Panel Borders: Osamu Tezuka @t Bristol part 2

Panel Borders: Osamu Tezuka @t Bristol part 2* An exclusive podcast complimenting the “Clear Spot” broadcast at 8pm 18/09/08 on Resonance FM An episode of Panel Borders: Dickon Harris presents the second half of a panel recorded at The Bristol International Comics Expo hosted by Helen McCarthy and featuring John Aggs, Tim Pilcher, Sean Michael […]

Panel Borders: Osamu Tezuka @t Bristol part 1

Panel Borders: Osamu Tezuka @t Bristol part 1* An exclusive podcast complimenting the “Clear Spot” broadcast at 8pm 18/09/08 on Resonance FM An episode of Panel Borders: Dickon Harris presents the first half of a panel recorded at The Bristol International Comics Expo hosted by Helen McCarthy and featuring John Aggs, Tim Pilcher, Sean Michael […]

Panel Borders: The manga of Osamu Tezuka

Panel Borders: The manga of Osamu Tezuka To be broadcast 18/09/08 as part of a special “Clear Spot” at 8pm on Resonance FM Alex Fitch talks to manga expert Helen McCarthy in front of an audience of comic book readers at Streatham Library about the work of manga and animé pioneer Osamu Tezuka who is […]

Electric Sheep podcast: The animé of Osamu Tezuka

Electric Sheep podcast: The animé of Osamu Tezuka An episode of The Electric Sheep Magazine Podcast – Alex Fitch talks to animé expert Helen McCarthy in front of an audience of manga fans at Streatham Library about the work of manga and anime pioneer Osamu Tezuka who is the subject of a season now on […]

Panel Borders: Medical Manga

Panel Borders: Medical Manga Continuing our month of shows about looking at portrayals of illness, medicine and caregiving in comic books, we’re examining medical manga in two talks recorded at last year’s Graphic Medicine conference at the School of Advanced Study, University of London. Maria Vaccarella talks about a German Manga about Epilepsy – Epilepsie? […]

Panel Borders: The art of Howard Chaykin

Panel Borders: The art of Howard Chaykin Originally broadcast 14/01/10 as an episode of Strip! on Resonance 104.4 FM Continuing our month looking at depictions of masculinity in American comics, Alex Fitch talks to veteran artist Howard Chaykin about his career from collaborating with masters of Science Fiction literature in the 1970s – such as […]

Panel Borders: Philosophers, Gods and Monsters

Panel Borders: Philosophers, Gods and Monsters In the first of this month’s shows about the portrayal of masculinity in American comics, Alex Fitch talks to writer Fred Van Lente about penning the adventures of undead superheroes in Marvel Zombies, bringing to light the exciting adventures of Action Philosophers from Aristotle to Derrida and co-writing tales […]

Panel Borders: Tales of Diversity

Panel Borders: Tales of Diversity Broadcast 17/12/09 as part of an episode of Strip! on Resonance 104.4 FM In the last of this month’s shows looking at the use of comics in education, Sarah Lightman visits the Eastside Educational Trust in Hackney and talks to two of the tutors / mentors from the organisation – […]

Electric Sheep podcast: Living in Harmony with Ian Rakoff

Electric Sheep podcast: Living in Harmony with Ian Rakoff To coincide with the 42nd anniversary of the broadcast of the episode he wrote the original script for, Alex Fitch talks to writer, editor and raconteur Ian Rakoff about his experiences working on The Prisoner and being an observer of British Film culture in the 1970s […]

Reality Check: Christmas ghosts and skeletons with Ray Harryhausen and Michael Punter

Reality Check: Christmas ghosts and skeletons with Ray Harryhausen and Michael Punter Alex Fitch talks to two creators of excellent Christmas entertainment. Oscar winning animator Ray Harryhausen has long been associated with Bank Holiday TV programming and Christmas wouldn’t be the same without an appearance of Jason and the Argonauts or Sinbad facing off mythological […]