| 单词 | Welsh |
| 例句 | A Welsh dresser bigger than my bedroom hid the deepest quarter from sight. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z For an hour now, the plane had been flying at just three hundred feet, following the Welsh valleys, dipping and swerving to avoid the mountain peaks. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Milo had been knighted, commissioned a major in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and named Assistant Governor-General of Malta because he had brought the egg trade there. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Devoured by a hollow in some Welsh backwater!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The nurse gazed at the stout woman as though she had spoken Welsh. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The Welsh had a machine for catapulting stones, most of which thudded harmlessly into the courtyard. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z It was a platoon of Welsh Guards in good order, rifles at the slope, led by a second lieutenant. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “I hear the Welsh sentry outside. We can count the paces and can tell how far away he is. One, two, three, four—” They counted forty paces. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z I loved hearing Welsh people talk, even if half of what they said was incomprehensible to me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z We ate Welsh rarebits and listened to the rain beating down in gusts on the roof. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Others went to the White Mansion in the Welsh hills, or to Poplar Farm in Dorset. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa told her about this strange neighborhood: how its families had been Americans for more than a hundred years back; how they were mostly Scotch, English and Welsh extraction. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Nineteenth- century writers attributed the mound complexes to, among others, the Chinese, the Welsh, the Phoenicians, the lost nation of Atlantis, and various biblical personages. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The Welsh could not get beyond the outer wall of the castle, and the English inside could not tell what strength the enemy possessed. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z I was expecting to be introduced to a proper Welsh lady and sip tea in the parlor and make polite small talk until the time seemed right to break the bad news. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The new people were something else before they were white—Catholic, Corsican, Welsh, Mennonite, Jewish—and if all our national hopes have any fulfillment, then they will have to be something else again. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He saw pikemen strike down sentries of the enemy at the town gate and take prisoner the Welsh guards. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Enthusiasts proposed a dozen groups as the ancestral stock: Phoenicians, Basques, Chinese, Scythians, Romans, Africans, “Hindoos,” ancient Greeks, ancient Assyrians, ancient Egyptians, the inhabitants of Atlantis, even straying bands of Welsh. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “The Welsh have taken the town and are at the gates of the outer bailey. The food is giving out. The water low in the well. You must get help. You must get it soon.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z “For aught we know the Welsh may be encamped out here on this side of the castle as well as on the other,” he explained. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Now, a tripping Welsh accent proposed the question. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The two dogs are Lupin, a Boston terrier, and BeBop, a tricolor Welsh corgi. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Peace is what we all hope for. But we find it seldom. For if ’tis not the Welsh ’tis the Scots. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z “If I should start a stone rolling,” he thought, “the whole Welsh army will be upon my neck.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z “The Welsh, yonder, long have wanted this castle, for it be strong. Now, with fog to help, and so few to guard the walls, there is chance they might get it, God forbid.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z When the Welsh got belligerent, you brought in Irish. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “The Welsh are routed! Lindsay is saved once more!” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Indeed, being Welsh, I feel the better for it, having clearly risen above them in my time of evolution. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In languages as diverse as Welsh, Arabic, Chinese, English and Hebrew, there is a reproducible correlation between the time required to pronounce numbers in a given language and the memory span of its speakers. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Little darling!—with her long curls and her blue eyes, and such a sweet colour as she has; just as if she were painted!—Bessie, I could fancy a Welsh rabbit for supper.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z When true daylight arrived, they had come to the edge of the wood, and now the hills stood all about, being very high toward the north, where the Welsh mountains loomed in the blue distance. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z The Welsh Green’s eggs are an earthy brown, flecked with green. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Better even than the Welsh ones, despite the fact that he lived in Wales and had his business there. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a Common Welsh Green over there, the smaller one — a Swedish Short- Snout, that blue-gray — and a Chinese Fireball, that’s the red.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “And he played for the Pistons. Dylan Thomas was a Welsh poet. They’re not related.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She put a shaking hand inside the bag and drew out a tiny, perfect model of a dragon — a Welsh Green. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z They could see people running about through the streets embracing one another, tossing caps and hats into the air, and in other ways showing their joy at being freed of the Welsh invaders. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z In a panel of the oak wall, between crossed British flags, hung a dramatic arresting photograph of Major Sir Milo Minderbinder in the dress uniform of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The Welsh Green has an easily recognisable and surprisingly melodious roar. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wanted to give my body a break,” said Mr. Welsh, who now has his own movement theater troupe, Leonix. Machines Of Movement, With Bruises 2010-08-29T02:30:00Z There's a nice, humorous little tribute to Welsh poets in stanza three: they sing like wingless, ie human, nightingales. Poem of the week: Words by Edward Thomas 2013-02-25T10:51:18Z Yet, back when I was at a Welsh comprehensive school and had barely even been to England, let alone met any posh people, I used to laugh like a drain at the Jeeves stories. Why modern art is not a class issue 2013-01-15T15:11:01Z The Welsh government and the UK's Department for Education and Skills are jointly funding the new project. Children's chance to 'explore' Dylan 2013-10-09T10:19:13Z But why did the Welsh journalist and adventurer die? TV highlights 05/07/2012 2012-07-04T19:00:02Z He thought of becoming a teacher before going to drama school in Cardiff, the Welsh capital. Beatles film actor Victor Spinetti dies 2012-06-19T12:05:30Z A pretty regular Twitter user – and sometimes in Welsh. @eddieizzard – Izzard, like Evans, is a multilingual tweeter. Seven days on stage: Sam West calls for lock-ins to save theatres 2012-07-20T12:43:46Z Celebrating not only Welsh writing talent, but wordsmiths worldwide, and from the worlds of comedy and song too, the lineup here is as sharp as a gag one-liner. This week's new events 2012-06-22T23:06:44Z The story takes few risks – an intelligent Welsh schoolkid's quest for self-definition and sexual adventure – but Submarine works hard to earn our affections with a mix of sincerity, energy and impeccable comic timing. This week's new films 2011-03-19T00:05:59Z Originally published in Welsh, the English language translation is out now. Rachel Trezise's top 10 Welsh underground novels 2010-05-19T07:56:00Z This Arthurian prophecy of these battling beasts was used to tell of a time when a leader would come to liberate the Welsh. An introduction to the stories and British history that inspired the beasts of "House of the Dragon" 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z There was much talk about 'what has Tom got to do with Celtic music apart from being Welsh?'. Celtic Connections at 20 2013-01-17T08:35:07Z Shirley Hazzard was born in Sydney on Jan. 30, 1931, to a Welsh father and a Scottish mother, both of whom had immigrated to Australia and worked for the company building the Sydney Harbor Bridge. Shirley Hazzard, Novelist Who Charted Storm-Tossed Lives, Dies at 85 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z But that doesn’t stop Delaney from lapsing into a broad Welsh accent from time to time. Ranking the accents of Tom Hardy: cockney, Welsh, or unintelligible? 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Sean Edwards, another recipient, is a Welsh artist who received media attention in Britain last year for an exhibition at the Venice Biennale that focused on his working-class upbringing. Turner Prize Was Canceled, but Organizers Still Gave Out the Cash 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z The heart of the book is a scene in the Welsh hills where Mori obeys the fairies' command to help the souls of the dead go into the darkness on All Souls' Eve. Among Others by Jo Walton – review 2013-03-30T10:01:01Z The wedding took place in 1927 in the Welsh Congregationalist chapel, just opposite his surgery. My quest to be more Welsh 2011-07-29T23:07:29Z “Treat” is a Welsh name that has been in his family for generations. Treat Williams, Actor Known for ‘Hair’ and ‘Everwood,’ Dies at 71 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Not all of the jokes are particularly funny, and most of them would work just as well told with Welsh or Irish stereotypes. Ilustrado by Miguel Syjuco 2010-06-26T23:06:00Z My father belongs to a Welsh generation born between the wars, for whom self-betterment in England was a pragmatic article of faith. My quest to be more Welsh 2011-07-29T23:07:29Z From the Gaelic speakers of the Highlands to the Welsh speakers of the valleys to people in Essex who say "amazeballs", it's a wondrous and incoherent mixture. My new British citizenship test: who is Cheggers, and why is he so funny? 2012-07-14T23:06:14Z To book Welsh crooner Tom Jones, then just a few years removed from his late-’60s peak, the venue added 1,800 seats to its loge section. From Jimi and Janis to assorted festivals, 50 years at Merriweather Post 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Born in a coal-mining village in a tough part of south Wales in 1929 to an Italian father and a Welsh mother, Spinetti grew up above the family's fish and chip shop. Beatles film actor Victor Spinetti dies 2012-06-19T12:05:30Z He had no dance, movement or theater training when, after completing his degree, he decided to audition for Volcano Theater Company, a Welsh physical theater troupe. Harry Potter Doesn’t Dance. But He Sure Can Move. 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z My yearning, my claim, has always been for my Welsh half to swamp the rest. My quest to be more Welsh 2011-07-29T23:07:29Z Karen Welsh, 69, a self-described home baker, makes desserts here, and each one tastes true to the restaurant’s theme. Review | Get your Maryland crab fix at the Point Crab House, along with ace service and a water view 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z A tale of lust, violence and desperation in a hellhole of a Welsh town on a Saturday night, the play was striking largely because of the nastiness of its protagonist, Gary, a former school bully. Gary Owen: Bridgend and beyond 2010-04-07T20:45:00Z The Welsh warbler's full operatic rendition of The Phantom Of The Opera was an absolute triumph, crammed full of camp theatricality and jaw-droppingly powerful vocals. Six to watch: best X Factor performances 2010-08-20T10:49:00Z Welsh author Rachel Trezise won the inaugural Dylan Thomas prize, a £60,000 literary award for work by writers under 30, for her short story collection Fresh Apples. Rachel Trezise's top 10 Welsh underground novels 2010-05-19T07:56:00Z There’s cause to pity regular travelers on the Rhondda Line between the Rhondda Valley town of Treherbert and the Welsh capital, Cardiff: The Pacer trains that serve this route are outdated, cramped and noisy. The 10 best slow trains through Europe 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z The question is - how will axe throwing mix with artisan Welsh beers? The reinvention of Cerys Matthews 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z He's especially proud of being a prodigy of the Eisteddfod, the Welsh arts festival that dates back to the 12th century. Bryn Terfel: 'I'd like to sing Citizen Kane' 2012-06-26T17:40:14Z I don't have any skill in sociology, so certainly don't want to suggest that Welsh's own nationalism is to blame. Irvine Welsh's Booker prize attack makes scant sense 2012-08-21T09:58:32Z He is credited with inspiring a generation of younger Scottish writers – Irvine Welsh, Alan Warner, Duncan McLean – but remains sceptical about the extent to which his success has defeated old literary prejudices. James Kelman 2012-07-29T19:00:01Z This was taken on a brilliantly sunny spring day in 2005, at a church in a remote Welsh village. Peter Fraser's best shot 2012-06-13T14:17:16Z A young Welsh critic asked me how I, as someone based in London, reacted to the theatre company. National Theatre Wales puts Cymru centre-stage 2010-06-01T14:36:00Z Mr. Schapiro called it a “ghetto ‘Under Milk Wood,’ ” referring to the Dylan Thomas drama peopled by the inhabitants of a Welsh fishing village. Herb Schapiro, Playwright Behind ‘The Me Nobody Knows,’ Dies at 85 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Welsh police are currently searching for people who illegally dug up the grounds of a medieval castle. The New Detectorists 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z Welsh comedian Rob Brydon hosted the evening, keeping the audience entertained with impressions of British veteran actor Michael Caine and barbs about NSA spying. Clooney, Cumberbatch honored at BAFTA Britannia awards 2013-11-10T10:51:26Z He was very Welsh, camp, clever, and always tackled his subjects from unusual angles; you never knew where an article was heading till you got to the end. Young Arts Critics 2010: critical conditions 2010-05-24T20:30:00Z His latest, directed by Terry Hands, tells of an English couple and their daughter who leave London for a quieter life in the Welsh hills. This week's new theatre 2010-10-22T23:07:00Z Doomed to suffer, Georgia slips on one of the Welsh rocks and cuts her leg on another, ruining a fine pair of trousers. Review: How Amazon’s Kate Beckinsale Series, “The Widow,” and Netflix’s New Ricky Gervais Show, “After Life,” Get Grief All Wrong 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z Her voice, a growl softened with a musical Welsh accent, is extraordinary. Bonnie Tyler 'not part of 1980s' 2013-05-13T18:00:00Z Charlotte Church is a Welsh soprano who has sold over $10 million records worldwide. Here Are 8 Other Famous Charlottes 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z But maybe Britons felt the same way when series four contestant Becca constantly talked about being Welsh. The Great Holiday Baking Show: US tries and fails to copy UK super smash 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z But in this Welsh border town, Tabor keeps a low profile. June Tabor: watery, not grave 2011-02-10T22:30:01Z Less bizarre: a Welsh National Opera production, in which Rigoletto was a political aide in the White House of President Kennedy. A Fascist-era ‘Rigoletto’ returning to Seattle Opera 2013-12-31T23:10:37Z Less concerned with politics and religion than any Welsh writer who went before, Berry's characters are working class and influenced by pop culture. Rachel Trezise's top 10 Welsh underground novels 2010-05-19T07:56:00Z According to the judges, Harnden's "remarkable book takes us into the hearts and minds of the Welsh Guards in a way that is both compelling and visceral". Guardian journalist Amelia Gentleman wins Orwell prize 2012-05-24T10:22:40Z The Welsh rock band will play at five different arenas, including a massive hometown show in Cardiff, as part of their Rule Britannia UK tour. Bullet For My Valentine confirm tour 2013-06-15T10:02:47Z And Mr. Follett, who was once a Welsh boy himself but grew up to become his generation’s most vaunted writer of colorless historical epics, kicks off a whopping new trilogy. Books of The Times: War, Revolution and a King Who Says ?By Jove? 2010-09-23T21:30:00Z Two years after The Joy Formidable barreled to the fringe of the rock mainstream with the lush and brute "The Big Roar," the Welsh trio returns with an even bigger and squalling encore. Review: Joy Formidable roars again on 'Wolf's Law' 2013-01-22T22:07:10Z Despite his proud Welsh identity, Rhys is now to play a major American fictional hero: Perry Mason. American hero Matthew Rhys is proud to be Cardiff-born and bred 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z When we are in the States, my husband speaks to his family and friends frequently on the phone — always in Welsh. Perspective | Ask Amy: Husband speaks Welsh, but wife says “na” 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z The pub champions local and sustainable ingredients, and the bar features Welsh cask ales brewed nearby. 10 Hotels in Europe That Make You Feel at Home 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z The regiment portrayed in the film - the 24th Regiment of Foot - became the South Wales Borderers, then the Royal Welsh. In Pictures 2011-03-10T14:42:21Z An American viewer who comes across the line-up of leading men nominated for the Welsh Baftas this month might be brought up short by one of the four names. American hero Matthew Rhys is proud to be Cardiff-born and bred 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z His comments about the Welsh resulted in a complaint filed against him in Britain’s Commission for Racial Equality, and critics described subsequent remarks as scurrilous and sexist. A.A. Gill, British columnist and food critic with an acid wit, dies at 62 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Timothy J. Welsh, a media professor at Loyola University in New Orleans, doesn't believe simply drafting new female characters into realistic shooters will inspire more women to enlist in these games. Games likely to follow Pentagon on women in combat 2013-02-01T14:37:22Z Taking a rather more moderate approach, Welsh National Opera settled for staging an opera: Lohengrin. Lohengrin; Ariadne auf Naxos; La Donna del Lago – review 2013-05-25T23:05:56Z He was born in Welsh, in southern Louisiana, the seventh child in a family of 12, and spent his teenage years in Port Arthur, Texas, where he learned to play the guitar. Phillip Walker obituary 2010-08-10T17:18:00Z His writing is informed by everything from Welsh folklore to superstrings. Why I'm going to the Discworld convention 2010-08-26T11:20:00Z Biopic of Welsh journalist Gareth Jones, who was the first western writer to report on the Soviet famines of the early 1930s. The best films of 2020 so far 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z News of Jones' illness came in a statement announcing he is to receive an award for outstanding contribution to film and television from the academy's Welsh branch. Monty Python's Terry Jones diagnosed with dementia 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z In the 1970s, the sisters June and Jennifer Gibbons were part of the only Black family in their small Welsh town. ‘The Silent Twins’ Review: Keeping the World at Bay 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Other opera companies with which she appeared include the Houston and Fresno Grand Operas; the San Diego, Pittsburgh, Utah and Cincinnati Operas; the Welsh National Opera; and l’Opéra de Nice. Frances Ginsberg, American Soprano, Dies at 55 2010-12-29T04:21:11Z The defining quality of Welsh National Opera's new staging by David Pountney, his first since becoming artistic director of the company in 2011, is its beauty. Lulu; Huw Watkins day – review 2013-02-17T00:06:20Z The sounds in the last four lines become particularly evocative and lightly alliterative, with the unromantic "sandwiched" nicely echoed by the expressive Welsh word "cwtched". Poem of the week: Fruition by Rhian Edwards 2012-06-18T11:24:52Z Mr. Welsh, 56, is a lawyer in Atlanta. Lisa O’Connell, Michael Welsh 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z “I grew up with my mother speaking Welsh, and the rest of my family speaking Welsh.” At the Kitchen’s Spring Gala, John Cale and Lawrence Weiner Inspire and Provoke 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Sheen has put together a cast of Welsh actors he has worked with before. A Dylan Thomas Centennial in New York 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, she stars in Bridgend as a teen who arrives in the Welsh town where about a hundred young people have committed suicide in the last decade, a tragic and unexplained phenomenon. Hannah Murray on Her Wish for Gilly on "Game of Thrones" 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Tom Rooney is equally fine as the dogged survivor Pistol, who emerges unchanged despite enduring humiliation at the hands of the Welsh captain Fluellen, vowing “to England will I steal, and there I’ll steal.” Critic’s Notebook: Stratford Shakespeare Festival, ‘Henry V’ and ‘Cymbeline’ 2012-08-19T21:11:38Z While NTW isn't required to cater for the quarter of Wales's population who speak Welsh, NTS has taken flak for not doing enough Scots-language drama; it has recently appointed its first Gaelic associate. Edinburgh festival 2011: where National Theatres meet 2011-08-02T20:30:02Z Welsh was speaking on the third day of the five-day conference, held at the Edinburgh international book festival. Irvine Welsh tears into Booker prize 2012-08-19T19:06:49Z International groups include the Welsh pop band Neck Deep and the Canadian punk bands Counterparts and Silverstein. Punk rock lives on at 2017 Vans Warped Tour 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z And the sometimes risible mock-medievalism of “Outsiders” goes way beyond a few vaguely Welsh and Gaelic coinages. Review: ‘Outsiders,’ the Latest Iteration of the American Family as Criminal Enterprise 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Welsh National 's staging was first seen in 2002 and revived once before; only now, with baritone Simon Keenlyside shifting the focus back to the tortured eponymous jester does Macdonald's concept really begin to work. Rigoletto 2010-06-27T21:01:00Z Price told Reuters that Manning's Welsh mother had seen the play and mailed the script to her son. Bradley Manning play scoops British drama award 2013-08-06T12:43:17Z “Trainspotting” author Irvine Welsh tweeted that he was a Dylan fan, but he called the Nobel “an ill-conceived nostalgia award wrenched from the rancid prostates of senile, gibbering hippies.” Another prize for Bob Dylan — but this one is sweetest for fans and fellow songwriters 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Edwards' poetry collection is a humorous account of working class life in the Welsh valleys, with surreal flights of pop culture fancy. English teacher is Costa's top poet 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z They force me to promise to write this article in Welsh. There's a riot grrrl going on – a classic tour feature from the vaults 2013-01-09T13:10:35Z He is leaving the Seattle Opera at the end of the 2018-19 season — his fifth year here — to become general director of the Welsh National Opera. Seattle Opera head Aidan Lang to step down in 2019 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Director Brian Welsh makes the atmosphere moody without making a fetish out of mood. 'Escape Artist' on PBS proves subtly captivating 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z Welsh said he hoped the current political mood would pass. Trainspotting author sees 'bleak dystopia' in real life too 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z All that energy spent, no distance covered: it’s like eating cottage cheese or learning Welsh. Fit in my 40s: Canada's Air Force fitness drills are a retro, noisy tonic 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z He has also held the British championship title since 2017, and has won the Swiss and Welsh championships once each. 'It seems so simple': can I cut it at the World Stone Skimming Championships? 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z I feel a lot more Welsh nowadays, and a great deal closer to my grandparents, which in my case amounts to the same thing. My quest to be more Welsh 2011-07-29T23:07:29Z Yet when Ankst decided to release music in both English and Welsh a couple of years later, they found themselves at war with nationalists. Label of love: Ankst 2010-05-06T10:34:00Z The novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh, depicting an underclass hit by industrial decline and scornful of conventional values, looks as relevant as ever in an era marked by popular rejection of establishment politics. Trainspotting author sees 'bleak dystopia' in real life too 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z "Our creative industries sector is one of the fastest-growing and most dynamic areas of the Welsh economy," she said. BBC Wales' Cardiff HQ up for sale 2013-08-01T16:16:19Z These multispecies forms communicate her feelings about nature, influenced by her life in the Welsh countryside. Art Rooted in Nature Blooms at TEFAF 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Their relationship has played out in the press as a tinny, 21st-century retread of Liz Taylor and Richard Burton – the Hollywood insider and the Welsh upstart, with the gender roles reversed. Michael Douglas on Liberace, Cannes, cancer and cunnilingus 2013-06-02T20:00:00Z The famous linguist was none other than JRR Tolkien, and he made the claim in his 1955 lecture English and Welsh. What's the loveliest word in the English language? 2012-05-25T11:30:01Z A doctor specialising in gynaecology and sexual health, Welsh tells me that Kabir’s experience got her thinking. What comes in 66 sizes and vegan latex? The new generation of condoms 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z Though born in Monmouthshire, which was not then in Wales, Augusta Waddington became the arch promulgator of ancient Welsh culture in language, literature and music. David McKie's top 10 eccentrics in literature 2011-03-02T11:31:07Z This is the evocative Welsh proverb from which Jonathan Silvertown takes his title. An Orchard Invisible: A Natural History of Seeds by Jonathan Silvertown 2010-09-27T16:51:00Z Among the most remarkable were around 80 painted inscriptions, of Latin, Welsh, Anglo-Saxon and English texts, now among the most instantly recognizable of his works. Reviving the Art of David Jones 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z Chris Coleman, who took over the job of Welsh manager following the tragic death of his friend Gary Speed, will be desperate to post some points on the board. TV listings and previews: plan your week's viewing - 8-12 October 2012-10-08T08:00:00Z From the "pebble menagerie", he chooses a piece of slate lying on a Welsh beach, then embarks on a fascinating journey into the "enormous atomic vault of the pebble". The Planet in a Pebble by Jan Zalasiewicz – review 2012-06-12T11:30:03Z There’s a beautiful leather tool case and stylish watering cans, and there are the hot-water bottles, swathed in mantles of scratchy Welsh tapestry blanketing. The Robust Preciousness of Labour and Wait 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z He added: "The contribution S4C makes to the Welsh language, Welsh culture and the Welsh economy has to be considered on a much broader basis than individual statistical information which can be misleading and misconstrued." 'Zero viewers' for Welsh TV shows 2010-03-11T11:50:00Z "If you're a 'music' fan, look it up in the dictionary. Then 'literature.' Then compare and contrast," Scottish novelist Irvine Welsh said in a Twitter outburst. Times a-changin': Nobel jury says lyrics can be literature 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z I've been training for six months physically and will train another six, then take three months to work on the Welsh accent. A Minute With: Mickey Rourke talking "Immortals" 2011-11-09T14:01:19Z The American actor also talks about how he is getting an ear for Welsh accents. VIDEO: Rourke all set for rugby movie 2012-07-15T15:17:40Z Then he's not just off the wagon but being run over by it, again and again; mumbling something about King Lear as his vast Welsh skull thwunks repeatedly against the tarmac. Burton And Taylor: pills, booze and divadom 2013-07-20T05:00:00Z When proposals for a Welsh Guggenheim surfaced last month, it seemed so. Why a Welsh Guggenheim makes sense 2013-06-10T11:25:52Z Welsh poet Dylan Thomas once left the manuscript of “Under Milk Wood” under a chair there. Silence shrouds London's deserted midnight party land 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z Ms. Welsh, a friend of Jacqueline Kennedy, donated much Hemingway material to the presidential library and museum after Hemingway’s death, Mr. Kiely said. ‘Ernest Hemingway: Between Two Wars’ Arriving at Morgan Library 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z She is 56 now and we are sitting by the fire in the lounge of her old Welsh farmhouse, eating delicious homemade banana cake and drinking tea. Frieda Hughes: ‘I felt my parents were stolen’ 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z It’s a vibrant forward project to keep the Welsh language resilient and at the forefront and alive, which is incredibly important. ‘Keeping Faith’ Is a Hit in Two Languages 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z "Developing an interest in literature from an early age is an essential part of inspiring our young people to write and create their own stories," said the Welsh education minister Huw Lewis at the launch. Children's chance to 'explore' Dylan 2013-10-09T10:19:13Z Cooper, a Welsh springer spaniel, was the first dog she and Mr. Gillespie bought together, followed last year by Ivy, an excitable spaniel spotted with red-and-white fur. At Home on the Farm and in E-Books 2011-05-18T22:06:11Z The Welsh diva was preceded on the Oscars stage by actress Halle Berry, who appeared as Bond girl Jinx in the 2002 movie "Die Another Day," starring Pierce Brosnan as Bond. Shirley Bassey leads Oscars 50th birthday tribute to James Bond 2013-02-25T03:31:43Z Jemma King is the Welsh hopeful, with her poetry collection called The Shape of a Forest. Dylan Thomas Prize contenders wait 2013-11-07T13:25:47Z In "The Dresser" — airing Monday in the U.S. on Starz — the 78-year-old Welsh actor plays Sir, a cranky, creaky old thespian mounting a threadbare wartime production of "King Lear" and battling the infirmities of age. Anthony Hopkins overcomes his stage fright in 'The Dresser' 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z At a dance in Worcester, he met Iris Leaworthy, a young, white Welsh woman who worked as a civil servant in the Air Ministry, and the two bonded over the surprising similarities of their upbringings. An Intimate History of the British Empire 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z Heartbreak Hotel, her 20th book and published on Valentine's Day, is a romantic comedy set in the Welsh B&B that Buffy has inherited from a friend and decides to turn into a business. Deborah Moggach: a life in writing 2013-02-16T07:04:01Z Welsh, who is famous for using Scottish dialect in his novels, said: "The Booker prize's contention to be an inclusive, non-discriminatory award could be demolished by anybody with even a rudimentary grasp of sixth-form sociology." Irvine Welsh tears into Booker prize 2012-08-19T19:06:49Z Startlingly, though, one of the dishes competing in the opening programme – England v Wales in Malvern – is actually called Cowell, or at least pronounced that way: it's cawl, a Welsh lamb broth. Simon Cowell's Food Glorious Food: a bad cover version of other food shows 2013-02-27T12:56:01Z But it didn't occur until just now that there was a Welsh sound – the whole country rather than a specific city. New band of the day ? No 801: Bear Driver 2010-06-04T16:25:00Z The Eisteddfod developed as a way to shape and define the Welsh spirit and identity, and to many people nobody represents this as well as Hedd Wyn. Hedd Wyn: Eisteddfod's Bard of the Black Chair 2011-07-29T12:11:00Z In the years since, his socialist anthem has become his best-known song, being enthusiastically taken up by nationalists with versions in Hebrew and Welsh, a Canadian version, Namibian and Swedish. Woody Guthrie: a century of protest 2012-07-13T21:54:03Z In 1972: sautéed frog legs Provençal, creamed Welsh rabbit on a Holland rusk, and, in a gust of brand names, “Hollywood Diet Bread” and “Steamed Uncle Ben’s Rice.” Mohonk’s Farm-to-Table Rebirth 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z “Froggy Welsh the Fourth is trying to get inside my jeans.” Dark Magic and Other Escapes in These Summer Y.A. Novels 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Sunken Hundred, Brooklyn’s first Welsh restaurant, wins the award for friendliest eatery. Tables for Two: Our Favorite Restaurants of 2016 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Thomas made three more recordings with Caedmon, including the premiere of “Under Milk Wood,” his shimmering portrait of a Welsh fishing village. A Dylan Thomas Centennial in New York 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Radio 3 is to commemorate the centenary of the birth of Dylan Thomas by airing the world premiere of an unproduced film script by the famed Welsh poet. Thomas script to get Radio 3 premiere 2014-01-29T13:50:25Z Dirty Protest are also in action with Matthew Bulgo's Last Christmas, about a student returning home for the festive season, and at Picnic Plays, outdoor readings of new Welsh works. Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2013-04-26T13:42:00Z Queen Elizabeth is Colonel-in-Chief of The Royal Welsh, who were formed on St David's Day in 2006 following the restructuring of former regiments, the Royal Welch Fusiliers and the Royal Regiment of Wales. Queen Elizabeth marks St David's day with leek gifts 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z I was in this small touring company, taking plays for children round Welsh village halls. Terry Deary: The man behind the Horrible Histories 2012-07-13T23:10:02Z The Edinburgh writers' conference, hosted jointly by the Edinburgh International Book festival and the British Council, runs from 17-21 August, with contributions from Ali Smith, Irving Welsh, China Miéville and Patrick Ness. Ahdaf Soueif: In times of crisis, fiction has to take a back seat 2012-08-17T15:00:01Z The Scottish and Welsh nationalists could not side with the Tories because their electorates would have "killed" them, as Gordon Brown explained. 5 Days in May: The Coalition and Beyond by Andrew Adonis – review 2013-05-13T07:00:03Z The link between Private Manning and a Welsh theater troupe might not seem an obvious one. ‘Radicalisation of Bradley Manning’ Hits Home in Edinburgh 2013-08-04T21:20:18Z Admittedly it's not English - Tolkien also believed "cellar doors" to be more frequent in Welsh - but, as none of the Welsh friends from whom I learned it were Welsh-speakers, it's in. What's the loveliest word in the English language? 2012-05-25T11:30:01Z “Genius is an overworked term but I’m struggling to think of anything else that defines him,” Welsh wrote on Twitter. British DJ and producer Andrew Weatherall dies at 56 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z For all its shining choruses and bright, perky chords, this Welsh quintet's second album is a murky thing, digging into the human heart to find disappointment, frustration and boredom. Race Horses: Furniture – review 2012-11-29T21:00:01Z From the Welsh Assembly to the Bordeaux Law Courts, his public buildings are conceived as didactic, often idealistic, diagrams of how he thinks the world should be. Richard Rogers: the world as it could be 2013-07-15T17:45:01Z She lived in their family home in the Welsh valleys for the rest of her life. Elaine Morgan 2013-07-29T14:32:27Z SM HIV diagnoses among gay men in Wales are on the rise, but this national information and advice project for gay men has had its main funding from the Welsh assembly withdrawn. Public sector cuts: where they will hit 2011-03-25T08:30:00Z Stennett went on to appear as a comedian in BBC programmes such as Welsh Rarebit and the Black and White Minstrel Show. Entertainer Stan Stennett dies at 88 2013-11-26T15:15:46Z “Submarine” was financed mostly by Film 4, the UK Film Council and “two regional Welsh funds,” Mr. Ayoade said, and it took seven weeks to shoot. Growing Funnier Each Serious Minute 2011-05-27T22:25:59Z On her album released on Friday, “Inner Song,” the Welsh songwriter Kelly Lee Owens uses the chilly, artificial electronic vocabulary of techno for songs about love: strained, lost, possibly found anew. Blackpink and Selena Gomez’s Summery Treat, and 11 More New Songs 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z The north Welsh slate industry certainly isn't, although it happens in a place. David Mitchell on new World Heritage sites 2011-03-27T00:05:36Z He then returned to the male-voice tradition in his spare time after he became the director of Welsh National Youth Opera. Welsh male voice choris: a vocal minority 2011-02-01T21:30:01Z I Must Be Jesus comically and gloriously combines depression, a Welsh male voice choir and Rossiter's apparent childhood belief that he must be Christ. Martin Rossiter: The Defenestration of St Martin – review 2012-11-29T21:30:03Z This includes laverbread, a savoury puree made from laver seaweed, which is eaten alongside other seafood as part of Welsh cuisine. Why seaweed is a great food for the future 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z With “Shepherd,” the Welsh writer and director Russell Owen shows us how to accrue a great deal of atmosphere with very little fuss. ‘Shepherd’ Review: Solitary Assignment 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Welsh National 's surrealist take on Mozart's last opera, first seen in 2005 and now being revived for the second time, has proved remarkably appealing. The Magic Flute 2010-09-29T20:45:00Z Welsh National Opera's spring mini-season marks Wagner's bicentenary with two productions. The best classical concerts and operas for spring 2013 2013-04-01T06:00:00Z Beaumaris originated, like other castle towns, as an English “green zone” in the 13th century, surrounded by Welsh guerrillas. Wales: Packed with castles and charm 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z The Owl Service is set in Wales, and uses as its basis a story from the mediaeval Welsh epic, the Mabinogion. Graham Joyce's top 10 fairy fictions 2012-06-27T12:57:57Z For the legions who loved Rachman’s mordant and hilarious “The Imperfectionists,” here’s his next novel, about an isolated Welsh bookstore owner with an incomprehensible past who finally decides to unearth it. Spring brings bounty of new titles for book lovers 2014-04-16T21:15:04Z Photograph: Dean Chalkley Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens has announced a new award to celebrate the year's best album by a Welsh artist. Huw Stephens launches Welsh music prize 2011-08-05T12:06:54Z Delicious lemon curd can be made with far fewer eggs - my favorite, from my 98-year-old Welsh cousin, requires just 2 whole eggs. A Treat for Lemon Lovers and Beyond 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Hemingway's wife, Mary Welsh Hemingway, returned to Cuba in 1961, after the writer's death, hoping to retrieve his belongings. Items from Hemingway's Cuba home go to JFK Library 2013-05-06T16:45:09Z Two Welsh fellows, Trevor and Ken, Had been sentenced to life in the pen. Style Invitational Week 1280: A la‘ugh’ a minute with our ‘air quotes’ contest 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z It’s for a restaurant in downtown New York called Sandy Welsh’s, where Edgar Allan Poe ate alongside reporters for The New-York Daily Times, the newspaper that became the one you are reading today. What to Cook This Weekend 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z The Philharmonie exhibition begins by explaining the fortuitous circumstances under which Mr. Reed, an American, and Mr. Cale, who is Welsh, born a week apart on either side of the Atlantic, came to meet. At Paris Exhibition, Tracing the Roots of the Velvet Underground 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z In the Welsh woods at Christmas we stood at the cave's mouth, listening to the strange drumming of water within. This land is your land: why landscapes are the most emotional artworks 2013-01-03T13:10:24Z Another notable surprise from this year’s rankings include the Dachshund returning to the top 10 for the first time in seven years, effectively bumping the Pembroke Welsh Corgi down to 13th. Labrador retriever is still America’s favorite breed, but the French bulldog is nipping at its heels 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z Q: Your next project is a screenplay you wrote called "The Beautiful Game," the real story of Gareth Thomas, the Welsh rugby star who announced he was gay. A Minute With: Mickey Rourke talking "Immortals" 2011-11-09T14:01:19Z Coming the night after the general election, it was apt that the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera's performance should open with Charles Ives's The Unanswered Question. Orchestra of WNO/Koenigs 2010-05-10T21:05:00Z Is it likely that any Welsh child will look up at Stanley's statue and be turned into a bigot? Henry Morton Stanley's statue will ensure imperial racism is not forgotten 2010-08-27T12:41:00Z Mr. Pountney, who runs the Bregenz Festival in Austria and has just taken charge of the Welsh National Opera, has supplied librettos for two other Davies theater scores. Peter Maxwell Davies?s New Opera, ?Kommilitonen!? 2011-11-12T22:15:07Z West, star of another BBC period drama, The Hour, said in portraying Burton he "was always in danger of trying to be too Welsh". Burton and Taylor signals end of the affair for BBC4 homegrown drama 2013-07-21T13:21:28Z Madden will face off in that category against Welsh actor Matthew Rhys, who was nominated for the final series of The Americans. Golden Globes 2019: Vice leads pack with six nominations 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z I’m now mulling other foreign lit-ventures: the Hay Festival Wales, in the Welsh border town of Hay-On-Wye, 150 miles from London, and the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, on the dazzling Indonesian island of Bali. Book lover? Plan your trip around a literary festival. 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Morgan is a Welsh singer with a voice as big as his self-doubt. Have you been watching ... The Voice? 2013-06-07T09:29:00Z Their characters seem to have been made as stolidly ordinary as possible, perhaps on the theory that there was no way they could compete with a Welsh spitfire and a 51st-century time traveler. Television Review: Death Takes a Holiday, but Not the Aliens 2011-07-07T22:01:58Z A few weeks later, I returned for my second day on set: a house on a hill in Blaengwynfi in the Welsh valleys. Author, author: Joe Dunthorne 2011-03-05T00:07:19Z He said his dream skating partner is Welsh singer and The Voice judge Sir Tom Jones. Dancing on Ice line-up revealed 2012-12-18T06:19:45Z I hear Pearson, meanwhile, is working on a musical version of her latest book, I Think I Love You, about a Welsh teenager's obsession with David Cassidy. Trailer Trash by Jason Solomons 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z "Right," said the historian, who'd clearly had enough of shivering in the Welsh dusk, "how much fuel do you need to get across the channel, then?" Most Haunted: a guilty pleasure? 2011-08-17T10:44:57Z The zingers kept coming, even when she talked about meeting Michael Sheen's Welsh family. Sarah Silverman talks new man Michael Sheen with ex Jimmy Kimmel 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z "No different to if she was a Welsh person or a Scottish person," says Walliams. Little Britain boys 2010-12-12T00:04:00Z Craig Roberts, the young Welsh actor who got the role, made us laugh just by moving his eyes. Author, author: Joe Dunthorne 2011-03-05T00:07:19Z Money eventually came in from a Swansea-based backer along with a job creation grant from the Welsh Assembly, while the Film Agency for Wales funded some test footage to showcase the film's special effects. Does it matter that only 7% of British films make a profit? 2013-12-09T14:05:57Z The observatory is part of the Welsh entry to this year's Venice Biennale, and will be shown for six months in a former convent. Bedwyr Williams: why I'm taking a space observatory to Venice 2013-04-14T17:00:01Z Flaming is a less common phenomenon at the Proms than elsewhere, perhaps because, as the Welsh schoolchildren found, it's so "posh". Proms 2012: week four in review 2012-08-08T13:50:17Z Roiphe's portrait of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas is more sympathetic, if hardly more flattering. In 'The Violet Hour,' Katie Roiphe looks at five great writers shuffling off this mortal coil 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Welsh radicalism is evoked in scenes of school history lessons, notably in the acting out of a riot. ‘Radicalisation of Bradley Manning’ Hits Home in Edinburgh 2013-08-04T21:20:18Z Cale seemed to have summoned the Welsh weather along with his memories, and sat bundled up in a black puffer jacket and wool socks. John Cale’s Musical Journey Knows No Limits 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z It's with the trio of operas that make up Welsh National Opera's new-year season that David Pountney's reign as the company's artistic director is beginning to show its character. This week's new live music 2013-02-02T06:00:11Z The next day, we drove northwest on the A48 and, after a last gasp of Welsh pronunciation at the town of “Pwllmyeric,” we passed a sign: “Welcome to England.” Exploring post-Brexit Britain while the pound is at an all-time low 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Nancy didn't get along with a beautiful Welsh woman who worked at the next desk. Once upon a life 2010-05-01T23:35:00Z Add the huge hole left in Welsh literature by aspiring writers boarding trains to London and putting memories of the principality firmly behind them from the early 80s onward. Rachel Trezise's top 10 Welsh underground novels 2010-05-19T07:56:00Z The company hopes the app will help it appeal beyond Welsh speakers. Theatre translation app launched 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z It says, in both Welsh and English: “Here are two friends, at the end of one life.” The Many Lives of Jan Morris 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z In the 1950s, Welsh captain Cliff Morgan said that the singing at matches put a yard on every stride, and 20 yards on every kick. Welsh male voice choris: a vocal minority 2011-02-01T21:30:01Z But the real panic spreads in the cinema auditorium as we realise we've got two hours of dodgy acting and dull CGI work ahead, culminating in massed snoring in that Welsh lab. World War Z – review 2013-06-20T20:15:01Z In little Kenny's case he carried it through months of refugee detention centres and a relocation to an impoverished new life in an all-white Welsh village. Stephen Fry opens a window on to male depression – we must let boys cry 2013-06-11T09:20:03Z Joachim Herz died in 2010, but his legendary production of Madam Butterfly for Welsh National Opera, first seen nearly 35 years ago, lives on. Madam Butterfly – review 2013-02-18T18:13:00Z Admittedly, there wasn't much to do in my tiny Welsh village. When rock stars remind us of our own mortality 2010-04-27T14:15:00Z An apple a day keeps the doctor away : This well-known statement is based on an 1860s Welsh proverb that eating apples will diminish doctor visits. Perspective | Apples keep you healthy, carrots help your eyes: What science says about such folk remedies 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z By the age of 19, Dupre, from Leicester, was performing in local productions, and attending the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama on weekends. Growing up fast: why parenting in your 20s is the new punk 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z On the Welsh music prize Facebook page, fans are lobbying for acts including the Reads and Jonathan Powell. Huw Stephens launches Welsh music prize 2011-08-05T12:06:54Z The slightly nervous prince, replying in Welsh and English after intensive language immersion, was broadcast to millions. As The Crown returns, watch out for these milestones 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z Out of the blue, in a Welsh accent from another age, thick, musical and almost folkishly rural, he said something extraordinary. My quest to be more Welsh 2011-07-29T23:07:29Z Welsh is one of the oldest spoken languages in Europe, and, outside of Wales, it is extremely rare to hear it. Perspective | Ask Amy: Husband speaks Welsh, but wife says “na” 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z Was that down to Downey’s diminished star power or his ropey Welsh accent? Thor blimey: can Chris Hemsworth escape the post-Marvel curse? 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z Evidently however, the relocation to England was not for the Welsh sheepdog, who abandoned his work in a field earlier this month and embarked on the journey back to his birthplace. Sheepdog Pero travels 240 miles to former home near Aberystwyth 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z She had a complicated relationship with her father and, tellingly, the film doesn’t give us a Manning family reunion, although Hawkins interviews her Welsh mum, who speaks with difficulty after a stroke. Chelsea Manning director: 'She's a kind of punk rock figure for me' 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z The first focused on Welsh writer Arthur Machen, whose complete fiction Hippocampus Press has just issued in three hefty volumes. Review | Dispatch from a ‘horror’ convention: It began in a dark, candlelit room . . . 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z The Welsh novelist explains that when he toured the country in 2012, tourists were expected to bow to statues of the nation’s founder, “Great Leader” Kim Il Sung. Review | A thrilling tale of abduction and escape in North Korea 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z Rafferty wonders “why so many good American roles have been going to English, Irish, Welsh, Scottish, Australian, and Canadian actors.” Free Yourself from the Cult of Marlon Brando 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z “The Corn Is Green” starred Bette Davis as an idealistic schoolteacher in a Welsh mining town. Joan Lorring, Oscar-Nominated Actress, Is Dead at 88 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z Intolerably, in the interim, Welsh’s nihilist critique was co-opted by the plutocracy. ‘Choose Facebook, revenge porn, zero hours': what does the Trainspotting speech mean today? 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z I went to the Corgi Winter Nationals this year, which is where they race Welsh Corgis at Santa Anita Park on the grass, most of them running the wrong way. Robin Thede Is on a Mission 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z "Unsurprisingly," Emyr said, "it found little favour with the conservative Welsh establishment, which it fingered for its acceptance and promotion of a narrow and bigoted version of Welsh-language culture." Label of love: Ankst 2010-05-06T10:34:00Z In 1829 his mother, a bruiser from the Welsh Marches, insisted that he be put away so that she could grab his growing fortune. Inconvenient People by Sarah Wise - review 2012-11-09T22:55:02Z “The community aspect,” he said, “is inherent in Welsh people — we talk, we communicate, and that sometimes seems lost around the world.” In Wales, inventive cocktails without the mumbo-jumbo 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z I write from the perspective of an ethnic minority in Britain, that of being Welsh. Cultural diversity is a fact. Let's celebrate it together 2010-12-26T00:07:02Z The one-time world capital of the coal industry, Cardiff was nicknamed “Coal-opolis” during the steam-powered Industrial Revolution when Welsh coal was recognized as the world’s finest. Welsh revival: Cardiff sheds rust-belt past for glossy future 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z When she died this week at 96, Elizabeth reportedly left behind two Pembroke Welsh corgis, a corgi-dachshund mix known as a dorgi, and a cocker spaniel. The queen’s beloved corgis were always near. What happens to them now? 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z David McVicar's production, originally for Scottish Opera, was first seen at Welsh National Opera in 2009, when the music simply didn't show his rigorously incisive approach. La Traviata ? review 2012-02-13T17:14:00Z In Your Face Theater’s immersive adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s novel, set among heroin users in Edinburgh in the late 1980s, features nudity, violence, strong language and an intimate encounter with the worst toilet in Scotland. 7 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z By the time Arthur was written into medieval history books, however, his Welsh ancestry had all but been forgotten, and he had been assimilated into English culture. An introduction to the stories and British history that inspired the beasts of "House of the Dragon" 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z One day, a mild-mannered Welsh bartender decided she wanted to breed a racehorse. Summer Movie Release Schedule 2016 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Powell served as a platoon commander in the 53rd Welsh Division and also as a lieutenant in the Intelligence Corps. ‘Anthony Powell’ Captures the Rich, Long Life of the Man Behind an Epic Series 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z Race Horses are part of a proud recent Welsh tradition, that of agreeably insane psychedelic rock. Music picks of the week 2010-04-09T23:07:00Z He once built a Teasmade that drowned a model Welsh village in tea every morning, to represent the Welsh reservoirs built to provide water for England. Bedwyr Williams: why I'm taking a space observatory to Venice 2013-04-14T17:00:01Z He joined the film industry in 1957, when a friend in the Welsh Guards told him they needed extras with military training. Top UK stunt man Terry Richards dies 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Brian Welsh's direction of this first episode was virtuosic, creating a languid image of a green and pleasant village where, nonetheless, everybody loathes their neighbours and hates their partners. Mayday; Story of Music – TV review 2013-03-04T07:00:00Z For Evans, Welsh star of such Hollywood blockbusters as Clash of the Titans, Immortals and Fast & Furious 6, Reynolds felt like a "perfect" role to tackle at this stage in his career. Drama recreates 'crime of the century' 2013-12-10T08:28:54Z A Welsh bride is claiming she did not get into a tussle with strangers after her wedding because they were being noisy, despite reports. Bride claims she was not involved in fight after video of her appearing to wrestle someone goes viral 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z From a Welsh coal mining town, he is suddenly in lotus land, surrounded by gentlemen hipsters and beautiful women. | 'Mr. Nice': Reliving a Drug Dealer?s Halcyon Days 2011-06-02T21:47:04Z Welsh soprano Katherine Jenkins, who has been cryogenically frozen, is thawed out from time to time to sing a warming Christmas song. TV review: Whistle and I'll Come to You 2010-12-27T07:59:00Z I had such great adventures with him … getting chased off country estates for climbing trees, getting lost in Welsh moors collecting flowers and, or course, we had fabulous 'back-garden safaris'. Penelope Harper's top 10 great grandpa books 2012-06-19T10:41:26Z The Guggenheim Foundation was quick to quash speculation that a Welsh Guggenheim had any traction. Why a Welsh Guggenheim makes sense 2013-06-10T11:25:52Z The move towards a state of the art broadcast centre in the capital, served by the very latest technology, will undoubtedly raise further the profile of the Welsh media sector across the UK. BBC Wales' Cardiff HQ up for sale 2013-08-01T16:16:19Z As negotiations continue, the agency, Eos, says it wants a "fair price for Welsh music". VIDEO: Radio Cymru cuts hours 2013-01-01T12:37:29Z Thomas places the encounter with his real bride-to-be in his own personally cherished rural space, one of those luminous greenwoods no less integral to the Welsh landscape than are its stony hills. Luminary by RS Thomas: Poem of the week 2013-06-17T11:37:44Z These high numbers are notable given that Jews make up just 0.5% of the English and Welsh population, and that many incidents are not reported. Discussions about antisemitism need to include gender and sexuality 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z He worked alongside Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in a 1972 version of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas' "Under Milk Wood", as well as more than 30 other feature films. Beatles film actor Victor Spinetti dies 2012-06-19T12:05:30Z He talks slowly, with great, rolling Welsh relish, peppered with giggles. Rhys Ifans: 'I'm a bloody good actor' 2010-10-05T20:30:00Z First seen weaving through a row of empty chairs, booming out the names of Welsh towns he visited on his healing tours, he exudes the stale aroma of an old-time vaudevillian’s greasepaint. ‘Faith Healer’ Review: Michael Sheen Stirs the Embers in the Ashes 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z At 19, Drew Barrymore spent all of six weeks wedded to a Welsh bartender. Field Notes: Kim Kardashian and Short Celebrity Marriages - Field Notes 2011-11-04T20:07:33Z Time was when the lilting incantations of the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas were viewed as visionary outpourings of a holy bohemian by audiences entranced by his mellifluous voice. Review: ‘Set Fire to the Stars’ Unleashes Dylan Thomas on America 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z A small Welsh town has a street party to celebrate the marriage of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer. Royal Wedding and Nelson's Hospital: A Time Team Special 2010-05-18T05:45:00Z Back in 2007, an unholy row broke out between the outraged left and David Lloyd George's loyal corps of Welsh defenders, headed by Wales's own Prince Charles. The Great Outsider: David Lloyd George by Roy Hattersley 2010-10-02T13:34:00Z Neeson said Friday he was flattered to be offered the role, because "I loved Richard Burton and I loved his voice." - but said he wouldn't be imitating the Welsh star's tones. Liam Neeson to narrate 'War of the Worlds' musical 2011-11-18T16:49:08Z Phoenix died of a drug overdose in October 1993 before filming on "Dark Blood," co-starring, Welsh actor Jonathan Pryce, was completed. River Phoenix's last movie shown in Berlin 2013-02-14T15:13:08Z Best for feeling zen @sean_swallow A beautiful garden on the Welsh borders that seems to always be bathed in perfect light, along with posts from Swallow’s travels. The 20 best garden Instagram accounts 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z Though Clarke doesn't write in Welsh, he continued, she is "deeply influenced by the Welsh language and Welsh culture, combining the industrial urban and the rural". Gillian Clarke 'stunned' at winning Queen's gold medal for poetry 2010-12-24T00:00:01Z Most Welsh coal mines were closed by the end of the nineteen-eighties; they were already depleted, and their ends hastened by Thatcherite decree. A Portrait of Prepubescent Style in South Wales 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z Books that could be described as 'Welsh underground novels for the Skins generation' were once scarce as chicken lips. Rachel Trezise's top 10 Welsh underground novels 2010-05-19T07:56:00Z In doing so, he was following in the footsteps of Welsh pioneers who journeyed into the interior of Patagonia as far as the Andes, which border Chile. Diane Arbus: humanist or voyeur? 2011-07-26T10:56:29Z Jones Welsh was with the company off and on for five years. Machines Of Movement, With Bruises 2010-08-29T02:30:00Z “The good thing is that any Welsh actor will have done ‘Under Milk Wood’ a few times.” A Dylan Thomas Centennial in New York 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z The roots of Welsh animation are to be celebrated at the National Museum in Cardiff. AUDIO: Exhibition celebrates animation 2012-10-27T14:09:14Z Last season was quirky, ranging from Prince Charles awkwardly learning Welsh to the way it handled the disaster at a coal-mining town. Emmy predictions when predicting the future is folly 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z “They give you a math equation: ‘I’m a third German and a fourth Irish, one-sixteenth Welsh and one-fortieth Native American for college applications.’ ” Patton Oswalt, Morgan Murphy and Others Have Comedy Specials 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z William's father Prince Charles, the future king, is the Prince of Wales and the wedding ring will be made from Welsh gold. Fervor builds ahead of British royal wedding 2011-04-28T13:47:35Z “A cross between a sausage and a doughnut,” excitedly exclaim the people behind this Welsh startup, attempting to muscle in on the cronut craze of years gone by. Foodfunding: Weird and wonderful culinary projects that need your money 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z You can't fail to smile when someone describing the rivalries between teenage bands says: "If at this point it all sounds a bit Enid Blyton, it was about to get a bit Irvine Welsh." Bedsit Disco Queen by Tracey Thorn – review 2013-02-10T08:00:01Z A skip would be people whose heritage is English, Welsh, Irish or Scottish. Christos Tsiolkas: 'There's love in this book' 2010-08-06T23:05:00Z Solva, a harbor town, felt more protected from what the British writer Alice Thomas Ellis called “the undisciplined ways of Welsh weather.” Slow Travel: Walking in Wales 2013-05-24T17:03:36Z He sings in Welsh and English, produces a sign requesting "APPLAUSE!" and is backed by bird song and malfunctioning electronic gadgets: a Welsh Nick Drake meets Mr Bean. Gruff Rhys ? review 2011-07-19T18:00:03Z Born James Humphrey Morris in Somerset, with a Welsh father and English mother, Morris remembered questioning her gender by age 4. Jan Morris, author and transgender pioneer, dies at 94 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z "The only thing better than having a great host for the Spirit Awards is having two great hosts," Film Independent President Josh Welsh said in a statement. Fred Armisen, Kristen Bell to host Film Independent Spirit Awards 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z “The Big Roar,” the Welsh trio’s first full-length album, lived up to the promise of its title with 12 tracks of aggressive but tuneful alternative-rock. A formidable British sound 2013-03-21T20:36:16Z During the week over 30 top Welsh musicians were presented to the world. Womex 2013 highlights: In pictures 2013-10-28T12:17:17Z “I’m three-quarters Welsh peasant and one-quarter French peasant,” he notes. The secrets of people who never get sick 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z Friday 28 December In 1998 I edited the Oxford Book of English Short Stories – the slightly shocking idea was that the stories were to be English, and not Scottish, Irish, Welsh or American. Authors choose their favourite short stories 2012-12-21T22:55:14Z Celyn Jones, the Welsh actor who plays Thomas in “Set Fire to the Stars,” is scruffier and more rotund than the cherubic writer as seen in vintage photographs. Review: ‘Set Fire to the Stars’ Unleashes Dylan Thomas on America 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z The same year the Tories won a majority of the Scottish vote as well as the Northern Irish vote; the exception being those troublesome Welsh. English devolution: a view from Scotland 2010-04-23T12:25:00Z “Hidden,” from BBC Cymru Wales and the creators of another popular Welsh show, “Hinterland,” is its own, somewhat strange, beast. Review: ‘Hidden,’ a Detective Story Under Gray Welsh Skies 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Here, finally, was a major show made by the Welsh about the Welsh. The British Cop Show ‘Hinterland’ Comes to Netflix 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z The Welsh actor narrates the second installment of Pullman’s best-selling fantasy trilogy “The Book of Dust.” New & Noteworthy Audiobooks, From John le Carré to Adam Rippon 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z She and Jackson both own Welsh corgis and belong to the Catoctin Kennel Club and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of Potomac. This museum curator is an expert on dogs — and their presidential partners 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z Thomas may have known little of his forebears' language, but he certainly heard Welsh spoken, and, with Gwili's help, he made notes on Welsh verse-forms. Poem of the week: Words by Edward Thomas 2013-02-25T10:51:18Z Photograph: BBC Church's story was always going to be tabloid gold – the working-class Welsh girl who sang like an angel and would be our own Maria Callas. Charlotte Church: my private life 2012-10-05T21:59:00Z Lothar Koenigs, who’s done very little at the Met but recently conducted “Lulu” at the Welsh National Opera, is replacing him. Classical Music This Week: ‘Lulu’ and a Museum’s Taste of Schubert 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z The first book in Pullman’s new, long-awaited young adult fantasy trilogy — the follow-up to “His Dark Materials” — is brilliantly read by Welsh actor Sheen. Hear Hear! Audiobooks that are not to be missed 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z In his solo adaptation of Irvine Welsh's Filth, actor Tam Dean Burn had to beat himself up. Macbeth 2012-06-17T14:53:14Z "Regretfully, I believe the BBC in London is showing a lack of respect towards their own staff in Wales and towards Welsh culture," he said. Hymns replace pop on Radio Cymru 2013-01-01T11:35:28Z She described herself as the granddaughter of a Welsh coal miner. The TV Watch: A Revved-Up Ann Romney at Republican Convention-TV-Watch 2012-08-29T04:48:29Z Others might regard him as a conscienceless, borderline psychopath, and the riveting central performance by Rhys Ifans, who plays Marks as a charming, raffish boyo from the Welsh valleys, doesn't wholly preclude such an interpretation. Mr Nice ? review 2010-10-09T23:06:00Z In September, an alliance of 331 Welsh artists transferred the rights for their songs to a new body, called Eos, which aims to drive a better royalties bargain in the next deal from 1 January. BBC Radio Wales cuts hours and introduces English songs in music row 2012-12-31T13:15:29Z While Welsh language music will continue to be the bedrock of our output, the current dispute will prevent us from playing most of our usual repertoire. Radio Cymru forced to play English songs amid royalty dispute 2013-01-01T13:33:10Z His publishers suggested crime fiction, and the enterprising Marks suggested a full trilogy, around the whodunnit dramas of Welsh Detective Sergeant Catrin Price, a onetime suicidal teenage goth. 'Prison isn't high on my list of tragedies' 2013-05-27T17:30:00Z That they are an anonymous collective of musicians and artists who met in Wales many years ago, hence their very Welsh name. First sight: Golau Glau 2010-05-13T22:15:00Z The story of an English girl’s evacuation to a Welsh mining village during , the novel was based on Ms. Bawden’s own wartime evacuation. Nina Bawden, Author of ‘Carrie’s War,’ Dies at 87 2012-08-23T04:57:28Z And that without the Scots and Welsh this grotesque world would strengthen even further. English devolution: a view from Scotland 2010-04-23T12:25:00Z The Welsh slate mining industry, which reached its heyday at the end of the 19th century, has to a large extent disappeared, and the museum is in a mine that closed in 1969. In a Fading Industrial Past, a Chance for a Rich Future 2011-03-21T12:35:04Z Diplomatic protocol requires the Welsh equivalent to be informed, but it is 3pm on the Sunday of a bank holiday weekend. Hay festival diary: Simon Schama's advice for Barack Obama 2010-05-31T17:13:00Z Michael Welsh, 40, was found unresponsive on his hotel room floor at 2:50 p.m. on Saturday, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Weezer bass player dies in Chicago 2011-10-09T12:27:00Z These three groups started out on Ankst before heading to bigger labels, and it was the latter who marked a turning-point for Welsh pop in terms of acceptance outside Wales. Label of love: Ankst 2010-05-06T10:34:00Z Around St. Patrick’s Day, there was tender corned beef on seeded pumpernickel with a devastatingly rich coating of Welsh rarebit sauce. Restaurant Review: Meat Hook Sandwich in Williamsburg, Brooklyn 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z The show followed the story of a 14-century Welsh knight and debuted to 4 million viewers. Why the 'Sons of Anarchy' Creator Canceled His New Show 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z By his own admission, Terfel, possibly in keeping with the rebellious Welsh character, was headstrong and even a bit of a know-it-all, but he learned quickly. Welsh baritone Terfel: Working up to a great Wotan 2012-06-28T11:59:56Z "Whether it was a gangster film, or Gavin and Stacey, which I watched a lot to get the Welsh accent for Submarine." Britain's tough new actresses look to redefine our heroines 2011-04-02T23:13:41Z From India, she made her way to Singapore, reinvented herself as an educated Welsh gentlewoman, and bagged the job at the Siamese court. The King and I: the all-singing, all-dancing harem whitewash 2010-04-15T07:58:00Z But membership of the more traditional Welsh male-voice choirs is falling. Welsh male voice choris: a vocal minority 2011-02-01T21:30:01Z Zeta Jones is also interested in plans for a Welsh performance centre there. Zeta Jones 'lost palace' donation 2013-01-03T14:34:55Z "They teach you about Morgan the pirate," complain the Mighty Diamonds, in reference to Sir Henry Morgan, the notorious Welsh admiral and privateer of the Caribbean, "but no one remembers Marcus Garvey." Readers recommend: songs about criminals ? results 2011-03-31T12:49:24Z By the 1990s, he was also producing a significant body of work for the Welsh heritage body, Cadw. Terry Ball obituary 2011-03-22T18:24:10Z Jones's condition was made known in a press release from the Welsh branch of the British film and TV academy BAFTA, which said that Jones would get an honorary award at a ceremony in October. 'Monty Python' actor-director Terry Jones diagnosed with dementia 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z The novelist Irvine Welsh, writer of the original book, occasionally dropped by. Robert Carlyle: 'I took out two teeth and suddenly Begbie came back to life' 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z While he went back to work, Middleton - now known as the Duchess of Cambridge - was snapped by photographers grocery shopping near the couple's home on the remote Welsh island of Angelsey. Royal honeymoon begins for Prince William, Kate 2011-05-10T11:26:09Z BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, now in its 30th year, is organised by BBC Cymru Wales in association with Welsh National Opera and supported by the Cardiff council. Singer's delight at competition win 2013-06-24T06:28:51Z This year, my husband and I are entertaining a dozen friends and family on Christmas Eve in our small Welsh hillside cottage, where there is no electricity. | Easy Holiday Entertaining 2013-12-21T16:00:04Z Frances Williams is one of a lively younger generation of Welsh poets writing in English. Poem of the week: Descent by Frances Williams 2010-06-14T11:26:00Z "It is thrilling to see the BBC making a mark in English and Welsh, and in its output for both Wales and UK audiences," he added. Gilbert's Bafta Cymru nomination 2012-09-07T14:17:44Z The Welsh actor will play Dafydd, the zealous director of The Pendon Amateur Light Operatic Society's staging of The Beggar's Opera, as it unravels into chaos. Rob Brydon to make West End debut in Ayckbourn's A Chorus of Disapproval 2012-06-29T10:15:17Z It broadcasts more than 80 hours of Welsh language programmes on a variety of platforms, including television and broadband. 'Zero viewers' for Welsh TV shows 2010-03-11T11:50:00Z Eloquent in its middle, the Welsh countertenor Iestyn Davies’s voice soars at the top of its range. Music Review: Iestyn Davies at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-12-17T01:09:20Z Alfred Russell Wallace in 1900: the Welsh naturalist developed a theory of natural selection at the same time as Charles Darwin. Alfred Russel Wallace, the forgotten man of evolution, gets his moment 2013-01-20T00:06:58Z Welsh native Nyall Meredith, the man behind Celtic Pasties, says that none of his offerings are particularly traditional. 14 reasons why we love D.C. area farmers markets 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z Edwards' poetry collection is a humorous account of working class life in the Welsh valleys that features surreal flights of pop culture fancy. Costa winner's poetry book sells out 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z The cultural appropriation of yoga by the west, my parents’ jobs, ratatouille and Welsh accents. Blind date: ‘Awkward moments? Maybe when I ate food off his plate’ 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z An interlude satirizing the stultifying fatuousness of the royal mission is followed by one that fawningly celebrates the magnificence of Diana deigning to speak to Welsh well-wishers. Review | In time for Thanksgiving, Broadway serves up a turkey: ‘Diana’ the musical 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Lauren Elizabeth Jury's photographs document the output of outsider artist George Cole, a Welsh road worker who created a garden with flowers, animals, miniature houses and windmills. This week's new exhibitions 2010-08-20T23:06:00Z When pizza was first introduced to a sceptical British public in the 1950s, it was marketed, so the story goes, as "Italian Welsh rarebit". How Britain is committing crimes against international cuisine 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Director David Harradine made a piece for the Brighton festival about the quality of light in that city, and now he turns his attention to Welsh weather and asks where it comes from? This week's new theatre 2010-12-04T00:07:00Z “Guests will wake up to the smell of bread in the morning, they can order Welsh rarebit for room service, or have supper in the restaurant,” Mr. Gulliver explained. In Transit: London Pair Behind St. John to Open Hotel 2010-12-22T11:00:23Z The prince chose Fern Hill, the Welsh poet's reminiscences of childhood visits to an aunt's farm in Carmarthenshire. Dylan poem read by Prince Charles 2013-10-03T07:04:35Z But there is something noble about his staying the course, the way the Welsh singer, born Thomas Jones Woodward, followed his dream even if he was not always true to his art. At 75, Tom Jones has a new book, a new album — and a new take on life 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Could he really thinking at this moment of the Welsh language – which might, in other circumstances, have been his mother tongue? Poem of the week: Words by Edward Thomas 2013-02-25T10:51:18Z “Laura Ashley,” by Martin Wood, published by Frances Lincoln A Welsh cottage kitchen before and after it was restored for a publicity shoot. | Laura Ashley 2010-10-22T15:39:00Z ANGLESEY, Wales — Dense fog curled around the snowcapped Welsh mountains and fierce winds rattled the cockpit of the military rescue helicopter. Prince William: Britain's Sea King of the skies 2011-04-14T13:17:15Z “Nearly a decade ago I was sent an early script and said no, because swords and sorcery wasn’t a genre that appealed to me,” recalls the Welsh actor. 'It was madness': Game of Thrones stars on how it changed their lives 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z Trustee Howard Evans said they were particularly proud of the trust's "catalyst effect" in spurring on others to back Welsh art. Legacy makes surveyor a giver of art 2013-06-30T08:05:48Z In Wales, it's tempting to suspect that a single, bilingual national theatre would suffer from the bureaucratic balancing act that goes hand in hand with equal treatment of English and Welsh. National Theatre Wales at one ? too young to master Welsh? 2010-10-20T15:44:00Z Let's start with accessories: Kate's wedding ring was made out of Welsh gold by the Wartski company, which has long ties to the royal family. WEDDING WATCH: Kate tries out her royal wave 2011-04-29T11:33:17Z Prince Charles will participate in a marathon reading of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas' work in October to celebrate the centenary of his birth, the BBC reports. Prince Charles to be part of marathon Dylan Thomas reading 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z He was known as much for his poetry as he was for his tumultuous life and tragically early death, but today the world celebrates the 100th birthday of legendary Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. Happy 100th birthday, Dylan Thomas! 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z When I was young we had a collection for the Welsh disaster at Aberfan and we also had a school campaign for Biafra. Observer Ethical Awards 2013: Lenny Henry – Lifetime Achievement Award 2013-06-15T23:07:22Z RS Thomas Photograph: Welsh Arts Council Hello and welcome back to our reader reviews roundup, which returns after a two-week easter break. Reader reviews roundup 2013-04-05T17:41:14Z Which isn’t to say that Mr. Harrington, who spoke Welsh as a child but let his fluency lapse, wasn’t challenged by the linguistic demands of the role. The Dark ‘Hinterland’ Doubles as a Travelogue 2014-08-09T04:00:00Z The play tells the story of a day in the life of the inhabitants of Llareggub, a small Welsh town said to be styled on Laugharne and New Quay in west Wales, where Thomas lived. Poet's famous play back on stage 2014-02-28T10:16:44Z The last time we met, Terfel was launching an album of mostly Welsh songs. Bryn Terfel: 'I'd like to sing Citizen Kane' 2012-06-26T17:40:14Z Anything that was incongruous he loved – a Welsh community in southern Argentina, that sort of thing. 5 great books on world travel 2013-02-04T12:45:00Z The theatre was packed, with a largely Welsh audience. The Richard Burton Diaries edited by Chris Williams – review 2012-11-29T08:00:03Z He has a Welsh accent and an elegant manner. At the Kitchen’s Spring Gala, John Cale and Lawrence Weiner Inspire and Provoke 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z She then began assisting the Welsh costume designer Lindy Hemming, who won an Oscar for Mike Leigh’s Gilbert and Sullivan bio-pic “Topsy-Turvy.” How Jacqueline Durran, the “Little Women” Costume Designer, Remixes Styles and Eras 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z His other roles include that of chairman of the Welsh National Opera. Terence Conran given arts medal 2012-12-18T14:47:49Z Filming in English and Welsh courts has been banned since 1925. Broadcasters urge PM on court ban 2012-02-06T15:09:24Z There was a coy, sometimes run-on exuberance about many indie bands in the aughts, though few encapsulated that as expressively as the Welsh group Los Campesinos! An Exclamatory Playlist! 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z He may have murdered his nephew; he certainly slaughtered more than two dozen sons of Welsh hostages he took in battle. Last Chance: Magna Carta at the Morgan Library: Its Birth Was a Royal Pain 2010-05-21T22:51:00Z Fantasy writer T. Kingfisher’s horror debut, “The Twisted Ones,” connects contemporary regional horror with the work of the great Welsh fantasist Arthur Machen. Analysis | Just in time for Halloween, the best horror fiction of the year 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Even if, like me, you don't speak Welsh, it is perfectly understandable: love of land and family, plus blood, sweat and tears, are a universal language. Tir Sir Gar – review 2013-04-23T17:49:08Z Wales is campaigning to double the number of Welsh speakers to 1 million by 2050, and “Keeping Faith” is credited in part with the surge of people signing up for lessons. ‘Keeping Faith’ Is a Hit in Two Languages 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z He studied at Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, then joined BBC Wales as a presenter. Q&A: Rob Brydon 2012-08-10T21:59:02Z Keen discussion off and online has focused not on the whys and wherefores of a Welsh Guggenheim, but on which part of Wales would be the most fitting location. Why a Welsh Guggenheim makes sense 2013-06-10T11:25:52Z Actually she seemed to prefer it to cleaning up the puke of Welsh delinquents. TV review: Toughest Place to Be a ? Paramedic 2011-02-14T08:00:01Z Already, a biographer of the couple has said that Bonham Carter is insufficiently beautiful and West insufficiently Welsh or charismatic. Dominic West and Helena Bonham Carter: being Burton and Taylor 2013-07-13T08:00:00Z She said details about the design of Middleton's wedding ring, and the source of the actual Welsh gold used to fashion it, will be released before the wedding. Prince William: Yes to marriage; no to ring 2011-04-01T10:53:09Z Foster began appearing six years ago as Brunnhilde, a role British sopranos Gwyneth Jones from Wales and Anne Evans, born in London of Welsh descent, had sung at Bayreuth before her. 'Autobahn to Bayreuth' - English soprano sings for Wagner's 200th 2013-07-21T15:31:14Z Presented as a "concert staging" of surprising austerity, Welsh National Opera's Prom performance of Mastersingers effectively formed the final leg of the production's opening tour. Prom 2: The Mastersingers of Nuremberg 2010-07-18T20:45:00Z But she sat and listened to a comedian and a pretty Welsh woman, before enduring a seriously long and unremittingly dull thing about parking attendants. Rewind TV: Our Drugs War; Faith School Menace?; The Great British Bake Off 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z Lancaster Road The Welsh Chocolate Farm , Llanboidy See how chocolate gets made, then make it yourself, and visit the Chocolate Cinema and model village. Events picks of the week 2010-04-02T23:07:00Z At the reception afterward, which featured a variety of Welsh cheeses and drinks, Mr. Rhys told me, "I still think it's his best performance." ArtsBeat: Wales Honors Native Sons Richard Burton and Michael Sheen 2012-10-17T19:29:44Z Welsh National Opera is building its summer season around the Wagner bicentenary. Lohengrin – review 2013-05-24T16:47:29Z Delaney made her name with the spoof music video Newport State of Mind - which took Jay Z's hit Empire State of Mind and replaced the New York references with lines about the Welsh city. The movie set in a ladies' loo 2013-12-06T02:13:23Z We had a Singer estate in racing green, in which twice a year he wove along bendy Welsh A roads towards Carmarthen, with, I suspect, a mixture of impatience and dread. My quest to be more Welsh 2011-07-29T23:07:29Z None of these characters, as far as anyone knows, are Welsh. Ranking the accents of Tom Hardy: cockney, Welsh, or unintelligible? 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Welsh told Reuters in an interview that such outcomes provided rich material for a writer but said it was "terrible" for ordinary citizens. Trainspotting author sees 'bleak dystopia' in real life too 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z The film was produced by Welsh production compnay Boomerang with backing from S4C, the Film Agency for Wales and private investors. Singer Duffy on film role debut 2011-03-02T12:53:52Z Dream Alliance won the Welsh National and the Perth Cup, competed in the Grand National and became a symbol of hope to an entire ex-mining community struggling through tough economic times. Horseracing tale wows Sundance 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler will be flying the flag for the UK with her rock ballad Believe In Me. Eurovision 2013: Reporter's log 2013-05-14T15:04:31Z In one tangled dream picture, Vexilla Regis by the Welsh poet and artist David Jones, mystical enchantresses float through a wooded landscape that evokes the legends of King Arthur and the Mabinogion. The story of British art: my 5,000 year hunt for treasure 2012-07-10T17:31:39Z The music for the service reflects much of the couple's planning for the event which will include Welsh hymns illustrating their connection to Wales. William and Kate "deeply touched" by well-wishers 2011-04-28T08:58:46Z There are many Welsh primers available to study the language. Perspective | Ask Amy: Husband speaks Welsh, but wife says “na” 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z Interacting with the Welsh language could be about more than just box-ticking for National Theatre Wales. National Theatre Wales at one ? too young to master Welsh? 2010-10-20T15:44:00Z The director Brian Welsh shoots in black-and-white with occasional, judicious splashes of color — initially only red from the “on” lights on radios. ‘Beats’ Review: A Last Hurrah, and a First Trip 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z Q: Are you saying that Spud is a stand-in for Welsh? The ‘Trainspotting’ junkies are back, but it’s more than drugs that are eating at them. 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z Produced with the help of the National Theatre of , it will star, aside from Gray, friends and champions such as novelists Will Self, Ian Rankin, AL Kennedy and Louise Welsh. Alasdair Gray honoured by Edinburgh book festival on Lanark anniversary 2011-08-14T17:58:03Z Hutton recalled that the Welsh-born Burton accepted him because he was of Welsh descent himself. Brian G Hutton 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z Then, the Welsh infantry arrived, with prominent television roles going to Michael Sheen in Masters of Sex and Matthew Rhys in The Americans. US rallies to stop British actors taking Hollywood movies by storm 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z There's a lot of boring botany, and Welsh landscapes that look like the Middle East, and topographic views of the Middle East that might as well be Wales. Tate Britain's Watercolour: Awash with inspiration 2011-02-14T21:31:01Z It's an obscure bit of recent British history, the unlikely alliance between gay rights activists from London and striking Welsh coal miners in the 1980s. A 'lost story' of 'Pride' touches on bonds, support and so much more 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z New productions of the opera Alban Berg left unfinished are always special events, and this one marks the real start of David Pountney's regime as Welsh National Opera's artistic director. 2013 classical and opera preview: Lulu in Wales and Disney at the ENO 2012-12-30T20:22:01Z Wouldn't Anthony Hopkins more fitting – he's Welsh after all? First sight: Craig Roberts 2011-01-06T23:03:00Z Details of the wedding service released on Thursday showed the music would have a largely British theme and will include Welsh hymns illustrating the couple's connection to Wales. Fervor builds ahead of British royal wedding 2011-04-28T13:47:35Z Mark Welsh: I think Bob Booth came up with the idea. Their goal: Meet the Beatles on tour in 1966. Their solution: Impersonate the opening act. 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z Persistent woofing reverberates around the Welsh hillside farmland where June Tabor's house is situated. June Tabor: watery, not grave 2011-02-10T22:30:01Z Based on a real Welsh journalist, he is the unassuming hero of this grim, quietly furious movie, which revisits Jones’s 1933 trip to Ukraine, then in the grip of a catastrophic famine. ‘Mr. Jones’ Review: Bearing Witness to Stalin’s Evil 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z She also co-hosted coverage of this year's Six Nations rugby championships with former Welsh player and commentator Jonathan Davies. Alex Jones to replace Christine Bleakley on The One Show 2010-07-25T23:05:00Z He got lucky with his leading man, Welsh actor Andy Whitfield – handsome, talented and charismatic with the look of a damaged soul essential to the part. Spartacus: Smarter than you think 2011-03-21T15:12:07Z Not least, “The Road to Caermaen: Arthur Machen in the 1980s” recounts Valentine’s happy discovery of that mystical Welsh writer and the friendships it led to. Review | Forget the bestseller list: These lesser-known works deserve your attention 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z “Shakespeare was alive. Shakespeare was modern. Shakespeare was real. His language rang of the street. No filtering phrases through a pound of plums but an electrifying Welsh twang.” Michael Bogdanov, Shakespearean Stage Director, Dies at 78 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Along the way, Rhys excavates the bizarre history of the Welsh immigrants who sailed to Argentina in the late 18th century, expecting an English-free Utopia, but finding only arid desert. Film review: Separado! 2010-07-29T21:04:00Z The medieval Welsh town of Conwy is transforming the walls of its historic buildings into giant cinema screens for the blinc digital arts festival. VIDEO: Digital arts fest lights up Conwy 2012-10-27T07:58:37Z He’s almost certainly a cockney, but perhaps he’s got a Welsh grandparent or something. Ranking the accents of Tom Hardy: cockney, Welsh, or unintelligible? 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z By Tuesday, both the writers and their fans had departed, and the walkways and common areas felt as desolate as a Welsh sheep farm on a rainy morning. A ?6,000 Auden bargain 2010-07-16T14:34:00Z CARDIFF, Wales — Just an hour from major English destinations such as Bath and the Cotswolds, spunky Cardiff offers a taste of Welsh flavors that will leave you with great memories. Welsh revival: Cardiff sheds rust-belt past for glossy future 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Welsh National Opera won the opera and music theatre award for productions including Lulu, Lohengrin and Paul Bunyan. Barenboim scoops Philharmonic award 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z At about this time he and Jacky bought a farmhouse with some land on the Welsh borders and they made it into a working farm. Julian Thompson obituary 2011-03-02T18:17:56Z “Grace” contains many pictures of her, from her Welsh girlhood to the London fashion world at its most fab, then on from a career at British Vogue to its American edition. Books Of the Times: Grace Coddington Gives Inside Look at Vogue in Memoir 2012-11-25T21:43:40Z The Welsh performer said in a revealing Instagram post Tuesday that it has taken time to recover and asked her fans to support her. Singer Duffy says rape, captivity, led to her public retreat 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z England is sometimes seen as synonymous with Britain, much to the chagrin of Scots, Welsh, Northern Irish and pedants everywhere. English devolution: a view from Scotland 2010-04-23T12:25:00Z Sharing the all-Mendelssohn evening bill was Welsh pianist Llyr Williams, playing 11 Songs Without Words and the Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, Op 35 No 1. SCO Members/Llyr Williams – review 2012-07-03T17:06:00Z The three-day-old calf, which is a Holstein, was wobbly on its feet when it was led away from the car, Welsh said. California man arrested with live calf in the back of his car 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z The Welsh bass-baritone was in splendid voice and commanded the stage with mesmerizing, hulking presence as the Dutch mariner condemned to sail the seas until he finds a woman faithful unto death. Review: Terfel shines in Zurich's odd 'Dutchman' 2012-12-10T11:31:05Z Gruff Rhys won last year's inaugural prize with his third solo album Hotel Shampoo The shortlist has been announced for the second Welsh Music Prize, won last year by Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys. 'Glorious' music prize shortlist 2012-08-29T08:10:08Z All the landscapes he trod, from West Africa to the Welsh border, got fantastically rearranged inside his head and emerged somehow more real, if less verifiable, on the page. The Wanderer 2011-02-25T17:39:26Z A case can be made that Irvine Welsh is the most outrageous novelist now at large in the English-speaking world. Irvine Welsh is back with another brazen novel: ‘A Decent Ride’ 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Lang will relocate to Cardiff to join the Welsh National Opera in July 2019 — and enjoy being closer to his family, which includes his mother, now 93. Seattle Opera head Aidan Lang to step down in 2019 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z For its 10th anniversary, the organizers held a special edition that featured acts in other minority languages including Basque, Occitan and Welsh. Catalan Pop? Corsican Rock? It’s Europe’s Other Song Contest. 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z Raynor Winn and her husband, Moth, lost their Welsh farmhouse and their means of living through the duplicity of a former friend. Review | For your playlist, three great new audiobooks 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z He might be a cockney, or he might be Welsh, or he might be from Liverpool, or he might be from Newcastle, or he might be German. The Gentlemen trailer – how ridiculous can Guy Ritchie's new movie get? 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Soon we will be able to directly compare the differences between English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish people, see if we are all genetically different. Rewind radio: Voices from the Old Bailey: Riots; British, More or Less; 5 Live Olympic countdown ? review 2011-07-30T23:05:51Z Taylor met Burton while playing the title role in the 1963 epic, in which the brooding, womanizing Welsh actor co-starred as Mark Antony. Quintessential star Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79 2011-03-24T10:32:15Z “I suddenly felt very free and liberated,” Mr. Plant said by telephone from his home in England near the Welsh border. With a Nod to His Past, Plant Moves On Again 2010-09-05T00:14:00Z It's such an insult to the Welsh people. Paul Weller: the upsetter 2010-08-26T20:30:00Z Welsh augments her thriller plot with neat satire on academic life and pithy insights into the psychology of those writers who devote themselves to creating "paper facsimiles of lives hurtling towards death". John O'Connell's choice of thrillers | Book review 2010-04-02T23:06:00Z "He looked very young this particular day," remembers director Baird, sitting in the very seat at London's Soho Hotel where McAvoy first changed his and Welsh's minds. McAvoy: 'I toy with the audience' 2013-10-05T00:32:04Z This remarkable book’s secret weapon is its protagonist, Welsh police detective Fiona Griffiths: blunt, blue collar, slightly unhinged — and with an unnamed, haunting “illness” in her past. Adam Woog’s best mysteries of 2012 2012-12-07T00:24:05Z There's an entrancement with language and rhythm, a generally elevated tone, and a concern with national identity in "Words" which carry echoes from Welsh poetry, past and future. Poem of the week: Words by Edward Thomas 2013-02-25T10:51:18Z The most popular theory is that he did indeed name himself after the Welsh poet, though another says it was after Marshal Matt Dillon in the TV Western "Gunsmoke". Bob Dylan considering Dylan Thomas centenary show in Wales 2013-01-18T12:38:40Z Welsh culture is represented at No 6, but the festival also worked hard to acknowledge the legacy of its most famous export, from the name downwards. The joy of Festival No 6 2013-05-10T23:00:05Z The Last Night of the Proms holds many special memories for me having performed at the Hyde Park concert and Welsh Proms in the Park. Jenkins headlines BBC Proms in Park 2013-08-21T10:14:08Z Her debut release in 2004, Premiere, blended classical songs and Welsh hymns and went to number one in the Classical Album chart. Katherine Jenkins in new record deal 2014-01-20T14:50:32Z The Welsh side of her family are direct descendants of the Physicians of Myddfai, a family of 12th-century herbalists who claimed to be the offspring of the Lady of the Lake. Ways to catch a witch 2012-06-13T11:36:48Z "I hate to namedrop," said Jones, in his luscious and still distinctly Welsh voice. Tom Jones 2010-07-28T17:18:00Z He also kept rooms on the hotel’s top floor where he lived during the Blitz while his family sheltered near the Welsh border. The Legacy De Gaulle Left in London 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z The English gardener and poet Marc Hamer spent much of his adult life catching moles for a living in the Welsh countryside. Review | Life lessons from a mole — and a man who made a living catching them 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z This Welsh mystery series became something of a sensation in Britain after it began in 2017. What’s on TV Friday: ‘The Dark Crystal’ and ‘Keeping Faith’ 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z He becomes the third Welsh actor to win the best actor Oscar, after Ray Milland and Anthony Hopkins. Christian Bale wins Oscar for "The Fighter" 2011-02-28T02:33:54Z For example, a typewritten draft of "On the Pulse of Morning" shows that she changed "Welsh" to "Irish" in the line: "The Irish, the Rabbi, the Priest, the Sheikh." NY Public Library getting Maya Angelou's papers 2010-10-26T23:26:00Z Mantel’s Cromwell would shoulder Binet aside, cursing, and have him go muck out a stable or translate something into Welsh, and leave the serious business of reality to those with the nerve to handle it. The Year in Novels So Far; Plus, Hilary Mantel! 2012-05-16T15:37:58Z Instead, ITV decided to make its 90s detective a Welsh Benedictine monk – admittedly not quite a priest or a vicar, but included here on the basis of the show's quality. Six to watch: TV priests and vicars 2013-01-24T15:00:00Z Punks faced opposition, often violent, from rival Teddy Boys, the police and Welsh religious zealots alike. TV highlights 08/06/2012 2012-06-07T19:00:01Z The Welsh writer Jasper Fforde's wildly inventive books defy easy description — more accurately, they mercilessly mock the concept of easy description. 'The Woman Who Died a Lot': the new adventures of Thursday Next 2012-10-11T20:04:04Z Understandably mortified, she shared her horror story with her old schoolfriend, Sarah Welsh. What comes in 66 sizes and vegan latex? The new generation of condoms 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z “In the thousands of comments, people seem to be yearning and longing for their own lost childhoods, and the childhoods of their children, which are so dominated by screens,” Welsh told the Guardian. Learning curve: video of children sliding into mud at pre-school goes viral 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Wow — you’ve lost some of your Welsh accent living in the States so long. John Cale’s new society: “There’s much more sophistication in hip-hop than in regular rock ‘n’ roll” 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z Photograph: A Hudson/Hulton Archive "School's Out" may have been Alice Cooper's first big hit single but did you know it's also the title of a poem by a Welsh poet born in 1871? Poem of the week: School's Out by WH Davies 2010-03-29T10:09:00Z At first, that hole was due to be filled by Private Cheeseman – a Welsh photographer notable for not saying a single funny thing in the entire duration of the character’s onscreen life. Cuckoo: why swapping one star for another doesn't always work 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z As in many a home in Wales, education and self-improvement were as highly valued as religion and the Welsh language. My quest to be more Welsh 2011-07-29T23:07:29Z Sheers is best known as a Welsh novelist and his narrative gifts are much in evidence here, although the poem has a sure rhythm too, moves along at a lick. Pink Mist by Owen Sheers – review 2013-05-26T10:00:01Z I recognized in it the window dressing of my childhood: Welsh rarebit. "Low class" Donald Trump and the Wasps: Reckoning with vulgarity, snobbery and the presidency 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z The novelist Irvine Welsh derided the Dylan selection as an “ill-conceived nostalgia award.” Why Bob Dylan’s Impact Is Bigger Than His Nobel Prize 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z “Hidden” isn’t so bold that it doesn’t offer some rays of hope at the end of its season, but they’re muted, in tune with the show’s rigorously controlled mood and with the gray Welsh skies. Review: ‘Hidden,’ a Detective Story Under Gray Welsh Skies 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Did the ancient Welsh prince really land on the shores of the United States some 300-years before Columbus - and was there really a Welsh-speaking tribe of indigenous Americans? Madoc story 'a myth' singer claims 2014-05-09T14:13:08Z Welsh could have done so many things with it. ‘Choose Facebook, revenge porn, zero hours': what does the Trainspotting speech mean today? 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z Florence said he had received his at his home “way up in the Welsh mountains.” Judging Margaret Atwood’s Top Secret New Novel 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z The Welsh were more likely to own a Vivaldi or a Wagner, with 72% possessing at least one classical CD compared with the British average of 59%. Britons clueless about classical musical, survey reveals 2010-08-23T04:30:00Z Welsh carries realism to its limits and sometimes beyond. Irvine Welsh is back with another brazen novel: ‘A Decent Ride’ 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Between long silences he says, in a slow, lugubrious Welsh accent, "What a dump!" and, "It's filled with death" and, "Take him to the mines!" Dominic West and Helena Bonham Carter: being Burton and Taylor 2013-07-13T08:00:00Z Writer Irvine Welsh wrote on Twitter: "Sad to hear about the death of Mel Smith, who gave me loads of laughs." Comedian Mel Smith dies 2013-07-20T14:07:13Z Stephens said: "The Welsh Music Prize is a chance to highlight incredible albums made by Welsh musicians, and bring their music to wider attention." DJ Huw launches Welsh Music Prize 2011-08-04T14:32:12Z It would be easy to be snide about her off-the-peg reinvention; if there was always a Welsh amalgam of Kate Bush, Bat for Lashes and Evanescence lurking within her, she suppressed it until now. Charlotte Church – review 2012-09-25T17:03:43Z Pinewood will lease the Cardiff building for a minimum of five years from the Welsh government. James Bond film studio comes to city 2014-02-17T19:05:43Z The 77-year-old Welsh singer, famous for hits including “It’s Not Unusual” and “Sex Bomb”, was due to begin his American tour on Sep. 6 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Singer Tom Jones postpones U.S. tour on medical advice 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z According to novelist and screenwriter Irvine Welsh, violence is "so interwoven into the fabric of Scottish social life as to be almost mundane". The Eagle bears the standard Scottish stereotype 2011-03-28T09:55:28Z "Haven't you grown?" my grandmother, Dorothy, would exclaim in her warm Welsh soprano as we squirmed out of her embrace, scrummed through the Gothic porch and down the long, welcoming corridor. My quest to be more Welsh 2011-07-29T23:07:29Z Monk Takes Leek in Middle of Battlefield 6th century: According to legend, Saxons are slaughtered after the future Saint David advises the Welsh to place a plant on their helmets to distinguish friend from foe. Style Invitational: Songs without end (or beginning) 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Welsh art certainly offers up an inviting narrative: the Davies Sisters' collection of French impressionism and post-impressionism masterpieces is an early echo of the Guggenheims' own philanthropy, also built through mine-owning riches. Why a Welsh Guggenheim makes sense 2013-06-10T11:25:52Z The Welsh actor Craig Roberts dedicates his second directorial feature to “the real Calamity Jane,” making clear that “Eternal Beauty” is based on actual people in his life. ‘Eternal Beauty’ Review: Sally Hawkins, in Another Transformation 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z When Welsh National Opera's staging was premiered in 2003, it realised an intensity that was wholly compelling. Jephtha – review 2012-10-01T17:20:52Z His first wife, Myfanwy, is equally Welsh and equally unlikely to venture beyond the North Circular. Meeting the English by Kate Clanchy – review 2013-04-25T06:30:01Z Award-winning graduates Absalom & Bardsley return to the Welsh landscape of their youth, drawing on imaginative transformations in their images of spooky woods, where old discarded doors double as magic portals. This week's new exhibitions 2011-08-19T23:09:33Z Portmeirion is hosting Festival Number 6 over the weekend, mixing big pop names like the Pet Shop Boys with a celebration of Welsh culture. Portmeirion takes centre stage 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z Before going to Cardiff's Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, he learned to sing through local chapel and youth choirs. Welsh male voice choris: a vocal minority 2011-02-01T21:30:01Z The way in the Welsh parliament the public walk over and look down on the politicians. Richard Rogers: 'The street is where society comes into itself' 2013-07-11T06:00:02Z When he’s in town, he likes to lead the charters, passing out charcuterie plates, and even preparing traditional Welsh rarebit on the open seas using a blowtorch. Matthew Rhys Hits the Seas 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Not-as-unlikely-as-it-sounds mix of Welsh and Latin American music, dance, poetry, and political discussion. This week's new events 2011-08-05T23:09:56Z Welsh, 59, said that since he wrote the book, the impact of automation on jobs had further widened the impact of industrial decline so that it had now spread beyond traditional blue collar communities. Trainspotting author sees 'bleak dystopia' in real life too 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z Filmed in the Welsh nature reserve Ynys-hir and using hidden mini-cameras to capture the daily lives of wildlife, including birds, otters and bumblebees, tonight's instalment focuses on life in the undergrowth. TV highlights 28/05/2012 2012-05-27T19:00:02Z UK hopeful Bonnie Tyler fields questions from the international press I spotted a few Union Jacks in the crowd, as well as a Welsh flag. Eurovision 2013: Reporter's log 2013-05-16T16:55:24Z James McLaren was a brilliant journalist and a tireless champion of the Welsh music scene. Bands in tribute to music writer 2012-08-07T15:55:41Z To an outsider, the Welsh language seems unfathomably knotty. ‘Keeping Faith’ Is a Hit in Two Languages 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z Still, if much of Welsh’s material is lurid, he tells us a great deal about working-class Edinburgh. Irvine Welsh is back with another brazen novel: ‘A Decent Ride’ 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z He may be a Hollywood actor starring in a glossy TV , but Matthew Rhys is still an ordinary Welsh lad at heart, worrying about the Six Nations. Matthew Rhys: from Patagonia with love 2011-03-02T22:00:04Z Mark Welsh is a commercial farmer in Colorado. Their goal: Meet the Beatles on tour in 1966. Their solution: Impersonate the opening act. 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z Welsh reports that the other guests complied with the loose mask requirements, but wonders whether anyone would have gotten into trouble for violating what few rules existed. Perspective | Travelers continue to struggle with masking rules — and rule-breakers 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Clamor is the first volume of poetry to have taken the award, previously won by Vietnamese writer Nam Le's The Boat in 2008 and Welsh author Rachel Trevise's Fresh Apples two years earlier. Dylan Thomas prize goes to US poet 2010-12-02T15:19:00Z National Theatre Wales' first production in 2015 is Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage - a verbatim play about Welsh rugby legend Gareth Thomas and the story of how he came out as gay. Theatre 2015: A look-ahead 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z The voice is impressive too – but oddly he doesn't sound Welsh. Life and death of Dylan Thomas: BBC biopic to mark poet's centenary 2012-12-09T19:00:44Z Finally, funnily, we got one brief clip of a Spanish/Welsh chap managing to alienate a roomful of drunk Liverpudlian women. Rewind TV: The Hour; The Apprentice; Show Me the Funny; Imagine; Richard Hammond's Journey to the Centre of the Planet; Twenty Twelve ? review 2011-07-23T23:06:24Z Photograph: Clive Barda Welsh National Opera's only previous production of Lulu, in 1971, was the first ever by a British company. Lulu – review 2013-02-10T17:30:27Z The 77-year-old Welsh singer, famous for hits including “It’s Not Unusual” and “Sex Bomb”, was due to begin his American tour on Sep. 6 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Singer Tom Jones postpones U.S. tour on medical advice 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Hart named the place AmByth Estate, after the Welsh word for “forever.” A Tale of Two Vineyards 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z The wealth of Welsh acting talent on the market at the moment suggests a ratio per head that is now beaten only by the output of Eton College. American hero Matthew Rhys is proud to be Cardiff-born and bred 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z The Welsh singer, who was second on BBC's Sound of 2010 list, also said her US label hadn't backed her in America. Marina brands career 'a failure' 2011-01-07T14:54:40Z Two other Mrs. Hemingways — his widow, Mary Welsh, and the journalist Martha Gellhorn — are there to provide their own self-eulogies in the voice of the author of “The Sun Also Rises.” Review: In ‘Wives,’ the Other Halves Have Their Say 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Workers at the Rafaello Hotel found Welsh unresponsive and not breathing when they went to his room on Saturday afternoon after he failed to check out as scheduled, spokeswoman Laura Kubiak said. Ex-Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh found dead in Chicago 2011-10-09T17:41:23Z This studly Welsh baritone, now 70, certainly has the voice to make a lean, tough country gospel album. Critics? Choice: New CDs From Korn, Currensy and Tom Jones 2010-07-26T00:05:00Z In example after example — from the majesty of Melville to the brutal Glasgow slang of Irvine Welsh’s “Trainspotting” — the semicolon is a miracle of prosody. A Defense of the Semicolon and Other Adventures in the English Language 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z From here Marley & Co would have enjoyed panoramic views of the North Circular, parts of Wembley and the Welsh Harp by Brent Reservoir. Marley's haunts 2011-05-11T14:07:21Z "Patagonia": Engaging but not particularly interesting, "Patagonia" is a pair of parallel story lines rooted in the historical fact of an 1865 migration of Welsh settlers to the inhospitable Patagonian desert in Argentina. June 10 at SIFF: William S. Burroughs, Bill Hicks documentaries 2010-06-10T04:01:00Z But neither would McEwan – nor Welsh, one imagines – expect or want it to be. There'll always be an England for Ian McEwan 2012-08-26T05:00:01Z Knighted living legends who adore the Welsh countryside get to do that. Explainer: What was with that weird Oscar ending? 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z Henry's victory owed much to English and Welsh archers, whose longbows wiped out huge numbers of the French. Kenneth Branagh's Henry V: right royal entertainment 2011-07-28T08:00:00Z That film, an adaptation of the Irvine Welsh novel of the same name, was also directed by Mr. Boyle. Danny Boyle to Direct New James Bond Film 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z It was a beautiful, blue-sky day, so rather than return home I decided to press on over the Welsh border to Hay-on-Wye, the famous town of bookshops. My brush with the Holy Grail 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z Why do Welsh stories exert such a pull? Matthew Rhys: from Patagonia with love 2011-03-02T22:00:04Z The words are Wright’s variation on a motto from the Lloyd Jones family, which included his Welsh maternal grandparents, Richard and Mallie Lloyd Jones. Tracing Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park, Illinois 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z It was set up and continues to be part-funded by money from the Welsh Arts Council. Arts cuts damage rural communities 2010-09-20T11:15:00Z This year, in a continuing trend for cross-cultural exchange between Wales and the Baltic states, the commitment to contemporary music embraces Lithuanian composers, though Welsh composers don't figure as prominently as they might. Presteigne festival ? review 2011-08-29T17:10:00Z "The country's collection of works by Welsh artists and international names is outstanding and it now has the home it deserves," he said. Complete Welsh collection goes on display in National Museum of Art 2011-07-08T16:40:01Z Welsh’s latest novel, The Blade Artist, was published this year. Irvine Welsh: ‘If I don’t have sex every day, I start to go a bit weird’ 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z But everybody comes across as human here: the conniving ecclesiastics who propel Henry into war, the fatuous French Dauphin, the speechifying Welsh Captain Fluellen and Henry's disreputable old chums from his wild youth. ArtsBeat: In London, a 'Henry V' That Doesn't Take Sides 2012-06-27T15:15:09Z The son of an escaped slave, Robeson led an extraordinary life as a lawyer, actor, singer and activist who supported causes such as the Republican in the Spanish Civil War and unemployed Welsh miners. Steve McQueen to Make Paul Robeson Biopic 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Zeta-Jones, who was born in the Welsh city of Swansea, became a patron of the Noah's Ark Appeal for a Welsh children's hospital in 2000. Catherine Zeta-Jones visits Welsh kids' hospital 2010-07-23T16:01:00Z Lostprophets, a Welsh group which has sold more than 3 million records worldwide, broke up in October after Watkins was charged. British rockstar sentenced to 35 years in jail for child abuse 2013-12-18T16:04:39Z Last November his friend Rhys Ifans, another Welsh star, was a leading signatory to a letter complaining when the National Theatre of Wales failed to cast Welsh actors. American hero Matthew Rhys is proud to be Cardiff-born and bred 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z Share’s notes, on the other hand, run to thirty-nine pages, and illuminate the poem’s embroidery of references—to sonata structure, Welsh prosody, Northumbrian history, sailing terms. The Improbable Life and Prescient Poetry of Basil Bunting 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z It had its first staging in April 2012 at the Welsh high school Manning used to attend. Bradley Manning play scoops British drama award 2013-08-06T12:43:17Z Near the novel's close, he solos a route on a Welsh sea-cliff that he had ascended the previous summer. Robert Macfarlane: rereading Climbers by M John Harrison 2013-05-10T07:00:01Z When Richard Warwick is discovered late one night, shot through the head at his home on the Welsh coast, even his elderly mother isn’t terribly torn up about it. Review: ‘The Unexpected Guest,’ From Agatha Christie, Dispenses With a Bully 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z By the finale of Welsh National Opera's new production of Fidelio, you could argue it was going quite well. Niobe, Regina di Tebe; Faust; The Makropulos Case; Fidelio 2010-09-25T23:06:00Z Welsh, the author of "Trainspotting," said although he's a Dylan fan, he found the prize this year an "ill-conceived nostalgia award wrenched from the rancid prostates of senile, gibbering hippies." Times a-changin': Nobel jury says lyrics can be literature 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z A highly individual singer, Matthews was a bit like a Welsh Björk, capable of doing wonderfully crunchy things with vowels and consonants that made songs such as Road Rage and Mulder and Scully so memorable. Why Cerys Matthews wants to teach the world to sing 2013-06-01T05:59:01Z It was followed by Phillips inviting the Irish singer to a Welsh training session. Niall Horan in rugby Twitter debate 2014-02-10T15:23:38Z Welsh pride defines the clever cocktail list, which is designed as a folder of business cards, each one appearing to belong to a Welsh personality — actors, politicians, athletes, writers — and featuring a matching drink. In Wales, inventive cocktails without the mumbo-jumbo 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Matthew is Welsh and as soon as the camera stops, we’re gossiping away in stupid, slang British accents all day long. Alison Wright on ‘The Americans,’ Martha’s Frantic Arc and Meeting a Famous Fan 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z She also bought a Welsh pony with the airy notion of harnessing the animal to a trap and doing the marketing in it, a fantasy that proved unworkable. | Laura Ashley 2010-10-22T15:39:00Z Fresh lives of figures such as Bobby Charlton, Malcolm Allison and several 1970s Welsh rugby heroes have shown that if the name is big enough, publishers will think their stories worth retelling. Trautmann's Journey: From Hitler Youth to FA Cup Legend by Catrine Clay 2010-04-02T23:06:00Z Meanwhile, Welsh National Opera announced it would take up an annual summer residency at the Royal Opera House from 2014. Southbank's 20th-century festival to include Frank Zappa premiere 2013-01-17T18:11:46Z "But above all, we are able to continue including works by a variety of Welsh musicians on S4C services in order to meet the needs of our audiences." S4C agrees deal over Welsh music 2012-12-29T16:15:55Z To be a rebel in a Welsh village in the late 19th century is one thing; the stakes of rebellion are automatically higher, and more far-reaching, in South Africa in the 1980s. Theater Review: Athol Fugard’s ‘My Children! My Africa!’ at Signature Center 2012-05-25T02:00:01Z Last April, their founder, Tim Rhys-Evans, set up 10 youth choirs in the Welsh valleys, encouraging young boys to follow the traditions of their fathers and grandfathers. Welsh male voice choris: a vocal minority 2011-02-01T21:30:01Z Expect the unexpected – the sound of a Welsh harp or table tennis may echo from the domed mosaic ceiling. 10 of the best British B&Bs 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z Here in London, it is a challenge and a half finding Welsh or English lamb, it's all from New Zealand or Australia. Ham or Lamb? The Easter Choice May Be Changing 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Petit-Frère sent friends to Badger & Welsh, and he was eventually offered a line of his own, P. Frère, under the company’s umbrella. A Men’s Label, Born on Instagram 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z In this programme, spanning three and a half centuries and from Bach to Kurtág, the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera could have made no stronger a statement of their credentials. Orchestra of WNO/Koenigs - review 2011-01-23T18:22:54Z The Welsh indie rockers will bring their high-energy music to Seattle ahead of their upcoming third studio album, “The Balance,” set to be released on April 26. Seattle-area music and nightlife events, March 22-28: Maren Morris, Catfish and the Bottlemen and more 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Later he recorded all the major stage works with Welsh National Opera for Telarc. Charles Mackerras on CD: five of the best recordings 2010-07-16T09:07:00Z Bernice Rubens was a Welsh woman of Jewish descent writing about Jewish east Londoners. Irvine Welsh's Booker prize attack makes scant sense 2012-08-21T09:58:32Z What unites Huws's protean output is her interest in translation – not least because she grew up speaking Welsh as her first language. Artist of the week 128: Bethan Huws 2011-03-02T16:09:17Z In Britain, he worked at Sadler's Wells in London, was principal conductor of Welsh National Opera and principal conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor Sir Charles Mackerras dies at 84 2010-07-15T11:41:00Z It is 100 years since the birth of the great Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and a London tribute to him is being led, in part, by comedian and writer Griff Rhys Jones. 'Thomas was an international poet' 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z Rob Brydon has landed a TV pilot Stateside, in which he will play – a stretch, this – a Welsh "fish out of water" in Los Angeles. Blackadder marches again and Zach Galifianakis votes for Boris 2012-10-10T08:11:05Z Alfred Russell Wallace in 1900: the Welsh naturalist developed a theory of natural selection at the same time as Charles Darwin. Alfred Russel Wallace, the forgotten man of evolution, gets his moment 2013-01-20T00:06:58Z He's not Welsh, sadly, but this novel is set in Pembrokeshire, where Miyuki has retreated for a break from her girlfriend. Rachel Trezise's top 10 Welsh underground novels 2010-05-19T07:56:00Z Welsh also attempts satire, at one point introducing a rich American businessman who is famous for a popular television show on which he fires people and denounces them as losers. Irvine Welsh is back with another brazen novel: ‘A Decent Ride’ 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z In 2007, PRS for Music changed the way it distributed royalty payments to Welsh language musicians, with some of those affected claiming it represented a reduction in income of as much as 85%. BBC music fees row goes to tribunal 2013-09-23T08:59:05Z The Welsh actor Matt Ryan, with his slightly shaggy blond mane, is a better match for the comics character, who was explicitly modeled on the pop singer Sting. ‘Constantine,’ Hard-Boiled Exorcist, Returns as NBC Series 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Deck the Halls was a Welsh new year carol appended to Christmas when translated into English, and still, of course, has nothing overtly to do with Christianity. Faithful or not, all can rejoice in carols ? hymns drenched in our folk memory 2010-12-07T19:59:00Z Even a saddle of Welsh lamb was invited on a southern holiday with garnishes of eggplant, tomato and zucchini. Bites: Restaurant Review: Gauthier Soho in London 2011-01-28T19:55:00Z The Welsh language channel said it wanted to transform the way it broadcasts commercial breaks to meet the needs of both advertisers and viewers. S4C to stop ads during children's TV 2013-12-20T15:16:02Z Last fall the band booked a studio in the bucolic Welsh countryside with Gil Norton, who produced three of the Pixies’ five original studio albums. The Pixies Motor On, Without Their Longtime Bassist 2013-09-03T12:23:10Z Welsh band Calan, who sing much of their material in Welsh, appeared on Wednesday. Fathers of folk-rock mark 45 years with family bash 2012-08-15T12:37:54Z Stephens salutes a wealth of Welsh musical talent with a new award A Welsh Music Prize is being launched to celebrate the best new albums by bands and artists in Wales. DJ Huw launches Welsh Music Prize 2011-08-04T14:32:12Z A few weeks ago we mentioned Welsh former standup comedian turned rapper Elro in a blog about Man Like Me. New music: Elro feat JME & Manga ? Scrabble 2012-05-18T16:16:13Z But as the final voice in the play’s opening chorus proclaims, “Bradley Manning is Welsh!” ‘Radicalisation of Bradley Manning’ Hits Home in Edinburgh 2013-08-04T21:20:18Z He promised that the event, at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, the Welsh capital, on Oct. Michael Jackson Tribute Angers Fans and Divides His Family 2011-08-30T22:41:32Z "The nominations this year represent an astonishingly strong group of artists both in front of and behind the camera," said Josh Welsh, co-president of Film Independent, the nonprofit group that produces the Spirit Awards. "Silver Linings," "Moonrise Kingdom" top Spirit nominations 2012-11-27T20:52:13Z The girl next to me was Welsh and headed to the South of France to wait on tables and lie on the beach, kind of a working vacation. Modern Love: Before the Web, Hearts Grew Silent 2013-12-12T23:16:56Z He’s not Welsh either – he’s a 19th-century Londoner returning from a decade and a half spent in Africa – but whenever his hackles rise, the songs of the valleys creep towards his throat. Ranking the accents of Tom Hardy: cockney, Welsh, or unintelligible? 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Miyazaki confessed that the village in this film channelled the Welsh mining towns with which he became familiar on his travels. Every Studio Ghibli film – ranked! 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z There are also photos by Bruce Davidson of Welsh miners in 1965, and industrial photos of present-day mining in Italy and Greece. Three Shadows Gallery in Beijing Turns Focus on Global Warming 2011-09-29T00:26:36Z He was gifted son of a Welsh miner whose escape to Oxford helped him become a man of erudition, insight and self-knowledge, as well as a hell-raiser. Burton diaries' passion and shame 2012-08-15T11:56:58Z It marks her movie acting debut, and involves other well-known Welsh figures, the director Marc Evans and star Matthew Rhys. Singer Duffy on film role debut 2011-03-02T12:53:52Z The original Taliesin, Wright’s primary home in southwestern Wisconsin, where he was born, was named after a 6th century Welsh bard whose name means “shining brow.” Architect Wright’s winter home draws fans to Arizona desert 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z How did the son of a Welsh miner end up living in a Hollywood mansion?" wondered the presenter, while the audience rose collectively to its feet and shouted: "Talent! TV review 2010-07-07T07:00:00Z My mother is Welsh, lived in Cyprus for 54 years and knows how to cook only one Cypriot dish: avgolemoni soup. Family life 2012-07-27T23:04:01Z Welsh film Patagonia was the big winner at the 21st Bafta Cymru awards. Four Bafta Cymru awards for film 2012-10-01T13:58:43Z A Welsh boy named Billy Williams turns 13 and begins his wretched life as a coal miner. Books of The Times: War, Revolution and a King Who Says ?By Jove? 2010-09-23T21:30:00Z Doull, 27, is a Welsh track cyclist who won a gold medal in men’s team pursuit at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Olympic cyclist rescues lost dog with headphones as a makeshift leash 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z Mr. Rogers was a champion of sustainability — his National Assembly Building in Cardiff, Wales, which looks like a buoyant, redwood spaceship, halved the Welsh Parliament’s energy use. Richard Rogers, Architect Behind Landmark Pompidou Center, Dies at 88 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z Not long ago I went to the Sherman theatre in Cardiff to see Say It With Flowers, a play with music about the rise and fall of postwar Welsh singer Dorothy Squires. Nights to remember at the theatre 2013-06-25T17:14:28Z Although the phenomenon was chiefly represented by mainstream acts such as Manic Street Preachers and Stereophonics, bands including Catatonia, Super Furry Animals and Gorky's Zygotic Mynci put Welsh music on the map. Label of love: Ankst 2010-05-06T10:34:00Z This is possibly because he’s playing a Welsh man, and he always sounds a bit Welsh when he talks. Ranking the accents of Tom Hardy: cockney, Welsh, or unintelligible? 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Even before her transition, she asked not to be called “Daddy,” and parenting naturally suffered from her workaholism, though she bonded closely with one son, Twm Morys, in particular over Welsh poetry. For Jan Morris, Staying in One Place Was Never an Option 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z The line "you're Welsh, you wouldn't notice that the vowels were missing" was very good. Torchwood: Miracle Day ? episode seven 2011-08-20T05:03:01Z Being a white Welsh woman spinning hip-hop was unheard of – my dad obviously fell in love with that. 'All the hood rats would jam with us': Grandmaster Flash, AJ Tracey and other artists on the generation gap 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z He's slightly Welsh and you can't get more English than that, unless he was also a quarter Scottish with an Irish great grandparent. David Mitchell on Brits as Hollywood superheroes 2011-02-06T00:05:59Z Perhaps there was some sort of glitch on our Zoom call, or maybe the actual word that Hopkins meant to use had been obscured by his Welsh lilt. Anthony Hopkins Makes It Look Simple. (And Maybe It Should Be.) 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z "People who like to play games are going to play games, and people who don't, won't," said Welsh, who contributed to the book "Guns, Grenades, and Grunts: First-Person Shooter Games." Games likely to follow Pentagon on women in combat 2013-02-01T14:37:22Z From there, we saw Ringo Starr’s first home, a rowhouse boarded up and still slated for renovation by the city with other empty houses in the Welsh Streets neighborhood, but stalled in bureaucracy. A Beatles Tour in England? You Know That Can’t be Bad 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z What you don't expect an online hit to involve is a reclusive, grey-bearded man in the Welsh mountains and his friendship with a nonconformist sheep. Best short films on the web 2010-12-19T00:04:08Z It is now home to Doctor Who, Casualty, Welsh language soap - Pobol y Cwm, and the children's series - Wizards vs Aliens. BBC Wales' Cardiff HQ up for sale 2013-08-01T16:16:19Z Elijah Wood has praised his latest film, based on the life of the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, as an "electric, vibrant" piece. Wood hails 'electric' Dylan film 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z The bells at the Welsh assembly, Stormont in Northern Ireland and the Scottish parliament will also ring, so all four parliaments will be chiming in unison at 8.12am. London 2012: Big Ben to chime for three minutes to mark Olympic opening 2012-07-24T17:18:39Z The chosen acts - working in English or Welsh - will be announced on 25 April on BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru at the . Search for new music talent launched 2014-03-12T13:31:43Z Along with much else, Worth reprints the episodic novel “The Three Impostors” in its entirety, while his introduction stands among the best essays ever written about the great Welsh fantasist. Review | Stories that are strange, fantastical — and utterly engrossing 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z Others prefer the so-called RailSail option from Britain: a train to Holyhead, a Welsh port on the Irish Sea, and then a ferry to Dublin. Tired of Paying a Big Tax to Leave Britain? Here’s How to Skip It 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z Everyone should eat a Welsh Rarebit when the big questions of life are upon one. This is a story about all the ways to fall in love and . . . grilled cheese. 2019-01-20T05:00:00Z Spinetti was born to an Italian Welsh father and Welsh mother in South Wales. Agent: Comic actor Victor Spinetti has died at 82 2012-06-19T11:23:08Z It could be key to producing a definitive Welsh play by exploring what it means to be a part of the bilingual communities that make up more than a fifth of the Welsh population. National Theatre Wales at one ? too young to master Welsh? 2010-10-20T15:44:00Z More significant are the murmurings that Praise and Blame may well be the Welsh crooner's "Johnny Cash moment". Exclusive: Listen to Tom Jones's Praise and Blame 2010-07-20T08:16:00Z "And even what's the name of that Welsh comedy that my friend's in ..." Dougray Scott 2010-06-03T11:45:00Z Stitching together cheery oral testimonies and frustratingly fuzzy archive material, Ms. Osmond counters the sparseness of visual record with brisk re-enactments and a Welsh chorus of quipping cronies. Review: In ‘Dark Horse,’ a Real-Life Steeplechase Champion Inspires a Town 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z The BBC is also in detailed discussions with Welsh language broadcaster S4C about the possibility of collaborating at the new centre. BBC Wales' Cardiff HQ up for sale 2013-08-01T16:16:19Z Discussions between the BBC and Eos – the new collecting society for Welsh language composers and artists – are expected to continue. Radio Cymru forced to play English songs amid royalty dispute 2013-01-01T13:33:10Z "I love adventure," says the Hoff, and tells me about the time he hired a car and drove to Mumbles on the Welsh coast. David Hasselhoff: 'If we have to go with the Hoff to pay the rent, let's go with the Hoff' 2012-08-05T19:00:01Z Cuban leader Fidel Castro was in the front row when Welsh rock band The Manic Street Preachers in 2001. The stars whose gigs courted controversy 2013-07-01T11:12:52Z The fact that Welsh identity is no longer stigmatised has also helped swell numbers. Welsh male voice choris: a vocal minority 2011-02-01T21:30:01Z "I will confess it sometimes does drive me crazy when someone says that we're chasing the Oscars," said Welsh. Make room for Indie Spirit Awards, Oscar's maverick cousin 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z The revolver is as iconic for Americans as the samurai sword is for the Japanese or the longbow for the English and Welsh. Guns, Gunfights and the Legends of the Wild West 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z The Welsh language is diminishing because young folk move to the city. The Dark ‘Hinterland’ Doubles as a Travelogue 2014-08-09T04:00:00Z The glow from the lamp on the Welsh dresser is cosy. Far Away 2010-05-28T20:30:00Z No one attempts the Welsh accent with which Thomas read his own work, but two of the songs are sung in Welsh: a version of “Silent Night” and the hymn “Calon Lân.” Review: ‘A Child’s Christmas in Wales’ From Irish Repertory Theater 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z This Netflix Original series takes the countryside of the English/Welsh border and turns it into a drama meant to look like it is set in an American high-school. Travel by TV: around the UK in 10 great shows 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z On the wall, a life-size portrait of the great Welsh poet looks silently over his shoulder at Jones. Dylan Thomas biopic stars pay homage to the poet's favorite New York haunt 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Among the last frontier people in Europe, working steep, wind-chafed contours that are largely inaccessible to heavy machinery, these Welsh and Scottish farmers do not regard unworked land as their ideal. Feral: Searching for Enchantment on the Frontiers of Rewilding by George Monbiot – review 2013-05-24T06:30:12Z A line would be in English and then they’d write it in Welsh. ‘Keeping Faith’ Is a Hit in Two Languages 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z A little girl with an angelic voice she inherited from her mother's Welsh family, Clark was captured on microphone during a BBC radio broadcast for British troops. Downtown and all around New York with Petula Clark 2012-01-24T17:55:42Z "I spoke Welsh but when I fell in love with music, it was with bands like the Velvet Underground," he says. Gruff Rhys: 'I've been trying to build a hotel out of shampoo bottles' 2011-02-06T00:06:04Z "How do you get people to come to a festival of discovery?" asked Film Independent President Josh Welsh. Los Angeles Film Festival reboots with focus on discovery, world premieres 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z In crime fiction, already chock-full of quirky characters, Welsh homicide detective Fiona Griffiths stands tall. New in crime fiction: tales from Wales, Los Angeles and Cairo 2014-03-10T07:02:36Z The only album likely to be released internationally this year with lyrics in Cornish — an ancient, vanishing British language — is “Le Kov” by the Welsh singer and songwriter Gwenno. The Playlist: Beyoncé and Jay-Z Unite, and 12 More New Songs 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z Throughout the 60s there were calls for Welsh liberation and the privileging of the Welsh language. As The Crown returns, watch out for these milestones 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z But James Dean Bradfield of Welsh rockers The Manic Street Preachers says the Stones have earned the right to charge what they like. What is a fair price to see a gig? 2012-10-27T01:09:09Z Wright named the compound Taliesin, after a hero and poet of Welsh lore. Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: Why his Los Angeles houses deserve a closer look 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Welsh says the owners spent $50 million to redo the entire hotel, with other draws including Corner Office, a casual watering hole serving pizzas and craft beers. At Cherry, where’s there’s smoke, there’s a fired-up chef 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z During the late 13th and early 14th centuries, English King Edward I started building these awe-inspiring fortresses — arguably the most breathtaking you’ll find anywhere in Europe — to subdue the rebellious Welsh. Wales: Packed with castles and charm 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z “The Welsh, as part of the Celtic family, we’re melancholy,” he said. In ‘Perry Mason,’ Matthew Rhys Plays Defense 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z “Thomas is just hard-wired into the Welsh psyche,” Mr. Sheen said. A Dylan Thomas Centennial in New York 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z The original Taliesin, Wright’s primary home in Spring Green, was named after a 6th century Welsh bard whose name means “shining brow.” Architecture school started by Frank Lloyd Wright to close 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Nazir Afzal, the former chief crown prosecutor for north-west England and adviser to the Welsh government on violence against women, said the complainants in trials with younger defendants were also likely to be younger. Revealed: less than a third of young men prosecuted for rape are convicted 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z In Pennsylvania, Welsh Quaker cabinetmakers cut inlays shaped like berries on vines, and German clockmakers engineered chimes that rang different tunes for each day of the week. Antiques: Americana Shows That Keep It Local 2011-03-31T20:37:29Z On the album chart, Welsh classical singers Richard and Adam Johnson claimed their first number one with their debut release, "The Impossible Dream". Sweden's Avicii tops UK singles charts for third week 2013-08-04T18:14:41Z “There’s a kind of Welsh sprite in there, a Celtic spirit,” said Thompson, who first worked with Hopkins on the period drama “Howard’s End” in 1992. Anthony Hopkins is welcoming old age by embracing his inner child 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z It was just part of a normal Welsh childhood, he said, recalling weekly Bible recitations in church and competing twice yearly at the National Eisteddfod arts festival. Arts & Leisure: Matthew Rhys in ?Look Back in Anger? on New York Stage 2012-01-22T01:47:19Z A passing mention in the British newspaper The Guardian of Private Manning’s Welsh background gave Mr. Price, 33, the idea for the play. ‘Radicalisation of Bradley Manning’ Hits Home in Edinburgh 2013-08-04T21:20:18Z The Welsh stand-up tries working on a dairy farm. Tonight's TV highlights: Three In A Bed 2011-03-30T23:05:01Z Next up, though, is Shelf Life, a collaboration between Swansea-based Volcano Theatre and Welsh National Opera which takes audiences into the domed reading room of Swansea's old library. Theatre picks of the week 2010-04-02T23:12:00Z But both were deeply influenced by the Welsh theater company Volcano, known for an intensely physical style. How to Throw Punches Without Getting Hurt 2011-02-25T14:52:59Z According to Burns and Novick, Hemingway's fourth wife Mary Welsh cut her hair short and dyed it platinum at his request — and he bleached his to match. The androgyny of being Ernest: A gender-fluid reading of Hemingway that upends his macho image 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z “Tony rarely worked from photographs and didn’t dream much with his pencil,” said Dean Rhys Morgan, a Welsh collector who wrote the book and curated the online sale. | The Cult ’80s Fashion Illustrator Tony Viramontes Gets a Second Look 2013-09-03T21:38:57Z The Border Force cutter HMC Protector intercepted the yacht half a mile off the Welsh coast on Tuesday. Cocaine worth £20m seized from yacht off Welsh coast 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z In Welsh legend, Bran was a giant King of Britain whose head was buried at Bryn Gwyn, the White Mound on which the Tower of London now stands. TS Eliot's The Waste Land 2012 – a multimedia walk 2012-07-30T11:14:00Z The visceral punch and drive of its prose in many bravura passages—notably, the lorry crash that buries Gaza in a tide of corpses—evokes Irvine Welsh or William Burroughs more than “Oliver Twist”. People-smugglers 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z My wife, our grown daughter and I sipped hot scrumpy — spiced hard cider — and sampled everything from Welsh Caerphilly to the best Stilton. Spend holidays in foreign lands for a joyful taste of cultures 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z The Welsh rock band have been championed by BBC's Introducing strand, which champions emerging talent. BBC Music Awards watched by 3.9m 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Welsh Somalians living in Cardiff's Butetown – the docks area once known as Tiger Bay – wanted to show the truth of their lives in a piece of theatre. De Gabay – review 2013-03-10T00:05:36Z Well, she won Welsh Choirgirl of the year twice … Wow! … please don't interrupt. Pass notes No 3,034: Katherine Jenkins 2011-08-28T18:59:01Z He was a ferocious Welsh nationalist who spoke with a cut-glass English accent. RS Thomas, my favourite religious poet 2010-04-29T16:50:00Z But she did win fans in Wales when she sang the Welsh national anthem after dedicating a new lifeboat. Kate can get a princess tips from Dutch royal 2011-05-04T13:59:26Z Born to an Italian-Welsh father and Welsh mother in Cwm, Ebbw Vale, he was a regular performer in London's West End as well as with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Comic actor Victor Spinetti dies 2012-06-19T12:11:49Z Thomas, the Welsh poet, dashed off the “song” in pencil while seated at a London pub in 1951. Tom Hollander recites rare Dylan Thomas ditty 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z In June this year, the Welsh government, the Arts Council of Wales and Swansea and Carmarthenshire councils said they would run a series of events to recognise Thomas's life, work and legacy. Dylan birthday poem route opens 2012-08-31T06:23:17Z Obviously the level of showbiz type likely to turn up in a small Welsh town dictates a less glittery line-up, but the cameos here have been notable for uncovering acting skills in unlikely places. Have you been watching ? Stella? 2012-02-10T11:19:38Z “The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart,” a National Theater of Scotland production which I caught at the London Welsh Center near King’s Cross Station, is about a dance with the Devil. Critic’s Notebook: ‘The Color Purple’ and ‘Prudencia Hart’ Sing Anew in London 2013-07-16T21:56:11Z Although, if one believes Welsh, you probably have to be English to win the thing. Irvine Welsh's Booker prize attack makes scant sense 2012-08-21T09:58:32Z She canvassed tirelessly for her husbands—wearing a Welsh hat in Cardiff, purple ribbons in Maidstone and “playing the amiable to a pitch of distraction”. A mismatch made in heaven 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Local councillor Rob Jones said the “globally viewed, newly arrived piece of guerrilla art” made Port Talbot the perfect place to house a recently mooted Welsh modern art gallery. Banksy gifts Welsh steel town a white Christmas attraction 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z “About the best and dirtiest stories I’ve ever heard — dumpy, absurd body, hair combed by a salad spoon, brown-button Welsh eyes always moving suspiciously or fixing on the most modest person in the room.” A Dylan Thomas Centennial in New York 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z The music, by Matthew Otto, was little more than cushiony synthesizer chords with an occasional beat for emphasis — effectively a blank canvas for Mr. Welsh to scrawl onto. Music Review: The Julie Ruin, Body/Head and Majical Cloudz Play Northside 2013-06-14T21:48:15Z Now, I'm belatedly waking up to the rich potential of Welsh theatre and the variety of the land itself. National Theatre Wales puts Cymru centre-stage 2010-06-01T14:36:00Z “I wanted to read regular high school romance, without the paranormal stuff,” says the Welsh writer, now 23. How ‘The Kissing Booth’ went from a teenager’s passion project to a Netflix sensation 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z The Welsh artist David Jones, well represented here, spoke of the "materia poetica" of watercolour, and it does appear to have its own paper world, sui generis, that is neither quite fact nor fiction. Awash with colour 2011-02-20T00:04:07Z Patagonia is given its Welsh premiere at Chapter in Cardiff on Thursday and goes on general release on Friday. Singer Duffy on film role debut 2011-03-02T12:53:52Z Written by Welsh poet and novelist Owen Sheers, the Easter production was the last and largest of a series of National Theatre Wales "moving productions" in its first year. Sheen 'crucified' in Passion play 2011-04-24T21:57:21Z One of the most impressive works on the subject is by the Welsh poet Gwyneth Lewis. Does Prozac help artists be creative? 2013-05-19T06:00:00Z It just means that we can now do things like hurl helicopters across Welsh beaches. Torchwood: Miracle Day ? episode one 2011-07-09T05:00:00Z The film unfolds very slowly, using a series of scenes depicting life in Trefeurig, the rural Welsh farming community where the filmmaker grew up. 'Sleep Furiously': a visual ode to life in a rural Welsh farming town 2010-10-07T19:37:00Z Welsh National Opera presents Richard Jones's new production in Cardiff and Birmingham, before bringing it to the Proms as a concert performance. What to see in summer 2010 2010-05-23T20:30:00Z The author’s fourth wife, Mary Welsh Hemingway, spent years gathering letters, notebooks and Hemingway’s unfinished manuscripts, including the memoir of his Paris years, “A Moveable Feast.” Hemingway’s First Short Story Found in Key West 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z There it was, perched on the hillside, against a backdrop of Welsh mountains: a perfect humble little tower, built by Prince Llywelyn the Great around 1230. Top 10 forgotten British beauty spots 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z Jean and fellow servant Christine dip in and out of Welsh as they chat, too, but it's hard to fathom quite why. Miss Julie 2010-06-18T21:30:00Z National Theatre Wales begins its third season with a large-scale, three-day community show which is inspired by the place of poetry in both Somali and Welsh culture. This week's new theatre 2013-02-23T06:00:13Z Commenting on Trump's combative inauguration speech, in which he pledged to "put America first", Welsh compared the president to a "drunken uncle" who gate-crashes a wedding party and makes the groom's speech for him. Trainspotting author sees 'bleak dystopia' in real life too 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z The Welsh engineers seemed to relish their jobs, and testing inflatable emergency slides does seem like a cool way to earn a living. TV review: Engineering Giants; Thelma's Gypsy Girls 2012-07-15T21:00:01Z The primary subject explored by the Welsh writer Sarah Waters is the kind of freedom that women can find only with one another. “The Handmaiden” and the Freedom Women Find Only with One Another 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z He also related to the Welsh and other Celtic people’s struggle for nationhood and cultural identity, in the face of outside invasion since Roman times. 'A full English every morning': how UK food and weather inspires Japanese anime directors 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z After Mr. Gockley decamped to the San Francisco Opera in 2005, Anthony Freud, a seasoned executive who had served as general director of the Welsh National Opera, took over in 2006. Houston Grand Opera Holds to Its Promise of Excellence 2011-02-09T16:15:56Z To illustrate all this, Mr. Follett created five families — Russian, English, Welsh, German and American — whose fates personalized historical events. ‘Edge of Eternity’ Completes Ken Follett Trilogy 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z So this week she's hiding in the hills as part of a mountain rescue exercise, trying to sing in Welsh, journeying into a slate mine and starting the annual Race The Train contest. TV highlights 14/05/2013 2013-05-14T06:00:03Z It's a journey Pears has made himself, tramping in the footsteps of his own character like a "method writer" from the outskirts of Birmingham to the Welsh borders where his own grandfather used to live. Tim Pears's 'small acts of resistance' 2010-03-18T14:00:00Z “We only use British meat and fish and always try to use Welsh when available.” Bites : Restaurant Report: The Coalhouse in Gower, Wales 2014-04-22T18:32:01Z He helped save the British art collection from the Nazi Blitz, by loading the art into trucks and driving those trucks to caves in the Welsh mountains. The Seductive Enthusiasm of Kenneth Clark’s “Civilisation” 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Click on the article to read in full And in 1992, a film based on his life became the first Welsh film to be nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Hedd Wyn: Eisteddfod's Bard of the Black Chair 2011-07-29T12:11:00Z He plays Bavarian bar games with the German forward Thomas Müller, turns the Welsh winger Gareth Bale into a waxwork and shoots a perfume ad with the Colombian striker Radamel Falcao. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Brockmire’ and ‘Iron Chef Gauntlet’ 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z The first contestant is an overweight Welsh guy who can carry a tune. The Voice: not just a talent contest – you can watch it while waiting to die 2013-03-31T18:59:01Z Some of the charter’s clauses are meant to undo some damage, returning Welsh and Scottish hostages, and restoring lands and liberties unlawfully taken. Last Chance: Magna Carta at the Morgan Library: Its Birth Was a Royal Pain 2010-05-21T22:51:00Z So I went to live in the Welsh hillsides, surrounded by sheep. How we made: Richard Branson and Mike Oldfield on Tubular Bells 2013-05-20T16:44:32Z The tours were aimed at bringing culture to "the people" – in his case, in the Welsh valleys and the Lake District. Alfred Burke obituary 2011-02-18T19:32:19Z “Romances of the White Day” gathers three long stories written in honor of that Welsh master of the supernatural. Summer’s hidden gems, selected by Michael Dirda 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z They also promised to be buried together, under a stone inscribed in both Welsh and England: “Here lie two friends, at the end of one life.” Jan Morris, author and transgender pioneer, dies at 94 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z Leech joined the Houston Grand Opera as chief operating officer in 2010, after a 27-year career in production at theaters and opera companies that include the English National Opera and the Welsh National Opera. Houston opera conductor named new music director 2011-05-26T03:52:08Z I can watch Welsh policemen get these sort of results. Last night's TV 2010-05-28T07:00:00Z One Welsh minister of parliament said that her geometric design was identical to the shrine in Mecca. Why we talk about Zaha Hadid's gender and ethnicity even though her architecture transcended both 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Hughes, the softly spoken alter ego of Welsh actor/director Shon Dale-Jones, welcomed us with stories about childhood games of hide-and-seek – a welcome respite from the festival. Latitude theatre roundup: forest sets, bankers' debts … and getting wet 2012-07-16T16:27:04Z The Welsh baritone Geraint Evans brings a Verdian voice and Shakespearean style to the title role. Critics Pick Recordings to Celebrate Verdi’s Bicentennial 2013-12-26T22:00:58Z Head shaved to near bald, white T-shirt tucked into jeans, Mr. Welsh looks like a bullet. Music Review: The Julie Ruin, Body/Head and Majical Cloudz Play Northside 2013-06-14T21:48:15Z Elin Jones, a professor of linguistic diversity at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, said by phone that regional languages that were protected by national governments and taught in schools like Welsh were thriving. Catalan Pop? Corsican Rock? It’s Europe’s Other Song Contest. 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z After several failed attempts to have the book adapted, Seth personally chose the Welsh screenwriter Andrew Davies for the job, fresh off a successful 2016 BBC adaptation of another historical epic, Tolstoy’s “War and Peace.” ‘A Suitable Boy’ Finally Finds Its Perfect Match: Mira Nair 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z After the cast had taken several bows, Neal Davies, a Welsh baritone, stepped forward and quietened the crowd for one final number. An Opera Company’s Precarious Future Has Some Worried About a Ripple Effect 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z And the season will also include an experimental puppetry festival and a Welsh circus performance. Mark Rylance and 'Streetcar' Are Part of St. Ann's New Season 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z The right to broadcast the songs of 331 Welsh-language musicians and music publishers rests with Eos - the Welsh word for nightingale - from today. Hymns replace pop on Radio Cymru 2013-01-01T11:35:28Z Freed from the Welsh cottage and aeroplane confines of the opening episodes, we get to see more of the world's reaction to life without death. TV highlights 28/07/11 2011-07-27T20:59:01Z The name embodied his father Henry VII's Welsh identity and belief he was descended from the ancient British kings. 10 royal heirs who died before they reigned 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z The most bizarre element of Garbo's fictional network was the Brotherhood of the Aryan World Order, a group of sinister, anti-Semitic Welsh fascists. ArtsBeat: The Spy Game: Ben Macintyre Talks About 'Double Cross' 2012-08-01T18:12:24Z Nearby were several pictures from his series on Welsh miners, a project he says was inspired by earlier pictures by the groundbreaking Robert Frank. Bruce Davidson's photos at Huntington show a Yankee's view of Britain 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z David Anderson, the museum's director general, believes the opening is an important moment for Welsh art and culture. Complete Welsh collection goes on display in National Museum of Art 2011-07-08T16:40:01Z I understand the financial pressure on Welsh musicians but there are also huge financial pressures on the BBC, too, like all public bodies. Radio Cymru forced to play English songs amid royalty dispute 2013-01-01T13:33:10Z Flags are waving – pirates, Welsh, Italian – and someone's waving a Sale sign nicked from a shop. The Rolling Stones and all tonight's bands – live! 2013-06-30T00:31:00Z Now doubled in size and with a particular interest in Welsh contemporary art, critics agree the collection is outstanding. Legacy makes surveyor a giver of art 2013-06-30T08:05:48Z Russell devoted to this mystical Welsh author, now best known for his early horror tales, such as “The Great God Pan.” Review | When the world was too much with me, here’s what I read for some R&R 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z When it came to an end, with Henry Tudor bringing together in his descent the two dynasties and the Welsh line, the fighting white and red dragon could be said to have gone to rest. An introduction to the stories and British history that inspired the beasts of "House of the Dragon" 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z The festival itself is being led by the Welsh government. Dylan poem read by Prince Charles 2013-10-03T07:04:35Z Actor Matthew Rhys, the star of Cold War drama series The Americans, returned to his home city Cardiff to open a Welsh language festival. VIDEO: Actor Rhys home to open festival 2013-06-15T16:21:49Z The British army were very good about sort of integrating the Scots and the Welsh, making them feel British. Fintan O'Toole on Ireland's transformation — and the reverse version now underway in America 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z But it seemed to me that I couldn't strengthen my connection to Wales without summoning the ghosts of my Welsh grandparents. My quest to be more Welsh 2011-07-29T23:07:29Z Playwright Tim Price says he was inspired to write the play when he learned that, like him, Manning had studied Welsh and endured high school rugby. Play looks at Welsh roots of Bradley Manning 2012-04-20T15:00:11Z One of his co-workers referred him to his tailor, Badger & Welsh Bespoke, in Midtown. A Men’s Label, Born on Instagram 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Ignite, a Welsh youth organisation, encourages youngsters to sign a prepared document pledging their allegiance to Christ. Christian teen camps are wicked, innit 2011-08-10T18:14:02Z We are in an upmarket boarding house, owned by the strait-laced Prossers, in a remote Welsh village. The Devil Inside Him 2010-05-12T20:30:00Z Photograph: courtesy of the the artist The Welsh artist Bedwyr Williams is a natural comedian, a one-off in a solemn art world that is too busy for humour. Bedwyr Williams: My Bad ? review 2012-05-19T23:05:32Z There was no Welsh front, but Carrie's is a war nonetheless. Nina Bawden's Carrie's War speaks a truth about the ripple effects of conflict 2012-08-24T16:30:00Z As befits a woman whose given name means “great queen” in Welsh, Giddens also is adept in Celtic music. Well-deserved ovations for Rhiannon Giddens 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z It was, as always, smart, well-produced, and funny, with great illustrative clips: from Doctor Who, a Dalek and a Welsh woman illustrate two ends of the intonation spectrum. The week in radio: Science Night; Fry's English Delight 2012-08-23T20:00:09Z Both his parents were, as he said, "mainly Welsh", and he spent numerous holidays in Wales. Poem of the week: Words by Edward Thomas 2013-02-25T10:51:18Z Albert Horne conducts, and the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera is terrific in the pit. Mandela Trilogy – review 2012-06-21T17:45:00Z Four Welsh schools supplied the children's chorus, while the Street People, who unpick the Celebrant's faith, were drawn from students and graduates of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Prom 32: Bernstein's Mass – review 2012-08-07T15:46:59Z "One of the things that was attractive about this project was the potential international applicability. It's not necessarily tied to the Welsh language." Theatre translation app launched 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Fellow American cast members are not always happy, he told the Observer this weekend, when they discover he is Welsh. American hero Matthew Rhys is proud to be Cardiff-born and bred 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z This Welsh spoof of Jay-Z's Empire State of Mind went up online just over a week ago,and since then has had nearly 2m hits. Newport State of Mind improves on the original 2010-08-01T21:00:00Z Jane Welsh Carlyle, wife of Thomas, described her mutt Nero as “the chief comforter of my life.” Books by David Nicholls and Edward St. Aubyn 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z At the Ikon gallery there is a wall-sized photograph of the artist on the top of a Welsh mountain with his back to the viewer like those romantic loners in Caspar David Friedrich. Bedwyr Williams: My Bad ? review 2012-05-19T23:05:32Z The fan site Making Star Wars claims Vader will be played by Welsh actor Spencer Wilding, with James Earl Jones returning to provide the character’s voice. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story book leak hints at return of Darth Vader 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z London is receiving this gift because Faenol, the festival of mostly Welsh music and opera Terfel ran in north Wales for nine years, folded two years ago. Bryn Terfel: 'I'd like to sing Citizen Kane' 2012-06-26T17:40:14Z When I was a teenager, hunting in my grandfather's shed in a Welsh village, I found a dusty old clock that turned out to date from about 1800. The art of time-keeping 2011-03-23T14:48:36Z It was always interesting that Plant remained on home territory, Welsh border country – only now, there seems to be a critical mass, a magnetic field drawing him closer to America than ever. The showman must go on 2011-01-30T00:03:02Z How do you say “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” in Welsh? Matthew Rhys and the All-Feeling Male 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z A friend emails to say Irvine Welsh selected Delete This at Your Peril in a magazine poll of funny books. Bob Servant Independent: the don of Dundee 2013-01-15T06:30:01Z The outside areas, covering 230 hectares, were also impressive, with an array of native planting including many varieties of Welsh apple tree, and water is woven throughout the gardens. 10 great botanical gardens around the world: readers’ tips 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z The red dragon symbolizes the Welsh and the white the Saxons. An introduction to the stories and British history that inspired the beasts of "House of the Dragon" 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z Morgan more than once expressed his lack of enthusiasm for "Larkin and his crew", and his preference for Scots, Welsh and American bards. Edwin Morgan obituary 2010-08-19T17:23:00Z Williams mentioned the project to a Welsh couple who attended one of his music events, and they told him about a still-unfolding tragedy that struck a community near where they lived. A Mysterious Viral Hit: How Did 35 Million People Find This Song? 2013-05-13T16:46:50Z Mr. Laredo, a consummate collaborative musician, achieved that, and endowed Elgar’s borrowed Welsh melody with a sumptuous sweep. Music Review: The New York String Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 2013-12-29T20:02:41Z Vinyl, based on the true story of veteran Welsh rockers the Alarm inventing a fictitious band to front their latest recordings, floundered, with £9,800 from 60 venues, plus previews. Oz still Great and Powerful at UK box office 2013-03-19T12:31:11Z And a wag would venture that all that was really required of her was to play a lovely Welsh girl with a wonderful voice, something she did beautifully. Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol ? Christmas special 2010 2010-12-25T19:00:01Z "The standard gatekeepers have not reached the point where diversity is something they're actively looking for," said Josh Welsh, president of Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that organizes LAFF. LAFF 2015 aimed for diverse film fest lineup and dug deep to find it 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z Welsh said in a posting on his Facebook page earlier in October that he was looking forward to meeting up with the band in Chicago. Ex-Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh found dead in Chicago 2011-10-09T17:41:23Z Two other companies that tour productions throughout England, Welsh National Opera and Glyndebourne Productions, saw funding drop by over 30 percent. Britain’s Major Opera Companies Suffer in Arts Spending Shake-Up 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z “I miss people terribly,” said Judith Payne, 80, who lives alone in a town on the Welsh borders. 'I miss people terribly': the growing pain of older people's isolation 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z Among the highlights are a Dylan Thomas tribute by Welsh actor Rhys Ifans to mark the centenary of the poet's birth. Portmeirion takes centre stage 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z Sunday in New York, the 92Y Poetry Center presented a reading of "Under Milk Wood," directed by Welsh actor Michael Sheen. Happy 100th birthday, Dylan Thomas! 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z The Welsh actors were born in cities about an hour apart and moved in similar circles during their youth without ever knowing each other. Catherine Zeta-Jones joins Michael Sheen in ‘Prodigal Son’ 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z The swordsman remakes himself as a simple Welsh villager. Review: In ‘The Bastard Executioner,’ a Warrior Switches Blades 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Rhys, who is also due to start filming a BBC Wales drama from Monday, said holding the festival in the city helped to break down potential barriers to the Welsh language. VIDEO: Actor Rhys home to open festival 2013-06-15T16:21:49Z I Spy Pinhole Eye is published by small Welsh publisher Cinnamon Press, which Gross said "bravely" took a risk to bring it out. Philip Gross wins the Wales Book of the Year award 2010-07-01T11:34:00Z But the Welsh proudly view the city as their political and cultural capital. Welsh revival: Cardiff sheds rust-belt past for glossy future 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Modeled on Scandinavia's Nordic Council music prize and Canada's Polaris prize, the Welsh music prize will be presented at October's Swn festival in Cardiff. Huw Stephens launches Welsh music prize 2011-08-05T12:06:54Z Branagh and Welsh comedian Rob Brydon will appear together in The Painkiller when it is staged at the rebuilt riverside theatre in September. Kenneth Branagh returning to Belfast theatre 2011-01-21T06:37:10Z “We were required to wear them in the buffet section,” says Welsh, a high school guidance counselor from Langhorne, Pa. “But the specialty restaurants had no requirements for masks.” Perspective | Travelers continue to struggle with masking rules — and rule-breakers 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z The Girl on the Stairs by Louise Welsh is a 'profoundly creepy read' that nods to Don't Look Now, above. Christmas gifts 2012: the best crime and thriller books 2012-11-30T22:55:05Z As for Burton, one of 13 children from a Welsh mining village, he became the world's biggest stage actor, the owner of the world's most seductive basso profundo voice. Dominic West and Helena Bonham Carter: being Burton and Taylor 2013-07-13T08:00:00Z He is currently dating a 32-year-old Welsh woman called Hayley, whom he met at a hotel in Cardiff when he was filming Britain's Got Talent. David Hasselhoff: 'If we have to go with the Hoff to pay the rent, let's go with the Hoff' 2012-08-05T19:00:01Z They explained that they chose that form partly because of the lack of a strong Welsh theatrical tradition. National Theatre Wales puts Cymru centre-stage 2010-06-01T14:36:00Z One of this year's outstanding Welsh productions was Dafydd James's play Llwyth, a poignant meditation on a generation of gay men in Cardiff. National Theatre Wales at one ? too young to master Welsh? 2010-10-20T15:44:00Z Welsh Verity Gallant is an unpopular little girl. Mistress of the Storm by M.L. Welsh - review 2012-07-18T14:00:00Z Actor Michael Sheen brings the rich timbre of his Welsh voice to Philip Pullman’s “The Book of Dust,” a kind of prequel to the “His Dark Materials” trilogy. Review | ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ may be a dud movie, but it’s a fantastic audiobook 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z Stone Soup Theatre has found a holiday groove with "A Child's Christmas in Wales," a fond choreo-poem portrait of a tiny Welsh village, like the poet Dylan Thomas' hometown. A sleigh full of holiday shows 2011-11-24T23:56:38Z Everyone was being picked on, MPs, bankers, the Welsh, Scots. Anger at Cornish 'confusion' joke 2012-05-30T08:18:59Z It strikes me that this small, specialist Welsh press is an example of what maybe will happen in publishing. Philip Gross wins the Wales Book of the Year award 2010-07-01T11:34:00Z Box-office for the current weekend represents a nadir for the past year, although the picture would improve if the English and Welsh Ice Age 4 takings were added in. Ice Age 4: Continental Drift floats off UK box office radar 2012-07-03T15:57:44Z You shot each scene first in English then in Welsh. ‘Keeping Faith’ Is a Hit in Two Languages 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z The Welsh singer apologised for her "flippant" comments, saying she can scarcely recall making them. Charlotte Church 'deeply sorry' for insulting the Queen 2011-01-10T11:23:12Z They pile into a brightly decorated minibus and drive to the Welsh countryside. ‘Pride’ Shows the Alliance of a Gay Group and Mineworkers 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Garbo knew this, and told them exactly what they wanted to hear, creating a team of fake Welsh spies to feed false information to Berlin. ArtsBeat: The Spy Game: Ben Macintyre Talks About 'Double Cross' 2012-08-01T18:12:24Z But in Percy’s time it was quiet and not at all chic, a place where he lunched at his favorite waffle house and walked his Welsh corgi, Sweet Thing. Literary Louisiana 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z And yet, unlike Gaelic and Welsh, none of them has the protection of parliamentary acts and an expanding bureaucracy, nor has any been rewarded by a publicly subsidised television channel of its own. Why I'm saddened by Scotland going Gaelic 2010-12-11T08:00:00Z This Welsh singer said she was invited but declined. Who Is Performing at Donald J. Trump’s Inauguration? A Shortlist 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Eos claims that a PRS policy change in 2007 led to royalty payment cuts of up to 85% for Welsh artists and that it is trying to recoup that loss in the new deal. BBC Radio Wales cuts hours and introduces English songs in music row 2012-12-31T13:15:29Z After a couple of acclaimed story collections, Davies published his début novel, “The Welsh Girl,” in 2007. The Anxious, Unfinished Story of Chinese-American Assimilation 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z The agency, Eos, says it wants a "fair price for Welsh music". Hymns replace pop on Radio Cymru 2013-01-01T11:35:28Z With all this as background, Eric is tentatively prevailed upon to take part in Oliver's anger management seminar, a small group of convicts convincingly played by actors including Anthony Welsh and David Ajala. 'Starred Up' is a savage journey toward anger management 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z I bought a load of old vinyls there — the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Welsh choral music — when I first moved in. | Extra Credit, Part 2 2011-08-18T16:21:33Z Welsh, who says he loves the work of Jane Austen and George Eliot, creates a world more real than a great many worlds we enter in today’s fiction. Irvine Welsh is back with another brazen novel: ‘A Decent Ride’ 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z This year alone, Art Fund members have helped save the Staffordshire hoard, install Antony Gormley's 6 Times in Edinburgh and buy the first Picasso for a Welsh public collection. Letters: Philanthropy and arts funding 2010-07-14T23:05:00Z "We hope the Welsh Music Prize does the same for bands in Wales." DJ Huw launches Welsh Music Prize 2011-08-04T14:32:12Z Cable grew up in the same Welsh village as the band's frontman Kelly Jones. Former Stereophonics drummer Cable found dead 2010-06-07T13:46:00Z He embedded with a Welsh miner’s family to produce a great series of pictures that the magazine never ran. Robert Frank Revealed the Truth of Postwar America 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z In fact she was 40, and married—to a Welsh iron magnate and Tory MP, Wyndham Lewis. A mismatch made in heaven 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z She had seven husbands and was married twice to the Welsh actor Richard Burton. Life of a screen legend 2011-03-23T13:07:55Z "It is a surprisingly short list of languages and doesn't even include Welsh," said O'Dornan. Amazon backs down over Cornish-language children's book 2013-04-08T09:26:16Z When Welsh commands, “Say my name and every color illuminates” on a song from Ceremonials, Florence + the Machine’s second album, you actually believe it might happen. The Otherworldly Charms of Florence + the Machine 2011-11-03T09:00:45Z Two decades later, he adapted a novel by Welsh author Diana Wynne Jones, Howl’s Moving Castle. 'A full English every morning': how UK food and weather inspires Japanese anime directors 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Long before he became general director of the Seattle Opera, Aidan Lang spent five years as staff director of the Welsh National Opera. Seattle Opera head Aidan Lang to step down in 2019 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z While Conwy oozes with Welsh charm, the most famous Welsh fortress is half an hour’s drive away at Caernarfon Castle, where the last two Princes of Wales were invested. Wales: Packed with castles and charm 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z Sheen, a classically trained Welsh actor who has seemingly been playing Tony Blair his entire career, regaled the room with tales of portraying Jesus in a 72-hour re-enactment of the Passion play. The Liberation of Lizzy Caplan 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z "The Welsh music prize is a chance to highlight incredible albums made by Welsh musicians, and bring their music to a wider attention," Stephens told BBC News. Huw Stephens launches Welsh music prize 2011-08-05T12:06:54Z I also watched because I loved it – I just happened to turn on for the news – Welsh male voice choir – 1000 voices … And I did enjoy Superstore. Margaret Thatcher v Smash Hits – a classic interview from the vaults 2013-04-09T11:25:08Z Spinetti's grounding in show business was both louche and demanding: a Welsh concert party, revues, variety theatres, US air force bases and hotel functions. Victor Spinetti obituary 2012-06-19T17:31:57Z More recently, one brisk overview has been published in a series about British prime ministers, while another short life examines Lloyd George in a specifically Welsh context. The Great Outsider: David Lloyd George by Roy Hattersley 2010-10-02T13:34:00Z Paige plays Jordana, a Welsh teenager with a penchant for setting fire to things. Britain's tough new actresses look to redefine our heroines 2011-04-02T23:13:41Z But it is not the only one on the Welsh shore. Art and culture at the British seaside 2011-08-03T11:25:26Z But the Welsh and Gaelic phrases on the passport are surprising. Why I'm saddened by Scotland going Gaelic 2010-12-11T08:00:00Z The movie will also feature Matthew Rhys, the Welsh actor who played Hamlet for a 2011 Los Angeles Philharmonic concert devoted to the plays of Shakespeare and the music inspired by them. Benedict Cumberbatch's 'Hamlet' is center of his own 'six degrees' game 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z For Andrew RT Davies, the leader of the Welsh Conservatives, to describe my exercising of democratic freedom as ‘unbecoming’ really says more than I ever could,” she wrote. Six women who made 2015: from Charlotte Church to Calais campaigners 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z No doubt his Welsh background, his hwyl and his English choral training contributed to his musicality, but he certainly brought innate gifts to it, and his public personality was striking. Robert Tear obituary 2011-03-29T17:26:32Z Her new film, Mr Jones, which stars James Norton, is about the Welsh journalist who exposed the Soviet famine of 1932-33. Poland's world-beating new film-makers: 'We have a common enemy' 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Rhys attempts to answer that question with not just a documentary film - getting its Welsh premier on Friday - but also an album, book and an interactive smart app. Madoc story 'a myth' singer claims 2014-05-09T14:13:08Z She writes and stars in the comedy drama about a Welsh single mum, surrounded by a collection of likeable friends and family, living in the small town of Pontyberry. Have you been watching ? Stella? 2012-02-10T11:19:38Z The subject of Rhys's quest here is René Griffiths, an obscure 1960s pop star who sang Welsh ballads in the style of an Argentinian cowboy. Film review: Separado! 2010-07-29T21:04:00Z A more endearing writer is the one who reveals himself in a series of uncharacteristically shy wartime letters to Mary Welsh, who would become his fourth wife. Review: Hemingway, Man of Few Words and Many Mementos, at the Morgan 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z |
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