In the Making with Jim Biddulph

Margate-based David Shillinglaw is a prolific artist of cosmic proportions. Exploring the human condition, not least his own, his work is bright, bold and colourful and often takes the form of vast-s…

Cherelle Sappleton is, if you can say it, an interdisciplinary artist whose practice spans visual art via collage, as well as music and sound therapy. Her work is an ongoing exploration of the body's…

In 2017, Daniel Webb made the creative decision to retain all the plastic he consumed that year. From this intrigue, a campaign grew and in 2018 he formed Everyday Plastic, an organisation that seeks…

Annie Nichols is an artist who often makes and sometimes works directly with food. Having originally trained as a chef, followed by a successful career as a food stylist for film and photography, Ann…

Zoe Murphy is a maker of many things but tends to specialise in textiles and furniture. Her hand-drawn designs are full of narrative and entirely unique, as are the upcycled objects she often applies…

Anyone for a pint? This week I discuss all things beer with master brewer Jonny Spanjar including what it's like to be an independent brewery, beer definitions, taste, the ancient art of making booze…

We're back with a colourful bang! All round wonderful human being, Marianne Shillingford, joins In the Making to talk about the joys of colour and paint. Marianne is Dulux UK Creative Director and a …

Filmmaking is in Tom Shrapnel's blood, in many ways you could call it his family trade. We discuss his filmic origins along with the work that goes into making short-form moving image and the trials …

Ross Walker is a highly skilled carpenter and maker of wonderful things in wood, although he hasn't always been. We discuss his journey from fine art to carpentry via bar work and a stint in Berlin, …

Rebecca Strickson is a maker of imagery that is often political, generally pretty colourful, more often than not symmetrical but always beautiful. We discussed how she moved from office work to full-…

David Whitehouse is a maker of fiction and non-fiction and with it, books...also known as an author. He offers an honest and often amusing appraisal of what it is to be a writer in an industry of rej…

What started out as an idea for a short introduction to the podcast quickly became a much larger conversation. And what better way to start the discussions around making than to talk to the person wh…