‘Hypnotic and bursting with life’: VR version of Artemisia Gentileschi’s life – review
This technically perfect and thrillingly flamboyant re-enactment of the extraordinary artist’s life is a great way to discover the pain and triumph of her often savage work
September 2021
Arts shows star in new Radio 4 line-up after storm at axing of film programme
Mark Kermode will co-host show exploring ‘unexpected links and discoveries’ in screen history
June 2021
Manchester international festival 2021: the best poetry, from Arcadia to Poet Slash Artist
Lemn Sissay and Hans Ulrich Obrist combine art and poetry to sublime effect, and an installation explores our place within nature
January 2021
Cerys Matthews, Hidden Orchestra and 10 Poets: We Are from the Sun review – works a treat
Poets ranging from Liz Berry to Imtiaz Dharker are backed by shifting arrangements by Matthews and Joe Acheson on this remarkable collaboration
May 2020
Brief letters
Wife’s tights don’t mark the bark
Brief letters: Cherry tree | Radio 6 Music | Birdsong | Double Us
March 2020
Sunday with Cerys Matthews: ‘I chuck on a hat and head to work’
The radio presenter on blues, haggis and Judy Garland
February 2020
Welsh language music day celebrates 'cool Cymru'
Dydd Miwsig Cymru caps a regional renaissance that shows no signs of abating in age of streaming
November 2019
Lunch with...
Cerys Matthews: ‘Come Brexit, I’ll be scrumping nettles’
Renaming the Welsh assembly: 'If we can say Dáil, why not Senedd?'
September 2019
The look I love
Cerys Matthews: ‘I wear my driving gloves to go round the corner to the shops’
The singer and presenter talks about feeling adventurous, hiding bad hair days and her favourite ever suit and hat combo
June 2019
Thanks for bigging up Welsh speaking
Letters: Guardian readers respond to Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett’s article on the Welsh language
October 2018
Top 10s
Top 10 poetry anthologies
Ahead of Thursday’s National Poetry Day, its founder recommends some of the best collections – whether you are after poems to inspire or filthy verse inspired by Catullus
July 2018
Cerys Matthews: ‘The only way you can change anything is in small increments’
The singer and presenter talks about being a small fish in a big pond and running a mile a day
January 2018
Jo Whiley to join Simon Mayo in drivetime slot in BBC Radio 2 revamp
Schedule shake-up includes increasing number of female presenters and taking three long-running arts shows off air
June 2017
This much I know
Cerys Matthews: ‘I love today’s attitude towards gender neutrality’
The musician and broadcaster, 48, on her nursing days, what motherhood taught her, and why she doesn’t miss the strangeness of fame
July 2016
Festival foodies: Hot Chip, Chvrches and more reveal their favourite meals to enjoy with the music
The Q&A
Cerys Matthews: ‘What did I want to be when I was growing up? Bob Dylan’
December 2015
Ballet Cymru review – Cerys Matthews joins dancers for mercurial performance
The singer makes a major contribution to a show inspired by her album of Welsh folk music, part of the bold dance company’s mixed programme
October 2015
BBC World Service boosts arts coverage with presenters including Cerys Matthews
New schedule on global radio service features three monthly music shows and arts series about worldwide cultural events
August 2015
Life on a plate
Cerys Matthews: I’m forever on my hands and knees getting food from messy children off my record collection
The singer and 6 Music presenter on proper curries and childhood food
