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This month's issue of DUJOUR has a feature interview with Michael Hirst, the creator and writer of the hit TV series Vikings, by Nancy Bilyeau:
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Medieval History
Interview with Michael Hirst, creator of Vikings
This month's issue of DUJOUR has a feature interview with Michael Hirst, the creator and writer of the hit TV series Vikings, by Nancy Bilyeau:
If you walk outside your office for three blocks, you?ll pass at least 70 Vikings.? That was the pitch that award-winning writer Michael Hirst made to the History Channel?and it worked. Executives took the chance that a dramatic series on the lives of people who fought and loved more than 1,000 years ago would hook us today.
Vikings, back for Season Two on February 27, became the No. 1 new cable series of the year in its first season, averaging 4.3 million viewers. The fan base proved rabid about the series? stars Travis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, Clive Standen, Jessalyn Gilsig and George Blagden.
What makes Vikings stand out in the throng of historical films and television series is the simple yet compelling storytelling of Hirst, its creator and sole writer. This is far from his first foray into the past. Hirst wrote the screenplays for Elizabeth and its sequel Elizabeth: The Golden Age, both starring Cate Blanchett, and then went on to create the very popular Showtime series The Tudors, which ran for four seasons.
We caught up with Hirst to find out what fuels his passion for authenticity, whether it?s a chaotic battlefield or quiet moments between husband and wife.
Click here to read the interview with Michael Hirst
- New Details Released About ?vikings? Television Series
The producers of Vikings, a historical-drama to air in 2013, have released new details about the show, including more about the plot and the actors who will be donning Norse gear. The Irish-Canadian production, which began filming in Ireland this month,...
- New Tv Drama ? ?vikings? ? To Be Filmed In Ireland And Northern Europe
The History Channel in the US and History Television in Canada have announced they will be airing a scripted drama series, Vikings. The series will chronicle the extraordinary and ferocious world of the mighty Norsemen who raided, traded and explored...
- Game Of Thrones Premiere Draws 4.2 Million Viewers; Second Season Added
After drawing 4.2 million viewers and critical praise for its premiere episode, HBO has announced it has renewed Game of Thrones for a second season. Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming, said ?We are delighted by the way David Benioff and D.B....
- Temp Lecturer In Belfast
Queens University Belfast Temporary Lecturer in Byzantine Studies Institute of Byzantine Studies (School of History and Anthropology) Ref: (07/100171) This post is available for 10 months and the post holder will participate fully in undergraduate and...
- Author Interviews Coming To Ancient & Medieval Mayhem Blog In June
ROBYN YOUNGInterview with Author, Robyn Young. In early June to kick off the Ancient & Medieval Historical Fiction Group's Medieval Group Read of Insurrection. ...