The News with Peter Sissons
Ex broadcaster, Peter Sissons covered the News across ITN, BBC, ITV and Channel 4 for over 45 years. Still undertaking much corporate work he has also been kept busy for the last couple of years […]
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‘Roses Grow on You’, says the Mayor of Funchal
His Excellency the Mayor of Funchal, Miguel Albuquerque, is a passionate gardener. Born and raised in Madeira’s capital city, he recalls gardening at a very young age with his grandfather who also introduced many rock […]
Rumble in the Jungle with Tom Hugh Jones
One of Tom Hugh Jones earliest memories is running around a Jungle, naked with his pet marmoset. The producer and director of BBC’s hit series Human Planet explains, “My Mother and Father were anthropologists and […]
Valentine Warner Suggests ‘What to Eat Now’
TV Cook and food writer Valentine Warner has made his mark by being passionate about catching and picking local food in season. He invited me to join him for a mornings fishing on the Usk […]
Life’s a Leech!
Marian Gower is the Manageress of one of the more unusual businesses based in Wales. Biopharm Leeches is one of the largest commercial leech farms in the World and was set up in Swansea in […]
Grow Your Own Drugs
Making plants and weeds seem trendy is easy for the presenter of the TV series ‘Grow Your Own Drugs’, James Wong. “I grew up in Malaysia and Singapore where there is a different attitude to […]
It’s Not Easy Being Green
Star of BBC’s “It isn’t Easy Being Green”, James Strawbridge, surprised me a little by confessing he’s always wanted to be a Landscape Gardener. “I’d love your job”, he enthuses. “I have always been into […]