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019 - There Will Be Hippos (feat. Mark Bonnar)
This week, it's personal. Mark Bonnar joins to share with us the history of Scottish New Towns -- more specifically, the art of Scottish New Towns and his father's art in Glenrothes during his tenure as a Town Artist in particular. What follows is a heartfelt and hilarious discussion on public art and the importance of art to the human psyche as a whole.
Our lovely guest, Mark Bonnar
Mark & his dad, Stan, at the hippos
Stan Bonnar, returns to the hippos in Glenrothes (Meet You At The Hippos doc) - Video
Dundee Pyramid and Canopies by Stan Bonnar
Glasgow murals mentioned: Billy Connolly, Girl w/ magnifying glass, daffodil girl
Ben Wilson, Muswell Hill chewing gum artist
Chewing gum paintings (one, two)
Jim Bachor, Chicago pothole mosaics
Pothole mosaics (one, two)
The Rig trailer - Video
Litvinenko trailer - Video
Scotland from the Sky trailer (doc Adam mentions) - Video
Buy Rob Delaney's book A Heart that Works
More on Mark:
Mark is an award-winning, ubiquitous Scottish actor known for a host of roles incl. Shetland, Operation Mincemeat (for which he was nominated for a Scottish BAFTA), Guilt, Catastrophe and truly an ungodly amount of other credits. His latest projects include, Litvinenko, a miniseries on the death of Alexander Litvinenko (ep. 1 available now on Amazon) and The Rig which premieres this Friday, January 6 on Amazon Prime Video.
Watch The Rig
Watch Litvinenko
Follow Mark @Mark_Bonnar on IG and Twitter
SOURCES: available on our website.
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/broadsheetradio
CREDITS:
SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to [email protected]
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This week, it's personal. Mark Bonnar joins to share with us the history of Scottish New Towns -- more specifically, the art of Scottish New Towns and his father's art in Glenrothes during his tenure as a Town Artist in particular. What follows is a heartfelt and hilarious discussion on public art and the importance of art to the human psyche as a whole.
Our lovely guest, Mark Bonnar
Mark & his dad, Stan, at the hippos
Stan Bonnar, returns to the hippos in Glenrothes (Meet You At The Hippos doc) - Video
Dundee Pyramid and Canopies by Stan Bonnar
Glasgow murals mentioned: Billy Connolly, Girl w/ magnifying glass, daffodil girl
Ben Wilson, Muswell Hill chewing gum artist
Chewing gum paintings (one, two)
Jim Bachor, Chicago pothole mosaics
Pothole mosaics (one, two)
The Rig trailer - Video
Litvinenko trailer - Video
Scotland from the Sky trailer (doc Adam mentions) - Video
Buy Rob Delaney's book A Heart that Works
More on Mark:
Mark is an award-winning, ubiquitous Scottish actor known for a host of roles incl. Shetland, Operation Mincemeat (for which he was nominated for a Scottish BAFTA), Guilt, Catastrophe and truly an ungodly amount of other credits. His latest projects include, Litvinenko, a miniseries on the death of Alexander Litvinenko (ep. 1 available now on Amazon) and The Rig which premieres this Friday, January 6 on Amazon Prime Video.
Watch The Rig
Watch Litvinenko
Follow Mark @Mark_Bonnar on IG and Twitter
SOURCES: available on our website.
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/broadsheetradio
CREDITS:
SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to [email protected]