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Frankierazor

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Sep 22, 2002, 3:18:31 PM9/22/02
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I haven't browsed or lurked here for a while but, last time, there was talk
of a film of ES. I can't find any mention anywhere; any developments?


Adrian Tupper

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Sep 23, 2002, 3:31:45 AM9/23/02
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"Frankierazor" <adsh...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I haven't browsed or lurked here for a while but, last time, there was
talk
> of a film of ES. I can't find any mention anywhere; any developments?

None that's been mentioned here. Could be a good film though. Perhaps
directed by Bill Forsyth?

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Adrian


BaldiePete

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Sep 24, 2002, 12:51:29 PM9/24/02
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"Adrian Tupper" <adrian...@totalise.co.uk> wrote in message
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I believe IB was threatening to write the music himself

BaldiePete


Adrian Tupper

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"BaldiePete" <baldiepete...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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He's the right generation. Is he musical?

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Adrian


gary wilkinson

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Sep 25, 2002, 7:50:04 AM9/25/02
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Adrian Tupper wrote in message ...
I beleave he spends a lot of his spare time tinkering with various midi
stuff...

Last I heard a script had been written for ES and it seemed like a goer but
beyond that?


Stewart Smith

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Sep 25, 2002, 9:03:19 AM9/25/02
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Wasn't there a BBC radio show with music by "Frozen Gold"? I don't know if it
was a radio play of ES or just a fake music documentary on the band. The music
has definitely been written and performed though.

Stewart

BaldiePete

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Sep 25, 2002, 11:30:16 AM9/25/02
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"Stewart Smith" <nos...@ee.ed.ac.uk> wrote in message
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There was a radio adaptation a few years ago on Radio 4. It was probably
that.

BaldiePete


gary wilkinson

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Sep 27, 2002, 7:50:23 AM9/27/02
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>> Wasn't there a BBC radio show with music by "Frozen Gold"? I don't know
>if it
>> was a radio play of ES or just a fake music documentary on the band. The
>music
>> has definitely been written and performed though.
>>
>
>There was a radio adaptation a few years ago on Radio 4. It was probably
>that.
>
>BaldiePete
>
>

Yeah, it was very good as I recall (though I missed ep one). Though Frozen
Gold did not sound like I expected them to and 'Gregory' as Weird was just
wrong. A pity it was never released on tape of CD (I think)

gary wilkinson

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Sep 27, 2002, 7:58:15 AM9/27/02
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gary wilkinson wrote in message ...
'Gregory' as Weird... by which I mean John Gordon Sinclair, star of
Gregory's Girl


Adrian Tupper

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Sep 27, 2002, 10:35:06 AM9/27/02
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I thought so. I'll agree that he doesn't come to mind as the obvious choice
of casting. Alan ?Curran? (the one from the air steward series) may make it
work though.

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Adrian


BaldiePete

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"gary wilkinson" <ga...@quirkafleeg.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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I've found a review of it. Seems to imply it was IB's music.
http://www.psfclub.btinternet.co.uk/reviews/radio/espedair_st.htm

On the subject of Espedair Street, my daughter went to nursery with a girl
called Inez whose parents had called her that after reading the book. I was
the only person who didn't say, "what an unusual name". I just asked if
they'd read much Iain Banks.


BaldiePete

Buck Dharma

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Sep 27, 2002, 10:13:23 PM9/27/02
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"Frankierazor" <adsh...@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> I haven't browsed or lurked here for a while but, last time, there was
> talk of a film of ES. I can't find any mention anywhere; any
> developments?
>
>
>

Is the Fish ( ex Marillion ) connection still going?

He's stated frequently that it's his favourite book and was touting the
idea of playing Weir ie:

From the Fish News Archive 97/8:

>Hmm, interesting news from the Iain Banks mailing list. Camilla Roskelley
responded to a message about Espedair Street - some of you will know that
this is one of Fish's favourite books and he identifies with Danny Weir,
the main character - she says:

"... from the fanzine, The Culture, Issue 6, Banks gave the film rights to
Roger Gray as a birthday present, provided he (Banks) could do the music
for the proposed film. Fish of Marillion is mentioned as playing Weird,
'very provisional[ly]' and Union Films (Crow Road) might be in a joint
production with an American company, Intermedia. At the time of issue 6 the
project was still in the planning stage, which means that money was being
sought, inter alia." <

And from May 99:

>Ian Oakley:I have heard that they are going to start filming Iain Banks'
book 'Espedair Street'. I think that this has always been one of your
favourite books. And I think I read that you have said before that you
would love to play the main character Danny Weir. [It could almost have
been written with Fish in mind].

Fish: The truth is Ian, that there is no Espedair Street yet. There's been
no funding organized although the rights were sold about a year ago.<

Buck

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"I'll say this for sherry - it really makes you fancy a vodka"
-- Rita Sullivan, "Coronation Street"

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