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11 unusual facts about Game of Thrones


2013 in Scottish television

17 June – A report in The Scotsman claims that Scotland lost out on the chance to play host to the fantasy television series Game of Thrones because of a lack of studio facilities.

Alik Sakharov

He served as Director of Photography on numerous feature films, as well as a formidable number of programs for network television and premium cable, most notably for HBO with such projects as The Sopranos (38 episodes), Rome (9 episodes), Sex and The City, Game of Thrones.

Ballintoy

The village was used for the fictional town of Lordsport in the second season of HBO's medieval fantasy television series Game of Thrones.

Carncastle

Cairncastle has recently come under worldwide scrutiny due to the filming of HBO's fantasy series Game of Thrones1.

Fort Manoel

It served as a location for the shooting of the climactic scene of the episode Baelor of the TV series Game of Thrones.

Geoff Lloyd

In 2011 and 2012, Lloyd and Port worked on a similar online project for Sky in which they presented Thronecast; a programme reviewing the latest episodes of Game of Thrones.

George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth

Kit Harrington, famous for his portrayal of Jon Snow on the HBO television series Game of Thrones, is also a descendant of Legge.

It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday

In July 2013, the song was used by the show Game of Thrones at its Comic-Con panel in a tribute video to the characters killed off in its third season.

Ron Donachie

He is known for starring as Inspector Rebus in the BBC Radio 4 dramatizations of the Ian Rankin "Rebus" mystery novels and for his supporting roles in films Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, Titanic and television series Doctor Who and Game of Thrones.

Rory McCann

He is best known for portraying "The Hound" Sandor Clegane on HBO's Game of Thrones.

Yle

For now Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, True Blood, Pan Am, newest BBC programs and Yle's own drama production can be seen in native HD with 5.1 surround sound if available.


Brienne of Tarth

She is a prominent point of view character in Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels, and also a main character in HBO's television adaptation of the series, Game of Thrones, where she is portrayed by Gwendoline Christie.

Ian Gelder

He has appeared in television programmes such as Torchwood: Children of Earth in 2009, and Game of Thrones, 2011 as Mr Dekker and Kevan Lannister respectively.

Legends of Future Past

Jon Radoff, the developer of the game, created a gaming social network called GamerDNA and has started a social gaming company Disruptor Beam which holds the license to Game of Thrones.

Simon Lowe

In the 2010 Channel 4 series, "Bloody Foreigners", he playing the role of Jan Zumbach, of 303 squadron,in 2011 he made a single appearance in HBO's Game of Thrones as a wine merchant and in 2013 he portrayed Mr Bell in the 4 O'Clock Club.

Teeth Dreams

Featuring lyrics written by George R. R. Martin, "The Bear and the Maiden Fair" appeared in the HBO television series, Game of Thrones.

Vatnajökull

In November 2011, the glacier was used as a shooting location for the second season of the HBO fantasy TV series Game of Thrones.