Starting a new series of the bimonthly show on books, Alex Fitch talks to three authors whose work celebrates ephemera and pop culture detritus. ‘Graphic Novelist’ Graham Rawle discusses his latest novel The Card, which follows the journey of a man who believes he is being employed by the secret service to protect Princess Diana, [...]
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Book List: Celebrating Ephemera
Published by May 1st, 2013 in Book list, Clear Spot, Panel Borders and Reality Check. 0 CommentsBook List: Graphic albums and picture books
Published by November 15th, 2012 in Book list, Clear Spot and Panel Borders. 0 CommentsBook List: Graphic albums and picture books In advance of next week’s South Kensington Kids Festival which celebrates picture books and graphic novels for children, Alex Fitch talks to four creators whose work contains elements of each medium. Andi Ewington discusses his novella “45” which divides the text and illustrations of superhero comics onto separate [...]
I’m ready for my close-up special: London Film Festival 2012 review part 2
Published by October 18th, 2012 in Clear Spot, Electric Sheep Magazine podcast, I'm Ready for my Closeup and Panel Borders. 0 CommentsI’m ready for my close-up special: London Film Festival 2012 review part 2 In the second of two special hour long editions of I’m ready for my close-up, celebrating the 56th BFI London Film Festival, Alex Fitch talks to film critic Sarah Cronin about films they’ve seen at this year’s LFF. Films reviewed include: restored [...]
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Published by October 16th, 2012 in Clear Spot, Electric Sheep Magazine podcast and I'm Ready for my Closeup. 0 CommentsI’m ready for my close-up special: London Film Festival 2012 review part 1 In the first of two special hour long editions to celebrate the 56th BFI London Film Festival, Alex Fitch talks to cartoonist and film critic Mark Stafford about films they’ve seen at this year’s LFF. Films reviewed include: the new Ralph Steadman [...]
I'm ready for my close-up special: London Film Festival 2012 review part 1 [ 1:02:18 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (509)Book List: Magical Realism In this month’s Book List, Alex Fitch talks to author Michael Chabon about his latest novel Telegraph Avenue and his collection of autobiographical essays, Manhood for Amateurs, which both display the writer’s love of collectables and ephemera from comic books to lego, Blaxploitation films to classic funk records. Also in a [...]
Reality Check: 35 years of 2000AD – Pencils and paint
Published by September 27th, 2012 in Clear Spot, Panel Borders and Reality Check. 0 CommentsReality Check: 35 years of 2000AD – Pencils and paint In a companion podcast to a recent edition of Panel Borders, Alex Fitch talks to a pair of iconic artists, responsible for illustrating many of 2000AD’s most memorable characters to celebrate the title’s 35th anniversary year. Kev Hopgood has drawn Judge Dredd, Future Shocks and [...]
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Published by September 26th, 2012 in Clear Spot and Panel Borders. 0 CommentsPanel Borders: 35 years of 2000AD – Words and letters Continuing our month of shows about comic book anthologies, Alex Fitch talks to Matt Smith about editing 2000AD and writing prose adventures of Judge Dredd, to David Baillie about penning Future Shocks, and to Annie Parkhouse about lettering “the galaxy’s greatest comic” in its 35th [...]
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Published by August 31st, 2012 in Clear Spot, I'm Ready for my Closeup and Reality Check. 0 CommentsReality Check: Counter Measures In the second of a pair of podcasts about Doctor Who audio spin-offs, Alex Fitch talks to actor John Banks, producer David Richardson and director Ken Bentley about Counter Measures, a new Nigel Kneale influenced audio drama that continues the story of the supporting cast from Doctor Who: Remembrance of the [...]
Reality Check: The Minister of Chance
Published by August 20th, 2012 in Clear Spot, I'm Ready for my Closeup and Reality Check. 0 CommentsReality Check: The Minister of Chance In the first of pair of podcasts about Doctor Who audio spin-offs, Alex Fitch talks to the writer / director, Dan Freeman, and one of the stars, Paul Darrow, of The Minister of Chance. The series is a crowd-funded, mp3 download serial which follows the SF / fantasy adventures [...]
Book List: Anthropomorphic Literature
Published by August 13th, 2012 in Book list, Clear Spot and Panel Borders. 0 CommentsBook List: Anthropomorphic Literature To complement this month’s series of Panel Borders on anthropomorphic comic books, tonight’s Clear Spot explores the use of animal characters with human characteristics in literature. In the first half of the show, we’re proud to present an extract from one of Bryan Talbot’s lectures on anthropomorphism in children’s books, cartoons [...]