Shoot The Artist

Adam Wimpenny is a British director of award-winning films and BAFTA winning television. Most recently,  Adam directed both series  of Hotel Portofino, a period drama series for ITV and PBS, staring Natascha McElhone, Anna Chancellor, Mark Umbers and Adam James.His other projects include the horror feature  'Blackwood' starring Paul Kaye and Ed Stoppard, 'Behold The Monkey' with Tamsin Greig and an instalment of  TV show ' Urban Myths'. In this episode we discuss his journey from live TV, the challengers of working on a period drama and the stunning locations of 'Hotel Portofino'.

Michael has had an extensive career as a director and writer who's credits  include, 'Restoration' with Robert Downey, Jr., 'One Fine Day' with Michelle Pfeiffer and George Clooney, 'Soapdish' with Sally Field and Kevin Kline, 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', for which he also wrote the screenplay based on the work by Shakespeare, and 'The Emperor's Club', starring Kline and Emile Hirsch.His film Promised Land (1987) was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Restoration (1995) was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival.Hoffman wrote and directed The Last Station (2009), based on the final years of Leo Tolstoy's life, starring Christopher Plummer, Helen Mirren, James McAvoy and Paul Giamatti. He also directed Gambit (2012) and The Best of Me (2014).In this episode he discusses his process for writing and developing his next TV show, the challengers that brings and the lessons he's learnt throughout his long career.

Actor Darryl Foster discusses his journey and the progression he made into writing and directing his first short film 'Hard to Reach' which follows the journey of a mentor and his rebellion student on a train journey in the north of England. Darryl has appeared in numerous TV and Film projects including The Rook, Trigonometry, Eastenders and Johnny English Strikes Again.

Steve has worked in the industry for twenty years on shows such as 'Casualty', 'Miss Scarlett and the Duke', 'Death in Paradise' to name just a few and has won every major UK Award.  In this episode we discuss his love for Spielberg and other early influences, his approach to directing and his plans for future projects.