26th August

Richard Armitage Central have an interesting interview with Naxos about their audio books on their site. Richard is a very busy man apparently. You can read it here.

 

22nd August

1. Sky1 and Sky1 HD are repeating Strike Back, starting Sunday 12 September. Episode 1 starts at 10pm (UK time) with episode 2 following straight after, according to the UK TV guide.

2. Thank you SO much for all 201 birthday messages! A link to the Birthday page has been sent to Richard’s agent.

 

21st August

1. A new Guy wallpaper has been added to the Gisborne wallpapers page courtesy of Lady Enigma.

2. Added a new downloads page showing an old clip from 2006. The NTAs 2006 page is here.

 

19th August

1. Following a query I’ve had about acquiring Richard’s reading of Bernard Cornwell’s Lords of the North, I’ve received some ordering information from one of the sales advisers at The Audiobook Collection.

The complete and unabridged version of the Lords of the North audiobook is available to order exclusively via The Audiobook Collection and is priced at £22.99 plus £3.50 postage & packing. It comprises 10 CDs (or 10 cassettes if you prefer). To order, phone their dedicated Customer Service telephone number 01225 443400, (overseas +44 1225 443400) or email info@audiobookcollection.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

I was also told the following: “The Audiobook Collection is the mail order department within BBC Audiobooks, which has very recently (July 2010) been sold and so we are now known as – AudioGo Ltd. It’s really just a name change, we still provide the same service/titles etc… But it does mean that very soon, we will have a new AudioGo Ltd website where customers can search/order Lords of the North etc…”

All other DVDs and audiobooks are listed on the RA on DVD page.

2. Thanks to Alice for the amusing poem that I’ve posted on the Artwork page, in honour of Richard’s birthday in a few days.

3. Birthday messages can be left here until 7.00pm GMT Sunday evening.

4. It is looking more likely that Spooks could air in September this year (last year episode 1 aired on 4 November 2009). As reported on 12 August, Amazon and Play.com have brought the series 8 DVD release date forward to 20 September. Today, thanks to KK, we’ve discovered that the September print edition of the Virgin Media magazine lists Spooks series 9 as one of the programmes starting in September, but there’s no official airdate yet.

 

17th August

Added a Strike Back series 2 career page where all news relating to the new series will be posted.

 

16th August

1. Spooks in New Zealand: UKTV is currently showing series 7 which is due to finish on Tues 17 August at 9.30pm. Series 8 starts the following week on the 24th. The UKTV Guide has more details. Thanks to Missy for the email.

2. Following yesterday’s news about the Laila Rouass interview, I’ve recorded the clip about Spooks for those who cannot hear it via BBC iPlayer. The clip is on the Spooks 9 career page.

3. Just captured yet another Sky Sports HD advert! View or download on the 2010 Adverts page.

4. Just added a new North and South Promotional & Behind the Scenes gallery. Some of these images are courtesy of the Russian RA website.

 

15th August

1. Laila Rouass has been speaking on BBC Asian Network radio about her character’s relationship with Lucas North in Spooks. She doesn’t give much away but it’s still food for thought. You can listen to what she has to say on the Spooks career page, scroll down to 11 August. Thanks to the Spooks Info Central forum for the link.

2. Another Sky Sports HD advert with voiceover from Richard is available to view or download on the 2010 Adverts page.

 

14th August

The Guardian have a review of The Convenient Marriage audiobook read by Richard today. A good review but there is no specific mention of Richard’s reading of the abridged novel.

 

12th August

Amazon UK have brought the release date of the Spooks series 8 DVD forward to 20 September. If you order via Amazon UK by clicking via the link on RichardArmitageOnline then commission from your order will go to charity.

 

10th August

1. The RA on DVD page has been updated with the latest prices and releases. Note: The Spooks series 8 DVD was due to be released on 11 October, but Play.com have updated the release date to 20 September 2010.

2. Thanks to Jane for pointing out that we’d missed off some pictures of Guy at the end of Robin Hood series 3 episode 8. The gallery has now been updated. How could we forget Guy in the cage!

 

9th August

The first episode of George Gently, co-starring Richard as Ricky Deeming, will be shown in Sweden on Kanal nio tomorrow at 9pm CET. Thanks Sara for the email.

 

7th August

1. There is a wonderful review of The Convenient Marriage audiobook on the Austenprose site. Well worth a read and no major spoilers.

2. Thank you for voting in the favourite character poll. John Thornton is the winner, Guy second and Lucas third – no major surprise perhaps? For a full breakdown of votes, click here. The latest poll was requested by a visitor who was interested in the nationalities visiting this site. Working out the regional divisions wasn’t easy, so I have used this map on Wikipedia, which you can refer to if your region is not obvious. Many thanks for voting.

 

6th August

Strike Back wallpapers added to the site today with thanks to Rossella and Mary, see the last three entries on the John Porter wallpapers page. Mary has also created a Robin Hood collage which you can see on the Guy wallpapers page.

 

5th August

Ricky Deeming is on UK television tonight – the Alibi channel is showing the first episode of George Gently at 8pm.

 

2nd August

Second series of Strike Back confirmed: The Guardian is reporting that Sky has commissioned a new 10 part series of Strike Back! Read more on The Guardian’s site.

Digital Spy are also reporting the news, and they state that the series is expected to air late in 2011.

 

1st August

1. If you would like to leave a birthday message on this site for Richard, you can do so on our new Birthday 2010 page. Thank you.

2. Thanks to Lady Enigma for a new Guy wallpaper which has been added to the Gisborne wallpapers page.

3. You can now download Richard’s reading of The Convenient Marriage by Georgette Heyer from Naxos Audiobooks at a cost of £11.00.