The second Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.co.uk
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Special guests: Barry Purves, Colin Harding and Fraser MacLean
Music by Wesley Allard
Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell
Podcast breakdown:
0:00:00 - Welcome back and first podcast recap
0:02:24 - Colin Harding shows Steve around the National Media Museum's "In The Blink Of An Eye" Exhibit (Gallery 1)
0:16:16 - Steve interviews stop-motion animator Barry Purves about his career and latest films "Plume" and "Tchaikovsky". Ben and Steve gush like the fanboys they are and the first Skwigly competition is introduced.
1:00:44 - Recently-leaked documentary "The Sweatbox" is discussed, along with Richard Williams's doomed endeavour "The Thief & The Cobbler" and comparisons with similarly Disney-centric docs.
1:17:07 - Steve interviews Fraser MacLean, author of "Setting The Scene". Part two of two.
1:34:50 - Steve and Ben muse on Skwigly contributor Tania Vincent's "Reasons it's hard to live with an animator", leading Ben to recall how the Road-Runner nearly destroyed a relationship.
1:43:04 - Colin Harding shows Steve around the National Media Museum's "In The Blink Of An Eye" Exhibit (Gallery 2)
1:51:36 - "The Simpsons" vs. "Family Guy" - it's a landslide. Ben rants on today's Simpsons compared to yesteryear's. Steve and Ben contemplate the longevity of other US animated sitcoms, including the recently-revived "Futurama" and "Beavis & Butt-Head". The next "Vs." poll is introduced.
2:20:04 - Goodbyes/credits/plugs. Now get back to work.
