Show Notes for In Town Today 4th February 2010

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So time marches relentlessly onwards. Waiting for no-one. Another day another dollar another show. So what's in store for us?

I hope you enjoyed the Show on the 28th January. It was great fun making it and talking with those great people. If you like what you've heard do let me know. Leave a comment at the bottom of this page. And if there's anything you didn't like or would want included don't be bashful let me know.You can listen again by clicking on the right of this text!!

Martin Williams talked with me for last week's show and I ran out of time so he's with us this week.

Watch out for more information about him and other guests including Tracey the Naked Blonde Writer

BREAKING NEWS:  Tracy Williams, the naked blonde writer who will be reading her book "Blackout" today. The book has now been published and you can order a copy. Click here


She will be joining me on In Town Today in the Thursday 4th February programme so put it in your diary and listen in.

Want a signed proof copy of her book? 
Just click on the above line.

http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/southwalesnews/Author-stripping-online-read-book/article-1720009-detail/article.html

Here's a recent interview I did with Tomas Morgan of the School of Journalism in Cardiff


Snow's affect on businesses by KatiePrescott

 Listen to this amazing Baritone singing and just giving a great performance in the Covent Garden Market Courtyard. I'll be having a conversation on this week's show. Listen in and learn about a journey of discovery

 Another student enjoying Rag Week and really throwing himself into collecting. You can read the charities on the bucket.

You may have heard of Rules Restaurant, the oldest restaurant in London. Well I spoke with Brian Silva, their well-known barman and cocktail supremo. He's also now running a new cocktail course where you can learn from the maestro himself. working at some of the greats including the Cumberland Hotel he certainly knows his stuff.


He had a wealth of stories to tell but we couldn't mention names.


And Peter Maylin has been the doorman there for over two years with experience at such top spots as the Savoy. Peter talks about Rules Restaurant with great enthusiasm and any boss would be more than pleased to have such a dedicated member of staff.


The restaurant is of another age and venison, pheasant and wild duck are amongst the most popular dishes.


I watched diners being treated like royalty and thought "This is the place for old fashioned service and opulent surroundings. Take a look at their website at http://www.rules.co.uk.

I have often talked about Pimlico lumbers, the most successful plumbers in the UK I think.  Well today  caught one of their vans and had a brief conversation with one of their staff.

Rag Week in Covent Garden Market. Listen to these guys enjoying themselves

Celebrating 50th Wedding, Golden Anniversary with a trip to London as a secret surprise organised by their children here are
Myra and Malcolm Fish and Ann and Allan Brownsword. They nlistened and sent a "Thank You" with another huge "Thanks" to their family for arranging such a great weekend.




Taybarns competion  finishes on Wednesday 3rd February at 6pm  Just text the word "comp" and your name to 07976364681.


Taybarns adjacent to ASDA.
Here's a video we made last year





Watch out for more. There is something for everyone.
Music from Terry and Seija, poetry from Ollie
 Join me at 7pm on Thursday 4th February for a full radio magazine


 

Show Notes for Thursday 28th January 2010

There is a great show lined up for you this week.

Eat as much as you can at Taybarns Restaurant by ASDA in Llansamlet, Swansea.


Better still enter the competition by Wednesday 3rd February and win a meal for 4 people. We will have two winners this week so text 07976364681 with "Comp" and your name to win. Listen to the Show

 If you are a Swansea Student get down to Taybarns any time after 8pm Sunday til Friday for all you can eat for just £4.99. Student card required.


And you silver surfers can eat well for just £3.99 before 5pm. Open from 11.30 am.


Enter the competition now.


Meanwhile why not become a follower. It's easy just click on the right . . . . . . please 
And here are places and people I've seen this week

Swansea on a cold but bright Sunday morning about eight o'clock as the slight fog lifts. oads of people about enjoying life.









 

One man and his dog below enjoying both excercise and thinking time.Yes! 






 
That is me at the top of the scaffolding. With the standard "Leahy" pose arms outwards

  Seija Knight singing on a quiet Monday morning.  I had a great conversation with her. Listen to In Town Today on Thursday. If you want to purchase her CD just click on the button below . Really great value at £10 plus postage. Watch out for more from this talented young soprano. Seija sings the following on the CD

Ave Maria - Schubert

Porgi Amor - Mozart
Stridono lassu - Leoncavallo
O sole mio - Di Capua
O mio babbino caro - Puccini
Vissi d'arte - Puccini
Si, Mi chiamano Mimi - Puccini
Oh! Quante volte - Bellini

Seija sang at Wembley Stadium

for the Russia/England 2008 Qualifier in front of 86,000, performed at the Ritz Hotel at a private party for Prince Alberty of Monaco and much more. See her website at http://www.seijaknight.com/index.htm

And listen to her on Thursday at 7pm.

What is the link with my guest on Thursday who owns Pollock's Toy Theatres shop in Covent Garden Market  and was in Coronation Street as a long standing character that we loved? I remember building one of these myself, in fact several and also with my children. Listen on Thursday at 7pm You could visit the website at http://www.pollockstoymuseum.com/index.html

Here is the link.      You'll remember Derek Wilton in Coronation Street played by Peter Barlow. We'll he spoke with me and we recorded an interview about the life and times of Toy Theatres. He owns the Benjamin Pollock Toy Shop in Covent Garden Market and is often there. Climb the stairs and you'll enter an world of toy theatres and much more. Buy a theatre and you'll get pure enjoyment in making ion up and performaing a short play. If you've got children, grandchildren or just young friends you'll see amazement in their eyes as they help you. Peter has published a book called Toy Theatres of the World which is becoming rare and valuable. Copies are available in the shop or on-line at the above website.

Paulette Pelosi was born in Cardiff but a short time later moved to her parents' home town of Swansea. She was educated at convent and grammar schools, but illness terminated 'A' levels and plans for a journalistic career. Chronic illness was often a disruptive force in her childhood and adolescence and continues to be so in adult life. In 1976 Paulette collapsed at the end of her training as a State Registered Nurse - a diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus put a name (at last) to the previous episodes of ill-health. Within two years of diagnosis she became heavily involved in promoting knowledge about Lupus within a national charity, and went on to become Public Relations Officer for the South Wales Lupus Group (since retired). Paulette says that writing is one of many personal survival tactics. She continues to live in Swansea where she maintains a healthy sense of humour. Her Welsh and Italian roots are both highly important to her identity.

Paulette's Italian roots and the direct involvement of her father in the scandal of Italian men, many of whom had grown and had families in Wales, and who were an integral part of the community, were interned as enemies of the state . Some had sons fighting in the Britsh army. Listen to this tragic story and the memorial that is being laid in Cardiff on July 2nd this year.

Details can be found on the site at

http://www.arandorastarwales.us/Arandora_Star_Memorial_Fund_in_Wales/HOME_PAGE_1.html

Interestingly, Terry Clarke, who features each week sang his composition Aranora Star when I heard him play at the Brunswick Arms last Thursday and we hope to feature that number as soon as we can set up a recording session. Meanwhile Terry has asked if we'd play his number Maria Callas as it continues the Italian theme with both Paulette and the singing of Seija.

Maria Callas is on Night Ride to Birmingham on the Terrapin label and features Wes McGhee. Recorded in September 2004 and available from Terry. I'll try and get a Paypal button on the site. Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy Terry's music as much as I do. I'm awaiting the release of his Dylan Thomas CD which he has been working on over the last few months with Swansea poet and Dylan Thomas specialist Peter Thabit Jones
Terry says:
My first musical memories come from listening to the radio when I was a child. My mother always had the radio on in the house. My favourites  were the popular opera singers of that time such as Maria Callas, Erinco Caruso and Mario Lanza. . .  to me Maria Callas is hardcore, a blues singer almost. Her singing "Casta Diva" from Bellini's "Norma" is one of those pieces of music I return to constantly, like I do Mikes Davis "Sketches of Spain"

Donna Phillips and Dan Morgan talk about young film-makers in Swansea and their ideas they are currently working on.

The full team are featured here and we look forward to seeing their first production starting in the Spring. This will be a series of shorts that they hope to place in local, national and international competitions.

Finally Ollie will be reciting another couple of poems.

Keep listening.

See you next week

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