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IN POST - A major new series for BBC Radio 4. Noise - A Human History - tx 2013 - 30 parts - Written and presented by Professor David Hendy. Recording underway.
The actress Hilary Neville-Towle (neé Duguid) who was such a good person and performed in many RH Productions sadly died of cancer in January. I will be compiling a collection of her radio work for friends and family later this year.
David Troughton wins BBC Radio Drama Award 2013 as best supporting actor in Singles and Doublets.
Interrogators without Pliers
Radio 4. TX 15/10/12 20.00
The Physicists
BBC Radio 3 - Drama on 3 - 90 mins
TX Dec 2012.
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Adaptor/Director: Matt Thompson
Cabinet of Animosities TX 20/08/2012
The Museum of Broken Relationships with Cathy FitzGerald.
White Stiletto Dreams TX 18/07/12
The Go-Between TX 8th July 2012
A new adaptation by Frances Byrnes with Richard Griffiths and Oscar Kennedy.
Singles and Doublets TX June 24th 2012
Dreaming Dickens won best Documentary at 16th PRIX MARULIC May 2012 in Hvar, Croatia.
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- other news [+]Dreaming Dickens - A modern Dickens goes on a nightwalk of London and meets marginal characters and is put in awkward situations. BBC World Service Feb 2012.
Excellent review by Gillian Reynolds in The Daily Telegraph.
The I Love You Bridge repeat 23/3/12 11.00am Radio 4.
St Vitus Dance - R3 Sunday Feature on the dancing plague of Strasbourg 1518. Was TXed 25/12/2011
Storm recording by Matt 11/12/11 BBC Radio 4's Broadcasting House
I Love You Bridge - broadcast. Great reviews in Guardian and Telegraph and featured on BBC Pick of the Week.
Cathy FitzGerald has just presented a thought provoking Something Understood on taking a leap into the unknown. Great review in The Guardian.
Wandering Souls broadcast and got very good reviews...hear it here.
Professor David Hendy has won a James W Carey Award in recognition of his work as writer and presenter of Rewiring the Mind for BBC R3. See in production.
Prix Italia 2011
Matt Thompson and James Crowden's programme Out Counting Sheep was nominated by BBC Radio 3. The Winner was He Must Be Different – The Ballad of A Man Called Janne of Halli – YLE FINLAND
Radio Academy Award 2011
Best Newcomer Cathy FitzGerald
The great news is that Cathy won. Her work includes the marvellous programme 'The Magic Carpet Flight Manual'.
Cherry Cookson's work for The Wireless Theatre Company was also recognised by wins for them.
Law Primary School - I made a 'radio programme' with the P5 children talking about the hill, lovely fiddle playing, sound effects and more.
Sony Award 2011
Joe, Poppy and Matt from The Rockethouse and Kim and Jo from Loftus witnessed the Sony Awards held in the basement of a posh London Hotel. Joe's beautiful programme Sound of Snow and Ice was a nominee in the Feature Category. He didn't win but we met lots of interesting fellow radio producers, admired the various frocks, big hair and enjoyed the occasional moment of real emotion amidst the razz ma taz.
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Rockethouse is a small production company that makes beautiful and unexpected radio. The company was founded by Matt Thompson and takes its name from the old building on the Scottish coast where he works.
Director Matt Thompson worked for many years with the late Nigel Acheson and the company Loftus Audio
Director Matt Thompson worked for many years with the late Nigel Acheson and the company Loftus Audio