Biscuit: Behind The Boom

Today on Biscuit: Behind the Boom Alex is speaking to Tony Reed who has been in the business of making kids TV for many years. Tony was an executive producer for CBeebies but has now moved to making kids TV potentially for BBC, Sky Kids, Netflix or whoever needs him to oversee their show.Tony has been a part of so many big shows that will be known to many (especially to the UK audience) including The Tweenies, Playdays, The Furchester Hotel, Love Monster and many, many more.Alex asks Tony about what it takes to make children's TV en masse because there is so much to think about. Putting aside the red tape, there's animation designs, storyboarding, universal and cultural languages, music oh...so much to think about it makes my head hurt. Tony will explain it better.

Join host Alex Whiteley as he gives artist and creator Jeff Brennan the opportunity to share his story. Jeff has worked on some absolutely iconic shows over the years. From the Jumanji Animated Series, Extreme Ghostbusters, Beavis and Butt-Head, Dragon Tales and the cult classic Courage the Cowardly Dog.Jeff is a creator at heart and his work is so extensive that any thoughts of an actual structure to this podcast episode went out the window from the start. Alex gets that way sometimes when he gets too excited.Jeff is awesome, go follow him and buy some comic books from him too as his creation Cyber girl L.E.E.T.A is gaining some serious momentum right now. You can find Jeff on his Insta by clicking HERE

A guest that has helped nurture the minds of youngsters for many years joins Alex Whiteley today. We give you Ben Faulks AKA Mr Bloom CBeebies fame. When Alex said he wanted to cover all of TV, movies, theatre and music he meant ALL of it, including the brilliant minds that create safe, fun entertainment for our kids.Kids TV is the building blocks to a person's understanding of empathy, compassion, fun, imagination and creativity. Ben built Mr Bloom from the ground up to become that reliable character that has pumped out content, live shows, music and joy for over a decade.Find out where it all began for Ben, what it it means to him to actually be Mr Bloom, what his plans might be for the future and his answer to the question sent in from last week's guest Sam Perry-Falvey. Oh and yes, we included all of the questions sent in for Ben, thank you for those guys.Let's point you in the direction of www.letsgrow.org.uk where you can keep up to date with Mr Bloom's whereabouts and current content.

We’ve got something special for you this week. We’re joined by one of the most talked-about cinematographers on the planet right now, the man behind Ren’s huge, era-defining music videos: Samuel Perry-Falvey.Sam’s been with Ren since the very beginning, helping craft the visuals for “Hi Ren”, “Money Game” 1, 2 and 3, “Illest of Our Time” and plenty more. This week, we dig into Sam’s story, how these art-like videos are made, and what it’s like having millions of eyes on your work.Alex Whiteley is joined by guest co-host Timmy Whiteley (and every firework in Bristol that night). While Alex talks through Sam’s career, Timmy brings questions straight from Ren’s Rabbit Hole Fans group on Facebook.If you’ve never watched Sam and Ren’s work on YouTube, do yourself a favour and check it out. The music is changing lives, and the visuals tell the story in a way only Sam can.And please support Sam by visiting his website and sending some positivity his way. He’s a good guy who truly deserves it.

Join Alex as he speaks to Mariah Hippolyte, who is a stunt performer that has worked on some of the biggest movies on the planet.We are talking Wonder Woman, Justice League, James Bond, Black Panther, Avengers, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and many, many more.What does it take to be a stunt performer on the monolithic sets that create some of the biggest movies? How did Mariah become a stunt performer? There are so many questions to ask this superstar.Thank you Mariah, you were a wicked guest, best of luck in the future. I'd tell you to take it easy but I guess you won't be.

Welcome to Biscuit: Behind The Boom, hosted by Alex Whiteley. This is going to be an exploration into what makes the world of TV, movies, theatre and music tick.We start in an explosive way by bringing you a legend of the movie scene, Mick Strawn. The iconic nightclub scene at the start of Blade where blood flows out the sprinklers...that was a Strawn classic.Mick has been an production designer, special effects and art director on many projects but to name just a few projects he's worked on we have Boogie Nights, Nightmare on Elm Street 3,4 and the TV show, Mortal Kombat, Leatherface and so, so many more. This episode hits like a freight train and continues at a fast pace throughout. Buckle up!Intro music: Cartel by Prod.Savage