Archive for September, 2010

Panel Borders: Gleaming the Silver Surfer

Panel Borders: Gleaming the Silver Surfer Concluding our month of shows looking at British writers of superhero titles, Alex Fitch talks to comic book writer and novelist Simon Spurrier about the Marvel comics character the Silver Surfer, who he penned in a recent mini-series called ‘In Thy Name’. Alex and Simon will be discussing the [...]

Wavelength – 2008 October 24th

St. Paul to St. Paul’s. (St. Paul de Vence to St. Paul’s London). Wavelength signatures. Chirping birds in Menton. Automatic searching of French radio stations. Trains on Nice station before departing for London.

Wavelength – 2008 October 10th

I just need to remember what the show was… where was I? Yes, Clive Graham didn’t turn up because he was waiting for a plumber. Stocks crashed again, the streets were full of people crying, pulling their hair out and screaming “my savings!! my pension!!” Flames were licking around the Bank of England as thousands [...]

Electric Sheep podcast: Masters of Horror

Electric Sheep podcast: Masters of Horror To coincide with the start of a month of horror film releases in the cinema and on DVD in the run up to Halloween, Alex Fitch interviews two veterans of horror cinema, Joe Dante and Tobe Hooper. Alex and Joe talk about the director’s two latest projects, Splatter, starting [...]

Voice On Record: Episode 20 (Hamlet)

“Hamlet” with musique concrete and sound patterns composed and recorded by Desmond Leslie. Voice On Record is produced and presented by Sean Williams. Each episode features a selection of recordings of the human voice which have been preserved on vinyl. Historic events stand alongside esoteric guides to better bowling. Arid studio recordings are juxtaposed with [...]

Panel Borders: AC / DC (Paul Cornell and David Hine)

Panel Borders: AC / DC Continuing our month of shows looking at British writers of superhero titles, Alex Fitch talks to the current writers of two of the longest running American comics – Action Comics (which normally features Superman) and Detective Comics (which generally features Batman), Paul Cornell and David Hine. Alex talks to Paul [...]

Wavelength – 2008 September 26th MM

Recordings by Sandra Cross over one year (2006) as part of her ongoing project “What did you eat today?” The recordings were made on the train between Leicester and London, featuring announcements about the MM’s Bar (Midland Mainline refreshments bar).

Pan Fried Planet – Ecocide and the Law

In a micro edition of the ongoing environmental series Deep Fried Planet, Patricia Thomas, Polly Higgins and James Thornton discuss the need to recgonise Ecocide as a crime against humanity, environmental law and how to persevere in the midst of compassion fatigue.

Reality Check: Charlie Higson, Enemy of The Dead

Reality Check: Charlie Higson, Enemy of The Dead To coincide with the release of his new zombie novel for young adults, The Dead, Alex Fitch talks to comedian turned novelist, Charlie Higson about his survival horror novels set in London, whose locations take in such notable locations as Buckingham Palace, The Tower of London, the [...]

Voice On Record: Episode 19 (Ireland – part 3)

This episode is the third to focus on Ireland. This week, miscellaneous recordings of that notorious Irish exile James Joyce. Voice On Record is produced and presented by Sean Williams. Each episode features a selection of recordings of the human voice which have been preserved on vinyl. Historic events stand alongside esoteric guides to better [...]