Today’s shows: The art of Philip Spence / Traitors to Hitler

February 26, 2009 — Indie Comics month

Today on Resonance FM:

Strip!: The art of Philip Spence

Ninja Bunnies by Philip Spence

Concluding Indie comics month on Strip!: Alex Fitch talks to artist Philip Spence about his self published mini-comics / web comic The Adventures of Ninja Bunny. Mini-comics are an offshoot of the zine and small press comics scene, measuring approx 9cm square and have a more collectible appearance for causal comics browsers who may pick up the titles in art fairs and markets. Philip has recently branched out from his minis into regular sized autobiographical titles and talks about his interest in fine art prints and the production process.
(Please note, the interview with Richy K Chandler has been delayed for a little while and will be included in a future episode of “Strip!” / “Panel Borders”)

5pm 26/02/09, repeated 11.30pm 01/03/09, Resonance 104.4 FM (London) / streamed at www.resonancefm.com / podcast at www.panelborders.wordpress.com

Links: Phil’s website
Interview with Phil at Forbidden Planet International‘s blog
Info about the UK Web and Mini Comix Thing where Phil will next be selling his wares on 28th March

I’m ready for my close-up special*: The films of Rex Bloomstein

Alex Fitch talks to director Rex Bloomstein about his films Traitors to Hitler (1979) and KZ (2006) while deal respectively with the 1944 Bomb plot against Hitler and the last concentration camp to close at the end of the Second World War. “Traitors to Hitler” is showing this Saturday and Sunday at the Imperial War Museum as part of a weekend of films and talks about the Bomb plot (including a screening of Valkyrie starring Tom Cruise); Alex and Rex talk about documenting persecution and freedom of speech on film and notions of psychogeography in the documentary process.

6pm 26/02/09, Resonance 104.4 FM (London) / streamed at www.resonancefm.com / www.electricsheepmagazine.wordpress.com

*(N.B./ This is an extra edition today of IRFMCU at the unusual time of 6pm as well as the regular 10.30pm show)

Links: Rex’s website
Interview with Rex following a screening of KZ at the Sundance Film Festival
Rex’s page at the “British Documentary Website” dfgdocs.com
Rex’s filmography at the University of Leicester website
Imperial War Museum website

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