Happy New Year!
There’s much in store for what promises to be a very busy 2015, starting this week with a trip to see the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
Three years ago, BBC NOW provided a day long soundtrack for Radio Wales. It was so much fun, we’ve decided to do it all again this Friday. Our latest day with the orchestra sees Jason Mohammad and Wynne Evans find out more about the BBC’s Ten Pieces and get their hands dirty as the orchestra plays some listeners’ favourites.
There’s still plenty of time to be part of the day at Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff Bay. Free tickets are available via the Wales Millennium Centre on 02920 63 64 64.
Jamie Owen tries out conducting BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Louise Elliott plays the bell while they spend the morning with the Orchestra at Hoddinott Hall in January 2012.
Our coverage of World War One continues with a new three part series: Doves and Hawks sees Aled Eurig presents a history of Wales and the pacifism movement during the First World War.
Tackling in the War in a completely different way, meet The Greatest Welshman Never Heard Of - aka hapless Great War correspondent Aneurin Davies. He’s the subject of our Friday night comedy through January. Check out episode one online now.
A century ago, Caradoc Evans wrote a collection of short stories called ‘My People’, which caused such a storm he became known as ‘the most hated man in Wales’. Rachel Trezise takes up the story in a special edition of the Radio Wales Arts Show on Wednesday at 6.30.
Llandudno’s Courteous Thief have the honour of becoming the first Radio Wales Artist of the Week of 2015. You can hear their new song, Red Ribbons, across the station this week. They’ll be live in session with Eleri on Wednesday. On Thursday Eleri speaks to our very own Elis James about his new BBC Three comedy Crims.
And talking of comedy, Ross Noble joins Lynn Bowles as she returns after her Christmas break on Sunday at 2.
So that’s week 1 of 2015. The other 51 will include a General Election, a Rugby World Cup, Cardiff Singer of the World, obviously another Grand Slam and - it goes without saying - qualification to a major football tournament for the first time in my lifetime!
I’m off to the bookies.
Steve
