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Anglo Back Forty: Lea Donovan
British multimedia producer, actor, archivist, and TV historian - back on the "Old Back Forty" in Iowa
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Acton on the World Cup
The note from a small Iowan
Twenty Twenty Six and the F**A W***d C*p
If there’s a huge bureaucracy to be sent up like the current soccer tournament, there’ll be a British mockumentary about it
Doctor Who: The Parting of the Ways/Battlefield
'Here we go again...'
Storm Watch
A memorable sound, and two memories-soon-to-be, this week
Men Behaving Badly: Simon Nye and Sitcom Adaptations in America (Part 2)
The second part of a 2-part interview with the decorated screenwriter
Men Behaving Badly: Simon Nye and Sitcom Adaptations in America (Part 1)
The veteran British screenwriter shares his personal-professional experience
Fullest House: Jodie Sweetin’s Soured 1990s Des Moines Visit
“… and we tumble to the ground, and then you say…”
Kevin Cecil (Writer: HBO’s VEEP) on UK to USA Adaptation of Sitcoms
The veteran British TV comedy writer on how the practice works - or doesn't
Those Who Like Neil Diamond, and Those Who Don’t
He gonna ride ‘till there ain’t no more to go...
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Cards
Stationery and crafting at Yuletide
Thanksgiving and The Mayflower … Pub
The London departure point, in the modern-day
David Quantick (The Thick of It, Veep) on UK to USA Sitcom Remakes
The first in a series examining the sitcoms that jump the big lake
“The Anti-West Wing” – American Sitcom Adaptations with British Writers of Veep
An intro and invitation to written interviews with writers of Veep (based on The Thick of It) – David Quantick and Kevin Cecil
Okoboji: Only Connect
The Okoboji Writers and Songwriters Retreat offered much community
Good Night, Luck, and Murrow
George Clooney's stage adaptation review [repost]
Simon Estes: His Heart and His Hometown
The world premiere of a new documentary about his life
The Arts and Alan Yentob
Yentob was a towering figure at the BBC for decades [repost]
Iowa, Iowa! Together Standing Tall...!
Iowa State football… at the home of Ireland Rugby!
Guilds, Gaiety, & Global-AI-zation
The Thespian Life is full of surprises! (repost)