Blake TV
17 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 16 years ago -Blake TV is a series of fifteen podcasts to accompany the exhibition "Blake's Shadow" at the Whitworth Art Gallery, the University of Manchester, England.
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INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL EAVIS
June 27, 2008 15:48Our fifteenth and final podcast is an interview with Michael Eavis, dairy farmer and founder of the Glastonbury Festival - appropriately enough, as the festival is taking place this very weekend! Michael was interviewed over the telephone by Wendy Gallagher. The illustration accompanying the interview is by Jenny Dunn. Many thanks to everyone who was involved in this project - especially to our interviewees for their time and patience. And thank YOU for tuning into Blake TV (almost one thou...
INTERVIEW WITH DAVID MORRIS
June 27, 2008 15:43Our penultimate interview is with David Morris, Head of Collections at the Whitworth Art Gallery. Name - David Morris Current job and place of employment - Head of Collections, The Whitworth Art Gallery, The University of Manchester What did you study at sixth form or college? - English, History and Geography A-Levels Did you go to University or any other higher education institution? If so, where and what did you study? - BA (Hons) History (1972-75), Trinity Hall, Cambridge University - ...
INTERVIEW WITH TRACY CHEVALIER (PART TWO)
June 27, 2008 15:41Download the second part of the interview with Tracy Chevalier
INTERVIEW WITH TRACY CHEVALIER (PART ONE)
June 27, 2008 15:26We are very pleased to include a two-part interview with Tracy Chevalier as part of the Blake TV podcast series. Tracy is the best-selling author of novels including "Girl With A Pearl Earring" and "Burning Bright", which features William Blake as one of its characters. She was interviewed over the telephone by Jo Beggs. The illustration accompanying the interview is by Stuart Madden. Name - Tracy Chevalier Current job - Author Did you go to University or any other higher education institu...
VOX POPS FROM EXHIBITION LAUNCH OF "BLAKE'S SHADOW"
April 13, 2008 13:49Our interview this week is a series of voxpops from the launch of "Blake's Shadow" and "Mind Forg'd Manacles: Blake and Slavery". To follow, over the next few weeks are interviews with David Morris, Head of Collections at The Whitworth Art Gallery, Michael Eavis, founder of Glastonbury Festival and Tracey Chevalier, author of "Burning Bright". Download the voxpops video interview
INTERVIEW WITH DR COLIN TRODD
April 05, 2008 09:58"Blake's Shadow" has been devised by Dr Colin Trodd, a lecturer in Art History at the University of Manchester. This exhibition, to run concurrently with "Mind Forg’d Manacles", explores the influence of Blake on the development of the visual arts from the eighteenth century to the present day. Name - Dr Colin Trodd Current job and place of employment - Lecturer, the University of Manchester What did you study at sixth form or college? - Art History, History A'Levels Did you go to Univer...
INTERVIEW WITH BILLY CHILDISH
March 27, 2008 12:03Mike Chavez Dawson interviewed Billy Childish during a performance evening at The Whitworth Art Gallery. Billy Childish is a cult figure in America, Europe and Japan. Painter, poet and song writer - in a twenty year period he has published over 40 collections of his poetry, recorded over 100 full-length independent LP's and produced over 2000 paintings. Name - Billy Childish Current job and place of employment - Painter, writer and musician What did you study at sixth form or college? - L...
INTERVIEW WITH CHRISTOPHER BUCKLOW
March 20, 2008 11:35Name - Christopher Bucklow Current job and place of employment - Artist What did you study at sixth form or college? - History, Art and English A-Levels Did you go to University or any other higher education institution? If so, where and what did you study? - Leicester Polytechnic, BA Hons Art History What was or who was the biggest influence on your choice of career? - Alfred Sisley Download the video interview with Chris Bucklow
INTERVIEW WITH JAH WOBBLE
March 13, 2008 13:00Our video interview with Jah Wobble (born John Wardle, in Stepney in 1958) English bass guitarist, singer, poet and composer. He became known to a wider audience as the original bass player in Public Image Ltd (PiL) in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but left the band after two years. Following his departure from PiL, he went on to a successful solo career. He also owns his own record company based in Stockport. Name - Jah Wobble Current job and place of employment - Musician/Record Company...
INTERVIEW WITH HEATHER BIRCHALL (PART TWO)
March 06, 2008 11:48Download the second part of the video interview with Heather Birchall
INTERVIEW WITH HEATHER BIRCHALL (PART ONE)
March 01, 2008 12:13Name - Heather Birchall Current job and place of employment - Curator (Historic Fine Art), Whitworth Art Gallery, the University of Manchester What did you study at sixth form or college? - History, English, French Did you go to University or any other higher education institution? If so, where and what did you study? - Hull University, BA History - Nottingham University, MA History of Art What was or who was the biggest influence on your choice of career? - Oh my goodness. Probably vis...
INTERVIEW WITH JULIAN COPE
February 28, 2008 10:04This interview with Julian Cope was recorded at the "Blake's Shadow" private view. Julian requested that he not be filmed, hence this interview is audio-only, accompanied by an on-the-spot illustration by Mark Penman. Name - Julian Cope Current job and place of employment - I write at home and reseach throughout the UK and Europe. Although my last book was about Japanese culture, I didn't need to visit as I'd done four tours there previously. What did you study at sixth form or college? -...
COMMENTS..?
February 28, 2008 10:01If you are enjoying this podcast series, please feel free to leave comments in our blog or email sally[dot]olding[at]manchester[dot]ac[dot]uk. We welcome your feedback!
INTERVIEW WITH DR MARIA BALSHAW
February 12, 2008 18:54This week's interview features the director of the Whitworth Art Gallery, Dr Maria Balshaw. Name - Dr Maria Balshaw Current job and place of employment - Director, The Whitworth Art Gallery What did you study at sixth form or college? - English Literature, History, Geography Did you go to University or any other higher education institution? If so, where and what did you study? - English Literature and Cultural Studies BA at the University of Liverpool - MA and PhD at the University of S...
INTERVIEW WITH ALAN BIRCH
February 01, 2008 12:07This is the second podcast from Blake TV. Name - Alan Birch Current job and place of employment - Printmaker What did you study at sixth form or college? - A levels and GCSEs at school Did you go to University or any other higher education institution? If so, where and what did you study? - BA (Hons) Fine Art at Wolverhampton Polytechnic - MA Printmaking (with distinction) at Bradford University - PGCE What was or who was the biggest influence on your choice of career? - Art teachers at...
INTERVIEW WITH NICOLA WALKER
January 25, 2008 10:49Welcome to the first podcast from Blake TV! Name - Nicola Walker Current job and place of employment - Head of Collection Care and Access, The Whitworth Art Gallery, The University of Manchester What did you study at sixth form or college? - A levels – English, History, Art Did you go to University or any other higher education institution? If so, where and what did you study? - Manchester Polytechnic (now Manchester Metropolitan University), BA (Hons) Humanities and Social Studies (Engl...