Brian Sibley (born 14 July 1949) is an English writer. He is author of over 100 hours of radio drama and has written and presented hundreds of radio documentaries, features and weekly programmes. He is widely known as the author of many movie 'making of' books, including those for the Harry Potter series and The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies.
He worked with author P.L. Travers on a screenplay for a second Mary Poppins movie for Disney. It was never filmed, due partly to casting dilemmas.
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Wrote, with assistance from Michael Bakewell, the script for the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, broadcast in 1981 on BBC4. This version featured cast members from other LOTR adaptations: Michael Graham Cox and Peter Woodthorpe reprised their respective roles of Boromir and Gollum from The Lord of the Rings (1978), and Ian Holm (Frodo in the radio version) went on to play Bilbo in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). This version, originally broadcast in 26 half-hour episodes, then later re-edited into 13 hour-long episodes, is generally regarded as one of the most faithful adaptations attempted to date.
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Is a distant cousin of writer/producer Fran Walsh. Both of them have penned adaptations of The Lord of the Rings.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Animated Epics: Moby Dick
2000
TV Movie screenplay
Testament: The Bible in Animation
1996
TV Series writer - 3 episodes
The Wrong Trousers
1993
Short additional contributions by
Everyman
1983
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Wrong Trousers
1993
Short additional contributor
Shadowlands
1985
TV Movie research consultant
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Gingerbread House
1996
Reporter
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Wonderful World of Disney
2001
TV Series grateful acknowledgment - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Culture Show
2013
TV Series documentary
Himself - Film Historian
The Making of 'Pinocchio': No Strings Attached
2009
Video documentary
Himself
Picture Perfect: The Making of Sleeping Beauty
2008
Video documentary short
Himself
The Bare Necessities: The Making of 'The Jungle Book'
2007
Video documentary short
Himself - Film Historian
Guerrilla Distribution
2007
Video
Himself
Animation Nation
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
2005
Documentary
Himself
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
2004
Video documentary short
Himself
From Book to Script: Forging the Final Chapter
2004
Video documentary short
Himself
J.R.R. Tolkien: The Legacy of Middle-Earth
2004
Video documentary short
Himself, author of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie-Trilogy'
J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth
2003
Video documentary short
Himself
Timeshift
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself - Author, 'Cracking Animation'
From Book to Script
2002
Video documentary short
Himself - Author
The Shadow of Mary Poppins
2002
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Houghton Mifflin Welcomes You to Middle-Earth
2001
Video documentary short
Himself, author of 'The Lord of the Rings Official Movie Guide'
Redefining the Line: The Making of One Hundred and One Dalmatians
2001
Video documentary short
Himself
The Sunday Programme
2001
TV Series
Himself
The Wonderful World of Disney
2001
TV Series
Himself
Celebrating Walt Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': The One That Started It All
1990
TV Movie documentary
Himself
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
1989
TV Movie
Himself - Writer / Broadcaster (as Brian Sidley)
The South Bank Show
1988
TV Series documentary
Himself - Writer & Broadcaster
Known for movies
The Wrong Trousers (1993) as Writer
J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth (2003) as Himself
From Book to Script: Forging the Final Chapter (2004) as Himself
Celebrating Walt Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs': The One That Started It All (1990) as Himself
$600,000
