July (105 posts)
Sunday 31 July 2011, 12:36
It's a tough act to follow the fantastic architectural spectacle that greeted visitors to the Ebbw Vale National Eisteddfod's 'Lle Celf' (Art Space) in 2010. But the Lle Celf at Wrexham, which opened offically last night, rises to the challenge, even if its home on the maes this year is a more modest...
Read more about Welsh art at y 'Lle Celf'
Friday 29 July 2011, 16:12
Sir Herbert Lloyd of Maesyfelin and Peterwell just outside Lampeter can arguably be acknowledged as one of the wickedest men Wales ever produced.
In many ways he was the archetypal evil squires so beloved by romantic writers and early film makers. If he had been born and lived a hundred years later...
Friday 29 July 2011, 13:15
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This week we're baking under superb sunshine in the beautiful, expansive grounds of the Faenol Estate in Bangor, at the 5th Gwyl Gardd Goll festival. BBC Radio (us...
Read more about Adam Walton playlist and show info: Sunday 24 July 2011
Thursday 28 July 2011, 16:04
I wake up on the Sunday morning existentially adrift. This can feel like the loneliest job. You get to flit around countless, remarkable folk, drawn to their talents, banging your dusty antenna against their luminosity, but you never get in. You're a different species. And that's how it should be, I...
Read more about Gŵyl Gardd Goll, Y Faenol Estate, Sunday 24 July 2011
Thursday 28 July 2011, 11:31
The dust has finally settled after a hectic week at the Royal Welsh Show. The washing machine has been going flat out, boots have been cleaned and I'm still finding bits of straw about my person, but It was a great show.
I've now come back down to earth with a bump and an infestation of slow worms...
Wednesday 27 July 2011, 18:26
Having recently got married, I now have a mound of photographs 'arranged' in haphazard piles on my kitchen table. I can't quite bring myself to painstakingly, er I mean, lovingly arrange them all in the assorted albums and frames that have formed a Tetris-style stack in the living room. Patience is sadly...
Read more about Snap happy? Photomarathon exhibition opens this weekend
Wednesday 27 July 2011, 13:57
This summer the National Trust has opened its doors to some of the nation's best-loved cartoon characters and allowed The Beano's mischief-makers to run riot across the country.
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher kick off the summertime chaos as they conquer medieval Powis Castle in Welshpool.
Read more about Gnashional Trust: Dennis the Menace and Gnasher conquer Powis Castle
Wednesday 27 July 2011, 11:28
With today, Wednesday 27 July, marking one year to go until the grand opening of the 2012 London Olympics, anticipation surrounding the event is building.
We have a small slice of the sporting action in Wales as the extravaganza literally kicks off with the women's football at the Millennium Stadium...
Wednesday 27 July 2011, 10:38
This year we've seen a spectacular crop of music festivals pop up around Wales, such as Gŵyl Gardd Goll, Laugharne, Mach Comedy Fest, Gŵyl Arall and many others.
Each week I'm sent new links and hear of the fantastic work being done in sometimes the most remote locations of Wales. Wales has long been...
Tuesday 26 July 2011, 17:05
Today the Wrexham and District National Eisteddfod chair has been unveiled to the Eisteddfod executive committee on the Maes.
Made from four different types of wood, cedar, sycamore, the African Wenge and the Welsh oak, the chair was created by Dilwyn...
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