Alex Fitch talks to David Brawn from Harper Collins about their range of graphic novels which include comic book adaptations of the works of J.R.R.Tolkein, Agatha Christie & C.S.Lewis as well as original fantasy and horror titles such as Abadazad and The Nightmare Factory.
Category Archives: Shows
I’m ready for my close-up: Looking back at “Sweetback”
In a show recorded live at the inaugural Resonance FM / Electric Sheep Magazine monthly film club at the Roxy Bar and Screen in London’s Borough High Street, Virginie Sélavy introduces a talk and Q & A conducted by Joel Karamath.
Joel, host of the ICA’s Uncut film night, looks at the career of Melvin van Peebles and his seminal film Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song.
Panel Borders: Hine and Irving’s Silent War(s) part 2
Alex Fitch and Duncan Nott conclude their interview with artist Frazer Irving and writer / artist David Hine, looking at politics in comics, writing Spawn, artistic influences on pencillers and inkers, plus their recent collaboration on Marvel’s Silent War.
I’m ready for my close-up: ‘Bolly Horror’ and the making of “Hell’s Ground”
In the second of this month’s podcasts about horror movies, Alex Fitch interviews Pete Tombs, producer of Zibahkhana (Hell’s Ground)* and writer of Mondo Macabro plus Tejinder Jouhal, a film programmer at the ICA about their month of ‘Bolly Horror’ movies. (mp3 format, 28.4mb)
*technically this is ‘Lolly Horror’ as the film was made in Pakistan, but I’m going with the ICA’s name for their season…
Panel Borders: Hine and Irving’s Silent War(s) part 1
Alex Fitch and Duncan Nott interview artist Frazer Irving and writer / artist David Hine about their work in comics from early strips in 2000AD to their recent collaboration on Marvel’s Silent War.
Art house Cinema: Podcast #5
Looking for something to do on a rainy August bank holiday? Why not listen to Resonance FM‘s latest Art House cinema podcast featuring reviews of films released this month at ‘Art House’ cinemas in London for advice…
This show is presented by Alex Fitch with contributions from Virginie Sélavy (editor of Electric Sheep Magazine) and Kim Morgan (former presenter of the Resonance FM show Midnight Sex Talk, whose birthday it is today)…
I’m ready for my close-up: London Frightfest 2007
Alex Fitch interviews video shop manager Michael Hall about his thoughts on the horror genre and previews he’s seen of this year’s Frightfest horror film marathon in London, including reviews of Black Sheep, Daywatch and Disturbia. Also, in an interview conducted a year ago, Alex talks to film student Greta Mills about her perspective on last year’s Frightfest including George Romero’s (then) Zombie tetralogy and its unnecessary ‘sidequel’ Day of the Dead 2: Contagium!
Marvin Suicide : 134 – Fizz-buzzes in my noo-noo
When you’re happy and you know it clap your hands,
When you’re happy and you know it clap your hands,
When you’re happy and you know it and you really want to show it,
Something something something clap your hands.
Here is the linked up and fully functioning tracklist relating to this episode for your information:
Panel Borders: The art of John McCrea
Alex Fitch interviews artist John McCrea about his work, his love of superhero comics which has now lead to work in Saudi Arabia and collaborating with writer Garth Ennis on such projects as Troubled Souls.
As Panel Borders is currently podcast only, you can download today’s show now… (mp3 format, 14.4mb)
For more info and a selection of different file formats you can download or stream, please visit the home of this episode at www.archive.com
Links: Wikipedia pages on John McCrea, Garth Ennis and Fleetway publishing’s Crisis comics anthology
John’s Middle Eastern comic The 99
Lambiek page on John McCrea, showing examples of his artwork
Hooting Yard : Farmyard Slurry
To those among the gathered peasants who were existentialists familiar with Sartre, it was apparent that Bonkers Maisie was plucking phrases from the book at random. To the rest, the words took on a haunting grandeur. Some wept. All were transfixed.
- The Huffington Post
- Tidy Is As Tidy Does
- Bonkers Maisie
- The Sick Pig
- Himmelfarb
- Boot Bath
This episode of Hooting Yard was first broadcast on the 20th June 2007. A complete transcript of this episode can be found on Frank Key’s Hooting Yard website. Accompanying Hooting Yard On The Air, the two publications Unspeakable Desolation Pouring Down From The Stars and Befuddled By Cormorants are available for purchase. Photo by hoof666.
