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Archives 2008 2007January 16, 2007 anthonyhead.org has announced that Anthony Head will be appearing with the Little Britain Live show in Australia. The dates they give (which are not yet 100% confirmed) are:
January 30 - February 2, the Vodafone Arena, Melbourne Tony may also be making a personal appearance at an event in Australia the weekend of February 3, but no details are yet available. January 17, 2007 A behind the scenes visit to the set of Persuasion is available online in the magazine Jane Austen's Regency World. This includes a photo of Anthony Head in character as Sir Walter Eliot. (The article is in pdf format.) January 24, 2007 anthonyhead.org has confirmed two upcoming convention appearances: The Hub Presents...Anthony Stewart Head. This day-long event will take place in Sydney, Australia on February 3, 2007. For details, please visit the event's website Collectormania 11. This event takes place in Milton Keynes, UK on May 4 - May 7, 2007. For details, please visit the event's website. January 24, 2007 In 2003, Anthony Head filmed a fantasy movie that was alternately titled Quest for the Kingdom: A Fairytale or The Lonely Troll. It was directed by Paul Matthews and also starred Patsy Kensit and Jenny Agutter, but no release information has ever been made available to my knowledge. However, I just came across a Digiguide listing for the following to be shown on March 4, 2007 on the Zone Horror channel in the U.K. FILM: The Magic Door Raglan is a banished troll on a mission to do good. With the help of young Sally and Liam, can he defeat the Black Witch and find the magic door that will lead him back home? Starring Patsy Kensit, Jenny Agutter and Anthony Head. Directed by Paul Matthews. (2003, PG) January 26, 2007 The BBC has announced that there will be a 13 part animated Doctor Who adventure called The Infinite Quest, which will air as part of the behind the scenes children's series Totally Doctor Who. Anthony Head will be voicing a new character called Baltazar - Scourge of the Galaxy. February 13, 2007 According to anthonyhead.org, Anthony Head will be attending the 2007 Brit Awards, to be held on February 14, 2007. This will air live on ITV 1 at 8:00 pm. There will also be red carpet coverage on ITV2 at 7:00 pm. February 18, 2007 According to this article, Anthony Head is being considered for the role of Mr. Belding in a remake of Saved by the Bell. (Yes, it's a joke but it made me laugh so I'm posting it.) February 18, 2007 A clip of Anthony Head presenting an award at the 2007 Brit Awards is available to download. Pictures from the event can be seen at the following: Getty Images February 18, 2007 The DVD of the Little Britain Live Comic Relief Special is now available. It is available online from HMV. (It does not appear to be currently available at Amazon.) February 22, 2007 According to this article, Anthony Head has narrated a 2-part documentary called True Asian Horror. This documentary looks at how Asian directors create their own style of horror movies. The article states that this will air in Malaysia on the Discovery Channel. Part one will debut on March 7 at 11 pm and part two will debut on March 14 at 11 pm. It will also be airing in New Zealand's Discovery Channel on March 11 at 7:30 pm according to this blog. March 9, 2007 The Manchild Complete Collection Boxset is scheduled for release on DVD in the UK on June 11, 2007. This will include both series of the show. Up until now, only series one has been released on DVD. (Thanks to Ann on the GilesRulesBaby list) March 12, 2007 The Daily Mail is giving away a collection of Magic and Fantasy DVDs, including The Magic Door. They will be printing a voucher in the paper which can then be redeemed at WHSmith or Eason for that day's DVD. For further details, please visit their website. (Thanks to Dave and Sandra) March 12, 2007 In 1981, Anthony Head guest starred in an episode of Crown Court. Legal TV in the UK has been showing episodes of this series and the episode with Tony will be airing on March 16 at 12:00 pm. Each story is told in three parts and they will air one right after the other. It will be repeated the same day at 8:30 pm and March 17 at 4:30 am. March 16, 2007 The BBC website is listing Anthony Head as one of the stars of a new radio comedy to be entitled Bleak Expectations. Tickets to attend the recording are available here. A new comedy by Mark Evans. Starring Anthony Head, Celia Imrie, Richard Johnson, Geoffrey Whitehead, Tom Allen and James Bachman. The remarkable adventures of young Philip Bin as he struggles to rescue himself and his sisters from the plotting of his guardian - the scheming, evil and badly-named Mr. Gently Benevolent, and the blood-curdling Hardthrasher brothers. A Victorian epic of awful schools, worse prisons, nuns, giant rabbits, and long lost super-hero aunts, in the style of Charles Dickens after far too much gin. March 19, 2007 anthonyhead.org has updated with some additional information about the radio comedy series Bleak Expectations. Anthony Head will be voicing the character of Mr. Gently Benevolent. This will air on BBC Radio 4 on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm, June 20 - July 25, 2007. March 19, 2007 Persuasion will be airing on ITV 1 on April 1, 2007 at 9:00 pm. It will be released on DVD in the UK the following day. (Consequently, a download of this will not be made available here.) March 25, 2007 The Infinite Quest, a thirteen-part animated Doctor Who series, will be shown as part of Totally Doctor Who, a children's behind-the-scenes show. This will begin airing on April 2, 2007 at 5:00 pm on CBBC. Anthony Head will be voicing the role of Baltazar - Scourge of the Galaxy. March 29, 2007 According to anthonyhead.org, Anthony Head will be making the following appearances in the next few weeks: This Morning (ITV1) - Friday, March 30 at 12:15 pm March 31, 2007 Anthony Head narrated the newest edition of Doctor Who Confidential which aired March 31 on BBC3. He will most likely be narrating the entire series. The show airs every Saturday at 7:45 pm on BBC3. (I had suspected he was going to be narrating it since he narrated the Christmas edition but then The Radio Times at one point listed someone else as the narrator and I believed them.) An edited version of this week's episode will be repeated on April 1 at 8:45 pm and April 6 at 9:45 pm, both times on BBC3. (The full version will be made available to download here in a few days.) April 22, 2007 Following Anthony Head's April 5 appearance on Loose Women, a brief interview with him appears on the Green Room Gossip section of the show's website. (Thanks to Becky!) May 8, 2007 Little Britain Live is available on DVD in North America starting today. May 20, 2007 According to anthonyhead.org, Anthony Head is narrating a new audio book called Agent Zigzag, written by Ben MacIntyre. This will be released in the UK on June 4 and in North America on October 2. Description: Eddie Chapman: rogue, criminal, confidence trickster, hero to both sides and betrayer of all. At the start of the Second World War, Chapman was recruited by the German Secret Service. He was a highly prized Nazi agent. He was also a secret spy for Britain, alias Agent Zigzag. Agent Zigzag is the untold story of Britain's most extraordinary wartime double agent. Genuinely courageous, able to withstand withering interrogations from both sides, Chapman was a dashing, charming and fiercely intelligent man whose talents led to a single end: breaking the rules. He wore loud suits, drove fast cars, and had a woman in every port. Yet at the same time he was, in his own way, loyal to his lover and their child. This was a man who courted contradictions as much as he courted adventure. Inside the traitor was a man of loyalty; inside the villain was a hero; the problem for Chapman, his spymasters, and his lovers, was to know where one ended, and the other began. In 1943, Colonel Tim Stephens of MI5 said of the story of Chapman: 'In fiction it would be rejected as improbable.' It is one of the most gripping untold stories of the Second World War. May 22, 2007 Anthony Head attended the 2007 BAFTA Television Awards, held in London on May 20. He presented the award for Best Single Drama. However, this award was not shown as part of the televised broadcast and he was only seen for maybe 10 seconds during various audience reaction shots. Photos of the event can be seen at the following websites: Getty Images May 28, 2007 According to the production company's website, the new series of Sensitive Skin begins airing on June 26, 2007 at 10 pm on BBC2. Anthony Head will be guest starring in an episode, but the details of which episode are not yet known. I'll update again once more details are available. June 6, 2007 Anthony Head was interviewed on Steve Wright in the Afternoon on June 5, 2007. This can be listened to at the show's website. Tony comes on at about 20:25. June 6, 2007 The production company's website has been updated with episode descriptions. Anthony Head will be playing Tom Paine and will be appearing in episodes 2.03 and 2.06. These can be viewed through the website's menu: Programmes - 2007 - Sensitive Skin 2 - View More. Descriptions: Episode 3 - The Signals: Davina (Joanna Lumley) meets Tom Paine (Anthony Head), a personal shopper, who helps her to believe there is life (and style) after widowhood. But her new neighbor (Jean Marsh) has some news that may derail her hopes. Episode 6 - Here I Am: Davina's (Joanna Lumley) friend Lizzie (Jean Marsh) decides she has had enough of a life spent waiting, prompting Davina to assess how far she really has moved forward. June 14, 2007 It was originally announced that Bleak Expectations, the radio series Anthony Head recently recorded, was to air on Radio 4 beginning June 20. However, it is not appearing in the BBC listings or programme guides for that week or the two following weeks. According to the Mitchell and Webb MySpace community, it is now scheduled for sometime in August. (Bleak Expectations was written by Mark Evans, who wrote for and appeared in That Mitchell and Webb Look. June 14, 2007 According to anthonyhead.org, Anthony Head will be appearing at Collectormania Glasgow which will be held August 25 and 26, 2007. For more information, visit the event's website. June 16, 2007 The complete Manchild collection was scheduled to be released on DVD on June 11 but has been delayed. Play.com is listing a release date of July 30 and Amazon.co.uk has the date of September 30. June 24, 2007 Telegraph.co.uk has an interview with Joanna Lumley about the upcoming series of Sensitive Skin which includes a publicity photo of her with Anthony Head. June 28, 2007 All episodes of The Infinite Quest will be aired 10:30 am, Saturday, June 30, 2007 on BBC 2. This will be the first time that the final episode will be shown. The full story will be released on DVD in the UK on November 5, 2007. June 28, 2007 The movie Sparkle will be released in UK theatres on August 17, 2007. It is also scheduled to be shown at the 2007 Edinburgh International Film Festival. The festival runs from August 15 - 26, however the exact date Sparkle will be shown is not yet known. June 28, 2007 According to Anthonyhead.org, Anthony Head and Sarah Fisher will be appearing on a new BBC 1 show, Animal Rescue Live on July 31, 2007. This will air at 10:00 am and will feature Sarah and Anthony's work with an American Bull Dog foster pup. July 10, 2007 A movie called iMurders is scheduled to start filming in September. According to two recent interviews with the writer/director, Anthony Stewart Head will be playing the role of Professor Uberoth in the film.
Asbury Park Press Please note this role is not yet confirmed by anthonyhead.org. July 12, 2007 According to this article in The Stage, Anthony Head will starring in an ITV series this autumn. Other dramas in the channel’s autumn schedule are Sold, a comedy-drama set in an estate agents starring Kris Marshall and Anthony Head" Edited: Sold has now been confirmed by anthonyhead.org. Anthony Head will be playing "their ruthless leader Mr. Colubrine, rarely seen but ever present". The press release can be viewed here. In other news, it has been confirmed that David Walliams and Matt Lucas are remaking Little Britain for HBO in the US. No word yet on whether or not Anthony Head will be involved in this new version. July 29, 2007 According to anthonyhead.org, Anthony Head will play the lead role in Repo, a horror musical for Lions Gate Films. It would appear to be this movie listed on IMDb. July 29, 2007 Hotel Babylon begins airing on BBC America in August. Anthony Head guest stars in the second episode. This will air on August 15, 2007 at 9:00 pm. July 29, 2007 Anthony Head is narrating Heroes Unmasked - a behind the scenes look at the show Heroes. This will air every Wednesday on BBC 2 after each new episode of Heroes and began on July 25, 2007. July 29, 2007 Anthony Head will be appearing on Richard & Judy as part of their Summer Read 2007 in which they are joined each week by celebrities to review a different book. Anthony will be reviewing The Other Side of The Bridge by Mary Lawson on August 22. Richard & Judy airs on Channel 4 at 5:00 pm. July 29, 2007 Joss Whedon made an appearance at Comic-Con on July 28 and announced that he is currently in talks with the BBC for a 90-minute version of the long-awaited Ripper - a spin-off from Buffy the Vampire Slayer starring Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles. (anthonyhead.org has also confirmed that negotiations are underway for this project.) July 29, 2007 A two-part interview with Anthony Head is available on iFMagazine.com. Part one was published on July 16, 2007 and part two was published on July 17, 2007. July 29, 2007 The BBC Press Office has announced that Bleak Expectations will begin airing on August 15, 2007. It will be on BBC Radio 4 at 11:30 am for 6 weeks. August 2, 2007 Entertainment Weekly has an interview with Joss Whedon following up on subjects raised at Comic-Con. He has the following to say about Ripper: And what about Ripper — is that going to hit BBC America? Anthony Stewart Head (who plays Giles) is willing to wait?
August 8, 2007 I have completely revamped the Download site to use a different server as the previous one was no longer doing what was needed. There are new instructions on the Multimedia page including a link to the new download site. Registration is required but access is immediate upon completing this. Logins for the previous site are no longer valid so you will need to register again. But it is a much easier and quicker process than it was before and will only take a minute or so. Please let me know if you encounter any problems with this new version. August 16, 2007 The first episode of Bleak Expectations is now available on Radio 4's Listen Again page A few reviews:
The Guardian August 30, 2007 There is an article on SyFy Portal quoting comments from Anthony Head at last weekend's Collectormania event. The headline is rather misleading, saying Ripper is confirmed. The quotes from Tony, however, indicate that it is still under discussion, but may be filmed next year if all goes well. On a related note, the Daily Star is claiming that "Josh" Whedon wants to cast Pete Doherty as a zombie in Ripper. Obviously a made up story, but it can be viewed as a compliment that the tabloids think of Ripper as being worthy of the sort of bizarre casting rumours they usually reserve for Doctor Who. August 30, 2007 According to anthonyhead.org, Anthony Head will be appearing in a new Channel 4 sitcom called Bitter and Twisted. The show takes place in a theatrical agency. It will air as part of Channel 4's 25th anniversary celebration during November 2007. August 30, 2007 The film Sparkle was recently released in the UK. Below is a sample of the reviews:
Daily Telegraph September 1, 2007 There have been rumors for the past few months that the Ballad Ghosts characters were being cut from the movie Sweeney Todd. Anthony Head was supposed to be playing one of these ghosts. Now, I see that anthonyhead.org has removed all references to this movie and I have been informed by someone that the webmaster confirmed to her that Tony will not be appearing in the movie. If this is true, hopefully, any scenes he did film will end up as DVD extras. September 1, 2007 Talking to Animals, a 2003 documentary series made by Anthony Head and his partner Sarah Fisher about her work with animals will be repeated for the first time since it originally aired. This will be on the Nat Geo Wild channel in the UK and will be starting on October 1 at 8:00 pm. For more information on Sarah's work, please visit the Tilley Farm website September 4, 2007 The Daily Mirror has a brief article about two of Anthony Head's upcoming projects. LOOKS like Anthony "Buffy" Head will be calling the shots on TV this autumn. He's due to play the boss of a talent agency in the Channel 4 comedy Bitter And Twisted and will be lording it over his underlings again in ITV1's Sold, this November, as the MD of a firm of estate agents. "My character in Sold is loosely based on Sir Alan Sugar," says Anthony. "I've tried to embody the power Sir Alan brings to The Apprentice, and his edginess, stoicism and slight intransigence." Anthony, you're hired! September 4, 2007 Anthony Head recently attended the London premiere of Run, Fat Boy, Run, along with his daughters. Some pictures are available at the following websites: Getty Images September 11, 2007 The short film Amelia and Michael is being shown at the following festivals: LA Shorts Fest 2007 on September 12, 2007 at 3:00 pm. The Raindance Festival on October 4, 2007 at 4:30 pm. The Raindance Festival is sponsored by Tiscali who are holding an online competition for the Best Short. The nominated films, including Amelia and Michael can be watched here. September 21, 2007 Amazon.co.uk has updated the release date for the complete collection of Manchild on DVD. They are now listing it as not being available until March 30, 2008. September 29, 2007 WimbledonGuardian.co.uk has an article about the director of Amelia and Michael, including some comments about Anthony Head. He also won support from Anthony Head, who Daniel said made everyone raise their game. "He didn't know us from Adam but he loved what we were doing," he added. Reminder that Amelia and Michael is available to watch online here. September 29, 2007 According to anthonyhead.org, Anthony Head and Sarah Fisher will be appearing on The One Show on October 3. This will air at 7 pm on BBC1. September 29, 2007 An interview with Anthony Head is available on Crave Online. October 15, 2007 Dimensions 2007, a Doctor Who convention, is listing Anthony Head as a guest at their convention to be held November 10 and 11, 2007 at the Holiday Inn in Washington, UK. Please visit their website for details. ETA: This is now confirmed by anthonyhead.org (subject to work commitments). October 21, 2007 Spike TV's 2007 Scream Awards were held on October 19, 2007. Anthony Head attended along with the rest of the cast of Repo! The Genetic Opera (yes, that includes Paris Hilton). There was also a special sneak preview of Repo! shown. "Black carpet" pictures are available here and here. A clip of the preview can be viewed here. The awards will air on Spike TV (both US and Canada) on October 23, 2007 at 10:00 pm (eastern). Repo! The Genetic Opera is scheduled for release in the U.S. on April 25, 2008. October 21, 2007 Little Britain Abroad will be released on DVD in the UK on November 19, 2007. The Little Britain Complete Collection will be released the same day. ETA: The same DVDs will be released in North America on November 20, 2007. October 22, 2007 A brief article with quotes from Anthony Head taken from the Scream Awards is on This is Nottingham.co.uk. October 23, 2007 In an interview with ifMagazine, Michele Fazekas, co-creator of the new CW series Reaper, reveals that Anthony Head was one of the possible candidates to play the Devil on the show and why they decided to go with Ray Wise instead. October 23, 2007 According to tvshowsondvd.com, the first season of Hotel Babylon will be released on DVD in North America on February 12, 2008. Anthony Head guest starred in episode 1.02. October 23, 2007 Comic Book Resources has coverage of the 2007 Scream Awards including comments from Anthony Head about Repo! and the possibility of Ripper. October 27, 2007 Comedy Showcase: Free Agents will be airing on Channel 4 (UK) on November 9, 2007 at 10:30 pm. Comedy Showcase is a series of one-off comedy specials as part of Channel 4's 25th anniversary. Free Agents was previously titled Bitter and Twisted. Radio Times description: One-off comedy special starring Green Wing's Stephen Mangan, Sharon Horgan and Anthony Head. Stuck in the middle of a painful divorce, Alex is clinging on to his job at talent agency TMA, run by his sex-obsessed and roguish boss Stephen. Meanwhile, fellow co-worker Helen is coping with her own personal trauma, a year after her boyfriend dropped dead just months before their wedding. She's getting her act together, but wishes she hadn't celebrated her fiance's death by sleeping with Alex. October 27, 2007 According to anthonyhead.org, Anthony will be appearing in a BBC1 drama called Desperados. No further information is available at this time. October 28, 2007 A brief interview with Anthony Head on the upcoming series Sold appeared in the October 25, 2007 Daily Mail (scroll down to the end of the page to see it). October 29, 2007 Shock Till You Drop has a report of a visit to the set of Repo! The Genetic Opera, with some plot details. The article is accompanied publicity pictures which include Anthony Stewart Head's character. A larger version of the picture is also on IGN. October 30, 2007 Sold, a new series starring Anthony Head, will begin airing on ITV on November 15, 2007 at 9:00 pm. Digiguide description: New comedy drama starring Bryan Dick as Danny, a new employee at Columbrine's Estate Agents - a cut-throat business where the unscrupulous staff pull every trick in the book to make a sale. When the new flagship store opens, Danny is given just a few weeks to prove himself. But while the rest of the team compete against each other for comission, Danny only manages to enrage and upsets his clients. Elsewhere, Matt and Jonty have their work cut out as they try to dupe a dodgy local businessman. Starring: Bryan Dick, Kris Marshall, Dan Johnston, Ella Smith, Christina Cole, Anthony Head ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Excerpt taken from DigiGuide - the world's best TV guide available from http://www.getdigiguide.com/?p=1&r=43735 Copyright (c) GipsyMedia Limited. November 1, 2007 anthonyhead.org has announced that Anthony Head's appearance at the Dimensions 2007 convention (November 10 and 11) has been canceled due to work commitments. November 4, 2007 A variety of set visits and interviews with the cast of Repo! The Genetic Opera, including Anthony Stewart Head: MoviesOnline November 7, 2007 The webmaster of anthonyhead.org has a report of a visit to the set of Repo! The Genetic Opera. November 7, 2007 An interview with Anthony Head about Sold appears on The UK TV Guide. November 11, 2007 ITV.com now has a page available for Sold. This 6-part series stars Anthony Head as Mr. Colubrine and begins airing on ITV 1 this Thursday, November 15 at 9 pm. (Please note that you will not be able to view the videos if you are not in the UK.) November 15, 2007 The BBC has issued a Press Release regarding the upcoming BBC 1 series Desperados. "Maurice Riley (Anthony Head) and Syd Woolsey (Warren Clarke) are old friends who return from the good life on the Costa del Crime, where they have spent their ill-gotten gains, to a quiet Devon fishing village, where they plan to eke out their retirement fishing and availing themselves of the NHS. However, the quiet life is not for them and, with money running short, they quickly find themselves drawn back into a life of crime, only to find that crime has moved on and they've got new things to learn." November 18, 2007 Reviews of Comedy Showcase - Free Agents:
The Times Reviews of Sold:
My Park Magazine December 9, 2007 I've heard through the grapevine that Anthony Head does appear in the film Sweeney Todd. However his appearance is extremely brief - not even 30 seconds and he only has one line. The bulk of the scenes he filmed were cut. Hopefully these will end up on the DVD. The film is scheduled for release in North America on December 21. A full list of release dates in other countries is on IMDb. |