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Ingrid Sylvestre

Ingrid Sylvestre talks to The Cultural Thing about her carton family of Giraffes

Sean Elliott Interview

Fashion and documentary photographer, Sean Elliott spoke to The Cultural Thing about his work and also how to get great photographs whether you are using anything from just your mobile phone or the latest SLR

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James Moorehead is The Cultural Thing's gaming guru. Each month he gives a round up of the gossip, tips and news from the gaming world. In this interview, James gives us a taster of the E3 Games Expo in Los Angeles next month, as well as a review of the 'Red dead Redemption' and the launch of his own blog site.

Nemacon Interview

James Moorehead interviews James Adams the director of Nemacon, the Japanese animation and cultural event taking place in Middlesbrough, north east England.
The interview is an overview of what you can expect from the event, how it came about and what drove James Adams to organise it.

Lee Turner Interview

Lee Turner is a master lithographic printer. He spent two years studying at The Tamarind Institute in New Mexico before returning to north east England to work with a range of artists. In this interview he explains how you need a good ear as well as a good eye to make excellent prints.

Sarah Blood Interview

Saran Blood is one of the very few artists in the UK working with neon. In this interview she explains the complicated and often dangerous process the artist goes through in order to produce artwork from neon and other gasses. She also expresses her thoughts on Tesco shop fronts!

Rod Glenn Interview

Rod Glenn is an horror fiction writer from north east England, where the majority of of books are set. Now onto his 4th novel, The Cultural Thing, interviewed Rod in his shop, where he spoke about his belief that we all have evil inside us, we just control it. He also gives us an insight into where he gets the ideas for his gruesome, realistic plots.
COMPETITION: In order to win two of Rod's books, answer the following question: What type of shop does Rod own. Is it A) Bakery, B) Computer Shop C) Dry Cleaners?
The answer can be found by listening to the podcast.
Visit the website www.garito.org/theculturalthing/Rodcomp.html for competition details and rules.

'The Cultural Thing' Introduction

This site offers you the chance to listen to and download interviews, round-ups of events, audience reviews and cultural features that have previously been broadcast on ‘The Cultural Thing’ radio programme.
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