{"id":3924,"date":"2021-03-28T22:07:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-28T22:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/?p=3924"},"modified":"2021-03-28T22:58:03","modified_gmt":"2021-03-28T22:58:03","slug":"carolyn-seymour-in-conversation-big-finish-podcast-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2021\/03\/28\/carolyn-seymour-in-conversation-big-finish-podcast-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Carolyn Seymour: In Conversation &#8211; Big Finish podcast preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/carolyn_seymour_survivor_cover.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"3913\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2021\/03\/25\/carolyn-seymour-survivor-cover-and-trailer-released\/carolyn_seymour_survivor_cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/carolyn_seymour_survivor_cover.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"carolyn_seymour_survivor_cover\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/carolyn_seymour_survivor_cover.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/carolyn_seymour_survivor_cover.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/carolyn_seymour_survivor_cover.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/carolyn_seymour_survivor_cover.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/carolyn_seymour_survivor_cover.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/carolyn_seymour_survivor_cover.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THE 28 MARCH 2021 Big Finish podcast, presented by Nicholas Briggs and Benji Clifford, includes a preview from the upcoming audio release <em>Carolyn Seymour: In Conversation<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/big-finish-podcast-2021-03-28-centurion-seymour-2428\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Centurion Seymour<\/a> edition of the podcast is available to stream or download from the Big Finish web site, and through all usual podcast plaforms and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The preview includes a discussion of the personal and professional challenges that Seymour experienced working on the <em>Steptoe and Son <\/em>movie and securing the role of Abby Grant on <em>Survivors<\/em>. She also reflects on the sexist culture that afflicted the entertainment industry during the 1970s, and the impact that this had on women working in film and TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the preview, the hosts discuss how much they have enjoyed working with Carolyn on Big Finish productions since she began to lend her audio talents to the company&#8217;s output. Briggs and Clifford also reflect on how positive their personal interactions in the studio always are with this most singular of actors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Known best to Big Finish listeners as Abby Grant in&nbsp;<strong>Survivors<\/strong>, Carolyn Seymour is an actress who is equally at home in a Hollywood blockbuster, a British cult comedy or drama series. She played Jenny in&nbsp;<strong>Take Three Girls<\/strong>, Zita in the&nbsp;<strong>Steptoe &amp; Son&nbsp;<\/strong>movie, and starred on the silver screen alongside Peter O&#8217;Toole, Albert Finney and Michael Keaton in a career that has lasted five decades.<\/p><p>Now she opens up in an exclusive two-hour interview with writer, actor and comedian Toby Hadoke, talking with openness and honesty about her astonishing career and life outside of the spotlight.<\/p><cite><em>Please note&nbsp;release contains discussion of alcoholism and attempted suicide and therefore is not suitable for younger listeners.<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Big Finish have also released the first trailer from the release, which can also be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/carolyn-seymour-in-conversation-2468\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">listened to<\/a> on, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/carolyn-seymour-in-conversation-2468\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">downloaded from<\/a>, the Big Finish site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3924-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/files\/release\/carolyn.seymour.in.conversation..trailer..mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/files\/release\/carolyn.seymour.in.conversation..trailer..mp3\">https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/files\/release\/carolyn.seymour.in.conversation..trailer..mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Carolyn Seymour: In Conversation <\/em>will be released next month, and is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/carolyn-seymour-in-conversation-2468\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">available for pre-order<\/a> from Big Finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further information about the release was first released in a Big Finish <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/news\/v\/carolyn-seymour-survivor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press release<\/a> back in February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE 28 MARCH 2021 Big Finish podcast, presented by Nicholas Briggs and Benji Clifford, includes a preview from the upcoming audio release Carolyn Seymour: In Conversation. The Centurion Seymour edition of the podcast is available to stream or download from the Big Finish web site, and through all usual podcast plaforms and services. The preview &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2021\/03\/28\/carolyn-seymour-in-conversation-big-finish-podcast-preview\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Carolyn Seymour: In Conversation &#8211; Big Finish podcast preview&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio","category-big-finish","category-cast-and-crew"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9n8B4-11i","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3924"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3930,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3924\/revisions\/3930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}