Circa Waves Interview In 2023, Circa Waves frontman Kieran Shudall received a call from doctors telling him that the main artery in his heart was severely blocked. Two days later, he was on an operating table, watching a wire being inserted into his heart to fix it. Before embarking on the ... Read More...
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Chris Mason interview Rising Liverpool-born actor Chris Mason on his role in the highly anticipated HBO series Dune: Prophecy, making a life-changing decision to move to Los Angeles, and the time he served Lady Gaga in a Studio City bar... Words | Lawrence Saunders What made you want to become an actor? Was ... Read More...
‘Liverpool Story’: New documentary film captures city’s soul on screen Countless big-budget film and TV productions have utilised Liverpool's striking architecture and landscapes, but ‘Liverpool Story’ wants to portray the city as much more than just a cinematic backdrop Words | Izzy In 'Liverpool Story', audiences are given an intimate glimpse into the ... Read More...
Anfield Road: In Conversation with Chris Shepherd A multi-award-winning writer, artist and filmmaker, Chris Shepherd’s list of credits ranges from animation on cult BBC sketch show Big Train to directing the music video for Holly Johnson’s ‘In and Out of Love’. Anfield Road is the Liverpudlian’s debut graphic novel and depicts ... Read More...
Wild Twin: In Conversation with Jeff Young “There is something about a city of immigrants. All of those people that came over from Ireland generations ago; there is still the impulse in us to keep moving.” Liverpool author and playwright Jeff Young on his new memoir Wild Twin, the positivity of nostalgia, ... Read More...
Elvis Costello interview Legendary singer-songwriter and adopted scouser, Elvis Costello, is returning to Liverpool to perform at the Olympia with long-time collaborator Steve Nieve. Elvis explains why the famous old theatre will always hold a place in his heart and shares details of the special finale he has planned for the ... Read More...
Jamie Webster interview Liverpool singer-songwriter Jamie Webster on his love affair with Glastonbury, “milestone” gig in Sefton Park and why he will always be grateful to LFC fans Words | Lawrence Saunders You played Glastonbury Festival last month for the third year in a row. Starting on Leftfield in 2022, you went to ... Read More...
Jodie Comer on The Bikeriders Liverpool’s Jodie Comer stars in a new crime drama which follows the rise of an outlaw biker gang in 1960s America. Here, she discusses the process of transforming herself into Kathy, an ordinary girl who falls for an enigmatic young motorcyclist played by Austin Butler. AN INTIMATE ... Read More...
The BBC has announced casting for This City Is Ours, the new crime drama set and filmed in Liverpool. The eight-part series is created and written by Stephen Butchard (The Good Mothers, The Last Kingdom, Five Daughters), directed by Saul Dibb (The Salisbury Poisonings, The Sixth Commandment), and produced by Left ... Read More...
Peter Serafinowicz interview Liverpool-born actor, comedian and voice-over artist Peter Serafinowicz made his broadcasting debut on radio in the early ‘90s and has since appeared in everything from The Simpsons and South Park to Shaun of the Dead and Star Wars. As Peter prepares to bring his business mogul alter ego Brian ... Read More...