The Northern Echo | Features

DVD review: Red State

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:10:02 +0000

SENSITIVE souls move along, there's nothing to see in Red State, Kevin Smith's new action-horror movie.

A big jump from rabbits in a top hat

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:00:53 +0000

The Magicians was a surprise success for the BBC in 2011, and now it’s back for a second series. Madeleine Cuff asks the show’s new team why magic has become ‘cool’.

York’s angel delights

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:56:11 +0000

Steve Pratt ventures to the angelic world of Eternal Law, being filmed near York Minster, and talks to writers Ashley Pharoah and Matthew Graham and actress Orla Brady.

Devilish Dickens

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:28:17 +0000

Father and daughter, Ray and Jaime Winstone, talk about being on the wrong side of the law when it comes to bringing classic fiction to TV. Steve Pratt reports.

DVD Review: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (The Complete Season Three)

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:20:01 +0100

MY son never knew the original Star Wars - George Lucas’ classic sci-fi movie set in a galaxy far, far away.

The spying game

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:47:24 +0100

Esteemed actor Bill Nighy felt drawn to the lead role in the BBC’s new spy thriller Page Eight – and even found himself a little star-struck, he tells Lisa Williams.

The song throng

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:35:31 +0100

TV’s Rock Choir is offering people the chance to join singing sessions. Viv Hardwick reports.

Young road to success

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:24:09 +0100

A tragic moment in a Teesside youngster’s life inspired a film project which is now a benchmark for TV judges. Viv Hardwick goes behind the scenes at the Bright Spark project at Middlesbrough.

Archive heaven

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:05:22 +0100

YOU can spend the night at home with Larry Grayson (as long as you don’t forget to “shut that door”) or see high jinks in the street at the 1928 Durham Miners’ Gala.

‘Tim is my Twitter hero’

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:24:22 +0000

Denise Welch talks to Viv Hardwick about that Dancing On Ice spat and going on tour to Tyneside.