.Whats
On Stage: Bournemouth's 2012
Panto, Sleeping Beauty Launch
Party!
Thursday
27th September, 2012
Press
Clips
A new article, from Whats On
Stage, on last week's Sleeping
Beauty press launch. It
includes an interview with Su.
Following a record breaking
pantomime season last year, UK
Productions are once again
presenting behind the Bournemouth
Pavilion panto, this year
Sleeping Beauty. Local favourite,
and CBeebies star Chris Jarvis
once again returns to write, star
and direct, alongside the
irrepressible Su Pollard, former
Dr Who and now panto stalwart
Colin Baker,Wave 105.2 FM’s
Kate Weston and Benidorm’s
singing star Asa Elliott.
.Wave
105.2: Sleeping Beauty at the
Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre
Thursday
27th September, 2012
Press
Clips
Pantomime
season returns to the Bournemouth
Pavilion from Saturday 8th
December with Sleeping Beauty.
This year’s offering is once
again brought to you by UK
Productions following a
record-breaking production of
Jack and the Beanstalk last year.
Returning to once again write,
direct and star is venue
favourite and Bournemouth
resident Chris Jarvis as Happy
Harry, whose local gags, rapport
with the audience and range of
impressions always go down a
storm with adults and children
alike.
The Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre
is also delighted to welcome back
one of the best Panto villains
Bournemouth has seen in recent
years, Su Pollard, as Bad Fairy.
• The Big
Fat Quiz Of The 80s, in
which Su made a guest appearance,
is available to watch online at 4oD. It will remain
online until mid-October. There's
also more info about the
programme here.
• Visit
Bournemouth: In our exciting
September 2012 competition you
have the chance to win a two
night break at the 4 star
Cransley with tickets to see
Sleeping Beauty at the
Bournemouth Pavilion.
• A special performance of Sleeping
Beauty at the end of the
year. View more information here.
Saturday
22nd September, 2012
• Thanks to Mark
Whitney
Theatre
The press
launch for Su's 2012 panto, Sleeping
Beauty, took place in
Bournemouth on Thursday. Here are
a couple of photos. Please click
below to view larger versions.
.Oh
Doctor Beeching!: DVD News
Thursday
20th September, 2012
Releases
Classic 90's David
Croft/Richard Spendlove BBC
sitcom Oh Doctor Beeching!
is now available on DVD in the
Netherlands. Oh, Doctor
Beeching! - The Complete First
Series, which originally
aired in the UK in 1996, is
listed at Play.
From Richard Spendlove, and David
Croft, writer of Dad's Army and
Hi-de-Hi!, Oh Doctor Beeching!
has been a firm favourite with
millions of British comedy fans.
Arriving in 1963, please alight
at the small branch railway
station of Hatley, threatened
with closure under the Beeching
Axe. Paul Shane stars as porter
Jack Skinner, married to the
café-managing May (Julia
Deakin), who was once in a close
relationship with new station
master Cecil Parkin (Jeffrey
Holland). Also on the platform of
this quaint and quirky railway
station are May's daughter Gloria
(Lindsay Grimshaw), booking clerk
Ethel Schumann (Su Pollard) and
signalman and jack-of-all-trades
(all of them off the books) Harry
Lambert (Stephen Lewis).
.Su
Online News Archive: May/June
2012
Thursday
20th September, 2012
Site
News
Su news for
May and June 2012 has now been
archived. Visit our News Archive here.
.The Big
Fat Quiz Of The 80s: Screen Caps
Tuesday
18th September, 2012
Television
Screen caps
of Su from Sunday night's The
Big Fat Quiz Of The 80s. The
programme airs again tonight on
Channel 4 at 10.35pm. Please
click on the caps to view larger
versions.
.Su on
The Big Fat Quiz Of The 80s
Monday
17th September, 2012
Television
Su on last
night's The Big Fat Quiz Of
The 80s, on Channel 4. The
programme airs again this week
(see Sunday 9th September update
for info). Return soon for more
screen caps of Su.
.Su on
TV: ... Sings The Beatles
Monday
17th September, 2012
Television
...
Sings The Beatles: BBC4: Saturday
29th September: 00.30am
... Sings The Beatles: BBC4:
Monday 1st October: 2.00am
Recorded for the 40th anniversary
of Abbey Road, the Beatles' final
album, a journey through the
classic and curious covers in the
BBC archives. Featuring Sandie
Shaw singing a sassy Day Tripper,
Shirley Bassey belting out
Something, a close-harmony
Carpenters cover of Help!, Joe
Cocker's chart-topping With A
Little Help From My Friends,
Oasis reinventing the Walrus and
a little Lady Madonna from Macca
himself. Plus, a few 'magical'
moments from Candy Flip, the
Korean Kittens and Su Pollard.
.Sleeping
Beauty 2012: Official Promo Flyer
Saturday
15th September, 2012
• Thanks to Mark
Whitney
Theatre
It's the
full, and official, promotional
flyer for Su's 2012 panto, Sleeping
Beauty at Bournemouth
Pavilion. Su is playing
Carabosse, and as you can see
it's a star-studded cast: Su,
Colin Baker, Chris Jarvis, Asa
Elliott, Kate Weston...
Unmissable fun this Christmas!
Please click below to view a
larger version and go here for more info and
ticket details.
.Su on
TV: The Big Fat Quiz Of The 80s
Sunday
9th September, 2012
Television
Su will be appearing
in the first part, of a
three-part 80s special, of the The
Big Fat Quiz Of The 80s,
which will air a number of times
in mid-September on Channel 4 and
4Seven. The first showing is on
Sunday 16th September at 9pm.
Jimmy Carr hosts and
there will be a plethora of
guests looking back at the 80s
decade in that humorous way that
only the Big Fat Quiz
series can. The programme will be
recorded this Wednesday at BBC
Televsion Centre, White City,
London.
The Big Fat Quiz Of The
80s: Channel 4: Sunday 16th
September: 9.00pm
The Big Fat Quiz Of The 80s:
4Seven: Tuesday 18th September:
1.05am
The Big Fat Quiz Of The 80s:
Channel 4: Tuesday 18th
September: 10.35pm
The Big Fat Quiz Of The 80s:
4Seven: Friday 21st September:
2.05am
The Big Fat Quiz Of The 80s:
4Seven: Saturday 22nd September:
1.05am
Jimmy Carr hosts the first of
three special editions of the Big
Fat Quiz series, beginning with
an irreverent look back at the
almost unrecognisable decade of
the 1980s when the Tories were in
power, the whole world tuned in
to watch a Royal wedding and it
looked like a war with the
Falklands was inevitable. Who
sang while the Berlin Wall fell?
What was the Hand of God? And who
were the Brat Pack? Whether you
know some of the answers, or are
totally clueless, join Jonathan
Ross, Jason Manford, Stephen
Mangan, Micky Flanagan and Carol
Vorderman - with appearances from
Michael Fish, Su Pollard, John
Craven and many more - as the
teams compete to decide who can
remember the most about the
1980s. (Part 1 of 3)
.Sleeping
Beauty 2012: Bournemouth Pavilion
Sunday
9th September, 2012
• Thanks to Mark
Whitney
Theatre
The official
launch/photo call takes place
later this month and we will be
bringing you more details on Su's
panto for 2012, Sleeping
Beauty, over the coming
weeks. The Bournemouth Pavilion
have now announced that Su will
be appearing...
Sleeping Beauty - The
Pavilion Pantomime
Sat 8 December 2012 to Sun 6
January 2013
Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre
Pantomime season returns to the
Bournemouth Pavilion from
Saturday 8 December as we welcome
Sleeping Beauty. This year’s
offering is once again brought to
you by UK Productions following a
record-breaking production of
Jack and the Beanstalk last year.
Returning to once again write,
direct and star is venue
favourite and Bournemouth
resident Chris Jarvis as Happy
Harry, whose local gags, rapport
with the audience and range of
impressions always go down a
storm with adults and children
alike.
We’re also delighted to
welcome back one of the best
Panto villains Bournemouth has
seen in recent years, Su Pollard
– last with us for the the
2009 Panto season – as Bad
Fairy. Also returning from the
cast of Jack and the Beanstalk is
Wave 105 presenter Kate Weston as
Good Fairy.
• Classic
comedy You Rang, M'Lord?
shows on Australian televsion
later this month and through
October. The first series, which
originally aired in 1990, will be
shown on uktv. Full schedule
details are available here.
• View Su Online's
comprehensive You Rang,
M'Lord? Episode Guide here.
• Playing With
Flowers: Living art gallery
at Southwark Cathedral: More
coverage of this recent event,
including that great photo of Su.
• What's On In
Dorset: Celebrate the
Great British Panto with our 2012
Family Ticket Offer: Sleeping
Beauty stars local favourite
Chris Jarvis, who once again
returns to write, star and direct
once more, alongside Su Pollard,
Colin Baker, Kate Weston and Asa
Elliott.
.BBC
Radio 2: John Holmes Show: Listen
Online
Monday
3rd September, 2012
Radio
Actress, some time
pop star, former chalet maid,
fashion icon, ambassador for
glasses.... That's how Su was
introduced by Jon Holmes on the
first Jon Holmes Situation
on 'BBC Radio 2' on Saturday
morning.
Su talked blancmange, fashion,
being out and about, Hi-de-Hi!,
'Tiger Feet' by Mud, appearing
with Ken Bruce in panto in the
Eighties, and much more.
Su's appears approximately 1hr,
12m into the show and she guests
for most of the remainder of the
programme. Listen to it for the
next five days here. The show is also
available as a downloadable
podcast here.
.BBC
Radio 2: John Holmes Show TODAY!!
Saturday
1st September, 2012
Radio
Su guests on The
Jon Holmes Situation this
morning on 'BBC Radio 2'. Jon is
sitting in for Graham Norton over
the Summer.
Jon Holmes sits in for Graham
Norton over the summer, with
Johnny Saunders back on Radio 2
to guide us through the sport,
Bobbie Pryor's travel, and more
hand-picked music for the
discerning listener. Each week
there will be guests, with lady
legends of sitcom including Nerys
Hughes, Sue Pollard, Penelope
Keith and Linda Robson, joining
Jon to chat about their life and
career.
.ITV
News: Festival Of Flowers Opens
At Southwark Cathedral
Wednesday
29th August, 2012
Press
Clips
A report on the
'Festival of Flowers' from ITV News.
An exhibition of floral displays
'Festival of Flowers' has been
unveiled at Southwark Cathedral.
The displays were
co-ordinated by Mig Kimpton, a
medal winner at the Hampton Court
Flower Show, and was set up to
promote the charity The Leprosy
Mission.
.London
SE1: Floral Designers Create
Living Art Gallery at Southwark
Cathedral
Wednesday
29th August, 2012
Press
Clips
85 floral designers
have created displays for the
Leprosy Mission Festival of
Flowers held this week at
Southwark Cathedral.
Sir Ian McKellen, Wendy Craig and
Su Pollard were among the special
guests at Thursday night's
preview event.
Under the direction of Mig
Kimpton, a gold medal winner at
the Hampton Court Flower Show,
months of painstaking design has
come to fruition and tens of
thousands of flowers have been
sculpted into works of modern art
by a team of 85 designers. They
have drawn their inspiration from
subjects including the Olympic
Stadium, William Shakespeare and
the blossoming of the earth.
Gimme
Gimme Gimme: GOLD: Monday 3rd
September: 11.00pm
Gimme Gimme Gimme: GOLD: Tuesday
4th September: 2.05am Singing in the Drain.
Series 3, Episode 5. Kathy Burke
in the in-your-face comedy with
the hapless flatmates with every
personality flaw going. Linda
finally realises her ambition to
become a model. Starring: Kathy
Burke, James Dreyfus, Brian
Bovell, Beth Goddard, Su Pollard
and Jonathan Harvey.
• Visit Su
Online's dedicated GimmeGimme Gimme page at our Television section.
.Annie:
Post Hong Kong/Singapore:
Reviews/Photos/Press
Friday
10th August, 2012
Theatre/Press
A final bumper,
post-Hong Kong and Singapore, Annie
update: Reviews. photos and press
reports from Su's three month Far
East visit. ( (Image credits:
Channel 5/Base Entertainment
Asia)
• Fever Avenue: The Sun Will
Always Come Out Tomorrow With
Annie!: "Britain’s
eccentric Su Pollard made her
debut as Miss Hannigan, the
alchohol-loving orphanage matron
who couldn’t care less about
the girls. No newcomer to the
scene, it was only expected that
she delivered her character well.
She was flamboyant and
flirtatious and was downright a
character everyone liked less
– which could only mean that
she has succeeded in delivering".
• The Urban
Wire: Annie, the
Broadway Musical, a Step Closer
to Home: An overview of the show,
brief interviews and photographs.
• Power of Pop: Annie Review +
Interview: "Pollard’s
Ms Hannigan provided a believable
if campy oppressor for the
orphans".
• The Flying
Inkpot: Inkpot Reviews:
Dressed With A Smile: "Veteran
actress Su Pollard is suitably
amusing as the misanthropic and
permanently inebriated orphanage
matron Mrs Hannigan, pottering
about in raggedy clothes and
excelling at moments of physical
comedy".
• Super Adrian
Me: Annie The Musical
In Singapore: An overview of the
production and cast, along with
some great show photos.
• Asia One: Showbiz: Review:
Annie By Numbers: "Su
Pollard's Miss Hannigan was a
delight to watch".
• The Business
Times: Entertainment:
Low-Wattage Lead: "Su
Pollard as the gin-loving,
child-loathing orphanage mistress
Miss Hannigan was deliciously
wicked, getting the biggest
laughs from the audience".
• Her World
Plus: Show Review: Warm
your hearts with the Broadway
musical Annie: Show overview,
with photos.
• Channel 5
Official: Annie The Musical
in Singapore: Channel 5 meets the
cast of Annie The Musical.
.Annie:
Singapore Run
Ends/Lunchbox-Productions Reviews
Tuesday
7th August, 2012
Theatre
Annie's
successful four-week visit to the
Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands
in Singapore ended on Sunday.
The cast and crew have had a
great time in Singapore.
• View a selection of the
latest reviews, including 'Going
Out - By Night' and 'InSing.com',
at Lunchbox-Productions.
.Special
Bus Tour of Maplins' Locations
Tuesday
7th August, 2012
Events
Here at
Maplin’s we are always
looking to keep the campers happy
and with this in mind we are
proposing a bus tour of Hi-de-Hi!
film locations on Saturday 27th
October 2012. The idea will be to
visit ‘out of town’
locations not seen on our
previous tours.
• View further info on this
at the news page on Hi-de-Hi!.net.
Su will be appearing
in the first part, of a
three-part 80s special, of the The
Big Fat Quiz Of The 80s,
which will air a number of times
in mid-September on Channel 4 and
4Seven. The first showing is on
Sunday 16th September at 9pm.
