Ep. 247 - Dirk Maggs

Known as “the Steven Spielberg of Audio”, multi award winning Dirk Maggs is one of the most influential people in the world of sound in drama, who has created some of the greatest audio productions ever made. Such as Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, Superman, Batman, The Dark Knight, The Amazing Spiderman, Independence Day UK, An American Werewolf in London, Alien, The X-Files with David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, Stephen Baxter’s Voyage and his incredible work with Neil Gaiman, including Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman’s and Terry Pratchett’s Good Omens, Stardust, Anansi Boys, and the unforgettable Sandman, turning the Sandman comic book series into audio dramas, with Neil Gaiman as narrator and cast members including James McCoy, Michael Sheen, John Lithgow, Andy Serkis, Brian Cox, David Tennent, Bill Nighy and Samantha Morton. Dirk Maggs is guest number 247 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Follow Dirk Maggs on Twitter @DirkMaggs .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people.To support this podcast and get all episodes ad-free, please sign up here - https://mytimecapsule.supercast.com. All money goes straight into the making of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.