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21 September 2008
A couple of items have been added to the "Quotes" page, including what Michael had to say about leaving Emmerdale.
31 August 2008
The Picture gallery has been redesigned, and two new picture albums added:British Soap Awards 2008
Crown Court
In the Picture gallery, the albums are divided into four sections: Television, Movies, Plays, and Miscellaneous.
Also a clip from the very entertaining "Crown Court" was added to the Multimedia section
6 July 2008
Just reiterating what's on the homepage- some great new DVD releases coming up this year:Trial of a Timelord 7 Oct 2008 DVD release [more info]
Although there is no mention of Michael being involved with the DVD extras, I read on a Colin Baker forum that he will be narrating the extra: "Now and Then: On the Trail of a Time Lord" - a look at the locations used in the making of the story, comparing how they were then with how they are today. *crosses fingers*
The Edwardians 14 Oct 2008 DVD release [more info]
And it looks like this will be released in the U.K. and the U.S. at least. Many thanks to Linda for the tip! Also, this rundown of the storyline on Emmerdale for Michael's character is great! link And there is also a "red" carpet interview with Michael on the ITV website Which is only viewable in the United Kingdom sadly.
22 June 2008
Another Emmerdale video clip has been added to the Multimedia section- it's a series of clips from the episode where, after David tells Donald, Nicola is trying to kill him- she's had a string of foiled attempts- Donald decides to force the issue and there's a big confrontation!
23 May 2008
TVQuick & TVChoice Awards 2008 Michael has been nominated for a "Best Soap Newcomer" award and you can vote for him online- websiteIt's the 15th voting form. Here's hoping he'll be at the awards show!
So everyone vote!! I've tried voting several times and I hope it went through as I'm in the States...
20 April 2008
The last article, titled "Enjoying the Sound of Success", has been added to the Interviews page!13 April 2008
Two wonderful new articles added to the Interviews page- both from 1973 and from the magazines "Photoplay" and "Women's Realm". MUCH THANKS TO MARGARET FOR SENDING ME THE ARTICLES!! There is one more that I need to post from 1982. I'll definitely get to it by next Sunday.Eva has alerted me to this Emmerdale interview. There is a short article and a video which I don't believe you can view if you are not in the U.K. Sadly I have not found a way to watch this. So if anyone is able to- I would much appreciate knowing the details of the interview! Thanks!
17 February 2008
The section on cricket now includes the wonderful foreword that Michael wrote for a book called "Cricket at the Grassroots" by Dick Redbourn in 1996.
10 February 2008
Updates to the Multimedia page:- Video clip from "The Power Game" (1969)
- Video clip from "Emmerdale" (2008)
(Almost a forty year span! And in both clips he is quite mischievous!)
Updates to the picture gallery:
- Craze
- Bequest to the Nation
27 January 2008
Updates to the Multimedia page:- Both radio episodes of Trivia Test Match in a zip file
- The full cast recording of Michael in "The Sound of Music"
- Re-upload of Tom Baker's mention of Michael Jayston in his autobiography
- A video clip of the 1973 movie "Craze" (recently released on DVD so much better quality than my old decrepit VHS tape
A picture gallery for "Craze" is forthcoming- having a bit of trouble with my picture gallery generator...
20 January 2008
Picture Gallery for The Power GameMany thanks to Maggie (the webmistress of the Stephanie Beacham website, who played Blanche Ingram in Jane Eyre 1973)- You can buy the series on DVD (Michael only appears in the third season!) on the Network DVD website Sadly it is only Region 2.
13 January 2008
Updated the Picture Gallery with more pictures from Emmerdale, pictures from Foyle's War- Plan of Attack, and I changed the images in the Jane Eyre gallery.A video clip of "The Public Eye" has been added to the Multimedia page- it's the first ten minutes of the film.
A new page for Quotes- some old content, but the new content includes Michael Jayston talking about Laurence Olivier and a comment on the writing in Dcotor Who.
And lastly, there is a short questionnaire that Michael Jayston did for a Doctor Who fansite in 1995 added to the Interviews page under the title of "First Person Quiz"
11 January 2008
New layout- new banner and matching colour scheme. Also updated the Filmography with Michael's recent appearances in "Foyle's War", "Emmerdale" and his 1977 and 1984 appearances on the TV show "Crown Court".
17 December 2007
Two more radio programs added to the multimedia page- "No Commitments" and "The Master and Mrs. Tucker"
9 December 2007
New picture gallery for The Importance of Being Earnest
New additions to the Multimedia page:
-A video clip from "The Importance of Being Earnest"
-Radio program downloads of "You Only Live Twice" (Michael Jayston as James Bond!) and "The Death of Faith" (Michael Jayston as Padre Pio)
25 November 2007
New picture gallery for the wonderful pictures found on a Portuguese blog.And more info on the rumoured release of the "Trial of a Timelord" Doctor Who arc- I've read on the forum for Colin Baker that "There have apparently been a team filming a 'Then & Now' featurette at Gladstone Pottery Museum this week [Sept 2007] for a forthcoming DVD to be narrated by Michael Jayston." Gladstone is where some filming was done for the Doctor Who "Trial of a Time Lord" series. More specifically, "The Ultimate Foe" episodes.
11 November 2007
New picture galleries for the recent episodes of:Emmerdale
The Royal
and a 1987 made for TV movie- Still Crazy Like a Fox
Also made updates to the Filmography section with:
"The Royal" - Can't Buy Me Love (2007) TV episode .... Henry Appleton
"Emmerdale" (2007) TV episode .... Donald de Souza
"Look East" (2006) TV episode
"Imagining Albion: The Great British Future" - Parts 1 and 4 (2006) TV episode
"Not As Funny As It Used To Be" (1991) TV series .... Narrator
Some more additions to the Multimedia page:
Full radio programs available:
"An Alternative to Suicide", "The Architects", "Goody Two Shoes", "Trivia Test Match", "When We Are Married"
Video clips from:
"The Darling Buds of May", "From a Far Country", "He Jests at Scars signing", "Highlander III", "This is Your Life- Tom Baker"
07 November 2007
Unfortunately Michael Jayston will not be making an appearance at the Doctor Who "Dimensions" Convention scheduled on November 10th/11th "due to work commitments".
24 October 2007
Thanks to a comment left by Kelly in my guestbook, I've updated the "Upcoming" schedule on the homepage with the date for Michael Jayston's appearance in "The Royal" for the British TV viewers. It's seems Michael will be on Emmerdale AND The Royal on the same day. A good day for television. :)
21 October 2007
New picture galleries for:Callan
Highlander III
Michael Jayston will put in an appearance on the long-running British soap opera, "Emmerdale" on October 28th. More information here You can see him in the picture on the website- sadly his character is in a coma. And it looks like you can watch the episode on the website after it airs! Also put a poll on the homepage- just for the fun of it and for my curiosity. Your participation is very much appreciated!
15 July 2007
Three new picture galleries for Dust to Dust, Heartbeat, and Foyle's War.
12 June 2007
Officially moved the site to a new webhost (awardspace.com) and now I can add more things to the site starting with many more pictures! So check out the new Picture Gallery! There's a new set for the film "She Fell Among Thieves HERE At the moment the gallery is ordered alphabetically (almost), but I hope to re-order it by date soon.
ALL THE UPDATES BELOW ARE FROM THE OLD BRAVEHOST WEBSITE Links to photo galleries below may not be working.
27 May 2007
Youtube.com has several great clips of Michael Jayston in "Cluedo" and "Doctor Who", as well as an old 80s advert- you can find them HEREI would recommend this clip from "Cluedo"- It was Colonel Mustard in the kitchen with the rope!
17 May 2007
Michael Jayston's play, "The Last Confession", will transfer to the West End, London, following it's run at the Chichester Festival Theatre. The play will run at the Haymarket theatre until the 15th of September. Read the article here. The reviews for the play have been great, so do go out and see it if you are in the area! As always, I'm eager for any personal thoughts, so please email me! Also, non-rehearsal pictures have been added to picture gallery page for the play.The fanlisting "join" form has finally been fixed- I had some problems with it earlier, so please join again if your name is not on the members list, and please consider joining if you haven't yet!
7 May 2007
Rehearsal pictures from Michael Jayston's latest play, "The Last Confession" is now available herePlease if anyone has seen this play, I would love to hear all about it! My email is thisbeciel(at)yahoo.com
16 April 2007
There will now be a section on the homepage relating what upcoming projects Michael Jayston is involved in. Also I hope to have screencaps from Michael Jayston's episode of "Foyle's War" up sometime this week.As always, if anyone gets to see Michael in "The Last Confession" that will be playing in a couple weeks, I would appreciate any and all stories and impressions you have to share!
25 March 2007
New photo galleries for:The Merchant of Venice
A Guilty Thing Surprised
And a small clip from "A Guilty Thing Surprised" is available on the Multimedia page.
11 March 2007
More new additions to the site.The Way of the World: photo gallery for the stage play
"Trent Bridge Heroes": extract from another essay on cricket by Michael Jayston
Multimedia: various updates to the multimedia page- more audio clips added and one video clip. Please *rightclicksave* on your mouse, to save the files to your computer.
And there is a slight change to the header banner for the website!
12 February 2007
New Photo Gallery for 'Zulu Dawn' is up!
6 January 2007
Photo Gallery for Outside Edge is up now.Also there is a Jayston related audio clip in the Multimedia page. It is a clip from Tom Baker's autobiography where he briefly mentions Michael.
21 January 2007
New picture gallery for Michael's appearance last month on the tv show "Heartbeat".And if someone out there has joined Michael's Fanlisting, but you do not see your name on the Members page, please send me an email (thisbecielATyahooDOTcom). There may be a problem with the form to join which I've just become aware of. And if you haven't joined, why not? Let's make it 100 fans strong! If I have 100 fans signed up, I promise, I'll be happy and not ask for more. :)
And in other news... I got an email from Michael Jayston! He was very sweet and appreciative of the site, and I am deeply grateful to him for taking the time to send me such a lovely message.
31 December 2006
Added a picture gallery for Haggard. Jayston did two episodes and it was very delightful to see him do comedy. I can't believe I've not put these up before though- I've had these pictures for a long time!Also there is a small gallery for Michael's appearance on Happy Birthday BBC2 in which the making of "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" was recounted.
Happy New Year, everyone!
03 December 2006
Added another picture gallery for A Bequest to the Nation" AKA "The Nelson Affair", a Doctor Who related interview, and a few more pictures to the Miscellaneous pictures page. Updated the stage and radio credits.Also in the Links page, there is information about Michael's son- Richard- who is a drummer in a band- check out there myspace page: The Crowns
31 AUGUST 2006
I found a potentially valid address to send fan mail to- according to this site, the address received a response (all pictures sent autographed) on 8 March 2005.c/o Diamond Management
31 Percy Street
London
W1T 2DD UK
The website for Diamond Management has a page for Michael as a voiceover artist >>Here On the site you can listen to a couple of clips of Michael's commercials and impressions.
28 AUGUST 2006
After a long hiatus, I have finally added some things to the site that I've had laying around:Screencaps from the movie The Public Eye
A new gallery for Photoshot photos for Michael's new play "Heroes"
New webpage for Michael Jayston's interviews (more to be added and still in rough stage)
The "Films" and "Television" page has been replaced by a comprehensive Filmography page with links to relevant imdb.com information
Sadly the youtube clips of Michael are no longer up- my account was suspended, and also if you are in the area- do see Michael in his new play "Heroes"! More information is on the homepage
15 JUNE 2006
First entry to my new updates page! I have added several picture galleries to the pictures index page, including:
Coffin for the Bride
Ring Once for Death
*these two galleries are courtesy of GINETTE, thank you very much for screencapping them!
Dominique
*this gallery courtesy of GANDYDANCER, thank you so much as well!
Happiest Days of Your Life
Climb the Greasy Pole
Only Fools and Horses
Also, I have uploaded (and will upload more) clips featuring Michael Jayston on the website- youtube. Check out those clips as well as Jane Eyre ones HERE