L-R : Peter Guttridge and Mike Ripley
The Crimefest weekend closed
with a most amusing final session, managed admirably by writer, critic, editor,
publisher, raconteur and Shots “Getting Away with Murder” Columnist, the Talented Mr Ripley.
The session that closed
Crimefest 2016 was entitled “Sorry I
Haven’t a Cluedo” - a panel quiz that Mike Ripley devised, and was last performed
before the Millennium.
Mike Ripley
had arranged two teams to battle their collective knowledge of Crime, Mystery
and Thrillers, aided by Peter Guttridge.
Laura Wilson captained the Female Crime-Writers with
her colleagues Susan Moody and Alison
Bruce, while
Ian Rankin captained the Male Crime-Writers Andrew Taylor and Thomas
Mogford.
The recording was not planned, but as I found myself sitting right at the front with a great view, I
decided it might be fun to record the event, but as I laughed so much, the
filming is a tad gonzo, especially when Award winning crime-writer and
journalist, Ruth Dudley Edwards appeared
as a surprise guest, heavily disguised.
Life can be tough for us
from time to time, and I find laughter at the absurdities of reality a coping
mechanism, so we hope you enjoy these videos, which indicate the surreal and
quintessential nature of British humour. They also indicate that these
tremendous British writers of Crime Fiction are very grounded, and indeed are
brave to find themselves at the mercy of, the man who we all know as, The Talented Mr Mike Ripley.
Note : The “Sorry I Haven’t a Cluedo” presentation
is split into sections, I’ve stabilised the picture and sound as well as I can,
though I was laughing a lot during the quiz, and part 2 is not as sharp [in
terms of picture clarity] compared to the other sections.
And if you missed Mike
Ripley [with Barry Forshaw and Peter Guttridge] and their humorous presentation
on the Golden Age of British Thrillers, which they hosted at Crimefest in 2014,
click here because
absurdity and laughter are indeed the best medicine as evidenced at the
clapping when the presentation concluded.
Shots Ezine would like to
pass our thanks to Mike Ripley, Peter Guttridge, Ian Rankin, Laura Wilson,
Andrew Taylor, Susan Moody, Thomas Mogford and Alison Bruce, Myles Allfrey and
Adrian Muller for allowing us to feature this closing session of Crimefest 2016
The Shots Team hope to see you at 2017’s Crimefest, with full details
available from www.crimefest.com because as Friedrich
Nietzsche once said –
“A good writer possesses not only his own
spirit, but also the spirit of his friends.”
Photo and Video
(c) 2016 A Karim
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