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There’s a new revival of James Lapine’s Into the Woods coming to Theatre Royal Bath. Melissa Blease chats to co-director...
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King Arthur, Guy Fawkes, Julie Andrews and Toad all make an appearance at The Garden Theatre Festival in the gardens...
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Daisy Game chats to Andrew Ward, founder of Bath-based ukulele band Uke Can’t Be Serious. It’s not easy being the butt of the joke: just ask the ukulele. Small and (seemingly) simple, it’s an instrument that we’re more used to seeing propped up against the bookshelf of a flower-power teen or...
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Emma Clegg visits ‘the smallest garden centre with the biggest heart’ and finds a collaborative social enterprise that offers a...
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Once upon a time there were seven children who were all talented musicians and they were all part of the...
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In over 30 years as a foreign affairs correspondent, Martin Bell saw major changes in the way news was reported. Emma Clegg asks about his time as a reporter, as an MP and as a UNICEF ambassador, ahead of his arrival at The Bath Festival. What’s the difference between a...
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Ahead of her appearance at The Bath Festival later this month, best-selling novelist Marian Keyes chats to Daisy Game about...
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The course of good jazz never did run smooth: Daisy Game catches up with Empirical’s double bassist Tom Farmer ahead...
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Barry Humphries – whose alter ego is the sparkling diva Dame Edna Everage – is coming to Bath this month. Emma Clegg discovers some interesting facts while chatting to the comic performer: his father was born in Bath, he wanted to be a painter, and (unexpectedly) how her own name is...
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Justin Webb, presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, grew up in Bath in the 1970s. Emma Clegg talks to...
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Coming up with a winning theatrical formula is especially challenging when its development is interrupted by a national lockdown –...
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In her debut book, Amy Jeffs reimagines the myths of Britain that once served a more profound purpose in ancient cultures. Millie Bruce-Watt escapes through the mists of time to discover a world steeped in magic and mystery. Amy Jeffs’ book, Storyland, has captivated the hearts of readers across the...