BEHIND THE STUNTS

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Ray Austin was for many a founding father of stunt work. Here in the UK he was one of those few who gave many of the stunt business legends a leg up at the start of their careers. He gave Rocky Taylor an opportunity at doubling Patrick MacNee on The Avengers and he never looked back.
Ray's story is fascinating and this interview will give you an insight into his world, a magical world where if you dreamed big dreams you could have a big career.

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Roy Scammell was an extraordinary character.
Often seen on screen and easily recognisable by his shock of blonde hair. 
If you've ever seen anyone rollerskating in a film from 1970 to 1985 it was probably Roy. Apart from those skills he has fight arranging and stunt coordinating details on many movies and TV shows that have become household favourites.

This is an interview from 2018 and it was for the show The Stunt Pod

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Back in 2016 Luke Aitkins jumped from 25,000ft without a parachute....why? Well this will become apparent when we listen to this episode.
Mountain climbers climb mountains because they are there...not a million miles away from this remarkable feat.
We talk to stuntman and the engineering brains behind this event Jim Churchman about his involvement and the details behind the stunt. 
Watch on friday to see what all the fuss is about.

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A film that I've seen on many occasions and one that has many key moments.

Lawrence Olivier starring alongside Gregory Peck is enough to get the juices flowing, but we also have an added element of K9 proportions. Three Doberman's are set to attack Peck at the end of the film.
How is this done? Who are the stunt doubles and what are the risks?

Have a listen and fight out more - the rest of the story will be told on Friday on the YouTube channel

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Richie Gaona is one of those select few of top US stuntmen who had an opportunity to work on the biggest and best productions Hollywood can throw at them.
Starting out life in the family business of circus performer Richie quickly realised that his skills would be put to good use in the film game. A helping hand along the way from an established stuntman and coordinator, gave him a shove in the right direction.

Not only is he a great performer, coordinator and circus coordinator and advisor but he's also one of the nicest humans on the planet. This has been my good fortune to know and admire the man over the last 10yrs.

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Sir Norman Wisdom was definitely an important factor in the success of the stuntman in film. Norman was guaranteed to make you laugh whatever you did. He couldn't walk down the street without seeing an opportunity to fall over and make people laugh.
Tex Fuller was a stuntman who was perfectly cast as Norman's stuntman for many of his movie outings. They worked very closely together but didn't always see eye to eye. However, in amongst all of this chais common sense did prevail and the really dangerous stuff was left to Tex.
More to discover on Friday in our YouTube video

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This was screened in the UK this last week and is a wonderful addition to the must see list of stunt related programming. 
It appears to be only available in the UK and Ireland right now through either ITVX or BritBox, but if you are in the US and would like to see it, simply email [email protected] and we'll see what we can do

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I'm often asked to give recommendations for books about the stunt industry and as you can imagine there are many books that give you an idea about stunts. But only a few can really hold the mantle of 'great reads'.
Here are my favourites - enjoy

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A remarkable feat of action by the stunt team under the watchful eye of stunt coordinator MARC BOYLE, but one sadly overshadowed by the stupidity and arrogance of director Michael Winner.

Don't forget to check out the YouTube episode on Friday where we'll analyse the stunts in more detail.

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Burt Reynolds stars and directs this rollercoaster action flick and brings on some big names to look after the action for him. BOBBY BASS and DAR ROBINSON. 
One of my favourites - I hope you enjoy it too

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