{"id":4490,"date":"2022-01-29T10:31:38","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T10:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/?p=4490"},"modified":"2022-03-19T16:56:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T16:56:53","slug":"ian-mcculloch-discusses-his-career-on-screen-at-uni-versal-festival-aberdeen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2022\/01\/29\/ian-mcculloch-discusses-his-career-on-screen-at-uni-versal-festival-aberdeen\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian McCulloch discusses his career on screen at Uni-Versal festival, Aberdeen"},"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\/2022\/01\/uni-versal-2022.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"263\" data-attachment-id=\"4491\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2022\/01\/29\/ian-mcculloch-discusses-his-career-on-screen-at-uni-versal-festival-aberdeen\/uni-versal-2022\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/uni-versal-2022.png?fit=1600%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,500\" 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=\"uni-versal-2022\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/uni-versal-2022.png?fit=300%2C94&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/uni-versal-2022.png?fit=840%2C263&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/uni-versal-2022.png?resize=840%2C263&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/uni-versal-2022.png?resize=1024%2C320&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/uni-versal-2022.png?resize=300%2C94&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/uni-versal-2022.png?resize=768%2C240&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/uni-versal-2022.png?resize=1536%2C480&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/uni-versal-2022.png?resize=1200%2C375&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/uni-versal-2022.png?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IAN McCULLOCH (GREG Preston) will take part in an &#8216;in conversation&#8217; session at the upcoming Uni-Versal 22 mini-festival hosted by the University of Aberdeen on 5 March 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this strand of Uni-Versal focusing on  the history of film, McCulloch will be reflecting, in particular, on his post-<em>Survivors<\/em> work on three Italian cult horror movies. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsource.co.uk\/whats-on\/kings-college\/room-kcf8\/uni-versal-film-in-conversation-with-ian-mcculloch-zombie-flesh-easters\/2022-03-05\/20:00\/t-jevzrj\" target=\"_blank\">Pre-publicity<\/a> for the event summarises his screen career as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Ian McCulloch is a Scottish actor best known for his performance as Greg Preston in <em>Survivors <\/em>(1975). In the 1970s and 80s, McCulloch found himself in classics of Italian horror, playing Peter West, the lead male character in Lucio Fulci\u2019s notorious <em>Zombie Flesh Eaters<\/em> (1979) and also displaying his thespian skills in Luigi Cozzi\u2019s iconic splatter template <em>Contamination <\/em>(1980).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>UNI-Versal Film: In Conversation with Ian McCulloch (Zombie Flesh Eaters)<\/em><\/strong><br><strong>Room KCF8, King&#8217;s College, Aberdeen AB24 3FX<br>Saturday 5 March 2022 &#8211; 20:00-22:30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets: \u00a35.00-\u00a38.00<br>Tickets became  available to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsource.co.uk\/university-of-aberdeen\/uni-versal-festival-in-conversation-with-ian-mcculloch-zombie-flesh-easters\/e-lpaorz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">purchase online<\/a> from 10:00 on 1 February 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The session is part of a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsource.co.uk\/whats-on\/kings-college\" target=\"_blank\">programme of events<\/a> that includes <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsource.co.uk\/whats-on\/kings-college\/room-kcg7\/uni-versal-film-screenwriting-with-sergio-casci\/2022-03-04\/14:00\/t-zeyllm\" target=\"_blank\">Screenwriting with Sergio Casci<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsource.co.uk\/whats-on\/kings-college\/kings-college-conference-centre\/uni-versal-film-shaken-not-stirred-bond-past-present-future\/2022-03-04\/18:30\/t-kvpjgn\" target=\"_blank\">Shaken Not Stirred &#8211; Bond: Past, Present &amp; Future<\/a> and a panel discussion on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsource.co.uk\/whats-on\/kings-college\/kings-college-conference-centre\/uni-versal-film-panel-discussion-driving-diversity-in-the-arts\/2022-03-05\/11:00\/t-mgrmyd\" target=\"_blank\">Driving Diversity in the Arts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"has-inline-color has-bright-blue-color\"><strong>UPDATE &#8211; 1 FEBRUARY 2022<\/strong><\/span>: Organisers have <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abdn.ac.uk\/events\/17171\/\" target=\"_blank\">now confirmed<\/a> that the event will include a screening of the most well-regarded of McCulloch&#8217;s three Italian horror movies <em>Zombie Flesh Eaters<\/em>. As a result, the runtime of the event has now been extended to 22:30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/uni-versal_ian_mcculloch.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"840\" data-attachment-id=\"4572\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2022\/01\/29\/ian-mcculloch-discusses-his-career-on-screen-at-uni-versal-festival-aberdeen\/uni-versal_ian_mcculloch\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/uni-versal_ian_mcculloch.jpg?fit=1007%2C1007&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1007,1007\" 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=\"uni-versal_ian_mcculloch\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/uni-versal_ian_mcculloch.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/uni-versal_ian_mcculloch.jpg?fit=840%2C840&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/uni-versal_ian_mcculloch.jpg?resize=840%2C840&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Uni-Versal - Dark Nights - Ian McCulloch - Zombie Flesh Eaters screening - 5 March 2022\" class=\"wp-image-4572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/uni-versal_ian_mcculloch.jpg?w=1007&amp;ssl=1 1007w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/uni-versal_ian_mcculloch.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/uni-versal_ian_mcculloch.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/uni-versal_ian_mcculloch.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IAN McCULLOCH (GREG Preston) will take part in an &#8216;in conversation&#8217; session at the upcoming Uni-Versal 22 mini-festival hosted by the University of Aberdeen on 5 March 2022. With this strand of Uni-Versal focusing on the history of film, McCulloch will be reflecting, in particular, on his post-Survivors work on three Italian cult horror movies. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2022\/01\/29\/ian-mcculloch-discusses-his-career-on-screen-at-uni-versal-festival-aberdeen\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Ian McCulloch discusses his career on screen at Uni-Versal festival, Aberdeen&#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":[5,10,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cast-and-crew","category-events","category-interviews-cast"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9n8B4-1aq","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\/4490","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=4490"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4490\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4574,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4490\/revisions\/4574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}