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John Hodge - Screenwriter

Crossing the Line - May 04, 2023 07:00 - 56 minutes
John Hodge is a writer, best known for his screen adaptation of Transporting from Irvine Welsh’s novel. Today, we discuss what led to him becoming a writer despite studying medicine.

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Gary Young - Screenwriter

Crossing the Line - May 03, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour
Gary Young is a British screenwriter best known for writing Harry Brown starring Michael Caine.

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Andrea Osvárt - Actress / Producer

Crossing the Line - May 02, 2023 08:45 - 47 minutes
Andrea Osvart is an international multi-award-winning actress with over 50 acting credits starring opposite movie stars like Robert Redford, Clive Owen, Bruno Ganz, J.K. Simmons, Mattias Schweighöfer, or Heino Ferch. She has also produced feature films sold to Netflix and HBO.

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Barnaby Kay - Actor

Crossing the Line - May 02, 2023 08:41 - 1 hour
Barnaby Kay was born into a theatrical family. His younger brother Adam is in the business, his grandfather, Arthur Kay, was a leading light in community theatre in Northumbria, and his father was the actor Richard Kay. Barnaby went to drama school but left before completing his course as his f...

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Olissa Rogers - Casting Director

Crossing the Line - May 10, 2022 07:34 - 28 minutes
Olissa is currently working as casting associate at Fiona Weir Casting. Some of her recent casting credits include ‘Ted Lasso’ (Apple TV), ‘Brassic’ (SKY), ‘We Are Who We Are’ (HBO) and Criminal UK (Netflix). Today she chats to Crossing the Line about all things casting - from how many audition...

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Michael Hoffman - Director of Film

Crossing the Line - April 21, 2022 06:45 - 54 minutes
Michael Hoffman's career has stretched a number of decades and includes films such as One Fine Day, Restoration, and Gambit - and has led to numerous nominations and wins of the world's most prestigious awards. We sit down with Michael for an hour to discuss all things filmmaking, and of course...

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George MacKay - BAFTA Winning Actor

Crossing the Line - March 10, 2022 00:07 - 52 minutes
Best known for his starring role in the critically acclaimed movie ‘1917’ by Sam Mendes, we welcome the incredible British actor George MacKay who talks through his extensive body of work, his upcoming projects, and his advice to other creatives out there.

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Rachel Shenton and Chris Overton - Oscar Winning Filmmakers

Crossing the Line - December 09, 2021 08:00 - 33 minutes
From acting in British soap opera Hollyoaks to winning the best live action short film Oscar for 'The Silent Child' at the star-studded ceremony in Los Angeles, Rachel Shenton and Chris Overton have had a wild career path.

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Ben Coren - Film4's Head of Development

Crossing the Line - December 02, 2021 10:35 - 26 minutes
Ben Coren joined Film4’s development team in 2013 and has worked across films including Armando Iannucci’s The Personal History of David Copperfield, Steve McQueen’s Widows, Justin Kurzel’s True History of the Kelly Gang, Michael Winterbottom’s Greed, Nick Rowland’s Calm With Horses and Rungano N...

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Jake Garber - Make Up and SFX Artist

Crossing the Line - November 18, 2021 10:57 - 50 minutes
Jake Garber is an American make-up artist who has worked on over 140 movies and television shows, including the much-loved Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Walking Dead, Hellboy, Inglorious Basterds and Django Unchained.

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Mark Jenkin - BAFTA winning filmmaker

Crossing the Line - September 23, 2021 07:00 - 53 minutes
In this episode we discuss Mark Jenkin’s breakthrough feature ‘Bait’, his creative process, and how the film changed the trajectory of his career, his future ambitions, the importance of knowing when to say no to a project and his taste in movies.

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Maggie Kruger Voice Over Agent

Crossing the Line - September 14, 2021 08:00 - 50 minutes
Maggie Kruger started her career as a junior agent and establishing the agency’s commercial division. She moved on to a different agency in 2004 to work in the voiceover department, finally starting Babble with Sarah in 2007.

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Gabriel Byrne - Actor

Crossing the Line - August 31, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour
In this episode we discuss how actor Gabriel Byrne began in his career, struggles new actors face, and our age-old question - which movie he's ashamed he hasn't seen.

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Adam James - Actor

Crossing the Line - July 08, 2021 07:30 - 58 minutes
Adam James has gone strength to strength in his acting career, becoming such a recognisable face in so many shows such as Band of Brothers, Casualty, and more recently the hit I May Destroy You.

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Mike Leigh - Legendary Director, Writer, Filmmaker

Crossing the Line - June 24, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour
Mike Leigh is a staple of British cinema and theatre having had a directing career that spans seven decades. Seven is also the number of Oscars he's been nominated for. He's also helped to create stars we know and love today including Gary Oldman, Tim Roth and Liz Smith, as well as collaborating ...

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Trevor Devall - Voice Over Actor from Guardians of the Galaxy

Crossing the Line - May 27, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes
Guardians of the Galaxy; Lego Star Wars; Spyro; Gears of War 5; Call of Duty. If you’ve watched an animated show or played video games you’ve likely heard Trevor Devall’s distinctive voice.

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Philip Jackson - Actor

Crossing the Line - May 20, 2021 08:00 - 59 minutes
Phillip Jackson began his career in Repertory Theatre before moving into West End shows, television and film. Phillip is best known for playing Chief Inspector Japp in Agatha Christie’s Poirot alongside David Suchet between 1989-2013.

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Jennifer Bradley - Voice Over Artist

Crossing the Line - May 13, 2021 08:00 - 48 minutes
Jennifer is a trained actress and voice over artist, and her range and attention to detail really make her stand out. Her versatility does not stop with accents, being able to throw herself into any character and script - lending her voice to be the perfect choice for games and animations.

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Amy Jackson - Casting Associate

Crossing the Line - May 06, 2021 08:00 - 57 minutes
Amy Raine Jackson started her career as an actress before moving over into casting. She has worked on projects such as the television adaption of ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’, ‘In My Skin’, the Sci-Fi thriller ‘Devs’ and the upcoming ‘The Girl Before’. She currently works along side Amy Hubbard ...

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Andrew Cumming | TV Director

Crossing the Line - April 29, 2021 14:18 - 52 minutes
Andrew Cumming is a Scottish film and television director from Fife. His National Film and Television School graduation film Radiance, was nominated for best film at the BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards, while his claustrophobic psychological drama Beneath won Best Student Film at the Courant 3D ...

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Ep 17: Andrew Cumming | TV Director

Crossing the Line - April 29, 2021 14:18 - 52 minutes
Andrew Cumming is a Scottish film and television director from Fife. His National Film and Television School graduation film Radiance, was nominated for best film at the BAFTA Scotland New Talent Awards, while his claustrophobic psychological drama Beneath won Best Student Film at the Courant 3D ...

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Ep 16: Creators of ITV's "Des" - Director/Writer/Editor

Crossing the Line - April 08, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour
In this episode we talk to Director/co-creator Lewis Arnold, Writer Luke Neal and Editor Sacha Szwarc about the show from its birth, the in-depth research required all the way to finishing filming.

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Creators of ITV's "Des" - Director/Writer/Editor

Crossing the Line - April 08, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour
In this episode we talk to Director/co-creator Lewis Arnold, Writer Luke Neal and Editor Sacha Szwarc about the show from its birth, the in-depth research required all the way to finishing filming.

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Ep 13: Graeme Harper - Director Doctor Who

Crossing the Line - April 07, 2021 19:18 - 1 hour
Graeme Harper is a British Television Director best known for his work on the science fiction series, Doctor Who, for which he is the only person to have directed episodes in the original and reboot run of the show.

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Graeme Harper - Director Doctor Who

Crossing the Line - April 07, 2021 19:18 - 1 hour
Graeme Harper is a British Television Director best known for his work on the science fiction series, Doctor Who, for which he is the only person to have directed episodes in the original and reboot run of the show.

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Ep 15: Roberto Surace - Costume and Set Designer

Crossing the Line - February 18, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes
Roberto Surace is a costume and set designer with a number of incredible shows to his name, including the ever popular Mischief Theatre's 'The Play That Goes Wrong'.

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Ep 15: Roberto Sucare - Costume and Set Designer

Crossing the Line - February 18, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes
Roberto Sucare is a costume and set designer with a number of incredible shows to his name, including the ever popular Mischief Theatre's 'The Play That Goes Wrong'.

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Roberto Surace - Costume and Set Designer

Crossing the Line - February 18, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes
Roberto Surace is a costume and set designer with a number of incredible shows to his name, including the ever popular Mischief Theatre's 'The Play That Goes Wrong'.

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David Howe - Lighting Designer

Crossing the Line - February 11, 2021 09:00 - 44 minutes
David Howe is a Lighting Designer who’s career has spanned Theatre in London's West End, National Tours as well as opera and taken him oversees to New York's Broadway, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Canada and Russia.

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Ep 14: David Howe - Lighting Designer

Crossing the Line - February 11, 2021 09:00 - 44 minutes
David Howe is a Lighting Designer who’s career has spanned Theatre in London's West End, National Tours as well as opera and taken him oversees to New York's Broadway, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Canada and Russia.

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