Year: 2012

Sitting Tennant

Friday’s Sitting Tennant (week 47, 2012)

14 December 2012 Rob Buckley 1 Comment

Hebbie's Sitting Tennant

Sister Chastity's Sitting Tennant

Toby's Sitting Tennant

Brace yourself: next week is the last week of Sitting Tennant. The final winner of 10 points for a top Sitting Tennant will be announced on Tuesday so now’s your last chance to send one in!

  1. Toby, Hebbie: 15
  2. Sister Chastity: 5

Sitting Board of Winners 2012
January
Hebbie, Sister Chastity

February
Sister Chastity

March
Sister Chastity

April
Sister Chastity, Shilohforever

May
Hebbie, Sister Chastity

June
Hebbie, Sister Chastity

July
Hebbie

August/September
Toby, Sister Chastity

October
Hebbie, Sister Chastity

November
Hebbie, Toby

Got a picture of David Tennant sitting, lying down or in some indeterminate state in between? Then leave a link to it below or email me and if it’s judged suitable and doesn’t obviously infringe copyright, it will appear in the “Sitting Tennant” gallery. Don’t forget to include your name in the filename so I don’t get mixed up about who sent it to me.

The best pic in the stash each week will appear on Tuesday and get ten points; the runners up will appear on Friday (one per person who sends one in) and get five points.

Each month, I’ll name the best picture provider and then at the end of the year, the overall champion will be announced for 2012!

Friday’s “More Psychobitches, USA’s ‘transhuman’ drama, and cancellations and renewals” news

14 December 2012 Rob Buckley Post a comment

Film

  • Cary Elwes to direct biopic about The Who’s manager

Film casting

Trailers

UK TV

  • Sky Arts orders full series of Psychobitches
  • BBC2 hoping to air archive shows during the daytime
  • Sky 1 ratings down [subscription required]
  • C4 reducing its commissioning budget [subscription required]
  • Watch acquires Do No Harm
  • CBS Drama joins Virgin

US TV

US TV casting

New US TV shows

  • HBO developing Laughs Unlimited
  • USA developing ‘transhuman’ mystery DarkNet

New US TV show casting

Events

January 12 is Delia Derbyshire day

13 December 2012 Rob Buckley 2 Comments

Delia Derbyshire

Is this music familiar to you, perhaps?

It was, of course, composed by Ron Grainer, but the person who ‘realised’ it – not using a synthesiser, since they hadn’t been invented yet, but by creating each note manually – was Delia Derbyshire of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Derbyshire went on to be extremely influential in the world of electronic music and on January 12th 2013, Band on the Wall in Manchester is going to have a Delia Derbyshire Day to celebrate her work and to screen a documentary about her.

Here’s the itinerary:

Daytime “mini-symposium” event 3pm-6pm includes:

  • Screening of award-winning documentary “The Delian Mode”
  • Q&A with The Delian Mode director Kara Blake exciting panel of ‘Delian’ experts from around the UK
  • Deep listening session and sharing of some of Delia Derbyshire archive material

Evening event 8pm-10.30pm includes:

Premiere performances of new commissions by:

Ailís Ní Ríain (contemporary classical)

caro c (was caro snatch – experimental electronic)

Naomi Kashiwagi (gramophonica)

With live visual accompaniment by Kara Blake

Plus DJ Tukatz playing Delia inspired experimental music

Evening event will present new commissions by Manchester based caro c (experimental electronic), Ailís Ní Ríain (contemporary classical) and Naomi Kashiwagi (gramophonica) inspired by spending time with Delia Derbyshire archives held at University of Manchester. Plus DJ Tukatz playing Delian sounds and live visual accompaniment by Kara Blake.

Tickets are dirt cheap – Full Day: £10 Early Bird (before Dec 12), £12 after. Afternoon event only: £6. Evening event only: £7.50 – so if you’re in the area, go along!