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12.26.2004 The Scotsman mentions Tony as one of the 100 reasons why 2004 was a year to remember

12.23.2004 Pictures from the 2004 British Comedy Awards 1 2 3 4

12.21.2004

According to anthonyhead.org, Tony and Sarah will be attending the 2004 British Comedy Awards. They will be shown live on ITV at 9:00 pm, December 22, 2004. Little Britain is up for two awards - Best Comedy and Best Television Comedy Actor (David Walliams and Matt Lucas jointly).

12.12.2004

Tony's appearance at the Vulkon convention in February has been cancelled

He is now scheduled to appear at the Hush convention in April and Moonlight Rising in August. See the Upcoming Events page for more info on both

Some promo pics from True Horror with Anthony Head

A few behind the scenes photos from Buffy

11.21.2004

The second series of Little Britain starts airing on BBC1 on December 3 at 9:30 pm. BBC3 is having a marathon of all series 2 episodes on November 28 starting at 9:00 pm.

A transcript of the November 14 chat with Tony has been posted (I suspect it consists entirely of pre-submitted questions as I have not seen a report of anyone being able to actually get into the chat room on the day)

Tony attended the premiere of Polar Express in London on November 17. Pictures: 1 2 3

A few online articles and reviews:

Manchester Online  - November 15, 2004 (True Horror article)

InfinitelyBetter.com - October 25, 2004 (True Horror article)

Community Newswire - November 18, 2004 (Safe Haven for Donkeys in the Holy Land article)

Gloucestershire Echo - November 6, 2004 (Safe Haven for Donkeys in the Holy Land article)

ThisisBath - November 8, 2004 (Safe Haven for Donkeys in the Holy Land article)

The Guardian - November 17, 2004 (True Horror review)

The Times - November 17, 2004 (True Horror review)

11.14.2004

The chat scheduled for the BBC website ran into technical difficulties as no one seemed to be able to get in. I'll update if it is rescheduled

The Discovery Channel (UK) has added a section to their website about True Horror with Anthony Head

Interviews with Tony have appeared online at icNorthLondonOnline and Mirror.co.uk

More print interviews (Scans thanks to Anya)

TV Guide - November 13, 2004 (True Horror article)

Radio Times - November 13, 2004 (True Horror article)

TV & Satellite Week - November 13, 2004 (True Horror article)

Now Magazine, November 10, 2004 (True Horror article)

Closer Magazine, November 13, 2004 (general Q&A)

11.07.2004

Tony will be a guest on ITV's This Morning on November 17 at 10:30 am

I'll Be There will be making its television debut on Sky Movies, December 2 at 8:00 pm

11.05.2004  There will be a Live Chat with Tony on the BBC's Monarch of the Glen website on Sunday, November 14 after that night's episode. Questions can be submitted in advance

11.03.2004

Descriptions of episodes 3-5 of True Horror are now available

Tony is lending his support to the Safe Haven for Donkeys in the Holy Land organization. More details on a charity fundraiser can be found on the official website. He is also scheduled to appear at a fundraising dinner for the organization in March 2005.  For more information on the organization, please visit their website

10.31.2004

BBC episode description of Monarch of the Glen episode 6.10 (Sunday November 21)

The PetPlan Mane Men calendar is available for people outside the UK to order at the calendarclub.co.uk website (Thanks to Kerry)

anthonyhead.org has added a page with information and photos from the upcoming True Horror documentary series

A third series of Little Britain has been confirmed according to davidwalliams.com. It also appears that there may be some editing when series 2 is repeated on BBC1 in December. (Thanks also to Jen)

A number of articles and interviews have appeared recently about various projects. Scans of many of them are available. (Thanks to Anya)

Radio Times - October 30, 2004 (Monarch of the Glen blurb)

TV Guide - October 30, 2004 (Monarch of the Glen and Now Voyager blurbs)

TV Quick - October 30, 2004 (Monarch of the Glen article and blurb)

TV Times - October 30, 2004 (famous commercial faces - Gold Blend)

What's On TV - October 30, 2004 (Monarch of the Glen article and photos)

Sky Magazine - November 2004 (True Horror article)

What Satellite & Digital TV - November 2004 (True Horror article and blurb)

10.25.2004

Tony will be appearing in a radio play, Now Voyager, on October 30. This will be on the Saturday Play on BBC Radio 4. Radio 4 can be listened to live here and the Saturday Play is also made available for a week after it airs. BBC Press release. A scan of a Sunday Times review (with picture) has been posted here. (Thanks to Anya at the tweedybookguy group)

BBC episode description of Monarch of the Glen episode 6.09 (Sunday November 14)

BBC - So Somerset article about the auction for Giles' glasses

An August Q&A from worldmoviemag.com

ThisisBath.com article about supporting Bath's Royal United Hospital's Forever Friends Appeal

A special episode of Little Britain will air sometime in 2005 as part of Comic Relief. According to davidwalliams.com, this will include a Sebastian and the PM sketch.

An article about the upcoming documentary series in Sky Magazine gives the series name as Horror Files rather than True Horror as has been reported previously. A scan is available here. (Thanks again to Anya at the tweedybookguy group)

10.18.2004

BBC episode descriptions of Monarch of the Glen episode 6.08 (Sunday November 7) and Little Britain episode 2.04 (Tuesday November 9)

According to Digiguide, True Horror with Anthony Head begins on November 17 at 10:00 pm on Discovery Channel (UK). Descriptions of the first two episodes have been added to the show page

10.16.2004 According to anthonyhead.org, the episode of Horsetails with Tony will air October 17 and not on October 24 as originally planned. This is on Animal Planet (UK) at 6:00 pm (repeated at 6:00 am the following day).

10.12.2004

BBC episode descriptions of Monarch of the Glen episode 6.07 (Sunday October 31) and Little Britain episode 2.03 (Tuesday November 2) 

An interview with Tony appears in the BBC's Press Office online, primarily about Monarch of the Glen

The above interview gives the name of film Tony will be filming soon as Click

10.11.2004

Television ads for Fat Slags have begun showing in the UK. They are giving a release date of October 15. (Thanks to Anne and Lynn)

According to anthonyhead.org, the documentary series True Horror is now being rescheduled for a later date. It was originally scheduled for Halloween.

10.09.2004

An article about the charity auction for Giles's glasses appears on ThisisBath.com

The first series of Little Britain will begin airing in Australia on ABC at 9:00 pm, October 21

The Horsetails website has scans of several articles about the series, a few of which mention Tony

10.06.2004

Tony will be appearing in an episode of a documentary series called Horsetails. His segment will be about the Riding for the Disabled (RDA). This will air on Animal Planet (UK, not US) on October 24 at 6:00 pm. The show's website has several photos of Tony from the filming.

Tony will be filming a movie in London soon. No further details are available as yet.

A new charity auction is up at anthonyhead.org for a pair of Giles's glasses worn on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

10.03.2004

The BBC's description of the first episode of the new series of Little Britain.

The first series of Little Britain will be available on DVD in Australia on November 11

09.28.2004 The BBC website has added a press pack for series two of Little Britain. A larger version of the publicity photo included can be found at anthonyhead.org

09.25.2004

Vulkon has corrected the dates for the upcoming Houston Slayercon in February. It will be held February 25 - 27, 2005.

anthonyhead.org has information and additional photos of the PetPlan calendar - please note this is not available outside the UK

09.19.2004 anthonyhead.org has clarified that Tony will be introduced on Monarch of the Glen in the 7th episode of this series rather than the 6th

09.16.2004 A short "what the stars watch" type blurb appears in the September 18, 2004 Radio Times. Tony's choices were Shameless and BBC News (scan - courtesy of Anya at the tweedybookguy group)

09.13.2004 Lots of things to catch up on:

Oakland Vulkon reports and pictures 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (this page also has mp3s and video clips available) (if anyone is aware of other reports or photos, please let me know)

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself will be available on DVD in Australia on October 20.

Tony will be appearing in a 2005 charity calendar (along with Otto, the horse he was riding in the Buffy episode Lessons). There is an article on this at ThisisBath.com. The calendar will only be available in England. The cover and information on how to order by mail can be found at petplan.co.uk. (Thanks to Anya on the tweedybookguy group)

The sixth season of Monarch of the Glen will begin on September 19, 2004 on BBC1. Tony will appear in episodes 7 - 10. This should be October 31 - November 21. anthonyhead.org is reporting that he will be introduced at the end of episode 6. BBC press release.

The second series of Little Britain will begin on October 19, 2004 on BBC3, according to davidwalliams.com. Descriptions of the filming were posted there but have been taken down per a request from the BBC legal department and are being replaces with more general reports. Tony filmed a total of 7 sketches for a 6 episode series.

The documentary series Tony has been working on is called True Horror and is scheduled to air Halloween 2004.

Fat Slags is reportedly going to be released in the UK in October 2004 (related article from the Daily Mirror)

Kulture Shock reports and photos 1 2

Wag and Bone Dog show article 

Riding for the Disabled Association National Championships article

Photos from London premier of I, Robot 1 2 3 4 5

Tony was scheduled to appear at a Glasgow convention on August 1. He had to cancel when the promoters didn't fulfill their obligations. However, he was advertised as appearing up until the last minute. He ended up going for a few hours so as not to disappoint the fans who attended expecting to see him. An article from The Evening Times (Glasgow) on the event.

Glen's got new blood - July 2, 2004 (upcoming appearance on Monarch of the Glen)

Vulkon Cleveland Convention reports and pictures 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 

Buffy Meets the Press - January 5, 1997 cast meeting with the Television Critics Association

Buffy re-animated - BBC Cult - June 1, 2004 (confirmation that the Buffy animated series is going forward again)

SMGfan reports and pictures from Scooby Do 2 London Premiere

Something Wicked This Way Comes - Independent.co.uk - March 31, 2004

BBC3 From Bard to Verse episode guide

The rescue cats that got the cream! - PRNews Wire - March 31, 2004

Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed UK premiere photos 1 2 3

New Tricks guest stars - BBC website

The Cream of British Comedy charity event - anthonyhead.org

BBC press release for From Bard to Verse

BBC press release for New Tricks

In the Frame - interview about New Tricks - BBC press release (scroll to page 9)

Anthony Head: slaying 'em in the aisles - icWales - March 19 interview

FILM NEARLY READY FOR BIG SCREEN - This is Gloucestershire - March 6 - brief article on Quest for the Kingdom: A Fairytale (aka The Lonely Troll)

The superslags - ic Newcastle - February 25 - article about Fat Slags movie

Holly Hedge Sanctuary cat photographic contest - judged by Anthony Head and Sarah Fisher

Buffy cast and crew photo - SMGfan.com - scroll to 1/30/04 update for link

Peter Pan Celebrates Centenary - January 21

Scan of InStyle magazine coverage of Alyson Hannigan and Alexis Denisof's wedding

Sunday Times interview with Joss Whedon with Giles/Anthony Head mentions - January 11

Pirates Of Penzance reviews
   The Guardian - January 10
   The Times - January 10 (must be subscriber or UK resident to view)
  The Independent - January 12
  The Stage - January 15