Radio Platfform

Zu chats to Cerian and Kate, two participants in Bloedd, Amgueddfa Cymru's Youth Collective, all about environmentalism and the museum's approach to sustainability.

Books Zu:

Karel Capek - R.U.R.

Margit Sandemo - Saga Prokletych

Books Dan:

John Wyndham - Chocky

Stephen Cole - Ten Little Aliens

Books from both: Ursula K. Le Guin - The Earthsea Book Series

'Join Booklovers, Dan and Zu for a most patriotic of episodes as they indulge in a little Hometown Glory. They'll be bigging up authors with a little homegrown talent, Dan will be unveiling a few uncut gems among the coal dust of the Welsh heartlands and Zu will be reveling in the brilliant humanism of several greats out of recent Czech artistry.

On the Welsh side:
Manon Steffan Ros - 'The Blue Book of Nebo', Dannie Abse - 'There Was a Young Man from Cardiff', Bernice Rubens - 'Yesterday in the Back Lanes'.

Whilst coming from the Czech side:

Milan Kundera - 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being', Anna Bolavá's - 'Into Darkness (Do Tmy)', Klára Vlasáková's 'Bodies (Těla)'. '

"Join Dan & Zu for the second episode of The Booklovers as they delve deep into the work of the Master of the Macabre, Stephen King. Join us as we take a long walk through King's career, whether it be through the Pet Sematary, the sewers of Derry Maine in search of Pennywise, or Later when all you need to make demons appear is to whistle and they'll come to you. All that and more in episode two of The Booklovers as the Kingathon Kontinues..."

Meaningless Culture Drop & Czech Customs present 'The Booklovers' on Radio Platfform. Join Dan & Zu for a podcast dedicated to our love of books and reading. For our first episode we'll be covering a wide array of topics to give you a taste of who we are and what we like to read. In the first segment we cover 'Books We Recently Finished', in the second segment 'Books for a First Date' and in the final segment 'Books We Wouldn't Wish on Our Worst Enemies'. Books under discussion include titles by Sri Lankan author Arak Arudpragasm, Japanese author Haruki Murakami, Lancashire born writer Jeanette Winterson, American fantasy author Ursula K. le Guin, Scottish born author Douglas Stuart and American film-maker Quentin Tarantino.

Ep 3 - Discussing the philosophical meaning of Ubuntu with Ricardo (ParadigmShift!) Instagram: @yourchief_ethanparlor @paradigmshiftacademyltd

Ep 2 - An introductory to Philosophical discussion with Mo Jannah, incredibly insightful!  Instagram: @yourchief_ethanparlor @mightymojannah 

Welcome to Ethan's first episode of The Chief's Show. Join him in discussing some things most interesting to him, ranging from wrestling to philosophy to political satire and so on...

Follow him on Instagram, Youtube, etc. @ethanparlor for more content and updates!

Will and Ffion start their very first podcast. In this episode they talk about careers, university, and the future, and delve deeper into the waffle rabbit hole.

The wonderful Eadyth chats with long-time friend Asha after several wonderful performances @ Focus Wales.

Harmonicas and being bombarded by fans in the street. That's it, that's the bio.

An absolute must see! Asha chats with Hemes after their intimate and packed gig at Focus Wales.

Asha chats with Red Telephone's Declan in Wrexham.

BLOCS's very own Simon gives advice to young musicians out there on how to get themselves seen and heard.

Bilingual artist TeiFi has a lovely chat with our Asha following her amazing set @ Focus Wales.

A true icon in the  Cardiff and Welsh music scene, producer and performer Minas has a chat with Molly whilst recovering from the night before!

Where's Razkid? Razkid is in Focus Wales! He's not British, he's Welsh.  He's not Welsh, he's different. Molly catches up with Razkid after his  set at Old Bar No7.

One of Neath Port Talbot's finest and a familiar face to us at Radio Platfform, Molly has a well overdue catch up with Luke RV after several  performances at Focus Wales.

Molly and L E M F R E C K chat all things music, nicknames and world domination?

One of Cardiff's finest, El chats with the Honest Poet following a jam packed set at Old Bar No7.

Elinor is joined by Mace The Great in Sizzle kebab shop for a catch up after his set at Penny Black!

Radio Platfform recently visited Terror Mountain, a Halloween event with a variety of terrifying live action horror attractions. We ventured into their Victorian mine and found a bit more than we were bargaining for! Join us for a glimpse inside Wales' biggest Halloween event. Expect demons, witches, and plenty of screams!

Huge thanks to the team at Terror Mountain, with special thanks to Lucy, Simon, and Olli.

Radio Platfform recently had the pleasure of attending the Iris Prize  LGBT+ Film Festival 2021 in Cardiff, to engage with a great range of  British and global LGBT+ cinema. Edward Lee sat down with festival programmer David Llewellyn to discuss what it takes to  program a film festival, the importance of Trans stories onscreen in  2021, and more.

Roedd gan Radio Platfform y pleser yn ddiweddar o  fynychu Gŵyl Ffilmiau LHDTh+ Gwobr Iris yng Nghaerdydd, er mwyn gwylio  ystod eang o sinema LHDTh+ Brydeinig a byd-eang. Eisteddodd Edward Lee gyda rhaglennwr yr ŵyl, David Llewellyn, er mwyn trafod yr  hyn sydd angen i raglennu gŵyl ffilmiau, pwysigrwydd straeon Traws ar y  sgrîn yn 2021, a mwy.

Mae Pencil Breakers yn rhan o Ymyriadau Pwerus sy'n cynnwys darnau ysgrifen gwreiddiol gan leisiau cwiar, anabl ac actifyddion.

Pencil  Breakers is part of Powerful Interventions that involves original  pieces of writing from queer, disabled and activist voices.

Mae Pencil Breakers yn rhan o Ymyriadau Pwerus sy'n cynnwys darnau ysgrifen gwreiddiol gan leisiau cwiar, anabl ac actifyddion.

Pencil  Breakers is part of Powerful Interventions that involves original  pieces of writing from queer, disabled and activist voices.

Mae Pencil Breakers yn rhan o Ymyriadau Pwerus sy'n cynnwys darnau ysgrifen gwreiddiol gan leisiau cwiar, anabl ac actifyddion.

Pencil  Breakers is part of Powerful Interventions that involves original  pieces of writing from queer, disabled and activist voices.

Mae Pencil Breakers yn rhan o Ymyriadau Pwerus sy'n cynnwys darnau ysgrifen gwreiddiol gan leisiau cwiar, anabl ac actifyddion.

Pencil  Breakers is part of Powerful Interventions that involves original  pieces of writing from queer, disabled and activist voices.

Mae Pencil Breakers yn rhan o Ymyriadau Pwerus sy'n cynnwys darnau ysgrifen gwreiddiol gan leisiau cwiar, anabl ac actifyddion.

Pencil  Breakers is part of Powerful Interventions that involves original  pieces of writing from queer, disabled and activist voices.

Mae Pencil Breakers yn rhan o Ymyriadau Pwerus sy'n cynnwys darnau ysgrifen gwreiddiol gan leisiau cwiar, anabl ac actifyddion.

Pencil  Breakers is part of Powerful Interventions that involves original  pieces of writing from queer, disabled and activist voices.

Mae Pencil Breakers yn rhan o Ymyriadau Pwerus sy'n cynnwys darnau ysgrifen gwreiddiol gan leisiau cwiar, anabl ac actifyddion.

Pencil  Breakers is part of Powerful Interventions that involves original  pieces of writing from queer, disabled and activist voices.

Mae Pencil Breakers yn rhan o Ymyriadau Pwerus sy'n cynnwys darnau ysgrifen gwreiddiol gan leisiau cwiar, anabl ac actifyddion.

Pencil  Breakers is part of Powerful Interventions that involves original  pieces of writing from queer, disabled and activist voices.

From the wonderful folks at Mess  Up The Mess Theatre Company, "Dreamers and Dragons" is an online show  about a group of friends who escape into the world of Dungeons and  Dragons during lockdown. As the line between worlds begins to blur, can  the game help them make sense of reality?

We sat down with some of the creative team and performers to learn more about the show and the process of creating it!

O'r  pobol bendigedig yng Nghwmni Theatr Mess Up The Mess, mae "Dreamers and  Dragons" yn sioe ar-lein am grŵp o ffrindiau sy'n dianc i'r byd o  Dungeons a Dragons yn ystod y cyfnod clo. Wrth i'r ffiniau rhwng y dau  byd ddechrau pylu, ydy e'n bosib mae'r gêm yn gallu eu helpu i wneud  synnwyr o realiti?

Eisteddon ni lawr gyda rhai o'r tîm creadigol a pherfformwyr i ddysgu mwy am y sioe a'r broses o'i chreu!

Aldo, Eva, Kevin, and Angharad join forces to discuss discrimination and the forms it can take. From playground bullying to systematic prejudice, this podcast covers it all  and makes us ask ourselves: how can we educate ourselves on these issues in an era where social media is saturated with misinformation?

Mae Aldo, Eva, Kevin, and Angharad yn dod at ei gilydd i drafod erlidigaeth a'r sawl ffurff y gall hyn ymddangos. O fwlio ar iard yr ysgol i  ragfarn systematig, mae'r podlediad hwn yn trafod y cyfan ac yn gwneud i ni gwestiynu'n hunain. Sut allwn ni addysgu ein hunain ar y materion  hyn mewn oes lle mae'r cyfrngau cymdeithasol yn llawn camwybodaeth?

Join Jack, Charlie, and Ursula for conversation on music education; from fond memories to denied opportunities, this podcast highlights the importance of keeping music  in the curriculum.

Ymunwch â Jack, Charlie ac Ursula am sgwrs ar  addysg gerddorol; o atgofion melys i gyfleodd a gollwyd. Mae'r podlediad  hwn yn taenu goleuni ar bwysigrwydd cadw cerddoriaeth yn rhan o'r  cwricwlwm.

Everyman’s Open Air Theatre  Festival goes on tour this year! Starting Tuesday 6th July at Insole  Court in Cardiff and Tredegar House in Newport, with productions of The  Railway Children, Richard III, Henry V and more!

We sat down with some of the cast and crew to learn more about their process and why you can’t miss this year’s productions!

Mae  Gŵyl Theatr Awyr Agored Everyman yn mynd ar daith eleni! Mae’n dechrau  ar ddydd Mawrth y 6ed o Orffennaf yn Insole Court Caerdydd a Thŷ  Tredegar yng Nhasnewydd, gyda chynyrchiadau o The Railway Children,  Richard III, Henry V a mwy!

Eisteddon ni lawr gyda rhai o’r cast a’r criw i ddysgu mwy am eu prosesau a pham na allwch chi fethu cynyrchiadau eleni.

Usual suspects Laura, Agathe, Ren, and Asha join forces to discuss something that we should all be  thinking about – the fast fashion industry. This thought-provoking  podcast will get you asking yourself questions and discussing the  important things such as what is green guilt? How can we say no to fast  fashion and how to make your own clothes!

Mae Laura, Agathe, Ren, ac Asha yn cydweithio i drafod rhywbeth y dylai pawb fod yn meddwl  amdani – y diwydiant ffasiwn cyflym. Bydd y podlediad pryfoclyd hwn yn  gwneud i chi gwestiynu a thrafod y pethau pwysig fel beth yw euogrwydd  gwyrdd? Sut allwn ni ddweud na wrth ffasiwn cyflym a sut i wneud eich  dillad eich hun.