Blog posts by year and monthAugust 2012
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Charity shop discovery inspires Cardiff exhibition
A chance discovery in a charity shop has led to an intriguing new exhibition at the Milkwood Gallery in Cardiff.
Extreme catamaran race sails into Cardiff Bay
The UK leg of the world's most exciting inshore racing series, the Extreme 40 catamarans arrived in Cardiff Bay yesterday for four days of racing.
New touring production for Frapetsus company
The saying "whose coat is that jacket?" is one of those Welsh-isms always sure to raise a smile. But it's also the title of a reworked play by Jack Llewellyn about to embark on a tour of Wales.
Kaite O'Reilly on In Water I'm Weightless
Playwright Kaite O'Reilly has worked widely both in the mainstream and with deaf and disabled artists. Her production of In Water I'm Weightless for National Theatre Wales is about to open in London as part of the Cultural Olympiad.
The Grimsby reunion
Jane Goffin contacted The One Show back in April as she wanted me to help her mother Joyce, who was adopted shortly after her birth in 1931.
Not lost - just hiding in cyberspace
We sneered at it for years; not any more. Self-publishing, if not exactly cool, has become something that no professional writer can afford to dismiss.
Somewhere over the rainbow
For many people beachcombing leads to pockets full of sand and forgotten shells. But for artist Wil Rowlands, decades of collecting beach mementoes has resulted in a fascinating creation which forms the centrepiece of an exhibition at the Rhyl Library Arts Centre.
The temperance movement in Wales
In the early part of the 19th century the consumption of beer and spirits in Wales reached new and significantly high – not to say dangerous - levels.
Adam Walton playlist and show info: Saturday 25 August 2012
It's been one hell of a week, involving Green Man, H Hawkline, Sex Hands and The Joy Formidable.