Tag: The Nutcracker

  • TV entertainer magician Paul Daniels no more

    TV entertainer magician Paul Daniels no more

    MUMBAI: Television entertainer and magician Paul Daniels breathed his last today at the age of 77. Daniel was diagnosed with a brain tumor in February and passed away peacefully at his residence in Berkshire with his wife Debbie McGee at his side in the early hours of this morning.

    Famous for his long-running BBC programme The Paul Daniels Magic Show, which ran from 1979 to 199, Daniels was known for a string of catchphrases, including the line: “You’ll like this… not a lot, but you’ll like it.” 

    At the time Daniel’s illness was confirmed, a statement from his publicist said, “We can confirm that one of our greatest magicians and entertainers of all times, Paul Daniels, has sadly been diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor.”

    Martin Daniels, his son, said at that time: “He has said before, ‘When it’s your time it’s your time’ and that’s how he is trying to face up to things.”

    Daniels was famous for his close-up magic and entertainment shows, but was less known for his special effects work. He designed the special effects for the stage productions of Cats and Phantom Of The Opera, and was commissioned by the English National ballet to create magical effects for The Nutcracker.

  • TV entertainer magician Paul Daniels no more

    TV entertainer magician Paul Daniels no more

    MUMBAI: Television entertainer and magician Paul Daniels breathed his last today at the age of 77. Daniel was diagnosed with a brain tumor in February and passed away peacefully at his residence in Berkshire with his wife Debbie McGee at his side in the early hours of this morning.

    Famous for his long-running BBC programme The Paul Daniels Magic Show, which ran from 1979 to 199, Daniels was known for a string of catchphrases, including the line: “You’ll like this… not a lot, but you’ll like it.” 

    At the time Daniel’s illness was confirmed, a statement from his publicist said, “We can confirm that one of our greatest magicians and entertainers of all times, Paul Daniels, has sadly been diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor.”

    Martin Daniels, his son, said at that time: “He has said before, ‘When it’s your time it’s your time’ and that’s how he is trying to face up to things.”

    Daniels was famous for his close-up magic and entertainment shows, but was less known for his special effects work. He designed the special effects for the stage productions of Cats and Phantom Of The Opera, and was commissioned by the English National ballet to create magical effects for The Nutcracker.

  • BKN announces slate of new animated programming at Mipcom 06

    BKN announces slate of new animated programming at Mipcom 06

    MUMBAI: BKN International AG a global animation company engaged in the production and distribution of animated children’s television programmes and related consumer products, presents its largest slate ever of high-quality children’s programming at Mipcom 2006, it was announced today by Allen Bohbot, BKN Group CEO.

    The equivalent of 123 episodes of products will be available to buyers at this year’s market which equals BKN’s output of new product for the last three and a half years combined.
    The slate of new animated programming includes:

    39 x 22′- Zorro: Generation Z
    26 x 22′- Dork Hunters from Outer Space
    39 x 22′- Legend of the Dragon
    1 x 67′- Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
    1 x 80′- Kong: Return to the Jungle
    1 x 48′ – A Christmas Carol
    1 x 48′ – Robin Hood
    1 x 48′ – Jungle Book
    1 x 48′ – Prince and the Pauper
    1 x 48′ – Three Musketeers
    1 x 48′ – Alice in Wonderland

    Three additional film titles of 48′ in length including Jack and the Beanstalk, Gulliver’s Travels and The Nutcracker are also planned for late in 2007.

    In addition, BKN will showcase its strong catalogue of high-quality family entertainment which now ranks sixth in the world for global libraries. (Source: Company Estimates/DIC Entertainment Holdings Inc.’s Offering Memorandum) including in part the below for global distribution:

    73 episodes of Monster Rancher
    65 episodes of Scruff
    52 episodes of Pocket Dragon Adventures
    52 episodes of Extreme Dinosaurs
    40 episodes of Kong: The Animated Series
    40 episodes of Roswell Conspiracies
    26 episodes of Starla and the Jewel Riders
    26 episodes of Sky Surfer Strike Force
    1 x 66′ – Kong: King of Atlantis

    The slate of new animated programming includes:
    39 x 22′- Zorro: Generation Z
    26 x 22′- Dork Hunters from Outer Space
    39 x 22′- Legend of the Dragon
    1 x 67′- Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
    1 x 80′- Kong: Return to the Jungle
    1 x 48′ – A Christmas Carol
    1 x 48′ – Robin Hood
    1 x 48′ – Jungle Book
    1 x 48′ – Prince and the Pauper
    1 x 48′ – Three Musketeers
    1 x 48′ – Alice in Wonderland

    Three additional film titles of 48′ in length including Jack and the Beanstalk, Gulliver’s Travels and The Nutcracker are also planned for late in 2007.

    In addition, BKN will showcase its strong catalogue of high-quality family entertainment which now ranks sixth in the world for global libraries. (Source: Company Estimates/DIC Entertainment Holdings Inc.’s Offering Memorandum) including in part the below for global distribution:

    73 episodes of Monster Rancher
    65 episodes of Scruff
    52 episodes of Pocket Dragon Adventures
    52 episodes of Extreme Dinosaurs
    40 episodes of Kong: The Animated Series
    40 episodes of Roswell Conspiracies
    26 episodes of Starla and the Jewel Riders
    26 episodes of Sky Surfer Strike Force
    1 x 66′ – Kong: King of Atlantis