Graham Duff – författare

The hilarious cult comedy classic starring Mark GatissThe year is 2099 and planet Earth is in crisis. A change in its orbit has resulted in days being 25 hours long (except Thursday, which hasn''t existed for over a decade) and the extra months of Janril, Febtober, and Marchuary. In a post-apocalyptic England, the cattle-clasm has wiped out the majority of livestock and climate change has formed the drizzly season of Hamble. However, hope is at hand for the planet in the form of Professor Nebulous (Mark Gatiss, League of Gentlemen).The brilliant professor is head of the eco-troubleshooting organisation K.E.N.T. (the Key Environmental Nonjudgemental Taskforce) and it''s his job to save the world. Sure, he might have nearly killed one of his colleagues and destroyed the Isle of White when trying to move it in order to get more sunlight, and yes, the organisation is so underfunded it subsidises its work by running a launderette, but, Nebulous and his team of maverick misfits are determined to get Mother Earth back on track.In this hilarious sci-fi comedy, the professor and his colleagues must pit their wits against sentient dust, killer cacti, naked aliens and the evil Dr Klench (David Warner, Titanic, Star Trek VI) who is bent on world domination. Will Nebulous ever be able to overcome the past trauma inflicted by his professional clown parents? Are tarts really extinct? And can K.E.N.T. save the day before the spin cycle finishes? In Bod we trust!Nebulous is a comedy classic written by Graham Duff and also stars Graham Crowden, Paul Putner, Rosie Cavaliero and Julia Dalkin. Guest stars include Steve Coogan, David Tennant, Julia Davis and Brian Blessed."Graham Duff''s series sounds like a winning blend of Doomwatch, Quatermass and British silliness that has cult written all over it." The Times"Doctor Who fans may well have found a new love-object." GuardianContent Warning: Some of the humour in this series may cause offence.Cast and creditsWritten by Graham DuffDirected by Nicholas BriggsProduced by Ted DowdComposer Malcolm BoyleProfessor Nebulous - Mark GatissDr Klench - David WarnerPaula Breeze - Rosie CavalieroRory Lawson - Graham DuffHarry Hayes - Paul PutnerGemini - Julia DalkinSir Ronald Rolands - Graham CrowdenOther parts played by Matthew WolfFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 6 January - 10 February 2005 (Series 1), 5 April - 10 May 2006 (Series 2), 15 May - 19 June 2008 (Series 3)©2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

A chronicle of a lifetime''s passion for gig-going, by one of British television''s most respected writers.

“Foreground Music is an absolute gem. Charming, very funny and often achingly melancholy, Graham Duff''s memoir is suffused with a genuine passion for live music and its (occasionally eccentric) power.—Mark Gatiss

The result of a lifetime''s passion for gig-going by one of British television''s most respected writers, Foreground Music is at once enthusiastically detailed and tremendously illuminating—of both the concert moment and its place in popular culture. It is an engaging memoir of a life lived to the fullest, and a vivid, insightful, and humorous exploration of what music writing might be.

Foreground Music describes music performances that range from a Cliff Richard gospel concert, attended by Duff at the age of ten, to the fourteen-year-old Duff''s first rock show, where the Jam played so loudly he blacks out, to a Joy Division gig that erupted into a full-scale riot. Duff goes on pub crawls with Mark E. Smith of the Fall, convinces Paul Weller to undertake his first acting role, and attempts to interview Genesis P. Orridge of Throbbing Gristle while tripping on LSD.

Foreground Music captures the energy and power of life-changing gigs, while tracing the evolution of forty years of musical movements and subcultures. But more than that, it''s an honest, touching, and very funny story of friendship, love, creativity, and mortality, and a testimony to music''s ability to inspire and heal. Illustrated with photographs and ephemera from the author''s private collection.