Take a culinary journey through British food history with STUFFED
Calling all foodies! Stuffed: A History Of Good Food And Hard Times In Britain is an eye-opening, mouthwatering tour de force of a culinary encyclopaedia.
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THE CINEMATIC WORLD OF PULP: behind-the-scenes of THIS IS HARDCORE album
Step into the technicolor realm of Pulp's iconic album This Is Hardcore, with Paul Burgess' striking visuals, in The Cinematic World Of Pulp.
ANATOMY OF A FALL: Cannes Palme d’Or winner is a gripping legal drama in the French Alps
Cannes Palme d'Or winner Anatomy of a Fall features an enigmatic performance by Sandra Hüller, tangled relationships, and thorny courtroom drama.
Ambitious, challenging and striking: new adult Welsh-language musical BRANWEN: DADENI
Challenging, ambitious and imperfect, much like its titular heroine, you’d be hard-pressed to find Welsh mythology retold with as much vim and viscera as Branwen: Dadeni.
In NOT RUSSIAN, MIKHAIL SHEVELEV crafts a sharp political thriller
Dive into Mikhail Shevelev's sharp political thriller Not Russian, delving into history, conflict, and the power of friendship.
CAMILA GRUDOVA’s dark delights: 16 gothic short stories entrance in THE COILED SERPENT
Explore the cruelty and obscure obsessions in Camilla Grudova's collection of dark short stories ripe with visceral twists.
NOTHING BUT THIEVES welcome Swansea to the DEAD CLUB CITY tour
Touring their fourth and latest album Dead Club City, Essex’s Nothing But Thieves took Swansea Arena by storm.
The incomparable FALL OUT BOY treat Cardiff fans to best setlist in years
Fall Out Boy treat Cardiff to an epic performance of iconic hits, surprises, and electric stage spectacles.
Reviving the 80s glamour: HAIRCUT 100’s remarkable return in live performance at Cardiff’s Tramshed
During their first tour in 40 years, Haircut 100 wow Cardiff’s Tramshed with a clean-cut performance that was like they had never left.
MINEKO’S NIGHT MARKET: delightfully cosy island adventure – with a mystery twist
Mineko's Night Market is a charming indie game blending crafting, mystery, and Japanese culture.
CARDIFF DISCO FESTIVAL brings disco balls of diva-hood dancing to The Globe
Cardiff’s first Disco Festival is a non-stop party from start to finish, leaving a thirsty audience sated and bathed in sweat and sparkle.
BLACK GRAPE’s ORANGE HEAD: a bizarre, bold return for SHAUN RYDER’s other project
Black Grape were always the better band than Happy Mondays, and new album Orange Head tosses out enough weird hooks to warrant the entry price.
BAUHAUS STAIRCASE: the dark side of OMD gets darker
Four and a half decades after forming, Bauhaus Staircase makes it clear OMD still don’t know whether they want to be Joy Division or Abba.
BAR ITALIA: a promising start plummets on second album of the year, THE TWITS
All the right touchstones on The Twits are there, but Bar Italia's take on Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine et al are draining.
A soulful festive gift: GREGORY PORTER releases first Christmas album
Discover Gregory Porter's Christmas Wish - a soulful festive album featuring new songs and top-notch interpretations of classics.
VAN MORRISON revives rock ‘n’ roll classics of his youth on ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE
Van Morrison's Accentuate The Positive reimagines classic rock'n'roll hits from his Belfast youth.
Tracy Ann Oberman elevates THE MERCHANT OF VENICE in haunting 1930s portrayal
Tracy Ann Oberman brings depth to Shakespeare's Shylock in a haunting portrayal of The Merchant of Venice 1936 in 1930s London.
Embrace the power of books and community with WELCOME TO THE HYUNAM-DONG BOOKSHOP
There’s a certain allure to reading a book about bookshops, which may explain why Hwang Bo-Reum’s Welcome To The Hyunam-Dong Bookshop is a Korean bestseller.
THIS PLAGUE OF SOULS: a noir-infused mystery of loss and identity
Mike McCormack has crafted another perfectly plotted opus: with its roots in noir fiction, This Plague Of Souls offers you just enough insight into the unfolding mystery to keep you guessing right until the end.
MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ biography: performance art pioneer opens up extensive archive with insight & humour
Marina Abramović: A Visual Biography is an extensive chronicle of the woman who helped formulate a new art form's work, making for a fine coffee table, page-turner.
X-FACTOR sweethearts JLS bring their smash hits back to Cardiff
Fifteen years after they emerged to fame on X-Factor, JLS are back on tour and in Cardiff for two nights.
LOCAL FIRES uncovers vibrant stories of Llanelli’s buried pasts and imaginative lives
Explore Llanelli's Local Fires: Joshua Jones' debut story collection weaves vivid tales embracing place, people, and resonant experiences.
THE PREY: a supernatural Icelandic thriller that’ll chill you to the bone
A well-timed thriller for spooky season, Yrsa Sigurdardottir’s The Prey is full of suspense and the supernatural.
New poetry for October: bardic chairs, philosophers & champion cyclists of yore
Mab Jones has come up with the goods again this October, ‘the goods’ being a close crop of new poetry anthologies, compendiums and pamphlets.