The Pillars of the Earth Nominated for Saturn Award

The Pillars of The Earth has been nominated for Best Television Presentation in the 37th Saturn Awards (The Academy of Science Fiction and Fantasy).

The other contenders for this category include:

Best Television Presentation 
Dr. Who: A Christmas CarolBBC America
Kung Fu Panda Holiday SpecialNBC
The Pillars of the EarthStarz
SherlockPBS
Spartacus: Gods of the ArenaStarz
The Walking DeadAMC

Awards will take place this June in California.

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Final episode of Any Human Heart this Sunday on PBS

This Sunday the third and final episode of Any Human Heart will air on PBS' Masterpiece Classic. Check your local listings in the US.

In 1970s London, with its counter-culture and poverty, Logan is just barely surviving with the occasional freelance writing assignment and the help of his friend Ben, enduring petty humiliation at his literary agency until Gloria reenters his life.

Also, Any Human Heart will be released on DVD in the US on April 5, 2011.  You can pre-order it on Amazon.

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Author dedicates book to Matthew Macfadyen

Author, Margaret Ó hÓgartaigh, has dedicated her latest book to Matthew Macfadyen.  It is entitled "Quiet Revolutionaries: Irish Women in Education, Medicine and Sport, 1861-1964" and launches in Dublin in April 2011.

I asked Margaret why she dedicated her fourth book to Matthew and she related the following:

I begin my book with a quotation from Jane Austen, 'if you please no reference to examples in books, the pen has been in male hands', it is from Persuasion.  Matthew, who loves reading, has made the past engaging and exciting through his work in various historical dramas.

You can pre-order on Amazon.

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Matthew attends Frankenstein at the National

It was noted on twitter as well as some recent reviews that Matthew Macfadyen attended last night's showing of Frankenstein, a play at the National Theatre starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller.  Both Cumberbatch and Miller have acted along with Matthew's wife, Keeley Hawes in Tipping the Velvet and Complicity respectively.  Matthew acted with Naomie Harris (Bride of Frankenstein) in The Project.

ETA: riddler reminded me in the forum that Benedict Cumberbatch and Matthew shared an episode of Spooks and Jonny Lee Miller and Matthew can be seen together in this photo at the London Marathon in 2009

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Any Human Heart Nominated for Best Drama Series

The nominations for the 37th Broadcasting Press Guild Awards have been announced today, and Any Human Heart is competing against Sherlock and Downton Abbey for Best Drama Series.

Also, Tom Hollander has been nominated for Best Actor for both his role in Rev and Any Human Heart.

Best Actor
Hugh Bonneville, Downton Abbey (ITV1), The Silence (BBC One)
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock (BBC One), Van Gogh: Painted with Words (BBC One)
Tom Hollander, Rev (BBC Two), Any Human Heart (Channel 4)

Best Drama Series
Any Human Heart (Channel 4)
Downton Abbey (ITV1)
Sherlock (BBC One)

The winners will be announced at the BPG Awards lunch at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on Friday March 25th 2011

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