Two small travel companies explain the ins and outs of travelling to Iran. From dry sand skiing to Zoroastrian tours, there is a lot on offer!
Persian Voyages and Magic Carpet Travel share anecdotes and histories, as well as tips for those considering leaving.
This programme was originally broadcast on Resonance 104.4fm in London, on July 14th 2008
Reality Check: Genre (crossing) directors – Kaufman and Vigalondo
Charlie Kaufman interview originally broadcast 21/05/09 on Resonance FM as part of I’m ready for my close-up
Charlie Kaufman directs Robin Weigert in Synecdoche, New York
Continuing our series of twice annual looks at pairs of directors who combine genres on screen to beguiling effect, Alex Fitch talks to Academy Award winning screenwriter turned director Charlie Kaufman about his new film Synecdoche, New York and the processes of getting his previous scripts Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Being John Malkovich to the screen.
Nacho Vigalondo in character on the set of TimeCrimes
Alex also talks to Nacho Vigalondo, the director of the new Spanish film TimeCrimes / Los cronocrimenes which mixes the style of a 1970s psycho thriller with the tropes of a modern, cerebral time travel film.
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Edited broadcast 21/05/09 as the first half of an episode of Strip! on Resonance 104.4 FM
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Andrzej Klimowski
Continuing adaptation and inspiration month on the show, Alex Fitch talks to the illustrators of some recent literary adaptations in comic book format. Self Made Hero is a relatively new publishing company who have made a name for themselves with their range of Manga Shakespeare adaptations and are now doing European style graphic novels of literary classics. Alex talks to Andrzej Klimowski and Danusia Schejbal, their illustrators and adaptors of The Master and Margarita and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
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Edited broadcast 21/05/09 as the second half of an episode of Strip! on Resonance 104.4 FM
Extract from The Picture of Dorian Grey by Ian Culbard and Ian Edginton
Continuing adaptation and inspiration month on the show, Alex Fitch talks to the illustrators of some new and recent literary adaptations in comic book format. Self Made Hero is a relatively new publishing company who have made a name for themselves with their range of Manga Shakespeare adaptations and are now doing European style graphic novels of literary classics. Alex talks to Ian Culbard, their illustrator of Ian Edginton’s adaptations of The Picture of Dorian Grey and The Hound of the Baskervilles…
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Adam Bohman? Is that the guy who was in Morphogenesis oh yeah… and the Bohman Brothers and Conspiracy, yeah.
Well right, I better get on and listen to him play live then.
Who is James Tregaskis though?
Salut!
Panel Borders: Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula
Dracula by Leah Moore and John Reppion
Continuing adaptation and inspiration month on the show, Alex Fitch talks to writers Leah Moore and John Reppion about their two current comic book projects, adapting Bram Stoker’s Dracula for sequential art and continuing the adventures of Sherlock Holmes in a new comic for Dynamite Entertainment. Leah and John talk about the process of condensing Dracula into five 32 page comics, while including Stoker’s often neglected prologue Dracula’s guest plus adding to the saga of Sherlock Holmes by putting the Master Detective on trial for murder and terrorist activities…
Reality Check: The Arthur C. Clarke awards 2009
Arthur C. Clarke awards 2009 longlist
Tom Hunter presents the Arthur C. Clarke awards
In the first of our podcasts recorded at this year’s Sci-Fi London Festival, guest presenter Graham Sleight talks to a nominee and two former judges of the Arthur C. Clarke awards. In case you don’t know who won, why not listen to the podcast and hear the opening of the envelope and the winner’s reaction! Authors interviewed include Niall Harrison, Tanya Brown and Ian R. Macleod, with the award ceremony presented by Dr. Marek Kukula (Royal Greenwich Observatory) and Tom Hunter. Edited and recorded by Alex Fitch.
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Panel Borders: Muppets, giant cuboid roosters and other weird creatures!
The Muppet Show by Roger Langridge
Starting adaptation and inspiration month on the show: Alex Fitch and Robin Warren talk to two humour cartoonists – Roger Langridge and Hugh Raine (a.k.a. Shug) – about their work. Roger has just started drawing the new Muppet Show comic for Boom Studios! and has drawn the U.K. Doctor Who comic from time to time while Hugh has just completed the 37th and final issue of his comic Reet!, so Alex and Robin talk to Roger about his career so far and bringing Jim Henson’s beloved creations to the page, while Alex talks to Hugh about Northern humour, self-publishing and his influences…
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Illustration of Little Nellie by Edgar Aromin
George Takei is Captain Hikaru Sulu
In a special episode looking at two of the great gentlemen of the sky, who first found fame in the 1960s with their piloting of classic Sci-Fi air/spacecraft, Chris Patmore talks to George Takei about being the helmsman of the Starship Enterprise in Star Trek in both the classic TV series and beyond while Alex Fitch talks to Wing Commander Ken Wallis about building and flying the gyrocopter ‘Little Nellie’ in You only live twice and its stablemate in The Martian Chronicles…
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Delightful to have internationally renowned composer, sound poet and musician Jaap Blonk as our guest this week on Outsider in.
Jaap explains safe ways to check your voice; the excercises he uses, demonstrates his cheek synthesiser, discusses his recent work with electronics and performs with gusto.