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Interviews, and
Media Appearances
December 15, 2011
Wes Britton’s Encyclopedia of TV Spies is now available as a Kindle—only $9.95!
Since
the publication of his highly acclaimed Spy Television in
2004, Dr. Wesley Britton has become internationally recognized as an
expert on spies in the media, in film, and in literature.
He's now the author of four books on espionage, as well as
the writer/editor of the many articles and resources available here at
SpyWise.net. He's appeared twice at the International Spy
Museum, multiple times on The
Jordon Rich Show on Boston's WBZ, as well as other
television and radio interview shows. He's been interviewed
by various newspapers and periodicals including the BBC and the
International Association of Tie-In Writers. His articles
have been published by the Official Roger Moore Website and other authoritative
online resources. Wes is available for interviews and
consulting – contact him at his eMail address.
For
more information about Dr. Britton, see the biography and curriculum
vitae posted under the button About
Dr. Wesley Britton at this
website.
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Books:
► About
The Encyclopedia of TV Spies (BearManor Media, 2009)
► About
Onscreen and Undercover: The Ultimate Book of Movie Espionage
(Praeger Publishers, 2006)
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About Beyond Bond: Spies in Fiction and
Film (Praeger Publishers, 2005)
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About Spy Television
(Praeger Publishers, 2004)
►The cover to Wes Britton’s Encyclopedia of TV Spies is now part of a new online book cover matching game: www.freado.com
- Dave White Presents
Since August 2008, Wes Britton is co-host and co-producer of Dave White's internet radio program, broadcast over station KSAV.org. Broadcast twice every other Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. EST, then at 7:30 Pacific p.m. , Dave White Presents covers the latest in movies, music, books, and TV. Wes has interviewed the likes of George Lazenby, Gary Burghoff, Bill Mumy, Barry Mcguire, Buffy St. Marie, and members of groups from Steppenwolf to the Archies to the Ventures.
► To find out who Wes has been interviewing, and for other non-spy news, check out “Wes Britton’s Entertainment Scrapbook”
► Past programs are archived at Dave
White's website.
- Other Radio and Television Appearances
►On April 3, 2010, Wes Britton paid tribute to Robert Culp on Show No. 118 of Koop Cooper’s “Cocktail Nation”: www.cocktailnation.net
►Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010 at 9:00 p.m. EST with Neal Ellis on online’s “Radio Once More.” www.RadioOnceMore.com
►“TV Confidential” with Ed Robertson. KSAV.org, April 7, 2009. Archived at www.KSAV.org
►“The Jordan Rich Show.” March 22, 2009, WBZ 1030 in Boston and on WCCO 830 in St. Paul/Minneapolis. Listen to the podcast now: http://podcast.wbz.com/wbz/1651453.mp3
►On Feb. 23, 2008, Wes britton returned to visit host Koop Cooper’s “Cocktail Nation. The Podcast—Number 62—is available at—www.cocktailnation.net.
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DVD Geeks;
Oct. 20, 2008 – Wes Britton joined the "DVD Geeks" on a special spy
show installment of the internet radio program. Wes discussed the award-winning
DVD box-set of The Man From U.N.C.L.E.. The program was broadcast
over the internet here on
Fearless
Radio, Monday night, at 7:00 p.m. Central, 8:00 p.m. East Coast, 5 p.m.
West Coast. The podcast version is now available through the
DVD Geeks website.
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Yesterday USA (YUSA); Sept. 19, 2008 – From the Mid-Atlantic
Nostalgia Convention, Neal Ellis interviewed Wesley Britton for Sounds Like
Yesterday on the internet radio program Yesterday USA (YUSA).
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Cocktail Nation; Aug. 9, 2008 – Broadcasting from Sydney,
Austrailia, Koop Kooper invited guests Wesley Britton, guitarist Vic Flick,
and Spy-Fi's Tom Tremelo for an all-spy jazz show of spy talk and spy music.
The program, #36, is available for podcast download or listening through the
Cocktail Nation website.
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Culture Shock; May 31, 2008 – Wes
Britton joined former Irish private eye Sandra Mara, espionage novelist
Charles Cumming and host Fionn Davenport for a panel discussion of spies and
lies; Newstalk 106-108, Dublin, Ireland; 7:00 p.m. (Ireland), 2:00 p.m.
(US East Coast), 11:00 a.m. (US West Coast).
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The Jordan Rich Show; Feb.
17, 2007; WBZ – Jordan Rich talks with Wes Britton about his
book Onscreen and Undercover: The Ultimate Book of Movie
Espionage, out of Boston, MA.
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The Jordan Rich Show;
May 6, 2006; WBZ – Interview with Dr. Britton and film producer Harvey
Chertok, The Impossible Spy. Both interviews can be heard over
The
Impossible Spy website.
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The Jordan Rich Show; Sept. 10,
2005; WBZ – Interview, Beyond Bond.
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The Jordan Rich Show; July 18,
2004; WBZ – Interview, Spy Television.
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The Mike Donovan Show; June 16, 2004; WEIR –
Interview with Wes Britton out of Weirton, WV.
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Comcast Tonight; Mar. 12, 2004; Harrisburg, PA – Interview
with Wes Britton over this local cable television program.
► Talking TV; Feb. 20, 2004; Washington, D.C. – Interview with Wes Britton over this web-based radio program.
Wes Britton Lectures:
►“Defeating Diabolical Masterminds: The History of `Spy-Fi’ on Television”-- Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention, Clarion Hotel, Sept. 25, 2010; Aberdeen, MD
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"Dangerous Assignments: Our Best Forgotten TV Spies"
– Mid-Atlantic
Nostalgia Convention, Clarion Hotel, Sept. 18-20, 2008; Aberdeen, MD
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"Why Spies?" – Harrisburg Lions Club, luncheon address; Dec. 18, 2007;
Harrisburg, PA
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Spies on Screen: The Impossible Spy – International
Spy Museum; Feb. 23, 2006; Washington, D.C.
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Spies on Screen:
50 Years of Spy TV – International Spy Museum;
Feb. 2, 2004
Articles and Interviews:
► “INTERVIEW WITH "ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TV SPIES" AUTHOR DR. WESLEY BRITTON.” CinemaRetro.com, April 9, 2009.
► On March 3, 2009, an interview with Wes Britton was posted at the “DVD Geeks” website: www.dvdgeeks.tv
► Major New Web Site For Spy Movie Fans - Celebrating Films of the 1960s & 1970s
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Classic Images magazine, Issue 402, Dec. 2008, pps 29-31
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"Spy fact meets spy fiction," by Giles
Wilson – BBC News On-Line, Jan. 24, 2006
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"Wesley Britton: Spy Television," by
Lee Goldberg – The International Association of Media Tie-In
Writers, 2005
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"Alumni
Spotlight: The Spy Who Loved Cal U," by Beth Baxter
– The Cal U Review: The California University of
Pennsylvania Magazine, Fall 2004; Page 14
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"Classic spy genre television revisited,"
by Mary O. Bradley – Harrisburg Patriot-News, Mar. 21,
2004
Cited In:
, edited by
Stacey Abbott and Simon Brown (I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, 2007)
► The Complete Idiot's Guide to Classic Movies
, by Lee
Pfeiffer (Penguin Group, 2006) News and Updates:
To
get in touch with Wes Britton, please contact him at:
spywise@verizon.net
All Writing by Dr. Wesley Britton Copyright © SpyWise
Publications.
All Rights Reserved.
Wes Britton’s non-espionage book reviews appear at—
www.bookpleasures.com/
www.TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com
Wes posts Cd and music news at—
http://entbook.livejournal.com
Wes posts film, TV, and musical news and updates at the “Dave White Presents” Facebook page—
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dave-White-Presents/153177177306
Wes Britton’s radio interviews for “Dave White Presents” are archived at—
www.audioentertainment.org/dwp
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