Wildlife TV Presenter, Adventurer, naturalist and writer Steve Backshall takes us on a tour of the real life expeditions that have inspired his novels 'The Falcon Chronicles'. It's a wild journey, illustrated with photos and films from his expeditions from the Arctic to the Antarctic, from the tundra to the top of the world's highest peaks, and from the depths of the rainforest to the bottom of the sea. This talk is suitable for wildlife enthusiasts of all ages from eight to eighty. There will also be extended Q and As at the end of the show. (Parents are advised that the content might be...
Legendary folk-rock troubadour Donovan came to prominence over 50 years ago. His eclectic and distinctive style which drew from jazz, pop, psychedelia and world music were displayed on hits like 'Catch The Wind' (for which he won an Ivor Novello Award), 'Colours', 'Sunshine Superman' and 'Mellow Yellow', among others. He famously taught John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison to finger pick the guitar on their famous trip to India to study Transcendental Meditation, while other artists who have cited him as an influence include Led Zepplin and Belle and Sebastian. Donovan was...
Eddi Reader was brought into the limelight with Fairground Attraction and their single 'Perfect' and parent album First of a Million Kisses which both topped the British charts.
However, it has been her subsequent solo albums which signalled her increasing ability to assimilate different musical styles and make them all very much her own.
From the traditional to the contemporary, Eddi brings to joyous life all forms of song and what sets Reader apart is the depth and quality of the emotional performance; her ability not only to move the listener but to connect her...
It's true to say Derek Acorah needs no introduction. A celebrity, author and performer like no other, Derek is one of the foremost names in the world of Psychic Phenomena. One of the most engaging and entertaining personalities of his genre, Derek has become loved by millions. As a result, his theatre shows have sold out across the world for decades. Now! A chance for you to experience this very special event. Derek's brand new Tour 'Psychic Ether' will appear at venues across the UK and Europe throughout 2015.
THE BLUES BAND - 35 Years and Back for More Paul Jones, Dave Kelly, Tom McGuinness, Rob Townsend and Gary Fletcher. Many of the Blues Band's 21st century fans weren't even born when these five virtuosos, already music industry veterans, decided to fly in the face of musical fashion in 1979 and form a band 'just to play the blues'. No one could have predicted that, 35 years on, they'd still be dazzling audiences with their showmanship and virtuosity. About 20 albums and thousands of gigs later, they've earned a reputation around the world as one of the finest exponents of the blues...
We thought dance class was good, we thought dance class was English. We were wrong. Now we see you are fully English, because you argue with your parents. In Bangladesh this wouldn’t happen. Well you’ve done what we never could. You’ve left Bangladesh behind.
Ballroom dancing is not the only humiliation heaped on Saikat by his ambitious parents. There’s catechism and Latin too. And no-one gets his name right, ever.
Join Saikat as he dances precariously through his dual-identity childhood, torn between the familiar sights of Birmingham and the mysteries of Bangladesh. Meet...
"That's why they call it Café Nero, you know. Because you sit and fiddle with your iPad while the world outside burns."
For over 500 years the smell of coffee has seeped into our streets, our lives, our society.
Hub for gossip, romance, political tub thumping, dodgy deals, completing a new pitch, book clubs, a moment alone, escaping being alone - if walls could talk.
And in one coffee shop in a town just over the horizon, those walls can talk, time escapes us and those that visit the coffee house, dream in the coffee house, plot and scheme in the coffee house all...
Disintegration of the ice caps? A rampaging herd of bulls in central Exeter? Collapse of the British Government (please!)?
Apart from Doctor Who, who knows what will be in the news on Tue 17 Nov?
Whatever the headlines that day, Daniel Bye and a team of specially-selected artists will digest and respond to them for your viewing pleasure, creating an evening of urgently topical contemporary performance about the big issues of today. Not yesterday, today.
