{"id":22077,"date":"2020-08-02T23:44:33","date_gmt":"2020-08-02T22:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/?p=22077"},"modified":"2020-08-04T13:52:47","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T12:52:47","slug":"mockdown-chat-show-episode-7-aug-2-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/02\/mockdown-chat-show-episode-7-aug-2-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"MOCKDOWN! Chat show, Episode 7, Aug 2, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello dear followers!<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve just finished another wonderful episode of<strong> Mockdown!<\/strong><br \/>\nI think we could have chatted for another hour!<\/p>\n<p>This week, my guests are actors &#8211; with a musical side\u2026. <strong>Jonathan Kydd<\/strong> and <strong>Andy Whitaker<\/strong> [<strong><a href=\"#guests0208\">more details on my guests below<\/a><\/strong>]\n<div class=\"text_exposed_show\">\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/psGrzd3yckg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Due to copyright issues, Andy&#8217;s version of BLACK &#8211; WONDERFUL LIFE<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>cannot be shown above,<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/c8PCffrHCnU\"> Click here to see the full version<\/a>\u00a0of his song.<br \/>\nThe full show is also available on my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RoweDavidMcClelland\/\">Actor Facebook Page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a id=\"guests0208\"><\/a>MY GUESTS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jonathan Kydd<br \/>\n<\/strong>An actor. But also does voice stuff and makes films and videos and write songs. Written three musicals and a variety of hour long shows featuring comedy bands \u00a0and a number of video blogs, mostly about football. Also does cartoons. Was a dinosaur in Toy Story that time forgot, and all the voices in Bangers and Mash, and in Mr Bean, and Noddy, and Dennis the menace, and hilltop hospital, etc\u2026\u00a0He also made two comedy short films and a lot of videos. Podcasts about football as well.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><br \/>\n<\/span>His father, great British actor <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sam_Kydd\">Sam Kydd<\/a>, made over 280 films and thousands of tellies 1946 to his death in 1982. Sam played cockneys and Irishmen, despite being quite posh having gone to Dunstable Grammar. Jonathan found an unpublished autobiography of his dad\u2019s career 1946 to 1970 in his mum\u2019s loft and is editing it. It\u2019s almost finished. He\u2019s also going to make a documentary about his dad\u2019s career. He has all the home videos, 300 stills, a mass of letters and scripts and diaries. As well as the book.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jonathankydd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;-U&quot;}\">Official Web Site\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jonathankydd\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jonathankydd.com\/the-rudy-vees\/\">The Rudy Vees<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Andy Whitaker<br \/>\n<\/strong>You may know Andy by his professional name, <strong>Andy Moore<\/strong>, in his role as PC Mike Swirling in the BAFTA-winning soap <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/emmerdale\"><strong>Emmerdale<\/strong><\/a>\u2026 He has a vast musical history and is about to make his own film&#8230;<br \/>\nHaving started out as a musician in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Sun_and_the_Moon_(The_Sun_and_the_Moon_album)\"><strong>The Sun and the Moon<\/strong><\/a> with The Chameleons front-man Mark Burgess and Chameleons Drummer John Lever, went into acting at the age of 35 in the 90\u2019s telling himself it was a less age prejudice profession.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>After all, they always want granddads in films and TV shows.<br \/>\nAfter doing the rounds in rep and theatre in education, he got my first telly part as an Amnesiac who thinks that he is Kevin Keegan in the BBCs The Cops in 1998, was a series regular in Dream Team for Sky One, played the obligatory red herring in The Bill and the role of Sean Wakefield in Coronation Street under Alan Wareing&#8217;s direction &#8211; that lead to his current role as PC Mike Swirling under Alan Wareing&#8217;s direction.<br \/>\n<strong><a class=\"profileLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Andy-Moore-1695463220780427\/?__tn__=K-R&amp;eid=ARB4K8HXcMQy3-EC5NAIYQCcgZIp4ZAkPrECki87M2QOYi_u6CgeJLfI0TgTv7Rlw1GjCufFx4M4hq2G&amp;fref=mentions&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARBJJ9LS7CwnlZBe1cKJQIFV-wWZzCHmNQHcj8T-j9-wFq0xCwI-O0ZiKqs45-mltLobvK2z-ARt4WOvS6YLeJU8lAVcfdpBxLGvikagQoUG-7_FUU4I-QcV4ummnC_PE3un1PMbZQ9KSclKPqZcDfBrO0zC31ZOZAUGIht5Ma4or8NJUJxxABVUvVlHbJ6Y6SSmqPbOhAiAsXTsccFe-zllmI947obLtqJrudwvvf49RSwZTazh43bDl8NC9sUnpHlScZpa6f476ZdVHNRzsnT4ukwBc-7dAe8PDKpUgiNj7Xl2Q_4ZsNRntxs3C7osRLL0ktFsHuzugGoe3yo96c_RHOT1JNC6xggd2g\" data-hovercard=\"\/ajax\/hovercard\/page.php?id=1695463220780427&amp;extragetparams=%7B%22__tn__%22%3A%22%2CdK-R-R%22%2C%22eid%22%3A%22ARB4K8HXcMQy3-EC5NAIYQCcgZIp4ZAkPrECki87M2QOYi_u6CgeJLfI0TgTv7Rlw1GjCufFx4M4hq2G%22%2C%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D\" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show=\"1\">Andy Moore Facebook Page<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MooreWhitaker\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>More about Andy&#8217;s Music &#8211;\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sicmagazine.net\/\"><i>[sic]<\/i> Magazine Article \u00a0&#8211; Andy Whitaker &#8211; Things That Happened On Earth<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jasons-jukebox.com\/2012\/10\/29\/coffee-thoughts-an-interview-with-andy-whitaker\/\">Jason&#8217;s Jukebox &#8211; Coffee Thoughts &#8211; An Interview with Andy Whitaker<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>SUPPORT ARTISTS &#8211;<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.equity.org.uk\/about\/benevolent-fund\/\">https:\/\/www.equity.org.uk\/about\/benevolent-fund\/<\/a><br \/>\nMy Ko-Fi link &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/ko-fi.com\/davemcclelland\">http:\/\/ko-fi.com\/davemcclelland<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>MOCKDOWN!<\/strong> streams live Sunday evenings at 8pm (UK) on my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RoweDavidMcClelland\/\"><strong>Actor Facebook Page<\/strong><\/a>.<br \/>\nPast shows are on my Actor page, and are also available as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLCrKY2R9L3c4Fp4RKxN3x54fcP_FPL5Pk\"><strong>Playlist on YouTube<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Stay safe you darlings!<br \/>\nD\u00a0x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello dear followers! We&#8217;ve just finished another wonderful episode of Mockdown! I think we could have chatted for another hour! This week, my guests are actors &#8211; with a musical side\u2026. Jonathan Kydd and Andy Whitaker [more details on my guests below] Due to copyright issues, Andy&#8217;s version of BLACK &#8211; WONDERFUL LIFE cannot be &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mcclellandmedia.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/02\/mockdown-chat-show-episode-7-aug-2-2020\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">MOCKDOWN! 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