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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Weatherman Walking - Episode 2 Series 6



Derek Brockway heads off on a familiar route around Cardiff Bay, using a spot of Nordic walking, with fellow TV presenter Frances Donovan.

This is a walk that was previously undertaken on 20th April 2011, and is viewed frequently by visitors to our site, see our report here.

DB then joins a very active group of mothers and toddlers, the Corris Buggywalkers, for a walk around a peaceful and secluded valley still dotted here and there with evidence of its slate mining past.

You can see the full programme here.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Weatherman Walking - Episode 1 Series 6



A new series of Weatherman Walking with Derek Broackway for 2013.

DB sets off on two contrasting walks - one in rural Radnorshire and the other along the clifftop footpaths and beautiful bays of Anglesey's far north coast.

In Mid-Wales, the first walk is a nine-mile loop, starting and ending in the market town of Rhayader and taking in the Gilfach Nature Reserve along the way. DB then heads to North Wales and a stroll arounf the Angelsey coastal path from Wylfa, through the harbour town of Cemaes Bay to Porthwen.

You can see the full programme here.

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Cream - Live at Royal Albert Hall

Over the years Eric Clapton started to wonder what it would be like to re-form Cream, the seminal band of the 60's. After breaking up in 1968 it eventually took 37 years to find out!

Nothing nostalgic about this re-union.

Clapton almost seems trance-like at the start of the riff from 3 and half minutes into the video.

It took Jack Bruce a month to get his voice back in shape to do this vocal. This is haunting and must be one of the best Cream songs.

The lyrics were written by Jack Bruce one morning when he realised his current relationship was coming to an end.