Oh my goodness, what a delight! This Sunday I was on the air with the truly lovely Lynn Bowles talking about one of my favourite subjects- castles. Many of you will know and love Lynn Bowles from Radio 2 when, along with many a quip with Ken Bruce and the like, she helps many of […]
I’m really excited to be a guest on the Lynn Bowles Show this week. Tune in to BBC Radio Wales from 2pm Sunday when we’ll be talking all about one of my favourite subjects- castles.
I’ll be spending tomorrow on Llandudno Prom, towered over by Pen y Dinas hillfort! Pen y Dinas is an Iron Age hillfort dating back over 2000 years, located on the Great Orme, just by the ski centre. To highlight this magnificent site, I’ll be doing celtic crafts with mini roundhouse and brooch making with families […]
The second of my three blog posts for the Welsh Government’s digital blog talks all about my work helping present cutting-edge castles with digital media! In a recent blog, we told you about the re-launched Cadw app, which unlocks hidden content at sites across Wales. Our first two projects using this new technology featured our ‘greatest’ […]
I was very pleased to be asked by my colleagues to write a blog about digital heritage and how I use digital media in my job in the historic environment. The first of my three blog posts, which are being published this week, is now live on the Welsh Government’s Digital Blog site: I may […]
poached eggs isn’t poached eggs unless it’s been stolen in the dead of the night Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory This week I had a golden ticket to stay in Roald Dahl’s house! Roald Dahl was born in Wales, in Llandaff, Cardiff 101 years ago. In 1918, after the family grew larger, they moved […]
Are you a Jones? If not, then it is highly likely you know one. It is the most popular surname in Wales, the second most popular surname in England and the fifth most popular surname in America! Last week I joined Gareth “Gaz Top” Jones and Steve Allen Jones in the BBC Wales Wrexham studio […]
This afternoon I am very honoured to be giving a talk to the Flintshire Historical Society and I am very very excited about it! The society was formed in 1911 for the collection and publication of archaeological, historical information and materials relating to the (old) ‘County of Flint’. I will be talking all about the hillforts of […]
I was absolutely delighted (and a little bit starstruck) when I was asked to be interviewed by Roy Noble for his Sunday show on BBC Radio Wales. As a fellow castle fan, I knew it would be extra special to speak to him about Easter weekend at castles in Wales, and specifically Beaumaris Castle (one of […]
If you get a few minutes to put your feet up and have a cuppa this Easter weekend, grab a copy of LandScape magazine to disappear into, too- you may see a familiar face! Recently I was interviewed and photographed for a feature on Anglesey and Beaumaris Castle and it was so much fun! I’m […]
