Monthly Archives: August 2012

Panel Borders: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Continuing Panel Borders’ month of shows about anthropomorphic comics, Alex Fitch talks to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman, Rich Magallanes (Senior Vice President, Nickelodeon animation) and British comic book writer David Baillie about the ever popular franchise. Alex discusses the history of the comics and cartoons with Kevin and Rich as well as the latest versions of the characters appearing in IDW’s comic books and Nickolodeon’s new series which starts on October 1st. Alex and David talk about his experience in writing TMNT strips for the Eastern European market, short comics that look at the point of view of both the Turtles and the villains from the series.

Covers of IDW TMNT comics / Covers of Russian TMNT comics / Still from new Nickelodeon animated series

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Links: Wikipedia page on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Nickelodeon page on the new Turtles cartoon
Information on IDW Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics
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Wavelength – Maurice Seddon on cassette

Conversing with Captain Maurice Seddon, Royal Signals (retired) by telephone. Maurice is now 84. I played some cassette tape recordings he had made in the 1980s, all telephone conversations which Maurice would habitually record, perhaps since the 1960s but his memory is not what it was. One such conversation was with Fritz Fend, designer of the Fend Flitzer which developed into the Messerschmitt bubble car. I mentioned theremins to Maurice and he thought I said thermin which reminded him that he had recently bought a thermal hat which he now can’t find. The final track is Kaddish (Ravel) played on the theremin by Clara Rockmore with piano accompaniment by Nadia Reisenberg

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Art Monthly Talk Show on Resonance104.4 FM, 10th August 2012

Writers and curators Nick Warner and Chris Fite-Wassilak discuss London and Norwich events and shows. A Crate, Margate Symposium at Showroom, London, solo exhibitions by Gina Saccone at Supplement, London, Gareth Jones at Raven Row, Patrick Keiller at Tate Britain and an exhibition of two net based artists Joel Holmberg & Jon Rafman coming out into the “real” world of the gallery at the artist run OUTPOST gallery, Norwich.

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Panel Borders: Big Questions

Starting a month of shows about anthropomorphic comics on Panel Borders – comics about animals with human attributes – Alex Fitch talks to American cartoonist Anders Nilsen about his epic 658 page graphic novel Big Questions. The book, originally serialised as 15 comics, first self-published by Nilsen and then continued by Drawn and Quarterly, tells the tale of the pilot of a crashed bomber and his relationship with a colony of birds and local wildlife in the countryside where his plane went down. The artist also discusses his award winning graphic novella Dogs and water and why he is often drawn to animals as the subject matter of his comics books.

Excerpts from Big Questions by Anders Nilsen

Originally broadcast 05/08/12 on Resonance 104.4 FM

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New York Times reviews of Big Questions
Anders’ website and blog
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Wavelength – Salvador Dali flexidisc

A disparate selection of 45rpm vinyl singles: 1. a flexidisc by Salvador Dali: L’Apotheose du Dollar. 2. Michael Prime: Skeet Hill, pipistrelle bats recorded feeding in Hollow Lane, Skeet Hill, Chelsfield. 3. Toshiyuki Kobayashi: Radio Gagaku. 4. Charles Aznavour: Yerushalaim. 5. The Hitmachine: IE OE AA. 6. Nokia Connecting People: mainpal inv. 7. Baby Jane Holzer: Nowhere. 8. Rude Ass Tinker: white label. 9. The White Stripes: Baby Brother. 10. Volcano the Bear: supplement to some copies of the LP Yak Folks Y’are.

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Free Lab Radio – Composer and Broadcaster Robert Worby

Composer, former post-punk band member and BBC Radio 3 broadcaster Robert Worby in the studio discussing his methods, influences and the forthcoming John Cage centenary. From reel tape to keyboards to field recordings, features on sound art history, and even directing the Sonic Arts Network while holding down his day job on BBC 3’s Hear and Now – Worby’s life is steeped in audio.

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Reality Check: Trek Nation

Alex Fitch and Dr. Marek Kukula (Public Astronomer, Royal Greenwich Observatory) conduct a Q and A with Eugene ‘Rod’ Roddenberry after a screening of his film Trek Nation, which looks at the legacy of Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek. Recorded in front of an audience at SCI-FI-LONDON, Spring 2012.

Trek Nation poster featuring Eugene ‘Rod’ Roddenberry

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Art Monthly Talk Show July 13th, 2012

Maria Walsh discusses her reviews of Jo Spence at SPACE and Studio Voltaire, London and Emily Roysdon’s on line performance from Tate Modern with Cherry Smythe who discusses her reviews of Nancy Holt at Haunch of Venison, London and Mikhail Karikis: SeaWomen an immersive film installation at Wapping Project.

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