The twelfth Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.co.uk
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Special guests:
Brian Cosgrove, co-founder of legendary studio Cosgrove Hall whose shows include "Dangermouse", "Count Duckula" and "Wind In The Willows"
Kevin Shreck, director of the Richard Williams documentary "Persistence of Vision"
Thad Komorowski, author of "Sick Little Monkeys: The Unauthorised Ren & Stimpy Story"
Plus an update from last episode's guest Daniel Greaves on the success of his recent Kickstarter campaign for "Mr. Plastimime"
Podcast breakdown:
0:00:00 - Back again, folks. Contain yourselves.
0:02:40 - Strange developments - Ben and Steve ponder creativity, the state of 2D features, the cancellations of "The Cleveland Show" and "Futurama" and fondly recall them bygone tentacle-days of LucasArts.
0:31:56 - Steve interviews Brian Cosgrove of Cosgrove Hall, the studio responsible for such UK animation hits as "Danger Mouse", "Count Duckula" and "The Wind in the Willows". Part one of two.
1:11:28 - Steve talks to Kevin Shreck, director of "The Persistence of Vision", a documentary exploring Richard Williams and his hugely-discussed passion project "The Thief and The Cobbler".
1:41:25 - New Skwigly competition! Head on over to facebook.com/SkwiglyMagazine for a chance to win "The Art of Short Films 1"
1:43:40 - Ben interviews Thad Komorowski, animation archivist and author of "Sick Little Monkeys: The Unauthorised Ren & Stimpy Story"
2:04:51 - Steve catches up with Daniel Greaves of Tandem Films for an update on his Kickstarter success for "Mr. Plastimime"
2:12:42 - Done for the month.
