Cunning Stunts, A Podcast Series

Ripple Productions

The world of Stunts

  • 30 minutes 41 seconds
    Episode 8: Greg Townley

    Greg began as a gymnast, which soon turned to Tumbling at the age of 7, when Damien Walters became his coach. It was Damien that got Greg his first job on a film, where he performed his first stunt on Kick-Ass, when he was just 12 years old. Since then Greg’s credits include, The World’s End, Kingsman, Wonder Woman and Spiderman as one of the Spiderman Stunt Doubles. In this podcast episode Greg talks about his early years competing in tumbling, his memories as a child stunt performer and some of his more recent jobs and stunts. We hope you enjoy.

     

    Released: 15th December 2022 (recorded August 2022)

    Running Time: 30 minutes

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    15 December 2022, 9:29 am
  • 19 minutes 59 seconds
    Episode 7: Sam King (Dent)

    Horses have been in Sam’s family since the early 1940’s and her Father is the well-known Stunt Coordinator, Steve Dent. Sam started her career with a shovel in her hands and is now an established Horse Master. As well as her on set duties, Sam’s job also includes training horses and teaching Actors to ride. All this and more is talked about in this episode. We hope you enjoy.

     

    Released: 8th December 2022 (recorded August 2022)

    Running Time: 20 minutes

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    8 December 2022, 2:03 pm
  • 24 minutes 53 seconds
    Episode 6: Bobby Holland-Hanton

    Bobby began as a gymnast, which eventually led to a career in Stunts. He is now Chris Hemsworth’s Stunt Double, part of the successful fitness company Centr and has just released a children’s book, all of which are discussed in this podcast episode. David and Bobby also chat about who else Bobby has doubled, stunts that Bobby has performed and upcoming projects. We hope you enjoy.

     

    Released Thursday 1st December 2022 (recorded June 2022)

    Running Time: 24 minutes

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    1 December 2022, 9:23 am
  • 13 minutes 28 seconds
    Episode 5: Josie Forman

    Josie Forman is daughter to Tina and Dave from Episode Two. She is part of the new generation of stunt performers and has been on the British Stunt Register since 2016. Since then Josie has begun to build an impressive list of credits including, Bond, Maleficent, Star Wars, Game Of Thrones and Spider-Man. In this podcast episode Josie tells us about her training for the register, some of the stunts she has performed and some of her early memories of her parents working as Stunt Performers. We hope you enjoy.

     

    Released Thursday 24th November 2022 (recorded February 2022)

    Running Time: 13 minutes

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    24 November 2022, 10:48 am
  • 45 minutes 25 seconds
    Episode 4: Damien Walters

    Damien began in gymnastics and tumbling, and it was one of his YouTube videos that landed him his first job as a stunt performer on Hellboy II: The Golden Army. Since then Damien has built up an impressive list of credits including, Kick-Ass, Captain America, Kingsman, Assassin’s Creed and Bond, he is now an established 2nd Unit Director. Damien has also written and directed his own movie and in this podcast episode he talks about this new venture, his journey to becoming performer and some of the stunts he has performed. We hope you enjoy. 

     

    Released Thursday 17th November 2022 (recorded December 2021)

    Running Time: 45 minutes

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    17 November 2022, 7:40 am
  • 35 minutes 5 seconds
    Episode 3: Bruce Cain

    Bruce tells us how he started off as a Royal Marine and how his love for jumping out of aeroplanes eventually led to him to becoming a Stunt Performer. David and Bruce discuss films, stunts, beautiful locations and an incident with a snake! Unfortunately, in 2010 Bruce had an accident on set whilst performing that ended his career in stunts. Since then he has started a new life in New Zealand and in this podcast episode Bruce talks about his road to recovery and the struggles he still faces from his injury. We hope you enjoy.


    Released: 10th November 2022 (recorded)

    Running Time: 35 minutes

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    10 November 2022, 12:02 pm
  • 30 minutes 38 seconds
    Episode 2: Abbi Collins

    Abbi began her career as a model, but as soon as she heard about the British Stunt Register she began to train and qualified in 1987, since then she has performed on many productions including, Braveheart, Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves, Bridget Jones and Shaun Of The Dead. Abbi is now an established Stunt Coordinator and has coordinated some popular TV shows, Misfits, Doctor Who and Poldark to name a few. In this podcast episode Abbi talks about stunts she has performed and coordinated, her love for horses and how she has dealt with fear. We hope you enjoy.

     

    Released Thursday 3rd November 2022  (recorded January 2022)

    Running Time: 30 minutes

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    3 November 2022, 3:56 pm
  • 53 minutes 21 seconds
    Episode 1: Roy Taylor

    Roy talks to Dave about his journey from wanting to become a stuntman to becoming one and how he managed to finance his training along the way. Roy joined the British Stunt Register in 2005 and since then has built up an impressive credit list including, Bond, Game Of Thrones, Fast And Furious, Kingsman, Harry Potter and Dark Knight to name a few. In this podcast episode Roy also shares some of his stories from his time on set, including a particularly scary indecent in water! We hope you enjoy.

     

    Released Thursday 27th October 2022 (recorded August 2021)
    Running Time: 53 minutes

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    27 October 2022, 3:23 pm
  • 26 minutes 14 seconds
    Episode 33: Marc Mailley
    Marc and David met many years ago and became friends immediately. They trained for the Stunt Register together and share many happy memories. In his interview Marc shares how he became a Stunt Performer and his progression to Head Rigger, then Stunt Coordinator, he also talks about some of the jobs he’s been involved with in more detail, some of the Actors who have impressed him and the job he wished he’d said no to! Marc has an incredible credit list including: The Harry Potter films, Bond, Star Wars, Fantastic Beasts, Pan and Golden Compass to name a few. We hope you enjoy.

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    20 March 2021, 9:07 pm
  • 20 minutes 52 seconds
    Episode 32: Annabel Wood
    Annabel started as a Fashion student and has ended up as a Stunt Performer. Since qualifying Annabel has doubled many leading ladies and performed on some amazing films including Wonder Woman, Game Of Thones, Star Wars and Bond. In her interview Annabel tells us about her journey to becoming a Stunt Performer, what she loves about performing stunts, some stunts she’s performed and some she hopes to perform in the future. We hope you enjoy.

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    13 March 2021, 8:40 am
  • 46 minutes 19 seconds
    Episode 31: Greg Powell
    Greg has been involved in the Stunt Industry since 1967. He was introduced to the Industry through his Father, Nosher and Uncle Dinny and in his interview Greg shares some of his memories working alongside them as well as memories and experiences from other jobs since. Greg has an epic credit list including, The Bond Films, Pirates Of The Caribbean, Lord Of The Rings, Hitman’s Bodyguard, Fast and the Furious, Avengers, Superman, Indian Jones and obviously Lost In Space and Harry Potter, which is where David first met Greg and spent many years together on set. We hope you enjoy.

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    6 March 2021, 2:36 pm
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