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Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
We talk to Heather Kincaid, Digital Content & PR Officer at Coventry's Belgrade Theatre about a new online content hub, Between Stages, the challenges of a closed door and the variety of on-line activities sprouting up each week.
This interview was first broadcast on Tuesday 5th May 2020 in 'The Unseen Swerve' on Switch Radio.
Title Music: Lucky Massive Dangerous by Speck (c) copyright 2018
The Unseen Swerve is written & presented by James Sandy and is A King of the Buttons Production 2020.
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Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Sean Foley is Artistic Director at The REP Birmingham, an award-winning actor, writer and director. He is a double Olivier Award-winner for co-writing and starring in The Play What I Wrote and Do You Come Here Often? and directed the Olivier Award-winning Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense.
This interview was first broadcast on Tuesday 5th May 2020 in 'The Unseen Swerve' on Switch Radio.
Title Music: Lucky Massive Dangerous by Speck (c) copyright 2018
The Unseen Swerve is written & presented by James Sandy and is A King of the Buttons Production 2020.
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Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
We speak to Jo Capper, Collaborative Programme Curator at Grand Union about the challenges of lockdown, changes to programmes of work and The Growing Project- a community virtual greening revolution!
This interview was first broadcast on Tuesday 21st April 2020 in 'The Unseen Swerve' on Switch Radio.
Title Music: Lucky Massive Dangerous by Speck (c) copyright 2018
The Unseen Swerve is written & presented by James Sandy and is A King of the Buttons Production 2020.
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Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Birmingham comedian James Cook has been doing stand up for over 20 years having hosted and run his own clubs in and around Moseley & Kings Heath way. He's also been a commercial radio presenter, runs a comedy stand up course, has been on the selection panel for the Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award, as well as stints on BrumRadio. James talks to us about life in lockdown and his lively new on-line show Board Game Smackdown.
This interview was first broadcast on Tuesday 21st April 2020 in 'The Unseen Swerve' on Switch Radio.
Title Music: Lucky Massive Dangerous by Speck (c) copyright 2018
The Unseen Swerve is written & presented by James Sandy and is A King of the Buttons Production 2020.
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https://jamescookcomedian.com/https://twitter.com/BGSmackdown
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Katy Cawkwell talks about her life and work in storytelling and how it fits in the virtual world, joined by Dana Koludrovic
This interview was first broadcast on Tuesday 7th April 2020 in 'The Unseen Swerve' on Switch Radio.
Title Music: Lucky Massive Dangerous by Speck (c) copyright 2018
The Unseen Swerve is written & presented by James Sandy and is A King of the Buttons Production 2020.
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Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Warwickshire comedian Josh Pugh one time winner of Birmingham Comedy Festival's Breaking Talent Award talks to us about his new book, the perils of lock down and comedy of the future.
This interview was first broadcast on Tuesday 7th April 2020 in 'The Unseen Swerve' on Switch Radio.
Title Music: Lucky Massive Dangerous by Speck (c) copyright 2018
The Unseen Swerve is written & presented by James Sandy and is A King of the Buttons Production 2020.
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
The New Curiosities Box is written and presented by James Sandy and is a King of the Buttons Production 2020.
In this programme we speak to photographer Gary Lindsay-Moore about the changing trade, creative approach and his newly launched Dudeoir Experience which aims to help men feel good about themselves through photography.
Title music: 'Café connection'(excerpt) by morgantj (c) copyright 2009 and licensed under creative commons.
Due to copyright restrictions some of the music used in the radio show does not feature in this podcast version. Check out the spotify playlist on the blog to hear the tracks.
This show was first broadcast on 31st March 2020 on Switch Radio 107.5FM, DAB & Online.
The New Curiosities Box is now paused for the time being. A new fortnightly show 'The Unseen Swerve' airs every fortnight on Switch Radio. An archive of those shows can be found at: https://www.mixcloud.com/KOTBproductions/
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
The New Curiosities Box is written and presented by James Sandy and is a King of the Buttons Production 2020.
In this programme we capture an extended converstion with Rachel Savage at Vamos Theatre as we consider their new prodcuton 'Dead Good' and we speak with the founder and director of Black Voices Carol Pemberton MBE as they tour a celebration of the Black Oral Music Tradition.
Title music: 'Café connection'(excerpt) by morgantj (c) copyright 2009 and licensed under creative commons.
Due to copyright restrictions some of the music used in the radio show does not feature in this podcast version. Check out the spotify playlist on the blog to hear the tracks.
This show was first broadcast on 25th February 2020 on Switch Radio 107.5FM, DAB & Online.
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
The New Curiosities Box is written and presented by James Sandy and is a King of the Buttons Production 2020.
We explore jazz and improvisation through conversation with drums standard setter Tom Rainey, check in with the pressures of dance culture with counsellor Terry Hyde, get a snapshot of social change through the disability arts movement with Anna Berry at the MAC and talk to co-directors of the Ideas of Noise Festival Andy Woodward & Sarah Farmer.
Due to copyright restrictions some of the music used in the radio show does not feature in this podcast version. Check out the spotify playlist on the blog to hear the tracks.
Title music: 'Café connection'(excerpt) by morgantj (c) copyright 2009 and licensed under creative commons.
With thanks to Eibhlin Kissack at MAC Birmingham for use of excerpts of the Anna Berry exhibition interview.
This show was first broadcast on 28th January 2020 on Switch Radio 107.5FM, DAB & Online.
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
A series of roundtable discussions recorded online to look at the issues facing the arts & culture sector in Birmingham and the West Midlands.
In this first edition we focus on Theatre with Andy Watson, CEO, Geese Theatre Company, Claire Morton, Executive Producer, Vamos Theatre and Richard Hayhow, Director, Open Theatre.
Written & Presented by James Sandy, Facilitated & Directed by Mandy Rose.
The Vox Office is a King of the Buttons and M7 PR Co-Prodcution for Switch Radio 2020.
Title Music (Excerpt) Closed on Sundays by Mana Junkie (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mana_junkie/61329 Ft: gurdonark