Blog posts by year and monthMarch 2014
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A taste of summer
British Summer Time started yesterday and many parts of Wales enjoyed a taste of summer. In fact, yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far with a top temperature of 20.7 Celsius recorded at Porthmadog in Gwynedd. Not quite a record for March but warmer than Majorca and well above the av...
All aboard for a Barry bus journey with a difference
The new theatre company Papertrail is launching its first-ever production next weekend and the action will take place on-board a bus as it journeys through Barry. Day To Go is a new site-specific show insired by the people of Barry and their favourite stories and is created and directed by Brid...
Bringing the voice of Dylan Thomas to life
Today we launch three animated shorts inspired by the poetry of Dylan Thomas - And Death Shall Have No Dominion, Fern Hill and Poem in October. Extracts of each of these three poems are brought to life with colourful illustrations and are voiced by Dylan Thomas himself.
Wildlife Patrol: It's like Batman and Robin, but without the cool car
Ian Durham, series producer and editor for Rhys Jones’s Wildlife Patrol describes what it’s like filming a responsive series and working with Dr Rhys Jones.
The role of the 'Welsh Mam' through history
Mother's Day is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent and, these days, is a combination of an old religious festival and the newer, perhaps more commercial, American celebration which began in 1908. It is, as it has always been, a day to acknowledge the concept of motherhood. In Wales the role and position of the mother has always been central to society, both rural and urban.
Maudie’s Rooms: A magical family journey
If you’re looking for something different to do with the family this Easter then a secret location in Bute Street (not normally open to the public) is being transformed into the setting for an intimate new production.
'Eerie but beautiful' abandoned sites
What is it about buildings that have been abandoned and taken over by the elements that fascinate us? Remains, a new exhibition at the National Slate Museum in Llanberis, explores our fascination with how nature has taken over the old slate quarries of north Wales.
Some seriously grave research
Back in January, Philip John from Neath rang BBC Radio Wales asking for advice regarding his grandmother, Annie Gertrude John (nee Whiskerd). Annie had given birth to a baby girl in 1911. Baby Phyllis Whiskerd was adopted and Philip wanted to know what he could do to try and find out more about...
The coldest night of the year so far
As expected there was a chill in the air over the weekend with a few showers.
