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The thirteenth 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"
Marc James Roels - co-director of the stop-motion festival hit "Oh Willy…"
Podcast breakdown:
0:00:00 - Hi everybody. Lots of pre-Annecy planning so this one's gonna be a little shorter than usual.
0:02:43 - Ben and Steve contemplate the sociological ramifications of idealism in branding and merchandise. In other words, two grown-ass men talking about dolls.
0:14:04 - IBM's breakthrough film "A Boy & His Atom" is discussed. Those science guys really should've cracked open the Survival Kit.
0:16:58 - Steve talks to Brian Cosgrove about his work including the classic Roald Dahl adaptation "The BFG" and the future of Cosgrove Hall Fitzpatrick.
0:52:53 - Steve, Ben and the Skwigly audience remember Ray Harryhausen, recently-deceased luminary of stop-motion and visual effects.
1:04:14 - Skwigly contributor Laura-Beth Cowley interviews Marc James Roels, co-director (with Emma de Swaef) of the multi-award-winning short "Oh Willy…".
1:23:21 - Gotta go, there's packing' to do and travel insurance to buy |