CHARLIE CONDOU - No.309

FITNESS FOLLOW

justinlordpt: @Charliecondou hey, thanks for the follow!

Charliecondou: @justinlordpt Anytime, Im a big fan x

justinlordpt: @Charliecondou ha! Me too, keep in touch!
GRAND OCCASION

fentonstevens: OMG OMG OMG!!! I'm a grandad to a little baby boy. Champagne!!! Xx

Tom_In_Oz_: @fentonstevens 3 CHEERS x x x

fenton-stevens: @Tom_In_Oz_ hip hip hooray x No name yet. Will let you know when I know more xxxx

Tom_In_Oz_: @fentonstevens of course it's "show biz" news - it's already blogged! CONGRATS TO ALL X

Above: Peter Lord, Aardman co-owner and movie director, with Hugh Grant who voices the part of the Pirate Captain in "The Pirates in an Adventure with Scientists."

PeteLordAardman: Just been swapping stories and swilling grog with a few old Aardman pals who are working here in USA. Lovely to see you all guys.

Confidential_CC: @PeteLordAardman Hi Pete I have been sick for over a month now (pneumonia) and off work but my class of school kids have seen the Pirate movie. Cheers, Tom in Oz 

PeteLordAardman: @Confidential_CC Sorry to hear it Tom. Well I hoped your kids enjoyed it, and I hope you'll get the chance soon. 

Confidential_CC: @PeteLordAardman THANKS PETE, you are out-gunning the other big blockbuster all around the world so a BIG YO HO HO CONGRATS from Mr Oz

NB. If you would like to see a film clip or more banter between Peter Lord and myself about the movie "The Pirates" go HERE

Above: (L-R) David Tennant, Hugh Grant, Peter Lord, guests and Gideon Defoe attend 'The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists' UK premiere at The Mayfair Hotel on March 21, 2012 in London, England.

MANCHESTER PRIDE

69tanisc: @charliecondou @ManchesterPride Hope you do pride again this year, it was fab meeting you

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Charliecondou: @69tanisc @ManchesterPride see you there! X

Above: Tom MacRae at Cardiff UK Dr Who Convention 2012. The Doctor Who Convention was held Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th March at the Millennium Centre in Cardiff.

DR WHO CONVENTION 2012

AWOLTom: @tommacwriter Hi Tom a while back my friend @AustinFx4 got to see you at Cardiff Dr Who Convention. Wud it be OK to put a bit on the Condou blog?

tommacwriter: @AWOLTom @AustinFx4 Yeah - sure!

AWOLTom: @tommacwriter Now the Tovey blog is closed I will have to blog your info at the Condou blog. All those other Dr Who clips and pictures you sent are still lodged on the Tovey blog by the way.

Press play to see writer Tom MacRae and producer Marcus Wilson talk about the making of the Dr Who story ‘The Girl Who Waited’ and further below their segment from Dr Who Confidential.

Above: Tom MacRae & Kiki

(Tom’s the one with smaller whiskers)

TOM MACRAE TALKS DR WHO WITH TOM IN OZ

Here is a little twitter chat with Tom MacRae 8th Sep 2011:

Tom_In_Oz_: @tommacwriter any chance of a bit of tweet dialogue for the blog about your ep of Dr Who Sat 10.9.2011 or about your teaser vid?

tommacwriter: @Tom_In_Oz_ just been in long long edit sessions for my show and took my eye off twitter a bit. What vid is this?

Tom_In_Oz_: @tommacwriter one with you & Handbots...you look absolutely amazed in the clip! I was the first person to blog it in the world *old fan boi*

tommacwriter: @Tom_In_Oz_ oh of course - it's a wonderful video and a very treasured memory. I felt like Frankenstein meeting his Monster.

Tom_In_Oz_: @tommacwriter BTW if you ever wanna do 5 quick questions (later after your ep on Sat) it would be good exposure as thousands read the blog x

tommacwriter: @Tom_In_Oz_ sure. I'll be drunk saturday but next week?

Tom_In_Oz_: @tommacwriter OK just as a precursor for tomorrow''s TGWW ep can we say it will be 1) a cryfest and 2) BIG?

tommacwriter: @Tom_In_Oz_ yes and YES.

FIVE QUICK QUESTIONS

TOM MACRAE

SCRIPT WRITER & PRODUCER

Tom_In_Oz_: @tommacwriter have been waiting for the crowd to dissipate to ask you 5 quick questions for the Tovey blog...and may I also blog pic of DVD?

tommacwriter: @Tom_In_Oz_ ask away and yes of course.

Tom_In_Oz_: @tommacwriter sorry for delay it's 1am here so just found your reply tweet on my way to loo - middle of night lol

Tom_In_Oz_: @tommacwriter 1) when developing plot for TGWW how much control did you have and who did you work with to keep continuity from prev episode

tommacwriter: @Tom_In_Oz_ I brought the idea to the team so created the ep myself, then we worked on honing the best version. There is no ep continuity.

Tom_In_Oz_: @tommacwriter 2) Is there any dialogue you could sneak in that was soley yours or plot points e.g. the Macarena moment?

tommacwriter: @Tom_In_Oz_ All dialogue was solely mine and all plot points were solely mine. I wasn't rewritten at any point - it's 100% me!

Tom_In_Oz_: @tommacwriter 3) have you been assigned more eps to develop in season 7 or beyond after such a phenomenal success of this ep & previous ep?

tommacwriter: @Tom_In_Oz_ Don't want to discuss the future at the moment, but I hope to have an ongoing relationship with the show.

Tom_In_Oz_: @tommacwriter 4) Who was / is your fave Sci-Fi writer of books, TV or movies etc (open ended question)....why your fave?

tommacwriter: @Tom_In_Oz_ Love Star Wars and 1984, but Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat are my writing heroes.

Tom_In_Oz_: @tommacwriter 5) other show you are developing at mo "Threesome" is a comedy I presume - so is that genre harder to write for? Which do U prefer?

tommacwriter: @Tom_In_Oz_ Comedy's hard cos being funny is hard. Probably harder than drama. Plus I'm a producer on it so it's LOTS of work!

Tom_In_Oz_: @tommacwriter Many thanks for my 5 answers would love to ask more about other shows at some stage in the future......and no your good friend @MissRedPeril is not the only person who is intrigued by your work x

ADDENDUM

AustinFx4: @Tom_In_Oz_ @tommacwriter the real question gay readers want to know: is TomM single and available, and what is he looking for in a BF? ;)

Tom_in_Oz_: @AustinFx4 the answer is @tommacwriter is not married but no he is not single (I think that is correct, Tom will correct me if I am wrong)!

The_Knights87: @tommacwriter That is pretty cool that u get ur own personal dvd of ur episode. Pretty neat indeed

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TMarkstahler: @RussTov_FanSite P.S.: What a sexy thumb is holding that DVD? Hellllllooooo!!! ;-)

MissRedPeril: @tommacwriter p.s. I love you.

tommacwriter: @MissRedPeril ps I love you more x

COMEDY FROM MACRAE

In 2011, Tom MacRae created and wrote 'Threesome,' Comedy Central UK's first original scripted comedy since the channel was renamed in 2009. It starred Stephen Wight and Amy Huberman as a young couple and Emun Elliott as their gay best friend, who after returning home inebriated and high from celebrating Alice's (Huberman) 30th birthday, have a Threesome, which results in Richie (Elliott) getting Alice pregnant. So instead of having an abortion and getting on with their lives, they decide to raise the baby as a trio, which will definitely change their lives forever. Apparently Tom MacRae came up with the idea at a Turkish bath with best friend Russell Tovey.

Above: Stephen Wight, Tom MacRae, Amy Huberman, Emun Elliott

tommacwriter: Available soon in all disreputable bookshops! #DoctorWho

KILLING ME

quarterbluematt: On the sofa.

Charliecondou: @quarterbluematt you have a sofa??

Charliecondou: @quarterbluematt @jfjford Malcolm shouldn't be allowed into that part of the room. Settle down Matt. No! I would like that one tomorrow please, with my tea. omg!! I love a Barbara story!

WandaOpalinska: @quarterbluematt @charliecondou @jfjford Surely the magic of film means you can recreate the moment, Matt? X (especially now I know!) x

Charliecondou: @WandaOpalinska @quarterbluematt @jfjford the anticipation is fucking KILLING ME

WandaOpalinska: @quarterbluematt @charliecondou @jfjford Could you please film it in the manner of an America's Next Top Model recap?Stephen could do v/o... Is he not working on the subtitles? X