‘Stepping Up’ open for craft, technical and production crew

The second round of the training programme ‘Stepping Up’ is now open for applications from experienced craft, technical, production and post-production crew members to take the next step and move up in their career. The aim of the scheme is to nurture Scotland’s existing creative talent, increase their employability and help them to ‘step-up’ to more senior roles through a combination of paid work placements, bespoke short courses and mentoring. Applications are particularly welcome from people looking to progress to become production managers,  first and second  assistant directors, production co-ordinators, script supervisors or standby art directors. Alasdair Smith, Scotland Director, Creative Skillset, said: “The recent Employment Census  demonstrated growth in the Scottish creative media workforce, which now employs 12,500 people, up from 7,300 in 2009.  To ensure the industry continues to flourish it is vital we support film and TV crew through innovative schemes such as Stepping Up, which is already seeing great results from the first intake of applicants earlier this year. “The need for structured opportunities for employees to make the next step was identified by local employers as a key skills challenge for Scotland. Stepping Up helps to give them a structured way to gain the rounded experience needed.” The current round closes for applications at 9am on Wednesday 28 August. Further information can be found at www.creativeskillset.org/steppingup. The scheme is funded by a partnership of Creative Skillset, BBC Scotland, Creative Scotland, BECTU, Skills Development Scotland and the European Social Fund, via Scotland’s Trade Union Centre (STUC). Financial support has also been received from a number of Scottish-based independent production companies. Creative Skillset works closely with industry to identify and address skills needs and support production in Scotland and across the UK. Events also support the freelance community through free workshops, training and networking opportunities.

F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu

NOSFERATU (1922)

A FILM BY F.W. MURNAU

Eureka! Entertainment to release newly restored silent cinema horror classic, F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu for Halloween 2013 as part of their award-winning The Masters of Cinema Series.

 

MAX SCHRECK | GUSTAV VON WANGENHEIM | GRETA SCHRÖDER

1922 | 100 min. approx. | 1.33:1 OAR | Germany | Horror

Released theatrically in the UK – 25 October 2013

• The earliest adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula

• One of the most iconic and of all horror films – and silent films – in the history of cinema

• Ranked #21 in Empire magazine's 2010 poll of the 100 greatest films in world cinema

• Included on the latest Critic's Poll by Sight & Sound magazine of the 250 greatest films ever made

• The film behind E. Elias Merhige's John Malkovich-starring Shadow of the Vampire

• Directed by F. W. Murnau, the director of such legendary masterworks as Sunrise, Faust, Tabu, and The Last Laugh

• With an incomparable lead performance as the vampire by Max Schreck — whom some believe to have been an actual vampire

• The inspiration behind Werner Herzog's Klaus Kinski-starring 1979 feature adaptation

• Eureka! Entertainment’s 2013 theatrical release will feature as part of the BFI’s GOTHIC: The Dark Heart of Film

Eureka! Entertainment are delighted to announce the Halloween 2013 theatrical and home video releases of an eagerly awaited new restoration of F. W. Murnau's legendary silent cinema horror classic Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922), expertly restored in Germany by the world-renowned Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung (FWMS). 

This revival of a horror classic, one of the most famous of all silent films, follows Eureka! Entertainment's hugely successful restoration showcases of Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927) in 2010 and Carl Theodor Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) in 2012. 

Nosferatu's UK theatrical run will be co-ordinated by Eureka! Entertainment and will open in selected cinemas nationwide on Friday October 25, 2013, just in time for Halloween, and will also feature as part of the BFI’s GOTHIC: The Dark Heart of Film which runs from 21st October 2013 – 31st January 2014. This year the BFI will take Britain back to darker times and thrill the nation by uncovering, as never before, the dark heart of film. With over 150 titles and around 1000 screenings GOTHIC features spectacularly terrifying special events to thrill every corner of the UK. GOTHIC will explore film’s most popular theme, spawning some of the medium’s most iconic, powerful and terrifying scenes and characters whose lasting popularity just refuses to die www.bfi.org.uk/gothic .

Blu-ray, Blu-ray SteelBook and DVD releases of Nosferatu will follow with a raft of special features to be announced nearer the release date, as part of Eureka! Entertainment's award-winning The Masters of Cinema Series  www.mastersofcinema.org .

Ron Benson, head of Eureka! Entertainment, comments: “Eureka! Entertainment have had the real pleasure of releasing some of the absolute classics of silent cinema, and there are arguably no more iconic than F. W. Murnau's Nosferatu, the grandfather of all vampire films, which continues to thrill, chill, and horrify audiences nearly 100 years after it was made.”

Craig Keller, producer of The Masters of Cinema Series, adds: “This new restoration of Nosferatu has been meticulously prepared and looks truly outstanding. It will allow a new generation to experience afresh one of the greatest of all cinematographic horrors, and a monument of German expressionism, looking better than ever. The film is uncanny, legitimately terrifying – to see it on the big screen in the midst of the Halloween season will make for an unforgettable experience.”

Critical praise for Nosferatu:

"The first and probably the greatest of all vampire films." –Jonathan Rosenbaum

"[F. W. Murnau is] the greatest film director the Germans have ever known." – Lotte Eisner

Online:

Eureka Entertainment website www.eurekavideo.co.uk
Masters of Cinema Website www.mastersofcinema.org
Twitter: @eurekavideo / @mastersofcinema
Facebook:  www.facebook.com/EurekaEntertainment

Hobbit - now streaming on Netflix!

Beloved hobbit Bilbo Baggins is back in a visually spectacular tale inspired by The Lord of the Rings and likewise directed by Peter Jackson. Joining the effort to free the Kingdom of Erebor, Bilbo also faces a fateful encounter with Gollum.

Now available to view on netflix.com

Marmalade Publishing Brings Stunning Stories to iOS and Android with FableScapes 2

Marmalade Publishing today announces the global launch of the creative storytelling game FableScapes 2 from Indie developer Balzo. The game is available now on iOS and Android.

FableScapes 2 is a fun educational storytelling game that unleashes your imagination to create fantastic fables and terrific tales. FableScapes 2 gives children and parents a virtual puppet theatre to play with. Inside, you’ll find a whole world of stories and images for kids which can be created, changed, saved and shared.

Exercise your imagination and intelligence, and have fun while exploring creative storytelling at its most amazing: with you in control! With a wide range of inspiring scenarios, FableScapes 2 gives you all the characters and objects you could ever want. It’s so easy to create wonderful animated adventures for all the family.

Will the brave knight rescue the princess from the dragon? Will the pirates keep theirburied treasure? Use your creativity to decide in FableScapes 2!
FableScapes2 is the enhanced version of FableScapes, nominated in the top-ten apps in December 2010 by App4Kids

Features

• Creativity unleashed: Develop self-awareness and creativity in your child by promoting role-play, spatial relationships, cause-and-effect, and narrative reasoning.

• Imagine, then create: Encourages children to participate in the interactive process of creating a story

• Discover your imagination: Parents can collaborate with kids to make memorable stories that will last forever

• Express yourself: Construct your very own personalized fable by selecting landscapes,characters and the characters’ expressions and roles

• Easy story: Fun, simple actions and smart characters that kids really love

• Create and collaborate: kids and parents tell stories together, with important roles for both

Age Rating: 3-9

Price: Free with 2 in-app unlockables of new scenarios (Pirate adventures and Space Journey) priced at $3.99/£2.49 each

Available from:
The App Store: 
https://itunes.apple.com/app/fablescapes-2/id667362345?mt=8
Google Play: 
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.marmalade.fablescapes2.android2

The Film4 FrightFest returns with five days of fearsome films

The Empire Cinema Leicester Square, London, UK, once again hosts the Film4 FrightFest this August Bank Holiday weekend. The home of horror, the festival has been running at this location since 2005 and has rapidly grown in popularity. With five days of screenings (22nd -26th August 2013), audiences can expect to be scared witless with a devilishly delightful line-up of premieres, previews and special screenings of fantasy and horror films. For visitors travelling from outside of the capital, a great selection of central London hotels can be found on LondonTown.com.

This year's festival opens with the world premiere of The Ford Brothers' latest offering, The Dead 2: India. The first international zombie film shot in India, it follows on from the Ford Brothers' critically acclaimed zombie road movie, The Dead. Set against the scenery of Rajasthan, the film offers a far bigger canvas with plenty of thrilling action, death-defying stunts and, of course, lots of fright. This is one of ten world premieres to be screened in London for the festival, with others including Banshee Chapter, produced by Star Trek's Zachary Quinto; Christoph Behl's Argentinean apocalyptic, The Decent; Kit Ryan'sDementamania; and retro Spanish chiller For Elisa.
The UK premiere of Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado's revenge thriller, Big Bad Wolves closes the festival. Described as 'part OLDBOY, part Hitchcock and part Coen Brothers', the film is a black comedy thriller that sees a series of brutal murders put the lives of three men on a collision course. Back in 2010 Keshales and Papushado's Rabies was the most requested film on the FrightFrest line-up so Big Bad Wolves is sure a see the festival conclude with a bang.

With many films expected to sell out, this year the festival organisers have introduced FrightFest Extra. Securing additional screening slots at Empire 2, many of the bigger films will be given repeat screenings, thus creating more opportunities to enjoy the films. Festival goers can choose between three ticket types: festival passes, day passes or individual tickets for single films.

Find out about all the best film, music and food festivals happening in London throughout the year on LondonTown.com.

PAPADOPOULOS & SONS

Success is the joy you feel! Award-winning British Independent comedy PAPADOPOULOS & SONS comes to DVD

After a hugely successful self-distributed run in UK cinemas, Writer/Director Marcus Markou's debut feature PAPADOPOULOS & SONS is available on DVD through HMV andAmazon.co.uk from Monday 5th of August.

A “fresh, funny and poignant snapshot of ethnic life in London” (Stella Papamichael, Radio Times), writer/director Marcus Markou’s debut feature PAPADOPOULOS & SONSdances its way onto DVD through HMV and Amazon.co.uk from Monday, 5th of August.

After uptight, self-made millionaire Harry Papadopoulos (Stephen Dilane – Game of Thrones, The Hours) loses everything in the banking crisis, he is forced to team up with his estranged, free spirited brother Spiros (Georges Corraface) to rebuild his empire from the only part that remains – an abandoned Fish & Chip shop in a run-down part of London.

Also starring Georgia Groome (Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging), Frank Dillane (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) and Ed Stoppard (Upstairs, Downstairs),PAPADOPOULOS & SONS comes to home video via distributor 101 Films, following a highly unusual – and hugely successful – self-distribution release across British cinemas.

British-born Greek Cypriot writer/director Markou decided to self-distribute the film in April, after traditional distributors rejected the film, claiming it could not find an audience. Markou disagreed, and decided to self-finance the release. It was a gamble, but it paid off – the film was a UK box office success and has since been sold to distributors in various territories around the world, including a highly successful run in Germany. PAPADOPOULOS & SONS will be released in the USA this October.

"This is a film about the spirit of family unity and survival," says Markou. "When I look back, its right that it got rejected and then went on to become a success. This is, after all, the story of Cyprus itself and of most Cypriots. We are plucky underdogs and we love to bounce back!"

Winner of the Michael Cacoyannis Audience Award from the 2012 Thessaloniki Film Festival, PAPADOPOULOS & SONS is “an ambitious attempt to rewrite Lear for laughter rather than tears. It's a throwback, but relaxed, sweet and funny with it: a first feature that makes an impression by not pushing too hard to make an impression” (MikeMcCahill, The Guardian)

PAPADOPOULOS & SONS is available on DVD through HMV and Amazon.co.uk from Monday, 5th of August 2013.

Papadopoulos & Sons (2012)                    

IMDb:  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2006810/

Trailer:                                                                                                  Website:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83J2uhKjOxE           http://www.papadopoulosandsons.com/

Cast

Stephen Dillane:               Harry Papadopoulos

Georgia Groome:             Katie Papadopoulos

Ed Stoppard:                      Rob

Georges Corraface:         Spiros Papadopoulos

Frank Dillane:                     James Papadopoulos

Thomas Underhill:           Theo Papadopoulos

Selina Cadell:                     Mrs. Parrington

George Savvides:             Hassan Ali

Jimmy Roussounis:          Fat Laki

Richard Durden:               Father Jimmy

                               

Creative

Written & Directed:        Marcus Markou

Cinematography:             James Friend                   

Film Editing:                        Sebastian Morrison                       

Casting:                                Anji Carroll

Production Design:          Julian Fullalove                

Art Direction:                     Martin Christopher                        

Costume Design:              Robert Lever

Hair and Makeup:            Donnald McInnes

Original Music:                  Stephen Warbeck

Production Team

Sara Butler:                         Producer

Tom Hillier:                         Co-Producer

Milica Kastner:                  Co-Producer

Henry Wilks:                       Co-Producer

Andrew Markou:             Executive Producer

Marcus Markou:               Executive Producer

International Images for Science Exhibition 2013

An exhibition of the world's best scientific photography

The Royal Photographic Society, in partnership with the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), launches  an exhibition of the world’s best scientific photography at the Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle, on Saturday 31 August. The exhibition also forms part of the British Science Festival taking place in Newcastle from 7-12 September, before touring the UK from 1 October.

Submissions were open internationally with the images chosen by an expert panel of scientific photographers and scientists. The selected images were produced by scientists for their research, recording science in action and highlighting the importance of photography within modern-day science. The visually stunning images range from far-away galaxies to subatomic particles, using specialist imaging techniques such as ultraviolet (UV) and infrared (IR), time lapse and high speed, electron microscopy, thermography, macro and photomicrography, phase contrast microscopy and schlieren photography.

Commenting on the exhibition, Afzal Ansary, the exhibition coordinator, said: “The exhibition is a stunning, colourful, visual feast. What is particularly exciting is that the images highlight the crucial role that photography continues to play in modern science, illustrating the work of scientists and as an essential research tool. This year’s exhibition is outstanding in the breadth of subjects and the quality of work shown”.

Photography has been used in science since it was announced in 1839 and it continues to play a key role across many diverse areas. In astronomy it is used to study the composition of the nebulae and to give us a better understanding of outer space, stars and galaxies, in oceanography it helps to study seafloor geological formations as well as recording the migration and behaviour of marine life, and in medicine it acts as a diagnostic tool. The one hundred selected images are not only outstanding records of their subject but they also provide a wealth of scientific information.

A fully illustrated catalogue with explanatory texts is available from the exhibition venue, priced £10, or online from The Royal Photographic Society at:www.rps.org/IISE2013cat

The exhibition runs from Saturday 31 August until Sunday 30 Septmber at the Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle. Admission is free. It will then tour the United Kingdom and Europe.  Further information and a current list of venues can be found at: www.rps.org/IISE2013

It has been supported by: British Institute of Professional Photography; Creativity Backgrounds; Loxley Colour; Paul Graham Processing Lab; Science and Technology Facilities Council; Science Photo Library; Towergate Camerasure and Wellcome Images.

The Iceman

Artwork TBC   THE ICEMAN On Blu-ray, DVD and download to own and rent from September 30   “Zodiac meets Goodfellas” - The Guardian “Superb…Gritty & Gripping.” - The Hollywood Reporter   Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, James Franco, Ray Liotta and Chris Evans star in acclaimed thriller THE ICEMAN. Out to rent and own on DVD and Blu-ray from September 30, THE ICEMAN is a gritty thriller with an incredible central performance from Michael Shannon, which prompted The Independent to describe him as “arguably the most exciting US screen actor since Pacino and DeNiro.” THE ICEMAN is based on the true story of mob hitman Richard "The Iceman" Kuklinski, who was reportedly responsible for over 200 murders. Richard Kuklinski (Michael Shannon; Man of Steel) and his wife Deborah (Winona Ryder;Heathers) appear to have a model American life, living with their children in an idyllic suburban house. Unbeknownst to Deborah and the kids, when Kuklinski goes off to work in the morning — or, on occasion, in the middle of dinner or the middle of the night — he is carrying out executions at the behest of a local crime family. THE ICEMAN shows the development of Kuklinski's career from the 1950s through the 1980s, showing how he employed a wide variety of methods (guns, knives, poisonings etc.) that made it difficult to trace all the fatalities to a single killer. THE ICEMAN also stars Ray Liotta (Goodfellas), James Franco (Oz The Great and Powerful), David Schwimmer (TVs Friends), Stephen Dorff (Immortals) and Chris Evans (Captain America). THE ICEMAN INFORMATION: Released:            30th September 2013 RRP:                     £17.99 (DVD), £21.99 (BD) Certificate:          15 Extras:                 Behind the Scenes                              Interviews With Cast and Crew FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cahir McDaid cahir@dna-pr.com / Tel: 01273 772 155 Lions Gate Home Entertainment, a Lionsgate company (NYSE and TSX:LGF).   Lionsgate is the premier independent producer and distributor of motion pictures, television programming, home entertainment, family entertainment and video-on-demand content. Its prestigious and prolific library is a valuable source of stable, recurring revenue and is a foundation for the growth of the Company’s core businesses. The Lionsgate brand name is synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the globe. Lionsgate can be found on the World Wide Web athttp://www.lionsgatefilms.co.uk

Madras Café

The political action thriller is set against the backdrop of the tumultuous and controversial Sri Lankan civil war of the 1990s. The film stars John Abraham as an Indian Army Intelligence Agent sent to Sri Lanka to break a resolute rebel group.  Once there, he meets a charismatic female journalist, played by Nargis Fakhri who is determined to uncover the truth about the civil war. Together the pair uncover a deeper, sinister conspiracy by a faceless enemy.

Madras Café releases nationwide on 23^rd August 2013. Press Release and film collateral to follow shortly.

Genre:              Action Thriller

Starring:           John Abraham, Nargis Fakri, Siddhartha Basu, Raashi Khanna, Prakash Belawadi, Ajay Ratnam, Piyush Pandey

Director:           Shoojit Sircar

Screenplay:      Somnath Dey & Shubendu Bhattacharya

Produced:        John Abraham, Viacom18 Motion Pictures & Ronnie Lahiri

Social Media Platforms

Website:           http://decodemadrascafe.com/

Facebook:        https://www.facebook.com/DecodeMadrasCafe

Twitter:             http://www.twitter.com/dcodemadrascafe

YouTube:         http://www.youtube.com/viacom18movies

Trailer:             http://youtu.be/hnkKI01I0Ac

Track:              Maula Sun Le Re http://youtu.be/2squf_KeKU4

Snap-Happy Brits Take Over 600 Million Photos a Week

·         The UK is a nation of snappers taking over 600 million photos every week

·         52% of Britons take photos on their phones and store an average of 180 pictures on their devices

·         Around 1 in 5 snappers have lost photos due to a broken device, 5% due to a stolen device and around 3 in 10 Brits do not back up their digital photos

·         People (51%), landscapes (19%) and animals/ pets (11%) are our favourite subjects

LONDON, 6th AUGUST, 2013 - Thanks to smartphone, tablet and digital camera technology, image hungry Britain now takes an average of over 600 million photos in the week. According to an online study commissioned by SmugMug* the world’s largest independent photo sharing website, which launches to the UK public this week, most of our snaps feature our friends and family, followed by our beautiful countryside with our pets coming in third.

With the advancements in technology, our photography habits have changed irrevocably resulting in a photographic Tsunami. The online SmugMug survey found that Brits take a mean average of 19 photographs in an ordinary week (not taking in account holidays or special occasions). With 47.75 million* adult residents in the UK, that’s a lot of photos – SmugMug estimates over 600 million in fact**.

Over half of Brits online (52%) take photos primarily on their phones and 32% keep them there. Of those that do an average of 180 photos are currently stored on their mobiles.  

Yet when asked how many of us had lost images due to a broken (21%), stolen device (5%) or human error (30%), 56% replied yes they had. Furthermore almost 3 in 10 (28%) Brits admit that they do not back up their photos, with women (32%) being the worst culprits at not ensuring their photographic memories are safe for the future.

Don Macaskill, CEO of SmugMug, commented that “Our photos and precious memories have never been so at risk because of technology but thanks to technology we can keep them safe for the future. We've built a product that's not only the most stunning service you've ever seen, but offers unlimited security and personalisation like the web has never seen.  SmugMug begins with stunning and ends with personal”.

SmugMug commissioned the survey to discover more about the photo-storing and sharing habits of Britain ahead of launching its first fully formed consumer offering in the UK this week. SmugMug will launch its cloud based photo service, already a major hit in the US to UK customers, offering a safe and secure home for the best and most important of our images. With high level security settings, our 600million photos are safe from theft or copying, yet through links and passwords, our images can be shared with friends, family and loved ones. Best of all, images are presented in beautiful website templates and in the highest resolution, and are accessible instantly and on any device. SmugMug has been used for over ten years by the world’s leading photographers and is now available to consumers in the UK.

*Conducted by YouGov for SmugMug

** SmugMug have used an adult population figure of 47,754,569 as a base, and then taken 70% of that (as 30% of the original sample does not take photos during an average week).  This gives us 33,428,198 and this is then multiplied by 19 (the mean amount of photographs taken).

How Long is Indefinite?

We are proud to announce that 'How Long is Indefinite?' will be broadcast on the Community Channel this Sunday 11th August, at 8pm. You can find the channel on Sky 539, Virgin Media 233, Freeview 87or BT Vision. The documentary will be repeated on Sat 17th Aug at 8pm, Wed 18th Sep at 10am, and Sat 21st Sep at 9am and will then be available to watch online atwww.commuitychannel.org Please send this on to anyone you think would like to watch the first documentary to expose indefinite detention in the UK. Here is a little bit about the film....   Aissata, Fouad and Saleh are caught in immigration limbo at the hands of the Home Office, detained for almost four years between them and counting. How long must they wait for freedom and at what cost?    'How Long is Indefinite?' explores the trauma of the unknown; Saleh fears he will never see his son grow up, Fouad to marry and start a life with his fiancé.  Six attempts to ‘remove’ Aissata all failed at the last minute, and drove her to hunger strike for 28 days.  They cannot be removed from the UK, yet they remain detained in prison with no end in sight and at an average cost of over £40,000 each, per year to the tax payer. This film is the first documentary to expose detention without time limit being exercised on thousands of immigrants in Britain every day.    To find out more about how the film was made and the issue of detention see howlongisindefinite.wordpress.com Many thanks and we look forward to hearing your feedback on the film on e-mail, facebook or twitter. All the best from the 'How Long is Indefinite?' documentary team

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Media Volt

The UK’s first website that lists only paid roles for actors, presenters, performers and TV/Film production crew has launched. Media Volt aims to create networking and job opportunities, allowing newcomers or well-established professionals in the media industry, to further their career prospects. Media Volt is an online social community for performers, actors, dancers, models and TV/film production crew members, presenting them with the opportunity to find work, build up industry contacts, communicate with other like-minded people and create personalised profiles. Designed by industry experts, the Media Volt team strongly believes that the site acts as an essential tool for creative individuals to promote their skills and experience through the vital process of networking, which will allow them to enrich their professional lives within this tough industry.

Media Volt allows members to build relationships and spark new ideas, post and view upcoming events within specific localities, and keep up to date with the latest industry news by contributing to discussions and reading interviews with well-established professionals in the industry. Members can also view employment opportunities, through searching for castings, acting auditions, and TV/film productions roles. And what’s best, Media Volt only lists jobs and auditions that are paid.

The media industry is often tough, and requires a strong sense of passion and dedication to become successful in a specialist area. However Media Volt has been promoted by many recognized organisations, as a valuable resource for those aiming to further their future career opportunities through media, arts and performance roles.

Research shows that networking as well as job hunting, creates a major foundation to developing a career in media. It is often said that the media industry is more about who you know, rather than what you know. Media Volt creates a locus for opportunity within the industry and allows the media minded to form an integrated community, by becoming the only site needed to embark on the essential process of networking.

Media Volt Team

Network! Network! Network!

http://www.mediavolt.co.uk

info@mediavolt.co.uk

RADIO ALAN:

 THE ALAN PARTRIDGE PLAYER

AVAILABLE TO BUY ON iTUNES NOW

#RadioAlanApp

From his early appearances on Radio 4’s On The Hour, through the graveyard shifts on Norfolk Nights to his most recent slot as the host of Mid Morning Matters, Alan Partridge has always been a radio man.

Now it is (virtually) possible to create his radio show for yourself thanks to the launch of the official Alan Partridge app, Radio Alan: The Alan Partridge Player.  The app is now available to buy on iTunes for £0.99 to coincide with the debut of Alan’s first feature film Alpha Papa in cinemas nationwide on 7^th August 2013.

The app is designed to play audio clips of Alan talking ‘live’ on-air from “Mid-Morning Matters” interspersed with songs from YOUR iTunes library, creating the impression that you’re actually listening to Alan’s radio show live on North Norfolk Digital.  So as you listen to music on your iPhone, you can also ponder Alan’s talking points: “You’re stuck on a desert island and only allowed one condiment, what is it to be?”

As Partridge’s loyal fans know, Alan’s radio segues often end with him introducing a song in his own inimitable style (e.g. “Keep your clubs away from his young, it’s Seal!”) The app will recognise if you have a Seal track in your iTunes library and play that song next.

The app also has a ‘Rate My Tunes’ option, whereby Alan rates your iTunes library. If he likes your taste in music you may get a “Back of the Net!” rating that you can share with your friends on Facebook.

To enhance the app experience even further additional in-app purchases include; A ‘Partridge Playlist’ featuring some of Alan’s favourite artists and additional audio clips are available to buy for £0.99.

Radio Alan: The Alan Partridge Player was conceived by Brighton-based app development studio Touch Fantastic and developed in collaboration with Baby Cow Productions and BBC Worldwide.

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Price: £0.99

Available For: iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, running iOS 6.1 or later