Ghibliotheque - A Podcast About Animation and Studio Ghibli

Creature Comforts | Park Life #1

This week, Michael, Jake and Steph are back with a new miniseries charting the career of animation legend Nick Park and his work at the peerless plasticine-powered studio, Aardman Animations. To start, we look at his Oscar-winning first film, the chatty zoo-themed mockumentary Creature Comforts (1989), which was his first directorial credit for Aardman after contributing to projects such as the era-defining music video for Peter Gabriel's 'Sledgehammer', and while slowly working in the background on his long-gestating student project, A Grand Day Out (more on that next week!). Subscribe to our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ghibliotheque" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a> for ad-free episodes and bonus conversations in our Library Cafe series. Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/ghibliotheque" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ghibliotheque.pod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, or drop us an email at ghibliotheque@gmail.com. <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/8209093" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Welcome to the Ghibliotheque, the podcast that leafs through libraries of films from the world’s greatest animation studios. In 2018, Michael Leader, an avowed Studio Ghibli fanatic, sat down with Jake Cunningham, who had never seen any of the Studio’s work before. Together they looked at the history behind Ghibli's films (including Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro and Princess Mononoke), and got a critical perspective from Jake as a first-time viewer. They covered all of Studio Ghibli's films, visited Japan on the ultimate Ghibli pilgrimage, and have since interviewed artists, animators and filmmakers who have either worked on or have been deeply inspired by Ghibli's films. With their co-host Steph Watts, they have also branched out to cover filmographies of other studios and filmmakers whose work has revolutionised animation, from Satoshi Kon and Mamoru Hosoda to Cartoon Saloon and Henry Selick. Where will we go next? For more information, follow us on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/ghibliotheque" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ghibliotheque</a>, or on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ghibliotheque.pod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ghibliotheque.pod</a>. Or email us at ghibliotheque@gmail.com. Follow Michael and Jake on Twitter:<a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelJLeader?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MichaelJLeader</a> – Michael<a href="https://twitter.com/jakehcunningham?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jakehcunningham</a> – Jake <a href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/8209093" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get bonus content on Patreon</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.