The Resonance Audio Archive
Panel Borders: Adapting prose for manga, games and genre comics Broadcast 28/05/09 in an edited version as an episode of Strip! on Resonance 104.4 FM Concluding adaptation and inspiration month on the show, Alex Fitch talks to writer and graphic designer Antony Johnston about combining text and image in comics and other media from his [...]
Panel Borders: Adapting prose for manga, games and genre comics [ 42:48 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1)When five young men who are a typical modern concoction of traditional Iranian values and MTV play music together what will it sound like? Simorgh is the name of a mystical bird in Sufi folklore. As a band of young urbanites however, their music incorporates group chanting and a lyrical poetry that is folk-rap, accompanied [...]
Dave Cloud is a music visionary and the principal of Dave Cloud and The Gospel of Power. You might even have seen him advertising a well-known brand of American beer recently. By day, Dave’s whiskey voice is used to read books to the blind. By night, he manifests as a high priest of punk-disco. Some [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
Reality Check: Genre (crossing) directors - Kaufman and Vigalondo [ 37:56 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (3)Panel Borders: Adapting the classics – Klimowski and Schejbal Edited broadcast 21/05/09 as the first half of an episode of Strip! on Resonance 104.4 FM 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 [...]
Panel Borders: Adapting the classics - Klimowski and Schejbal [ 26:47 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1)Panel Borders: Sherlock Holmes and Dorian Grey by Ian Culbard Edited broadcast 21/05/09 as the second half of an episode of Strip! on Resonance 104.4 FM 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 [...]
Panel Borders: Sherlock Holmes and Dorian Grey by Ian Culbard [ 26:36 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1)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!
Episode 3/6: This week’s show features memories culled from conversations with John Barker and Stewart Home. John Barker has lived in Hackney for around 40 years and has vivid memories of both local politics and drinking establishments. Stewart Home reads a piece he wrote for his ‘Smile’ magazine about Hackney pubs frequented by local militants [...]
Panel Borders: Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula 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 [...]