Bob Carruthers
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Bob Carruthers (born November 1960)[1] is a Scottish filmmaker, author and broadcaster.
Career
Born in
During the 1990s, Cromwell Productions Ltd became a production company specialising in historical and arts documentaries. Carruthers was the writer and producer behind Music Maestro, Campaigns In History,
The film Chasing the Deer was produced in 1994 and starred Brian Blessed.[5] Based on the Battle of Culloden, it was the third highest grossing British feature film of that year.[citation needed] Chasing the Deer was followed by The Bruce starring Oliver Reed, another Scottish historical epic which was released to cinemas in 1996. Macbeth starring Jason Connery and Helen Baxendale won the US Silver Screen Award.[6][7]
Away from the mainstream cinema Carruthers also made low-budget films, producing and directing Steel Tempest, Zombie Driftwood and Wraith Rovers as examples of what can be achieved on tiny budgets.
Music
In 2000, Carruthers founded Classic Rock Productions Ltd which produced hundreds of music documentaries and CD releases. The company also toured and promoted the rock groups Uriah Heep, Asia and Focus. Documentaries and concert films produced in this period include Jethro Tull, Wishbone Ash and Jack Bruce. He was also the
Other interests
In 2006, Carruthers became owner of Edinburgh Rugby, the professional rugby team based in Edinburgh which was acquired from the Scottish Rugby Union. The most significant result on the field was Edinburgh’s first ever victory over Munster Rugby at Thomond Park. The DVD and book entitled The Hard Yards describes the events on the field. The off field events are recounted in the book The Murrayfield Experience.
Since 2011 Carruthers has concentrated mainly on his writing career. His works have been published by such mainstream houses such as
In 2015 Anglo Atlantic Media Limited, of whom Carruthers was formerly a director,
References
- ^ a b "Anglo Atlantic Media Limited - Officers". Companies House. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "All Seasons - Line of Fire". DigiGuide. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- TVGuide.com. Archived from the originalon 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ "Weapons of War - TV Show, Episode Guide & Schedule | LocateTV". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- BFI. Archived from the originalon 15 September 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "Macbeth (1997)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ Macbeth (1997) at AllMovie
- ^ "The Bonzo Dog Banned - Fighting off the Writs".