#wimbledon 2004

[feenixdown]

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[zingaplanet]

Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and the net:

A relationship development thread

Bonus:

(AKA not even bothering anymore)

#supplying mandatory cuddly hugs since 2004 #most important part of the match this innit #enormous panda bears hugging it out for your timeline today #fedal #roger federer #rafael nadal #tennis #tennis rpf #wimbledon #french open #roland garros

[scotianostra]

Happy birthday Annette Crosbie, born 12th February 1934.

Annette was born in Gorebridge, Midlothian, to strict Presbyterian parents who disapproved of her becoming an actress.

Nvertheless, she joined the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School while still in her teens. Her big break came in 1970 when she was cast as Catherine of Aragon in the BBC television series The Six Wives of Henry VIII, for which she won the 1971 BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress. In 1973, she starred alongside Vanessa Redgrave in the BBC serial, A Picture of Katherine Mansfield.

Crosbie was born in Gorebridge, Midlothian, to strict Presbyterian parents who disapproved of her becoming an actress. Nevertheless, she joined the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School while still in her teens. Her big break came in 1970 when she was cast as Catherine of Aragon in the BBC television series The Six Wives of Henry VIII, for which she won the 1971 BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress. In 1973, she starred alongside Vanessa Redgrave in the BBC serial, A Picture of Katherine Mansfield.

In 1975, Crosbie made a similar impact as Queen Victoria, in the ITV period drama Edward the Seventh, for which she won the 1976 BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress. She played Cinderella’s fairy godmother in The Slipper and the Rose, which was chosen as the Royal Film Première for 1976. In that film, Crosbie sang the Sherman Brothers’ song, “Suddenly It Happens”. In Ralph Bakshi’s animated movie, The Lord of the Rings, filmed in 1978, Crosbie voiced the character of Galadriel, Lady of the Elves. In 1980, she played the abbess in Hawk the Slayer. In 1986, she appeared as the vicar’s wife in Paradise Postponed.

After appearing in the BBC1 drama Take Me Home, Crosbie’s next major role was as Margaret Meldrew, the long-suffering wife of Victor Meldrewplayed by fellow Scot, Richard Wilson) in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave for which she is best known. She also played Janet, the housekeeper to Dr. Finlay, in the 1993 revival of A.J. Cronin’s popular stories.

Crosbie’s other roles include playing the monkey-lover Ingrid Strange in an episode of Jonathan Creek, Edith Sparshott in An Unsuitable Job for a Woma, and Jessie in the film Calendar Girls. In 2004, Crosbie appeared alongside Sam Kelly in an episode of the third series of Black Books, as the mother of the character Manny Bianco. In the series six and seven of the BBC Radio 4 comedy series Old Harry’s Game, she played a recently deceased historian named Edith.

In 2008 she appeared in the BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens’s Little Dorrit, in 2009, she portrayed Sadie Cairncross in the BBC television series Hope Springs. In 2010 Crosbie appeared in the Doctor Who episode “The Eleventh Hour”. In 2014 Crosbie appeared in the movies What We Did on Our Holiday and Into the Woods. In 2015 she appeared in a BBC adaptation of the novel Cider with Rosie. In 2016 she appeared in the new film version of Dad’s Army .

In recent years, she appeared in season two of Ricky Gervais' black comedy-drama After Life on Netflix. She now resides in Wimbledon and is a campaigner against cruelty for animals.

#scotland #scottish #history #actress #happy birthday

[bradpittwh0re]

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[fritzes]

imagine you are andy roddick. it’s 2003. you’re being held up as the next big thing from your country. you make it to the semifinals of wimbledon, but this swiss guy who’s beaten you a few times beats you in straight sets and wins the title. okay. fine. time to turn this h2h around. you beat him a few weeks later en route to a title in canada. then you win cincinnati. you’re on fire, and guess what’s right around the corner…

and you do it. you win the fucking us open. you’re a grand slam champion on home soil. you’re on top of the world, and nothing can stop you

the increasingly annoying swiss man beats you at the world tour finals, but you end the year as number one anyways

it’s 2004. things are going great. you’re playing some of your best tennis, and you end up in the wimbledon final! but who is your opponent? it’s the swiss man at his best tournament. you’re both at the top of your game, but your ceiling is a mere house and his is a skyscraper

remember last year when you got revenge and beat him in canada? yeah that’s not happening again. the final isn’t even 90 minutes long when he destroys you

but you’re still one of the best players in the world, and you make the wimbledon final AGAIN in 2005. back to back finals at the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world. but guess who else made back to back finals: the swiss bane of your existence. you can’t even stretch it out to two hours

instead of meeting in canada this year, you go head to head in a cincinnati final that you would probably rather forget

your streak of wimbledon finals comes to an end in 2006, but at the end of the year you find yourself back in the us open final. the slam you’ve won before with your home crowd, surely this is the time to win your second major. but no, because your opponent is this fucking swiss man who you are close to literally murdering. it doesn’t matter how competitive you make the match, he wins

he beats you at the tour finals again, just to rub it in

2007. you’re overdue for grand slam success, right? wrong! not only does he beat you in the semifinals of the australian open, you, one of the best servers on tour, gets bageled. and if that isn’t bad enough, you get stuck playing him in the quarterfinals of the us open because you’re slipping down the rankings. to add to the humiliation, it only takes him an hour to beat you in the tour finals again

but then. then. miami 2008. beautiful sunny miami, and you are playing your swiss nemesis in the quarterfinals. it’s long and tough and gritty but you stick it out and you win. finally, for the first time in five years, you have beaten him

a sign for good things to come? no, because 2009 is a fucking nightmare

australian open semifinals? he destroys you again. madrid quarterfinals? you get breadsticked. and then, your third wimbledon final. the third time has to be the charm. there’s no way someone as great as you can go his entire career without winning wimbledon

five sets. four hours. you give your everything but in the end you’re the one holding the plate and he’s the one with the trophy. it's not enough, it will never be enough

you’re done with grand slam finals now. you’re done being world #1. it’s over, and it has always been over because he has been blocking your path at every turn

in 2012, as you’re knocking on the door of retirement, you play him in an early round of miami. little do you know, this is the last match you will ever play against the swiss of your nightmares

and you win

after all that, you beat him in the last match

now isn’t that something

#I could ramble about andy forever #*shakes fist at the sky* damn you roger federer! #the 2009 wimbledon final my beloathed. I hate it #andy roddick

[newtonsheffield]

What I want is a Kate and Anthony version of the film Wimbledon (2004)

#kathony #anthony x kate #kate sharma #kate sheffield #anthony bridgerton

[emmasource]

Wimbledon premiere in London, England - September 20, 2004

#emma watson #ewatsonedit #emmawatsonedit #appearances #2004 #ap2004 #mine #edits

[sebscore]

when do you think reader won her first grand slam? and what’s her latest?

her first is Wimbledon in 2004, where she defeated Serena Williams in the final! 🍓💚

her latest win is roland garros in 2023, where she equaled Chrissie Evert’s record (7) in most French Open wins for a female player! 🧡🫶🏻

#gentle hit #anon

[keepitmovinshawty]

Since playing his first major at Wimbledon 2003, Rafa has missed 15 majors:

Roland Garros 2004

Wimbledon 2004

Australian Open 2006

Wimbledon 2009

US Open 2012

Australian Open 2013

US Open 2014

Wimbledon 2016

US Open 2020

Wimbledon 2021

US Open 2021

Roland Garros 2023

Wimbledon 2023

US Open 2023

Australian Open 2024

The longest streak of continuous play he’s had was USO 2016-AO 2020. That’s 14 majors. USO 2020 was the only time he missed a major without being injured/sick (he didn’t want to travel to the US because of COVID and RG was held after USO). This is the first time he’s missed all 4 in a row.

This is also the first Australian Open in 25 years that neither Rafa or Fed will play 😢

#rafael nadal #rafa nadal #tennis

[tengomilpalabrasparati]

Tal día como hoy 9 de julio ...

2004: La comisión del Senado sobre los servicios de inteligencia de Estados Unidos resuelve que las afirmaciones de la tenencia de armas de destrucción masiva por parte de Irak eran 'erróneas', argumento que motivó la invasión de ese país. Finalmente la comisión absuelve a la Casa Blanca.

1982: Se estrella en Kenner (Luisiana, Estados Unidos) un Boeing 727 del vuelo 759 de la compañía Pan Am. Causa la muerte a sus 146 ocupantes y a otras 8 personas en tierra.

1979: La sonda espacial Voyager 2 hace su paso por el planeta Júpiter, a sólo 570.000 km. Transmite fotos del planeta y de sus satélites, descubriendo que el planeta tiene anillos.

1958: Un fuerte terremoto en la bahía de Lituya (Alaska), causa la caída del glaciar dentro de la estrecha bahía lo que genera el tsunami más alto conocido en la historia, con una altura de 520 metros arrasa toda la costa y causa la muerte a dos pescadores.

1955: El filósofo Bertrand Russell presenta en Londres (Reino Unido) el Manifiesto Russell-Einstein sobre desarme nuclear.

1922: Johnny Weissmüller, nadador y actor conocido por las películas de Tarzán, bate el récord del mundo de natación en los 100 metros estilo libres, y bajando por primera vez de la barrera del minuto.

1918: Dos trenes de la línea férrea NC & StL chocan en Nashville (Tennessee, Estados Unidos). Mueren 101 personas y otras 171 resultan heridas. La causa del accidente fue un error humano al no dejar paso al otro tren y continuar por la vía principal. Es el accidente más grave de este país Junto con el accidente de Malbone Street Wreck (102 muertos) ocurrido en noviembre de ese mismo año.

1903: El ciclista Maurice Garin gana el primer Tour de Francia que se disputa en la historia.

1882: Se celebra el primer torneo de tenis de Wimbledon de la historia, en Londres (Reino Unido).

1867: Concluye sin éxito la expedición de Edward D. Young en África para encontrar al misionero y explorador británico David Livingstone. Finalmente se encontraba en un pequeño poblado del lago Bangweulu donde murió a causa de la malaria.

#Tal día como hoy 9 de julio ... #efemérides

[zingaplanet]

A rivalry is more than head to heads or titles won. Here's a thread of why the Federer-Nadal rivalry (2004-2022) is considered one of the greatests and most unique in sports history:

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are mirror opponents. A once in a century jackpot with two style of play at the opposite ends of the sports' techniques. In terms of athlete's posture, they are eerily of the exact same height and weight, yet Federer is a right-handed player with a one-handed backhand and Nadal is a left-handed player with a two-handed backhand. Federer portrayed the elegant, fast-paced serve and volley style of the past decade whereas Nadal introduced innovative heavy groundstrokes, topspin, and defensive baseline plays. They encapsulated the progress of the sports' development and their matches popularised tennis to unprecedented heights.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are the respective best at their dominant surfaces. They both stil hold world records for most Grand Slam titles on grass (Federer with 8 Wimbledons) and on clay (Nadal with 14 French Opens), respectively dubbed King of Grass and King of Clay. From 2006 to 2008, they played every single Wimbledon and French Open finals against each other.

Roger Federer was the undisputed current world number one since 2004. He admitted he almost lost his passion for the game due to lack of competition until Nadal became the first to beat him in a grand slam final. They became the only pair in history to share the top two year end rankings for 6 years, from 2005 to 2010 and 2017. In their own words, they were each other's biggest motivations to achieve greatness.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were the first to dominate the sports consistently for over a decade, ending the era of one or two odd times Grand Slam winners. Together they won consecutive majors from 2005 to 2007, 2008 to 2009, and 2017 to 2018. Their dominance kickstarted what was dubbed the 'golden era of tennis'.

As tournament seedings are based on rankings, their 40 matches were tournament quarters, semis, and finals, with the all time record of 9 Grand Slam finals. They were each other's partners in the worst and best moments of their careers.

They played what is considered by most tennis analysts as the greatest tennis match in history: The Wimbledon final of 2008 for 4 hours and 48 minutes.

They were leaders of the game from the background, being president and vice president of the players' council for more than 10 years with both only agreeing to join if the other's participating.

They have played countless charity matches to support each other's foundations. In 2020 they broke the world record together, with their exhibition in Africa attracting the highest ever attendance in a tennis match.

Known for their sportmanships, Nadal has openly expressed that he cried of happiness when Federer won his first ever French Open (Nadal's best tournament), whilst Federer expressed his wish to have a draw match and shared his 2017 Australian Open with Nadal.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are two of the most successful, consistent, and longstanding tennis players of all time, playing more than 25 years of professional tennis with a record of 42 Grand Slams between them. Many have not known the sport without them, they are representative of a generation.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal remain close friends after almost 20 years of facing each other on court, having stated their friendship as the proudest milestone of their rivalry. As per his personal wish, Federer will retire playing doubles alongside Nadal in his last ever competitive tennis match.

#i made the complete fedal saga guide #somebody has to do it right #this is why i call bullshit when ppl diminish their rivalry #it's a once in a lifetime occurrence #the best of the best in sports #fedal #rivalry #tennis #tennis rpf #roger federer #rafael nadal #sports #laver cup #wimbledon #french open

[uniteds]

OHH that was a magnificent RG final! I love Iga a lot but I also do love rooting for the underdog you know? I was there in 2004 in Wimbledon.. I saw 17 yo Sharapova rising from prospect to champion in the span of 2 weeks. I saw her beat everyone including Serena to lift that trophy. That was some magic there, that was some pure magic I swear. A teenage girl upsetting everyone! When she overcame Lindsay Davenport in the semis I knew it in my heart that something huge was going to happen. She played like she had nothing to lose and she did it. She fucking did it. After that I was following Masha every step of the way, cheering her on even in the most difficult of times. She was my girl. Ever since she’s retired I couldn’t root for anyone with all my heart even though Iga has become a favorite of mine very quickly. Until now. Muchova made me rise from my seat during that semi, made me feel some kinda way similar to when I did while watching Maria. So yeah she’s my girl now, WE MOVE KAROLINA! Can’t wait for grass season 😁

Anyways, PAZZA INTER AMALA 📢📢📢📢

awwww yeah muchova played so well!! It was such a good final and I can’t wait to see what she does next

#answered

[scotianostra]

Happy Birthday Scottish tennis player and three time grand slam tournament winner Andy Murray.

Born in Glasgow on May 15, 1987, to Judy and William Murray, Andrew Barron Murray grew up in Dunblane and began playing tennis at age 3. A former competitive tennis player, Judy coached Andy and his older brother, Jamie, in their early years.

In March 1996, while 8-year-old Murray was sitting in his classroom at Dunblane Primary School, an armed man by the name of Thomas Hamilton entered the facility and shot and killed 17 people — 16 students and one teacher — before committing suicide by turning the gun on himself. During the horrible event, Murray ran and hid in his headmaster's office.

Murray scored a major youth championship when he won Florida's Orange Bowl in his age group in 1999. In 2004, he became the world's No. 1 junior after winning the U.S. Open junior title. Later that year, he was named the BBC's "Young Sports Personality of the Year."

Shortly after becoming the youngest player to compete in the Davis Cup for Britain.  Murray made his professional debut in April 2005. In 2006, with new coach Brad Gilbert, Murray beat top-ranked Roger Federer in Round 2 of the Cincinnati Masters tournament. Also that year, he defeated Andy Roddick en route to winning the SAP Open for his first ATP title. In 2007, Murray claimed a second straight SAP Open and also won the St. Petersburg Open to break into the Top 10 rankings.

Murray emerged in the tennis spotlight when he defeated Spanish sensation Rafael Nadal to reach the final of the 2008 U.S. Open, before losing to Federer. He ascended to No. 2 in the world in 2009, and finished runner-up at the Australian Open in both 2010 and 2011.

In 2012, Murray made it to the Wimbledon final for the first time with his semifinal win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Murray's victory made Scotland proud — he was the first tennis pro from Great Britain to reach the Wimbledon final since 1938. However, Murray lost in the final to Federer, who claimed his seventh Wimbledon win.

Andy avenged his Wimbledon loss at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, held in London, where he beat Federer to take his first Olympic gold medal. That September, he continued to burn up the courts with an impressive run through the U.S. Open field. Murray scored an impressive victory over Novak Djokovic in a tough three sets to clinch his first Grand Slam title, becoming the first player from Great Britain since 1977 — and the first since 1936 — to win a Grand Slam singles tournament.

After losing to Djokovic at the 2013 Australian Open, Murray made history that summer by defeating the Serbian player to claim the Wimbledon men's singles championship. He was the first British male to win the tournament in 77 years and the second Scottish-born player to win Wimbledon since Harold Mahony in 1896.

Murray underwent back surgery in September 2013 following his loss in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open. His performance was uneven for much of the 2014 season, though he made news by hiring former women's champion Amelie Mauresmo to be his coach.

The Scot was seemingly was back on track when he reached his fourth Australian Open final in early 2015. That March, he scored career victory No. 500 while competing at the Miami Open.

Murray followed with an impressive run at the 2015 French Open, battling back from a two-set deficit in the semifinals before succumbing to Djokovic. A few weeks later, he reached the semifinals of Wimbledon, but his hopes of advancing were cut short by the ageless Federer. Murray's subsequent fourth-round loss at the U.S. Open not only thwarted his last chance for a major title in 2015, it snapped his streak of 18 consecutive appearances in a Grand Slam quarterfinal.

Murray began the 2016 season on a strong note, advancing to the Australian Open final before suffering another loss to his nemesis, Djokovic. However, he gained some revenge by defeating Djokovic to claim the Italian Open in May and then sustained his high level of play through the French Open. With his semifinal win over defending champion Stan Wawrinka, Murray became the first British player to reach the French Open final since 1937. However, his bid to add another Slam title fell short when he wound up on the losing end of a blistering Djokovic onslaught once again.

In July 2016, Murray advanced to the semifinals at Wimbledon after defeating Jo Wilfried-Tsonga. In the final, he upended Milos Raonic, the first Canadian man to make it to the Wimbledon final, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2). The victory was Murray's third Grand Slam title.

The following month, Murray continued his sterling play by defeating Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro at the Rio Games, making him the first male tennis player to successfully defend his Olympic singles title.

Hampered by a lingering hip injury for much of 2017, Murray wound up withdrawing from the U.S. Open in late summer. He then underwent surgery the following January.

Murray returned to competitive tennis in June 2018 and was back in Grand Slam action at that year's U.S. Open, but struggled to get into a groove post-operation.

Just before the start of the 2019 Australian Open, Murray announced that his hip was still bothering him and he would likely retire by the conclusion of Wimbledon that summer, if not sooner. However, after battling through a first-round match that ended in defeat, he suggested he may undergo another operation in an attempt to regain mobility on the court. He eventually had BHR surgery in January 2019.

Murray returned to the professional tennis scene in June 2019 competing in several tournaments including Queen's Club Championships, Wimbledon, Canadian Open and Winston-Salem Open. Sadly he has never been able to fully capture the form that saw him sit at the number one spot for 41 weeks.

In April 2015, Murray married longtime girlfriend Kim Sears at Dunblane Cathedral in his hometown. They have s son and three daughters; the youngest of the girls was born in March 2021.

Murray is on the leadership team of Malaria No More UK, a charity that raises funds and awareness to save lives in Africa, and a global ambassador for the World Wildlife Fund.

Heading into 2017, he was knighted in the New Year Honours for services to tennis and charity.

#Scotland #scottish #tennis player #olympic champion #champion #happy birhtday

[thecrimecrypt]

Crimes That Shook Britain (London)

Murder of Nisha Patel-Nasri Special Constable Nisha Patel-Nisri, 29, was stabbed to death outside her Wembley home in May 2006.  It was assumed she’d interrupted a burglary. Her husband Fadi Nasri made an emotional televised appeal for information. But, six months later, police found the murder weapon - a knife missing from the Nasris’ kitchen - in a nearby drain. 

CCTV footage showed a silver Audi - traced to a nightclub bouncer - pulling up to the drain. The bouncer claimed his friend Jason Jones, 36, of disposed of the knife.  Jones’ phone records connected him to drug dealer Rodger Leslie - and also to Nisha’s husband Fadi Nasri. Officers charged all four with murder. At the February 2008 trial, it was revealed Nasri had been having an affair with a Lithuanian prostitute, was £100,000 in debt. 

Nasri had paid Jones £15,000 to kill his wife for her life insurance - a deal set up by dealer Leslie.  The bouncer was acquitted, but Jones, Leslie and Nasri were all found guilty and sentenced to life. 

John Christie On 9 March 1950, Timothy Evans was hanged for murdering his daughter Geraldine. Police believed he’d also killed his wife Beryl at 10 Rillington Place in Notting Hill, London. 

Evans claimed the downstairs neighbor John Christie killed Beryl in a botched abortion, but Christie was a prosecution witness, and the jury believed him.  When Christie moved house three years later, another tenant stumbled across three bodies in a hidden alcove in Christie’s kitchen. A total of seven bodies were found in the house and garden - including those of Beryl and Geraldine, plus Christie’s wife Ethel.

Christie was arrested and confessed to murdering seven women. Most were raped and strangled.  On 5 July 1953, Christie was hanged by the same executioner who’d hanged innocent Timothy Evans. 

Killing of Rachel Nickell The sexual assault and killing of Rachel Nickell, 23, on Wimbledon Common in July 1992, was one of Britain’s biggest unsolved cases.  The model was stabbed 49 times in broad daylight. 

Heartbreakingly, her son, then 2, was found clinging to her, covered in blood, begging her to wake up.  A local man was charged, but the trial collapsed. 

In November 2004, after a DNA breakthrough, killer and rapist Robert Napper became prime suspect. He was already in psychiatric hospital Broadmoor for murdering Samantha Bisset and her daughter Jasmine, 4, in 1993.  Napper finally admitted killing Rachel and, in 2008, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. 

Death of Baby P In August 2007, 17-month-old Peter Connelly, known as Baby P before his full name was released to the media was found dead in his cot in Haringey, north London, with a catalogue of injuries. 

His mother Tracey, her lover, Steven Barker and his brother Jason Owen had inflicted the unimaginable violence.  Prior to Peter’s death, doctors and social services had noticed injuries, yet Peter was always returned to his mother. 

Just days before Peter’s death, a social worker failed to spot further injuries - disguised by chocolate deliberately smeared on his face.  When he died, little Peter had a broken back, fractured shin, his ear was ripped, a tooth knocked out and his head was gashed. 

The distressing case left the nation horrified. Connelly, Barker, and Owen were convicted of causing Peter’s death, and jailed. Owen and Connelly were released but since returned to prison for breaching parole.  Haringey council apologized for its failure to save the life of little Peter Connelly. 

Dennis Nilsen In February 1983, residents of 23 Cranley in Muswell Hill, north London, complained of blocked drains and a sickening stench.  In the outside drain, a technician found bones and rotting human remains. 

In the filthy attic of Dennis Nilsen’s flat, police found dismembered, decaying corpses. Nilsen had been luring young gay men to his flat, then strangling them.  After cutting them up, he’d boil the skin off their bones and hide body parts in the house. He’d flushed limbs, flesh and organs down the toilet and sink. 

Three men were killed at Cranley Gardens, 12 more were murdered at Nilsen’s previous flat in Cricklewood, where he’d burned remains in the garden.  Nilsen was serving a whole-life sentence for the murders when he died in 2018 from a pulmonary embolism. 

Murder of Stephen Lawrence On 22 April 1993, Stephen Lawrence, 18, was killed in Eltham, south London, in a racist attack - David Norris, Gary Dobson, and three other suspects were arrested and Norris and Dobson were charged with murder, but the case was dropped due to insufficient evidence. 

In 2005, laws preventing suspects being tried twice for the same crime were scrapped. New DNA evidence was found on Dobsons’ and Norris’ clothes and, in 2011, they were re-tried, found guilty of murder and jailed for life. 

#crimes that shook britain #London #true crime #the crime crypt #true crime junkie #britain #Stephen Lawrence #Dennis Nilsen #John Christie #Baby P #Nisha Patel Nasri #racism #racist attacks #crimes #North london #south london #Haringey #rachel nickell

[fake-gamer-boy]

Top 10 Movies according to me

Starter for 10 (2006)

The History Boys (2006)

Dead Poets Society (1989)

Kill your darlings (2013)

Paddington (2014)

Paddington 2 (2017)

The Secret Garden (1993)

Wimbledon (2004)

England is mine (2017)

Sing Street (2016)

#movies #starter for 10 #the history boys #dead poets society #kill your darlings #paddington #best movies ever made as far as im concerned #little miss sunshine is 11 #talented mr ripley is deffo 13 #uk and irish movies >>>>>

[overthinkingbelle]

Michael Ball appreciation post

Theatre Roles:

1984 Godspell (John the Baptist/Judas Iscariot) Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales [14 July 1984 – 25 August 1984]

1985 The Pirates of Penzance (Frederick, the Pirate Apprentice) Manchester Opera House [Summer Season 1985]

Les Misérables (Marius Pontmercy) Barbican Arts Centre, London [8 October 1985 – December 1985], Palace Theatre, London [4 December 1985 – October 1986]

1987 The Phantom of the Opera (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny) Her Majesty's Theatre, London [12 October 1987 – 10 October 1988]

1989 Aspects of Love (Alex Dillingham) Prince of Wales Theatre, London [17 April 1989 – January 1990]

1990 Aspects of Love (Alex Dillingham) Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway [8 April 1990 – 29 September 1990]

1995 Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert (Marius Pontmercy) Royal Albert Hall

1996Passion (Georgio Barchetti) Theatre Royal, Plymouth [17 February 1996 – 24 February 1996], Palace Theatre, Manchester [27 February 1996 – 2 March 1996], Theatre Royal, Nottingham [4 March 1996 – 9 March 1996], Queen's Theatre, London [13 March 1996 – 28 September 1996]

2001 Alone Together – One man show (The Performer) Donmar Warehouse, London [17 September 2001 – 29 September 2001]

2002 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Caractacus Potts) London Palladium, London [19 March 2002 – 19 July 2003]

2004 Alone Together – One man show (The Performer) Theatre Royal Haymarket, London [27 September 2004 – 9 October 2004]

2005 The Woman in White (Count Fosco) Palace Theatre, London [10 February 2005 – 30 April 2005]

Patience (Reginald Bunthorne) New York City Opera, New York City [10 September 2005 – 5 October 2005]

The Woman in White (Count Fosco) Marquis Theatre, Broadway [28 October 2005 – 19 February 2006]

2007Kismet (Haji / The Poet) London Coliseum ENO, London [25 June 2007 – 14 July 2007]

Hairspray (Edna Turnblad) Shaftesbury Theatre, London [11 October 2007 – 25 July 2009]

2010 Hairspray – UK Tour (Edna Turnblad) Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff [30 March 2010 – 24 April 2010], Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow [28 April 2010 – 8 May 2010], Mayflower Theatre, Southampton [11 May 2010 – 29 May 2010], Manchester Opera House [13 July 2010 – 31 July 2010], Grand Canal Theatre, Dublin [16 November 2010 – 27 November 2010], Edinburgh Playhouse [14 December 2010 – 9 January 2011], New Wimbledon Theatre, London [15 March 2011 – 26 March 2011], Bristol Hippodrome [12 April 2011 – 30 April 2011]

2011 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Sweeney Todd) Chichester Festival Theatre, West Sussex [24 September 2011 – 5 November 2011], 2012 Adelphi Theatre, London [10 March 2012 – 22 September 2012]

2015 Mack and Mabel (Mack Sennett) Chichester Festival Theatre, West Sussex [13 July 2015 – 5 September 2015]

Mack and Mabel – UK Tour Theatre Royal, Plymouth 1 [October 2015 – 10 October 2015], Manchester Opera House [12 October 2015 – 24 October 2015], Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin [27 October 2015 – 7 November 2015], Edinburgh Playhouse [10 November 2015 – 21 November 2015] Theatre Royal, Nottingham [23 November 2015 – 28 November 2015], Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff [1 December 2015 – 6 December 2015]

2019 Les Misérables – The All-Star Staged Concert(Inspector Javert) Gielgud Theatre, London [10 August 2019 – 30 November 2019], 2020 Sondheim Theatre, London [5 December 2020 – 16 December 2020]

2021 Hairspray (Edna Turnblad) London Coliseum, London [22 June 2021 – 29 September 2021]

Upcoming role: 2023 Aspects of Love (George Dillingham) Lyric Theater [12 May 2023-11 November 2023]

Albums

Michael Ball (1992)

Always (1993)

One Careful Owner (1994)

First Love (1995)

The Musicals (1996)

The Movies (1998)

The Very Best of Michael Ball – In Concert at the Royal Albert Hall (1999)

Christmas (1999 & 2000)

This Time... It's Personal (2000)

Centre Stage (2001)

A Love Story (2003)

Love Changes Everything – The Essential Michael Ball (2004)

Music (2005)

One Voice (2006)

Back to Bacharach (2007)

Past and Present: The Very Best of Michael Ball (2009)

Heroes (2011)

Both Sides Now (2013)

If Everyone Was Listening (2014)

Together with Alfie Boe (2016)

Together Again with Alfie Boe (2017)

Coming Home to You (2019)

Back Together with Alfie Boe (2019)

Together at Christmas with Alfie Boe (2020)

We Are More Than One (2021)

Together in Vegas with Alfie Boe (2022)

Concert Tours:

- 1992: first UK tour

- 1993: UK tour

- 1993: Christmas tour

- 1994: UK tour

- 1996: "Show Me" UK tour (filmed for VHS and DVD - "The Musical & More")

- 1997: UK tour

- 1999: UK tour (filmed: "Live at the Royal Albert Hall")

- 2000: Uk tour (filmed: This time... it's Personal)

- 2001: Christmas tour UK

- 2003: UK tour (filmed: "Live in London")

- 2004: Australia tour

- 2004: Salt Lake City (USA) concerts

- 2005: UK "Music" tour

- 2007: Uk "One Voice" tour (filmed for "One Voice - One Special Night")

- 2009: UK 25th anniversary tour (filmed for "Past and Present")

- 2011: UK tour (filmed for "Heroes")

- 2013: UK tour (filmed for "Both Sides Now")

- 2015: UK tour - If Everyone Was Listening

- 2016: Together tour with Alfie

- 2017: Together shows in NYC and Australia

- 2017: Together Again UK tour (filmed for livestream)

- 2018: Together Again shows in Japan

- 2019: UK tour "Coming Home to You"

- 2020: Back Together UK tour (finished JUST before lockdowns happened - also released on dvd)

- 2021: Ball and Boe Chhristmas tour

TV Shows/Guest appearances/acting roles

1985 Coronation Street (Malcolm Nuttall)

1993–1995 Michael Ball (Presenter)

1998 Ball in the Hall (Presenter)

2004–2005, 2007, 2018This Morning (Guest presenter)

2006–2007, 2009 The National Lottery Draws (Presenter, Wednesday night draws)

2007Soapstar Superstar (Judge, Series 2)

2010 The Michael Ball Show (Presenter 30 episodes)

2010–2011 Lorraine (Guest presenter, 6 episodes)

2013, 2016, 2021?, 2022?—The One Show (Guest presenter ??? episodes)

2013 Andrew Lloyd Webber: 40 Musical Years (Presenter, One-off special)

The Paul O'Grady Show (Stand-in presenter, 1 episode)

2014 That Day We Sang (Tubby (Jimmy))

2016 Josh (Paul)

2016 Ball & Boe: One Night Only (Himself With Alfie Boe)

2017Our Friend Victoria (Presenter & guest)

Ball & Boe Back Together (Himself With Alfie Boe)

2021 Michael Ball's Wonderful Wales (Presenter, Four-part series)

Radio

Regular Shows

2008-2011 Sunday Brunch with Michael Ball

2013-2016 Sunday Night with Michael Ball

2016-present Michael Ball Show

*???-2016 Stand-in presenter for Ken Bruce

Specials

Ball Over Broadway

The Greenroom

The Look of Love (Burt Bacharach special) 2004

Books

The Empire (October 2022)

The Empire Part 2 (*October 2023)

Different Aspects (October 2023)

Source: Wikipedia, @thefleetstreetvicomte for Concerts section

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