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3xcusemyfrench with photos and video of Jamie and Kandyse's Q&A at Comic Con France. Subtitles have kindly been added for those of who don't know more than a few words in French. I haven't had an opportunity to watch the video yet, but there are apparently spoilers for early Season 4.5.

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Hi there. De-lurking to actually make my first post. I've been running stuff past

asta77 but this was too good not to share immediately. (I haven't seen this one turn up yet. But the Jules Verne Fest is, as someone over at

battlestar_blog put it so well, le cadeau that keeps on giving. ;) ) And it's kind of face-meltingly adorable:

He nearly tears up at one point. Bless. <3

I found three further photos of our Jamie during the Japan Expo last weekend in Paris. Here are two of them.

All three pictures can be found in full size here at http://commons.wikimedia.org/.

Tags: convention appearance, photos

just found this cute picture of jamie at japan expo along with a report in french here:
Japan Expo/ComicCon à Paris - 4 juillet 2009.

click to make him grow

Update 1
on Battlestar Galactica : mini interview exclu et conférence you can find and download* two interviews: one where jamie speaks french and i don't know what he's saying but i love to hear it! :D and the other interview is jamie and kandyse speaking english.
don't know about any spoilers 'cause i couldn't listen to all of it since i'm at work ;)

* right click > save as on (téléchargement) right hand to the player.

Update 2

cassie00 found another link with pictures (all hail the flip-flops!!! ♥) and a french report: Japan Expo 2009 : samedi 4 juillet

Update 3
another lovely pic

click to make them grow

taken from Dossier - Japan Expo 2009

A big thank you to

meshel73 for both her time and effort in taking on the BBC Radio 4 website and editing together the Book of the Week broadcast of Jamie reading from Jon Henderson's The Last Champion. The download of all five parts can be found HERE.

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For one of my newest wallpapers I used further photos of Jamie from the photo shoot with Laurent Koffel alias Tsume from April 24, 2009. Now I got some inquiries to the photos.

I got these for my works via email about my website. Because I didn't know the source, I haven't posted them till now either. But in the meanwhile Laurent Koffel himself has posted a further photo in his Flick account. Therefore I decided to post the pictures in my LiveJournal

cassie00 today.

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It seems Flickr is the place of the moment for photographers to upload their photos. This photo was taken on April 21st, 2009, likely at the UK State of Play premiere (thanks

cassie00), by Darren James Bell:

Website: Darren Bell Photography
Flickr: Photo Stream and Celeb B&W Photography

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Deepdiscount.com is having a 60% off sale on A&E Home Video titles. Included in the sale is the Horatio Hornblower - Collector's Edition. The box set includes all eight of the Hornblower films and at a price of $23.98 with free shipping, within the U.S., it's the best deal I've seen excluding sales of used DVDs. The sale ends July 9th. I'm passing the information along in case some of you reading don't already own the films, at least five of them. ;)

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Last month,

falconer17 discovered a photo of Jamie taken by Laurent Koffel for the French publication, Series TV. Perusing Laurent's Flickr account yesterday, I came across another photo from the same photo shoot:

Website: Laurentkoffel.com
Flickr Stream: Laurent Koffel

And thanks to the ever helpful

zegeekgirl, here are some additional (and lovely) close ups from Jamie's recent HMV signing:

( More under the cut. )

Finally, a reminder to all of Jamie's fans in France. Comic Con begins today, in Paris. Jamie and Kandyse McClure are scheduled to appear at a panel on Saturday, July 4th and will be doing signing sessions each day of the con which runs from the 2nd through the 5th.

Tags: convention appearance, photos

Jamie Bamber reads from Jon Henderson's biography of English tennis great Fred Perry this week.
BBC Radio 4 has released the first episode from today on their website.

Here's the link with the BBC iPlayer.

Book of the Week - The Last Champion - The Life of Fred Perry

1. From Small Beginnings

Edit:

Thuesday 30th    -   2. First Signs of Greatness
Wednesday 1st - 3. Wimbledon Glory
Thursday 2nd      -   4. Hollywood Glamour
Friday 3rd           -   5. The Founding of A Clothing Empire

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There have been conflicting reports as to when the remaining episodes of Series 1 of Law & Order: UK will air. Originally, word was the episodes would air in the fall on ITV. More recent news has the episodes not airing on ITV until 2010. With word today of the commissioning of a second series to begin filming in the fall, I emailed my contact at ITV to see if there was any new information on filming or a premier date. Filming has not yet been scheduled, nor has an air date been set for the remaining six episodes. My contact's best guess is early 2010. This may change, but it's possible there will be no new episodes this year.

Digital Spy, in their article about the series pickup, had an interesting comment by ITV's Laura Mackie:

"This new commission brings our total order to 26 episodes, which demonstrates our commitment to series that have concepts and storylines that can run long-term."

In the United States, the more episodes of a series produced, the easier it is to sell or syndicate. I do wonder if ITV may be holding off airing episodes in order to put together a more attractive package for the U.S. market or allow for series to air concurrently in both countries as BBC America is doing with Torchwood.

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Yeehah!

ITV1 commissioned a second series

ITV1 has commissioned a second series of crime drama Law & Order, which will return with the same cast, including Bradley Walsh, Jamie Bamber and Freema Agyeman.

A new run of 13 episodes of the UK version of the US format will go into production later this year, with broadcast expected next year, after the ITV director of television, channels and online, Peter Fincham, and the director of drama, Laura Mackie, gave it the green light.

Current Location: @work

radon_ has posted photos of Jamie taken in November 2008 by photographer Fabrice Trombert. Her post can be found here and the full gallery here.

Here's a teaser:

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The Huffington Post is asking people to vote for the sexiest PETA ad of all time. Currently, Jamie's ad is ranking tenth among eleven choices. Number eleven in Tommy Lee. Enough said. Go vote!

Jamie Bamber and Kerry Norton attending the Ralph Lauren/Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Pre-Wimbledon Party at the Kensington Roof Gardens in London on June 18th, 2009.

Photographer: John Phillips

I have to admit, the blue velvet works for me. Thanks to

zegeekgirl for the heads up.

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Jamie will read the book of the week "The Last Champion: The Life Of Fred Perry Ep 1/5" from Monday 29 June to Friday 3 July 9.45-10.00 am on BBC RADIO 4. The BBC Press Office has announced this today.

Fred Perry was one of the world's first truly international sportsmen. He dominated tennis in the Thirties and was winning the Wimbledon Championship three times in succession. The Last Champion provides insights into extraordinary life of Fred Perry, his work ethic, his glamorous off-court lifestyle and his determination to make a living from sport.

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Jamie Bamber and his wife Kerry Norton attended the 'Sparks Tribute Gala 2009' held at Grosvenor House on June 12, 2009 in London.

The Sparks Tribute Gala celebrated and honored the people who have supported and carried out the vital work of the children’s medical research charity. The gala were hosted by Sparks Co-President Gabby Logan and popular actor Tony Gardner.

I found the first photos of the event already yesterday. Contactmusic has released these.

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Den of Geek Interview with Jamie. Again, this took place while he was in London for the HMV signing.

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Jamie participated in the 'Peoples Pentathlon', aimed at raising Britain's fitness levels, at St. James Square on June 3, 2009 in London. For more information about the 'Peoples Pentathlon' visit the Logan's Challenge website. Photos taken by Jonathan Short.

Jamie Bamber, Rachel Brookes, Chris Hollins, Kenny Logan and Roger Uttley at the "Peoples Pentathlon" aimed at raising Britain's fitness levels at St James Square on June 3, 2009 London.

Thanks to

zegeekgirl for the dropping me a line about the event.

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'Different Worlds' by John Patterson

The article was written back in April, there is a mention of Jamie turning 36 "last week", but it's a nice biographical article and Jamie recounts his more well known acting experiences. And here is the part of the interview that grabbed my attention:

After maturing on BSG, amid luxury and bottomless coffers, Bamber returned to the constricted budgets and brief running times of British TV with some nervousness.

"I loved Law & Order but it was a sharp wake-up call, seeing again how British TV, against all the odds, manages to compete in the world market on such an uneven playing field. It's not just superficial things like the food; on Law & Order we couldn't even afford 12 jurors. I'm like, 'Christ, it's called Law and Order!'

"At some point," Bamber says of British television, "we have to start spending because we're shooting ourselves in the foot. I could happily live in Richmond for the rest of my life if I knew the work was always coming in, but here [in LA] I get five scripts a week and four of them make me sit up. Over there, unless you're in that top rung - James McAvoy, guys like that - you don't get all the best stuff. Here you can be mediocre and flourish."

Five scripts a week? I like the sound of that.

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