Tom Inniss Interviews...

It was long overdue, but it has finally happened. The magnificent Liz Wright has finally joined me on a podcast, and we are pulling no punches. We tackle sexism in gaming, what it is like to be a female computer coder, and make inappropriate comments about Uncles. This podcast is part of an interview that went live on Arts Award Voice. Thanks for listening!

This time I am not the one doing the interviewing. I was looking after Arts Award Voice’s work experience girl and I decided to let her run the show. Ann is the one doing the interview with Mari O’Neill, Family Arts Campaign manager. This podcast was delivered in association with Arts Award Voice - www.artsawardvoice.com

I had the privilege of heading to the offices of Festival Republic, who produce some of the most exciting festivals currently running. Latitude, Reading and Leeds, Electric Picnic, Hove and the Berlin Festival are all in the roster of Festival Republic, so it’s clear to see why they are considered so elite in the industry. I was there to talk to Sharon Reuben, who is Head of Artist Liaison within Festival Republic, but she is additionally tasked with booking the activities in the Children's, Teens and Families area of Latitude. The festival has become the first in the country to become an Arts Award Supporter organisation, and this year is embracing the award in a big way. This interview was predominantly to discuss this partnership, but with such a rare opportunity to gain insight into one of the worlds leading festival producers, we covered a lot of content.

Joe Craig returns, once again, only this time there was supposed to be some kind of structure. Funnily enough, that didn't really happen, and instead we engaged with a variety of interesting topics, such as the rate of pay artists receive, how royalties work, and how Joe tends to spend his day! If you enjoyed this podcast then please drop a 5 star rating on iTunes, and leave a positive comment. Enjoy your day!

NEWS NEWS NEWS Podcast rebrand - The Tinman brand resurfaces - Advertisement for the new Arts Award Voice Podcast. Also a plea for ratings and 5* reviews.

On this episode of Tom Inniss Interviews... I am joined by Arts Award Voice content editor, Flossie, who helps me to interview singer/songwriter Josh Savage. This interview was produced originally for use in the brand new Arts Award Voice Podcast, which is available for download on iTunes. For more information visit www.artsawardvoice.com Josh's music is available to download at joshsavagemusic.com If you have enjoyed this show then please do subscribe and rate 5 stars. If you REALLY liked it then maybe pass it on to your friends?

I meet with FOTSN again, this time in the Bloomsbury Theatre on the second (or first) night of their UK wide tour!

The Arts Award Youth Network Leadership Team get a unique opportunity to talk to the associate director of the York Theatre Royal, Juliet Forster. The interview came immediately after the opening night of a three week run of 'See How They Run' - a theatre farse classic.

The first of a few Edinburgh Fringe special interviews, I go to meet comedian and author Alex Horne, to discuss his new show, his time in Edinburgh and why he has a lying compulsion.

Two years was long enough. I decided to go back to Joe Craig and have another enjoyably long chat with him about his work processes, his opinions on e-books and how steel workers take part in the shafting of musicians. Take two hours to just sit back, unwind and let your mind travel on this surreal yet somehow incredibly focused interview, then go visit his website. www.joecraig.co.uk

I get a brief half an hour with transgender author Jon Edwards, where we discuss his new autobiography. Also discussed is the current lack of awareness and genuine discussion regarding the transgender community, and his beard.

Trialling the first of hopefully many online interviews, I talk to Michael Carroll, smooth voiced Irish author about a plethora of topics, including Batman, Dredd, the political system, writing techniques and much more.

In this episode of Tom Inniss Interviews... I head into central London to interview the director of the Public Catalogue Foundation, Andrew Ellis. The PCF have just finished a 10 year project working with the BBC to dititalise all of the publicly owned oil paintings. This podcast was brought to you in association with Arts Award Voice.

I talk to the director of Zinc, Heather Stradling, about her career in the arts, and the importance of getting as many people engaged in the arts as possible. Zinc specialises in helping disabled or otherwise disadvantaged people progress in the arts, and their website is www.zincarts.org.uk, and can also be found on twitter and facebook.

I interview author, songwriter, screenplay writer and film writer (general writing god as I'm sure he'd like to be known) Joe Craig. Known predominantly for the Jimmy Coates series, we discuss everything and anything, including bread, tea, the BBC, comic books and Scottish leprechauns

Tom Inniss interviews David Ruffley, the MP for Bury St Edmunds since 1997. The podcast is very short this time, as it was during one of his drop in clinics, where we only are given 15 minutes with him. I managed to squeeze 24 minutes out of him, but still didn't get to ask all of my questions. Please rate, subscribe, leave a comment, you know the drill. Enjoy

The second episode in the mini series Tom Inniss Interviews.... I meet "mentalist" Doug Segal, who has just returned from a highly successful Edinburgh Fringe Show. We discuss how he came to be a "mentalist", his views on reality TV and his obsessions... Remember to subscribe to the podcast to receive all future interviews, and please rate the show. Doug Segal's website for his current tour is http://iknowwhatyouarethinking.co.uk/ - Visit it to find out where you can see him next.

The first episode in a branch off series called Tom Inniss interviews... I meet Absolute Radio DJ Iain Lee, interviewing him and allowing listeners to see the real Iain,instead of his on air persona. We discuss his early career as a stand up, a TV presenter, and his appearance on the Channel 4 show "Come Dine With Me", among other things... Remember to subscribe to the podcast to receive all future interviews. If you want to hear Iain on air then tune in to Absolute Radio, Monday to Thursdays starting from 23:00.