Electric Sheep podcast – Panel Borders and other podcasts

Nov 10 2024 30 ep. 46

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Alex Fitch, Virginie Selavy and other guest presenters interview film makers and cultural commentators about cult and world cinema, old and new...

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Clear Spot: Criss-Crossing the Vectrex Scene

Criss-Crossing the Vectrex Scene: In the fifth in an annual series of shows looking at the Vectrex, an obscure, but much-loved video game system from the early 1980s, Alex Fitch talks to a couple of programmers who make new games for the platform. Christopher Salomon a.k.a. Malban discusses the many releases he’s written for the […]

Clear Spot: Past, Present, and Future Vectrexes

Past, Present, and Future Vectrexes: In a Clear Spot looking at the Past, Present and Future of the Vectrex Arcade Console, Alex Fitch talks to a couple of programmers for the machine, and a collector / expert on the system. Benoit Bender from Future Vector / Rasmasynth discusses his latest collection of games – Vectral […]

Clear Spot: The Vectrex at 40

The Vectrex at 40: Alex Fitch presents a show celebrating the 40th anniversary of the much loved, but obscure video game console the Vectrex: programmer Steve Hopkins talks about his forthcoming shoot-em-up Vyrzon published by Minsoft Games and influenced by classic shooters such as Space Invaders, publisher Sean Kelly discusses reviving long lost games for […]

Clear Spot – Doctor Who: 13, 26, 40 (ish)

Doctor Who – 13, 26, 40 (ish): In the gap between the end of one incarnation of Doctor Who and the start of another, spin-off material related to the show keeps fans entertained in its absence… Alex Fitch talks to actress Janet Fielding about reviving her character Tegan in audio dramas, the 1996 Doctor Who […]

Clear Spot: Sound and Vectrexians

Sound and Vectrexians: In a Clear Spot looking at new uses for the Vectrex games console, an arcade style machine by Milton Bradley from 1983, Alex Fitch talks to a pair of creators who use the machine to generate graphics paired with unique sounds. Programmer ‘Fell’ discusses his titles Raiding Party and 3D Vector Space […]

Architecture Culture: From the City to the Suburbs (on film)

From the City to the Suburbs (on film): In advance of the Barbican Cinema’s season ‘Return to the City’, Alex Fitch talks to cinema programmer Alex Davidson about the city-based films they are showing between 8th and 27th June, set in six different urban environments, from five different decades. Also, in a pair of interviews […]

Panel Borders: Eclectic Horrors

Eclectic Horrors: In a belated Halloween special, Alex Fitch talks to three creators of very different horror themed comics. In a pair of interviews recorded at Copenhagen Comics Festival 2019, legendary creator Toshio Maeda explores his grotesque erotic manga Urotsokidoji: Legend of the Overfiend, and John Kenn Mortensen discusses his Edward Gorey inspired sketches of […]

Clear Spot: Vectrexians

Vectrexians: In a Clear Spot looking at the continuing good fortunes of the Vectrex games console, an arcade style machine distributed in the UK by Milton Bradley in 1983, Alex Fitch talks to programmers Chris Malcolm and Kristof Tuts about their new games for the console, and to graphic novelist Zara Slattery about her experiences […]

Panel Borders: Euro Noir – Igort and Jordi Bernet

Euro Noir: In this month’s show, Alex Fitch talks to a pair of veteren European artists who specialise in comics influenced by Film Noir. Alex chats to Igort about directing the film adaptation of of his classic graphic novel 5 is the Perfect Number, and how it differs from and homages the original comic. Also, […]

Audio Dramatics: Companion Chronicles – Louise Jameson and Carole Ann Ford

An hour-long seasonal podcast series in which Alex Fitch talks to actors and creators of audio dramas broadcast on radio or released on CD/mp3. Groundbreaking Podcasts: In this episode, a look at the return of classic Doctor Who companions in new audio dramas on radio and download, Alex Fitch chats to actresses Carole Ann Ford […]