Updates

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**LATEST UPDATES**

 

***If you're planning on buying a gift for Richard's birthday, remember he's asked us to put the money towards charity instead. To help, Richard has set up 4 accounts with justgiving.com - Barnardos, Childline, Shelter and The Salvation Army. In the past he has also nominated Oxfam International.***

The Salvation Army and Oxfarm are among those charities working with victims of Pakistan's floods.

 

FORTHCOMING ATTRACTIONS

See here for information on all Richard's forthcoming attractions.

 

CURRENT MONTH

SEPTEMBER

3rd September, 2010

Richard, along with Emilia Fox, will be a reader for the BBC Radio 3 programme Symphony of a City, part of the Words and Music series, airing on Sunday September 12 at 10:45 pm. This a programme of "poetry, prose and music recording and evoking the movement of a city day." The Words and Music link has a link to listen to BBC Radio 3 live and it will be available on iPlayer after the broadcast. (Thanks to RAOnline)

George Gently will be airing in Belgium on Saturday, 4th September at 20.40 CET on Canvas. It is the original version with subtitles. (Thanks to Petra!)

2nd September, 2010

Richard will be narrating a 3-part series on ITV1 called 'Surgery School.' Episode 1 will air Monday, September 6, 10:35 pm and Episode 2 will air Monday, September 13, 10:35 pm. No information on episode 3 as of yet(Thanks to RichardArmitageNet and the German messageboard).

The BBC Press Office has announced that Spooks Series 9 will begin during programming week 38 (the week of September 18-24) on BBC1, though no actual date has been provided yet. They also have an interview with Richard in which he discusses the upcoming series. (RAC Library)

AUGUST

29th August, 2010

It has been tweeted by Sky Insider that Strike Back will be repeated from Sunday, September 12th. (Thanks to RAOnline for this information.)

Darkroom Challenge 30 results - The Season - now in the RAC Gallery.

Icon Challenge 122 results for Finding Nemo now in the Gallery.

27th August, 2010

According to the Sky magazine Strike Back is being repeated in September. No transmission date yet. (Thanks to loopieloo)

25th August, 2010

Richard Armitage has performed several abridged Naxos audiobooks, The Convenient Marriage, Venetia and Sylvster (so far). So, we asked Naxos if they would be kind enough to answer some questions about the process of producing an audiobook. Our thanks to Naxos for their cooperation and really interesting answers. The 2-page Q&A has been uploaded to the RAC Library. (Please check out our Audiobooks and Performances page for excerpts from, and information about, Richard's audiobooks; and you can find downloads of the excerpts posted there in our Media: Audiobook and Radioplays page.)

22nd August, 2010

Icon Challenge 121 results for Marilyn Monroe now in the Gallery.

20th August, 2010

Audiobooks and Performances page updated with information on where to order Richard's Naxos Georgette Heyer audiobooks, Sylvester and Venetia, from Audible Books. (Thanks to Alice)

15th August, 2010

Wallpaper Challenge 120 results for John Porter now in the Gallery.

14th August, 2010

Sue Arnold of The Guardian reviews Georgette Heyer's, The Convenient Marriage audiobook and names it one of her audiobook choices. (The Guardian)
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13th August, 2010

A consolidated file of the interviews on each Robin Hood season 1 audiobook (thanks to iz4blue for the download and RichardArmitageNet for the information) and the interviews from The Witchfinders have been added to the Media - audiobooks page.

9th August, 2010

Darkroom Challenge 29 - Clouds - Results now in the RAC Gallery.

6th August, 2010

Austenprose has reviewed The Convenient Marriage audiobook today, part of their month-long celebration of Georgette Heyer. You can also enter to win a copy of the audiobook by commenting on which Georgette Heyer novel you think Richard Armitage should narrate next for Naxos.

2nd August, 2010

Strike Back has been confirmed for a 10-part series. According to the Guardian, "Stuart Murphy, the Sky1 controller, has ordered a second 10-part series of the drama following this year's first run." Left Bank Pictures, which produced series 1, will produce the second series. Dan Percival, who directed the first series will write and direct the first two episodes and Andrew Benson who produced it will again produce it. (The Guardian)
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The abridged audiobook, The Convenient Marriage, is now available at the Naxos Download Shop for £11. (Thanks to alltomiron).

The Convenient Marriage is available through HMV.com for £8.99. HMV.com also has a 3-audiobook offer for The Convenient Marriage, Venetia and Sylvester for £32.97. (For information on the 3 audiobooks and excerpts please see our Audiobooks & Performances page. For downloads please see our Media Audiobook and Radio Play page.)

1st August, 2010

Icon & Signature Challenge 119 results for Titanic now in the Gallery.

 

 

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JULY

28th July, 2010

According to Tim Oglethorpe of The Mirror, an insider has revealed that, for the second series of Strike Back, "there are ambitious plans to take Porter, and the series, further afield." South America, the US and Europe are some possible locations.
RAC Library

25th July, 2010

Icon Challenge 118 results for Saturday Night Fever now in the Gallery.

23rd July, 2010

Cold Feet, series 5 (in which Richard plays Lee Preston) is being repeated on ABC2 (Australia) at 9.30 on Sunday nights. Episode 2 will air on Sunday 25th July. (Thanks to Mulubinba)

18th July, 2010

Icon & Signature Challenge 117 results for Shakespeare In Love now in the Gallery.

17th July, 2010

Darkroom Challenge 18 - BIRDS - results now in the RAC Gallery.

With many thanks to Naxos, excerpts from the whole of the Convenient Marriage audiobook added to the Audiobooks & Performances page.

11th July, 2010

Poetry Card Art Challenge 116 results for Morning now in the Gallery.

7th July, 2010

Richard Armitage narrates the second series of ITV's "Homes From Hell" on Thursday nights from 1st - 22nd July. In the second of four episodes, "Homes From Hell: Dream Developments", Homes From Hell follows several couples whose life savings were spent on homes that could not be lived in. (Excerpts and downloads from the series can be found on the RAC Media - Narration page.)

Episode 2 (Homes From Hell: Dream Developments) airs on ITV1 on Thursday 8th July, 9pm - 10pm
Episode 3 (Homes From Hell: Perfect Locations) airs on ITV1 on Thursday 15th July, 9pm - 10pm
Episode 4 (Homes From Hell: Seaside Fantasies) airs on ITV1 on Thursday 22nd July, 9pm - 10pm

4th July, 2010

Icon Challenge 115 results for The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe now in the Gallery.

Naxos now has their own The Convenient Marriage page which includes a longer excerpt from chapter 1, the same interview with Richard they sent to us earlier, and an essay on Heyer's novels. The longer excerpt can also be downloaded from our Media Audiobooks page.