The Hay Festival – celebrating culture across the world
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Gareth Evans: getting a kick out of filmmaking
Discover the man behind the Netflix film Apostle and how life in Wales helped mould his career.
The pick of the crop
Andy Hallett is using his skills as an engineer – and borrowing techniques from French wineries – to make first-rate cider in the South Wales Valleys.
Menai's mussel man
Shaun Krijnen has single-handedly revived Menai’s oyster industry and restored its old mussel beds.
Hyper-local cuisine at Beach House
A hyper-local, hyper-seasonal approach won Hywel Griffith, head chef at Beach House, AA Restaurant of the Year in Wales.
Keith Griffiths, from Wales to Asia
Welsh architect Keith Griffiths shares his memories of growing up in Wales and his career in Asia.
From Pontrhydyfen to Hollywood
Richard Burton was the son of a Welsh miner who became a global icon.
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