Podcasts about Cardiff Bay

Rosa Hunt talks to Phillip Henry, a Rastafarian Beekeeper in Cardiff, about religion and biodiversity. Nestled on a rooftop overlooking Cardiff Bay, Sankofa scientist, Phillip Henry, is helping to create biodiversity corridors for pollinators - bees. Rosa Hunt met with Philip to talk about his background, Rastafarian beliefs, beekeeping, and restorative justice. In this wide ranging discussion, they look at the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, the history of mining in Wales, and slavery. Phillip Henry also chooses some songs that represent his journey and beliefs.

In this solo episode, Satsunami discusses the impact of the 2009 mini series Torchwood: Children of Earth. 15 years since it's original debut, how has it held up? Are the 456 just as chilling as they were before? And what is the deal with Cardiff Bay?! Without any further ado, welcome to this spooky Halloween episode of Chatsunami!This podcast is a member of the PodPack Collective, an indie podcasting group dedicated to spreading positivity within the podcast community. For further information, please follow the link: https://linktr.ee/podpackcollectiveCheck out all of our content here: https://linktr.ee/chatsunamiWebsite: chatsunami.comTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/ChatsunamiPodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/chatsunami/TikTok: tiktok.com/@chatsunamiPatrons:Super Pandalorian Tier: Battle Toaster Sonia GhostieRed Panda Tier: Greenshield95 Danny Brown Aaron HuggettFree Members: Middle-aged Bodcast IRIDYSCENZIA Rob Harvey Aaron (Super Pod Saga) Billy StrachanUse my special link zen.ai/chatsunami and use chatsunami to save 30% off your first three months of Zencastr professional. #madeonzencastrCreate your podcast today! #madeonzencastrStay safe, stay awesome and most importantly, stay hydrated!

In this solo episode, Satsunami discusses the impact of the 2009 mini series Torchwood: Children of Earth. 15 years since it's original debut, how has it held up? Are the 456 just as chilling as they were before? And what is the deal with Cardiff Bay?! Without any further ado, welcome to this spooky Halloween episode of Chatsunami!This podcast is a member of the PodPack Collective, an indie podcasting group dedicated to spreading positivity within the podcast community. For further information, please follow the link: https://linktr.ee/podpackcollectiveCheck out all of our content here: https://linktr.ee/chatsunamiWebsite: chatsunami.comTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/ChatsunamiPodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/chatsunami/TikTok: tiktok.com/@chatsunamiPatrons:Super Pandalorian Tier: Battle Toaster Sonia GhostieRed Panda Tier: Greenshield95 Danny Brown Aaron HuggettFree Members: Middle-aged Bodcast IRIDYSCENZIA Rob Harvey Aaron (Super Pod Saga) Billy StrachanUse my special link zen.ai/chatsunami and use chatsunami to save 30% off your first three months of Zencastr professional. #madeonzencastrCreate your podcast today! #madeonzencastrStay safe, stay awesome and most importantly, stay hydrated!

Lots of us meet our partners through online dating and 28 year old Nadine Aburas from a Cardiff met a rich, charismatic man from New York through the internet. He spoke of marriage and supporting her as she studied to achieve her goal of becoming an architect. But as so often on this podcast, everything was not as it seemed and their relationship reached a shocking conclusion in room 203 of a hotel in Cardiff Bay.Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast:https://uktruecrime.comSupport me at Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following the 2024 UK General Election, many Labour MPs are grappling for the first time with the challenge of becoming a government minister. Of the 111 appointments made by the new Prime Minister, only 18 have held ministerial roles before and only 4 are returning to the roles they previously held. Of course our own national government in Wales is currently poised to begin its third (and hopefully final) iteration of 2024 as the "Labour's first female head of state in the UK” will reshuffle the government once she is confirmed as new First Minister. With some new members of the government such as Sarah Murphy and Jack Sargeant barely months into their roles, they too will be trying to learn quickly. So what does it take to become a good minister, whether at national or union level? Well, thankfully Prof Leighton Andrews has just written a book on this very subject and we are delighted to be joined by him to discuss not only this subject but also the recent events in Cardiff Bay that ultimately led to the resignation of former First Minister Vaughan Gething. We recorded this in the period overlapping the embattled end to Mr Gething's tenure and ahead of the commencement of Eluned Morgan's so Leighton has kindly recorded an updated final segment to reflect this. Leighton can be found here: https://x.com/LeightonAndrews Leighton's Substack is here: https://t.co/AplBOByve3 And his book can be found here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-50008-4 We hope you find this podcast interesting and useful. Please do send feedback, it's always great to hear what our audience thinks. Thank you for listening to the podcast. If you have enjoyed it, please leave us a nice rating or comment on your podcast app or on YouTube and, if you are able to do so, please consider supporting our work from just £3/month on Patreon: www.patreon.com/hiraethpod

Embracing Challenges: David Skinner's Epic Solo Cycle Ride Across Wales Welcome to another episode of Monday Night Live (MNL)! We're thrilled to bring back David Skinner, a long-time friend of MNL who has shared his incredible adventures with us each year. This week, David takes us on an extraordinary solo cycle ride across the length of Wales. Introduction by Derek ArdenHello everybody, I'm Derek Arden, your host for Monday Night Live, where we share stories of extraordinary people who often stay under the radar. Tonight, we have David Skinner, an adventurer who has conquered mountains like Mont Blanc, the Matterhorn, and the Andes. Now, he has taken on a new challenge: cycling the length of Wales. I followed David on the Garmin app during his journey, and we'll delve into his motivations and experiences. Whether you're an adventurer or a fan of human determination, this episode will inspire and motivate you. Motivation Behind the RideDavid begins by sharing what inspired this challenge. It started with a Christmas gift from his wife: a guidebook for "Lôn Las Cymru," a remote cycle route from the southern to the northern tip of Wales. The idea of traversing such a varied and challenging landscape intrigued him. Despite the demanding nature of the ride, David saw it as a personal challenge worth undertaking. The RouteDavid's route included some of Wales' most stunning parts, such as the Brecon Beacons, the Cambrian Mountains, Cader Idris, and Snowdonia National Park. He shares breathtaking images of Snowdonia, highlighting the stark contrast between the lush, green landscapes and rugged mountain terrains. Day-by-Day Breakdown of the Journey Preparation and PlanningPreparation was key to David's success. He discusses the importance of health, fitness, motivation, nutrition, recovery, weather, mechanics, route finding, and safety. He emphasizes that meticulous planning and having contingencies in place were crucial for navigating the unpredictable Welsh weather and challenging terrain. Day 1: Cardiff to GlasburyDavid's adventure began in Cardiff, starting at the Cardiff Bay docks. The first day's journey followed the Taff Trail, taking him out of the city and into more remote areas. The transition from urban to rural was stark and exhilarating. He cycled 114 kilometers, climbing about 5,000 feet, and ended the day in Glasbury, near Hay-on-Wye, known for its second-hand bookshops. Day 2: Glasbury to LlanidloesThe second day was deceptively challenging. Despite being a shorter route, David felt the fatigue setting in. He crossed the River Severn at Builth Wells, cycled through lush landscapes near Rhayader, and ended the day in the charming town of Llanidloes. The cumulative effort of the previous day made this leg particularly tough. Day 3: Llanidloes to BarmouthDay three presented the most climbing, with David navigating the Hafren Forest and ascending to the high point near Cader Idris. The weather was unpredictable, with heavy showers giving way to sunshine, creating a surreal cycling experience. He navigated through the slate valleys and reached the historic Barmouth Bridge, ending his day in the coastal town of Barmouth. Day 4: Barmouth to HolyheadThe final day was the longest and featured the greatest ascent. David cycled along the coast, through Porthmadog, and up towards Carnarvon. The views of the Snowdon mountain range were breathtaking, but fatigue and soreness set in, making the final leg to Holyhead a true test of endurance. Despite the challenges, he reached his destination, feeling a profound sense of accomplishment. Reflections and Lessons LearnedBalancing Go-for-it and PlanningDavid reflects on the importance of balancing enthusiasm with meticulous planning. While a positive attitude and willingness to take risks are essential, having a well-thought-out plan can make all the difference. Value of ContingencyHaving contingency plans provided David with the confidence to commi...

A new sports project in South Wales is helping blind and partially sighted people to get their skates on. Hywel Davies headed to Cardiff Bay to find out more. For more information on the IS-vid skating project, visit the website - IS-vid_Accessible | iChope Events CIC Image: Skaters on the ice at the Vindico Arena in Cardiff.

A new sports project in South Wales is helping blind and partially sighted people to get their skates on. Hywel Davies spoke to one of the participants in Cardiff Bay to find out more. For more information on the IS-vid skating project, visit the website - IS-vid_Accessible | iChope Events CIC

At the end of a week that saw both the 25th anniversary of the first elections to Cardiff Bay and legislation passed to reform the Senedd, James Williams and Felicity Evans join the Presiding Officer Elin Jones MS in the Siambr to reflect on the devolution journey to date and what the future holds - for both her and the institution.

With the Senedd back in session after the Easter recess, the new First Minister Vaughan Gething can now properly get down to business. Following a debut appearance at FMQs and a statement on "delivering Wales' priorities", Felicity Evans and James Williams explore what the past week in Cardiff Bay reveals about Mr Gething's approach to his new role with BBC Wales political editor Gareth Lewis. And more than a decade in the making, Pembrokeshire-born academic Sam Blaxland discusses his new history, "The Conservative Party in Wales, 1945 - 1997"

The right tree in the right place and how it could save lives in the city. We speak to an Urban Green Infrastructure Advisor for Natural Resources Wales on the need to plant more trees in in our towns and cities for people and the planet.Tiny forests - the Welsh Government is offering grants of between ten and forty thousand pounds to plant trees in a small space under a concept of forest creation developed by a Japanese ecologist. We hear how it works at a tiny forest in Cardiff Bay.We talk pond creation in LLanwrtyd Wells - the Freshwater Habitats Trust says ponds are a critically important but undervalued part of the freshwater network. and our reporter Mariclare Carey-Jones takes her tortoise for a check up at the International Tortoise Association in the Vale of Glamorgan

The Vindico Arena in Cardiff Bay will be hosting a new series of ice-skating sessions that have been specially designed for blind and partially sighted people. Hywel Davies has been hearing more about the IS-vid project.   Find out more here: IS-vid_Accessible | iChope Events CIC

Thousands of discontented farmers gathered outside the seat of the Welsh Government, the Senedd, in Cardiff Bay, this week in what was probably the biggest farmer protest seen in the UK in recent years. They're unhappy about various aspects of agricultural policy including the new Welsh Sustainable Farming Scheme, which is heading into its final week of consultation. The scheme is to replace the system of subsidies that operated under the EU's common agricultural policy, and to claim it farmers need 10% of their land under tree cover and a further 10% used for wildlife habitat. Farmers say it's unworkable, but conservationists say it'll protect farming as well as nature. We also look at the state of British Rivers. It coincides with the publication of the Rivers Trust's annual report, which shows that no single stretch of river in England or Northern Ireland is in good overall health. We hear about projects by charities and farmers that are aiming to improve the situation. Presented by Caz Graham

Sarah of Sarah's Wales Walking Tours talks with Olivia Living of Insider Travel Report about how Cardiff is a hub for film and TV production, particularly Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes. Salter discusses various filming locations, including Cardiff Bay and the Parliament building, and recommends tourist attractions like Cardiff Castle and Victorian arcades. For more information, visit www.SarahsWales.co.uk. If interested, the original video of this podcast can be found on the Insider Travel Report Youtube channel or by searching for the podcast's title on Youtube.

We don't normally include event recordings on the Golau podcast feed (instead you can find a number of interesting speakers and public lectures on the Cardiff University podcast). However, this talk from the 2019 Wales Governance Centre Annual Lecture, delivered by Philip Rycroft (the former Permanent Secretary at the UK Government's Department for Exiting the EU) is… well… something else. The audience in Cardiff Bay's Pierhead found it interesting and provocative and we think you will too. In the talk Philip talks about the choppy waters ahead for the constitutional future of the UK and the challenges that will be posed for future prime ministers by the as the bonds holding together the nations of the British Union come under increasing strain. You can find out more about the research of the Wales Governance Centre here: www.cardiff.ac.uk/wales-governance-centre If you've enjoyed this episode of Golau, please like and subscribe on your podcast player of choice to have the next episode download automatically.

In light of the announcement of a new independence referendum in Scotland, this episode of Golau features a fascinating lecture from Prof. Sir Tom Devine of Edinburgh University. Recorded at the Pierhead in Cardiff Bay in late 2016, he considers the reasons for SNP's success and the collapse of Labour in Scotland from a historian's point of view. He concludes with some thoughts on the Scottish question after Brexit and what the future might hold for a restless nation.

Ever been down Cardiff Bay? You think it just popped into existence out of thin air? No. It took years of hard graft, failed regeneration projects and letting local communities down. Hit that tasty little triangle to hear us chat about how Cardiff Bay came to be and how it had a way cooler name back in the day. What do you think of this episode? Tiger YAY? or Tiger NAY? Let us know on our socials.Feeling frivolous and kind? You can donate to the pod here.

Are you able to make most journeys on foot? Should more be done to help people be more active in their travel choices? A recent event in Cardiff Bay marked 10 years of the Active Travel Act in Wales. Hywel Davies went along to find out the difference it's made to the lives of blind and partially sighted people. Image: A large group of walkers and cyclists gather on the steps of the Senedd in Cardiff Bay to hear speakers discuss the Active Travel Act.

  This title was released in September 2023. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until 30 November 2023, and on general sale after this date. Andy Davidson has stumbled across the last proper pub on Cardiff Bay. Sticky carpets, cut-glass mirrors, eccentric regulars and absolutely no food. He gets chatting to the bar manager Nia, who has a strange tale to tell. A tale about bizarre experiments on the local dog population, about booze-hounds transplanted into real hounds. And the weirdest thing is, Andy might be starting to believe her.

Donald Macleod celebrates 80 years of "Composer of the Week" with a concert of music by Grace Williams and Hilary Tann, curated by Welsh music historian Rhian Davies, and performed by the BBC Singers in Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff Bay. Donald, together with Welsh music specialist Geraint Lewis and conductor and broadcaster Gwawr Owen, considers the part these two composers play in the history of Wales' vibrant choral tradition. Composer of the Week has been produced in Cardiff since 1999 so it's fitting that Donald is celebrating Welsh composers in this anniversary series. Across the week, he follows the stories of Grace Williams, Hilary Tann, Morfydd Owen, Dilys Elwyn-Edwards and Rhian Samuel. This quintet of composers were all born in Wales, and much of their music finds inspiration in their Welsh roots. Collectively their stories will take us from the 1890s to the present day. For the first time in "Composer of the Week's" long history, it was recorded live and in front of an audience. During the programme the BBC Singers showcase music by two composers Grace Williams and Hilary Tann, through their choral music. Music includes Williams' arrangements of Welsh folk-songs, and her masterly setting of Ave Maris Stella and we also hear Hilary Tann's settings of Welsh poets RS Thomas and Menna Elfyn. Trad. arr. Grace Williams: Jim Cro Trad. arr. Grace Williams: O rare Turpin Trad. arr. Grace Williams: Mari lwyd Hilary Tann: The Moor Grace Williams: Ave maris stella Hilary Tann: Wellspring Grace Williams: When the green woods laugh Hilary Tann: Paradise Presented by Donald Macleod Produced by Johannah Smith for BBC Audio Wales and West For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Anniversary Special: A Welsh Quintet https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001qfrt And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we've featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

Donald Macleod marks Composer of the Week's 80th anniversary Composer of the Week has been produced in Cardiff since 1999 so it's fitting that Donald is celebrating Welsh composers in this anniversary series. Following on from a live concert given in the BBC's Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff Bay, with the BBC Singers, Donald continues the story of Welsh music with programmes featuring music by Grace Williams, Hilary Tann, Morfydd Owen, Dilys Elwyn-Edwards and Rhian Samuel. This quintet of composers were all born in Wales, and much of their music finds inspiration in their Welsh roots. Collectively their stories will take us from the 1890s to the present day. Music Featured: Morfydd Owen: Beti Bwt (Welsh Impressions) Dilys Elwyn-Edwards: The Cloths of Heaven Morfydd Owen: My luv's like a red, red rose Morfydd Owen: Nocturne for orchestra in D flat major Dilys Elwyn-Edwards: Lullaby for piano Dilys Elwyn-Edwards: Laudate Dominum Dilys Elwyn-Edwards: All that's past Dilys Elwyn-Edwards: Caneuon y Tri Aderyn Grace Williams: Symphony no. 2 (excerpt) Grace Williams: Ballads, IV: Allegro furioso Grace Williams: Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes Grace Williams: Sea Sketches (excerpt) Grace Williams: Elegy Rhian Samuel: Four-and-a half Dancing Men (A Garland for Anne) Rhian Samuel: Little Duos for oboe and cor anglaise (Little Whispers) Rhian Samuel: A Perfect View Rhian Samuel: Gaslight Square II for piano duo Rhian Samuel: Love Bade me welcome Rhian Samuel: Salve nos Rhian Samuel: Time out of Time (excerpt) Rhian Samuel: Clytemnestra for female voice and orchestra (excerpt) Hilary Tann: From the Song of Amergin (excerpt) Hilary Tann: Nothing Forgotten (I: Andante maestoso) Hilary Tann: Llef for flute and cello (excerpt) Hilary Tann: Shakkei (II: Leggiero) Hilary Tann: Water's Edge (II: From the Riverbed) Hilary Tann: Seven peoms of stillness (I: The air a staircase for silence (Kneeling)) Hilary Tann: In the First, Spinning Place Presented by Donald Macleod Produced by Johannah Smith for BBC Audio Wales and West For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Anniversary Special: A Welsh Quintet https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001qfrt And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we've featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

It's a familiar scene for many blind and partially sighted people, an important letter comes through the post, but inaccessible formatting makes it nearly impossible to read.  Hywel Davies went the Senedd in Cardiff Bay to hear about some of the barriers facing people with sight loss when trying to access health information in Wales.

Ria was born and raised in Swansea and was brought up surrounded by the rich heritage of Welsh music. Her mother was an Opera Singer and her father a successful cabaret entertainer, so it was inevitable at an early age that Ria Jones was destined for stardom. At 19 she became the youngest actress ever to play the role of Eva Peron in 'Evita', followed shortly by her West End debut in the musical 'Chess' in which she played both Svetlana and Florence. She went on to perform famed roles such as Grizabella in 'CATS', Fantine in 'Les Miserables, The Narrator in 'Joseph And His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat' Liz Imbrie in 'High Society' Reno Sweeney in 'Anything Goes', alongside Marti Pellow in 'The Witches of Eastwick' among many other notable roles and more recently in Victoria Wood's most iconic role as Mrs Overall in 'Acorn Antiques' which she recently reprised when requested by Victoria Wood to appear in the 'Angina Monologues' at The Haymarket Theatre, London.Ria has performed as a soloist on three Royal Variety Shows and has also sung by royal request at Buckingham Palace. She has performed as a soloist to audiences in many of the worlds' finest venues, including in numerous West End Theatres, The Millennium Centre, The Palladium, The Theatre Royal Drury Lane, The Jubilee Theatre at Raffles Hotel Singapore and regularly at The Royal Albert Hall. Ria was also honoured to be picked to perform alongside Bryn Terfel, Tom Jones and Shirley Bassey for the opening of the Welsh Assembly at Cardiff Bay.Ria's TV appearances include her own one-off special for BBC Wales entitled 'One Night Only with Ria Jones', Three televised Royal Variety Performances for the BBC, 'Wales in the West End' for HTV, a recently televised drama written by Victoria Wood, 'When Eric Met Ernie' and most recently an episode for the new series of Torchwood.She has performed frequently with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at The Royal Albert Hall, and has personal accolades from Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. She has shared the stage with Tom Jones, Tony Bennett, Montserrat Caballe, Philip Schofield, Catherine Zeta-Jones Take That, Lulu, Ronnie Corbett, Angela Rippon, Aled Jones, Brian Adams, Jason Donovan, Elaine Paige, Joe Pasquale, Marti Pellow, Michael Ball....to name but a few.Ria has also released an album with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 'Abbaphonic' and her first solo album 'Have You Met Miss Jones?'

On Sunday 11 September 2022, Kate and partner Kieren Windsor will leave bigmoose café in Cardiff and cycle anticlockwise around the circumference of Wales. The couple will be relying on the hospitality of strangers as they complete this tour.Using bamboo, a renewable and carbon-effective product, for the bikes they have filed down themselves from six individual pieces, they hope companies and individuals will realise that we can change to a more sustainable way of living without compromising performance or activities.They're inviting cyclists to join them on the last section of their tour. The leg starts at 10am in Swansea on Saturday 9th July and they will pass through Cowbridge, Cardiff Bay (where cyclists can also join the leg) and finish at BigMoose cafe.Kate, 43, only started training for athletic success in her early 30s following a relationship breakdown that forced her to re-evaluate her life and focus on her passions. Within two years she was crowned world champion in long-distance triathlon in 2014 and subsequently broke 3 world records in static cycling in 2021. Kieren, 49, has never participated in any solo sports and only recently took up cycling.In addition to the Tour de Wales, on 5th June 2023 (World Environment Day), Kate Strong will embark on a 3-month cycle challenge covering over 3,000 miles cycle challenge around the circumference of England, Scotland and Wales. She will be cycling in the “red zone”, areas that are highly likely to be affected by sea level changes directly due to climate change. During Challenge 3000, Kate will stop at 30 official locations and plant over 3,000 trees. She will also give talks and host workshops about sustainability and the simple changes we can make to mitigate the effects of climate change.Kate says “Through Challenge 3000, I want to connect communities to nature and to each other. We all are being impacted by the climate crisis and my intention is to inspire people to work together and create a radical solution.” If you'd like to donate to Bigmoose Charity, please visit the Just Giving page: https://www.justgiving.com/tourdewales2022 For more information about Kate Strong and the upcoming adventures please visit https://katestrong.global/adventuresl Get bonus content on Patreon Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is a collaboration with Pathways, a podcast by Welsh storyteller Tamar Eluned Williams. After a brief chat with Tamar you'll hear an episode of her podcast in which she guides you on a story walk along the Ely River and down to Cardiff Bay.Learn more about Tamar at https://www.tamarelunedwilliams.comExplore Tamar's Pathways project at https://www.pathways-llwybrau.comSupport House of Legends by becoming a patron at:https://www.patreon.com/houseoflegendsStudy with me at the Roundhouse Storytelling School:https://www.roundhouseschool.comLearn about Myth Singers, my storytelling coaching program, at:www.houseoflegends.me/story-coachingGet my books, Scottish Myths & Legends, The Shattering Sea and Finn & The Fianna, at Amazon US:https://www.amazon.com/s?k=daniel+allison&crid=3LFU9R8PFUBP1&sprefix=daiel+all%C3%AD%2Caps%2C217&ref=nb_sb_ss_sc_1_10Amazon UK:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Allison/e/B081PNRL92/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1Amazon Canada:https://www.amazon.ca/s?i=digital-text&rh=p_27%3ADaniel+Allison&s=relevancerank&text=Daniel+Allison&ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1Get my FREE ebook Silverborn at:https://www.houseoflegends.me/landing-pageJoin us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/houseoflegendspodcastMusic by Kate Young https://www.kateyoungmusic.com

Felicity Evans and James Williams talk zipping, closed lists and the d'Hondt method with Huw Irranca-Davies MS, chair of the special purpose committee on Senedd Reform following the conclusion of its inquiry into how best to increase the number of MSs in Cardiff Bay. And Professor Richard Wyn Jones of Cardiff University crunches the numbers from a new survey of Welsh attitudes towards the Royal family. 55 per cent support the Crown now. But how many believe that there will still be a monarch in 50 or 100 years?

We're slowly getting back to face to face events and RNIB Cymru recently held a special reception for Senedd Members in Cardiff Bay. Hywel Davies went along to find out more.

-Mario Cart, mini hockey, babysitting, fish Friday's, Cully, Carl and the Cardiff Bay crew -Transitioning into the real world and doing cleans for no reason -Playing for player coaches, the EIHL playoff weekend and the Hull Stingrays -Climbing out France2 and retiring when your career is on the rise -Raffles available at www.aleshockeytales.com

Guests include the First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford, Andrew R T Davies leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Senedd, the leader of Plaid Cymru Adam Price, Matt Greenough the director of Words Matter and former Chief Special Advisor to the Welsh Government, former Plaid Cymru AM and director of Deryn public affairs agency Nerys Evans and Dan Cohn-Sherbok, emeritus professor of Judaism at the University of Wales

Waves on Flat Holm Island reimagined by Listing Ships. The waves sloshing under the jetty where boats arrive onto Flat Holm Island in Cardiff Bay is the central sound underpinning "The Wolves" by the band Listing Ships (featuring Cities and Memory creator Stuart Fowkes). This piece was built around the field recording of waves, and was originally released as part of the album The Flat Holm Island Sessions - it now takes its place in the Cities and Memory project as a testament to this recording session on the island. Musicians: Mike Bingham, James Pamphlion and Stuart Fowkes.  

    This title was released in January 2021. It will be exclusively available to buy from the Big Finish website until March 31st 2021, and on general sale after this date. Baps has long been the best (and only) café in Cardiff Bay. But something’s coming to the Bay – will it be posh coffee or aliens? David thinks that Cardiff’s under a curse, ever since his Mum went missing. One day, a young man called Ianto Jones walks into David’s café. He’s looking for something. Will he help David learn what’s really going on in the city?

It Is February 2021Here are some of the Headlines this Month well today1South Africa halts Oxford jabSouth Africa has suspended its rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine after research suggested it offers limited protection against mild and moderate cases of disease caused by the coronavirus variant discovered there. The UK’s vaccines minister insists that the British public can have confidence in Covid vaccines. Nadhim Zahawi said an annual booster jab is likely to be required, with the first to come in the autumn.2. Queen ‘lobbied to hide wealth’The Queen’s personal lawyers successfully lobbied ministers to change a draft law in order to conceal her “embarrassing” private wealth from the public, according to The Guardian. Government memos from the National Archives show the monarch used a private solicitor to secure exemption from a transparency law. However, Buckingham Palace says the claims are “simply incorrect”.3. More heavy snow forecastFurther heavy snowfall is on the way to parts of England as Storm Darcy brings in winter weather. There could be as much as 15cm in parts of the East Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber, particularly over the Lincolnshire Wolds. The Met Office says it has been “bitterly cold” because of strong easterly winds from Ukraine and the Black Sea.4. Probe into extremist groupsMinisters have ordered an investigation into the extreme fringes on both ends of the political spectrum, The Daily Telegraph reports. The review will be led by Lord Walney - a former Labour MP who was appointed as the government’s independent adviser on political violence and disruption. He said that there was “not an equivalence of threat between the far-left and the far-right” in the UK, with the latter a graver threat.5. Flood kills 14 in IndiaAt least 14 people have died and 170 more are missing after part of a Himalayan glacier broke off, triggering a huge flood in northern India. The floodwaters burst open a dam and a deluge of water poured through a valley in the state of Uttarakhand. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: “India stands with Uttarakhand and the nation prays for everyone’s safety there.”6. ‘Credible case’ of Uighur genocideA formal legal opinion has stated that there is a “very credible case” that the Chinese government is carrying out genocide against the Uighur people. It concludes that there has been deliberate infliction of harm on Uighurs in detention, measures to prevent women giving birth and the forcible transfer of Uighur children out of their community. A legal opinion “does not have a legal standing, like a court judgement, but can be used as a basis for legal action”, the BBC reports.7. Chains call for level playing fieldBritain’s biggest retail chains, including Tesco, Morrisons, Asda and Waterstones, have teamed up to call for an overhaul of business rates to help them to compete with online giants such as Amazon. The retailers, who pay £8bn a year in business rates, are calling on ministers to “rebalance the tax base to ensure online and bricks-and-mortar retailers pay a similar proportion of tax”.8. Elderly rebel on TV licencesUp to 750,000 older people are refusing to pay for a TV licence. The Times says this has created a £117m deficit for the BBC, which abolished free licences for over-75s last summer after the government said the corporation would have to pay for them. Refusing to pay for a licence can lead to a £1,000 fine and a prison sentence, but the director of the campaign group Silver Voices, said: “There are a hard core who are resisting.”9. Meghan ‘eyes up politics’The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have held a private meeting with one of America’s most powerful state governors, prompting renewed speculation that Meghan is considering launching her own political career. Officials for Gavin Newsom, the Democratic governor of California, confirmed that he had a virtual meeting with Harry and Meghan in October, weeks before Joe Biden was elected president.10. Brady stars in Super BowlTom Brady guided the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a convincing 31-9 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs to extend his record for Super Bowl wins to seven. The BBC says the “evergreen” 43-year-old quarterback helped Tampa Bay become the first team to play a Super Bowl in their own stadium. CNN described Brady’s story as like a “movie script”.the Welsh Conservatives at it again this Time making out the UK Troops Sent to Wales by Westminster is a extra for us When there our own Troops to. So I said this you do under stand that Wales is in the United Kingdom and Is British. so Welsh/British Armed Forces assisting Welsh Government and UK Government what is there Role and Job. its Funny what you See the Welsh Conservatives Talk about the Armed Forces in Wales Considering Since 2010 they have Cut the number of Military Personnel, Military Bases in Wales. and that is before taken in to account that The British Armed Forces, also known as Her Majesty's Armed Forces, are the military services responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and the Crown dependencies. They also promote the UK's wider interests, support international peacekeeping efforts and provide humanitarian aid. so not Really Doubling the Number or sending to help wales as a Major good will thing its Her Majesty's Armed Forces acting in one of Her Majesty's Member states of Her Majesty's United Kingdom. and this is before taken in to account that the Candidate works for a MP who in January 2020 found that Wallis had been a co-owner of a 'sugar daddy' dating website, "which offered students financial relationships with wealthy 'sponsors'". Although Wallis initially denied links to the company, Buzzfeed found that he had been a director and shareholder of the site's parent company. FACT It doesn't matter who was in Power in Westminster or Cardiff Bay the H.M Forces would of Been used to assistant the Civil Power for Law and Order and Humanitarian what they have been doing. so Election Time the Welsh Conservatives think they doing us a Favour by Sending our own Armed Forces to help our Civil Power in a Pandemic it there anything these People will not try? after all We in Wales Do also Pay and a proud of our Armed Forces or is it for the Tories any welsh Men or Women who Serve or have served in the UK Forces should be Lucky to do so as they do not see wales as equal to other parts of the UK .#Aroundtheworldtoday​ #Podcast​ #Christmas​ #RealTerryoSUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: https://zurl.co/rHuu​ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealTerryo​ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RealTerryo​ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RealTerryo​ For more content go to http://realterryo.com​

The BBC' Sally Nugent talks to Dave Woods about her latest documentary following Rob Burrow and his battle with motor neuron disease, and Chief Executive of the Wales Rugby League Gareth Kear discusses the shortlist of 13 former Wales rugby league legends who will be honoured with a monument in the Cardiff Bay area.

Another set of tales improvised during lockdown. Content warning: bit sweary! Music: Creepy — Bensound.com.   Here are some Totally Made Up Tales, brought to you by the magic of the internet.   Grass never grows twice. It always leaves a stain.   Refresh your browser often. It will speed everything up.   Marry wisely, lest you fall badly into debt.   Eliminate waste from your life using spoons and forks.   Caring for people is hard. So care slightly left.   Put your feet on somebody. It'll stool them slightly.   It shouldn't be this hard, Freddy thought, to pick the right shade of red for your accent wall. He tried pillar box red, but it was too showy. He tried wine red, but it was too dull and gloomy. What I cannot cope with, he thought to himself, is the sheer range of options in the red catalog. He looked at the paint colour charts spread out on the ground before him. There must be more than 200 shades of red alone, and this was only from one range. He quivered to think what would happen if he went into B&Q to look at theirs. This was simply unacceptable and he would have to do something about it. I shall simply have to eliminate some of the colours of red from the spectrum, he thought. The easiest way to do this would be using some kind of reverse prism. Happily, Freddy was an esoteric sort of individual and had a whole cabinet full of prisms and various refractory implements, and he began to take them out, line them up, and judge which would be best. It took him three and a half years to determine the exact right combination of different-shaped and sized prisms to eliminate red from any colour light passing into the contraption. But he succeeded, and was dismayed to discover that, with some of the shades of reds now missing from the spectrum, everything was a little bit too blue. In fact, it seemed that there were now more blues than there had ever been before. And this truly offended his sense of balance and symmetry and all that is fair and equitable in the world, and he thought, well, I'm just going to have to get rid of some of this blue. And so, he returned to his cabinet of prisms and added more subtlety and different colours and shades of crystal to use in the prism contraption, and finally, after five years, was able to sit down and have to reduce the number of blues to a palatable number. The greenish tints that settled over everything was, to his eyes, even worse than the blue. And so, back and forth, this went on for several years, tinkering and adjusting each time. Until eventually, the only colour that was left was brown. And Freddy looked at it and it was a nice shade of brown. He liked the brown, and he put the brown on his wall, and he stepped back and thought, what this could do with is just a little bit of colour. The end.   One morning, when Margaret got up, Jeffrey wasn't there. What was there, on the pillow next to her was a short note, which simply said, "Had enough. Good luck. Bye." But first, Margaret felt puzzled and somewhat thrown off balance by this. It seemed to come out of nowhere. She checked the wardrobes and the chest of drawers, just to be sure it wasn't a joke, but sure enough, everything that was Jeffrey's was gone. She went to work that day as usual, and got home again in the evening as usual and made dinner. And throughout the day, she wondered what exactly it was that she'd done wrong. She reflected as she went through her day, that nothing very much had changed. Apart from the fact that she was cooking for one, everything else was pretty much as usual. And yet, it felt so very, very empty. But, could she pin it down more specifically? What exactly was this emptiness, and how was she feeling it? She thought back to the beginning of the day. Where did the feeling of empty start? She realised that it had just started as soon as she woke, in a bed that was now only half full. "Aha," she said. It had continued as she had eaten her breakfast on her own, without her husband next to her, then got into her car to go to work, but without her husband next to her, sat down at her desk at work, without her husband next to her, and so on and so on. Every part of her day, just by herself, without her husband next to her. And she realised that more than anything, what she was missing was having something next to her all day. She considered her options, checked on the internet. What else could she put next to her? She narrowed it down to three options. Firstly, a dog, which she would have to feed. Secondly, a coffee machine, which would be convenient in some ways, but would be quite a heavy thing to carry around with her all the time. Thirdly, an avocado, which was deeply portable and heavily photogenic. Unfortunately, she had to discard the last option because she was worried that it wouldn't last. And so, she got herself a dog, but she always thought back that maybe an avocado would have been a better choice. She didn't vocalise this at first, but as the weeks wore on and the dog proved to be unreliable at waking her up, or not always able to control its bladder in the office, she started to blame the dog for not being as good as the hypothetical avocado. You see, she thought to herself, if I was having this much trouble with my avocado, I could just cut it open and eat it. Margaret took a decisive course of action. She went to Sainsbury's and began to peruse the avocados. She hadn't realised up until this point that avocados came in more than one variety. As she prodded and pressed the avocados, testing them for ripeness, the dog was next to her saying, "What are you doing? Why are you looking at the avocados all of a sudden?" She tried to be discreet about it and to say, "Oh, well, I just developed a passing interest." But the dog could smell that she was lying. The dog said, "I see the way you look at them, when you think I'm not there." But Margaret ignored the dog and bought her first avocado. For a few days, Margaret felt an overwhelming sense of happiness. There was always someone there. She woke up next to a dog and an avocado. When the dog was annoying, she had the avocado. When the avocado was boring, she could turn to the dog. But after a week of what seemed like bliss, she woke up to a horrible sight. There, next to her on the pillow was just an avocado skin. "What have you done?" she asked of the dog, that was sitting, looking smugly satisfied on the rug. "I've eaten the avocado," said the dog. The end.   Putting on his duffel coat, Thomas Smith set up for work for the very last time. He thought to himself, "I, Thomas Smith, am retiring today, after 40 years in my chosen field". It was a 40 tough years as the police inspector of Cardiff North. As he made his way into the office, he saw the faces that have grown familiar to him, day in, day out. "The boss would like to see you," said Charlie Perkins, but he didn't say it in a very nice way. Heeding the words of Charlie Perkins, Thomas went to knock on the door of the chief inspector. The anxiety made his hands shake and the knock was tremulous. But it's my last day, he thought. What could possibly go wrong? "Come in," said the chief inspector, and his voice was barbed. Thomas pushed the door open, walked across the expanse of shabby carpet, and took a seat in the threadbare office chair facing the chief inspector's desk. Chief Inspector looked at him coldly across the top of his horn-rimmed glasses and said in a low, slightly threatening tone, "But we all know why you're here, don't we, Thomas?" "Because I'm retiring today?" asked Thomas. "Oh, that's what we all expected," said the chief inspector, "a little handshake, perhaps a glass of bubbly to celebrate your 40 years here. It should have been so simple." Thomas looked around him and tried to think what else could be the matter. "Am I behind on my dues to the widows and orphans fund?" he asked. "Oh, no," replied the chief inspector. "The widows and orphans are very well taken care of, thanks to you, Thomas. Oh, no. I think you'll find the answers I wrote in this dossier," which he slipped across the table, emblazoned across the top, Operation Calamity. Thomas opened the dossier and started to read. What he read chilled him to the very bone. It was a complete account of his life, from the moment of conception onwards. "But how have you managed to obtain this information in so much detail? There are things here that no other living person could know," he said, having scanned the few pages. The chief inspector looked at him, scorn in his eyes. "Well, we don't just use living people." Thomas continued reading, more and more unsettled. "You know where my father is." "The whereabouts of your father is crucial to your very purpose," said the chief inspector, "a purpose which you have failed to complete. If you turn to the last page, I think you'll see exactly what I'm talking about." Nervously, unsettled, and more than a little scared, Thomas turned to the last page. "My father is what?" "That's right," said the chief inspector. "Your father is Satan, and it is your job to bring about the end of the world before you retire. Which, by my reckoning, leaves you about six hours. There's cutting it fine, Thomas, and there's cutting it fine. I hope you know how disappointed we and your father are in you." Thomas mumbled something about being able to do only his best, and staggered out of the office. But realised as he walked down the carpet-paved hallway, for the plan was beginning to form in his head. Having been conceived by Satan, he was of course, equipped with all of the knowledge to bring about the end of the world. He just had had so many other things to focus on, he haven't really thought about it until now. The quickest way to bring down contemporary civilisation was simply to switch off the internet. First port of call were the 5G masks. Rather than visit them in person, Thomas devised an ingenious scheme where people would blame 5G on all sorts of maladies afflicting the population, and would tear them down and set fire to them themselves. The second action he needed to complete was to destroy the servers on which the entire internet were stored, which fortunately, were in Cardiff North. He was able to use his warrant card in order to get access to the building. And then, it was just a little matter of lighter fluid and a dropped match. Third task he would need to perform was, however, the one that was going to take the longest. The actual destruction of humankind could be achieved in, well, several ways, but the obvious ones were a plague, a virus, or some sort of natural disaster. And he decided not to hedge his bets and to plump for natural disaster. It might not be obvious to everybody what the link is between switching off the internet and causing a natural disaster, but to Thomas, it was. Obviously, if no one had access to the internet, they had no access to warnings, because no one used radio anymore. This meant that any disaster would have a disproportionate impact on humanity, and it would be easy to find one that would wipe out everyone. Back at the police station, a small amount of anxiety was being felt by the chief inspector, who was worried that his little retirement joke may have got out of hand. Thomas had drawn a pentagram on the floor, using a red board marker and was lighting candles at the apex points. His colleagues were beginning to gather, pressing their faces up against the frosted glass leading into his office. Meanwhile, far beneath the surface of the earth, the elder gods began to wake. Charlie Perkins was particularly perturbed. He had brought some Asti, which he had preferred to open, and he was sacrificing a goat. He wasn't even sure that Asti paired well with goat meat. And he was wondering, is this what happens to everyone on retirement? And decided to revise his pension plan. Inside the sacred circle that Thomas had constructed around the pentagram with the crayon, the air moved more slowly. The light seemed more golden. And Thomas himself was finding it harder and harder to walk around, continuing the chants that would raise the elder gods. As Satan himself began to operate in the police station, a ginormous tidal wave made its way towards Cardiff Bay. Building in height over the Atlantic Ocean, it rolled steadily eastwards. It was not an altogether unnatural sight in Cardiff, but the fact that the tsunami was tinged a horrendous colour of pink began to unnerve even the most stalwart residents. And they wondered just what was going on. As the waves in Cardiff Bay started to get higher, the foam started to turn blood red, and the tsunami bore down, growing in height by the minute. "So, do you think I should put the banner up now?" Charlie Perkins asked his colleagues. The wave crashed over the coast of Wales, spreading itself across the whole of the British Isles, as its trailing edge hit the continents of Europe and Africa. "I'd say we should start with the balloons." The end.   It was Wednesday, and Wednesday was Jeremy's favourite day. It was the day on which he had Coco Pops. With barely concealed excitement, he bounced down the stairs and tore open the door of the larder. There, sitting in a central place was the box. He was interrupted by his mother, who entered the room with a quiet gasp, and then demanded to know why he had torn open the door to the larder. He looked down at the larder door, clutched in his furry paw. Sheepishly, he tucked the door behind his back, blinked up at his mother. "It's Wednesday." "Wednesday or not, young thing, you must take better care and responsibility of the fittings and fixtures of this home. When your father sees what you've done, he will be very unhappy indeed. We must get this sorted out now, before he returns home from his foraging." And so it was that they, yes, Jeremy produced the door from behind his back and they looked at how they might attach it back to the frame of the larder. It was a more complicated task than one might think when one doesn't have an opposable thumb. But by continual effort over a number of hours, they were able to rebuild the moulding, reassemble the doorframe, and reattach the door. It was a pretty good job, particularly for bears with no training in such things. But Mother Bear knew that Father Bear would notice the difference. "I think we should probably just move house," she said. Jeremy agreed. This was probably the best idea. He'd seen Father Bear when Father Bear was angry. And he thought, Father Bear will not notice an entire new house, but he will certainly notice poor jointery. So, he scurried upstairs to pack his Rupert Bear suitcase. Meanwhile, Mother Bear got out the matches. She began to put firelighters around the various parts of the house so that it would combust swiftly and leave as little trace as possible. And as she did so, with her other hand, she checked on her iPad whether there are any similar-looking homes going on right move. It turned out that there were several. And so, it was that the bears moved into the White House. The end.   You have been listening to James Aylett, James Lark, Becky Moore, and Andrew Ormerod. These stories were recorded without advanced planning, and then lightly edited for the discerning listener. Join us next time for more Totally Made Up Tales.

From Monday lockdown restrictions are eased in Wales - but what happens now to the economy? Andrew Henley is a professor of entrepreneurship and economics at Cardiff University and Dr Linda Yueh is an economist and author. And what are the challenges of policing when there are two sets of regulations in place – one set in Cardiff Bay and another in Westminster? Dafydd Llywelyn is the Police and Crime Commissioner for Dyfed Powys police. More than 20 years since British rule ended in Hong Kong – what is the future there? Lord Menzies Campbell is a former leader of the Liberal Democrats. Reviewing the papers for us this week Stuart Hughes and Mark Hinge. Plus we have our last “lockdown” diary and its from Scarlets chaplain Reverend Eldon Phillips.

Meg speaks to Toby about agile techniques, spitfire aeroplanes and being socially responsible. Transcript Megan Hayward: Hello and welcome to Meet the Team podcast. My name is Meg and I work in our External Communications department. And I'm the host of this series.   I'm here today with Toby. Toby was one of the first people that I met here at Companies House as he was on the panel for my interview. And who better to welcome me?   Thank you for agreeing to be on this podcast. I'm looking forward to learning more about Toby and his role. How are you today?   Toby Maxwell-Lyte: I'm very well. Thank you for inviting me.   MH: You're very welcome. Firstly, can you just tell me your role title and how you fit into the wider team here at Companies House?   TML: Okay, so my role title is the Head of Software Development Profession and so my focus is on the community of people with that skillset within Companies House.   So how does that fit into the wider picture? Our purpose is to actually build the software that then meets users' needs, so that we can then make sure that citizens that need to use our services, whether that's companies who're filing information with us or whether that's members of the public who want to get access to that information, are able to do that via our web services.   MH:  Thank you so much. So I'm not sure if you listened to the previous podcast, but we're going to start with some jokey questions to get going. So, cats or dogs?   TML: Dogs   MH: Tea or coffee?   TML: Coffee   MH: Introvert or extrovert?   TML: Extrovert   MH: Night owl or early bird?   TML: Early bird   MH: Same! Moving on to the proper questions, the serious stuff. Which piece of work are you really proud of?   TML: I think one of the pieces of work I'm most proud of is what we've built over the last couple of years. It's been a project called the Streamlined Company Registration Service. This was a joint project where we worked closely with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs to make it easier for people who are setting up new companies. So historically they would've had to tell Companies House that they wanted to incorporate their new company, and then they would independently have needed to register with HMRC for corporation tax and vat and PAYE.   So we've built a service with them that enables people who want to set up their own companies to be able to do that all in one go now, so they're not having to tell multiple different government departments the names and addresses of directors over and over again. It's made it streamlined.   MH: I think that's interesting because it's actually something that I've thought about. And thought, isn't it great how you just do one thing and then HMRC automatically know about it? It's all these things that have to get done but people don't realise. It's fixed before it's broken almost?   TML: Absolutely and that wasn't always the case and I think it's important that we, as government, work across those sorts of organisational boundaries to make sure that we're providing services for citizens that are user-friendly. You know, they're not customers. They can't choose, they're obliged to do it. So it's important that we make it as easy as possible and reduce the friction.   MH: Talking of making it as easy as possible, which brings us on really nicely to One Team Gov. I know you do a lot of work in that area. Could you tell me a little bit about it?   TML: Yeah, One Team Gov formed about 2 years ago. There were a couple of people who were together at a conference and they thought policy and digital were separate things. And wouldn't life be better if those were more joined up? So they formed One Team Gov which is a group of people who want to make things better across government. And it's kind of as vague as that really, it's about doing things well.   So it's working across boundaries. Working across government boundaries or whether it's working across teams within organizations or you know, even globally. So there was a One Team Goes Global unconference event which I helped at, and we had people from over the world. About 40 countries represented.   I found it really interesting to learn from, say people in Canada, about the challenges they were facing. We have our Companies House register here, and in Canada because they have 11 states, they have 11 equivalents of Companies House. And it was interesting to hear the challenges.   There's often people who have solved the problem you're facing already and if you talk to other people you can get their input, and it's nice to be able to get that from other people and also to give back.   MH: Thank you Toby that's great, can we go back to your role? What made you decide that it was the career for you?   TML: I always enjoyed playing around with computers. My dad was always quite keen on buying shiny new kit. So I got exposure to it and got to play with that. I didn't really know what I wanted to do with a career.   So ended up doing a degree in computer science and then naturally went into the world of software development. I quite like working with people. I enjoy the problem-solving side of things, you know, the extrovert question earlier comes into the sort of working with people and that sort of stuff.   I like working with software developers and helping join the gap in terms of making sure that we build software that meets users' needs. I enjoy that sort of stuff, the human side of the role.   MH: You sound like you're really rewarded by your job. Is that true?   TML: Yeah. I enjoy it and I'm always looking to improve. You know, I find it satisfying. There's nothing more satisfying than being able to build just enough software so that you can make peoples' lives a bit better. And yeah, it's great.   MH: Talking about making peoples' lives better, can you tell me a bit about the social responsibility work that you've been doing in digital?   TML: One of the benefits of being in Companies House is that we get a given number of volunteering days that we're allowed to use each year to help with the wider community.   And something I've been involved with is working with a local organization called City Hospice. So that's a hospice in Cardiff. It's a “bedless” hospice, so people don't actually stay in beds, it's like a day centre for people who might be going through different cancer therapy or they might be experiencing other things which they're going through.   This provides a nice environment for people to get out of their house and go and socialise with other people. So what we do there is, once a month we get volunteers from the digital teams to go along and meet with these people and help them with their digital skills.   For example, I went and I met a really nice man. He said to me “I've heard that I can watch videos of Spitfire airplanes flying over Cardiff Bay. Apparently that happened in the 1980s and I'd really like to see a video of that. What can I do?” So I thought okay. So this must be YouTube, so introduced him to that and no doubt he's now gone down in the whole history of watching those videos.   MH: I know that we've done some equipment donations as well, is that to City Hospice?   TML: So that's to some of the local primary schools. Obviously the older our equipment gets, it comes to the point where it's no longer up to scratch for our software development needs and general user needs. Whereas local schools really value that kind of thing. So I know that we've also donated some of our equipment that we don't use anymore to local schools, which is making their lives a bit better.   MH: Can you tell me, are we using any new or creative processes or attitudes towards work and output?   TML: So the primary way that we do our software development is by using agile techniques. That's not particularly new in the software world, but we're doing more and more of that, which is breaking everything down into small chunks and delivering it as often as we possibly can to meet users' needs. And then getting feedback on it so that we can iterate on those services.   We've recently created a platform team here who can help us with some of the more automation of the software release processes. We're moving towards a continuous integration mindset where all the developers code. They combine their code with each other as often as possible to make sure that it's as straightforward as possible and easy for people to work together.   And then it's breaking that stuff down. It's really small chunks so that it gets delivered really frequently because more often, the smaller the chunks the lower the risk and the better we can meet user's needs.   MH: I know I'm repeating myself, but it's just one of those things that you fix before it's broken. People take so much for granted and you get it to this stage, that you have no idea the work that's gone into it to get to there.   TML: Yeah, but I think it's about the smaller the chunks the lower the risks. Yeah, and that means if you release a small piece of software, there's not too much to fix if it's gone wrong. It's really important that we make sure that we can do that.   MH: Can you tell me a little bit about Innovation time?   TML: So historically there's always been quite a strong focus on projects, which is rightly so. We're ultimately spending public money. So that needs to go in the most efficient and effective ways possible.   What we've realized is, we've got a large group of bright and intelligent people and we need to harness the innovation and creativity side of their roles rather than just purely heads down to the grindstone.   We introduced Innovation time which gives people the opportunity to spend half a day a week on doing whatever they want, that they think will make things better.   So an example of one of the things that came out of that was, in our culture community, one of the things that people liked most was meeting people from other areas. People can register for ‘curious coffee' and then you get randomly paired up with somebody from another directorate. And you can go and have a coffee with them and just get to meet.   MH: Being the head of the development software profession means…   TML: For me it's about enabling people to grow within their roles and develop themselves as a person, so that they can become an even better software developer.   It's getting people across the different teams. We've got 13 software development teams. It's getting them to share their great ideas with each other so that if one team over here is doing great stuff, the other teams are aware of that and can learn and gain from that.   How can we make sure that we're doing high-quality software, that's easy to maintain? Which then means that we can add new features to it easily and quickly without incurring technical debt and pain that is then difficult to iterate in the future. So it's about trying to simplify that whole process.   MH: You definitely strike me as a very people-focused worker and person generally, which is really lovely. I don't think from the outset on face value you'd think software developer as a people focused person. Rightly or wrongly?   TML: It's critical. I mean everybody works in teams. We have to work together. You know, you've got that stereotype, but it's important that our people, are happy and engaged. You absolutely need that to have the most effective way of developing software and get the most out of it.   MH: Well, thank you so much that brings us to a nice end. Have you enjoyed?   TML: Yeah, it's been really good.   MH: So thank you everyone for listening to this podcast. In case you missed the last episode of our Meet the Team series, we spoke with Oceanne last month about her role as an Interaction Designer. You can find all of our podcasts on Soundcloud or wherever you listen to your podcast. Thank you again. Bye.  

Le Pack de Potes a eu beaucoup de mal à contenir sa joie après cette orgie de poireaux sur les bords de la Cardiff Bay ! Dégustés en soupe, à la vinaigrette, en quiche ou en gratin, nos amis gallois ont été joyeusement avalés par des coqs gaulois survoltés qui avaient à cœur de laver les derniers affronts des diables rouges. Les hommes du capitaine Alun Wyn Jones n’avaient plus l’air que de diablotins perdus tout en haut de leurs 800 sélections. Ce sommet nous a réjouis et a sauvé l’honneur d’un WE des 6 Nations tout à fait soporifique par ailleurs. Qu’avons-nous vu? Un Angleterre / Irlande parfait pour ronfler dans le canapé et la triste et inexorable dégringolade de nos amis italiens au profit d’écossais inconstants mais capables du meilleur. De quoi dresser la table pour le repas de fête qui attend les Bleus à Murrayfield, qu’ils devront s’employer à croquer avec beaucoup d’appétit s’ils veulent s’ouvrir les portes d’une finale pour le Grand Chelem le 14 mars à Paris, où le printemps naissant fera pousser du trèfle ☘ !

The Wetlands, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, UK. Recorded in January 2020.

Philip Rycroft, the UK’s former leading Brexit civil servant delivered this Wales Governance Centre Annual Lecture at the Pierhead in Cardiff Bay, a few days before the UK General Election 2019. The former Permanent Secretary at the Department for Exiting the EU and head of the UK Governance Group in the Cabinet Office, analysed the impact of Brexit on inter-governmental relations and what the UK's vote to leave the European Union means for the future relationships between the nations of the British Union. Recorded at The Pierhead, Cardiff Bay on the 9th December 2019

We don’t normally include event recordings on the Golau podcast feed (instead you can find a number of interesting speakers and public lectures on the Cardiff University podcast). However, this talk from the 2019 Wales Governance Centre Annual Lecture, delivered by Philip Rycroft (the former Permanent Secretary at the UK Government’s Department for Exiting the EU) is… well… something else. The audience in Cardiff Bay’s Pierhead found it interesting and provocative and we think you will too. In the talk Philip talks about the choppy waters ahead for the constitutional future of the UK and the challenges that will be posed for future prime ministers by the as the bonds holding together the nations of the British Union come under increasing strain. You can find out more about the research of the Wales Governance Centre here: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/wales-governance-centre If you’ve enjoyed this episode of Golau, please like and subscribe on your podcast player of choice to have the next episode download automatically.

Marcus Stead and James Easton return with the final pubcast of 2019, recorded at the Mount Stuart in Cardiff Bay. There was a ‘no politics’ rule in place, which was only loosely enforced. Topics covered in this edition include: Tattoos – tasteful or tacky? Are they OK provided they’re well-hidden? And are heavily-tattooed people doing it for attention? Cymru Premier football – differences and similarities with the English semi-professional ranks. Defunct beers and lagers. By the way, Hofmeister is back! Brian Clough’s legacy. Wrestling – British and American, past and present. The rise of Black Friday and Halloween, and the decline of Guy Fawkes Night. Proper Saturday morning telly – Ghost Train, Gimme 5, Going Live!, Live & Kicking. Fred Dinenage and the Krays. The podcast is also available on the Talk Podcasts website, iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts and the TuneIn app.

The IWA hosted an event to launch our innovative new Understanding Welsh Places (http://www.understandingwelshplaces.wales/en/) (UWP) website at the Pierhead building in Cardiff Bay. Auriol Miller then chaired a panel discussion about how UWP could be used as a catalyst for change in Welsh communities. Panel members were:  Rocio Cifuentes, Director, Ethic Minority and Youth Support Team Wales Edward Humphreys, Town Clerk, Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council Chris Jones, Director, Chris Jones Regeneration Iwan Thomas, Chief Executive, PLANED (Pembrokeshire Local Action Network for Enterprise and Development)

Ben Mathew Dr of Chiropractic talks about the introduction of OsteoStrong to his clinic in Cardiff Bay. OsteoStrong is a unique place where you can go to improve your overall health by focusing on the one thing we all have in common: a skeletal system.https://www.facebook.com/340573710002226/photos/p.373720003354263/373720003354263/

Tom and Ed of The Sprout return with another ground breaking episode of their youth-issues, Cardiff-based series Strangetown. This week they are joined by veteran BBC journalist Ceri Jackson who will be discussing her hit true crime podcast Shreds about the murder of Lynette White in Cardiff Bay. Including tracks Wibidi, Shirley Bassey and Manic Street Preachers.

Tom and Ed of The Sprout return with another ground breaking episode of their youth-issues, Cardiff-based series Strangetown. This week they are joined by veteran BBC journalist Ceri Jackson who will be discussing her hit true crime podcast Shreds about the murder of Lynette White in Cardiff Bay. Including tracks Wibidi, Shirley Bassey and Manic Street Preachers.

Sink with us into the pavement in Cardiff Bay as we begin a full rewatch of the Torchwood spin-off series from 2006.

Whether you’re a parent, teacher, employer, policy maker or any other type of creative carer you’ll have a vested interest in how we educate our children. Not just to carve a career to be able to support themselves and any family they gain along life’s journey but also to be able to enjoy life and be a part of and contribute to society. This podcast is about a bold move by a country around how it educates its children to ensure they thrive and don’t just survive in the 21st century, in an age of automation, artificial intelligence and robots. Wales has co-created and trialled a new curriculum with school leaders, teachers and some of the world’s leading experts. It has creativity at its heart.  Here their Education Minister, Kirsty Williams outlines the vision and thinking behind it and looks at how they will assess its impact on its imminent launch. As a mother, the Minister relates this work back to her own school and family life and the cultural and industrial landscape of this great country - a part of the world that was home to the first steam powered revolution. Millions of tons of steam coal were carved out of the ground by the hands of its men, women and children just a few generations ago and exported around the world. That memory, their legacy, their future is on their shoulders. This is the Art of Bold. This whole interview came about as a result of work by STEAM Co. in schools in South Wales. Back in 2017 we were introduced to several schools in the area by Prof Mick Waters who has been consulting on the Welsh Curriculum project. Back in November we were quite taken by the Elton John film for John Lewis and discussed it in one of our #RocketKids sessions in one of the new curriculum pioneer schools in Cardiff Bay.  As well as discussing Elton John’s art we discussed his Rocket Man film (what a link!) and told the children the true story of ‘Rocket Boys’ by Homer Hickam  and how he and three friends who didn’t want to be coal miners in their West Virginian coal mining town in the 50’s , were inspired to learn to make rockets on seeing the Sputnik Satellite and went on to work for NASA and the Space Shuttle and ISS Projects. At a talk we gave at the National Education Show in Cardiff in November we announced a Twelve Days of Creative Christmas Tour of the UK and spent the next 2 weeks travelling between Cornwall and Carlisle telling this story. We gave a little Yorkshire lad a Lego Trainset in Leeds and he came down to London with his family to speak at the Parliament Launch of the #ARTCONNECTS19 Festival of Creative Schools, Work and Lives to connect us with all the school communities we’ve worked with over the years and hopefully more. In January we visited another school in South Wales, Langstone Primary in Newport, who also came to the parliament event and even sang Elton John’s Your Song for a film we made. Just this week they had an end of term assembly to celebrate with their school community the work they have done this term using the framework of the new Wales Curriculum. We were humbled to see how that simple half day rocket session and another robots day we ran had inspired a range of cross curricular literacy, numeracy, science and art work. On the back of all this we’ll be visiting South Wales again for a week in school communities and a major event during our #ARTCONNECTS19 Summer Tour. To see the above films and be a part of the #ARTCONNECTS19 festival, maybe by running an #OURART19 event wherever you are, do visit www.steamco.org.uk/artconnects for more details.

Cat spoke to Debra Levitt a few days after 200th milestone event at Cardiff Bay.  She talks about her worries before hand, the fun of the walk itself and how it felt after the walk. The combination of almost thinking that she'd celebrated the end rather than a mid-point and the realisation of how much further she still has to go. Cat talks of how, knowing how much it has taken for her to reach this point, makes it almost more daunting to tackle the remaining 165 miles - but emphasises that she will do it. Cat talks about what keeps her going week by week, how hers is not a structured approach and that the flexibility works well for her. The Shine charity and Cat have spoken and are going to arrange another event for her 300th mile! Cat looks ahead to her final week where she'll be away and what she's planning for that, touch briefly on her love of Canada (shared by Debra!) Ever since she was evaluated at the age of 16, Cat has received the Disability Living Allowance. It enables her to keep her independence and forms part of her plans. With the government making changes to the benefits from all angles, the DLA is being replaced by the PIP. Cat talks about her initial reaction, and then trying to step back and assess the best option for her and her husband - emotionally, financially and practically. Cat looks forward to #Cat300 and #Cat365 Contact Cat Just Giving Page: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Catrin-Atkins Instagram: www.instagram.com/catsatkins Twitter:  www.twitter.com/catrin1979 Shine Charity: https://www.shinecharity.org.uk/wales Facebook (blog): https://www.facebook.com/FiMe-Spina-Bifida-204116193765852/ Facebook (Women in Tech Cymru): https://www.facebook.com/WomenInTechCymru/ Business: www.sonixsoftware.com LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/catrin-atkins-a0786a13 Contact Debra Email: debra.levitt@bridgeroadconsultants.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/bridgeroadcons Instagram: www.instagram.com/bridgeroadconsultants Facebook: www.facebook.com/bridgeroadconsultants Web: www.bridgeroadconsultants.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/levitt.debra

Welcome to episode seven of the Business Weekly Podcast from the team at Business News Wales: Welsh Life Sciences firm Bond Digital Health are on a mission to improve wellness, we spoke to Ian Bond to find out how he’s planning to employ new technologies to do just that. North Wales music platform Larynx Entertainment is looking to nurture the the growing welsh Hip-Hop scene and bring this growing market to the masses. Cardiff Bay video production agency, Rockadove, are offering charities in Wales a chance to win a £10,000 video project. Chris McColgan speaks to Emma Wilkins about Upcoming Business Shows One of South Wales’ most recognisable brands in the automotive sector, Trade Centre Wales, have announced record profits. Welsh ICE tell us about their new 5-9 initiative looking to bring startup business support to the Welsh Valleys. And the Cardiff Capital region have announced a pilot scheme intended to support young graduates to ensure Wales retains the top talent coming from out universities.

Don't forget to walk or wheel a mile with Cat on Saturday, 30th March! If you're not in the Cardiff Bay area, you can still join in. Take a picture of yourself out walking or wheeling and post it on instagram or twitter, tag Cat (@catrin1979 on Twitter and @catsatkins on instagram.  Use the hashtag #Cat200. Cat's joined once again by Debra Levitt and they talk about spina bifida, what it is, how it can impact people's lives, how it impacts Cat personally. Cat talks about the conversations that sometimes arise, how best to open a conversation with someone who has a visible disability and making sure you don't let other people's perceptions or limitations become your own. Cat's parents made sure she grew up knowing she could do anything and that spina bifida was not an acceptable excuse to get away with anything and her husband, Dan, showed his understanding of Cat's personality and desire for independence and challenging herself with his plans for their 3rd date! Contact Cat Just Giving Page: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Catrin-Atkins Join Cat in her 200th mile: https://www.facebook.com/events/2059046974141194/?ti=as Instagram: www.instagram.com/catsatkins Twitter:  www.twitter.com/catrin1979 Shine Charity: https://www.shinecharity.org.uk/wales Facebook (blog): https://www.facebook.com/FiMe-Spina-Bifida-204116193765852/ Facebook (Women in Tech Cymru): https://www.facebook.com/WomenInTechCymru/ Business: www.sonixsoftware.com LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/catrin-atkins-a0786a13 Contact Debra Email: debra.levitt@bridgeroadconsultants.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/bridgeroadcons Instagram: www.instagram.com/bridgeroadconsultants Facebook: www.facebook.com/bridgeroadconsultants Web: www.bridgeroadconsultants.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/levitt.debra

In this very first episode of Cat's Tales, Cat talks to Debra Levitt about her decision to take on a 365 mile walking challenge at a time when most people would probably feel that they had enough on their plate. At the time of speaking, Cat was on mile 182 and on track for her 200th mile which will be completed at an event at Cardiff Bay. Why not join on her on the 30th March 2019 and walk or wheel a mile! If you're not close enough, then walk/wheel wherever you are and share it with Cat on social media Cat talks about being in the hospital, waiting until she was allowed back on the ward to see her husband, during which time she came up with this idea. It was her birthday and she finally felt there was hope that her husband's pain removing some of the limitations that pain had placed on them both. And it was her 39th birthday - she wanted to do something significant as well as giving something back. By the time, her husband left hospital a week later - the challenge was underway, Cat had started walking, decided to support the Shine charity and had set up a page for donations! Cat talks about the expectations about how the walking would impact her as she continued with the challenge, her need for a 'get out' clause in her own mind when she started and how she felt when she did the first mile. She touches on the fact that she walks on crutches as she was born with spina bifida and talks about this in more depth in the next episode. Cat is talking to Debra Levitt. Debra is the Podcast Launcher and Podcast Concierge taking people through the process of starting their own podcast and then supporting them in running it.  She also hosts her own podcast, Bridging Gaps - The Business Podcast, in which she speaks to business owners from all different types of business and all different sizes to hear their stories. Contact details for Cat and Debra can be found below. Contact Cat Just Giving Page: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Catrin-Atkins Join Cat in her 200th mile: https://www.facebook.com/events/2059046974141194/?ti=as Instagram: www.instagram.com/catsatkins Twitter:  www.twitter.com/catrin1979 Shine Charity: https://www.shinecharity.org.uk/wales Facebook (blog): https://www.facebook.com/FiMe-Spina-Bifida-204116193765852/ Facebook (Women in Tech Cymru): https://www.facebook.com/WomenInTechCymru/ Business: www.sonixsoftware.com LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/catrin-atkins-a0786a13 Contact Debra Email: debra.levitt@bridgeroadconsultants.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/bridgeroadcons Instagram: www.instagram.com/bridgeroadconsultants Facebook: www.facebook.com/bridgeroadconsultants Web: www.bridgeroadconsultants.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/levitt.debra  

Marcus Stead and his friend James Easton (Charlton Athletic fan, real ale aficionado and Brexiteer) went to the Mount Stuart pub in Cardiff Bay and recorded their conversation for Talk Podcasts listeners. The chat began on a sombre note as they reflected on their visit to the memorial to Emiliano Sala at the Cardiff City Stadium earlier in the day. They then moved on to discuss the disconnect between professional football clubs and the fans, the delights of non-league football, the rise and rise of PDC darts, and where the JD Wetherspoon name really came from.

Delivering the 2018 Wales Governance Centre Annual Lecture, Michelle O'Neill (Deputy Leader, Sinn Fein) addresses the impact of Brexit on Northern Ireland and what it means for the future of the communities who live and work there. Filmed at the Pierhead, Cardiff Bay on 10 December 2018

This week, Nathan, Todd and Peter relax in a café just by Cardiff Bay and reminisce about that one time we had to run away naked from a scary guy with massive tusks. And we also find time to chat about Boom Town.

We're back with series two. In the first episode Martin meets Helen Mary Jones who returns to Cardiff Bay after a seven-year absence.The Plaid AM talks nationalism, what Plaid Cymru needs to do to win in 2021 and the transgender debate. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Neil Hamilton talks in-fighting, being public enemy number one and controversy in Cardiff Bay.The Ukip AM also tells Martin about his Welsh roots, Thatcherism and what Brexit means for the future for his party. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Part 1 of 2. Cardiff photographer Nigel Pugh outlines his plans and intended approach before starting to photograph his 'Creating Sanctuary' project, exploring the experiences of six volunteers from across Wales working with refugees from conflict zones. The work is being shown in an exhibition on the first floor gallery space of the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay 31 May - 2 July 2017.

In the latest Wales Arts Review OffScript podcast interview, Gary Raymond talks to the cabinet secretary in charge of arts and culture in Wales, Ken Skates AM (his actual title is Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure). On a sunny weekday afternoon down Cardiff Bay, Ken spoke about the role of government in developing the art of a nation, and how government can play a major part in nurturing the arts so they can play a major part in the health of Wales. But Ken also addresses some of the issues that seem to put admirable Welsh Government rhetoric when it comes to the arts at odds with perceptions of its action. Recently, for instance, the study of English Literature became non-statutory for Welsh pupils taking GCSEs, opening the Welsh Government to accusations of depriving lower-achieving children the access to potential life-changing study of novels, poetry and plays. But Ken also talks about the perceived demotion of arts and culture from a full ministerial post in Wales, and his own experiences of intrinsic value of the arts. Also look out for an update on what is happening with the Welsh government's "Support for Literature" review.

In light of the announcement of a new independence referendum in Scotland, this episode of Golau features a fascinating lecture from Prof. Sir Tom Devine of Edinburgh University. Recorded at the Pierhead in Cardiff Bay in late 2016, he considers the reasons for SNP’s success and the collapse of Labour in Scotland from a historian’s point of view. He concludes with some thoughts on the Scottish question after Brexit and what the future might hold for a restless nation.

Today we head to Wales and examine a frenzied murder which took place on Valentines Day 1988.  Lynette White was only 20 when she was stabbed to death in a flat above a bookmakers in the Cardiff Bay area of the City.  In this episode of the weekly UK True Crime Podcast we examine events leading up to the murder and how three men, 'The Cardiff Three' were wrongly imprisoned for the crime. We probe how advances in DNA technology allowed police to finally catch Lynette's killer fifteen years later and the devastating effect this had on Lynette's family and others involved in the original investigation. Finally, we look at how detectives involved in the original investigation into Lynette's death found themselves on trial for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice before the trial sensationally collapsed. References Audio Lynette White: Prostitute was 'a tragic figure'". BBC News. 2 December 2011. Radio interview with Tim Rogers by BBC Radio Wales Bibliography Sekar, Satish (1997). Fitted In: The Cardiff 3 and the Lynette White Inquiry. London: The Fitted In Project. ISBN 978-0-952-73250-1. Sekar, Satish (2012). The Cardiff Five: Innocent Beyond Any Doubt. Hook: Waterside Press. ISBN 978-1-904-38076-4. Williams, John (1994). Bloody Valentine: A Killing in Cardiff. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-006-37968-3. Websites http://thejusticegap.com www.walesonline.co.uk http://www.independent.co.uk/

We asked people around Cardiff Bay for their views on Europe and whether the UK should stay in the EU? Here's what they said. Do you agree? #IWAConvention

We asked people around Cardiff Bay for their views on what the implications for the UK would be if we left the EU. Here's what they said. Do you agree? #IWAConvention

We asked people around Cardiff Bay for their views on how we can make the welfare system better. Here's what they said. Do you agree? #IWAConvention

The UK Government have introduced a 'spare room subsidy' which cuts benefits for people with a spare room. We asked people around Cardiff Bay whether they agree with this bedroom tax. Here's what they said. #IWAConvention

Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb addresses the IWA at the offices of Acuity Legal in Cardiff Bay on 17th November 2014 setting out his long-term vision of devolution

Would you set sail with a robotic skipper? This week, the World Robotic Sailing Championships grace the waters of Cardiff Bay, and we meet the teams to find out how this could lead to a sea change in robot science. Plus, we find out how robots are coming out of the factory and into the home, to care for the elderly and help children learn. In the news, stem cells restore hearing to deaf gerbils, facebook alters voting behaviour, and why a blue berry is the brightest thing in nature...

Would you set sail with a robotic skipper? This week, the World Robotic Sailing Championships grace the waters of Cardiff Bay, and we meet the teams to find out how this could lead to a sea change in robot science. Plus, we find out how robots are coming out of the factory and into the home, to care for the elderly and help children learn. In the news, stem cells restore hearing to deaf gerbils, facebook alters voting behaviour, and why a blue berry is the brightest thing in nature... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Would you set sail with a robotic skipper? This week, the World Robotic Sailing Championships grace the waters of Cardiff Bay, and we meet the teams to find out how this could lead to a sea change in robot science. Plus, we find out how robots are coming out of the factory and into the home, to care for the elderly and help children learn. In the news, stem cells restore hearing to deaf gerbils, facebook alters voting behaviour, and why a blue berry is the brightest thing in nature... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

The 5th May 2012 saw the official launch of the Wales Coastal Path in Cardiff, appropriately on the sea front, a stone's throw away from Cardiff Bay. The project links together all the various Welsh coastal paths and brings them all to the same standard as one official route, with way marking and a website to enable backpackers or walkers of all ages and ability to enjoy the 870 miles of glorious scenery. The paths also links with Offa's Dyke path, which runs along the border of Wales and England, making it 1027 miles. The only path in the world to circumnavigate a country. This podcast features interviews with those involved in the project, the first runner to complete the route and the first official backpacker to undertake the path after the official launch. All links and information on www.theoutdoorsstation.co.uk

Recorded back in late August here's the audio diary of my fifth visit to Cardiff and South Wales generally, you'll hear me visit The Newport TARDIS one of the few Police Boxes still standing on a UK street and also track down one of the filming locations used in the Doctor Who Story "The Lodger" I also manage to eat in a certain diner on Cardiff Bay with a Doctor Who connection too. If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

This week I jump in my TARDIS(didn't you know all Dr Who podcasters have one?) and take you back to 2008, this was my second visit to Cardiff but the first podcast I'd recorded there, before that there'll be a brief bit of Sarah Jane Adventures news. Here's the show notes from when this show was originally released on podomatic.com in 2008(apart from the intro which is of course brand new) An audio dairy episode of my holiday in Cardiff, Wales with my friend Sanya Preston. We ticked off many of the sights and sounds of the city from The Millenium Stadium and The Castle but our trip concluded with a visit to Cardiff Bay and a few other locations that were used in the TV shows Doctor Who and Torchwood. If you want to contact the show email tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or leave a comment on the website.  

This week's show was previously released last year on the show's former feed over at tto.mypodcast.com but I thought it would be a good idea to get my two previous shows about Cardiff onto the same feed, so here it is. Before the main show you'll hear a short item of news, as a trailer for Doctor Who Live was released this week, which you can see here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA5WQdm9a7g Here's the dusty old show notes from when this show was originally released last year: A comprehensive audio dairy of my 2009 visit to Cardiff the Capital of Wales. I visited the Castle, Mar Di Gras, The University, Cardiff Bay and even managed to spot Matt Smith filming a 2010 episode of Doctor Who(Which I later found out was Victory of The Daleks)You can see my photos of Cardiff here http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/sets/72157622178529946/A selection of my photos of The Ianto Jones Shrine can be seen here http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/sets/72157622187364550/

Recorded on August 28th 2008 at the Chitty Chitty Bang >> Bang end of tour party in Cardiff Bay, Andrew Corcoran speaks to >> fellow colleagues about coming to the end of a tour and plans for >> the future.