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| EXCLUSIVE: Scouting for Girls star Roy Stride reveals 2026 tour and album details celebrating special reissue of iconic release | 01 May 2025 | 00:10:58 | |
British pop-rock favourites Scouting for Girls are marking the 15th anniversary of their platinum-selling second album Everybody Wants to Be On TV with a special re-release, a 22 date 2026 UK tour and a brand new eighth studio album with fans no onlt able to gain early access to new material, behind-the-scenes updates and priority tour ticket booking, but the chance o influence how the nex album turns out, reveals - frontman Roy Stride in this exclusive podcast chat with Graham Walker. He says the 2026 tour will be a nostalgic celebration of their beloved second album, which includes chart-topper This Ain’t A Love Song, bu will also include all her greatest hits including She's So Lovely, Elvis Ain't Dead, Heartbeat and more - plus a teaser or two from the forthcoming new material. "We'll be doing most of Everybody Wants to Be on TV, because it was only half an hour - so it'll also give us time to do all the big hits, which everyone loves. We'll play one, maybe two new songs. The whole night is about taking people on a really fun sing along nostalgic ride." BUY ANNIVERSARY ALBUM: 15th anniversary edition Everybody Wants To Be On TV is out now - order here. PRE-ORDER NEW ALBUM: Scouting For Girls’ new studio album is coming in 2026 and a limited Wolfclub edition, with signed lanyard and access to a ticket pre-sale for the tour is now open - click here. Any remaining tour tickets are on general sale fom 10am GMT on Friday, May 3 - click here. | |||
| No Greater Love: It even made me cry, says author Margaret Dickinson about her new tearjerker | 14 Apr 2025 | 00:14:37 | |
When best selling author Margaret Dickinson releases a new novel it’s it’s more than just another chapter. It’s an event. And her latest, No Greater Love, published by Pan MacMillan, proves exactly why – this gripping, heart-rending tale that tugs at the heartstrings and transports readers to another time, is full of love, loss and emotional triumph.
No Greater Love, is set in rural Derbyshire in 1904, leading up to World War I.
It’s Margaret Dickinson at her best – emotionally rich, historically vivid, and deeply human. You'll be gripped from the very first page.Yes, it’s time to get out the box of tissues . Here Margaret talks to Graham Waker about the book, what inspires her to keep writing in her 80s and gives an exclusive preview of her next novel.
No Greater Love, published by Pan MacMillan, is out now in hardback and will be available in paperback and as an audiobook from April 24, 2025, visit https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/margaret-dickinson/no-greater-love/978103502463. | |||
| INTERVIEW: Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey reveals set-list surprises ahead of Into The Gap 40th anniversary tour | 07 May 2024 | 00:16:58 | |
It was one of the biggest selling albums of the 80s and spawned smash hit singles that became the soundtrack of a new wave invasion. Hold Me Now, Doctor Doctor and You Take Me Up filled the airwaves as Into The Gap topped he UK charts for three weeks and turned new wave band Thompson Twins into global superstars. From humble beginnings in Sheffield they went on to perform in front of millions during the Philadelphia leg of Live Aid - when Madonna and Nile Rodgers joined them on stage. But even frontman Tom Bailey admits he never expected to still be performing their seminal album to the masses four decades on. That’s exactly what he will be doing this month with an Into The Gap 40th Anniversary Tour - full details below - and shows across the UK in Birmingham, Gateshead, Edinburgh, Guildford, Bath, London, Cambridge and now, due to demand, an extra date added at Manchester New Century on Monday, May 13. Here he talks to Graham Walker about the tour, the band's past and discusses future recording and tour plans in an exclusive chat, reflecting on the enduring demand for their music. BUY TICKETS: For Manchester and all other available shows visit www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk. VIP packages are also available at www.sjm-vip.com. | |||
| INTERVIEW: Joanne Shaw Taylor | 31 Oct 2014 | 00:07:15 | |
English blues guitarist Joanne Shaw Taylor talks to me about new Memphis recorded album, The Dirty Truth, her 2014 autumn UK tour and new Sheffield based record label Axehouse Music Limited. Dates included Sheffield City Hall Ballroom on Sunday, November 2. More at www.thestar.co.uk and www.joanneshawtaylor.com | |||
| INTERVIEW: Trouser-splitting PJ Proby | 31 Oct 2014 | 00:09:57 | |
Trouser-splitting 60's icon PJ Proby chats about that notorious incident and his amazing carer ahead of a Sixties Gold show at Doncaster Dome, October 31, 2014 and Leeds Grand, Sunday, November 2. Full story www.thestar.co.uk, see www.the-dome.co.uk/sixties-gold and www.leedsgrandtheatre.com | |||
| INTERVIEW: Kenny Wayne Shepherd | 24 Oct 2014 | 00:07:45 | |
American blues superstar Kenny Wayne Shepherd tlks about his 2014 UK tour, new album Goin' Home and having Mel Gibson as his father-in-law. Read more at www.thestar.co.uk | |||
| INTERVIEW: The Vamps Tristan Evans | 16 Oct 2014 | 00:08:40 | |
The Vamps have announced their first headline UK arena tour for 2015 and here the British pop rock band's drummer Tristan Evans tells me all about it. More at www.thestar.co.uk | |||
| Interview: John Lydon 'Johnny Rotten' | 04 Oct 2014 | 00:09:42 | |
Punk legend John Lydon, best known to a generation as Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols, talks to me from his LA home about his new autobiography, Anger Is An Energy - My Life Uncensored, ahead of his guest talk at Sheffield's Off The Shelf book festival on October 15. Full details at www.thestar.co.uk and http://www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/visit/off-the-shelf | |||
| Interview: Sylvester McCoy | 01 Sep 2014 | 00:02:39 | |
Former Doctor Who Sylvester McCoy tells why the Time Lord saga is one of the greatest stories of all time. We chatted at Sheffield Film and Comic Con 2014. Full story and video http://www.thestar.co.uk/what-s-on/cinema/video-sheffield-film-and-comic-con-to-return-1-6815280 | |||
| Interview: Paul McGann | 01 Sep 2014 | 00:05:07 | |
Doctor Who star Paul McGann tells us why he still loves the association with his role as the Time Lord. We chatted at SheffieldFilm and Comic Con 2014. Full story and video here http://www.thestar.co.uk/what-s-on/cinema/video-sheffield-film-and-comic-con-to-return-1-6815280 | |||
| Interview: Darth Vader star Dave Prowse | 01 Sep 2014 | 00:03:19 | |
Star Wars legend, Darth Vader star Dave Prowse, tells us what surprises him most about the public reaction to the greatest big screen villain of all time. We chatted at Sheffield Film and Comic Con 2014, at the Motorpoint Arena. Full story http://www.thestar.co.uk/what-s-on/cinema/video-sheffield-film-and-comic-con-to-return-1-6815280 | |||
| Interview: Pixie Le Knot | 01 Sep 2014 | 00:02:50 | |
Game of Thrones star Pixie Le Knot is really contortionist Jennifer Keith, from Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Hear how she got the job on the hit TV show and her other upcoming film project. We chatted at Sheffield Film and Comic Con 2014, at the Motorpoint Arena. See http://www.thestar.co.uk/what-s-on/cinema/video-sheffield-film-and-comic-con-to-return-1-6815280 | |||
| Interview: Frazer Hines | 01 Sep 2014 | 00:05:07 | |
Ex Emmerdale star Frazer Hines is in the Guinness Book of Records as Doctor Who's longest serving assistant, He played Patrick Troughton’s assistant, Jamie McCrimmon, 1966-69 and says he would now like to return. Listen to our chat at Sheffield Dilm and Comic Con 2014, at the Motorpoint Arena. Full story and http://www.thestar.co.uk/what-s-on/cinema/video-sheffield-film-and-comic-con-to-return-1-6815280 | |||
| INTERVIEW: Margaret Dickinson talks about her latest page-turner A Mother's Sorrow: | 06 May 2024 | 00:14:33 | |
You know you're in for a fabulous read when the author's name towers in larger font above the title of the book - it's a sign of a great legacy and reputation. Take so-called Saga Queen Margaret Dickinson - a publishing phenomenon. Her exceptional talent for powerful storytelling, weaving human emotions into historical landscapes, usually in or around the two world wars, have earned her legions of fans world wide over three decades. Now in her 80s, there's no slowing down...she continues to publish a book a year and fans won't be disappointed with her 31st captivating page-turner - get your hankies at the ready for A Mother’s Sorrow, her latest gripping book full of heart-rending drama, out in paperback from Thursday, May 9. PREORDER: Get A Mother’s Sorrow by Margaret Dickinson - visit https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/margaret-dickinson/a-mothers-sorrow/9781035024599 In an exclusive chat with Graham Walker, Margaret here discusses her new book, her writing process, how she creates her characters and she shares secrets, including the working title, of her next book. | |||
| Interview: Dirk Benedict A-Team | 28 Aug 2014 | 00:09:44 | |
Dirk Benedict explains the enduring appeal of The A-Team, the iconic 1980s TV series in which he starred as likeable conman and ladies man, Face. He will meet fans at Sheffield Film & Comic Con, Motorpoint Arena, August 30 and 31, 2014. See www.sheffieldfilmandcomiccon.com | |||
| Jake Bugg: Leeds Festival chat | 25 Aug 2014 | 00:06:48 | |
Lightning Bolt chart topper Jake Bugg talks to me backstage at Leeds Festival 2014 about his future plans and gives his top tips to other young singer songwriters. | |||
| Melvin Benn: 'Leeds Festival 2014 best yet' | 25 Aug 2014 | 00:08:00 | |
Leeds Festival 2014 was the best yet, with around 90,000 festival goers, 60,000 camping and headliners including Sheffield's Arctic Monkeys, says festival boss Melvin Benn. Here's my chat with him back stage. More at www.thestar.co.uk | |||
| INTERVIEW: James Toseland | 07 Aug 2014 | 00:09:55 | |
Former World Superbike champ turned rock star on tour and supporting Status Quo. Full story, FREE download track and music video http://www.thestar.co.uk/what-s-on/out-about/audio-bike-champ-toseland-rocking-with-quo-1-6772000 | |||
| Ant & Dec Takeaway Tour coming to Sheffield Motorpoint | 03 Aug 2014 | 00:09:57 | |
FULL STORY: http://bit.ly/1tT4LvO | |||
| Il Divo star Urs Bühler reveals visual spectacular plans for 20th Anniversary UK Tour | 15 Apr 2024 | 00:17:23 | |
Chart topping Il Divo are celebrating their 20th birthday with album XX and a UK tour heading this way which will be a visual spectacular, reveals tenor Urs Bühler. The 10 date 20th Anniversary UK Tour in October 2024 - full details below - will play London, Cardiff, Bournemouth, Southend, Nottingham, Bristol, Brighton, Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester. BUY TICKETS: Tickets go on sale Friday, April 19, 9.30am at tix.to/IlDivo2024 AUDIO: In an exclusive chat - listen in full here - founding member Urs tells Graham Walker about the past two decades, looks to the future and reveals XX tour details. IL DIVO 20TH ANNIVERSARY UK TOUR Wednesday, 16th October - London Palladium Thursday, 17th October - Cardiff Utilita Arena Saturday, 19th October - Bournemouth International Centre Monday, 21st October- Southend Cliffs Pavilion Tuesday, 22nd October - Nottingham Royal Concert Hall Wednesday 23rd October - Bristol Beacon Thursday, 24th October - Brighton Centre Saturday, 26th October- Birmingham Utilita Arena Monday, 28th October - Liverpool Philharmonic Tuesday, 29th October - Manchester Bridgewater Hall | |||
| INTERVIEW: Lottery Winners star Thom Rylance reveals he's never played the Lotto - but he's hit the jackpot! | 28 Mar 2024 | 00:14:02 | |
Oasis superfan Thom says it 'means the world' to open the show for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds at Wigan’s Robin Park on July 18. It's promises to be a fairytale homecoming win for The Lottery Winners who hail just down the road from Leigh. Also supporting are fellow Manchester indie chart stars The Slow Reader’s Club. BUY TICKETS: For tickets, availability and more details visit www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk. READ STORY: Check out the interview at www.wigantoday.net In this exclusive chat with Graham Walker he says the greatest win is how their music has helped others. The band's third album Anxiety Replacement Therapy, with its mental health themes, became their first UK number one in 2023. It received worldwide critical acclaim and is described by self confessed ADHD sufferer Thom as a biographical self-help tape. "It was nice getting a number one, the trophy and everything. But best of all are messages from people who reach out and say our music has really helped them through a tough time, or it really speaks to them," he says. For more visit the band's official web site at www.thelotterywinners.co.uk. | |||
| The Charlatans Tim Burgess reveals 2023 UK tour will be non-stop jukebox of hits | 31 Oct 2023 | 00:11:46 | |
The Charlatans and lead singer Tim Burgess today revealed their upcoming 11 date UK tour - November and December 2023 - will be a non-stop jukebox of back catalogue hits plus some rarely played album tracks. And its likely to change every night, he explains in this exclusive chat with Graham Walker. In Glasgow they plan to play in its entirety their second album, 1992's Between 10th and 11th - which includes singles Weirdo, Tremelo Song and I Don't Want to See the Sights. Six years on since their 13th studio album, Different Days, Tim also promises fans they will be releasing more in the future but explained why they have yet to make a real start. The Only One I Know hitmakers will perform Yorkshire dates at Sheffield Octagon - moved from the O2 Academy - on Tue Nov 28, and then Leeds O2 Academy, Sun Dec 3. They also play Newcastle, Glasgow, Bristol, Cardiff, Manchester, Liverpool, London, Wolverhampton and Nottingham. Full dates and links with this post on our web sites. BUY TICKETS: Full dates, details and tickets via www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk. | |||
| Cuddly Toy star Roachford says 2023 festive tour will celebrate Christmas soul hits | 16 Oct 2023 | 00:10:50 | |
Cuddly Toy hitmaker Andrew Roachford will give fans an early Christmas present - a UK tour singing festive soul hits. A Soul Christmas Evening with Roachford will pay homage to his soul heroes featuring the likes of Stevie Wonder’s Someday At Christmas. In an exclusive chat with Graham Walker - listen to the full interview here - he promised there will be no 'cheesy carols' but confirmed that fans will also be getting all his greatest hits. Roachford's 2023 December tour will play a total of nine dates starting at Sheffield Leadmill (Dec 1), before playing London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire (2), Birmingham Town Hall (4), Brighton Concorde 2 (5), Manchester O2 Ritz (7), Northampton Roadmender (9) Norwich Waterfront (11), Bristol St Georges (13) and Newcastle University (15). BUY TICKETS: Tickets are available now, click on venue links above, or get them via www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk. | |||
| Britpop icon Rick Witter tells Shed Seven fans to "buckle up" for 30th anniversary celebrations | 08 Oct 2023 | 00:16:32 | |
Brit pop legend Rick Witter today told Shed Seven fans to "buckle up" as he revealed huge celebrations are being planned to mark the band's 30th anniversary. The Going For Gold and Chasing Rainbows hitmakers will release their first album in more than six years with A Matter of Time on January 5, 2024, via Cooking Vinyl – pre-order and get bundles at store.shedseven.com and shedsevenn.lnk.to/AMOT. And big plans are underway for live shows including Yorkshire homecoming gigs. But first, this month (Oct 2023), they play Cardiff, The Tramshed ( October 19th), London, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire (20th), Nottingham, Rock City (21st SOLD OUT), Stoke-on-Trent, Victoria Hall (23rd), Wolverhampton, Wulfrun Hall (24th), Glasgow, The Barrowland Ballroom (26th SOLD OUT), Middlesbrough, Town Hall (27th), Manchester, Albert Hall (28th SOLD OUT). BUY TICKETS: Get tickets, subject to availability, direct from the venues - click links above - or visit www.gigsandtours.com or www.ticketmaster.co.uk. | |||
| Golden girl Beverley Knight on celebrating 50 with new album, UK tour and more | 04 Oct 2023 | 00:15:08 | |
Golden girl Beverley Knight is celebrating her 50th year with a new album and tour - which is heading this way. And in his exclusive chat with Graham Walker the British soul queen promised to party with fans like never before saying at 50 the girl definitely wants to have fun. “It's great being 50, I'm having the best time ever. Fans coming to see me on tour can expect a great time. That's the number one thing that you're gonna get if you come and see me in a show. You're gonna have fun," promises Beverley, who will showcase new album, The Fifth Chapter, which looks set to chart top 10 this week. She will also perform surprise covers and all her hits, the likes of Shoulda Woulda Coulda and Come as You Are. Beverley's 50 Tour will play 20 UK dates in autumn 2023 with most shows already sold out – but you can still get tickets to see her in October at Sheffield City Hall (23rd), Nottingham Royal Concert Hall (24th), Glasgow SEC Armadillo (26th), Leicester De Montfort Hall (31st) and at Brighton Dome on November 7th. She has also announced two extra special celebratory shows for 2024 at London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall on September 23 and, in her hometown, the newly refurbished Wolverhampton Halls, on September 24. BUY TICKETS: Tickets for the above shows are available from the venues, using the links above, or at www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.com. GET THE ALBUM: Listen to new album The Fifth Chapter, out on Tag8/BMG, available on all usual streaming and download platforms here and to buy in various formats, along with other merchandise, at www.beverleyknight.com. | |||
| The Chemical Brothers: Ed Simons reveals duo are driven by delivering memorable live shows | 25 Sep 2023 | 00:14:04 | |
Big beat techno music icon Ed Simons of The Chemical Brothers has revealed the duo are driven by delivering memorable live shows. And the out-of-this-world laser, lighting and animation visuals are thanks to Doctor Who film-maker Adam Smith and Marcus Lyall. Adam, who directed eleventh Doctor Matt Smith, has worked with electronic dance music pioneers Ed and Tom Rowlands to turn their tracks into immersive visual experiences since they started out almost three decades ago. In an exclusive chat - listen to full interview with Graham Walker here - Ed paid tribute to their long term collaborators, who have been a key part of their success, as they head out on a six date 2023 autumn UK tour to promote tenth album For That Beautiful Feeling. BUY TICKETS: The Chemical Brothers play OVO Hydro, Glasgow (October 26), AO Arena, Manchester (27), First Direct Arena, Leeds (28), 3Arena, Dublin (November 1), Utilita Arena, Birmingham (3) and The O2, London (4). Tickets from ticketmaster.co.uk, gigsandtours.com and ticketmaster.ie (Dublin only). | |||
| THE POACHER'S DAUGHTER: 'Queen of Saga' Margaret Dickinson chats about her 30th book | 02 May 2023 | 00:14:24 | |
‘The Queen of Saga’ Margaret Dickinson, a Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author, here talks to Graham Walker about her heartwarming page-turner The Poacher’s Daughter - her 30th novel for publishers Pan MacMillan. This pearl landmark is the latest chapter in an impressive literary career which includes fan favourites Plough the Furrow, Sow the Seed and Reap the Harvest, which make up her Lincolnshire Fleethaven trilogy. She is also the author of The Buffer Girls, and its sequel, Daughters of Courage. The Poacher’s Daughter, which begins in 1910 in the Lincolnshire Wolds, tells the story of young Rosie Waterhouse, the local poacher's daughter, and the secret friendship which blossoms with Byron Ramsey, son of the a harsh and heartless landowner. Despite vastly different backgrounds, they are destined to be together. but the threat of war becomes a reality and Life will never be the same. Margaret tells why her books are set during the First and Second World Wars, featuring strong, female characters in areas that she knows well - Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire. She also exclusively reveals details of her next book - which will be set in Sheffield. The Poacher's Daughter: Price: Paperback £7.99; EBook £6.99 Publication Date: May 11, 2023 Pages: 432 pages ISBN: 9781529077964 Out now in hardback: Buy in all formats and find out more at www.panmacmillan.com/authors/margaret-dickinson/the-poachers-daughter/9781529077964 | |||
| PARKY ON PARKY: Sir Michael Parkinson's son Mike pays tribute to late chat show king with charity show for Barnsley Civic | 10 Apr 2025 | 00:17:25 | |
Yorkshire’s late chat show king Sir Michael Parkinson will be back interviewing global superstars in a special hometown charity tribute show featuring TV clips hosted by his son, Mike. Parky On Parky will celebrate the life and career of the iconic Barnsley broadcaster and national treasure in a fundraiser for the Barnsley Civic at the town centre venue on Friday, April 25, as Mike explains here in this excusive chat with Graham Walker. BUY TICKETS: Tickets for this show start at £22.50 and are available at barnsleycivic.co.uk/event/parky-on-parky, by calling 01226 327000 or visiting the Barnsley Civic, Eldon Street box office, open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm. Mike, who worked with his father for over 20 years, until his death in 2023, has agreed to donate all ticket sales to support the venue’s creative health and well-being work in Barnsley’s communities. Cudworth born Sir Micheal was a proud patron and supporter of Barnsley Civic, a registered charity, and had appeared at the venue in his ‘an audience with’ shows. Parky on Parky will give fans a funny, thoughtful and often surprising insight into what made Sir Michael tick both as a man, a journalist and the doyen of television interviewers. Mike said: “In 2015 my dad and I did a show together at Barnsley Civic and he so enjoyed the experience that he made a promise to return to do another show to raise money for this lovely venue. But our busy schedule and latterly his ill health means that 10 years later I am coming back, sadly without my dad, but safe in the knowledge that he would want me to fulfil his promise.” | |||
| WARTIME FRIENDS: 'Queen of Saga' Margaret Dickinson on poignant new book written in lockdown | 31 Mar 2022 | 00:17:13 | |
Wartime Friends - now out in hardback and in paperback from April 28, 2022 - is a tale of unbreakable bonds in times of strife, by bestselling author Margaret Dickinson, the so-called Queen Of Saga. Its release is poignant, written during lockdown, when we were unable to see friends, it deals with lifelong bonds forged during the backdrop of war - not the ongoing Russia invasion of Ukraine, but World War II. The Sunday Times top ten selling author and her fans are familiar with the theme, most of her 38 books - the past 29, including latest novel with publisher Pan MacMillan - are set during the First and Second World Wars, featuring strong, female characters. Here in an exclusive chat with Graham Walker, the 79-year-old gives details about the book, what inspires her stories, her book-a-year writing process and gives advice to aspiring new authors. Margaret tells why she would never write about the Ukraine war - or in deed the miner's strike. And she reveals the name of her landmark forthcoming 30th book with Pan MacMillan and her books she would love to see turned into a TV series. Wartime Friends: Price: £7.99 Binding: Paperback Publication Date: April 28, 2022 Format: B Format (197 x 130) Extent: 496 ISBN 13: 9781529077926 Out now in hardback: Buy in all formats and find out more at https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/margaret-dickinson/wartime-friends/9781529077919 | |||
| INTERVIEW: Yorkshire's Emily McCarthy on her dazzling role in Cirque du Soleil's Crystal | 25 Feb 2020 | 00:10:18 | |
Yorkshire girl Emily McCarthy ran off to join the circus but she is set for a dazzling return in Crystal – Cirque du Soleil's first ever acrobatic and ice skating spectacular, which debuts on its UK tour at Sheffield FlyDSA Arena, March 6 to 8, 2020. Here she chats about the role and her life as an acrobatic flyer to Graham Walker. | |||
| INTERVIEW: Rebecca Ferguson sings praises of Nile Rodgers ahead of comeback album and tour | 16 Feb 2020 | 00:11:50 | |
JAZZ pop sensation Rebecca Ferguson, ahead of a comeback album and tour, has revealed she was feeling bruised by the industry and disheartened but has fallen in love with music all over again - thanks to Chic legend Nile Rodgers. Listen to the full interview with Graham Walker, For tour dates visit https://www.gigsandtours.com/tour/rebecca-ferguson | |||
| INTERVIEW: Christmas At The Botanics details revealed in 'virtual walk through' chat with creative producer Zoe Bottrell | 09 Nov 2019 | 00:15:29 | |
SPOILER AERT: A dazzling new Christmas At The Botanics lights spectacular promises to light up Edinburgh like never before - today we bring you the full reveal - a 'virtual walk through' chat with creative producer Zoe Bottrell talking to Graham Walker. For more, plus video preview and ticket links visit https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/whats-on | |||
| INTERVIEW: Christmas At Belton 2019 lights trail details revealed in 'virtual walk through' by creative producer Zoe Bottrell | 07 Nov 2019 | 00:19:28 | |
A NEW festive lights spectacular boasting more than a million bulbs will feature singing trees, a scented fire garden, lasers and a 'Cathedral of Light'. Creative producer Zoe Bottrell has given us an exclusive step by step guide as to what visitors can expect when the dazzling spectacle opens for the first time in the grounds of the National Trust's Belton House, a grade one listed country house, from November 28 to December 30. | |||
| INTERVIEW: ‘Irish heart through London eyes’ - Maverick Sabre | 30 Oct 2019 | 00:12:23 | |
SINGER, songwriter, rapper, storyteller and social commentator - Maverick Sabre is waking up a whole new fan base on a UK tour. Here 'the Irish heart through London eyes' tells Graham Walker about his melting pot of musical and social inspirations ahead of a UK autumn tour promoting latest album When I Wake Up, Read more at https://www.thestar.co.uk/whats-on | |||
| INTERVIEW: Celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli on his special return to Flavours Food Festival | 14 Oct 2019 | 00:17:27 | |
DISHY celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli may be the sexy rock and roll pin-up of the cooking world but he says what you are inside matters most. And he has won legions of new fans by proving just that. The multi Michelin Star award winning chef - giving demos at South Yorkshire's Flavours Food Festival in Barnsley, this weekend, Oct 19 and 20, 2019 - gave up the glamour and put his lifestyle on hold when his baby son was diagnosed with cancer and then his partner developed a blood clot in her leg. They both survived, his little boy is now cancer free, after gruelling chemotherapy treatment and Jean-Christophe is back running his restaurants, attending food festivals and a return to TV, with a zest for life, as he tells Graham Walker here. Read more at https://www.thestar.co.uk/whats-on | |||
| INTERVIEW: ABC's Martin Fry chats about Lexicon Of Love orchestra tour, lamé suits and new album | 11 Apr 2019 | 00:14:02 | |
MARTIN Fry cropped his floppy fringe and ditched the gold lamé suits years ago - but the voice of iconic eighties chart-toppers ABC is still on target as he embarks on a new tour performing Lexicon Of Love with a full orchestra and he admits he still has the Look Of Love for his beloved Sheffield, where it all began. Listen to full interview with The Star's Graham Walker ahed of homecoming at Sheffield City Hall on Saturday, April 13, 2019. Full details, ticket links and more at https://www.thestar.co.uk/whats-on | |||
| INTERVIEW: WWE women superstars will top bill at Wrestlemania, vows Bayley | 18 Dec 2018 | 00:09:36 | |
MOVE over Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar, Triple H and all those other big guys…girl power is here to stay and WWE women wrestlers will top the bill at Wrestlemania. Or so vows popular World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Bayley. Don't be surprised if the 29-year-old former Raw and NXT Women's Champion is the one making history. One of the biggest names in women's wrestling - listen to our 10 minute chat ahead of WWE stars at Sheffield FyDSA Arena on Thursday, May 16, 2019. For updated roster and tickets visit https://www.flydsaarena.co.uk/whats-on/wwe-live-tour-2019-5615#eventddLink Line up subject to change. | |||
| INTERVIEW: This Is Me helped me beat the bullies says The X Factor's Scarlett Lee | 17 Dec 2018 | 00:15:35 | |
THIS Is Me singing sensation Scarlett Lee here tells how The Greatest Showman anthem that helped her to deal with cruel bullies and make it through to The X Factor Final The 21-year-old, who will perform with other finalists on The X Factor Live 2019 tour, had to deal with online trolls who mocked her weight and called her fat. But she beat them and captured the hearts of the nation with her rendition of Hollywood musical hit song This Is Me - the ode to being scarred and bruised but still proudly celebrating who we are. She said of the catchy, rousing Golden Globe winning ballad, sung in the PT Barnum film by Keala Settle as bearded lady, Leetie Lutz: "It's like somebody had written that song for me." Listen to Graham Walker's full chat with this inspirational young lady who now weeps social media tears of joy from all the amazing comments of support from fans. For X Factor Live Tour 2019 dates and tickets visit: | |||
| Dreams are still coming true, says Gabrielle ahead of biggest UK tour | 11 Feb 2025 | 00:15:23 | |
Dreams are still coming true, says pop icon Gabrielle - as she gears up for her biggest UK hits tour. In an exclusive chat - listen to our full interview here - she says the excitement she feels is 'spectacular' ahead of 13 dates in April when The Hits Live 2025 tour visits Blackpool, Glasgow, Newcastle, Birmingham, Hull, Sheffield, Cardiff, Manchester, Nottingham, Brighton, Plymouth, London and Bournemouth. Full dates and details below. BUY TICKETS: For all dates visit www.gigsandtours.com or www.ticketmaster.co.uk. The much-loved star, who shot to fame in 1993 with her debut chart-topper Dreams, revealed the song's uplifting message of hope is not just a fan favourite - it still continues to drive her forward, both personally and professionally. "I love the song and what it means to other people. I'm still inspired by the sentiment behind it," says the voice behind other global hits including Going Nowhere, Give Me a Little More Time, Walk On By, East 17 duet, If You Ever and Out of Reach, her emotional ballad from Bridget Jones’s Diary. Of soulful anthem Dreams, which topped the UK singles charts for three weeks in June 1993, she added: “I will forever be motivated by and inspired by that song. I've never lost the love for it. I always love singing it and I love the response that it gets whenever people hear it. Forever my inspiration because I like to think, you know, when I'm singing it, dreams can come true. “When I wrote that song I was kind of projecting out to the universe what I'd like and via the means of a love song.” | |||
| INTERVIEW: That'll Be The Day Buddy Holly started the Merseybeat sound reveals The Searchers Mike Pender | 13 Nov 2018 | 00:14:21 | |
Buddy Hall started the Merseybeat sound with an appearance at The Philharmonic Hall in Liverpool on March 20, 1958- according to 60s legend Mike Pender of The Searchers. The 77-year-old Sweets For My Sweet chart-topper recalls it was the day he saw Buddy Holly and The Crickets and says it inspired the city sound created by the likes ofThe Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Dakotas, The Swinging Blue Jeans, Billy J. Kramer and his own band. Listen to his full chat here with Graham Walker ahead of his appearance with Chris Farlowe, Herman’s Hermits, The Swinging Blue Jeans, The Dakotas and The Fourmost on the The Sensational 60’s Experience tour which plays Sheffield City Hall on Saturday, December 1, 2018. Tickets here https://sheffieldcityhall.sivtickets.com/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::articleid=79055E39-892A-40FF-8FD5-20E7E211B379&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::contextid=5FBBA65E-2CE8-4BA1-9A5F-3B0B2B28AB37 | |||
| SNEAK PEEK: Edinburgh Christmas At The Botanics 2018 audio preview with Creative Director Zoe Bottrell | 26 Oct 2018 | 00:25:18 | |
BIGGER, better and brighter than ever Christmas At The Botanics is back with more than one million dazzling lights and we have been given an exclusive audio preview guided tour at what families can expect - listen to our full chat, also with tips and advice from Creative Director Zoe Bottrell, of Culture Creative. The trial this year includes a spectacular and jaw-dropping Cathedral Of Light which is 70 meters long, seven meters high and alone boasts 100,000 individual lights. Christmas light lovers - who will be able to walk the trail at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh from November 23 to December 29 - will also get to explore an avenue of electric trees, a fire garden, a vortex tunnel and a full copse of singing Christmas trees. Tickets are on sale now and visitors are being advised to book early to secure a chosen slot. For details, times and prices visit www.rbge.org.uk | |||
| INTERVIEW: Pop jazz sensation Caro Emerald talks 2018 UK Tour | 05 Oct 2018 | 00:18:19 | |
CHART-topping pop jazz singer Caro Emerald is back but not with a long overdue third album - for now she wants to party with fans and get them dancing on their chairs, as she told me ahead of her 21 date UK tour, including Yorkshire dates in Harrogate, York and Sheffield City Hall. Full details https://www.caroemerald.com/ | |||
| INTERVIEW: Dreams can come true - look at me, says inspirational Gabrielle | 20 Jul 2018 | 00:14:45 | |
"I was told that I wouldn't amount to stuff when I wanted to sing, when I was younger. With a lazy eyelid I never looked like what the traditional female singer songwriter would look like. "But I'm having the last laugh. You can be very much out of the box and your own individual person," says Dreams hitmaker Gabrielle in this frank interview to mark her recording comeback with a sneak peek of new album Under My Skin supporting ex-Spandau Ballet frontman Tony Hadley for a Summer Series gig at Millennium Square on Saturday, July 21. | |||
| INTERVIEW: I get off on our gigs, reveals Stereophonics star Kelly Jones ahead of Sheffield Tramlines festival | 19 Jul 2018 | 00:14:41 | |
Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones, promising to get the 2018 Sheffield Tramlines festival 10th birthday party started with a gift of greatest hits on the opening night - Friday, July 20 - reveals:"I get off on our gigs. "We definitely feed off the audience. If they are into it, the energy they give you feeds back into your performance." Listen to his full 15 minute chat with Graham Walker - his advice to new bands wanting to follow in their footsteps, how festival-goers can get the most out of the big field experience and what next for the chart-toppers who gave us Dakota, Handbags and Gladrags and Have a Nice Day. | |||
| INTERVIEW: This is not a PiL greatest hits tour, says John Lydon | 15 Jun 2018 | 00:16:25 | |
Punk rock king John Lydon is back on tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of his band Public Image Ltd (PiL) - but the controversial Sex Pistols frontman isn't promising a greatest hits collection, as he told Graham Walker in this exclusive chat ahead of The Pubic Image Is Rotten 2018 Tour. | |||
| INTERVIEW: Sunny Ozell - UK 'homecoming' tour for Star Trek's musical Lady Stewart | 11 May 2018 | 00:13:15 | |
New York singer songwriter Sunny Ozell, wife of Yorkshire-born Star Trek and X-Men movies superstar Sir Patrick Stewart is excited about a very special 'homecoming' on a forthcoming six date UK tour. She supports folk rock duo The Rails at bar and live music venue The Lantern in Halifax - not 10 miles from her hubby's birthplace - on Sunday, May 13. Full interview here with me, Graham Walker. Read more at www.halifaxcourier.co.uk | |||
| INTERVIEW: I beat Thor fair and square says World's Strongest Man Eddie Hall | 23 Jan 2018 | 00:13:38 | |
The World's Strongest Man Eddie Hall is to reveal all about the controversy surrounding his 2017 win over Game of Thrones rival Thor in an update of his autobiography after the first run sold 25,000 copies over Christmas. But ahead of his bid to retain his Britain's Strongest Man title at Sheffield FlyDSA Arena on Saturday, Jan 27, 2018, in our exclusive chat Eddie tells it how it is: "Thor claimed he was robbed. The facts were he got beat fair and square in a strongman contest. He just couldn't take it. Plain and simple. We haven't spoken since and I can't see us having a cup of tea and a sandwich on a Sunday afternoon - put it that way!" Tickets for Britain's Strongest Man are available at http://www.flydsaarena.co.uk/whats-on/britains-strongest-man-2018-5549#eventddLink | |||
| AUDIO TOUR: Ancient Egypt In Yorkshire with Prof Joann Fletcher | 17 Dec 2017 | 00:37:44 | |
Ancient Egypt in Yorkshire, Gods' Land In God's County, at Experience Barnsley, inside the Town Hall, until January 20, 2018, is an exhibition of priceless and amazing Egyptian tomb treasures brought together for the first time from museums all over the county, by curator and BBC TV Egyptologist Prof Joann Fletcher. Here she gives us an exclusive 38-minute guided audio tour, which can be downloaded as a MP3 and added to your mobile phone or tablet, so you can visit for a fascinating personal tour with Prof Fletcher for more background information about artefacts as you explore each cabinet, including the only surviving Anubis mummification ritual mask, the world's oldest fish supper and Ancient Egypt's version of the 'mobile phone' - listen here and download the MP3 at http://bit.ly/2CsWWnP. For more visit http://www.experience-barnsley.com/gods-land-in-gods-county-ancient-egypt-in-yorkshire | |||
| INTERVIEW: Christmas at the Botanics with Zoe Bottrell | 10 Nov 2017 | 00:19:28 | |
IT'S beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh which is being transformed into a spectacular new festive landscape lights trail. And here more new details emerged about Christmas At The Botanics in our exclusive chat with creative producer Zoe Bottrell, who is the Director of Culture Creative, the company overseeing the project. Full details at www.rbge.org.uk/whats-on/home/christmas. | |||
| BIG INTERVIEW: RISE for magical Bradford 2025 City Of Culture, says creative director Shanaz Gulzar | 07 Jan 2025 | 00:24:07 | |
ABRACA-Bradford! Prepare to be amazed as Steven Frayne, formerly known as Dynamo, pulls wonders out of the city's cultural hat to reveal the real magic of Bradford - its people and places. RISE, a spectacular open air city centre event he has created, directed by Kirsty Housley, will blend professional artistry with the raw talent of 200 community performers to launch the year-long Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture, on Friday and Saturday, January 10 and 11, 2025. For tickets see https://bradford2025.co.uk/event/rise/ Miracles, Steven's Christmas Sky TV special ,saw him return to his street magic roots as he delivered mind-blowing moments to crowds while unearthing everyday heroes. "It was a clue as to what people can expect from RISE, reveals Shanaz Gulzar, Creative Director of Bradford 2025, who in this chat with Graham Walker shares her vision for a year-long celebration designed to engage communities, spotlight the city’s rich heritage, transformation, vibrant diversity and boundless creativity, while reshaping perceptions of the city locally and nationally. For more visit https://bradford2025.co.uk/ | |||