By Graham Tyrer
Conversations with people who inspire
My daughter Keira and her friend Warwick present poetry and thoughts about life. We recorded this as an episode of The Vocable Hour for Welcombe Radio. We hope you enjoy...
Allie and I were delighted to host Cat Williams, David Hope and Linzi Whitting. Don't miss Linzi's hauntingly beautiful singing and Cat's clever nonet. David's voice, as ever is quality ASMR. Many thanks to our producer Peter Keynton-Hook who makes...
Jane is an superb, award-winning writer and historian whose books include 'Kozłowski' and 'Surviving Katyń.' Jane's work has been so important in helping me develop firstlight and Copernicana's production: 'Under Katyń.' Her writing is beautiful and inspirational. Our conversation is...
The full audio recording of Welcombe Radio's 'The Vocable Hour' broadcast on May 12th 2023. I offer some beautiful poems about being loved and loving. Oh yes, and there's one I wrote right at the start.
Richard Sandle-Keynes in conversation about the poster and media designs for Copernicana and firstlight's joint production.
Each month, Allie, Fiona and I get to read beautiful poems and prose on Welcombe Radio's 'Vocable Hour.' We showcase writers we know and some we just discovered. This is my show from April 17th. The one about new life....
Each month, Allie, Fiona and I get to read beautiful poems and prose on Welcombe Radio's 'Vocable Hour.' We showcase writers we know and some we just discovered. This is my show from 27th March. The one about love. Many...
'Under Katyń' is a new play about the Katyń crimes committed by Russia on Poland in 1940. It's a story of hope and reconciliation, of secrets and surprises. In episode 1, I chat with my co-producers of the project, Copernicana...
firstlight offer you ten conversations with ten friends about the meaning of life. In this first one, I chat with Fiona Gulec. Fiona is a fascinating person with so much expeirience in healing and teaching. Fiona co-presents The Vocable Hour on...
Zoe Mortimer, David Derrington and Richard Sandle-Keynes chat about Humble Productions' 'Humble Boy.' It's at The Bear Pit Theatre from 5th to 11th February. It's a dream team producing this show and a few tickets remain: https://www.thebearpit.org.uk/whats-on/humble-boy-2/
Sadly, our production is paused. We can't take it to a stage this year. It's heartbreaking. So, I say farewell and thank you to the project - for now.
I share an extract from 'Katyń, Stalin's Massacre and the Triumph of Truth.' I owe so much to my wonderful cast and stage team. And I owe an even greater debt to my ancestors who suffered so much pain and...
An insight I had after the first readthrough ...
This episode features an extract from one of the diaries discovered at Katyń. It was written by Waclaw Kruk and is contained in the astonishing 'The Katyń Diaries' edited by Marek Sobieralski.
My Polish friends have made some amazing discoveries...
The second part of my chat with David Derrington. David tells us about how The Bear Pit Theatre came about - and we are so grateful for his continuing work keeping alive this jewel of Stratford's public theatre.
David is one of the most fascinating and important people in public theatre. He is very influential in my life - a genuine role model. David is known to us all as a real gentleman: an extraordinarily skilled actor and...
The production of 'An Announcement By General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev On April 13 1990' is cast. In this episode, I chat about what the play is about, offer some thanks to people who have got involved and try to keep...
16 weeks to go to opening night. A personal podcast documenting 'An Announcement' - a production of this precious, precious play I've written. Performance dates 5th-8th October 2022.
Two of the most lovely people any of us know. They are incredibly busy in the Stratford public theatre scene. Emma and Tom combine talent with charm and wit. How do they do it?
Steve's humble self -portrait: 'He is frequently extremely annoying, a Marmite character who frequently rattles cages. Like many actors Steve exhibits a level of self obsession tempered only by his acknowledgement of it's absurdity.' Judge for yourself. (I think we'd...
Award winning playwright Steve Farr is our guest on the podcast this month. Steve is a gifted director and actor. He has directed in many productions at The Bear Pit theatre and other theatres in the area and wider afield....
In part 2 of my chat with acclaimed actor Alex Kapila, I find out more about the huge range of media Alex is working with. We talk about what makes theatre and film so essential - and we even opine...
In this fascinating chat with the very talented Alex Kapila, we talk about the world of professional theatre and film making. Alex shares the joys and sheer hard work that goes into making a successful production. Many of us know...
Andrew Anderson is a highly gifted writer, director practitioner and researcher of Celtic spirituality. This is a great chat about his new book Artio and Artaois https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pagan-Portals-Artaois-Journey-Towards/dp/1789044626. I learned so much about the significance Celtic understanding has for our world...
Georgina Wood and Jane Grafton are two of the most engaging and talented performers on the Stratford upon Avon public theatre stage. In this captivating podcast, we talk about our theatrical hopes and joys. Georgie and Jane share plenty of...
Persona Teatro Performance Art Theatre was founded by Roberta Arato and Aurora Sahatci in 2013. They feature authors and performers in Italian and English, offline and online. I got to know them when I found the wonderful 'A Woman Without...
Nicolas Walsh is my June guest on the 'Conversations With Some Friends.' The second term chair of #SecondThoughts #drama group based in #stratforduponavon, gives us a glimpse into his fascinating theatrical life. I learned about many of Nic's high profile jobs...
We have a chat full of hope for the future of theatre. We talk about the wonderful Bear Pit Theatre, the joy of acting and the importance of reviewing theatre. We hope you enjoy. I certainly did!
Amanda is an inspiration to so many of us. We owe Amanda a very great deal for her patient and brilliant teaching, directing and producing.
Michael is an extraordinarily successful school leader. We are also both proud Mancunians and therefore, lifelong supporters of Manchester City.
Michael is one of the best school leaders in the country. He and I worked together since 2005. We're also both Mancunians and therefore, Manchester City supporters. This podcast is also available in visual for on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNNzsGdDLV2Sg6haVNztfbQ The music is: Music: Clarion...
Once again, I'm inspired by hearing from Jackie and Doug what they are others are doing. Working with our homeless friends is something from which we can all learn. The Street Arts website is https://www.streetartsproject.com Allen Stokes' book of powerful poetry...
They won't thank me for saying it, but Doug and Jackie are inspirational. Their work, along with other individuals and agencies, have supported many, many homeless people. Our podcast chat is about what the Street Arts Project is, how it...
It's a delight to share with Roger stories about some splendid times in the theatre. It's a privilege to record tributes to some of my heroes.
Roger Gowland is one of the region's most successful actors and educators. Thousands of pupils benefitted from his skilled leadership and teaching. Thousands of us are honoured to act with him. Roger is an inspiration, a gentleman and a role...
No one has been more important in my love for theatre than Kevin and Estelle Hand. They are two of the most engaging and influential people in Stratford-upon-Avon's public theatre and music world. Entertaining, wise and insightful, Kevin and Estelle...
Dave and I have known one another for about forty years. We trained at Durham as teachers and we both retired in recent years. In this episode I have the pleasure of discussing David Copperfield with him. The book I...
In part 3, Penny tells us how things are for her health and her family. We talk about the superb blog Penny is writing about her cancer journey. It's so helpful, inspiring and a 'must follow.' Penny and Richard have...
In this part of my chat with the brilliant Richard and Penny, we talk about the future and make some exciting plans to zoom some Shakespeare and Webster. Jacobean tragedy was made for zooming!
Penny and Richard are charismatic, gifted actors, directors and teachers. It's been my honour to have known them for a quarter of a century. In the first part of our our chat we talk about how important theatre is to...
In the second half of our pre-election chat, we do our best to be cheerful and hopeful. I make some bold predictions.
Francesca shares her wise Maryland perspective with my 'Pollyanna' optimism. We recorded this the night before the US Election. Both Biden-Harris supporters, we hope for the best but cannot conceal our nerves!
This is a real gem. I met Jean Sztul-Belda through the Kresy Family Facebook Group and the Kresy-Siberia Facebook Group. We chat about the heroism and trauma of our Polish ancestors. Their stories are astonishing and humbling.
We chat about Manchester City. Michael has more extensive knowledge of Manchester City and indeed of football, than anyone else I know.
Clive is one of my oldest friends. He is a truly gifted musician, composer and teacher. Clive lives in Norway and we meet, usually about once a year to solve the world's problems. In this chat, we try to solve...
Pam is an inspirational actor. Pam is part of the team bringing us the wonderful, volunteer run The Bear Pit Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. Pam and I chat about how the The Bear Pit got started and our hopes for its...
Nicky and I chat about living through the Christian faith. Nicky has a wonderfully wise, thoughtful and humble approach to faith. I learn so much every time I talk with her.
