{"id":11186,"date":"2013-11-14T11:16:23","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T11:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/?p=11186"},"modified":"2017-03-06T23:11:17","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T23:11:17","slug":"skwigly-baf-day-1-dave-mckean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/skwigly-baf-day-1-dave-mckean\/","title":{"rendered":"Skwigly at BAF Day 1: Dave McKean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk\/bradfordanimationfestival\" target=\"_blank\">Bradford Animation Festival<\/a> coverage we at Skwigly will be bringing you a series of special, daily podcast &#8216;minisodes&#8217;!<br \/>\nFor day 1 our own Thomas Coleman interviews legendary illustrator <a href=\"http:\/\/davemckean.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dave McKean<\/a> of <em>The Sandman<\/em> and <em>Mirrormask<\/em> fame, who was at BAF yesterday to present a special masterclass.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F120087271&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=false&show_comments=false&color=false&show_user=false&show_reposts=false\"><\/iframe>\n<p>Check back each day for more exclusive festival coverage!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For our Bradford Animation Festival coverage we at Skwigly will be bringing you a series of special, daily podcast &#8216;minisodes&#8217;! 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