Episodes
Dr Chloe Woolley, Manx Music Development Officer for Culture Vannin, and Arts Engagement Officer for the IOM Arts Council Grainney Sheard tell us What’s On Your Doorstep (a fabulous event happening in March, that's what!)
And we speak to Jon Marleau, one half of Canadian/British band Uphill and Still, who are gigging at the Peel Centenary Centre on Friday 28th February. Jon was kind enough to chat to me from outside his hotel in London where he was waiting to pick someone up from the Airport!
Chief Minister Howard Quayle enjoys the work on display at the opening of Mannin Quilters' biannual exhibition, Director David Dawson and the young performers involved in this production of 'Dungeness' let me behind the scenes and we speak to the play's writer Chris Thompson.
The Manx Youth Bard for 2020 was inaugurated at a ceremony last Friday evening. The lovely Judith Ley is our roving reporter this evening and at the ceremony she spoke to Manx Bard Zoe Cannell, the first Manx Youth Bard Holly McRae, poet Janet Lees, one of the two runners up Esther Walker, and this year’s champion, Manx Youth Bard for 2020, Xander Shirtliff.
Steve Nash joined Christy De Haven in the Saturday Night Live Lounge and we hear what he has to say on the process of writing music in dealing with life's troubles. He plays a live acoustic version of his new single 'Battles'.
On today’s programme we’re joined by poetry writer and performer Jackie Morrey-Grace who has gone international with her work, writer and critic Olivia Laing shares a book, a painting and a song for when you’re feeling lonely.
Jackie Morrey-Grace has been sharing her poetry with passers-by in London recently and she joins us in the studio.
We hear the recording of Ta-ta-taboo fresh from Gyp Buggane’s Ballagroove Studios!
Not long ago, I heard a lovely piece on BBC Radio 4’s Front Row where author of ‘The Lonely City’, Olivia Laing was discussing loneliness. Winter can be a really isolati...
On This week's programme, we're joined by Bethany De Legh-Runciman and Hazel Teare of the Manx Poetry Society who have just released a new anthology, Young Reflections of Mann, Manx Bard and Guild organiser Zoe Cannel give us a run-down of some of this year’s new classes (including mime!), and should nude life drawing lessons be taught in schools? UK art group Spirited Bodies thinks so!
On this first Spotlight of 2020, we speak to do-gooders teaming up with The Secret Stitch Society to make reusable animal bandages and pouches for injured animals in Australia. We also hear about Isle of Man ABC The Musical – On Tour, coming soon to a stage near you!
Fastyr Mie and welcome to the 2018 Spotlight review of the year! And what a year it’s been on our creative little Island - you’ve given me plenty to talk about and this selection of best bits doesn’t nearly cover all the great conversations we’ve had through 2019.
We begin with writer and storyteller Michael Rosen, who told us that parents are feeling the pressure to be entertaining and getting a sort of ‘stage fright’ when reading books aloud to their children.
Later in January, Maurice Powell introduced us to composer and conductor, Gavin Sutherland, who through his career has taken...
Aaron Ibanez sits in for Sarah for the final spotlight of the year looking at the work of Dark Avenue Films and a Manx Student receives an International accolade.
This week, we talk to Bethany and Patrick of Dark Avenue Film about their latest film project, and I’ll be digging out me knitting needles and popping along to a B*tchcraft gathering.
This week, a call to young people to take part in Roald Dahl’s ‘The Witches’ with new theatre company ‘Yn Draamey’, we play Ian Thompson’s new record ‘Even Now’, we take a peek at Mannanan’s Winterfest which takes place tomorrow evening, and on your way, the Villa Marina Arcade is the ideal spot to pop in for some lovely local Christmas shopping.
Yn Draamey is the new theatre company on the manx Amateur Drama scene. I spoke to Founder Susannah Maybury.
Ian Thompson’s new song ‘Even Now’ was released last Friday, and is available on all digital platforms.
Mannan’s Winterfest returns...
We talk to newly-appointed member of the Isle of Man Arts Council, artist Jade Boylan, and Paul Allen, head of the Centre for Alternative Technology's Zero Carbon Project talks about the power of creativity.
Maurice Powell, conductor of the IOM Symphony Orchestra tells us about their upcoming annual gala concert and we have a snippet of a lovely interview from William King who spoke the only member of Rushen Silver Band who has been there since day one, Jim Crebbin.
Winner of the Manx Music Festival Drama Scholarship will be telling us about the summer school she attended in London, and we’ll be looking ahead to Ramsey Town Band’s Annual Gala Concert this Sunday.
We speak to a 10-year-old composer from Peel, and two stars of Blackadder are in the studio!
This week, we speak to photographer Sarah Callow and we have some gorgeous music from Aalin Clague and Peter Woodman who last weekend featured on Christy De Haven's Saturday Live Lounge.
This week, Sarah speaks to artist Colette Gambell and photographer Mike Radcliffe; Judith Ley is at the Isle of Man Festival of Choirs and Beth Espey meets a mum who’s written a very special book to help families grieving the loss of a child.
Sarah Hendy is joined by founder of the Isle of Man Festival of Choirs, Geoff Corkish and we pay a visit to The Engine House for their Potter's Fair where we speak to Engine House Director, Jane Hall, and artist Steve Black.
Spotlight - 9th October 2019
Spotlight - 2nd October 2019
Spotlight - 25th September 2019
Spotlight - 18th September 2019
Spotlight - 11th September 2019
Spotlight - 4th September 2019
Spotlight - 28th August 2019
Featuring interviews with author Martin Edwards and percussionist Peter Mitchell plus music from Agbeko!
Spotlight - 14th August 2019
Sarah presents a Spotlight special from the 2019 Lorient Interceltic Festival.
Spotlight - 31st July 2019
Spotlight - 24th July 2019
Spotlight - 17th July 2019