ROBIN HOOD Audio Drama - 'HOOD - NOBLE SECRETS' by Spiteful Puppet just misses out on the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2014.

A great cast lead by Lee Ingleby (Phillip De Nicholay) including from left to right: Iain Meadows (Writer/Director), Harriet Kershaw (Kadha), Anthony Miles (Robert De Loxley), Damian Cooper (Scarlet), Sean Connolly (Brother Tuck), Peter Greenall (Little John), Sarah McKendrick (Marion), Lee Ingleby (Phillip De Nicholay) and Billy Miller (William De Warrene and Thomas De Rublard).

Well the great and the good gathered last night in the Radio Theatre at BBC Broadcasting House in central London for the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2014.

'Hood - Noble Secrets' had been amongst the finalists for this years awards. A great achievement for writer/director Iain Meadows, Exec Prod Matt Hopper and Composer Samuel Pegg in fact everyone at Spiteful Puppet with their very first audio production. It was not to be unfortunately with the eventual winner being Big Finish Productions with 'Doctor Who - Dark Eyes', slightly ironic really with Big Finish being one of my other 'sometime' employers. Congratulations to Big Finish and commiserations to Spiteful Puppet, maybe next year!

Sean starts shooting on a new film inspired by Hitchcock's classic 'REAR WINDOW'.

All aboard the 104 Films bus as filming commences on a new feature film called 'iWITNESS'.

Excited to just start filming on a feature film called ‘iWITNESS’ written and directed by Steve Rainbow. The film is a reworking of the Alfred Hitchcock classic ‘REAR WINDOW’ and is being produced by 104 FILMS. More details about cast and release date soon.

'HOOD - NOBLE SECRETS' by Spiteful Puppet nominated for BBC Audio Drama Awards 2014.

The previously mentioned, excellent audio re-working of Robin Hood - ‘HOOD (NOBLE SECRETS) PARTS 1 & 2’ by SPITEFUL PUPPET has been nominated for the 2014 BBC AUDIO DRAMA AWARDS. Fingers crossed for everyone involved. The ceremony is to be held on Sunday 26 January in the Radio Theatre at BBC Broadcasting House in central London. I hope to have news soon of further recordings involving BROTHER TUCK and the rest of the Merry Men with the uber talented guys at SPITEFUL PUPPET.

Multi award-winning British Independent Horror Chiller 'THE CASEBOOK OF EDDIE BREWER' available on Amazon.

Award Winning British Independent Horror Chiller 'THE CASEBOOK OF EDDIE BREWER' is now available to buy on Amazon.

I am excited to announce that the multi award-winning Horror Chiller that I co-produced, (I'm also in it!) ‘THE CASEBOOK OF EDDIE BREWER’ is NOW AVAILABLE to buy on DVD and BLU-RAY at AMAZON.

Eddie Brewer is played by the wonderful Ian Brooker ('HAROLD SHIPMAN', 'CASUALTY'), with a supporting cast which includes, Peter Wight ('BABEL', 'SECRETS & LIES', 'VERA DRAKE'), Tom Roberts ('2POINT4 CHILDREN', 'HUSTLE', 'CORONATION STREET'), Bella Hamblin ('THE FORSYTE SAGA', 'A TOUCH OF FROST'), Rob Stanley ('HOT HOT HOT'), Alison Belbin ('DOCTORS', 'TEACHERS'), Pablo Raybould ('LONDON FIELDS'), Greg Hobbs ('DOWNTON ABBEY', 'DOCTORS'), Rina Mahoney ('BLUE MURDER', 'CASUALTY') ...

Writer & Director is Andrew Spencer.

A festive repeat for the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of the literary classic 'WATERSHIP DOWN'.

On BBC Radio 4 Extra this week .. Thursday 19th & Friday 20th December, the TWO-PART Classic Serial of 'WATERSHIP DOWN' gets a repeat airing. The production marks the 30th Anniversary of the books publication. Originally broadcast in 2002 on BBC Radio 4, it was recorded at the much missed Studio 3 at BBC Pebble Mill. It was adapted for radio by Neville Teller (MBE) and direction was by Peter Leslie Wild. I remember it was a challenging but joyous recording process, very happy memories. Many stalwarts of BBC Radio Drama were featured including a young Felicity Jones (Doctor Who, The Amazing Spider Man 2 & A Monster Calls). I played Silver, described in the book as a large rabbit with grey fur (it was radio!), great fun to play. I also remember the cast often joking about the lack of female rabbits (does) in the production.  

All Sean's Christmases come at once with a bonanza week of BBC Radio Drama repeats on offer ...

The BBC Radio Drama adaptation of Lindsey Davis's first Roman sleuth detective book 'THE SILVER PIGS' has a pre-Christmas airing.

This week in the early hours of Wednesday morning, 1.30am to be precise the first of Lindsey Davis's Roman sleuth series to be adapted for BBC Radio, 'FALCO - THE SILVER PIGS' will enjoy a repeat transmission on BBC Radio 4 Extra. The four episodes will go out on consecutive days finishing on Saturday. I play Atius Pertinax in episodes one and two. It stars Anton Lesser as Marcus Didius Falco and Fritha Goodey as Helena Justina. 'THE SILVER PIGS' was dramatised for radio by Mary Cutler and direction was by Peter Leslie Wild. More festive radio repeats for me this week, again on BBC Radio 4 Extra ... with 'WATERSHIP DOWN' also getting another outing. See my next post ... 

Sean is back at Big Finish Productions recording new non-Who audio adventure series.

The fantastic cover for 'PATHFINDER LEGENDS: RISE OF THE RUNELORDS - THE SKINSAW MURDERS' from Big Finish Productions.

Great news, I've just recorded a brand new audio adventure for Doctor Who Audio specialists BIG FINISH. This time it’s a non-Who series called 'PATHFINDER LEGENDS: RISE OF THE RUNELORDS'. The first of the two adventures 'THE SKINSAW MURDERS' in which I play Zombie-fied Farmer Grump (below), will be released in MAY next year. 

Some of the cast below are from left to right; Helen Goldwyn, John Ainsworth (Director), Kerry Skinner, Sean Connolly, Stewart Alexander, Ian Brooker and Trevor Littledale.