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RADIO/AUDIO:
ON SOON! - Listen out for the welcome repeat of the 2 part radio adaptation of 'Watership Down' by Neville Teller from Richard Adams' classic story of rabbits seeking a safe haven. Sean plays Silver in this Classic Serial originally transmitted on BBC Radio 4 in 2002 which celebrated the 30th anniversary of it's publication. 'Watership Down' was directed by Peter Leslie Wild.
±TRANSMISSION DATES±- On Tuesday 9th and Wednesday 10th December 2008 at 11.00-12.00 on BBC Radio 7...
RELEASED NEXT YEAR! - Sean has recently had the great pleasure of working with former Doctor Who companion Katy Manning on a new audio series featuring Katy as renegade Time Lady, Iris Wildthyme. In a London Red Bus (her TARDIS!), Iris and her faithful companion Panda played by David Benson, travel through time and space in search of adventure and the not so occasional gin and tonic!
'Iris Wildthyme - Land Of Wonder' written by Paul Magrs is released in March 2009.
For more details about this release and Sean's ongoing work with Big Finish please click here.
OUT NOW! - Starring The 5th Doctor (Peter Davison) and Nyssa (Sarah Sutton) with (John Pickard) as Thomas Brewster. In 'Doctor Who - Time Reef' written by Marc Platt, a distress beacon draws the TARDIS towards a desolate time reef. Who or what else prowls this barren landscape..? Sean plays the fearless Captain Lucor in this 3-part adventure...
A bonus one-part adventure called 'Doctor Who - A Perfect World' written by Jonathan Morris is included with this release...
For more details about this release and Sean's ongoing work with Big Finish please click here.
JUST
BEEN ON!
-
Sean will be heard very soon reprising his role of John
Lennon for the BBC Asian Network's
popular radio soap 'Silver Street'. In
specially written flashback scenes we're taken back to the swinging 60's..!
Later on in the week Sean pops up again in another episode as
PC Adams...
±TRANSMISSION DATES±- Listen out for Sean as John Lennon on Tuesday 4th November at 13.30-13.40 on BBC Asian Network and as PC Adams on Thursday 6th November at 13.30-13.40 . You can catch both episodes again either on-line at http://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/silverstreet/ or on Sunday 9th November by tuning in to the BBC Asian Network at 16.30.
JUST BEEN ON! - Sean has recorded the 3rd Series of 'Big Cook Little Cook' for CBeebies Radio on BBC Radio 7. Over in 'The Best Cafe In The World' Sean plays over a dozen characters in 6 magical episodes.
For more details on when Sean met Big Cook Ben and Little Cook Small please click here.
±TRANSMISSION DATES±- Autumn/Winter 2008 - The episodes are gradually been transmitted now, tune in to BBC Radio 7 between 2.00pm - 5.00pm Monday to Friday. When I know an episode has been on, I'll direct you to it via the BBC's LISTEN AGAIN SERVICE ... KEEP CHECKING..!!
JUST BEEN ON! - Sean reads from 'Horrid Henry's Nits' written by Francesca Simon on Big Toe Books, BBC 7 - 'kids' website at http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/kids/bigtoe/
Listen to Sean read all four stories from this compilation including:
'Horrid Henry's Nits' | 'Horrid Henry and the Fangmangler' | 'Horrid Henry's School Trip' | 'Horrid Henry and the Dinner Guests'
For more information about the 24 'Horrid Henry' stories Sean has read for the BBC please click here and go to Sean's special 'Horrid Henry' page.
±TRANSMISSION DATES±- Keep listening during Autumn/Winter 2008 for future transmissions...
JUST BEEN ON - Sean recorded 8 classic children's stories for CBeebies Radio on BBC Radio 7.
Books include: 'The Chimpanzees of Happytown' by Giles Andraea, 'Mr Wolf and the Three Bears', 'Mr Wolf and the Enormous Turnip' and 'Little Robin Red Vest' all three written by Jan Fearnley, 'Tiger In The Snow' by Nick Butterworth...
If you'd like further details of all the books Sean has read then please click here to go to Sean's CBeebies Page....
±TRANSMISSION DATES±- Two books were transmitted over Christmas 2007 the rest will be aired during Autumn/Winter 2008, exact dates to follow...
JUST BEEN ON! - Sean reads 'Mr Wolf and the Three Bears' written by Jan Fearnley on the CBeebies Radio website.
Mr Wolf's having a party! The Three Bears have come round for Baby Bear's birthday. Grandma Wolf has even come to help. And then the worst EVER party guest barges in. Who invited her? Poor Baby Bear! It's all gone horribly wrong! LISTEN OUT for Sean reading another Mr Wolf story VERY SOON.... 'Mr Wolf and the Enormous Turnip'....
JUST BEEN ON! - Sean reads 'The Chimpanzees of Happytown' written by Giles Andreae on the CBeebies Radio website.
Life is no fun for the chimps in Drabsville, the mayor demands that all their houses look the same and that no one should have a good time. But things take a more colourful turn when Chutney arrives, carrying a tiny seed in a box. A beautifully written fable of how happiness, joy and kindness can overcome all obstacles.
JUST BEEN ON! - Sean reads 'Horrid Henry And The Mummy's Curse' written by Francesca Simon on the BBC Radio 7, 'kids' website.
For more information about the 24 'Horrid Henry' stories Sean has read for the BBC please click here and go to Sean's special 'Horrid Henry' page.
±TRANSMISSION DATES±- Keep listening during Autumn/Winter 2008 for future transmissions...
"Ood
Glorious Ood!" - Sean
recently bumped into
Hyde Fundraisers
at Birmingham Central Library where they were taking part in the St George's Day
celebrations in the city. Famous
'Doctor Who'
monsters featured included the
Sycorax, Clockwork Droid, Pig Guards and the Cybermen.
As
well as an
Ood
Sean met up with his son
Davros
(creator of The Daleks) at the event where
father
and son enjoyed a heartfelt
reunion..! (see
Sean's
Big Finish
page for an explanation!!)...
Since 1985 Hyde Fundraisers have supported a vast array of charities with their fundraising, from local hospitals to well established national organisations.
You can find more details about Hyde Fundraisers at http://www.hydefundraisers.com
JUST BEEN ON! - Sean plays Dave in 'Skeggy' by Chris Thompson. In this one off radio drama a runaway teenager in Skegness brings three separate partnerships closer together. 'Skeggy' was originally aired in 1999 on BBC Radio 4 and was directed by Peter Leslie Wild.
±TRANSMISSION DATE±- May 2008 on BBC Radio 7.
JUST BEEN ON! - Sean plays the dual roles of Atius Pertinax and Julius Frontinus in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Lindsey Davis' bestselling novel 'Falco - The Silver Pigs'. Starring Anton Lesser as Marcus Didius Falco and Fritha Goodey as Helena. 'The Silver Pigs' is the first in the series, which introduces us to "private informer" Didius Falco, who is the Ancient Roman equivalent of a modern day private investigator. Soon, Falco finds himself in an inhospitable outpost of the Empire called Britain, where the weather is filthy, the natives restless and the women angry. There he meets Helena Justina, a spirited aristocrat who becomes an important part of his life. But if he does not tread carefully, the treacherous puzzle of the silver pigs could be the death of him...Dramatised in 4 parts for radio by Mary Cutler and directed for the BBC by Peter Leslie Wild.
±TRANSMISSION DATES±- Over a whole week in April 2008 on BBC Radio 7...
JUST BEEN ON! - Sean plays Mac in this 5 part Woman's Hour Drama Serial adapted from the critically acclaimed stage play 'Bollywood Jane' by Amanda Whittington, click here to go to Amanda's website. Single mum Kate has done a runner from the bloke next door (Mac). After landing up in Leicester with Jane, her disenchanted 16 year old daughter, it's all looking pretty grim. But when Jane meets local lad Dini, she's swept into the fantasy world of Shak Ruhk Khan and Bollywood films. Life is more fun in sequins and saris but Jane, Dini and Kate soon find they can't escape reality forever. 'Bollywood Jane' was directed for the BBC by Kate Chapman.
±TRANSMISSION DATES±- Over a whole week in March 2008 on BBC Radio 4...
OUT NOW! - The Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) and Ace (Sophie Aldred) with Hex (Philip Olivier) are looking for some relaxation in 'Doctor Who - The Dark Husband' written by esteemed comedy writer David Quantick. They don't exactly find what they bargained for..! Sean plays one of two Bards Of Tuin as well as IR & RI Computers and has the distinction of sneezing on the TARDIS as The Snot Monster..!
For more details about this release and Sean's ongoing work with Big Finish please click here.
OUT NOW! - the BBC and 2 Entertain present The Complete Davros Collection DVD Box Set including every episode of 'Doctor Who' ever made featuring the evil creator of The Daleks. As well as being the ultimate television record of one science fiction's most iconic figures the 8 Disc Limited Edition Box Set also includes every single Davros audio adventure made by Big Finish Productions. This of course includes Sean's portrayal of Councillor Quested in 'I, Davros - Innocence' (see also below) where Quested is revealed to be the true father of Davros. Also included is the specially commissioned audio adventure 'The Davros Mission' where Sean plays one of two Grarllians slaves on board a Dalek ship carrying a very precious cargo... Davros himself!
For more details about this release and Sean's ongoing work with Big Finish please click here.
OUT NOW! - the latest instalment of this long running epic saga 'Dalek Empire - The Fearless' from Big Finish Productions, there's 4 episodes of spectacular sci-fi action with a release every month from October 2007 until January 2008. Sean plays the major role of Kenzie, Navigator on board the Space Cruiser Amorist and over a dozen other parts in all four episodes. Can the human race stand up to The Daleks, with The Fearless they might..! For more details and reviews please click here to go to the Big Finish page..
For more details about this release and Sean's ongoing work with Big Finish please click here.
OUT NOW! - Colin Baker, Bonnie Langford and Jean Marsh star in this brand new 3 part audio mini-series 'Doctor Who - The Wishing Beast' once again for Big Finish Productions. Sean meets The Doctor for the first time in this spooky story where he plays Mildew the leader of a ghostly community. For more details and reviews please click here to go to the Big Finish page..
For more details about this release and Sean's ongoing work with Big Finish please click here.
OUT NOW! - Sean takes the role of Councillor Quested in this 4 part audio mini-series 'I, Davros' for Big Finish Productions, the 'Doctor Who' audio specialists. In this first instalment 'Innocence', we hear the previously untold story of how a gifted youth became the evil creator of the Daleks. For more details and reviews please click here to go to the Big Finish page...IT TURNS OUT TO BE A REAL FAMILY AFFAIR..!!
For more details about this release and Sean's ongoing work with Big Finish please click here.
ON SOON! - Sean directed his first radio play called 'Coming Home' by Nicky Dowd for the Community Radio Rep. With a cast completely made up of second-generation Irish it tells the hilarious 'almost-true' story of the recently deceased Thomas Looney, a boozing Gaelic football-playing builder, who's body is being sent 'back home' for a big 'family' funeral.
±TRANSMISSION DATES±- Transmitted in 2007 on Switch FM, MWR (Mid West Radio) - Mayo - Rep of Ireland and last summer a special airing and reading of 'Coming Home' was heard at the Irish Centre in Birmingham for the Irish Heritage Group...
FILM:
ON SOON! - on SKY MOVIES 1 (various dates in 2008) watch out for 'Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)'. Sean plays a Bouncer in this gangster comedy starring Paul Bettany, Chris Penn & Stellan Skarsgard directed by Stewart Sugg. For some pics from the movie CLICK HERE!
ON SOON! - on MOVIES4MEN & LIFE TV (various dates in 2008) watch out for 'The Big Game'. Sean plays Drunken Duncan opposite Emma Wray (Watching), this comedy drama also stars Bernard Hill (uncredited..), Mark Williams, Gary Webster (Minder), Chris Jury (Lovejoy) & Doug Bradley (Hell Raiser), it was written by Tony Clarke and directed by Bob Keen. CLICK HERE for further details of exact transmission times.
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