# Celebrating the art of Illustration, with Sir Quentin Blake and Posy Simmonds

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Podcast: [Front Row](https://stenobird.com/podcast/front-row-944015)
Published: 2026-05-05T06:47:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vx4b
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As the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration prepares to open in London, we find out how illustrators are adapting to a changing world. Starting with a rare interview from Quentin Blake, we'll hear how this once undervalued side of the visual arts still creates the defining images of childhoods, whilst also now playing a central role in the visual language of the internet. Featuring voices working across illustration, including Posy Simmonds, Chris Riddell, Michael Rosen, Christoph Niemann, Lizzy Stewart, Benji Davies, Murugiah, Chie Kutsuwada and Jane Rosenberg and Olivia Ahmad. The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration opens 5th June. Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Harry Graham

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