BBC Children in Need has announced that it has awarded a total of £215,628 to two local projects providing services to disadvantaged children and young people. The charity currently funds 22 projects across Cardiff, with over £1.3m invested locally. The newly awarded grants come as BBC Children in Need celebrates its fundraising total for the 2017 Appeal: £60.7 million.  Highlights from the 2017 Appeal include BBC Radio 2’s amazing fundraising efforts spearheaded by Chris Evans’ Breakfast Show which saw millions…

BBC National Orchestra of Wales (BBC NOW) has announced the launch of its highly acclaimed Composition: Wales project for 2019, which will take place in January and February 2019 in BBC Hoddinott Hall led by conductor and composer B Tommy Andersson. For the past 17 years, the project has provided aspiring and talented Welsh composers with the opportunity to have their music rehearsed and performed in front of an audience. Composition: Wales has established itself as one of the most…

        BBC One announces The Elephant Man, a two-part drama starring Charlie Heaton (Stranger Things) as Joseph Merrick – better known as The Elephant Man. Commissioned by Piers Wenger, Controller of BBC Drama, and Charlotte Moore, Director of BBC Content, the 2 x 90′ series is produced by New Pictures and written by Neil McKay (Moorside). The Elephant Man follows the compelling and extraordinary life of Joseph Merrick from his working-class beginnings in Leicestershire, through the work-houses,…

A new BBC TV series is going to re-create a traditional Welsh fishing community from 1906.   The series’ producers are looking for families who would like to experience this unique way of life, on the incredible Welsh coast, for a month.   If you and your family have a sense of adventure and a desire to time travel, then Wildflame Productions want to hear from you. They are producing a new documentary series for the BBC that will see families…

BBC Wales and Arts Council of Wales have announced that the search for Horizons artists to join its 2018 project is now underway   The applications process is now open and the 12 successful acts will be supported and promoted in various ways by Horizons over the next 12 months. Horizons is a unique showcase of new, independent contemporary music in Wales.  Now in its fourth-year, Horizons is a collaboration between BBC Wales and Arts Council of Wales. Since its inception in 2014, Horizons has given a platform to…

New BBC schemes to improve opportunities for young people from diverse backgrounds to get sought after apprenticeships in the BBC and creative sector Two new initiatives are being launched to help young people from low income families compete for future apprenticeships at the BBC. The first programme, based in London and Salford, is a training course designed to level the playing field for 50 school students from socially diverse backgrounds. The programme, being developed with advice from social mobility charity The Sutton…

Spencer Bartlett and Guinness World Record holder Dilys Price will join rugby legend Gareth Thomas to face the challenge of a lifetime Sport Relief is back with a series of epic challenges building up to the whole nation getting moving and beating a billion steps a day, every day, from 17th-23rd March. In Wales, rugby hero Gareth ‘Alfie’ Thomas is leading the charge by facing up to his biggest fear. He may be brave in every field of life –…

With high viewing audiences the BBC seem to have hit the red button with their all-singing Saturday night show All Together Now, presented by Rob Beckett.  Five heats on and with the 10 chosen finalists, this Saturday (March 3) sees the final with the top talented acts competing for a massive £50,000 prize.  Choir leader and Sing&Smile ‘Goldies’ charity founder Grenville Jones from Bath waves the West Country flag as one of ‘The 100’ judges from across the UK, who…

As Ronan Keating and Harriet Scott get set for Breakfast Show launch Tom Price takes on weekend Breakfasts Current Magic Radio Breakfast show host Nick Snaith will now take control of mid-mornings on Magic as the station prepares to launch an all new weekday Breakfast Show with International recording artist, actor and presenter Ronan Keating and award winning broadcaster and current star of Magic weekend breakfast Harriet Scott. Harriet moves from her weekday breakfast slot, which will now be hosted…

If you thought that apprenticeships were only offered by small, local businesses then think again. These 11 big names offer apprenticeships in a variety of sectors from locations across Wales. 1 – BBC Cymru Wales BBC Cymru Wales offers a range of apprenticeships in departments from production and journalism to art, costume design and marketing from bases in Llandaff and Cardiff Bay. 2 – Mercedes-Benz Fancy working for one of the biggest names in motoring? An apprenticeship with Mercedes-Benz from…