4
May
2017

The Culture Shapers- Contact

Carl Sagan`s `Contact` directed by Rob Zemeckis is the latest filmic artefact to be explored by Director/Producer Phil Leirness and Alex Lewczuk.

9
Mar
2017

The Culture Shapers- `The Searchers`

In which Film Director Phil Leirness shares his appreciation for the John Ford/John Wayne Classic 1956 epic The Searchers from the perspective of the contemporary world.

4
Mar
2016

Gattaca- The Culture Shapers podcast companion

The Andrew Niccol opus `Gattaca` is the latest SF classic to be analysed by Director Phil Leirness in conversation with Alex Lewczuk

4
Mar
2016

Planet of the Apes Podcast Companion

Professor Richard Hand in conversation with Alex Lewczuk and focussing on the 1968 SF Classic.

27
Nov
2015

The Culture Shapers Vol 6 Forbidden Planet

The latest SF narrative to be featured in the series is one of the undoubted influential texts of the 20th century and is duly analysed from both a psychoanalytical and textual perspective bu film-maker Phil Leirness in conversation with Alex Lewczuk

21
Nov
2015

The Culture Shapers Vol 4 Dark Star

BAFTA Award winning Director Graeme Harper provides a fascinating perspective on the aspects and elements of John Carpenter and Dan O`Bannon`s innovative 1974 cult classic `Dark Star`

21
Nov
2015

The Culture Shapers Vol 5 HG Wells Things to Come

Director of `Ellipse` and `We are all Cylons` Ilana Rein shares her thoughts on the 1936 HG Wells opus in the latest volume of The Culture Shapers` audio podcast series