Calling All Writers (and Readers)!!!

Hi Bloggers

On yesterday's show Mark Clementson from the Verulam Writers Circle (VWC) joined us for our monthly feature showcasing local authors. The group meets weekly, alternating between St Michaels church hall and the local pub. They also have a newsletter called VERACITY. For more information check our their website.

Below are details of the local writers featured this month:

TOBY FROST - Author of the very successful Space Captain Smith trilogy
www.spacecaptainsmith.com

JENNY BARDEN - Organiser of Get Writing 2010 and fabulous writer of historical fiction.
www.jennybarden.com

STEVE BARLEY - Writer and tutor - a man that left a jb in the city to become a writer and a househusband!!
www.stevenbarley.com

Mark will be back on the show on the third Tuesday of each month.

Interview with Nik Kershaw - Listen Again

Hi Bloggers

On last Thursday's show we were joined by Nik Kershaw. Unfortunately, the first few seconds of the recording were missed but we don't think this takes anything away from a great interview with an 80s legend. Click below to listen again:

Interview with the Verulam Writers' Circle

Greetings bloggers!

On today's show we chatted with Mark Clemenson of the Verulam Writers' Circle. The group meets each Wednesday, alternating between St Michael's Church Hall and a local public house. The purpose of the group is to help local writers by critiquing their work and providing enjoyable workshops. They also host talks from outside speakers and discuss all writing related matters from what to write though to how to get published.

for more information, check out their website: www.vwc.org.uk

Upcoming meetings of VWC

17^th February - Rose and Crown in St Michael’s Street

Get together to read out and discuss works in progress. We’ll get through up to a dozen pieces from different writers.

20^th February – University of Herts de Haviland Campus

4^th annual VWC writers’ conference

24^th February – St Michael’s Church Hall

Manuscript surgery in more formal setting

Then each Wednesday alternating between the church hall and the pub.

AND HERE IS WHERE TO FIND SOME OF OUR MEMBERS’ WRITING

www.sandranorval.co.uk

Libertine – by Sandra Norval

Libertine, an angel and Hugo, a vampire, live in the clubs, squats and alleyways of the late 80's London Rock and Goth scene. The story takes a really dark turn very early on and Libertine will learn that she was never really all alone - neither was Hugo...

www.mrsdarcyvsthealiens.com

Mrs Darcy Meets the Aliens – by Jonathan Pinnock

Mrs Darcy vs The Aliens is a slightly demented sequel to Pride and Prejudice
The serial was launched on Jane Austen's birthday in 2009, and new episodes will be published twice-weekly, on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

AND SEARCH FOR MRS DARCY MEETS THE ALIENS ON YOUTUBE

AND two new authors’ websites

www.jlmerrow.com and www.kjbennett.co.uk

Mark will be coming on the show on the 3rd Tuesday of each month to showcase new local writers and keep us up-to-date with the work of the exciting and dynamic local group.

If you would like your local group to feature on West Herts Evening, please get in touch!

Danny Smith

Our New Travel Feature

Hi Bloggers



On today's show we were joined by Andy Jarosz, our new travel correspondent. Andy will be joining us each month to bring us top travel tips and news of his personal travels.



Andy is a travel writer and for more information, check out his website www.501places.com - you can also follow Andy on Twitter.



Danny

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Interview with Paul Carrack - Listen Again

Hi guys

Below is our recent interview with Paul Carrack. To listen, simply click on the play button below:

Interview with Beth Nielsen Chapman - Listen Again

Hi guys

On Today's show we (eventually) chatted with Beth Nielsen Chapman. If you missed this, you can listen again by clicking below:

What Do Lisbee Stainton & Beth Nielsen Chapman Have In Common?

Hi Bloggers

What do Lisbee Stainton (above) and Beth Nielsen Chapman (below) have in common? Well they're both going to be guests on West Herts Evening next week! They both have tracks that are currently in our playlist AND they are both appearing at the Alban Arena in the next few months. Beth with be joining us on Tuesday next week and Lisbee with be with us on Thursday.

If you have any questions, please let us know. You can email us danny.smith@radioverulam.com or leave a comment here.

See you on the air!

Danny
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Pictures of St Albans

Hi bloggers

Many thanks to John from Northwood who sent us these lovely pictures of winter weather near his "neck of the woods"!

If you would like to send us winter pictures from where you are, please email them to danny.smith@radioverulam.com

Interview with Camilla Kerslake - Listen Again

Hi

On Tuesday's show we were joined by new singing sensation Camilla Kerslake. For your chance to hear this interview again, click below:

The Film Guide with Simon Carver

Greetings

On this week's film guide, Simon informed us of the following new cinema releases:

Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
John C. Reilly, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia, Jessica Carlson
12A 105 mins
Contains moderate violence and fantasy horror images.

Fantastic Mr. Fox
Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Featuring the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Willem Dafoe and Bill Murray,
PG 87 mins.
Contains mild violence and scary scenes.


The following were Simon's DVD recommendations for the forthcoming week:

Dead Set
Comedy, Drama, Horror
Jaime Winstone, Andy Nyman
18 142 mins

Tru Blood - Season 1
Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Chris Bauer
18 691 mins

ER - The Complete Series
Drama
George Clooney, Anthony Edwards, Noah Wyle
15 9999 mins


Finally, Simon took a look ahead at the forthcoming films on free-to-air TV and made the following recommendations:

Thursday

Ladies in Lavender
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Film4

Shall We Dance
10:00pm - 11:45pm
BBC4


Friday

The Fifth Element
9:00pm - 11:30pm
Film4


Saturday

The Truman Show
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Channel 4


Sunday

The Constant Gardener
9:00pm - 11:35pm
ITV3


Monday

All about Eve
4:20pm - 7:00pm
Film4


Tuesday (Recommended by Danny)

The Way We Were
4:55pm - 7:15pm
Film4

Clear and Present Danger
9:00pm - 11:40pm
Film4

We also gave away copies of the DVD Dead Set during the show and will give one away to the first person who leaves a comment on this blog - don't say we don't look after our bloggers!

Until next time...

Danny Smith
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The Film Guide with Simon Carver

Hi Everyone

Apologies for no film guide blog last week but there just wasn't enough hours in the day! However, we are back and below are Simon Carver's recommendations for films on free-to-air TV for the coming week, as well as a round-up of new cinema releases and his selections of new DVDs:

New Cinema Releases

Couples Retreat
Vince Vaughn, Kristen Bell, Malin Akerman, Jason Bateman
Comedy
Cert 15 113 mins
Contains moderate sex references.

The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus
Starring Heath Ledger in his final role – which was later taken over by Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law.
Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
Cert 12A 123 mins.
Contains infrequent strong language, scenes of threat, hanging and smoking.

Triangle
Melissa George, Liam Hemsworth, Rachel Carpani, Emma Lung
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Cert 15 99 mins
Contains strong violence, horror and language.

DVD Recommendations

24: Season 7 Kiefer Sutherland has another bad day

The Lions 2009 South Africa: Living with the Pride

The Ashes 2009: The Official Story

Big Bang Theory - Season 2 Science graduate comedy series

TV Recommendations

Wednesday (Repeated on Monday 19th October at 9pm)

Million Dollar Baby
9:00pm - 11:35pm
Film4


Friday

East Is East
11:00pm - 12:55am
E4


Saturday

Muriel's Wedding
10:10pm - 11:50pm
BBC2 London & South East

Saw
11:20pm - 1:20am
Channel 4


Sunday

The Last King of Scotland
9:00pm - 11:30pm
Channel 4


Monday

Mars Attacks!
7:45pm - 10:00pm
ITV4


Tuesday

The Bridges of Madison County
6:20pm - 9:00pm
Film4

We hope you enjoy the above selection of films. Why not leave us a comment to let us know what you think?

Don't forget to catch the Film Guide each Wednesday at 5.30pm on your favourite community station!

Danny Smith
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Playlist w/c 7th September 2009

Hi Guys

Below is our new music playlist for the forthcoming week:

7 Worlds Collide - Too Blue
a-ha - Nothing Is Keeping You Here
Basement Jaxx - Feelings Gone
Beverley Knight - Beautiful Night
Cerys Matthews - Arlington Way
Chris Rea - Come So Far Yet Still So Far To Go
Cliff Richard & The Shadows - Singing The Blues
Coldplay - Strawberry Swing
David Gray - Fugitive
Hockey - Song Away
Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat - Lucky
Jon Allen - Down By The River
Madonna - Celebration
Mark Knopfler - Border Reiver
Michael Bolton - Just One Love
Mika - We Are Golden
Natalie Imbruglia - Want
Nell Bryden - Second Time Around
Newton Faulkner - If This Is It
Noisettes - Wild Young Hearts
Paloma Faith - New York
Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson - Relator
Pixie Lott - Boys And Girls
Taylor Swift - You Belong To Me
The Yeah You’s - Getting Up With You
U2 - I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
Whitney Houston - Million Dollar Bill

Items in BOLD are new additions

Apologies for no playlist last week but the Bank Holiday messed up our usual routine!

See you on the air at 4pm (or thereabouts - try to be prompt!)

Danny Smith
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Theme Tune Challenge Update!

Hi everyone,

On todays show, Radio Verulam presenter Energy played our Theme Tune Challenge. Energy presents Afternoon Favourites on Mondays and Fridays, 2pm - 4pm. Also playing the Theme Tune Challenge today was Graham from Devon. Here's the latest leaderboard that includes todays scores:

Position	Date	Name	Area	Score	Passes
1	7th Aug	Chris	R.V. Gig Guide	15	2
2	28th July	Kev	St Albans	12	3
3	24th Aug	Graham	Devon	10	0
4	14th Aug	Rick	Hatfield	9	2
5	30th July	Mick	Welwyn Garden City	9	3
6	31st July	Kate	St Albans	7	2
6	7th Aug	Mike	Marshalswick	7	2
8	11th Aug	Wendy	Marshalswick	6	1
9	24th Aug	Energy	R.V. Afternoon Favourites	5	1
10	4th Aug	Douglas	St Albans	5	2

Have a great week.

Neil

Playlist w/c 24th August 2009 + Coming Up This Week...

Hi Guys

Below is our drivetime playlist for this week:

Anthoney Wright - Wud If I Cud
Athlete - Superhuman Touch
Beverley Knight - Beautiful Night
Coldplay - Strawberry Swing
Daniel Merriweather - Impossible
David Gray - Fugitive
Hockey - Song Away
Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat - Lucky
Jon Allen - Down By The River
Lily Allen - Twenty Two
Madonna - Celebration
Michael Bolton - Just One Love
Mika - We Are Golden
Noisettes - Wild Young Hearts
Paloma Faith - New York
Pete Yorn and Scarlett Johansson - Relator
Pixie Lott - Boys And Girls
Reamonn - Moments Like This
Ruby Turner - This Train
Sam Isaac - Sideways
Sharon Corr - It’s Not A Dream
Steve Appleton - City Won’t Sleep
Team Waterpolo - Letting Go
Taylor Swift - You Belong To Me
The Duckworth Lewis Method - Meeting Mr Miandad
The Yeah You’s - Getting Up With You
Tommy Sparks - Miracle
U2 - I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight

Items in BOLD are new additions

Coming up on the show this week:

Tuesday: Neil Hannon - The Duckworth Lewis Method
Wednesday: Simon Carver - RV Film Guide
Friday: Gill Knibbs - Ver Poets

We'll be running our popular Theme Tune Challenge on Monday and Friday this week. All you have to do is identify as many theme tunes as you can in 2 mins and you get a prize just for participating! To take part, give us a call during the show on 01727 839926. If you manage to top our leaderboard you'll get two prizes!

We'd love to hear from you during the show if you have a request, dedication or something you'd like to share. You can contact us in the following ways:

Telephone: 01727 839926
Email: studio@radioverulam.com

See you on the air!

Danny Smith
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Today's Show

Hi all

Today's show will include an interview with Jessica Reynolds from Markyate, who is running this year's London Marathon with her friend Lauren Morris in aid of the charity Toybox. The interview will be in the second hour of the show, from 5pm - 6pm.

The show will also include the usual mix of great music, local news, current affairs, on this day in history, famous birthdays and a look at our What's On guide.

Don't forget, we love to hear from you with your requests, dedications or views on the show. Please feel free to contact us on 01727 839926 or studio@radioverulam.com

If you can't tune in on 92.6FM then you can listen online via our website http://www.radioverulam.com/

So that's all in West Herts Evening with Danny Smith, weekdays from 4pm - 7pm exclusively on Radio Verulam.

Danny Smith

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