Interview: Artmagic – ‘The Songs Of Other England’
❉ In conversation with Suede guitarist Richard Oakes & producer/vocalist Sean McGhee aka Artmagic, on their new album.
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Russell T Davies is confirmed to write a new BBC One drama
❉ BBC One commissions new drama Years and Years, which follows the lives of a single family over 15 years in a Britain rocked by unstable political, economic and technological advances.
Interview : Mark Heidelberger
❉ What makes a good movie? Mark Heidelberger, producer of such movies as Ninja Assassin, Comfort and festival hit The Basement, answers the question.
‘We Apologise for the Inconvenience’: Towel Day Preview
❉ This new one-act play by Mark Griffiths, takes a look at a moment in Douglas Adams’ career when he was in complete creative deadlock.
John Finnemore’s Flying Visit – Preston Guild Hall, 21 May 2018
❉ Paul Abbott revels in John Finnemore’s world of silly imagery, to-and-fro knockabout routines, nested gags and an obsession with amusing animals.
Cult Q & A: Rhodri Marsden
❉ This week: Writer and keyboardist for Scritti Politti and Dream Themes, Rhodri Marsden. He’s not really into films.
The Con Is On: Behind the Scenes at (Re)Generation Who 4
❉ An organiser’s eye-view of the con hosting Peter Capaldi’s first interview since his departure from Doctor Who.
Cult Q & A: Tony Lee
❉ “Terrance Dicks believed I was going to corner him and wear his face like a hat.”
Interview: Simon Wolstencroft
❉ Simon Brett chats with ‘Funky Si’ about his life in music and of course, his relationship with the late Mark E. Smith.
Cult Q & A: Curxes
❉ Curxes mouthpiece Roberta Fidora waxes cynical about her cult faves, inspirations and… wood cladding?