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Keeping Faith 2, #MeToo poetry, new Welsh film & the story of Marlon Brando's Cardiff bride

Gary Raymond and his guests cast a critical eye on what's going in in the Welsh arts scene. This month the panel explore Keeping Faith 2, new poetry, film and factual writing.

Gary Raymond and his guests cast a critical eye on what's going in in the Welsh arts scene. This month he's joined by author and academic Dr Carrie Smith and writer &broadcaster Charles Williams. The panel explore the second season of 'Keeping Faith', the drama starring Eve Myles which, in its first series was viewed more than eight million times on 91热爆 iPlayer. They give their views on Zoe Brigley's new poetry collection 'Hand and Skull' which contains powerful reflections on sexual violence against women against the backdrop of the #MeToo movement.

Gary and his guests also give their verdict on new Welsh film 'Gwen', a dark story starring Maxine Peake set in a rural community struggling to come to terms with the Industrial Revolution. And they discuss 'Brando's Bride', the new book by Sarah Broughton which tells the extraordinary tale of the Cardiff butcher's daughter who married Marlon Brando and was perceived in Hollywood as an Indian princess.

28 minutes

Broadcasts

  • Fri 12 Jul 2019 18:30
  • Mon 15 Jul 2019 05:30