ME AND HIM AND WHO

First official announcement of the upcoming production in Manchester:

Producer Gareth Kavanagh writes: Very excited for this brand new piece of theatre, coming to Manchester late January. Fantastic writing by Stephen Wyatt and Richard Unwin is going to be *so so good as JN-T himself.

DR WHO PARTY IN MANCHESTER

DR WHO SEASON 25 BLURAY SET

The official release of this box set is on October 28th but some are out there already. Very much looking forward to the arrival of my copy.

ME AND HIM AND WHO

Exciting news from 5064 Productions in Manchester. They're planning a stage production of ME AND HIM AND WHO my play about Who producer John Nathan-Turner and his partner Gary Downie in Manchester for January 2025. I'm going up in November for a pre-production planning meeting.

TALKING ABOUT BRIAN

Holding forth about Brian Desmond Hurst and working with him on his memoirs after a showing of his hugely successful DANGEROUS MOONLIGHT (which gave us the Warsaw Concerto) at the Irish Cultural Institute in Hammersmith. Thanks to Professors Michelle Paulle and Lance Pettitt for organising this event.

TALKING ABOUT BRIAN DESMOND HURST

On Sunday 6th October I'm talking about working with the Irish-born film director Brian Desmond Hurst on his memoirs. This follows a showing of his hugely successful Dangerous Moonlight at the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith.

Details here.

MEMOIRS OF A MIDGET

My dramatisation of Walter de la Mare's Memoirs of a Midget is currently being repeated on BBC Radio 4 Extra. Atmoospherically directed by Martin Jenkins and beautifully acted by Emma Fielding and Robert Glenister it remains one of my favourite dramastisations for radio.

My adaptation of Memoirs is also included in an Audible collection of De La Mare.

ANNE-MARIE DUFF ON A HOUSE CALLED INSANITY

In the 27th July to 2nd August edition of Radio Times, Anne-Marie talks about Elsy Borders and A House Called Insanity.

SEASON 25 DR WHO BLURAY

The next Dr Who Bluray collection is Season 25 which contains Greatest Show in the Galaxy. Sadly the folk who put this together didn't think it was worth talking to the writers.

NEW FROM CUTAWAY COMICS

News from Cutaway Comics:

What a great listen this trio of tales is from

@doctoryatt with lovely work from Sean Mason, Bron Edge and so many of the

@ComedySportz_UK

Manchester team! Oh and Ian Reddington as Krogagnon. So much fun. It's coming with the PT merch packs soon. Just two more things to arrive.