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Charles Murray "Charlie" Higson (born 3 July 1958) is an English actor, comedian, author, and former singer. He has also written and produced for television.
Born in Frome, Somerset, Higson was educated at Sevenoaks School, Kent and at the University of East Anglia in Norwich (where his brother taught from 1986 to 2008, latterly as Professor of Film Studies) where he met Paul Whitehouse, David Cummings and Terry Edwards. Higson, Cummings and Edwards formed the band The Higsons of which Higson was the lead singer from 1980 to 1986. They released two singles on the Specials' 2 Tone Records label. This was after he had formed the punk band The Right Hand Lovers, wherein he performed as "Switch". Higson then became a decorator – including decorating the house of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie – before he turned to writing for Harry Enfield with Paul Whitehouse and performing comedy. He came to public attention as one of the main writers and performers of the BBC Two sketch show The Fast Show (1994–2000). He worked with Whitehouse on the radio comedy Down the Line and is to work with him again on a television project, designed to be a spoof of celebrity travel programmes.
The Fallen (German:Die Gesunkenen) is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and Rudolf Dworsky and starring Asta Nielsen, William Dieterle and Otto Gebühr. The film's art direction was by Jacek Rotmil. It addressed the issue of alcoholism amongst the German working class.
Warren Kenneth Worthington III, originally Angel and later as Archangel, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is a founding member of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The X-Men #1 (September 1963).
Angel is a member of a subspecies of humans known as mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. He originally possesses a pair of large feathered wings extending from his back, enabling him to fly. He is the heir to a multibillion-dollar corporation called Worthington Industries. This privileged background results in Warren being stereotyped as a self-absorbed playboy during his early years with the X-Men. This personality was ultimately replaced with a more introspective and brooding personality in the late 1980s, when the character was revamped into the darker "Archangel" persona.
One of the original X-Men, Archangel has had a frequent presence in X-Men-related comic books throughout the years. He appeared occasionally in X-Men animated series and video games. Ben Foster played the role of Angel in the 2006 film X-Men: The Last Stand and Ben Hardy will portray him in the 2016 film X-Men: Apocalypse.
"Fallen" is the 24th single by the British rock singer Toyah Willcox, released on 18 September 2011. The song is a collaboration with British dance music producer Paul Masterson, also known as Yomanda, and features lyrics written by Toyah.
The track started life as an instrumental piece by Masterson, who sent the track to Toyah and asked if she would record a vocal for it. In an interview on Gaydar Radio, he said "...we hadn't actually met until the day of recording the vocals. We spoke on email and we recorded the vocals down at Dave Pemberton's studio in Essex. It was a great day. Very, very relaxed. It was a bit nervous at first, obviously meeting Toyah but it was a very good day. It took about three hours and all done, pretty much, in one take. Great day all round really."
The Fallen is a fictional character in the Transformers franchise. According to Hasbro, he was formerly known as Megatronus, and is a multiversal singularity, meaning that while he exists across the multiverse, he has no alternate-universe counterpart. As explained in more detail in the appropriate sections below, The Fallen has been given different origin stories in several of the different continuities in which he has appeared. Although the Fallen's origins are only suggested in his comic book appearance, they would be fully explained in Dorling Kindersley's Transformers: The Ultimate Guide.
Megatronus was one of the original Thirteen Primes created by Primus and the founder of the Decepticons in many storylines. Originally, he was depicted as having betrayed his creator by siding with Primus' dark twin, Unicron. In the final battle between Primus and Unicron, Megatronus fell victim to the same fate as his master, sucked through a black hole into another dimension. However, while Unicron emerged in another universe, the Fallen was not so fortunate, finding himself trapped in the "underspace" between dimensions. This origin has been altered or revised several times, even to the point that Primus and Unicron are removed entirely, even so, this is because he can jump through time and space, and hop dimensions, like the other Thirteen Primes.
Fallen is the fourth studio album by Fields of the Nephilim, released after an eleven-year hiatus. None of the original band-members aside from vocalist Carl McCoy appear on the album, and upon release, the band's website described the disc as an unauthorized cash-in of unreleased demos, "pilfered" by the label.
recorded live at the Town & Country Club, London, May 1988; taken from the Forever Remain
The various names used since classical times for the people known today as the Celts are of disparate origins.
The name Κελτοί Keltoi and Celtae is used in Greek and Latin, respectively, as the name of a people of the La Tène horizon in the region of the upper Rhine and Danube during the 6th to 1st centuries BC in Greco-Roman ethnography. The etymology of this name and that of the Gauls Γαλάται Galatai / Galli is of uncertain etymology. The name of the Welsh, on the other hand, is taken from the designator used by the Germanic peoples for Celtic- and Latin-speaking peoples, *walha-, meaning foreign.
The linguistic sense of the name Celts, grouping all speakers of Celtic languages, is modern. In particular, aside from a 1st-century literary genealogy of Celtus the grandson of Bretannos by Heracles, there is no record of the term "Celt" being used in connection with the Insular Celts, the inhabitants of the British Isles during the Iron Age, prior to the 17th century.
For more like this subscribe to the Open University channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXsH4hSV_kEdAOsupMMm4Qw Free learning from The Open University http://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/culture/english-language/language-comedy --- How is social class used as a topic for comedy, and what part do social dialects play in the generation of humour? This segment will look at how comedians draw on different registers of language in their comedy. Featuring BAFTA winning writer/performer Charlie Higson on characters created for BBCTV series The Fast Show. (Part 2 of 6) Playlist link - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhQpDGfX5e7CukqvITLnDp6srIyE_nFKY Transcript - http://podcast.open.ac.uk/feeds/2986_thelanguageofcomedy/transcript/32823_1__social_class_-_charlie_higson...
A full-scale fascinating episode reflecting on the way comedy writing partnerships and rock bands work, his Higsons scrapbook, old photos of his band with Paul Whitehouse, records he loved (Fats Waller, Velvet Underground, Van Morrison), the attraction of indecipherable lyrics, the chilling accuracy of Spinal Tap, the origins of various Fast Show characters (Bob Fleming, Suits You, Rowley Birkin), Roogalator, John Barry, the Damned, Charlie Gillett, Graham Parker, Dr Alimentado, why there aren't more "twangy guitars" and writing fiction about "kids trying to avoid being eaten by their parents". Plus ... the Greatest Record Ever Made! @monstroso https://www.charliehigson.co.uk/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Charlie-Higson/s?rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3ACharlie+Higson Charlie's son Jim Higs...
The stars who invented The Fast Show celebrated the show's 25th anniversary back where it all began - The University of East Anglia, Norwich. Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse first met there as students in the 70s and worked with a host of top names including Harry Enfield, before starting the Fast Show in 1994. They spoke to ITV Anglia's Tanya Mercer. • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/news Follow ITV News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itvnews/ Follow ITV News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itvnews Follow ITV News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itvnews/
For more like this subscribe to the Open University channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXsH4hSV_kEdAOsupMMm4Qw Free learning from The Open University http://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/culture/english-language/language-comedy --- Charlie Higson discusses Steve Martin's catchphrases and introduces clip from Fast Show's Downton Abbey spoof. (Part 5 of 6) Playlist link - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhQpDGfX5e7CukqvITLnDp6srIyE_nFKY Transcript - http://podcast.open.ac.uk/feeds/2986_thelanguageofcomedy/transcript/32822_2__catchphrases_-_charlie_higson.pdf --- L161 Languages and culture - http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/l161.htm ---
The sickness destroyed everyone over the age of fourteen. All across London diseased adults are waiting, hungry predators with rotten flesh and ravaged minds. Small Sam and his unlikely ally, The Kid, have survived. They're safe with Ed and his friends at the Tower of London, but Sam is desperate to find his sister. Their search for Ella means Sam and The Kid must cross the forbidden zone. And what awaits them there is more terrifying than any of the horror they've suffered so far ... Buy the book at your local Waterstones bookshop (http://bit.ly/s6sdlu) or online at Waterstones.com (http://bit.ly/SzRxCQ)
They'll chase you.When the sickness came, every parent, policeman, politician every adult fell ill. The lucky ones died. The others are crazed, confused and hungry. Charlie Higson's new novel 'The Enemy' available 31st August 2009 from Penguin Books Australia. For more info on this title go to penguin.com.au
'The Fast Show' created by Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson. Lord Ralph Meyhew - Charlie Higson Ted - Paul Whitehouse 'I wouldn't know about that, sir'
Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse talk about how Peel influenced them, broadcast on 29th August 1999 during John Peel's Night on BBC2.
Charles Murray "Charlie" Higson (born 3 July 1958) is an English actor, comedian, author, and former singer. He has also written and produced for television.
Born in Frome, Somerset, Higson was educated at Sevenoaks School, Kent and at the University of East Anglia in Norwich (where his brother taught from 1986 to 2008, latterly as Professor of Film Studies) where he met Paul Whitehouse, David Cummings and Terry Edwards. Higson, Cummings and Edwards formed the band The Higsons of which Higson was the lead singer from 1980 to 1986. They released two singles on the Specials' 2 Tone Records label. This was after he had formed the punk band The Right Hand Lovers, wherein he performed as "Switch". Higson then became a decorator – including decorating the house of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie – before he turned to writing for Harry Enfield with Paul Whitehouse and performing comedy. He came to public attention as one of the main writers and performers of the BBC Two sketch show The Fast Show (1994–2000). He worked with Whitehouse on the radio comedy Down the Line and is to work with him again on a television project, designed to be a spoof of celebrity travel programmes.
I don't know the real from what I Know I saw
I can't remember where I went
Where I was
I'm gonna move toward a point in time
Where where you are is a state of mind
And anytime I can read your thoughts
Some of them yours and some of them I thought up
There's no good reason for a heartbreak
Nothing's repeating every Monday
It's no good saying you'll always be mine
These jokes life's playing it makes me so tired
It's already to much to always seen you off
The sense that hours go back is enough
I like to fade when I write this line
There's every reason to paint a decline
And every mile I walk is five
I'll get where I'm going in the next life
And all the while there's a false face
This every killing is left untraced
This kind of falling saved my son