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Andrew Wynford Davies (born 20 September 1936) is a Welsh writer of screenplays and novels, best known for Marmalade Atkins and A Very Peculiar Practice, and his adaptations of Vanity Fair and Pride and Prejudice. He was made a BAFTA Fellow in 2002.
Davies /ˈdeɪvɪs/ was born in Rhiwbina, Cardiff, Wales. He attended Whitchurch Grammar School in Cardiff and then University College, London, where he received a BA in English in 1957. He took a teaching position at St. Clement Danes Grammar School in London, where he was on the teaching staff from 1958–61. He held a similar post at Woodberry Down Comprehensive School in Hackney, London from 1961–63. Following that, he was a lecturer in English at Coventry College of Education (which later merged with the University of Warwick to become the Faculty of Educational Studies and later the Warwick Institute of Education), and then at the University of Warwick.
In 1960, Davies contributed material to the BBC Home Service's Monday Night at Home strand, alongside Harold Pinter and Ivor Cutler. He wrote his first play for radio in 1964 and many more were to follow. In 1960, he married Diana Huntley; the couple have a son and daughter. He is resident in Kenilworth, a town of Warwickshire.
Andrew Davies: We'll make breakfast a success
War and Peace writer Andrew Davies on sex and TV
Adapting Jane Austen with Andrew Davies
Andrew Davies Interview: House of Cards
MASTERPIECE | The Complete Jane Austen | Men & ...
'My Best 11' with Andrew Davies
MASTERPIECE Classic | Little Dorrit | Andrew Davies
Royals by Lorde - Drum Cover - Andrew Davies
ShowJumping - Captain Wellington ridden by Andrew Davies
Andrew Davies Interview - Period Drama - Pride & Prejudice
Andrew Davies tells Stephen Smith how sex helps to sell epic dramas to TV audiences - and admits he chopped book in half to read it.
http://www.chapman.edu/wilkinson/english/ Andrew Davies, writer of "Pride and Prejudice" and "Sense and Sensibility" for television, shares inside stories about about adapting Jane Austen during a visit to Chapman University in Orange, CA. While he was in Southern California, Mr. Davies addressed the Jane Austen Society of North America's Southwest Meeting. This talk is part of the JASNA event. Mr. Davies is a writer of "Mr. Selfridge" and "House of Cards" for television.
We talked to Andrew Davies, the award-winning screenplay writer of House of Cards, about working on the political satire and his thoughts on Kevin Spacey's series. http://drama.uktv.co.uk/shows/house-cards
A behind-the-scenes look at adapting Jane Austen's classic novels to television with screenwriter, Andrew Davies. Davies dishes on romance, the interplay between men and women during the Austen period, and adapting Jane Austen's masterpieces to the screen. Masterpiece presents The Complete Jane Austen. This four-month, first-ever U.S. television extravaganza includes new productions of Persuasion, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, and Sense and Sensibility, along with classic productions of Emma and Pride and Prejudice. PBS air date: Starting Sunday, January 13 at 9/8C (check local listings). For more information visit http://pbs.org/janeausten
Introducing a new video feature 'My Best 11'. The feature basically sees a City player name the best 11 players they've ever played with. The first of the series sees Andrew Davies produce an 11 heavily influenced by his Premier League playing days with Middlesbrough as well as a couple of big names from his days in the England Under 21 setup
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/littledorrit/index.html Airing Sundays, March 29 – April 26, 2009 on PBS. Veteran screenwriter Andrew Davies compares the merits of Jane Austen and Charles Dickens in an exclusive interview with MASTERPIECE. For more behind-the-scenes interviews, and to watch episodes online, visit http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/littledorrit/index.html
This is a cover that I made of Lorde's song "Royals". I do not own the rights to the music I am using. If you like the music please support the artist and buy it! Artist: Lorde Song: Royals Drum Cover by: Andrew Davies Find me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/daviesdrums Please Subscribe! Gear: Sonor SQ2 Beech Vintage Shells American Walnut Kit 22X17 Kick 13X7 Snare 10X8 Rack Tom 14X14 Floor Tom Meinl Byzance Cymbals 14" Sand Hats 22" Sand Ride 18" Dark Crash 18" Traditional Crash 20" Brilliant Crash Recording: I use a Presonus FP10 with Logic Pro Shure Beta 52a in the Kick Shure SM-57 on Snare AKG c3000b's for overheads
This is the promotional video of this dynamic due from 1998. Captain Wellington was Breed and Competed to 1:30m by Huw Jones from South Wales until he chose Andrew Davies to take 'Wellie' on to the next level. 'A Horse of a Life Time'
Andrew Davies Interview - Period Drama - Pride & Prejudice
A behind-the-scenes look at adapting Jane Austen's classic novels to television with screenwriter, Andrew Davies. Davies dishes on romance, the interplay between men and women during the Austen period, and adapting Jane Austen's masterpieces to the screen. Masterpiece presents The Complete Jane Austen. This four-month, first-ever U.S. television extravaganza includes new productions of Persuasion, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, and Sense and Sensibility, along with classic productions of Emma and Pride and Prejudice. PBS air date: Starting Sunday, January 13 at 9/8C (check local listings). For more information visit http://pbs.org/janeausten
Screenwriter Andrew Davies talks to Neil Midgley, at the National Media Museum, about some of his most famous work. For more information on events at the National Media Museum in Bradford, please visit our website: nationalmediamuseum.org.uk
Roy Price, the director of Amazon Studios, shared the company's approach to developing kids' and entertainment content for "the new TV," a process driven by customers and creators, in a MIPCOM keynote that was followed by a Q&A; with World Screen's Anna Carugati. Price sat down for an interview with Anna Carugati, the group editorial director of World Screen. She began by asking about how the development process at Amazon Studios differs from that of traditional broadcasters. On the issue of global feedback on pilots, he said, "It's different when you ask 1 million people around the world about a show versus 50 people in Tarzana. You can get more out of it." On scheduling, he said, "[On a linear network] there's a lot of analysis that needs to go into the exact sequence of shows, what day...
www.chapman.edu Andrew Davies, writer of the Pride and Prejudice miniseries, shares inside stories about the creation of the popular television show during a visit to Chapman University in Orange, CA. While he was in Southern California, Mr. Davies addressed the Jane Austen Society of North America's Southwest Meeting. This talk is part of the JASNA event. This is part two of two. The first part of the introduction can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeXvlceD3cE
Shot in Los Angeles, April 2012
A comedy show by Andrew Davis that takes place at Coffee in the Attic in Covington, TN.
Relevant Relationships, Andrew Davis, Newbold Church UK 16 July 2016
Pride and Prejudice (1995) Part 2 Movie ** Simon Langton, Jane Austen, Andrew Davies