Neverwhere - The Radio Adaptation

[Bouncy Castle]

One hell of a cast.

http://www.hypable.com/2012/11/28/neil- ... star-cast/

[chris.ph]

dont tell the americans that the lead is english

[Molokov]

Um... for a book (and this radio play) set in London, and London Below... why would anyone expect the cast to be anything except English?

[chris.ph]

james macevoy is in an american drama series, i dont know which one but its supposed to be very popular and when they interviewed him they were surprised that he wasnt a yank

[Bouncy Castle]

He's from Glasgow, originally, and I think the US show you're referring to is actually the X-Men movies!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0564215/

[chris.ph]

i should have put british

[Bouncy Castle]

Chris Baker ‏@chrisinculture

Six-part @BBCRadio4 play of Neverwhere by @NeilHimself starts 16 March! Here's an interview w/ Neil & crew @SciFiNow: http://www.scifinow.co.uk/news/37427/ne ... ch-report/

[Penfold]

james macevoy is in an american drama series, i dont know which one but its supposed to be very popular and when they interviewed him they were surprised that he wasnt a yank

I was surprised at just how many of the cast of 'Band of Brothers' were British or non-American!

Just an example.

Credited in the opening in seven episodes or fewer are:
• Kirk Acevedo (American) as Staff Sergeant Joseph Toye
• Eion Bailey (American) as Private First Class David Kenyon Webster
• Dale Dye (American) as Colonel (eventually Lieutenant General) Robert F. Sink
• Michael Fassbender (German-Irish) as Sergeant Burton "Pat" Christenson
• Stephen Graham (English) as Sgt. Myron "Mike" Ranney
• Colin Hanks (American) as First Lieutenant Henry Jones
• Tom Hardy (English) as Private John Janovec
• Craig Heaney (British) as Private Roy W. Cobb
• Frank John Hughes (American) as Staff Sergeant William "Wild Bill" Guarnere
• Matthew Leitch (English) as Staff Sergeant (served as First Sergeant for a time) Floyd Talbert
• James McAvoy (Scottish) as Private James W. Miller
• Alex Sabga (English) as Cpl. Francis J. Mellet
• Tim Matthews (English) as PFC Alex Penkala
• Rene L. Moreno (American) as Technician Fifth Grade Joseph Ramirez
• Peter O'Meara (Irish) as First Lieutenant Norman Dike
• Simon Pegg (English) as First Sergeant William Evans
• David Schwimmer (American) as Captain Herbert Sobel
• Douglas Spain (American) as Technician Fifth Grade Antonio C. Garcia
• Richard Speight, Jr. (American) as Sergeant Warren "Skip" Muck
• Rick Warden (English) as First Lieutenant Harry Welsh
• Marc Warren (English) as Private Albert Blithe

[The Mad Collector]

But why have the first episode on Radio 4 which I can listen to on any radio in the house and then all the remaining episodes on Radio 4 extra which is digital so I can only hear it via my laptop.

Digital reception is rubbish down here in the gorge so it's internet or nothing.

[Dotsie]

Doesn't your laptop move around the house?

[The Mad Collector]

Not on it's own.

Actually it doesn't move much, the power cable is looped down behind my desk to a surge protected socket as the electric supply here can be pretty variable (I get through 6 or 7 lightbulbs a month) and as it's an old Dell the battery doesn't last long anymore and they want £175 for a new one which frankly is more than the laptop is worth. It may be a laptop but it may as well not be for all the portability it effectively has.