Kieron Gillen, comic book author (Star Wars, X-Men, Iron Man, DIE).
My guest today is an award-winning creator and writer of comic books. Born into a Staffordshire working-class family, he was a student of Applied Biology at Bath University when he started contributin...
25 Sep 20231h 16min
Annabel Ashalley-Anthony, founder Melanin Gamers.
My guest today is a British-Ghanaian writer and advocate for inclusion and diversity in the video game industry. Having graduated from the University of Westminster with a degree in creative writing w...
18 Sep 20231h 10min
Clint Hocking, creative director (Splinter Cell, Far Cry 4, Watch Dogs Legion, Assassin's Creed Infinity)
My guest today is a Canadian video game designer and director. After graduating from the University of British Columbia with an MFA in creative writing, he joined Ubisoft Montreal where he co-wrote th...
11 Sep 20231h 21min
Peter Molyneux O.B.E., video game designer (Populous, Theme Park, Fable).
My guest today is an English video game designer and programmer. In 1984 he designed The Entrepreneur, a simulation game about running a start-up company. When it sold just two copies, however, my gue...
4 Sep 20231h 14min
Frank Lantz, founding chair, NYU Game Center.
My guest today is a game designer and Founding Chair of New York University’s Game Center. An influential writer, speaker, and thinker on video games he has taught generations of emerging young design...
28 Aug 20231h 16min
Stella Wisdom, digital curator, British Library.
My guest today is Digital Curator for Contemporary Collections at The British Library. After graduating from Aberystwyth University with a degree in Library Studies and Art History, my guest was award...
21 Aug 20231h 5min
Sam Barlow, game director (Silent Hill, Her Story, Immortality).
My guest today is a game director who has pioneered new forms of nonlinear storytelling that blend film and games. After twelve-year stint at the British development studio Climax, where he directed S...
14 Aug 20231h 12min
Joseph Mackertich, editor, Time Out.
My guest today is editor-in-chief of Time Out London. After graduating from SOAS University with a degree in religion and the history of art, he moved to China for a few years, then struck out as a fr...
7 Aug 20231h 12min
