Pomona Rewind

It is a measure of how affectionately Roy Hudd was held by his peers and subsequent generations of performers that tributes poured in when news broke of his death. Kathy Burke, Mark Gatiss and Simon Blackwell led those who paid tribute to the Londoner who was a regular fixture on British TV and radio for six decades. An actor, author, comedian and an authority on all things music hall, he harboured dreams of being a variety show entertainer but by the time he got into showbusiness the industry had changed, forcing him to pursue a much more varied career. That versatility would prove his greatest attribute, helping him win admirers for his work in sitcoms and dramas like 'Common As Muck', Dennis Potter's 'Lipstick On Your Collar' and 'Karaoke', in the ITV soap 'Coronation Street' and his long running satirical BBC Radio 2 show 'The News Huddlines'. Born in Croydon in 1936, Hudd's father Harry was a carpenter who l

When you mention Max Von Sydow, you often think of his work with Ingmar Bergman. You may think of his Knight in 'The Seventh Seal'bor his many movies opposite Liv Ullmann. You may even think of his performances in 'The Greatest Story Ever Told', 'The Exorcist', 'Hannah and Her Sisters'', 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly', 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' and 'Game of Thrones'. Always compelling even in the weakest films of his career, Von Sydow worked with great directors like John Huston, William Friedkin, John Boorman, David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Billie August, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Ridley Scott. He rubbed shoulders on set with actors like Michael Caine, Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robin Williams and Robert Redford. But despite working with some of the most respected names in cinema, he remained a humble man - so humble he even revealed that he c