Samuel West - Hyde Park on Hudson

Video sources: BFI, Premiere Scene, iTunes (these screencaps are thumbnails - click for 1080p full size)
On 16 October, Sam attended the Hyde Park on Hudson premiere at the London Film Festival. Interviews with him on the red carpet include BFI, Premiere Scene, Total Film, Getty and jorland.
Getty, PR Photos and Rex Features have pictures of Sam and co-star Bill Murray on the red carpet.

The film's official site has a video featurette about Bill Murray's preparation for playing Roosevelt, interviews with Sam and Olivia Colman, and a discussion featuring members of the cast and crew.

Clips from the film can be viewed at Trailer Addict.




Video sources: Trailer Addict and iTunes (click for full size)
A selection of review excerpts is below.

The Hollywood News
"Olivia Colman shines as the Queen. Samuel West is also likable and sympathetic as the king..."

Flick Filosopher
"Everything in Hyde Park concerning the royals — portrayed with grace, aplomb, and resolute humanity by the wonderful Samuel West and the goddesslike Olivia Colman — is fantastic."

Film School Rejects
"[the royals are] played quite adorably and with amazing chemistry by Samuel West and Olivia Colman..."

Samuel West - Mr Selfridge, TV narrations and readings

(Screencaps from the Mr Selfridge trailer. Click for full size.)
Mr Selfridge premieres 6 January on ITV1 at 9pm (Sam's Twitter, @exitthelemming). The series' press pack contains an interview with Sam.  Also, he can be briefly glimpsed in the trailer for the show.

Sam narrates two BBC documentaries this week: Moominland Tales (BBC4, 26 December) and Neil Armstrong - First Man on the Moon (BBC2, 30 December; via @exitthelemming).
He narrates Secrets of Highclere Castle, which will premiere 6 January on PBS (@exitthelemming).

Sam has done some readings from timpanist Charles Turner's diary for a film produced by Red Ted Films (@tommyrpearson).

AudioFile's review of A Possible Life focuses on the performamces of the narrators:

"Each part of this novel about success, spiritualism, mental health, and the soul is expertly delivered by a different narrator who perfectly projects the story's tone and energy. Samuel West's melancholic, refined air and emotional register reflect Geoffrey's experiences as a British schoolteacher turned concentration camp escapee..."

Sam has drawn a doodle for the 2013 National Doodle Day celebrity auction.

Ralph Fiennes, Joanna Lumley and Sam have contributed to an appeal to David Cameron regarding political prisoners in Belarus (the Guardian).

Charles Edwards - Downton Abbey and Mrs Updike

(A glimpse of Charles in the trailer for the Downton Abbey Christmas special)
The Downton Abbey Christmas special will be broadcast on ITV1 at 8.45pm on Christmas Day. A trailer for the episode can be viewed on Youtube.

He has completed recording for Mrs Updike, a radio play by Margaret Heffernan (his Twitter, @cedwardsactor).

Earlier this month, Charles attended the 2013 whatsonstage.com awards launch party (wooller.com 1|2).