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Actor Speaks Volume 1: Gareth Thomas MJTV, UK Format: CD Price: $27.50 |
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The
Actor Speaks Volume 1: Gareth Thomas MJTV, UK Format: CD Price: $27.50 |
Australia:
Overseas: |
Synopsis:
From MJTV comes exclusive interviews and
performances with well known stars from your favourite BBC sci-fi serials!
Gareth Thomas is best known for playing Roj Blake on the BBC TV series "Blake's 7" in the late 70s and early 80s. On this CD you will find:
Interview - Roj Blake, a childhood remembered
What made Roj the man he was? Gareth and Mark discuss their different ideas on
the character, his upbringing and family, drawing on clues given in the BBC TV programme.
'Ruined Garden' by Gareth Thomas.
A charming, gentle monologue penned by Gareth and starring Nick Courtney (Brigadier
from Dr Who) as a monk from a middle-ages silent order. Exactly what is ruining their
vegetable garden?
Interview - Soldiers Of Love and
Blake's 7
Gareth and Mark discuss the two sci-fi series, Gareth's character's Hywel, Nermal
and ANET and what elements make a drama enjoyable. Includes the advert for the 'Soldier's
Of Love' series' own sci-fi show 'Jake's Heaven'
'Is This My Life' by Mark J
Thompson
A monologue from Hywel Hammond, 'Soldiers Of Love' listener's favourite.
What trauma has left the camp Welsh TV producer shaken but not stirred? Set in 2133 and
before the CD series.
'Benedictine' by Gareth
Thomas
The second of Gareth's enchanting monologues. What affliction has beset the
order? And what is the connection with Brother Francois' gift from the Gallic shores?
'Jake's Heaven' - The Children of
Nylon
Another tongue-in-cheek 'Galactovision TV' advert for this 'Blake's 7' pastiche
series. Stars Nick Courtney as grumpy computer IMAC and Gareth as The Vibrator's Annodised
Neural Electrical Terminal
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Reviews I received The Actor Speaks CD
yesterday and I've already listened to it. The interviews were very
informative, open and honest. The two monologues by Gareth were different
but by the end of them they were very good. Brilliant idea to use Nick
Courtney, his voice just suited them down to a tea. The SOL section with
Hywel was inspired, Gareth really does enjoy playing this character.
Gareth is Hywel! The Jake's Heaven section was brilliant. I would buy a CD
with a full episode on if you got the chance to do it. Will you be doing
any more Actor Speaks in the same format i.e interview, self penned story,
SOL back story about one of their characters. The formula really works
well. Would I recommend this CD to
Horizon members? Yes, definitely. If you're a Blake's 7 fan (and obviously
you are, or you wouldn't be reading this!) it's always interesting to have
the characters fleshed out and discussed in this way, and I always love to
learn more about the talents of the cast that just watching Blake's 7
doesn't always show you. In this CD we see evidence of Gareth's writing
skills and I really enjoyed hearing his charming, gentle stories brought
to life so well. In fact, though I'd enjoyed reading Blythe Spirits all
those years ago, I thought it worked even better as a monologue produced
in this way. I'd just love to have heard Gareth himself reading at least
one. It will be interesting to see if this really is the first in a series
and I'd certainly buy all the others featuring the B7 cast. |
