Britain's First Radio Cartoonist
Cartoons on the radio is a strange idea. It worked like this. Between 7.00 and 10.00am, Rob McLoughlin Live was broadcast each Sunday on CityTalk 105.9. During that time, Rob and I discussed the day's news stories and he and his guests would suggest topics for the cartoon. By 9.00am I would have 4 or 5 ideas sketched out and on my website here. Rob and his guests would discuss them, vote on their favourite and I would have a colour version online by 10.00am. Quite pressured but enormous fun to do (even if it meant getting up to buy the newspapers at 6.00am). Below is the sequence of cartoons from the final broadcast, together with the sketches which led up to it. |
Sunday, 1 November 2009
final cartoon
"I am, of course, a big fan of the D of E Award ..."
first sketches
13 September 2009
"He's being paid a toaster, a fondue set, a cuddly toy ..."
19 July 2009
"The name was James Bond until the accident with Q's latest gadget."
19 April 2009
"I warned you about going on a demo against police violence."
8 February 2009
The atheist and religeious bus advertising war is hotting up
"I didn't know the Amish were advertising."
28 December 2008
A look back at the big story of the year
"We're running a new competition - Spot The Politician With A Clue."
7 December 2008
Amidst the credit crunch, fears for Earth being hit by space rocks
"The bank repossessed my house ... but on the bright side the bank's just been hit by an asteroid."
5 October 2008
Peter Mandelson is back in the government (again)
"It's more convenient than continually letting him in and out."
7 September 2008
Minister sacked for improper approaches
"He should have practised safe text."
13 July 2008
"This schism over gay bishops is making us look ridiculous."
11 May 2008
The Burmese government refuses to allow in aid workers
"This is going to Burma for the Generals to bury their heads in."
13 April 2008
Immigrants accused of piracy are to be banned from Britain
"You can come in but the parrot goes into quarantine."
23 March 2008
"We've been given a rebate for living near Heather Mills."
9 March 2008
Another drug scandal hits sporting competitions
"Actually I'm a chihuahua but my owner overdid the pills."