Paul Bassett
Writing
Biography
Paul Bassett Davies, also known as Paul Bassett, is a British actor and writer. Davies' writing credits include Spitting Image; Alas Smith and Jones; Rory Bremner; Jasper Carrot; Brogue Male; KYTV; Hello Mum; Up Your News; Midweek on BBC Radio 4; News Huddlines and At Home with the Hardys (with Jeremy Hardy). His awards include Best Film at New York Film and Video Festival and IVCA Best Script award. He has also scripted music videos for, among many others, Kate Bush and Ken Russell. Davies was a scriptwriter for The Magic Roundabout film and Grass Roots. Davies appeared as a performer in the following shows: Unnatural Acts, At Home with the Hardys, Jeremy Hardy Speaks to the Nation, and The Long Hot Satsum. Davies is the author of three novels under the name of Paul Bassett Davies. Utter Folly: A High Comedy of Bad Manners was self-published in 2012 and his second novel, Dead Writers In Rehab was published through the crowdfunding online publishing platform, Unbound, in 2017. Stone Heart Deep was published in 2021. Source: Article "Paul B. Davies" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
A shaggy, candy-loving puppy named Dougal along with a group of friends embarks on a dangerous journey in an effort to imprison their oppressor -- the evil ice sorcerer ZeeBad (Zebedee's evil twin). As the world is placed in mortal danger Zeebad who wants to turn the world to ice. Doogal and his friends must recover 3 diamonds that are needed to stop him.
The Magic Roundabout
An adorable candy-loving mutt goes on a mission to save the world.
Doogal
Dave Borthwick's award winning film made while a student at Bristol University's RFT course in 1977.
Recent Fiction
An award-winning short film for Channel 4.
How Do You Feel
You might know Doogal as the terrible animated movie that Butch Hartman worked on. You might know it as the American version of the Magic Roundabout movie from 2005. But the story runs deeper than you might imagine...
The 74 Minute Long Doogal-Mentary
When Kal meets Molly it feels like love at first sight. Until he suspects it's not love that binds them, it's grief. Acclaimed artist Sukhminder Kaur hires Kal to write the catalogue copy for her new exhibition. She likes his cynicism and admires his meticulous and dispassionate style. She's photographing herself in tableaux recreating the Tarot's darkest cards. Death. The Hanged Man. The Devil. The Tower. As Kal is sucked into Molly's plight, he unravels and starts to believe someone or something may be scripting his life.