Podcast: 15 years of Professor Bernice Summerfield part 1

As the hour long version of this show may not be something listeners want to download in one go (and to alleviate the strain on the server), Wednesday's Clear Spot is available to download - this is part 1 of 2...
(mp3 format, 28.8mb)

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Podcast: Fifteen years of Professor Bernice Summerfield

Last night's Clear Spot is now ready to download...
Please Note: THE COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED.
(mp3 format, 60mins, 57.2mb)

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Tonight's show: 15 years of Professor Bernice Summerfield

Tonight at 8pm on Resonance 104.4FM in an hour long Clear Spot, Alex Fitch investigates the best science fiction heroine most people have never heard (of) - Professor Bernice Summerfield, Benny to her friends.
Starting off as a Doctor Who companion in the novels published by Virgin books after the original TV series was cancelled in 1989, Benny has since appeared in over a hundred books, over 60 without the Doctor and 40 full cast 'radio' plays released on CD in specialist shops. Alex talks to the actress who plays Benny - Lisa Bowerman - the actor who plays her fictional husband - Stephen Fewell - and outgoing producer of the series, Simon Guerrier. Simon in turn interviews actress Sophie Aldred who appeared alongside Lisa in a few of the dramas and Gareth Roberts (Doctor Who: The Shakespeare Code) who has written Benny adventures. Finally, Sci-Fi critic and writer Graham Sleight interviews the character's creator Paul Cornell plus there's even a preview of Benny's next adventure and a competition as well...

Links: Wikipedia entry on Bernice Summerfield
Read the Doctor Who novels: Human Nature and The Dying Days which feature Benny
Buy Benny books and audio CDs from Big Finish
Simon's blog
Graham's website
Paul's blog

Today's show: Comic book writers

Today's Strip! at 5pm on Resonance FM is comprised of three interviews with comic book writers...

In a repeat of Monday's clear spot, Alex Fitch interviews renowned author Neil Gaiman about the big screen adaptation of his illustrated novel Stardust which was originally serialised by DC Comics.
Then, Alex interviews Zan Christensen about his homoerotic vigilante comic The Mark of Aeacus which looks to Greek Myths for its inspiration.
For the second half of the hour long show, we're broadcasting the previously podcast interview author Paul Cornell (Doctor Who, Xtnct) conducted with prolific comic book writer Peter David (The Incredible Hulk, Fallen Angel) about his career...

Links:

Neil Gaiman - Neil's website
Wikipedia entries on Neil, Stardust and Anansi Boys
Official movie website
Dreamhaven's online book shop

Zan Christensen - Zan's company, Northwest Comics
Article on Greek myths which influenced The Mark of Aeacus

Peter David - Wikipedia entries on:
Peter David, Paul Cornell, The Spectacular Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk and Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man
IDW page on Fallen Angel
Marvel pages on Peter's The Dark Tower and Paul's Wisdom

Uncut interview: Peter David part 2

Continuing our occasional series of hour long uncut versions of the interviews that were recorded for I'm ready for my close-up and Panel Borders, we have the second half of Paul Cornell's complete interview with Peter David regarding his career in comics, sci-fi novels and the small screen.

This selection (which is in the chronological order it was recorded) represents the second half of yesterday's PB plus three quarters of an hour of additional material.

Paul and Peter talk about writing Doctor Who and Star Trek: The next generation novels respectively, Americans doing British accents (and vice versa) on TV, Babylon 5 and the shock of having written 1000 comics (with interjections by Alex Fitch).
(mp3 format, 48.5mb / 53 mins)

Uncut interview: Peter David part 1

Reviving our occasional series of hour long uncut versions of the interviews that were recorded for I'm ready for my close-up and now Panel Borders, we have the first half of Paul Cornell's complete interview with Peter David regarding his career in comics, sci-fi novels and the small screen.

This selection (which is in the chronological order it was recorded) represents the first half of last week's IRFMCU followed by the whole of last week's PB, the first half of yesterday's PB and then the second half of IRFMCU as well as additional material.

Paul and Peter talk about writing Doctor Who and Star Trek: The next generation novels respectively and Peter's run on comics such as Spider-man, The Hulk, Captain Marvel and The Dark Tower.
(mp3 format, 45.9mb / 50 mins)

Podcast: 1001 comics by Peter David pt.2

This afternoon's show is now available to download... (mp3 format, 13.8mb)

For more info and a selection of different file formats you can download or stream, please visit the home of this episode at www.archive.com

Today's show: 1001 comics by Peter David part 2

Paul Cornell concludes his interview with comic book writer Peter David about his thirty years working in the medium. Today, Peter talks about continuing Stephen King's The Dark Tower saga in comics, how to get around issues of continuity in comics and what it's like having written over 1000 comics.
Today's show is edited by Alex Fitch with digital noise reduction by Steve Clark...

4.45pm BST, Resonance 104.4 FM (London) / streamed at www.resonancefm.com

Links - Wikipedia entries on:
Peter David, Paul Cornell and The Dark Tower
IDW page on Fallen Angel
Marvel pages on Peter's The Dark Tower and Paul's Wisdom

Podcast: Novelizing the small screen

Tonight's show is now available to download... (mp3 format, 29.7mb)

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Tonight's show: Novelizing the small screen

Continuing his discussion from Monday's episode of Panel Borders, author Paul Cornell interviews prolific and beloved comic book writer Peter David about his Star Trek novels and episodes of Babylon 5. Today's show is edited by Alex Fitch with digital noise reduction by Steve Clark...

10.30pm BST Resonance 104.4FM (London) / streamed at www.resonancefm.com

Links: Peter and Paul's blogs
Wikipedia pages on Paul Cornell, Peter David and Babylon 5

Podcast: 1001 comics by Peter David pt.1

This afternoon's show is now available to download... (mp3 format, 14.5mb)

For more info and a selection of different file formats you can download or stream, please visit the home of this episode at www.archive.com

Today's show: 1001 comics by Peter David part 1

Today at 4.45pm BST on Resonance FM is the 1st regular episode of 'Panel Borders', the station's new weekly show about the world of comic books. Each week Alex Fitch and / or Duncan Nott will be interviewing someone connected with the world of comics and talking about their love of the genre.

The series starts with guest presenter Paul Cornell interviewing prolific and beloved comic book writer Peter David about his thirty years working in the medium. This is the first part of three installments - continued in this week's I'm ready for my close-up and concluding in next Monday's Panel Borders. Today, Peter talks about writing Spider-man, The Incredible Hulk and Captain Marvel.
Today's show is introduced and edited by Alex Fitch...

Wikipedia entries on:
Peter David, Paul Cornell, The Spectacular Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk and Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man

Podcast: Paul Cornell - 'Human nature' and the BSFA

Last night's show is now available to download... (mp3 format, 28.0mb)

For more info and a selection of different file formats you can download or stream, please visit the home of this episode at www.archive.com

Tonight's show: Paul Cornell - 'Human nature' and the BSFA

There're 2 interviews with Paul Cornell on Resonance FM tonight in "I'm ready for my close-up" - the first conducted by Graham Sleight at the British Science Fiction Association meeting in January about Paul's history as a writer, the 1990s Doctor Who novels and Marvel comics... The second (by me) recorded yesterday concerns Paul adaptaing Human Nature for the small screen and also writing for the second series of ITV's Primaeval... Plus an interview with Hugo award winning critic and writer Farah Mendlesohn about the work of the BSFA...

10.30pm BST Resonance 104.4FM (London) / streamed at www.resonancefm.com

Links: Download / read the original novel online
Paul's blog
Graham's website
Farah's blog
Wikipedia pages on Paul Cornell, the novel Human Nature and the BSFA
The BSFA's website
The BBC's Doctor Who website
Pre-order Paul's graphic novel Wisdom from Forbidden Planet international
Download the trailer for / buy Paul's most recent Doctor Who audio CD - Circular Time
Buy the Elgar music heard in this show