Michael Hirst

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Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick) in the original series of Vikings
Vikings spin-off Valhalla to be filmed for Netflix in Wicklow

An “explosive next chapter” of the now-finished television series Vikings is to be filmed at Ireland’s Ashford Studios following Netflix’s decision to(...)

Vikings: the television series stars Gabriel Byrne and Travis Fimmel
‘You can’t really be a Viking if there isn’t a bit of bloodshed’

It is a scene familiar from every primary-school history book. A horde of long-haired, sword-wielding, fearsome-looking foreign marauders run amok (...)

Actor Brendan Gleeson signs autographs at the ‘Calvary’ premiere during 64th Berlinale International Film Festival earlier this month. Photograph: Getty
Father and son go head -to-head in IFTAs

John Butler’s comedy The Stag and John Michael McDonagh’s state-of-the-nation piece Calvary have topped the charts in the nominations for the upcom(...)