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From The Archive: Dale Winton (1955 - 2018)

Thu 19 Sep 2013

"You learn all aspects of the industry - it taught me how to write, how to prepare. I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing now had it not been for radio"

Interview: Rhiannon Jenkins Tsang

Sat 07 Sep 2013

In The Woman Who Lost China Nottingham-based author Rhiannon Jenkins Tsang takes us back to 1949 where the Chinese Republic is collapsing under Mao Tse Tung’s communist onslaught.

Interview: Kris from Macmillan Fest

Thu 05 Sep 2013

The annual charity rock and metal festival returns to Stealth and the Rescue Rooms for its fourth year. We spoke to organiser and founder Kris Davis about his choice of charity and which bands you can expect to see on the day...

Interview: Jon Burgerman on The Great Hip Hop Hoax

Wed 04 Sep 2013

"I was excited when Jeanie told me about it. It’s a very intriguing tale. I kind of didn’t believe that it was true"

Jeanie Finlay on The Great Hip Hop Hoax

Tue 03 Sep 2013

In 2003 Sony signed two Californian rappers, Silibil n’ Brains, to their label and hailed them as the next big thing. Friends with the likes of Madonna and tour buddies with Eminem, they seemed destined for stardom. The only problem was, it was all an elaborate lie: they were actually two lads from Dundee who had created fake personas after being ignored by the industry because of their Scottish accents. The Great Hip Hop Hoax is the documentary that tells their tale. We caught up with filmmaker Jeanie Finlay and collaborative illustrator Jon Burgerman to see how they went about separating the truth from the lie...

Interview: Derek Randall

Fri 30 Aug 2013

A whippet of a fielder and a fidgety, gifted batsman; Derek ‘Rags’ Randall was one of the best loved and most eccentric cricketers in the history of Nottinghamshire and England cricket.

Interview: The Gorgeous Chans

Tue 27 Aug 2013

Nusic’s Future Sound of Nottingham contest has helped break artists ranging from Dog Is Dead to Indiana. This year’s winners were the The Gorgeous Chans, an ensemble who have grown from six members to almost a dozen over the past year. We had words with Liam Gardiner (saxophone), Daniel Potts (drums) and Brandon Hill (guitar and vocals)...

Rolo Tomassi

Sat 24 Aug 2013

Rolo Tomassi are a screamy mathcore band who formed in Sheffield, buthave since relocated to Nottingham. They’ve rubbed shoulders with the likes of Faith No More and Foals and are about to tour Australia and Japan, but they might also have made you a cushion or served you a pint in the Bodega. We spoke to sibling members James and Eva Spence...

Interview: Stephanie Sirr on The Golden Years of Nottingham Playhouse

Fri 16 Aug 2013

The Nottingham Playhouse celebrates fifty years at Wellington Circus this September. We spoke to Chief Executive Stephanie Sirr about the venue, their history and their plans to celebrate...

Interview: Marco Pierre White

Thu 15 Aug 2013

Dubbed the enfant terrible of British cuisine, Marco Pierre White trained the likes of Heston Blumenthal and Gordon Ramsey and was the youngest chef to gain three Michelin stars. We paid him a visit at his Nottingham steakhouse and discovered he likes his food piping hot and hates small portions...

Interview: Author Rod Maddocks on Mental Health and Selling His House

Sat 27 Jul 2013

He sold his house to become a writer; an irrational act that left some questioning his sanity.

Interview: Cardboard Cut-out Artist Phillipa Rice

Fri 26 Jul 2013

We found out why this web comic artist is happiest when left alone to cut out icebergs

Interview: Rob Green

Fri 19 Jul 2013

Itching to get on stage at Splendour, he explains how he learnt to fly a plane and why Denzel Washington won’t be featuring on his tracks any time soon..

Interview: JT Soar

Mon 15 Jul 2013

Using a DIY ethos, Joe, Phil and Nick from Nottingham punk band Plaids have turned an old fruit and veg warehouse at the back of Sneinton Market into a music and arts space. Run as a co-operative, together they’ve created a one-of-a-kind venue that’s already hosted bands from all over Europe and the US of A.

Interview: Sheep Soup On Taking Mrs Green To Edinburgh

Sat 13 Jul 2013

Two Television Workshop graduates are hoping to take Edinburgh by storm this year with a distinctive new musical

Interview: Andre Adams

Mon 08 Jul 2013

"I have received some vigorous dressings-down, yes. You get them when you deserve them. And if you think you don't deserve it, then you're wrong."

Interview: Michael Eavis

Wed 26 Jun 2013

By day he’s a dairy farmer. But every summer his farm becomes the most celebrated party site in the UK, as he opens up his gates to 150,000 revellers. So when we heard Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis was in Nottingham, we thought we’d say hello...

Interview: Rob Howie-Smith

Tue 25 Jun 2013

A man literally opening doors for the creative and small business communities of Nottingham by repopulating derelict buildings.

Interview: Baby Godzilla On Touring With Enter Shikari

Wed 12 Jun 2013

"If you really like our band there is probably something a little bit wrong with you. Because it is horrible, horrible noise"

Interview: Barry O'Dowd

Fri 03 May 2013

Barry O’Dowd teaches kids to box. The former army champion founded Bulwell Hall Amateur Boxing Club in 2004 and has spent almost a decade suppor ting young people in his community. Last year he picked up the title of Coach of the Year at the Nottingham Sports Awards and rubbed shoulders with Torvill and Dean at the Olympics. We popped along to the club to see what he’s all a-bout...

Notts TV: The First Interview

Sat 27 Apr 2013

"There’ll be a fun element to this channel, but more than anything it’ll be relevant to where you live. There’s nothing like that at the moment"

Interview: Evil Scarecrow

Tue 09 Apr 2013

It’s often a good thing to not take your work too seriously. But Nottingham’s Evil Scarecrow take their unique brand of heavy metal parody to Pythonesque proportions. Dr Rabid Hell (guitar and vocals) and (guitars) go through their dirty laundry in public...

Interview: Harriet Cains

Wed 03 Apr 2013

Nottingham’s Television Workshop has produced dozens of great actors over the years including Samantha Morton, Toby Kebbell and half the cast of This Is England. Next on that conveyor belt of talent is Harriet Cains, one of the stars of recent BBC3 zombie series In The Flesh...

Interview: The Invisible Orchestra

Thu 21 Mar 2013

Like a giant ball of muso-attracting velcro, The Invisible Orchestra has snagged members of some of Nottingham’s top bands and singers - as well as from further afield - and shows absolutely no sign of slowing down. The man responsible: Royal Gala’s James Waring...

Interview: Andy Reid

Fri 08 Mar 2013

He arrived at Forest at the turn of the century from Dublin, put in five years graft, moved up to the Premiership, was pinged around four different clubs, came back in 2011.

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