Geektown Radio - Tv News, Interviews & Uk Tv Air Dates

Geektown Radio returns with another podcast show full of all the latest TV news and premiere date info, and another exclusive interview, this week with actor & writer Daniel Lawrence Taylor. You may know Daniel from ITV2’s ‘Cockroaches’, ‘Tracey Ullman's Show’ or the fabulous ‘Uncle’ where he played Sam’s boyfriend Bruce. He now returns to ITV2 with ‘Timewasters’, a brilliant and hilarious new comedy starting Monday, 9 October 2017 at 10pm.  The series follows a struggling four-piece South London jazz band who travel back in time to the 1920’s via a urine-sodden lift in a dilapidated block of flats. Stuck in the past after their ‘time machine’ is destroyed, the gang decide to explore, before quickly discovering that being young and black in the Jazz Age is a lot less genteel and a lot more shady than Downton Abbey had led them to believe.    The time travelling friends are Daniel Lawrence Taylor ('Cockroaches', 'Uncle') who plays Nick and also wrote the series, Kadiff Kirwan ('Chewing Gum', 'Crims'), w

On Geektown Radio this week, we have all the usual TV new and air date info, plus we're all about the gaming, as we head over to EGX and take a look at the latest game releases and previews! If that wasn't enough, we also have an exclusive interview with Jeremy Nathan Tisser, the composer behind the music for best-selling VR game 'Raw Data'! Jeremy Nathan Tisser is a composer for film & television, but has really been focused on video game work recently, especially in VR games. Like a lot of kids, he started off playing the piano, but when his mum noticed he was a hyper kid who loved to tap on everything, she asked if he would like to switch to drums. Jeremy found his passion as a drummer, first studying rock – then moving into jazz and funk, playing in bands all throughout school. However, his big break came whilst in college, where he ended up scoring a VR project and making friends with Palmer Luckey and James Iliff. If you don’t know those names, Palmer Luckey is one of the founders of Oculus VR, an

Geektown Radio returns for another week of tv news, film chat, and all the latest UK premiere date info you could need. Plus we have an exclusive interview with 'O.J.: Made In America' Composer Gary Lionelli. 3 times Emmy-winning composer Gary Lionelli has had a fairly diverse career. He started out working on cartoons such as 'Tom & Jerry', and 'Dexter's Laboratory' before a major gear shift into scoring documentaries. His most notable recent work was the groundbreaking documentary ‘O.J.: Made in America’ which not only picked up multiple Emmys but also an Oscar, due to it being released as a seven-and-a-half-hour film as well as a tv series! Ezra Edelman's extraordinary documentary revisits and redefines everything about the O.J. Simpson case, from the bronco chase, through the trial, and the aftermath following the verdict. Gary's equally extraordinary score for the series/film morphs in and out of different musical genres, from bluesy film noir, to string quartets, to electronica, so we discuss how

On this week's Geektown Radio, we have all the latest TV news and UK air date info, plus we're all about Channel 4's amazing new show 'Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams', which airs on Sunday, 17th September 2017. Co-host Bex and I got to see two episodes of the series, so you can hear us discuss with *no spoilers* what we thought, plus we got to interview two of the men behind this epic project - Michael Dinner & Ronald D. Moore! Michael Dinner is an Emmy winning writer/director/producer whose work includes 'The Wonder Years', 'Chicago Hope', 'Justified', and 'Sneaky Pete'. Geek legend Ronald D. Moore has written on various ‘Star Trek’ series, was responsible for the ‘Battlestar Galactica’ reboot, and bringing ‘Outlander’ to screen. The pair have now teamed up on the brilliant anthology series ‘Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams’, and we got to talk to them about tackling such a massive project, interpreting Dick’s work, and where the show may go from here. Also On This Week's Show: Bex and I catch up w

In a very special show this week, we not only bring you all the latest tv news and UK air date information, but we also have a brand new co-host, and an interview with Sarit Klein, the brilliant makeup designer behind the Marvel/Netflix superhero shows! Sarit is a New York based makeup artist who has worked in tv & films such as 'Nurse Jackie', 'Necessary Roughness', 'The Smurfs' and 'Unforgettable'. However, over the last few years, her work has mainly consisted of making the stars of the Marvel/Netflix shows look fabulous (or more likely covered in bruises.) She’s been Makeup Department Head for 'Daredevil', 'Jessica Jones', 'Luke Cage', 'Iron Fist', 'The Defenders', and is currently working on 'Jessica Jones' Season 2. So we talk to her about what it’s like working in the MCU, working with the legendary Sigourney Weaver, and how on earth they manage to keep makeup continuity on a show where most of the characters routinely have the crap kicked out of them! Also On This Week's Show: New co-host Chris

I hope you all enjoyed a fabulous Bank Holiday Weekend! Now we're all heading back to work (and school), why not pop on some Geektown Radio to help sooth those commuting blues! This week we have all the usual tv, gaming and film chat, plus an interview with film director Chris Bouchard! Chris Bouchard is a British film director based in London. He’s currently promoting the US release of the movie ‘London’s Finest’ (known as ‘Hackney’s Finest’ on its UK release). Sirus is a Hackney courier controller who likes to make a little extra cash on the side. Asif is an Afghan illegal immigrant trafficking heroin through London for his uncle. Together with some small-time Welsh-Jamaican dealers, they get caught in an elaborate trap set by two police detectives working 'off the books' on a private vendetta to take them out using a hired Russian gang. The other film he’s known for is the crowdsourced YouTube hit ‘The Hunt For Gollum’, a The Lord of the Rings short film which became a breakout success online, gaining ov

Once again, we return for another week of chat about tv shows, films and UK tv air date updates, as Ross joins me for episode 126 of Geektown Radio. This week's guest is the composer of Amazon's excellent series ‘The Man in the High Castle’, which see's Nazi's taking over America... Like that would ever happen... British-born composer Dominic Lewis has been working in the US since 2009, and is based at Hans Zimmer’s Remote Control studios in LA. He first started working with film composer John Powell, which led him to him creating additional music on various films including the 2011 Oscar Nominated ‘How to Train your Dragon’. Since then he’s gone on to provide additional music for films such as ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’, ‘X-Men: First Class’, ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’, ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’, and ‘Big Hero 6’. As a composer in his own right, he created the soundtrack to the animated feature ‘Free Birds’, ‘Spooks: The Greater Good’, and is currently working on the 3rd season of Amazon’s

On this week's Geektown Radio, we delve into all the latest tv news, including the 'Orphan Black' finale, 'Atypical', and 'Rick & Morty', we take a look at the latest UK air date information, plus we have an exclusive interview with costume designer Elisabeth Vastola. Elisabeth is a New York based costume designer who has worked in film, opera, theatre, television, and print. She has also been a Guest Lecturer at School of Visual Arts in New York and the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in Pittsburgh. Her recent work includes ‘The Purge: Election Year’, ‘Hap and Leonard’ starring James Purefoy & Michael Kenneth Williams, and the film ‘Landline’ from fellow New Yorkers Elisabeth Holm & Gillian Robespierre. ‘Landline’ tells the story of two sisters, played by Jenny Slate and Abby Quinn, who find themselves bonding while investigating whether their father (John Turturro) is cheating on their mother (Edie Falco) in ’90s New York City. We talk to Liz about designing for a ‘period drama’ (yes 90’s is c

After a few weeks off, we're back with our regular show to catch you up on all the latest TV news and air date info, plus an exclusive interview with the brilliant production designer, Gary Kordan! We first spoke to Gary around a year ago over Skype, but this time we actually got to speak in person at his lovely creative studio space ‘Muse’ in Studio City, LA. He’s the man behind the scenes for Amazon’s hugely popular kid's drama 'Just Add Magic', the brilliantly funny ‘Teachers’, which airs on Comedy Central UK, and also worked on Chris Hardwick's '@Midnight' and the hilarious 'Key and Peele'. We catch up with him with those current shows, plus a couple of new series yet to land in the UK. 'Nobodies', which comes from Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone, and is a sort of cross between Ricky Gervais’ 'Extras', and Matt LeBlanc’s 'Episodes'. I caught the 1st episode of the show in the US, and it’s brilliantly funny so I hope it makes it over here. He also is working on 'Ghosted', which is sort of X-Files meets

I may be away on holiday this week, but that hasn't stopped me working to bring you a special Geektown Radio podcast, featuring the brilliant actor, Peter Mensah, talking about his new show 'Midnight, Texas'. Peter has been a familiar face on TV and film for a number of years. His impressive list of film credits include 'The Incredible Hulk', '300' and 'Avatar', but he has also featured in some stand out TV performances. On 'Spartacus' he played Doctore/Oenomaus, he appeared in 'True Blood' as Kibwe, and most recently starred in 'Sleepy Hollow' as The Hidden One. Now he returns to our screens in 'Midnight, Texas', which airs on Syfy UK from Thursday, 27th July 2017 at 9pm. Based on the novel series by True Blood's Charlaine Harris, 'Midnight, Texas' stars François Arnaud ('The Borgias') as Manfred, a charming, powerful psychic who can communicate with spirits and finds safety in the small town of Midnight, Texas. There he finds himself surrounding with both human and supernatural allies, who band together t

As we head further into a glorious Summer, we are back this week with co-host Andrew, to talk about all the latest tv & film news, and a brand new interview with the brilliant Cinematographer, Mathias Herndl. Having started as a child actor, it seems Mathias has always been destined to work in film, but it was stumbling across an old Bolex 16mm camera in his father’s basement at the age of 5 which really set his imagination alight. Ever since those early days, it seems a camera has never left his hand. He’s worked as the cinematographer on Sean Bean’s ‘Legends’, ‘Witches of East End’, ‘Flashpoint’, 'Wayward Pines', 'Motive' and, most recently, ‘Genius’. ‘Genius’ was National Geographic's first steps into scripted drama might have seemed like a big gamble, but it was one that paid off, big time, as it’s just been nominated for 10 Emmys in this year's awards. We had a chance for a little chat with Mathias about how he created the unique look for the series, and working with the series exec producer and di

On this week's show, our very own Batman, Ross returns to the co-host chair, to chat about all the latest tv, film and gaming news, and we have a great interview for you with the brilliant composer Bryce Jacobs. Bryce is an Australian-born composer, and it would be fair to say, he’s an eclectic musician! He's worked across all sorts of genres in tv, film and gaming, including comedies, documentary and drama. He’s composed songs, written scores & orchestration, and worked as a session and touring musician for Australian artists including Josh Pyke and Genevieve Maynard, and international artists such as Sophie B. Hawkins. However, it was in film & tv composing he really discovered his passion. Moving to LA, he joined Hans Zimmer's legendary Remote Control Productions. There he worked on working closely with Grammy and Emmy Nominated composer Ramin Djawadi, and contributed to tv, film and games such as ‘Clash of the Titans’, 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides', ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’, ‘Rush’

This week sees the triumphant return of Mike to the co-host chair, to chat about all the latest tv, film and gaming news, plus we have an interview with the lovely actress, Mhairi Calvey!Scottish actress Mhairi made her debut at the tender age of 5 years old in Mel Gibson’s ‘Braveheart’ playing the role of 'Young Murron', which gave her the acting bug. Since graduating drama school she’s worked in film, theatre and tv, most recently starring as 'Crystal', the lead in sci-fi thriller 'Abduct' alongside Sienna Guillory (Lucky Man’s Eve, Natalie in Fortitude), and William B Davis (X-Files’ Smoking Man).We had a chance for a little chat, where we talk about ‘Abduct’, which is available now on Amazon Video, her experiences working on ‘Braveheart’, and some of her upcoming projects, such as action thriller 'Eden Grey'.https://youtu.be/kGkMyD_zakwAlso On This Week's Show:Mike is back as the co-host, so we catch up with the tv shows, films & games we've been watching & playing, including 'Preacher',

On this week's Geektown Radio we not only have all the usual TV & Film news but also an interview with Emmy-winning composer, recording artist, and general musical genius, Kris Bowers! Kris has been described as "one of the freshest voices in jazz", and started learning piano almost as soon as he could reach the keys! He attended to famed music school Juilliard gaining undergraduate and Master's degrees, making a name for himself as an incredible jazz musician in NYC, which led to him appearing on Jay-Z and Kanye West's collaborative album, 'Watch the Throne'. On top of his performing work, Kris is also a hugely talented composer. He has gained acclaim for his work on numerous documentaries, and won an Emmy for the soundtrack to animated feature 'The Snowy Day'. His latest project saw him compose the original score for Netflix’s brilliant ‘Dear White People’,  a satirical comedy/drama which follows the experiences of Black students the fictional Ivy League ‘Winchester University’. Also On This Week's..

Hope you're all enjoying the blistering sunshine out there in the UK. Pull up a sun lounger and put on this week's Geektown Radio, as we have an E3 Special for your enjoyment! There has been so much E3 news out there, we thought it would be a good idea for Matt and Dave to sift through it all for you, and highlight the best and most interesting games coming out of the massive gaming expo. We sift through our top picks of new gaming announcements, including new 'Assasins Creed', 'Farcry',  and 'Uncharted', plus a follow-up to the classic 'Beyond Good and Evil', which has one of the most stunning trailers we've seen in a long time! Also On This Week's Show: Matt returns as co-host, so we catch up with the tv shows we've been watching including a round up of 'Orange Is The New Black', 'Watchdogs 2', 'Skyrim' and 'Orphan Black'. We take a look at all the latest tv & film news, including the new John Wick tv series called 'The Continental'. We give you our recommendations for upcoming TV in the next 7 day

On the show this week, all the latest TV & film news, plus Ross and I delve into our thoughts on DC's latest offering, 'Wonder Woman', and we're joined by veteran Hollywood Production Designer, Laurence Bennett! Laurence Bennett is a veteran of Hollywood production design. He’s worked on Carl Sagan's original 'Cosmos' series, and on films such as 'The Artist' & 'Crash'. He's worked on tv series such as the brilliant 'Sneaky Pete', 'Grey's Anatomy' and most recently he worked on 'The Wizard of Lies', HBO’s Bernie Madoff drama starring Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer. Also On This Week's Show: Ross returns as co-host, so we catch up with the tv shows we've been watching including 'Orange Is The New Black', 'Life In Pieces', and 'Master Of None'. We take a look at all the latest tv & film news, including ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ casting, Mark-Paul Gosselaar's new vampire show, and that ‘Misfits’ remake... We give you our recommendations for upcoming TV in the next 7 days. Support this show htt

Normal service is resumed on the show this week, as we have the return of our TV Editor Andrew to the co-host chair and a very timely interview with Joseph Mallozzi, writer and co-creator of the brilliant Syfy show 'Dark Matter'! Returning to Syfy UK for its Season 3 with a double bill on Monday the 12th June at 8pm, we rejoin the crew of the Raza who had been left in a somewhat precarious situation! Since they awoke on the derelict spaceship with no memory of who they were or how they got there, they have managed to piece together some of their past – but only at the price of becoming ensnared in betrayal, vengeance and deadly interplanetary secrets... This culminated at the end of Season 2 with the EOS 7 space station blowing up with some of the team still aboard. Now, the survivors must stay alive and find the missing. We had a chance to sit down with Joe and talk through what is coming up for the crewmates, and new people that might be joining them. We also chat a little about his previous work on... Su

This week, we have a slight change to our normal scheduling, to bring you a host of awesome interviews recorded at MCM Comic Con London this weekend! Rather than our normal show, this one is PACKED to the brim with guest stars including KJ Apa aka Archie from 'Riverdale', Manu Bennett & Echo Kellum from 'Arrow', Victor Garber from 'Legends of Tomorrow', and Eric Christian Olsen & Daniela Ruah from 'NCIS:LA'! We had great fun chatting with all of the special guests at the show this weekend. Hearing Manu talk about his return as Deathstroke, KJ discuss that shocking end to Riverdale, and Echo explain what a 'Barrowman butt attack' is! You can hear all these interviews on the show this week, plus find many more over on our YouTube channel. On This Week's Show: KJ Apa aka Archie from 'Riverdale'. Manu Bennett & Echo Kellum from 'Arrow'. Victor Garber from 'Legends of Tomorrow'. Eric Christian Olsen & Daniela Ruah from 'NCIS:LA'. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown.  

After last week's US Upfronts craziness, things return somewhat back to normal, as we bring you the latest in TV, film and gaming news, plus an interview with 'The Americans' and 'Sneaky Pete' composer Nathan Barr! Emmy-nominated composer Nathan Barr has received critical acclaim for his unmatched versatility, incorporating eclectic instruments from music cultures across the world. He is currently scoring the 5th season of award-winning series 'The Americans' starring Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys, for which Nathan received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music. With the current political climate, 'The Americans' has had a meteoric rise in popularity, and has become a cultural benchmark. He also composes AMC’s multi-generational epic 'The Son', starring Pierce Brosnan, and Amazon’s brilliant con man drama 'Sneaky Pete'. His previous work includes the emmy-winning and fan-favorite series, 'True Blood' and Netflix’s 'Hemlock Grove', for which Nathan earned his second Emmy... Suppo

Get ready for a monster edition of the show this week as we run through all the renewals, cancellations, and new shows announced so far from the US Upfronts, plus as always, we have an interview, this week with Paul Franklin, Visual Effects Supervisor on films such as Captain America: Civil War, Inception and The Dark Knight! Paul is best known for his Academy Award & BAFTA winning work as Visual Effects Supervisor on films such as Christopher Nolan’s Inception and Interstellar, & The Dark Knight, and other movies like as Captain America: Civil War, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Now he’s turned his hand to directing, and recently premiered his short film ‘The Escape’ at Tribeca Film Festival. The movie tells the story of an ordinary family man, who is offered the chance to live out his wildest fantasy; all he has to do is hand over everything he owns. It starts the legendary Julian Sands, the brilliant Art Malik, Ben Miller from Death in Paradise, and Dollhouse’s Olivia Williams. Also