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Bosom bread and dismembering Butcher Beynon: Staging Llareggub Revisited
Raw Material: Llareggub Revisited was a National Theatre Wales production in collaboration with BBC Cymru Wales, devised by myself and Jon Tregenna. The event took place in Laugharne over three days last weekend when 600 people experienced a sensorial treasure hunt throughout the towns describ...
Helicopter Rescue: flying high at RAF Valley
Aled Rhys Jones, from Mold in Flintshire, is one of the shooting directors on Helicopter Rescue.
Judgement Day V - “plenty of intriguing sub plots to keep a rugby purist enthralled”
Now let’s be honest with ourselves Judgment Day is not a great name. It’s certainly not the name I would have chosen to describe a Welsh regional double header. To be fair, given the opportunity to right the wrongs of my parents I probably wouldn’t have called myself Gareth either.
“What’s life really like in police custody?”
Police custody cells can be a vibrant, noisy, busy, stressful environment, not suited to all. It’s true that I very rarely get to meet people brought before me at their very best. Prisoners can often be emotional and carry pent up aggression. Some of society’s most vulnerable individuals can fi...
From Bangor to Bangalore – Houdini Dax and the Horizons experience
Owen Richards from Houdini Dax talks about his band's experience with the Arts Council of Wales and BBC Wales Horizons scheme, and an upcoming tour in India.
Excorcism, atheism and ebooks
It’s now 40 years since The Exorcist hit the big screen and was promptly banned by local authorities all over the UK because of its graphic scenes of demonic possession.
With a future and a past to create, Doctor Who thrives in South Wales
Doctor Who producer Derek Ritchie explains the challenges and successes of shooting the new series.
Hinterland: Nia Roberts - from Patagonia to Borth
Nia Roberts plays the part of Gwen Thomas in the final episode of Hinterland. I was thrilled to be offered the part of Gwen in the fourth episode of Hinterland. My husband Marc had already directed the first one and from the few bits I had read and caught a glimpse of, it was clear that thi...
A snapshot of Sŵn
The sixth Sŵn festival hit Cardiff at the weekend and with it came a better than ever mix of artists spanning every imaginable genre.
Gwyn Thomas 1913-1981 - novelist, playwright, broadcaster and raconteur
This year marks the centenary of the birth of Gwyn Thomas, one of Wales' greatest writers in the medium of English.
Obesity: Why we should care
With obesity becoming a growing problem in Wales, more so than anywhere else in Britain, Week In Week Out asks why we should care, and whether a response based on a stereotype - that it is all the fault of the obese person - is no response at all.
The making of Police 24/7
The police force, with its diversity of occupational roles, both with the 'bobby on the beat' and behind the scenes non-policing jobs, felt like a rich storytelling area for the 24/7 strand.
Getting 50 years of BBC Wales television on-air
Matt Rosser, Daily Operations Manager for BBC Cymru Wales looks back on the changing face of TV presentation as part of the BBC Cymru Wales 50 anniversary.
The 400 musicians behind Calon Lân
BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales recently recorded Calon Lân as part of BBC Cymru Wales’s Six Nations marketing campaign. Osian Rowlands, Chorus Manager, BBC National Chorus of Wales, goes behind-the-scenes of how nearly 400 musicians came together to make the trail.
Performing at the Best Classical Music Festival in the World
BBC PROMS - Performing at the Best Classical Music Festival in the World, by Osian Rowlands - Chorus Manager for BBC National Orchestra & Chorus of Wales
When heroes become friends: The John Hartson story
I first met John Hartson back in 1994. I was working as a television producer in BBC Wales Sport and had travelled up to Luton on a wet and windy February night with football commentator John Hardy to watch Luton Town’s FA Cup fourth round replay against Newcastle United.
What happened to the Snowdonia 1890 cottages?
Once the cameras had stopped rolling, the production team started work on dismantling the Braddocks' cottage, 'Llety'. We had originally hoped to be able to rebuild the structure elsewhere and open it to the public but, due to severe weather damage and the difficulties of removing the building...
A closer look at Cardiff: Living on the Streets
The makers of Cardiff: Living on the streets discuss making the programme.
