The lost communities of Cardiff’s docklands are to feature in a new four-part tv series on ITV Cymru Wales. ‘Dock of the Bay’ examines the transformation of the city’s waterfront from Tiger Bay to Cardiff Bay. It also chronicles the history and demolition of Newtown, nick-named ‘Little Ireland’ and Lower Splott, a community that was built in the shadow of the giant East Moors steelworks. The series celebrates the present day diversity of the Bay and goes behind the scenes…
An overview of current research in the Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary conducted by the Danau Girang Field Centre, eastern Sabah, Borneo – Tuesday 16th October 7:30 pm This is a return to a topic we last heard about from Dr Goossens in 2011. During the past ten years, students working at DGFC have helped develop research programmes on several flagship species, including Bornean elephant, sun bear, Sunda clouded leopard, Sunda pangolin, Bornean bearded pig, proboscis monkey, slow loris, and reticulated python….
***We’re sharing the news but we certainly don’t hate the English at Cardiff Times. We only want to beat them at Rugby!*** Why Does Everyone Hate The English? HISTORY® joins Al Murray to find out in new series. New research conducted in time for the second episode of the new HISTORY® TV series, Al Murray: Why Does Everyone Hate The English? (premieres on 15th October at 9pm), has revealed that football is one of the main reasons why Welsh people…
On Wednesday 10th October, our reporter Beth Girdler- Maslen went to the launch of Chai Street Green’s vegan and vegetarian menu. Chai Street Green is in the heart of Canton and is the first of its chain to go vegan. In a speech given by the owner, he spoke about Chai Street Green’s want to promote living a meat free lifestyle and to contribute to cutting down bad health statistics. The restaurant has a cosy atmosphere with coloured lights overhead…
Theatr Clwyd takes centre stage with prestigious UK nominations Richard Harrington and Katherine Parkinson performing live in ‘Home, I’m Darling’. Theatr Clwyd will go for gold at the UK Theatre Awards this week (Sunday 14 October) in a bid to take home three highly-esteemed awards. Nominated for Best New Play, Best Musical Production and The Renee Stepham Award for Best Presentation of Touring Theatre, Theatr Clwyd will fly the flag for Wales as it goes up against some of…
Local photographer Tess Seymour, reached the final stage of the national photography competition Patient Portraits: A New You at an event in the Houses of Parliament where all submissions were exhibited. The competition, run by the UK’s heart valve disease charity Heart Valve Voice, in partnership with The Royal Photographic Society, aims to raise awareness of heart valve disease, a growing health concern in the UK. All finalists were paired with a local patient to create a series of photographs…
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts in Wales, BAFTA Cymru, has revealed the names of some of the nominees, presenters and other special guest attendees for this Sunday’s British Academy Cymru Awards, which is taking place at the St David’s Hall in Cardiff, Wales on 14 October. Stars of the big and small screen are set to attend the 27th BAFTA Cymru ceremony, which honours excellence in performance and production within film, games and television in…
The Best House in Town, BBC One Sidney Street, the makers of Mary Berry Everyday, Classic Mary Berry and The Farmers’ Country Showdown are making an exciting new TV series for BBC One. ‘The Best House in Town’ will see proud property owners, who all go the extra mile to make their houses stand out from the crowd, compete against each other. With local knowledgeable neighbours doing the judging it’s a competition that celebrates the best of British ingenuity, creativity…
As a creator and co-star of Dirty Sanchez, MTV’s notorious noughties prank show, Matt Pritchard’s job description was essentially being filmed doing stupid stuff whilst being drunk and high. The show made him a global star but it came at a price. Matt has spent the last decade kicking drugs, alcohol and re-inventing himself as a clean, ultra athlete using diet and fitness to fight his demons. In “Wild Man to Iron Man” a BBC Wales documentary made…
The Empress of Soul – Gladys Knight, who was the music guest on Strictly Come Dancing at the weekend, is proud to announce – two extra shows to her eight date UK tour in June/July 2019 at Liverpool Echo Two – July 3rd and Cardiff Motorpoint Arena – July 4th. Tickets for extra dates go on sale: Friday, October 12th @ 9.00am Gladys Knight, known for her collection of classic hits such as: ‘Midnight Train To Georgia’ (which was honoured as…
