Our 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 thousand downloads to date, from around the world). We hope you enjoyed it.
Download the interview with Michael Eavis
Friday 27 June 2008
INTERVIEW WITH DAVID MORRIS
Our 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
- MA Art History (1996-97), The University of Manchester
What was or who was the biggest influence on your choice of career?
- My English teacher at school, who also taught art history
Download the video interview with David Morris
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
- MA Art History (1996-97), The University of Manchester
What was or who was the biggest influence on your choice of career?
- My English teacher at school, who also taught art history
Download the video interview with David Morris
INTERVIEW WITH TRACY CHEVALIER (PART ONE)
We 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 institution? If so, where and what did you study?
- I graduated with a degree in English literature from Oberlin College in the
US. My career previous to writing was in publishing: I was an editorial
assistant for a year on Macmillan's Dictionary of Art project, then was
literary editor for St. James Press, a reference book company, for 5 years.
There I edited encyclopedias on subjects such as children's writers, poets,
and contemporary world writers.
In 1993 I left publishing to do an MA in creative writing at the University
of East Anglia. From 1994-97 I worked part-time as a freelance editor and
wrote part-time. Once The Virgin Blue was published I began to write
full-time.
Download the first part of the interview with Tracy Chevalier
Name
- Tracy Chevalier
Current job
- Author
Did you go to University or any other higher education institution? If so, where and what did you study?
- I graduated with a degree in English literature from Oberlin College in the
US. My career previous to writing was in publishing: I was an editorial
assistant for a year on Macmillan's Dictionary of Art project, then was
literary editor for St. James Press, a reference book company, for 5 years.
There I edited encyclopedias on subjects such as children's writers, poets,
and contemporary world writers.
In 1993 I left publishing to do an MA in creative writing at the University
of East Anglia. From 1994-97 I worked part-time as a freelance editor and
wrote part-time. Once The Virgin Blue was published I began to write
full-time.
Download the first part of the interview with Tracy Chevalier
Sunday 13 April 2008
VOX POPS FROM EXHIBITION LAUNCH OF "BLAKE'S SHADOW"
Our 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
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
Saturday 5 April 2008
INTERVIEW WITH DR COLIN TRODD
"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 University or any other higher education institution? If so, where and what did you study?
- BA Hons Art History, Sussex University
What was or who was the biggest influence on your choice of career?
- William Blake and Syd Barrett
Download the video interview with Dr Colin Trodd
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 University or any other higher education institution? If so, where and what did you study?
- BA Hons Art History, Sussex University
What was or who was the biggest influence on your choice of career?
- William Blake and Syd Barrett
Download the video interview with Dr Colin Trodd
Thursday 27 March 2008
INTERVIEW WITH BILLY CHILDISH
Mike 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?
- Left secondary education at 16 and entered the Naval Dockyard at Chatham as an apprentice stonemason.
Did you go to University or any other higher education institution? If so, where and what did you study?
- St Martin's School of Art to study painting, BA Hons Fine Art, however this was short-lived and I was expelled in 1982.
What was or who was the biggest influence on your choice of career?
- Vincent Van Gogh
Mike Chavez-Dawson is an interdisciplinary artist, fascinated with the place where the worlds of Media and Art collide and intermesh. He is also Visual Arts Editor for "Flux Magazine", founding curator for Flux Space and adviser for State Of Flux.
Name
- Mike Chavez-Dawson
Current job and place of employment
- Artist
What did you study at sixth form or college?
- Art, Photography, Art History and Film Studies
Did you go to University or any other higher education institution? If so, where and what did you study?
- Manchester Metropolitan University, BA Hons Interactive Arts and MA Art as Environment
What was or who was the biggest influence on your choice of career?
- My Grandad
Download the video interview with Billy Childish
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?
- Left secondary education at 16 and entered the Naval Dockyard at Chatham as an apprentice stonemason.
Did you go to University or any other higher education institution? If so, where and what did you study?
- St Martin's School of Art to study painting, BA Hons Fine Art, however this was short-lived and I was expelled in 1982.
What was or who was the biggest influence on your choice of career?
- Vincent Van Gogh
Mike Chavez-Dawson is an interdisciplinary artist, fascinated with the place where the worlds of Media and Art collide and intermesh. He is also Visual Arts Editor for "Flux Magazine", founding curator for Flux Space and adviser for State Of Flux.
Name
- Mike Chavez-Dawson
Current job and place of employment
- Artist
What did you study at sixth form or college?
- Art, Photography, Art History and Film Studies
Did you go to University or any other higher education institution? If so, where and what did you study?
- Manchester Metropolitan University, BA Hons Interactive Arts and MA Art as Environment
What was or who was the biggest influence on your choice of career?
- My Grandad
Download the video interview with Billy Childish
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