The Great British Dig: History in Your Back Garden: A Norman Castle in West Derby
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm, Sunday, February 8 on Blaze (Freeview) (64)
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A Norman Castle in West Derby
Season 2, Episode 5
Hugh Dennis and the team search for the remains of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle in the Liverpool suburb of West Derby. Over 900 years ago this impressive fortress would have been home to Norman lords, but now it is just a memory, with only the local street names hinting at its existence
Education/Science/Factual Topics
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Cast & Crew
Hugh Dennis
(Presenter)
Rich Mathews
(Director)
Audrey Neil
(Series producer)
Steve Wynne
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
Hugh Dennis
(Presenter)
Born:
February 13, 1962
in
Kettering
Best Known For:
His regular slot on Mock the Week and The Now Show on Radio 4.
Early-life:
Peter Hugh Dennis was born in Kettering on February 13, 1962. His father was Bishop of Saint Edmundsbury and Ipswich. Hugh read geography at Cambridge, where he joined the famous Footlights and met future comedy partner Steve Punt. After graduating, he worked at Unilever for six years. Hugh and Steve worked the comedy circuit, including London's Comedy Store. There, they were spotted by Jasper Carrott, who offered the pair a slot on his show Carrott Confidential.
Career:
Punt and Dennis moved on to work on The Mary Whitehouse Experience, alongside Rob Newman and David Baddiel, before branching out into their own radio series, It's Been A Bad Week and the hugely popular The Now Show. Over the years, Dennis has appeared in a string of comedy shows, including The Imaginatively Titled Punt and Dennis Show, Mock the Week and Have I Got News For You. As well as keeping busy with plenty of voice-over work, Dennis is also an accomplished actor. His CV boasts roles in My Hero and the popular sitcom Outnumbered. He has been involved with The Now Show on Radio 4 since 1998.
Quote:
"Everyone's careers go at different paces; you need to forget what other people are doing and concentrate on your own progress."
Trivia:
Away from performing, in 2007, Dennis took part in a mountain stage of the Tour de France.
Rich Mathews
(Director)
Audrey Neil
(Series producer)
Steve Wynne
(Executive producer)
