates challenge each other to remember who they were, who they are, and who they want to be." 

Holiday Heritage

Premieres: Dec. 16, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Lyndie Greenwood, Brooks Darnell, Holly Robinson Peete

Contains: Family in need of repair, helpful ex, Hallmark's first celebration of Kwanzaa

Official description: "Ella returns to her hometown to mend fences with her fractured family. With the help of Griffin, her ex-boyfriend, she encourages her family to celebrate Christmas and Kwanzaa and to heal their past wounds before it's too late." 

Hanukkah on Rye

Premieres: Dec. 18, 8 p.m. ET/PT, Hallmark Channel

Stars: Jeremy Jordan, Yael Grobglas, Lisa Loeb

Contains: Another Arrowverse star, Lisa Loeb, matchmaker, rival deli owners

Official description: "A matchmaker connects Molly and Jacob, but their new romance is put to the test when they realize that they are competing deli owners. Will a Hanukkah miracle keep them together?" 

Click this LINK to read the full article, and see all the pictures, at EW.com

#news #first look #photo preview #countdown to christmas #hallmark channel #link #hallmark movies

[isleofskyeafclub]

March 2024

Club regulars Calum MacAskill on accordion, Carina Campbell on fiddle and Charlie Oag (drums) began proceedings with a great set of 2/4 marches comprising two compositions of the late Donald MacFarlane from Oban – 'John Peel' and 'Calum MacAskill's Welcome to Oban'. They followed this with a beautiful set of waltzes which was much appreciated by a slightly larger audience including visitors from the USA, Netherlands, Kiltarlity and Inverness.

It was then time for the Brendon family, with young Kiro coming to the stage with his fiddle to play 'The Bonnie Lass o' Fyvie'. He then picked up his whistle and performed the 'Skye Boat Song' followed by 'Tha mi Sigh' before Carina joined him on stage for the fiddle duet, 'In Dreams'.

Big sister and fiddler Leela Brendon then played 'Margaret's Waltz' followed by the 'Patchwork Polka'.

Making a most welcome return to the Club was 14 year old Tilly Ng, who last played there in 2018, and she gave the audience a polished performance of tunes on her fiddle. Tilly was then followed by her younger brother, Elliot, on accordion and, making his debut in the Club, who played 'The Dark Island'. Great to see Tilly back with us and hopefully we shall hear them again next month.

MC Julia then welcomed our guest band on to the stage – the Matthew MacLennan Trio – comprising Matthew on piano accordion with Julia Dignan on fiddle, both based in Edinburgh, and Skye born Ally K MacPherson, now resident in Inverness, on drums. They began their evening with a lively set of Pipe Marches which really had everybody's feet tapping. During the first half the band played the twostep 'Bouncing Bobby', a set of fine Irish waltzes and the Ian Holmes composition 'Queen of the South Polka' before rounding off with set of catchy reels.

Julia herself got the second half under way with 'Midnight on the Water' and the 'Ashokan Farewell' followed by 'Westering Home' and the 'Hills of Lorne'. It was then back to the stage for Leela and Carina who gave us a grand fiddle duet of 2/4 and 6/8 Marches followed by the twosteps, the 'Andy Ross Twostep' and Frank Jamieson'.

Another couple welcomed to the Club on a return visit were Sarah Jane Shanklin on fiddle and Hugh 'Shuggie' MacCallum on drums and they were joined on stage by Matthew on accordion.

They gave the audience a cracking selection of 2/4 and 6/8 marches – 'Captain Carswell', 'Maclean of Pennycross', 'Donald MacLean of Lewis' and 'Kenneth J MacLeod'. We hope they will be back to entertain us soon again.

An interesting addition to the programme was then introduced by MC Julia – a 'Stramash' – in which we heard five fiddlers, two accordionists and Hugh on drums give us a fine selection of waltzes – 'Skye Boat Song', 'Margaret's Waltz' and 'Morag of Dunvegan'. This was very much enjoyed and loudly applauded by the audience.

Time then for the guests, the Matthew MacLennan Trio, to take over for the remainder of the evening and they got the feet tapping once again with some 4/4 marches followed by a set of fiddle jigs. A varied mixture of music including Gaelic waltzes, a set of fiddle strathspeys, the 6/8 marches 'Games Day at Aboyne' and 'Braemar Highland Gathering' and the waltzes 'Ally's Waltz' and 'Maggies West's Waltz' made up the second half which the band finished with a fantastic set of Shetland reels.

Next month the Club Meet on Thursday, 4th April in the Royal Hotel, Portree, when it will be the music of the Colin Donaldson Trio, very much a family band from Inverness and the Committee look forward to a good turnout to support them and to encourage all our young local musicians.

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With the Griffins stuck again at home during a blackout, Peter tells the story of “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.” Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Peter Griffin as Han Solo / Stewie Griffin as Darth Vader / Brian Griffin as Chewbacca / Glenn Quagmire as C-3PO / Carter Pewterschmidt as Emperor Palpatine / Roger as Moff Jerjerrod / Tim the Bear as Wickett / Live Studio Ostrich / Pee-wee Herman (voice): Seth MacFarlane Lois Griffin as Princess Leia / Sy Snootles / Asian Woman / ET Announcer / Hot Girl’s Mother (voice): Alex Borstein Chris Griffin as Luke Skywalker (voice): Seth Green Meg Griffin (voice): Mila Kunis Angela as Mon Mothma (voice): Carrie Fisher Carl as Yoda (voice) (as Jon Benjamin): H. Jon Benjamin Cleveland Brown as R2-D2 / John Herbert as Obi-Wan Kenobi / Rallo Tubbs as Nien Nunb / Consuela as Gatekeeper Droid (voice): Mike Henry Joe Swanson as Jabba the Hutt (voice): Patrick Warburton Klaus Heissler as Admiral Ackbar (voice): Dee Bradley Baker Mayor Adam West as Grand Moff Tarkin (voice): Adam West Mort Goldman as Lando Calrissian (voice) (as Johnny Brennan): John G. Brennan Opie as a Small Amphibious Alien (voice): Mark Hentemann Captain Jean-Luc Picard (voice): Patrick Stewart Flick / Jeremy (voice): Colin Ford Herself (voice): Mary Hart Hot Blonde (voice): Anne Hathaway Imperial Controller (voice): Steve Callaghan Rush Limbaugh as The Rancor (voice): Rush Limbaugh John Williams (voice): Bruce McGill Lieutenant Worf (voice): Michael Dorn Little Girl (voice): Yara Shahidi TV Announcer / Singer / Osama Bin Laden / Imperial Shuttle Pilot (voice): John Viener Will Robinson (voice): Max Burkholder Imperial Shuttle Guard #1 / Man #2 (voice): Alec Sulkin (voice): Chris Cox (voice): Chris Edgerly Shuttle Tyderium (voice): Chris Sheridan Imperial Shuttle Guard #1 / Live Ostrich (voice): Danny Smith (voice): Ralph Garman Puppeteer (uncredited): Robin Walsh Judge Elihu Smails (archive footage) (uncredited): Ted Knight Conway Twitty as Darth Twitty (archive footage) (uncredited): Conway Twitty Film Crew: Creator: Seth MacFarlane Storyboard: Pete Michels Writer: David A. Goodman Producer: John Viener Storyboard: Kurt Dumas Storyboard: Mark Garcia Director: Peter Shin Producer: Kara Vallow Producer: Patrick Meighan Writer: Cherry Chevapravatdumrong Producer: Shannon Smith Storyboard: Joe Vaux Background Designer: Ken Yi Character Designer: Ed Acosta Character Designer: Sharon Ross Storyboard: Rick Del Carmen Storyboard: Steve Fonti Compositors: Andy Jolliff Production Office Assistant: Fitzgerald Gonzalez Storyboard: Mark Covell Storyboard: Young Lee Storyboard: Jeff Stewart Background Designer: Kip Noschese Storyboard: Erik Moxcey Storyboard: David Boudreau Storyboard: Annemarie Brown Storyboard: Jonathan Gebhart Storyboard: Shawn Palmer Storyboard: Dave Sherburne Animation Production Assistant: Scott Hill Editor: Mike Elias Movie Reviews: RODZILLA2626: Very funny animated cartoon movie, probably more to come, it was nice to get a few laugh’s out of this while I was in work :p In this spectacular and offensively uproarious final chapter, Luke Skywalker (Chris) and Princess Leia (Lois) must travel to Tatooine to free Han Solo (Peter) by infiltrating the wretched stronghold of Jabba the Hutt (Joe), the galaxy’s most loathsome and dreadful gangster. Once reunited, the Rebels team up with a tribe of Ewoks to combat the Imperial forces on the forest moon of Endor. Meanwhile the Emperor (Carter Pewterschmidt) and Darth Vader (Stewie) conspire to turn Luke to the dark side, and young Skywalker is determined to rekindle the spirit of the Jedi within his father. The Galactic Civil War has never been more outrageous, as the Rebel forces gather to attack the seemingly defenseless and incomplete second Death Star in the battle that will determine the fate of the galaxy.” ‑ Manu Gino

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#combat #disco ball #fictional war #sequel #space war #sword fight #talking fish #Top Rated Movies

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My other favorite films of 2022, Park Chan-wook’s beautiful romantic mystery Decision to Leave, Kogonada’s stunningly made After Yang w amazing performance by Colin Farrell, Terrence Davies’ underrated and unseen Benediction about Siegfried Sassoon, played by Jack Lowden as a profound British poet and WWI veteran who was hospitalized because of his anti war stance, and tragically had to hide his gay love life. The remarkably witty and funny Nicholas Stoller’s Bros, one of the most funny, smart, and well made gay romances produced by the great Judd Apatow, with wonderful Billy Eichner, Luke MacFarlane. Laura Poitras’ brilliant All the Beauty and the Bloodshed examines the life and career of photographer and activist, Nan Goldin and her efforts to hold Purdue Pharma accountable for the opioid epidemic. Panah Panahi’s touching, and hilarious Hit the Road, a comedy-drama about an Iranian family driving to the Turkish border to immigrate their young adult son out of the country. Max Walker-Silverman’s A Love Song about two older childhood friends who share a night in the Colorado mountains features beautiful performances by Dale Dickey and Wes Studi, a film about real people who have lived their lives without glamour, or luck and how they have continued in spite of life. Finally, S. S. Rajamouli’s entertaining and funny epic RRR. #bestfilmsof2022 #parkchanwook #decisiontoleave #kogonada #afteryang #colinfarrell #terrencedavies #benediction #sigfriedsassoon #jacklowden #bros #nicholasstoller #juddapatow #billyeichner #lukemacfarlane #laurapoitras #allthebeautyandthebloodshed #nangoldin #purduepharma #panahpanahi #hittheroad #maxwalkersilverman #alovesong #daledickey #wesstudi #rrr #rrrmovie #ssramarajamouli https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpsb9McuXZp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#bestfilmsof2022 #parkchanwook #decisiontoleave #kogonada #afteryang #colinfarrell #terrencedavies #benediction #sigfriedsassoon #jacklowden #bros #nicholasstoller #juddapatow #billyeichner #lukemacfarlane #laurapoitras #allthebeautyandthebloodshed #nangoldin #purduepharma #panahpanahi #hittheroad #maxwalkersilverman #alovesong #daledickey #wesstudi #rrr #rrrmovie #ssramarajamouli

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Levy and Sundy co-wrote a feature script based on the short, which UCP and Peacock have commissioned to adapt for TV. It featured Uriah Shelton, Zach Callison and a cameo by Jude Law. Sky news delivers breaking news, headlines and top stories from business, politics, entertainment and more in the UK and worldwide. The original 10-minute short, written and directed by Levy and produced by Danylevich, was a passion project funded via Kickstarter that took six years to create, with the help of volunteer artists led by VFX Supervisor Sandro Blattner. One in seven Americans are sexually abused as children. Every year, more than 3.2 million children in America are sex-trafficked, abused, abandoned, or neglected. It comes straight from my heart to yours.

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Thomas Horn’s new book The Messenger from the Skywatch TV store, you’ll receive the following: The Messenger Book By. Please take a moment to read this letter. The Messenger Package ONLY 35.00 +S/H We are living in the most prophetic timeline of our lifetime, and we want you to be prepared for the days ahead When you order Dr. Universal Studio Group’s UCP is the studio. Greetings friends of SkyWatch TV and Whispering Ponies Ranch. The sales are a far cry from what they were in 2013, but still, the TV show caused book sales to spike, both printed and eBook copies. Also exec producing are Lightning Hill Pictures’ Andre Danylevich and Fourth Wall Management’s Jon Huddle and Russell Hollander. But after airing the show on THE FINAL BABYLON with Gary, the sales of the book jumped dramatically. Seth MacFarlane and Erica Huggins will exec produce on behalf of Fuzzy Door. As a Pastor for over 27 years, David Lankford is an. The sole purpose of this ministry is to be obedient to the Lord in preaching the gospel to all people so the lost may be saved and the righteous be encouraged and edified. His co-host and long time television and radio personality Thomas Horn serves as Chief Executive Officer of SkyWatch TV. The Voice of Evangelism is an International Christian ministry that has been in existence dating back to February 6, 1986. He and the SkyWatch team discuss critical issues of importance to Christians, including prophecy, discovery, and the supernatural.

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The series will be written and executive produced by Levy and Mike Sundy, with Levy attached to direct. Joe Horn is Chief Operating Officer and host of SkyWatch TV. In a competitive situation, UCP and Peacock landed the rights to Levy’s project. Former Pixar artist Colin Levy’s sci-fi proof of concept short “ Skywatch” is being adapted into an original series for NBCUniversal streamer Peacock.

#Skywatch tv show

[thebeardiswriting]

Holy Shit this is epic....

This special recording of "Home For A Rest" was performed by:

Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo

Sarah McLachlan

Alan Doyle

Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies

Spirit Kids

Barney & Dustin Bentall

Colin James

Craig Northey and The Odds

Shari Ulrich

Jim Byrnes

Kendel Carson

Daniel Lapp

Spirit of the West with Cory Tetford, Shehab Illyas & Kris MacFarlane

#Youtube

[hattie-morahan]

The Road, featuring Hattie, will air on BBC Radio 4 on the 27th October at 2:30pm. As always, check rareshare.me in the days after (if you are unable to listen via the BBC) as I will upload there.

#hattie morahan #mark gattis #adrian scarborough #colin macfarlane #susan wokoma #the road #bbc radio 4 #afternoon drama #audio #2018

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Parallels between Colin Shea and Ted Clubber-Lang

Both stories take place in Boston, so I like to think that both characters exist in the same universe and they are friends

Ted and  Tami-Lynn McCafferty              │   Colin and  Ally Darling

#What's Your Number #ted film #colin shea #ted clubber-lang #Chris Evans #seth macfarlane

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(via Short Film - Weather Words (Colin Riley feat. Robert Macfarlane))

#super-8 #eerie #avebury #robert macfarlane #adam scovell #colin riley #landscape #english eerie

[boyhood]

do you have any recommendations for nonfiction books? i've been on a death and decomposition kick lately and i love your podcast :)

Sure. My favorite book about death is probably The Work of the Dead by Thomas W. Laqueur. I just finished Dark Archives by Megan Rosenbloom and really liked it. I'm always pro everything by both Colin Dickey and Morbid Anatomy. Similarly, I think most of Caitlin Doughty's books are great. I like Darkly by Leila Taylor, which isn't about death necessarily, but is about the gothic in America. Severed by Frances Larson is pretty good. The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth by Thomas Morris and Quackery by Lydia Kang are probably my favorite medical history books because they're both disgusting- I did an episode on stories from The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth but I didn't even get to the most disgusting ones, many of which made me shriek audibly.

I'm also pretty much always thinking about Underland by Robert MacFarlane and The Body in Pain by Elaine Scarry.

Also if you're into death and decomp, I'd try to JSTOR some texts about Teresa Margolles/SEMEFO, who I've been thinking a lot about- her work is about necropolitics and is not for the faint of heart, especially if you're sensitive to fairly graphic images of the dead, but is always on my mind, and weighs heavily on me when I think about the role of dead bodies socially.

Here is "En piel ajena: The work of Teresa Margolles" by R. Scott Bray, which I have reread several times this year.

#motvd book club #museum of the vanishing dog #motvd