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Peter Ackroyd, CBE, FRSL (born 5 October 1949) is an English biographer, novelist and critic with a particular interest in the history and culture of London. For his novels about English history and culture and his biographies of, among others, William Blake, Charles Dickens, T. S. Eliot and Sir Thomas More, he won the Somerset Maugham Award and two Whitbread Awards. He is noted for the volume of work he has produced, the range of styles therein, his skill at assuming different voices and the depth of his research.
He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1984 and appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2003.
Ackroyd was born in London and raised on a council estate in East Acton by his single mother in a "strict" Roman Catholic household. He first knew that he was gay when he was seven. He was educated at St. Benedict's, Ealing, and at Clare College, Cambridge, from which he graduated with a double first in English literature. In 1972, he was a Mellon fellow at Yale University.
Actors: Nate Clark (actor), Nate Clark (writer), Tom Fonss (actor), Chris Eckert (actor), Chris Eckert (writer), Allen Loeb (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Daniel Cordery (composer), Gregory Kelly (producer), Gregory Kelly (composer), Andrew Dickens (actor), Gregory Kelly (actor), Hayden Lowry (miscellaneous crew), Dean Arndt (actor), Alexander Bobir (actor), Ben Tregea (writer), Ben Tregea (editor), Karlie Maxfield (actor), Ben Tregea (director), Morgan Mackay (actor), Daniel Codery (actor),
Plot: A short action film about Sterns, a cop with a lot on his plate. He's just arrived at the house of a suspected gang who he believes are holding a young woman hostage. With backup still awhile away and the young woman's life in the balance, Sterns decides to take matters into his own hands.
Genres: Action, Short,Actors: Nick Ewans (actor), Robbi Stevens (producer), Robbi Stevens (director), Robbi Stevens (writer), Robbi Stevens (actor), Robbi Stevens (writer), Daniel D. Moses (miscellaneous crew), Erim Metto (director), Daniel D. Moses (miscellaneous crew), Daniel D. Moses (actor), Daniel D. Moses (actor), Erim Metto (actor), Victoria Howell (writer), Selina Lee Edwards (miscellaneous crew), Selina Lee Edwards (actress),
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller,Actors: Sally Kirkland (actress), Cody Westheimer (composer), John Savage (actor), Joey Diaz (actor), Christopher Kriesa (actor), Clint Howard (actor), Carey Scott (actor), Aloma Wright (actress), Tina Hirsch (editor), Roberto 'Sanz' Sanchez (actor), Ali Costello (actress), Frank Alvarez (actor), Ryan Westheimer (writer), Ryan Westheimer (producer), Ryan Westheimer (producer),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Mychael Danna (composer), Richard Morrison (miscellaneous crew), Jeff Danna (composer), Brendan Fletcher (actor), Jeremy Thomas (producer), Dana Dubé (miscellaneous crew), Terry Gilliam (director), Terry Gilliam (writer), Jeff Bridges (actor), Jodelle Ferland (actress), Jodelle Ferland (actress), Janet McTeer (actress), Jennifer Tilly (actress), Cherie Smid (miscellaneous crew), Andrew Simpson (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Pre-teen Jeliza-Rose's parents are hopeless drug addicts. When pa, rocker Noah, finds ma's OD'd, he fears to be charged with homicide and takes Jeliza along to his ma's place, in a desolate country region. With Noah passed out, the girl mentally transfers to a fantasy world she and her doll heads enter magically. Jeliza's adventures also star the crazy locals, notably Dell, and Dell's grown but retarded brother Dickens.
Keywords: abandoned-house, abuse, aloneness, altar, alternate-reality, ant, apple-pie, applying-makeup, attic, avant-gardeActors: Michael Zen (editor), Michael J. Cox (actor), Michael J. Cox (actor), Jill Kelly (actress), Janine Lindemulder (actress), Kobe Tai (actress), Inari Vachs (actress), Toni Brooks (producer), Raven Touchstone (writer), Raven Touchstone (costume designer), Michael Zen (director), Jake Steed (actor), Jake Steed (actor), Tony Tedeschi (actor), Bobby Vitale (actor),
Genres: Adult,Actors: Elspeth Dudgeon (actress), Leslie Denison (actor), Colin Campbell (actor), Arthur Gould-Porter (actor), Lynne Roberts (actress), Cedric Hardwicke (actor), Ottola Nesmith (actress), Tom Stevenson (actor), Heather Angel (actress), Molly Lamont (actress), Grayce Hampton (actress), John Larkin (director), Thomas Louden (actor), Lydia Bilbrook (actress), Denis Green (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Lee Phelps (actor), Arthur Shields (actor), Dickie Moore (actor), Gordon Jones (actor), Fritz Leiber (actor), Frank O'Connor (actor), Donald Kerr (actor), George DeNormand (actor), Russell Hopton (actor), Don Dillaway (actor), Stanley Blystone (actor), Jack Gargan (actor), Teddy Infuhr (actor), Harry Harvey (actor), Kent Smith (actor),
Plot: During WWII, adults are either off fighting or busy in the factories, so juvenile delinquency becomes a major problem back home. Danny Hauser, a wounded soldier, finds this out as he returns and three young boys are promptly placed in the care of him and his wife by the court after some hooliganism. How to keep them straight?
Keywords: ambulance, amusement-park, automobile-accident, birthday, card-game, child-care, dancing, defense-worker, delinquent, exploitationActors: Don Beddoe (actor), Bruce Bennett (actor), Eric Blore (actor), Richard Fiske (actor), William Forrest (actor), Roger Gray (actor), Thurston Hall (actor), Shemp Howard (actor), Warren Hull (actor), Victor Jory (actor), Robert Emmett Keane (actor), Fred Kelsey (actor), Eddie Laughton (actor), George McKay (actor), Luis Alberni (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Mystery,Actors: Winifred Greenwood (actress), John Lancaster (actor), William Nicholas Selig (producer), Adrienne Kroell (actress), Thomas F. Dixon Jr. (actor), Mac Barnes (actor), Chauncy D. Herbert (director), Thomas Flynn (actor), Chris Lane (writer), Colin Reid (actor), Frank Owens (actor), Louise Reming (actress), Adeline Adair (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Learn English Through Story - The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens Book title: The Old Curiosity Shop Author: Charles Dickens Made by English Listening TV channel. Do not reupload. Level: Pre-intermediate Genre: Novel Length: Long Like many other novels of Charles Dickens, there is a child in the thick of things. This work is less known compared to his other books, but it is no way inferior to them in sincerity and depth. The most unexpected things happen to the girl Nell. She has a grandfather. Lately her grandpa often goes somewhere at nights. From time to time, he is very generous and talkative. He tells Nell about a big fortune she will get after his death. Every now and then, her grandfather is sad and quiet. After his night walks, he sleeps in the armchair behind the counter...
Learn English Through Story - Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Book title: Oliver Twist Author: Charles Dickens Made by English Listening TV channel. Do not reupload. Level: Intermediate Genre: Social criticism Length: Longer From the first pages the readers will be able to get into a world of criminal London of the XIX century. The main character Oliver Twist comes into this world in a small room of the workhouse. His mother dies after the childbirth. The poor baby is forced to drag out a miserable existence among poverty, deprivation and unfair. Oliver gets into the system of supporting poor people. However, in fact, it performs the opposite function. There are many avid officials, who are looking for the benefits only for themselves. The inhabitants of the workhouse have to work real...
2 Minute TV commercial from 1976 for Dickens Ltd. Filmed in Portrack Lane, Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland. Many of the staff who worked at the DIY store are on the advert.
An engaging three act fictional portrayal played by the celebrated and award-winning stage and screen actor, Roy Dotrice (Game Of Thrones), as Dickens meeting Poe in America.
On the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth, actor Simon Callow - author of a new biography of Dickens - walks us through some of the London locations that were important to him, from the Strand -- where Dickens's parents married -- to the site of the blacking factory near Hungerford Bridge where he worked aged 12
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Music video trailer for the up-coming eclectic & controversial television drama series entitled BARUTI on DICKENS featuring BARUTI's hit stage-to-TV adaptations of 3 Dickens stories and novels to our 21st century daily living! Each episode features a new star and supporting cast hosted by its American creator - playwright/composer/performer - OSAYANDE BARUTI! The 3 Dickens stories are:A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities & Great Expectations. Currently being shopped to global cable networks for 2014 airdate. GOD help Us Everyone!
Learn English Through Story - Bleak House by Charles Dickens Book title: Bleak House Author: Charles Dickens Made by English Listening TV channel. Do not reupload. Level: Intermediate Genre: Novel Length: Longer An orphan Esther Sammerston grew up in Windsor, in the house of her godmother, Miss Barbery. Esther wanted to learn the mystery of her birth, but Barbery replied her only “ your mother is your shame, and you're her one. After her godmothers death, there was a certain Mr. Kenge, who acted on behalf of Mr. Jarndyce, who was aware of the sad state of the young lady and offered to put it in a first-class educational institution, where she would have everything and prepare for the fulfillment of duty on the public arena. After she graduated, John Jarndyce took her to his estate, kno...
In a series for the BBC News website, Celebrities and news-makers are grilled by Matthew Stadlen in precisely five minutes.
Peter Ackroyd, writer of Foundation, the Sunday Times bestseller discusses his new series, The History of England.
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THAMES: THE BIOGRAPHY meanders gloriously, rather like the river itself. In short, lively chapters Ackroyd writes about connections between the Thames and such historical figures as Julius Caesar and Henry VIII, and offers memorable portraits of the ordinary men and women who depend on the river for their livelihoods. http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385526234
A lively tour of the dregs of Georgian London - from Hogarthian gin houses to the Bow Street Runners and culimnating in the Gordon Riots which saw the hated Newgate Prison burned down. BBC
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Dan and his father Peter recently wrote 'A History of Ghosts; The True Story of Seances, Mediums, Ghosts and Ghostbusters'. The joined Q host Jian Ghomeshi to talk about the Aykroyd clan's own experiences and experiments with the paranormal.
Peter Ackroyd on Alfred Hitchcock How London shaped the director's art and obsessions
Our Beginning. Our History. Our Story. Foundation marks the launch of an extraordinary six-volume history of England, telling the English story from Neolithic times to the end of the twentieth century. This first book takes the reader from the building of Stonehenge to the death of Henry VII, the first Tudor king. PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 2011
Peter Ackroyd, CBE, FRSL is an English biographer, novelist and critic with a particular interest in the history and culture of London. For his novels about English history and culture and his biographies of, among others, William Blake, Charles Dickens, T. S. Eliot and Sir Thomas More, he won the Somerset Maugham Award and two Whitbread Awards. He is noted for the volume of work he has produced, the range of styles therein, his skill at assuming different voices and the depth of his research. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1984 and appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2003. This video is targeted to blind users. Attribution: Article text available under CC-BY-SA Creative Commons image source in video
If you won't come over, I won't come to your house.
If I won't come to you, I'll just live without you.
Turn this way and that, and twist like a snake.
If I want to see you, I would have to change.
Heaven wasn't in the sky, but I'll get there anyway.
If you won't come over, I won't come to your house.
If I won't come to you, I'll just live without you.
And try to remember when we could be friends,
When I used to follow everything you said.
Heaven wasn't in the sky, but I'll get there anyway.
Heaven wasn't in the sky, but I'll get there just the same.
When I try to please you, I can't see to stand.
And when you come in, you wreck everything.
I'll go somewhere far, where you never can.
I won't hear your voice, I won't feel your hands.
Heaven wasn't in the sky, but I'll get there anyway.