The Family has been growing for 20 years and along the way we've collected some fine specimens.

From head honcho Jem Famous, down to the bloke who once fixed a puncture on the van (ok, well not quite that far...) we'd like you to meet the faces who make up The Family, and discover what makes them tick.

Because really, what type of person lies awake at night trying to figure out the best way to shoot toilet rolls over a crowd of 200 people?!

Jem Famous - Founding Father

Watches: Brazil, Best in Show, Rushmore
Reads: Nausea, The 20 Elephant Restaurant, 1984
Listens to: The White Stripes, Nouvelle Vague, George Formby
Turn on: The Great Outdoors
Turn off: Bromide

"I don't want to achieve immortality through my work...
I want to achieve it through not dying"
Woody Allen

Kyle - glutton for Family Punishment

Watches: my new baby daughter and Trisha
Reads: scripts, drum kit catalogues
Listens to: Sparklehorse, Stone Roses, Hendrix, The Terms (watch out for them)
Turn on: Campervans
Turn off: Campervan repair bills

"Hey ho, lets go!"

Dee - the accent's just for the chicks

Watches: Magnolia, Life of Brian, Amores Perros
Reads: The Good Fairies of New York, Trainspotting, Yellow Pages
Listens to: Velvet Underground, Pixies, Pussycat Dolls
Happiest: 12.2 seconds before lift off

"No victims"

Campbell - chief lifeguard

Watches: Akira, Life Aquatic,Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Reads: Bill the Galactic Hero, Tall Stories Mostly, Walking on Grass
Listens to: The Pixies, Captain Beefhart, Global Goon
Happiest: hanging with me family

"Do it!"

Miranda - a lady

Watches: La Reine Margot , Sparkhouse, Top Hat
Reads: Tess of the Durbervilles, The Dark Materials, The Fast Heat of Beauty
Listens to: Maximo Park, Tracy Chapman, The Dubliners
Happiest: outside

"Do unto others...."

Joel - tongue manipulator extraordinaire

Watches: Leon, Pulp Fiction. Papillon
Reads: A Brave New World, It, Carter Beats the Devil
Listens to: Murder By Death, Hinterland, Johnny Cash
Happiest: the sun is shining and listening to Bob Marley's 'The Sun Is Shining

"To thine ownself be true"

Chris - geezer

Watches: Lord of the rings - all three in one sitting
Reads: ... you're kidding right?!
Listens to: Pet Shop Boys, Kenny Rogers, Scissor Sisters
Happiest: playing Dungeons and Dragons

"I wish I'd answered Jem's email about performer profiles"

Damien - Latin American dance champ 1984 (under 9s)

Watches: The Wizard of Oz to the soundtrack from Citizen Kane (watch out for the scarecrow saying 'Rosebud'!)
Reads: Love in the Time of Cholera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Do-it-Yourself Psychotherapy for Self-Inflicted Depression
Happiest: playing Dm7 followed by G

"Never try to write witty biogs of yourself"

Giles - our man up North

Watches: Life Aquatic, Bird on a Wire<
Reads: climbing guides, Ian Rankin
Listens to: Jem's endless showbiz anecdotes
Turn on: Mountain biking a bit too fast
Turn off: Falling off my mountain bike because I have gone a lot too fast

"Because it's there"

Tim - don't try this at home

Watches: Platoon, The Pianist, American Beauty<
Reads: 1984, Musical biographies
Listens to: >Al Green, Barry White, Aretha Franklin
Best gig: I'm always good...
Worst gig: ...apart from rainy days

"Practise makes perfect"

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The Family has been growing for 20 years and along the way we've collected some fine specimens. From head honcho Jem Famous, down to the bloke who once fixed a puncture on the van (ok, well not quite that far...) we'd like you to meet the faces who make up The Family, and discover what makes them tick. Because really, what type of person lies awake at night trying to figure out the best way to shoot toilet rolls over a crowd of 200 people?! Jem Famous - Founding Father Watches: Brazil, Best in Show, Rushmore Reads: Nausea, The 20 Elephant Restaurant, 1984 Listens to: The White Stripes, Nouvelle Vague, George Formby Turn on: The Great Outdoors Turn off: Bromide "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying" Woody Allen Kyle - glutton for Family Punishment Watches: my new baby daughter and Trisha Reads: scripts, drum kit catalogues Listens to: Sparklehorse, Stone Roses, Hendrix, The Terms (watch out for them) Turn on: Campervans Turn off: Campervan repair bills "Hey ho, lets go!" Dee - the accent's just for the chicks Watches: Magnolia, Life of Brian, Amores Perros Reads: The Good Fairies of New York, Trainspotting, Yellow Pages Listens to: Velvet Underground, Pixies, Pussycat Dolls Happiest: 12.2 seconds before lift off "No victims" Campbell - chief lifeguard Watches: Akira, Life Aquatic,Texas Chainsaw Massacre Reads: Bill the Galactic Hero, Tall Stories Mostly, Walking on Grass Listens to: The Pixies, Captain Beefhart, Global Goon Happiest: hanging with me family "Do it!" Miranda - a lady Watches: La Reine Margot , Sparkhouse, Top Hat Reads: Tess of the Durbervilles, The Dark Materials, The Fast Heat of Beauty Listens to: Maximo Park, Tracy Chapman, The Dubliners Happiest: outside "Do unto others...." Joel - tongue manipulator extraordinaire Watches: Leon, Pulp Fiction. Papillon Reads: A Brave New World, It, Carter Beats the Devil Listens to: Murder By Death, Hinterland, Johnny Cash Happiest: the sun is shining and listening to Bob Marley's 'The Sun Is Shining "To thine ownself be true" Chris - geezer Watches: Lord of the rings - all three in one sitting Reads: ... you're kidding right?! Listens to: Pet Shop Boys, Kenny Rogers, Scissor Sisters Happiest: playing Dungeons and Dragons "I wish I'd answered Jem's email about performer profiles" Damien - Latin American dance champ 1984 (under 9s) Watches: The Wizard of Oz to the soundtrack from Citizen Kane (watch out for the scarecrow saying 'Rosebud'!) Reads: Love in the Time of Cholera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Do-it-Yourself Psychotherapy for Self-Inflicted Depression Happiest: playing Dm7 followed by G "Never try to write witty biogs of yourself" Giles - our man up North Watches: Life Aquatic, Bird on a Wire< Reads: climbing guides, Ian Rankin Listens to: Jem's endless showbiz anecdotes Turn on: Mountain biking a bit too fast Turn off: Falling off my mountain bike because I have gone a lot too fast "Because it's there" Tim - don't try this at home Watches: Platoon, The Pianist, American Beauty< Reads: 1984, Musical biographies Listens to: >Al Green, Barry White, Aretha Franklin Best gig: I'm always good... Worst gig: ...apart from rainy days "Practise makes perfect"
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