Panel Borders: Learning from Comics

In a 90 minute Panel Borders Summer Special, airing this Wednesday first on Resonance FM, a variety of artists, writers and educators discuss how sequential art is a valuable medium for imparting information about the world.

In a panel discussion recorded at the British Science Festival, Alex Fitch talks to illustrator Sally Kindberg, writer Alex Frith, graphic novelist Daniel Locke, conservationist Chris Sandom and astrophysicist Kathy Romer about using comics to educate children about science.

Also, in a Q&A recorded at the Myriad Salon, guest presenter Robin Ince talks to cartoonist Darryl Cunningham about his latest book Billionaires: The Lives of the Rich and Powerful, which considers the history and influence of Jeff Bezos, Rupert Murdoch, the Koch brothers and others.

• Panel Borders: Learning from Comics airs at 5.00pm Wednesday 5th August 2020, repeated 3.00am Friday 7th August, Resonance 104.4 FM / DAB (London) / podcast after broadcast at www.panelborders.wordpress.com



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