Review: Road to Rwanda

Road to Rwanda

By Sorious Samura
BBC World Service
First broadcast Monday, March 22 at 8.05pm
3/5

Vestine - returning home after 16 years

Award winning Sierra Leonean documentary maker Sorious Samura follows, Vestine, a Hutu refugee as she returns home to Rwanda 16-years after the genocide.

Brains Black lines up against Guinness on St Patrick’s Day

BRAINS’ latest pint will face its biggest challenge yet tomorrow as it goes up against the market leader on St Patrick’s Day.

After being introduced to pubs last week, the big test for Brains Black will come tomorrow when it squares up to Ireland’s national drink – Guinness.

Darren Latchford, an Irish barman at The Halfway public house in Pontcanna, which was one of the first places to stock the pint, said: “People seem to be enjoying it.

“Its biggest competition is obviously Guinness but as Brains Black is 20p cheaper, some people are quite happy to switch in order to save a bit of money.

“As for St Patrick’s Day, it is going to be a fair competition but any new stout is going to struggle against Guinness on St Patrick’s Day.”

Review: Dave Gorman at St David’s Hall

Dave Gorman: Sit Down, Pedal, Pedal, Stop and Stand Up (Only Without the Pedal, Pedal Bit)

St David’s Hall

Thursday, March 11

4/5

Dave Gorman is one of the country’s funniest and most intelligent comedians and brought his latest stand up act to St David’s Hall, Cardiff, last night.

The star of television programmes such as QI and Genius is well known for his shows which follow his, often drunken, self-imposed challenges such as My Name is Dave Gorman and Googlewhack Adventure, but this took on a different feel.

Sit Down, Pedal, Pedal, Stop and Stand Up (Only Without the Pedal, Pedal Bit) was a return to a traditional stand-up rather than telling a true story and explaining the curious course of events which real life can throw at you, he described.

It was more than one man, one microphone, reciting jokes or one-liners for an hour-and-a-half. Gorman’s performance is layered and events from the beginning of the evening come back to great amusement later on in the show.

Themes included the different concerns parents have when they hear their son’s city has been attacked by terrorists, frustrations of television advertising, how to have fun with a blind next-door neighbour and the evolution of the Honey Monster amongst other things.

St David’s Hall was in fits of laughter for the 100-minute performance because of Gorman’s delivery and its everyday ideas. He does not exaggerate for effect but shows genuine feeling and more often than not anger, and furthermore it isn’t too rude or brash to leave your ears singing with obscenities.

If you want to catch him, his tour continues around the country at various venues, but concludes on March 31 at Venue Cymru, Llandudno.

Dallaglio Rides into Cardiff for Sports Relief

Two Ashes heroes and two World Cup winners all arrived in Cardiff today riding bikes on the latest stop of their tour.

The Dallaglio Cycle Slam, headed by Lawrence Dallaglio, rode into the Millennium Stadium this afternoon as part of a charity 2,800 km journey.

He is hoping to raise £1 million to be split between Sports Relief and the Dallaglio Foundation, which was set up last year.

Bright Spark Bale Excites for Wales’ Future

WELSH starlet Gareth Bale’s recent club form should give Wales manager John Toshack some hope going into tomorrow’s friendly with Sweden, as well as the 2012 European Championship qualifying campaign.

The Tottenham Hotspur left back has been in startling form in the Premier League this season.

His recent first-team opportunities have come as a result of the injury to Benoit Assou-Ekotto, culminating in a match-winning performance at the weekend in Spurs’s 2-1 victory over Everton.

This will hopefully brighten up the mood of Welsh fans after the horrific injury Aaron Ramsey suffered last Saturday.