Silver Sound 5 August 2016: Shirley Valentine Meets Vera Brittain

Today was a very exciting day – my first time as a presenter on Radio BCfm’s Silver Sound show!

Penny was at the helm as usual, bringing her usual mix of music and conversation. I took over to interview our guest, Bristol actor Rachel Bryant. Rachel trained at the Welsh College of Music and Drama. Her roles have included Shirley Valentine in the West End, as well as working as Artistic Adviser at the Dylan Thomas Theatre in Swansea, tutoring at City of Bath College, and appearing in productions at the Rondo Theatre and Kingswood Theatre in Bath and the Alma Theatre, Bristol. Rachel also writes books for children and has two books coming out next year. She also told us about her plans for a one-woman show about Vera Brittain – a show I definitely will not want to miss!

You can listen to the show here

http://bcfmradio.com/silversound

Silver Sound is broadcast by BCfm between 10 am and mid day on Thursdays and Fridays. I’ll be back on SilverSound on 26 August 2016 with another fabulous guest!

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