S ian Stevenson was studying for a Master’s degree at Oxford University when she realised a career in social work was not right for her. Drawn to creativity and self-expression, she found her true cal

Works by Bowie, Crumb, Brahms, Mahler, Wolf, Schubert, Clarke et al Olivia Vermeulen (mezzo), Jan Philip Schulze (piano/synthesizer), Bernd Oezsevim (percussion) Challenge Classics CC720038 67 mins Th

Theatre: Our Town Swansea Grand Theatre, until 31 ...

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Andrew Kötting’s great British film Gallivant. Gallivant—such a word! You’d expect a romp, a lark, a knockabout. All the fun of the fair. Kötting travels around

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