http://www.mikecoopervoiceover.com Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:13:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's the movie which scared everyone out of the water and which made the directing career of Steven Spielberg. It broke box office records and went on to win three Oscars. But it nearly didn't get made at all and was beset by problems during production. So, how did one ... http://www.mikecoopervoiceover.com/mike-cooper-narrates-jaws-the-inside-story-this-weekend-on-bio/ Welcome to my redesigned homepage – the culmination of several months of work and tweaking with my new web designer, who's gone well beyond the call of duty to make it work. I asked for "evolution, not revolution" and wanted to preserve the things I liked most about the old site, ... http://www.mikecoopervoiceover.com/mikecoopervoiceover-com-2-0-is-live/ British Voiceover Artist Mike Cooper is now the English language voice of "woopline" - a service provided by German-based "woopla GmbH" in Duisburg. woopline enables customers in Europe to use their paysafecard to make cheaper calls without registration and without handing over their credit card details. Users dial their nearest access ... http://www.mikecoopervoiceover.com/mike-cooper-is-the-voice-of-woopline/ May's Earshot Creative Review is now out, and features London-based voiceover artist, Mike Cooper, and Cheshire-based female voiceover, Emma Clarke in conversation with promotions and on-air creative supremo, Steve Martin of the BBC World Service (among other places). Among the topics covered are the quality of writing for radio production, ... http://www.mikecoopervoiceover.com/british-voiceover-artists-mike-cooper-and-emma-clarke-feature-on-this-months-earshot-creative-review/ London-based, British Voiceover Artist Mike Cooper has just narrated two short films for the charity, PSI - a leading global health organization with programs targeting malaria, child survival, HIV and reproductive health. The two videos, produced for PSI by Washington, DC-based Home Front Communications, highlight some of the charitable work undertaken ... http://www.mikecoopervoiceover.com/charity-videos-for-psi-narrated-by-mike-cooper/ Permiering as part of National Geographic's contribution to Earth Day 2010, London-based, British Voiceover Artist Mike Cooper, narrates "Pacific Ocean Paradise" for Earth Day 2010 on the National Geographic Channel. Here's a clip: "In a remote corner of the South Pacific, National Geographic Explorer Enric Sala one of the worlds leading marine ... http://www.mikecoopervoiceover.com/mike-cooper-narrates-pacific-ocean-paradise-for-national-geographic-channel/ London-based British Voiceover Artist, Mike Cooper, can be heard as the narrator of "Warrior Chimps" - NEW tonight at 9pm on Nat Geo Wild. Here's a clip: Travelling to the heart of Senegal, where chimpanzees are fashioning their own spears and using them to hunt bushbabies, this fascinating programme asks whether ... http://www.mikecoopervoiceover.com/mike-cooper-narrates-warrior-chimps-for-national-geographic/ Beginning tonight, Thursday 15th April at 8pm, London-based British voiceover artist Mike Cooper narrates a new ten-part series airing on Military History. This documentary series serves as a timely reminder of a defining period in the history of Great Britain, providing a powerful social and military history of the nation during ... http://www.mikecoopervoiceover.com/mike-cooper-voices-britain-at-war-starting-tonight-on-sky/ Another set of videos for Kovboy Film in the Faroe Islands are in the process of production, complete with my voiceover. Here's an example. This one features the ferry ride to Tórshavn. http://www.mikecoopervoiceover.com/mike-cooper-voices-more-videos-for-the-faroe-islands/ This weekend I provided the British voiceovers for two new programmes for AETN's Crime & Investigation Network. The programmes are both for the "Investigative Reports" strand. The first is called "Girls, Gangs and the Hood" and focuses on how young girls become embroiled in gangs, how they break the cycle, and ... http://www.mikecoopervoiceover.com/investigative-reports/ Crikey, it's the middle of February already. Where did January go? Well, in my case a third of it went on spending some time in the Florida sunshine, and it was worth every penny. January and February are, in my experience, quieter months for work, so it's a great opportunity to ... http://www.mikecoopervoiceover.com/february-update-from-mike-cooper-voiceover-artist/ In the second of two marathon events featuring the vocal talents of British Voiceover Artist Mike Cooper this holiday season, History and History HD (Sky 529 and 545) are giving viewers another chance to see the groundbreaking "Dinosaur Secrets" throughout the day, with back-to-back programmes from 9am. Then from 9pm ... http://www.mikecoopervoiceover.com/dinosaur-secrets-marathon-all-day-today/ Following the premiere of "World's Tallest Tree" last night on Nat Geo Wild HD, here's a clip from my YouTube channel. There's more information about the show on the National Geographic Channel website. The programme gets its next outing on Saturday 2nd January 2010 at 2pm. Nat Geo Wild is on Sky ... http://www.mikecoopervoiceover.com/worlds-tallest-tree-clip-online-from-voiceover-artist-mike-cooper/ I recently provided UK voiceover narration for National Geographic Channel's "World's Tallest Tree", which gets its first transmission tonight at 10pm on Nat Geo Wild. "As the world's largest and oldest trees, the redwood stirs up big passions. Following two fanatical redwood fans, this documentary introduces us to explorer Mike Fay, ... http://www.mikecoopervoiceover.com/mike-cooper-narrates-worlds-tallest-tree-for-national-geographic-new-tonight/ Earlier this year, British Voiceover Artist Mike Cooper narrated six programmes for National Geographic's "Ultimate Africa" series, following veteran safari guide Jean du Plessis across Africa. This afternoon from 3pm, Nat Geo Wild (Sky 528) shows the series in full, in the first of two marathons featuring Mike Cooper over the ... http://www.mikecoopervoiceover.com/mike-cooper-is-marathon-man-today-on-nat-geo-wild/ I recently narrated the History Channel's British version of "Seven Signs of the Apocalypse", a two-hour documentary special for the channel's "Armageddon Week". Here's a clip, from my YouTube channel. http://www.mikecoopervoiceover.com/seven-signs-of-the-apocalypse-clip-now-online/ Recently I was the narrator for the History Channel's British version of the documentary "Sicily's Mummies". Here's a clip, from my YouTube channel. The programme gets its final outing - for now - on Saturday 19th December at 9pm on History (Sky 529 and 545) http://www.mikecoopervoiceover.com/sicilys-mummies-clip-online/ Tonight from 8pm History (the History Channel) in the UK begins its "Armageddon Week". Premiering tonight at 9pm as part of the line-up is a two-hour special: "7 Signs of the Apocalypse", narrated by British Voiceover Artist Mike Cooper. "The Seven Signs are clear: We will be struck by deadly plagues, famines ... http://www.mikecoopervoiceover.com/mike-cooper-narrates-7-signs-of-the-apocalypse-tonight-on-history/ Here are the dates and times for first transmissions of the following recently-completed programmes featuring my voiceover narrations: Bio John Candy - Sunday 6th December at 8pm Chevy Chase - Sunday 6th December at 9pm History/History HD 7 Signs of the Apocalypse - Monday 14th December at 9pm National Geo Wild The Secret World of Fireworks - ... http://www.mikecoopervoiceover.com/first-transmission-times-for-mike-coopers-new-programmes/ London-based Voiceover Artist Mike Cooper has added British narration to two more documentaries for Bio (the Biography Channel) in the UK. Fondly remembered as the friendly giant who always made us laugh, John Candy starred as some of Hollywood's most comic characters, before his untimely death in 1994. The one-hour John Candy ... http://www.mikecoopervoiceover.com/mike-cooper-narrates-john-candy-and-henry-winkler-for-bio/