Tag Archives: Manic Street Preachers

Babelsberg calling – the Gruff Rhys interview

Posted on September 13, 2018 by writewyattuk

Three months after the release of a record he originally considered putting out two years earlier, musician, composer, producer, filmmaker and author Gruff Rhys is set to re-tread the boards around the UK, amid plenty of deserved acclaim for Babelsberg. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged Ali Chant, American Interior, Anhrefn, Babelsberg, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Cardiff, Catatonia, Gruff Rhys, H. Hawkline, Lily Cole, Lisa Jên Brown, Manic Street Preachers, Ray Davies, Royal Northern College of Music, Set Fire to the Stars, Stephen McNeff, Super Furry Animals, Wales | 2 Comments

January to June 2017 – the writewyattuk review: the first six months …

Posted on December 22, 2017 by writewyattuk

Blue Aeroplanes frontman Gerard Langley on the band’s early days: “When we started out, we got out of Bristol as much as we could, but would often be third on the bill, playing without a soundcheck. We thought we’d just run … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music | Tagged Abba, Alex Neilson, alt-J, Andy Bell, Benny Andersson, Blondie, Blue Aeroplanes, Brendan Cole, Brian Epstein, Bruce Foxton, Captain Beefheart, Carl Magnus Palm, Chris Stein, Del Amitri, Den Davis, Denny Walley, Doug Perkins and the Spectaculars, Dunfermline, Erasure, Frank Zappa, From The Jam, Gerard Langley, Gus Unger-Hamilton, Howard Jones, Ian Hunter, J Willgoose Esq, James Taylor, James Taylor Quartet, John McNally, John Peel, Jose Jacobs, Justin Currie, Katrina and the Waves, Katrina Leskanich, Leo Sayer, Lloyd Cole, Manic Street Preachers, Michael Buble, Mott the Hoople, Neil Sheasby, Orange Juice, paul weller, Public Service Broadcasting, Richard Jobson, Ron Mael, Ron Sexsmith, Rose McDowall, Runshaw College, Russell Hastings, Simon Barber, Sparks, Stone Foundation, Strawberry Switchblade, Strictly Come Dancing, The Chesterfields, The Clash, The Jam, The Searchers, The Skids, Trembling Bells, Vince Clarke | Leave a comment

Public Service Broadcasting – Every Valley

Posted on July 24, 2017 by writewyattuk

I’ve mentioned on these pages before a love of archive documentary films, the British Film Institute restoring, reissuing and reminding us of so many inspirational cinematic moments in recent years, not least treasures from the pioneering GPO Film Unit and … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged 9Bach, A Letter for Wales, Beaufort Male Choir, BFI, British Transport Films, Camera Obscura, Donald Houston, Every Valley, GPO Film Unit, Haiku Salut, Idris Davies, J Willgoose Esq, James Dean Bradfield, Manic Street Preachers, Night Mail, Norman Prouting, Public Service Broadcasting, Richard Burton, South Wales, The Magnetic North, Wrigglesworth | Leave a comment

Valley high – back in touch with Public Service Broadcasting’s J. Willgoose Esq.

Posted on April 14, 2017 by writewyattuk

Commercial success doesn’t seem to have changed the pseudonymous J.Wilgoose Esq. Unless of course his excuse of not picking up his phone straight away as he was ‘carrying a cup of tea into the studio’ is shorthand for some rock’n’roll … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged 9Bach, Beaufort Male Choir, Camera Obscura, coalmining, Ebbw Vale, Every Valley, Haiku Salut, Inform Educate Entertain, J Willgoose Esq, James Dean Bradfield, Lisa Jên Brown, Manic Street Preachers, miners' strike, Public Service Broadcasting, South Wales, The Race for Space, Tracyanne Campbell | 4 Comments

Exploring the gravitational pull of Public Service Broadcasting – a writewyattuk interview

Posted on February 13, 2015 by writewyattuk

I’m not alone in my fascination for all things space-related, and was captivated as a child by the later Apollo missions, at least one of which I vaguely recall catching on telly at primary school in the early ’70s. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music | Tagged British Film Institute, Dr Who, Everest, Gagarin, Kaiser Chiefs, Manic Street Preachers, NASA, New Order, Public Service Broadcasting, Rolling Stones, Sputnik, The Race for Space, Valentina Tereshkova, Willgoose, Wrigglesworth | 4 Comments

Tag Archives: Manic Street Preachers

Babelsberg calling – the Gruff Rhys interview

January to June 2017 – the writewyattuk review: the first six months …

Public Service Broadcasting – Every Valley

Valley high – back in touch with Public Service Broadcasting’s J. Willgoose Esq.

Exploring the gravitational pull of Public Service Broadcasting – a writewyattuk interview

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