This week on(line)...: David Shrigley on cartooning & sculpture / Terrance Dicks, Lawrence Miles, Paul Cornell, Jenny Colgan & more on Doctor Who novels / Chris Kent's mythological graphic novels

[Alex Fitch]

Dear all,

here's info about my shows over the next week... 

(Apologies to the person who responded to my last mailout who asked to be taken off the list, I inadvertently deleted your email... Will start using mail chimp in the New Year!)

on air:

Panel Borders: Medusa, The Golem and other phantoms of fine art

Continuing a month of shows looking at the use of fine art techniques in comics and graphic novels, Alex Fitch talks to graphic novelist Chris Kent about his pair of self published books Medusa and The Golem, rendered using traditional fine art techniques. Medusa takes a metaphorical approach to the legend of the creature that turns witnesses to stone, while The Golem is a more literal approach as a turn of the century magician uses the Jewish creature of vengeance in his stage show to devastating effect.

11am Thursday 12th December 2013 on Resonance 104.4 FM / streamed at www.resonancefm.com / podcast at www.panelborders.wordpress.com

Clear Spot: Novelizing Doctor Who

In an hour long show looking at the long tradition of Doctor Who novelizations and original novels, Alex Fitch talks to five novelists who have written books and monologues based on all eras of the show: Jenny Colgan, Paul Cornell, Tommy Donbavand, Marc Platt and script editor (1970-1974) Terrance Dicks. Also, critic Andrew Hickey talks to writer Lawrence Miles about his Who novels from the late 90s and early 2000s and his spin off series Faction Paradox.

8pm, Thursday 12th December, repeated Friday 13th December 9am, Resonance 104.4 FM (London) / streamed at www.resonancefm.com / podcast at www.panelborders.wordpress.com

Panel Borders: The Books of Shrigley

Concluding a trio of show about comics and fine art practice, Alex Fitch talks to cartoonist and fine artist David Shrigley about his work, from self published books of cartoons sold in pubs, to his recent nomination for the Turner Prize. Alex and David also discuss the links between the artist's cartoons and sculptures, such as his short listed proposal for the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, his work as a spoken word artist and the vagaries of publishing. (Last in the current series, Panel Borders will return in the second week of January, 2014)

4.30pm, Monday 16th December, repeated 11am, Thursday 19th December 2013 Resonance 104.4 FM (London) / streamed at www.resonancefm.com / podcast at www.panelborders.wordpress.com

recent podcasts:

Panel Borders: Drawing and painting comics

Starting a month of shows about the connections between fine art and comics, guest presenter Richard Reynolds (FRSA) discusses fine art techniques used in strips and graphic novels with artists Al Davison, Hannah Eaton, James E Snelling and Vicky Stonebridge. 

Al discusses relearning to draw comics after suffering bouts of blindness and hand paralyses, Hannah talks about the fine art training that contributed to her first graphic novel, James explores his parallel art careers in trompe l'oeil interiors and comic books and Vicky demonstrates the use of painting and ceramics in her site specific sculptures, photographs and sequential art. Recorded at Caption Festival, Oxford, Summer 2013.

http://panelborders.wordpress.com/2013/12/02/panel-borders-drawing-and-painting-comics

Panel Borders: After 2000AD

Concluding a month of shows about comic book creators who collaborate together, Alex Fitch talks to a pair of 2000AD fanzine contributors and a quartet of acclaimed 1980s 2000AD alumni about their work. Dogbreath and Zarjaz contributors – Lee Robson and Bryan Coyle – discuss their first graphic novel, Babble, which tells the tale of how researchers into ancient languages accidentally release a virus that turns the human race into psychopaths.

Also, in a tag team discussion recorded after a signing in Gosh! Comics, Brendan McCarthy, Peter Milligan, Jim McCarthy and Brett Ewins talk about their work in “The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic”, the new Dark Horse collection The Best of Milligan and McCarthy, and the various ways they broke into comics.

http://panelborders.wordpress.com/2013/11/27/panel-borders-after-2000ad

online magazine:

Electric Sheep Magazine issue 76: SMART CHILLS, COOL THRILLS

Big Bad Wolves, The Innocents, Shackled... As the days get darker and colder, December sees some brilliant releases to fit the mood, including the return of Jack Clayton’s The Innocents to the big screen, and the arrival of Israeli horror tale Big Bad Wolves by writer-director duo Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado, who we had the pleasure to interview at this year's FrightFest.

Also out in cinemas are J.C. Chandor’s staggering one-man survival thriller All Is Lost and This Ain’t California, an affecting semi-documentary portrait of the skateboarding subculture in 1980s East Germany.

For anyone still looking for a Christmas present, home entertainment releases this month include one of the absolute must-sees of the year, Only God Forgives. We also have reviews of Indonesian psycho-horror Shackled (Belenggu) by Upi, along with Johnnie To’s Drug War, Michael Cimino’s Heaven's Gate, and Fritz Lang’s Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler. The BBC's 1970s horror anthology series Supernatural is finally available on DVD, while our 3D comic strip review by Paul O'Connell revisits Creature from The Black Lagoon, and we also look at action-adventure video game Beyond: Two Souls.

In features, we continue with our Daughters of Darkness theme with a feature on Ken Russell’s demonic women. We also have the second part of our extended interview with ‘king of the B-movie’ Roger Corman, and a new Colonial Report from the Dominion of Canada, while crime author Martyn Waites chooses 'The Woman in Black' as his filmic alter ego.■ 

www.electricsheepmagazine.com

Happy Christmas and thanks for listening,

Alex

iTunes "New and noteworthy" podcaster, November 2011 -  http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/id390974029 
Programme maker, Resonance 104.4 FM (Arts Council) - www.resonancefm.com
Assistant editor, Electric Sheep Magazine - www.electricsheepmagazine.com

Events / Podcasts, SCI-FI-LONDON - www.sci-fi-london.com