Celebrity Interviews
Suzi Perry warns bikers to protect their hearing
July 12th 2011
TV PRESENTER Suzi Perry, the face of premier motorcycle racing series MotoGP, has revealed that her love...
Stratford Literary Festival: Sophie Hannah
April 15th 2011
There’s more to Stratford than Shakespeare. As the town prepares for its annual literary festival we meet crime author Sophie Hannah who tells us about her novel The Other Half Lives.
Ashley Jensen Interview
March 17th 2011
Another of our exports to Hollywood has hit the big time; things became very Ugly Betty for the versatile Ashley Jensen.
Sue Perkins on 'Giles And Sue Live The Good Life' & greetings cards
December 17th 2010
Sue Perkins talks to us about her BBC2 series ‘Giles And Sue Live The Good Life’, and a new survey regarding writing in greetings cards...
Kirsty Logan, Miss Coventry
September 15th 2010
Kirstie Logan, age 20, is a quite amazing young woman. Despite suffering from a severe form of rheumatoid arthritis she is representing Coventry at the Miss England finals this month and has set her sights on becoming a top side saddle rider.
Felix Francis: Son of Author Dick Francis
October 7th 2009
Felix Francis is the son of one of Britain's most popular authors. As the son of Dick Francis he enjoyed a 'celebrity' childhood but was terrifed of the Queen Mother!
Sam Troughton: Actor, Star of Robin Hood
August 26th 2009
When your grandfather was Dr Who, and your father is instantly recognisable from A Very Peculiar Practice, Casualty and more, then the natural thing is to go into acting. Or is it? We meet Stratford's home-grown star, Sam Troughton
Edward Bennet: David Tennant's Understudy in Hamlet
May 26th 2009
When Dr Who actor David Tennant announced that he was to play Hamlet at the RSC in Stratford and then London, fans queued for hours to buy the precious tickets. Imagine their dismay when Mr Tennant was indisposed and his understudy, Edward Benn...
Sarah Tremellen: Founder of Bravissimo
March 3rd 2009
Titter ye not! No jokes of the over-shoulder-boulder-holder variety, please. For, if you have 'quite a lot up top', buying a brassiere is a serious business.
Felix Dennis: Warwickshire's poet
February 4th 2009
Felix Dennis first came to national attention when, as one of three editors of Oz magazine, he was jailed for obscenity.
Robin Dickin: Alscot Parks Race Horse Trainer
January 7th 2009
Racehorse trainer Robin Dickin, has ridden and trained numerous winners over the years. He talks to Tessa Jenkins about life in the saddle.
Stuart Trotter: The Man Who Took on Rupert Bear
November 10th 2008
Stuart Trotter carries a huge responsibility. Not only does he have to keep thousands of children happy but he also has to live up to the exceedingly high expectations of the Rupert Bear Fan Club.
Rick Cressman: Entrepreneur
July 1st 2008
He describes himself as an entrepreneur who loves to entertain. That's probably why Rick Cressman has made such a success out of Nailcote Hall, the hotel and country club he rescued from the hands of the receivers 17 years ago.
Ashley Giles: Warwickshire and England Cricketer
June 1st 2008
He has been Warwickshire and England's King of Spin for many years and when Ashley Giles announced his retirement from the game at the end of the 2007season, cricket fans knew they hadn't seen the last of him.
Bryan Holden: Writer, Illustrator, and Arts Master
June 1st 2008
Solihull writer and publisher Bryan Holden tell of his fascination for the works of BB, a writer, illustrator and former arts master at Rugby School, who took his pen-name from the size of lead shot used by wildfowlers.
Amy Dargan: Beauty Contests
June 1st 2008
Beauty contests have had their ups and downs since the heady days of the sixties when a winner was guaranteed glamour and stardom to the late seventies when they were reviled by feminists and looked on by others as out of date and out of style.
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