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Adam Walton and guests discuss inspiring young minds into considering careers in the STEM subjects, Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. It follows performances by South Wales based company Theatr na n脫g of a new musical play called "Eye Of The Storm" which places a young women at the centre of story where she has to choose between her passion for science and caring for her mother. There is a marked imbalance between the genders when it comes to taking up science and engineering as a career, with far less girls than boys following scientific careers.


Adam is joined by Geinor Styles of Theatr na n脫g, who wrote "Eye Of The Storm" who explains how she came up with the idea to put the STEM subjects at the heart of a musical production, which has songs by Grammy award winner Amy Wadge.

Also in the studio is associate professor Geertje Van Keulen from Swansea University's Institute of Life Sciences, who also runs the annual Soapbox Science project which takes women scientists into Swansea city centre to present science experiments on the streets and answer people's questions about working as a scientist.

Helen James tells Adam about how she decided to change career in her thirties and study to become a civil engineer, and how she is now passing on her experience to Girl Guides.

Canadian engineer and inventor Louis Michaud explains his "vortex engine" which turns waste heat into electricity, and inspired Geinor to include it in the new musical play.

We also hear reaction to "Eye Of The Storm" from staff and pupils from Porthcawl including their reaction to the on stage recreation of a "tornado".