Jonathan on BBC Radio 4

....in a radio reading "Snow" by Marcus Sedgwick.
It's nice to hear Jonathan's beautiful voice again. Episodes duration is 15 minutes.

The first episode "Snow talk" is available already on BBC Radio IPlayer

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b085t3f4

Five years ago, Marcus S. and his wife moved to an old chalet d'alpage high up in the Haute-Savoie (an alpine department of the eastern France bordering both Switzerland and Italy). Here for the first time he understands how snow can really shape the rhythms of daily life and during his first full winter in the mountains, he appreciates the hard daily labour involved in clearing proper alpine snow from the path outside his house.

Today he remembers the snowy winters of his childhood in Kent and muses on the many different words that describe snow.

Episode 2 "A little science" is also available on IPlayer:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0868w4h

In this episode Marcus S.  considers the science of snow and what 'makes' a snowflake and the phenomenon of 'diamond dust'. He also remembers the snowy winters of his childhood in Kent and the infamous cold of 1963.

Episode 3 "The art of snow" is tomorrow on BBC Radio 4 at 9.45 a.m

Marcus Sedgwick muses on why snow is so powerful to our imagination and so transformative. Today he explores how snow has inspired artists, musicians and filmmakers looking at the vividly 'cold' paintings of Bruegel, Schubert's beautiful but bleak Winterreise, and Werner Herzog's Of Walking in Ice created as he walked from Munich to Paris in late November to visit the dying Lottie Eisner.

Episode 4 "Exposure" is on Thursday at 9.45 a.m.

 In this episode, his new home prompts him to recall explorations of other snowy landscapes including his own trip to the Arctic Circle and that of the great explorer Scott as he headed for the South Pole.

Episode 5 "Transformations" is on Friday (same time)

In this final episode, Marcus S. studies the nature of its 'whiteness' and welcomes in the spring thaw.

P.S. Have a great winter holiday!

I wish you and your family a very Happy and Joyous Christmas!

Jonathan has been directing students....

...at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts (All's Well That Ends Well by Shakespeare). Jon is looking great (always smiling and positive :)) Very handsome man!

"The Man who knows" episodes are available to listen on BBC IPlayer for the next 11-15 days

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01fhrj1

Jonathan on TV

"Six-Pack" is on French channel Cine+Frisson on 18 November at 19.00
http://www.cinetelerevue.be/fr/six-pack.html?tv_id=148632662

The first episode on "The Man Who Knows" is available on BBC IPlayer

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01fhrj1

Jonathan on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Jonathan as Dominic Bold in a radio play "The Man who knows" by Mark Lawson next week on Monday, 14 November at 14.30.

Dominic is a very successful gossip columnist of the Morning News in Britain, celebrated for his uncannily intimate knowledge of what goes on in the lives of entertainment stars, politicians, members of the Royal Family and the aristocracy.

But when Bold gets hold of a story involving actress Alice Morney, which she believes she has told only to those closest to her, she becomes determined to uncover his source in her entourage.

Episode 1 on 14 November at 14.30 (duration: 15 minutes)

Episode 2 on 15 November at 14.30

Episode 3 on 16 November (same time)

Episode 4 on 17 November
Episode 5 on Friday, 18 November

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01fhrj1

This play will be available online shortly after broadcast.

First aired in 2012.

Jonathan on TV

Czech Republic (and Germany) residents will have a chance to enjoy Jonathan's performance in "The Mask of the Demon" of Father Brown on 18 November at 21.40 (ZDF Neo channel).
http://www.tvprogramm24.com/2016-11-18/zdf-neo/21_40.html

Don't forget that the clocks go back tonight at 2 a.m. Have a great weekend!

Just 3 days left to watch the "Emotionally Yours" episode of Holby city on BBC Iplayer

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b07wggpy/holby-city-series-18-50-emotionally-yours

Jonathan on German TV

"Luther" will be on ARTE channel on 30 October at 20.15 local time.

Jonathan did an impeccable, perfect performance as Girolamo Aleander. It’s one of his best roles in movies.

The fourth season of Father Brown will be premiered this November on ZDFneo channel . The "Mask of The Demon" episode will air on 18 November.

Jonathan has been directing showreels this week

Good luck with your work, Jonathan!

Jonathan's making a selfie (I think) with a beautiful Jennifer Ulrich from the "Albert Schweitzer"

October 2016. Primrose Hill looks nice. What a beautiful place! Have been there a few times. I miss it :(

Source: Instagram

More pictures from the Shakespearean Handan Dream performance

More photos and a short news video are here (P.S. this page and the news are in Chinese:)
http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MTYyMzk4MA%3D%3D&mid=2829735674&idx=1&sn=dec8553d4ab919f9fb2a39a57ad381eb&mpshare=1&scene=1&srcid=1001i3hQmbw6W6zWP1V7Pqq5&from=singlemessage&isappinstalled=0#wechat_redirect

Emotionally Yours episode of Holby City is still available on BBC One...

...for the next 17 days.

BTW, I like Jon’s entrance in this episode. The moment he appeared on the screen, he drew attention to himself (it did leave an indelible impression on me :)

West meets east in London opera show

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2016-09/26/content_26901491.htm

a short article, where Georgiana Dacombe, an artist from London, and Cameron Manson, a student from the East 15 Acting Drama School, say some nice words about The Shakespearean Handan Dream production.

"....Georgiana Dacombe, an artist from London who saw the show, said it was "spectacular and beautiful".
"It is a brilliant idea to combine the Chinese and English parts together in the production and draw out the commonalities between the two," she said.
Cameron Manson, a student from the East 15 drama school, was impressed with the way actors connected with characters created four centuries ago to show certain human emotions are common and universal...."

Is this the same Georgiana Dacombe from the 25th reunion at Central School of Speech and Drama in 2014?

Another review from the British Theatre Guide

http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/features/latest-on-uk-and-china-collabo-173

'A Shakespearean Handan Dream' premieres in London

The worlds of Shakespeare and his Chinese contemporary Tang Xianzu collided on Sept. 22, to the sound of rapturous applause as "A Shakespearean Handan Dream" premiered to a sold-out St Paul's Church, London......

Though the directors are dealing with different styles of theatre -- Tang was a writer of Kunqu opera, a precursor to Peking Opera -- and different languages, Ke and Rubin, along with a cast of Chinese and U.K. actors, have crafted a work that overcomes the barriers between languages and cultures to successfully explore the style and thinking of master playwrights.

"A Shakespearean Handan Dream" is a magnificently-crafted production that cleverly weaves the worlds of Tang and Shakespeare together into a show of great performances, music, kung-fu-like dancing, sword fighting, and colorful period costumes......

The full article is available in here:

http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2016-09/26/content_39371397.htm

A short article on Shakespearean Handan Dream

It's says nothing about the cast. From what I saw on the pictures, this performance was great, fascinating, colourful with live Chinese music. It's a real shame I couldn't get to see it.

https://www.evensi.uk/the-handan-dream-shakespeare-meets-tang-xianzu-st-pauls/185593834


Jon's name is mentioned here:
http://uk.china-info24.com/british/news/20160923/243348.html

Some photos from yesterday' s performance in Covent Garden

King Jonathan I :)

Shakespearean Handan Dream rehearsal pictures

St.Paul's church in Covent Garden looks really beautiful.

Dear Jonathan, hope you break a leg in tomorrow's and Friday's performances!!!

Emotionally Yours episode of Holby City is available to watch ...

on BBC One Iplayer for UK residents for the next 29 days
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b07wggpy/holby-city-series-18-50-emotionally-yours

others can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYwNsf1DfxQ

I don't always watch medical series, cause I don’t like watching surgeries (blood, internal organs on the table…not my thing, and,yes, I know it’s a fake). And I haven’t watched “Holby City” episodes before. Jonathan plays his character really well. Miles takes risks, he has a sense of humour and, I think, he still likes Isaak. When Jon performs, he brings a certain “something” to his character, making Miles charming. Maybe it’s because Jonathan himself has a lovable charm that certainly endear him to many female viewers. I’m always glad to see Jon on TV, hoping to see more of him. Here are some of my screencaps.

Emotionally Yours episode of Holby City tonight at 20.00 on BBC One

UK residents can watch it tonight on BBC One. This episode will be available shortly after broadcast on BBC iPlayer (P.S. BBC iPlayer only works in the UK)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/bbcone Non-residents will have to wait until this episode is uploaded on some other website. I'll put the link when it's available.

Holby City Autumn trailer

A glimpse of Jonathan at the beginning of this trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMeEXPmgrQw

Jonathan as Miles (Holby City)

Jonathan as Miles Richardson :)
He looks great, doesn't he. Still wearing his beard - I like it.  I think it's a very promising episode, so I must not miss this one.

Jonathan as Miles Richardson (Holby City)

More about Jonathan's character:

When an amateur racing driver arrives at the hospital, it turns out that he is an ex-colleague and mentor of Isaac. Dom recognises his name - Myles Richardson, known for his research on a revolutionary new spleen procedure. Isaac used to be his star pupil, but seems unnerved by his presence.

Isaac tells Dominic that Myles was very demanding and that he spent every operation in a state of nervous tension. Myles challenges Isaac to operate on him, using the spleen procedure they pioneered. Dom notes the tension between the men and asks if Isaac and Myles were lovers. Isaac tells Dom that Myles is married and has lied about the spleen research, as Isaac generated the idea. Later, Dom asks to assist in Myles' operation, but when Myles realises Dom will be operating on him, he subtly lets him know that he and Isaac were an item. How will Dom react?

Holby City Spoiler: 'Emotionally Yours'

Nothing new so far...

http://www.entirelyholby.co.uk/single-post/2016/09/12/Holby-City-Spoiler-Emotionally-Yours

Hope there will be more pictures and a teaser trailer soon!

Emotionally Yours episode spoiler....

...might be uploaded in the next few days. As soon as I find it, I will put this information here.
Have a great Sunday!

Holby City episode

Jonathan will appear in an "Emotionally Yours" 50th episode of Holby City on 20 September at 20.00 and 22.45 (Scotland only) and on 26 September at 02.30 on BBC TWO.

Short summary (Jon's character Miles Richardson is a surgeon who's admitted to the hospital)

Dominic is perturbed when Isaac's former surgical mentor is admitted. Despite the existence of a wife, it's clear there's a personal connection between the two men. Is Dom prepared to accept Isaac's past?

Jasmine is keen to impress Jac professionally and make a connection with her half-sister personally. But will Jac's public acknowledgement of their relationship bring them together or drive them further apart?

Ric is dispatched by Hanssen to deal with the estranged wife of the local MP - the feisty, French Francoise. Will Ric allow himself to succumb to her Gallic charms?

http://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/fcsd9t/holby-city--emotionally-yours

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07wggpy

Here is a short article about a "Shakespearean Handan Dream"

https://ciforschools.wordpress.com/2016/09/05/a-shakespearean-handan-dream/

Jonathan is performing in September in London

... in St. Paul's Church (Covent Garden) on 22 and 23 September at 8 pm.
In production called "A Shakespearean Handan Dream".
It sounds really interesting.

Jonathan was also mentioned in today's EveningStandard:
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/londoners-diary/londoners-diary-tory-mps-may-lose-their-seats-too-a3334416.html
...But another Firth has an opening too. Jonathan, Colin's younger brother, will be appearing at Covent Garden's St Paul's Church, also known as The Actors' Church, in The Shakespearean Handan Dream, which marks the 400th anniversary of the death of both the bard and Chinese playwright Tang Zianzu, by presenting a work that draws from both.
We do hope Colin doesn't mind a bit of fraternal competition...

http://www.wegottickets.com/event/373357

William Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu works are united in an East meets West celebration marking the 400th anniversary year of the internationally famous writers’ deaths, staged by collaborating British and Chinese practitioners and performers as Ke Jun and Leon Rubin realise their 6 year collaboration The Handan Dream.

Shakespearean characters such as King Lear and Macbeth enter the world of Lu Sheng’s existential dream, expertly delivered by a mixed cast of Chinese and British performers including Jonathan Firth. 
The Handan Dream is the final of Tang Xianzu’s famous four masterpieces. In the original text frustrated scholar-official Lu Sheng meets an immortal at an inn, to whom he complains to about his lack of success in the imperial exams. In order to enlighten him, the immortal sends Lu into a dream of a whole lifetime, a fifty-year political career of successes and glories, excesses and failures. Upon waking Lu then discovers he is still in the inn no time has passed. A statement on the transience of human existence and futility of earthly desire and ambition. Having seen and tasted for himself the heights of luxury and privilege, Lu Sheng sees that they all eventually lead ultimately to suffering and disappointment.

In this adaption, events in Lu Sheng’s dream are echoed by the characters, themes, plots and lyrics of Shakespeare’s plays, creating a dialogue in which the questions of ambition and desire are treated according to the contrasting attitudes and cultures of Elizabethan England and Ming China.

Jonathan on TV in Ghost Whisperer

"Miss Fortune" episode starts at 16.30 on Monday, 29 August, on SIXX channel (Germany).
https://www.save.tv/stv/s/obj/TC/SendungsDetails.cfm?TelecastId=12942696&

"The Mask of the Demon" in Poland

"The Mask of the Demon" with Jonathan (as Rex Bishop) starts tonight on Poland TV at 16.20 on BBC HD channel. Use this link to see other air dates for this episode.
http://ncplus.pl/program-tv/3293720-ojciec-brown-4-odc-1-bbc-hd-20160817-1620

Jonathan on TV in The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

"Payment in Blood" episode on Saturday, 29 August, at 10.00 a.m. on Drama channel

I keep waiting...

Next new episodes of Holby City will air on BBCOne at the end of August. I still don’t know in which episode Jonathan is. I keep waiting and looking for more information :)

More great news!!!

According to Jon's actor's agency Jonathan is going to be in a British medical television drama series "Holby City". His character name is Miles. There is no information who's this character or what this episode is about yet. Can't wait to see it.

Amazing new photo of Jonathan (on Jonathan's actor's agency Markham, Froggatt and Irwin)!!!

http://www.markhamfroggattandirwin.com/cv/client_jonathan-firth_id_100124.htm

By Faye Thomas Photography. Absolutely dashing!
This photo was probably taken in the period between late January and May 2016.
Jon looks handsome, sexy, serious, strong in this photo. Gorgeous!!!
(That beard really suits you, Jonathan! :))

Father Brown (season 4) premiere in New Zealand

"The Mask of the Demon" with Jonathan (as Rex Bishop) starts tonight 12 july at 9.35 p.m and 13 july at 10.35 p.m local time on Sky channel 007 (BBC UkTV).
bbcnewzealand.com

Jonathan on German channel TELE5 (Relic Hunter)

Relic Hunter is on Friday, 15.07 at 4.30 (for people who can't sleep at night) and on Saturday, 16.07 at 13.25.

Doctor Who Trilogy

This month new audio adventures "Doctor Who: Classic Doctors. New Monsters"will be released.
Here is gorgeous Jonathan working on the "Harvest of the Sycorax".

Father Brown's tomorrow on TV at 13.30

.... on Dutch channel "Veronica". Veronica is a Dutch commercial television channel currently owned by SBS Broadcasting B.V., a joint venture between Sanoma Media Netherlands (67%) and Talpa Media Holding (33%).
http://www.veronicamagazine.nl/tv-gids/misdaad-drama/father-brown?bcd_id=imi-gdm79577431

Lots of us are longing for a much needed break in the sun...

I have been waiting for today for sure. Today is my last day at work before 8 weeks of summer holiday. Hopefully will have a pleasant one.
Just wanted to wish all of you and you, dear Jonathan, a nice and relaxed summer and for those who go on a vacation, enjoy every minute of it.

P.S. I keep waiting for some news about Jonathan.

The Prince and me 3: A Royal Honeymoon is on TV

On German channel ProSieben on Monday 13 June
http://www.rtv.de/sendungsdetails/10750156/der-prinz-a-ich---koenigliche-flitterwochen.html