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Are two Hollywood stars about to buy Wrexham AFC?
Are two Hollywood stars about to buy Wrexham AFC, an historic but humble club in the fifth tier of English soccer? In our latest blog...
Oct 20, 20201 min read
'Here be dragons' - new blog post recommends three films
A new post on our companion arts and entertainment blog Piece of Pink Pie looks at dragons on film! In particular, the post by our...
Jul 27, 20201 min read


A degree of challenge: graduating during lockdown
The coronavirus lockdown affected almost everyone - not least students, whose university experience became very different from the one...
Jul 16, 20201 min read
UK universities face a crisis worse than Brexit
The UK's higher education sector is facing a crisis greater than anything seen before, our senior consultant Andrew Weltch argues in a...
Jun 12, 20201 min read


TV memories of a Technicolor epic
Can you remember the first film you saw on colour TV? Our senior consultant Andrew Weltch has been reminiscing on our companion arts and...
Apr 20, 20201 min read
Nice website, but does that university exist?
After a fake university, the College of Suffolk, was exposed and its website shut down, our new blog post advises to check carefully! At...
Nov 26, 20191 min read


Questioning 'The Hundred' - the fears over a new form of cricket
As the England and Wales Cricket Board prepares to introduce a new ultra-short form of the sport next season, enthusiasts of the...
Nov 15, 20191 min read
Still not tired of London and its ‘wonderful immensity’
“… when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.” In a new blog post, our senior...
Oct 25, 20191 min read
Road Runners getting New Yorkers on their feet
New York Road Runners is getting people of all ages and abilities running the sidewalks, streets and parks of the five boroughs of New...
Mar 11, 20191 min read
Rediscovering a 1960s film and its cast of future stars
The 1960s British comedy-drama film Sparrows Can’t Sing featured a host of young acting talent, who would go on to become major stars of...
Jan 31, 20191 min read
Neil Warnock's public relations masterclass
Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock's post-game press conference hit the headlines at the weekend (January 12) because of a 'rant' about...
Jan 15, 20191 min read
Jazz festival takes time out
Swansea International Jazz Festival will not be taking place this year, due to a delay in a decision about funding. Artistic director and...
Jan 7, 20191 min read
It's Alive! Bringing Frankenstein back to life
The original Frankenstein film, produced by the Edison Company in 1910, has been restored and made available to view online. Our senior...
Jan 2, 20191 min read
Vampire graphic novel harks back to films' Hammer time
Crucible of the Vampire is a new independent horror movie which harks back to Hammer films and British folk horrors from the 1960s and...
Oct 11, 20181 min read
The Story of 90 Coins - a beautiful, engaging directorial debut
The Story of 90 Coins is a beautiful little film, marking the directorial debut of Malaysian film-maker Michael Wong. He contacted our...
Aug 13, 20181 min read
On-stage beauty and on-screen psychopath - interview with Florence Cady
Florence Cady is a rising star of stage and screen. She was one of the leads in the successful UK tour of Ruth Rendell’s Gallowglass ,...
Jul 27, 20181 min read


Speedway Grand Prix marks a 90th anniversary
Top-level speedway has become an annual fixture on Cardiff’s sporting calendar, and as the 2018 Adrian Flux FIM British Speedway Grand...
Jul 17, 20181 min read
In the Dark - new crime thriller launched in London
The follow-up to a best-selling crime thriller has been launched in London. In the Dark is the second in a series of books by Cara...
Jul 5, 20181 min read
Braveheart's Young Murron is now a busy lead actress - interview with Mhairi Calvey
Mhairi Calvey began her acting career as a five-year-old, playing Young Murron in the Oscar-winning Braveheart . Now she's a successful...
Jun 5, 20181 min read


Blog: How will GB's unexpected success impact on ice hockey's profile?
Great Britain defied the odds to secure promotion to the top flight of world championship ice hockey last night (Saturday April 28th) in...
Apr 29, 20181 min read
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