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"...an exceptional, essential debut from (Rebecca/director) Johnson, one that should reward her with the attention that she so obviously deserves..." HEYUGUYS (08.05.2015) 4* star rating from The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw. HONEYTRAP is a tragic teen romance, set in Brixton and inspired by true events. It tells the story of 15-year-old Layla, who sets up the boy in love with her to be killed. The f...

Andy Cast's unabridged interview for SNS Online, in which he discusses his global human rights campaign, *Holding Hands 4 Equality. HH4E essentially asks everyone to help in making handholding ‘a casual, carefree act for everyone’, and is requesting that people from all around the world send in photos of themselves holding hands with their partners, friends, family – essentially loved ones – regar...

As Series 2 of SNS Online continues, we're also allowing ourselves the chance to explore further subjects in SNS Online 'Bitesized'. The *Holding Hands 4 Equality campaign is a perfect example, harkening back to our LBGT community days on dance music station, RTÉ Pulse. HH4E essentially asks everyone to help in making handholding ‘a casual, carefree act for everyone’, and is requesting that people...

In the second of our two Manchester bound shows, SNS Online caught up with actress, Cherylee Houston, to talk all things Izzy Armstrong from hit soap Coronation Street, Maz from BBC Radio 4's Tinsel Girl, Dorothy from BBC Three's I'm With Stupid, plus her day-to-day life dealing with type 3 *Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Confined to a wheelchair she maybe, but Cherylee is clearly unbound by her ambition...

"McGarvey is a young singer/songwriter with that rarest of things in the genre; imagination." – Clash "Epic, otherworldly sounds in an intimate show, with digital trickery framing trad folk singer-songwritery fare." - The Guardian "McGarvey has locked himself away in his bedroom and crafted songs of true otherworldly magic and splendour." - Manchester Evening News "A haunting take on modern folk."...

"Sandy Walsh is a faultless performer with the audience rapport and generosity of delivery of the greatest of her profession..." The Scotsman Sandy Walsh is not only an actress and singer but also BBC World Service broadcaster. She is a well known voice to millions of people throughout the world as a presenter on Good Books, Children of Courage and more. Her interviewees have included Baroness Bar...

We take a short pause from our current run to help celebrate LGBT History Month. LGBT History Month focuses on the celebration and recognition of LGBT people and culture, past and present, to give educators scope to talk about the bigger picture of LGBT experience - in which LGBT people were the agents of change rather than just victims of prejudice. In 2012, when ScratchNSniff was a community pro...

We take a short pause from our current run to help celebrate LGBT History Month. LGBT History Month focuses on the celebration and recognition of LGBT people and culture, past and present, to give educators scope to talk about the bigger picture of LGBT experience - in which LGBT people were the agents of change rather than just victims of prejudice. In 2012, when ScratchNSniff was a community pro...

There’s A Playwright In My Soup! Nick Randell joins multi-award winning playwright, author, script writer and actor, Terence Frisby, at his home in West London, to chew the fat and talk about his successful career to date. There’s A Girl In My Soup, his long-running comedy that opened in 1966 at the Gielgud Theatre (formerly The Globe), ran for over 1,000 performances, before becoming a worldwide...

“Very, very funny” – The Guardian “Likeable, self-deprecating and armed with impeccable timing” – The Dubliner “A comedy genius” – Metro "Eddie Izzard fused with the wrath of Tony Hancock" - SNS Online Actor, writer, stand-up comedian and champion of BBC Television's Doctor Who, Toby Hadoke, joins Nick Randell on the SNS Online chaise longue for an hour of chortle and chat, music and mirth, caves...

SNS Online returns for a brand new regular run of free downloadable shows, featuring one to one interviews with people from the arts. These shows will be released on a regular basis and feature actors, musicians/DJs, stand up comedians, writers and more! *Our first show is a tie in with Russell T Davies' fantastic new Channel 4 gay comedy/drama, Cucumber, featuring one of the show's stars, multi-a...

A teaser of Julie Hesmondhalgh's exclusive interview with SNS Online, due for release later in January in conjunction with Russell T Davies' fantastic new Channel 4 gay comedy/drama, Cucumber... EXTRAORDINARY LIVES. ONLINE.

In this extract from a forthcoming SNS Online, former Coronation Street star, Julie Hesmondhalgh, talks about God Bless The Child, a new play about education by Molly Davies. The play also stars Amanda Abbington, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Ony Uhiara and a cast of eight year olds, and opens at the Royal Court Theatre - Jerwood Theatre Upstairs - on 19 November 2014, following previews from 12 November (& b...

Simon Growl's Z Factor team put Andy, the man of a dozen voices, under the spotlight. But will Andy pass the audition, and, more importantly, will his bunny rabbit survive..? Originally heard on ScratchNSniff/RTÉ Pulse (18.05.11). EXTRAORDINARY LIVES. ONLINE.

'The Gays' hit the airways with a funky rendition of a jazz song from 1928 by Harry Warren and Mort Dixon, that became a popular Tin Pan Alley hit of the period - Nagasaki! As originally heard on ScratchNSniff/RTÉ Pulse (18.05.11). EXTRAORDINARY LIVES. ONLINE.

The Doctor and Jo crash land on the terrifying planet of Metabelis 4. But is it canon? Jo Grant/Giant Earth Worm/Wildris Anytime/Katy - Katy Manning The Doctor/Nick - Nick Randell Hear Katy's full 2 part interview here https://soundcloud.com/scratchnsniff-rte-pulse/what-katy-did-the-katy-manning https://soundcloud.com/scratchnsniff-rte-pulse/sns-online-4-2-what-katy-did EXTRAORDINARY LIVES. ONLINE...

The unstoppable Katy Manning returns in a bumper packed SNS Online, free to download at your leisure! In part two of Katy's autobiographical romp through her life, we tour Sydney, Melbourne and New York - enjoying her television and theatre successes along the way in a series of hilarious and memorable anecdotes - before arriving in London via rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe with Me and Jezeb...

1st December is World AIDS Day, and to acknowledge this, SNS Online talks to Catherine Murphy, Head of Public Affairs from the Terrance Higgins Trust, to discuss the work the trust are doing to promote awareness of safe sex in the LBGT community and beyond... EXTRAORDINARY LIVES. ONLINE.

To help celebrate 50 years of travel in time and space, ScratchNSniff proudly presents an actress who has featured prominently in a truly golden era of BBC television's 'Doctor Who' - and one of the few who has since returned to the modern Whoniverse as the same character. In show one of two, actress and writer, Katy Manning, talks about her early days, her relationship with her sports journalist...

Musician/singer, abstract painter, poetry/lyric writer, actress AND haut chocolat maker, *Emma Stace Darling, joins Nick Randell for an hour of conversation and music! And as with all our previous shows, this is available via Soundcloud as a free download. *For more on Emma, check out her Facebook 'Like' page (Emma Stace Darling - over 39,000 followers so far), emmastacedarling.com, Youtube for he...

SNS's Jaded Kid returns with a flourish to celebrate the first anniversary of his own record label, Systamatik Music, in an exclusive set recorded especially for ScratchNSniff! That and a bonus track, In Control, that was played out by Dubfire last year in Space/Ibiza, plus news updates (including a brand new compilation album, Ibiza Summer Tech, featuring some of the best artists featured on Syst...

At the age of 19, DJ/producer, Tom James, has already built up a solid reputation in the dance music world, by exploring a range of genres and producing strong examples of each. His work ranges from Techno, Trap, Chill-Out, House, Hip-Hop and more. In an engaging interview, Tom discusses the processes he goes through in order to produce a track, also talking about collaborations, entering competit...

ScratchNSniff...is BACK! In our first exclusively online show, SNS Online talks to actress, Louise Jameson, about her wonderful TV/theatre career that - so far - spans four decades. With regular starring roles in Doctor Who, Tenko, Bergerac, EastEnders, Doc Martin and many more, Louise talks frankly about her life and her struggle to maintain her profile as an older performer. Illustrated with arc...