LIZ BONNIN | INTERVIEW
LIZ BONNIN Fuelled by her passion for environmental causes, biochemist and TV presenter Liz Bonnin has no time for world leaders who won’t listen. She chats with Carl Marsh. You’re …
LIZ BONNIN Fuelled by her passion for environmental causes, biochemist and TV presenter Liz Bonnin has no time for world leaders who won’t listen. She chats with Carl Marsh. You’re …
JAY RAYNER Having just released his latest book, My Last Supper, restaurant critic Jay Rayner chatted to Elin Evans about food fads, death row dinners, and his views on the …
HAIL CREMATION! National Theatre Wales present a new musical inspired by cremation pioneer Dr William Price, a radical figure who walked on the wild side of Welshness. Writer Jon Tregenna …
HENNING WEHN Speaking to Sam Pryce, the self-styled German Comedy Ambassador discusses starting out in standup, appearing on ‘Question Time’, and his thoughts on – ahem – Brexit. When Henning …
ANITA HARRIS STARS IN CABARET Kander and Ebb’s legendary musical Cabaret comes to the Wales Millennium Centre this month, in Rufus Norris’ smash-hit production presented by Bill Kenwright. Set in …
JAMIE CULLUM Jazz-pop maestro Jamie Cullum has long suffered tedious barbs about his stature, but his latest record Taller reaches new heights. Sophie Williams hears him out. Jamie Cullum knows that he …
Gareth Bale has announced his involvement in a new bar opening soon in Cardiff city centre. Par 59 – a unique entertainment venue encompassing a restaurant, bar and mini-golf course …
MENTAL STRENGTH: HUMEN Space In the UK, 84 men commit suicide every week; 75% of all UK suicides are male. And, despite these statistics, men only make up 36% of …
TYLWYTH In 2010, his trailblazing debut play ‘Llwyth’ brought the experiences of Welsh-speaking gay men to a worldwide audience. As he returns to those characters a decade later for his …
ELVIS COSTELLO One of Britain’s songwriting greats, a graduate of 1970s punk and latterday auteur, Elvis Costello talks to Carl Marsh ahead of a Cardiff show with his band The …
THE SCRIPT Irish pop band The Script have a fanbase transcending all ages. Speaking to lead singer Daniel O’Donoghue, I ask him why he thinks that is. “I come from …
SUSAN BOYLE Still living in the house where she grew up in Blackburn, Scotland, Susan Boyle is pretty much the definition of the underdog. Her memorable Britain’s Got Talent audition from …
SECRET SPACES: MATT WRIGHT As co-founder of Cardiff’s “immersive arts space” CULTVR Lab, Matt Wright aims to help emerging artists, filmmakers and musicians create unique audiovisual experiences. He chats to Sam …
DICK STRAWBRIDGE The star of Channel 4’s Escape To The Chateau is touring the country with his wife and co-presenter Angel in Dare To Do It, allowing fans to pick their …
SECRET SPACES: KETNIPZ The cute doodles of Cardiff’s Ketnipz, aka Harry Hambley, took Instagram by storm and have earned him millions of fans across the globe. With merchandise, animations and …
MARK STEEL INTERVIEW Comedian and Independent columnist Mark Steel chats to Sam Pryce about divorce, Twitter trolls, the mystery of the Newport accent, and just how silly the Scilly Isles are. …
MARIKA HACKMAN As she gears up to tour her latest record Any Human Friend, Marika Hackman chats to Sam Pryce about resisting genre, reading Kathy Acker, and why we should …
CARDIFF MERLINS At the forefront of championing the joys of baseball to the Welsh population, the Cardiff Merlins are fresh off a debut season in the South West Baseball League. …
JAMES NORTON From playing a psychopath in Happy Valley to a crime-fighting vicar in Grantchester, James Norton is a man of many parts. In the new film Mr Jones, he …
AGNIESZKA HOLLAND The Polish director of Mr Jones talks to Carl Marsh about why, in the age of fake news, we need this film more than ever. The script was written …
MR JONES Even in his own country, Gareth Jones remains something of an unsung hero. Sam Pryce explores the new film about the man, which aims to bring his story to …
Delighting audiences with their sophisticatedly silly songs since 1983 and now viral sensations, Fascinating Aïda have established themselves as the undisputed queens of cabaret. Buzz talks to chief songwriter Dillie …
JOHN ABELL For his artist’s residency at the National Trust’s Newton House, Dinefwr, Welsh painter John Abell was inspired by the building’s tumultuous and radical history for the pictures in …
COUNT ARTHUR STRONG | INTERVIEW From cookery to crooning, there’s nothing that self-proclaimed doyen of light entertainment Count Arthur Strong can’t do. Turning his hand to stargazing, the legendary comedy …