Tim Child interview for Knightmare.com

MoanaLiza

Just a small question but how do you manage to get all these interviews?

KaM

Why the sour face? By happy for the chance.

Racking brains here, Mr K.

Right... I'd like to ask: Fridays at 4:40 were the perfect slot for the best show on CiTV, and in my opinion, the best time of year as well, but why specifically was the show broadcasted between September - December, and what advantages were there for this decision? (Considering only one dungeon ending carried any notion of Xmas theme).

Given Knightmare's proven popularity, was it ever considered to enlarge the show or create two series per year? Was the 'scarcity' factor something that really kept the fans and made it so intense and addictive?

Any more come up, I'll edit them in or post new.

Cheers Kieran.

HStorm

(Just carrying this one over from the other board...)

Could the in-game characters hear the advisors talking all the time?

Fidjit

Probably?

But I presume thats a question for Tim, eh?

Illusion

'Time-Busters' AKA 'TIM busters' - What happened?

I can answer this one, but obviously it can be asked again if Kieran wishes.

Basically TimeBusters did not have very good audience figures in its weekend morning slot on BBC 2. This may have been because that time slot is usually more suited to animation shows for younger viewers. Tim Child asked the controller to move TimeBusters to a weekday afternoon slot, but they wouldn't move it. It was stopped after three series.

Kieran

Just a small question but how do you manage to get all these interviews?

Well first of all....As Keith said, why the ':('?

I get the contacts either through agents or the fact they email me first (in the case of Tim Child, he emailed me first)

Thanks for the questions everyone, they have now been sent off. As Nic covered the TB question there is little point in me asking that one again.

Malefact

Tim Child contacted you to arrange an interview? That is very interesting indeed. Question: Why would someone seek an interview of themselves? Answer: when they have information that they would like to impart.

Kieran

No, that isn't what I meant.

I brought up the topic of doing an interview, but he originally contacted me in the first place (not about the interview, but to ask me some questions).

So he never asked for this interview, I did, and he said yes.

Malefact

Ah, I see.

Kieran

Hi all,

I have received a full reply from Tim, still awaiting the final answers from Ed Dehn and Joanne Heywood, which should be finished soon.

I can assure you all that there are some good items within this interview, a maybe 1 or 2 surprises.

MoanaLiza

I thought of a question to try and settle a debate, but it's too late now. Anyway the question is what was the third lifeforce? (that is if it hasn't been asked. If it has then I needn't worry)

FrightKnight

'Cos that is the greatest mystery of KM ever! At least according to us on the forum...

Kieran

Just wait and see, I too have a mind for such questions.....

FrightKnight

Judging by the time you wrote the message, they are the sort of questions that keep you up all night...

Kieran

No, an extremely painful shoulder keeps me up all night. Anyone who knows me well, knows I don't sleep very often! Alas I'd quite like some rest one day.

FrightKnight

Sorry to hear about that. Apologies for any offence caused.

Kieran

No not at all Only thing that causes offence is my should

KaM

Agg.. ditto on the sleeping 'irregularity'. No shoulder burden; just a wire-close caffeine addiction, at the moment, impossible amounts of latin to get through, and without that, detailed and extensive diarying.

9am lecture for me in the morning. Meh. Doesn't matter whether you've had 5 mins, 5 hrs or 15 hrs sleep; you just don't want to get up for that. Still, last week I tried to rest my poor head on the plane.. and the sound of blizzards woke me up, and then everything went sadly wrong; hoping for better results tomorrow.

Drassil

I can sympathise over the Latin, KaM, having studied it for over 10 years myself, up to and beyond degree level. Don't be worried about having an English translation by your side, if it helps you get the gist of the Latin, and makes the task less intimidating.

If you feel I can help at all (even if it's just provision of textbooks - I have shelves full of them), please, don't hesitate to contact me.

KaM

Cheers my friend. Help would come in very handy. My English is top notch at the moment; am delighted with that. However, it's little great benefit when the Latin results are pulling your degree down with style. Thankfully, I'm only in the first year, and will possibly drop Latin at the end - as much as it pains me, having come this far - taking a year out, and then being in a class with full classics degrees folk is tough going. Last semester, we went through a selection of Catullus' invective, Cicero's second Philippic and a chunk of Sallust's Bellum Catalinae. That was bad enough ~ now the amount doubles, with having to do an extra unit. There are more essays, which is good for me, it's where I make any marks, but the main text this term is Virgil's 'Georgics' 4, and the latin is inpenetrable. I use Perseus' translation, but some are very tight and useful, some are rather liberated -as is this, which makes it more confusing. In a fortnight, we have Ad Urbe Condita (Livy) to skim through for tests before Easter. Going to be a Wonderful time. Speak soon.