Nicola Heywood Thomas talks to the artists utilizing digital space during the lock-down. She is joined by Lee Johnston, from National Dance Company of Wales, who have released a series of digital events, creating a community for dance online. Poets, Zillah Bowes & Jonathan Edwards, discuss their new project ‘Night Riders’, supported by the Royal Society of Literature. Plus Isabel Freer & Alison Hargreaves introduce Nicola to ‘The Uncertain Kingdom’, a collection of 20 short films by 20 visionary filmmakers.

Events all over the country are being cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. Nicola Heywood Thomas asks what these sudden closures mean for the arts across Wales.

Nicola Heywood Thomas discovers new artwork inspired by the diaries of Gwen John and discusses touring theatre productions in Wales. She catches up with the award winning, Daf James, whose new play, Tylwyth, is touring Wales. Writer, Seiriol Davies and actor, Kate Galston discuss Milky Peaks, a new musical comedy coming to Theatre Clwyd in Mold. Artist, Anna Falcini, joins Nicola to talk about her new exhibition at Aberystwyth Arts Centre. And as they celebrate their 20th anniversary, Lisa Sullivan from 2Faced Dance Company joins Nicola for a chat.

Nicola Heywood Thomas explores a Welsh play in America, a St David’s Day Concert and a zombie apocalypse! She is joined by BBC National Orchestra of Wales' first female musical director, Lisa Tregale. Patrick Rimes from the Welsh folk group; Calan discuss five new compositions inspired by traditional Welsh songs. Fresh from a performance in New York, Owen Thomas and Gareth John Bale discuss their play, ‘West’. And Imitating the Dog Productions head to Theatre Clwyd to re-create one of the first zombie movies ever made, Night of the Living Dead.

For Valentine’s Day, Nicola Heywood Thomas explores a marriage of musical styles as electronic meets classical in composer Sarah Lianne Lewis’ work for new music ensemble UPROAR. There's also a love letter to Hollywood as the North Wales music theatre star, Rebecca Trehearne,, talks about her role in the West End revival of the musical 'City of Angels'. Lydia Bassett from Mid Wales Opera tells Nicola about their new touring production of Mozart’s 'The Marriage of Figaro'. And Michael McCarthy from Music Theatre Wales discusses 'Denis and Katya', a powerful documentary opera based on the real life story of two teenage runaways.

On the first Arts Show of 2020, Nicola Heywood Thomas finds out what art organisations across Wales have planned for the year ahead. Nicola chats to four key players in the arts in Wales... Aidan Lang, Director of Welsh National Opera. Tamara Harvey, Artistic Director of Theatre Clwyd. Feargus O’Conchuir, Artistic Director of the National Dance Company of Wales and Joe Murphy, Artistic Director of the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff.

Nicola Heywood Thomas meets professional fight director Kevin McCurdy. For over twenty five years Kevin has been responsible for choreographing fights for stage and screen – from tiny studio theatres to big budget Hollywood productions. He trains actors in the combat skills they need in theatre, TV and film, whether it’s how to handle themselves in a fist fight, work with firearms or wield a sword. Kevin was the first black Equity Professional Fight Director in the UK and he’s co-founder of the Academy of Performance Combat. He first came to Cardiff as a teenager as a drama student and the city has remained his home ever since, even though his job frequently takes him all over the world. He tells Nicola about the armoury of skills that a fight director needs - and how he shares those skills with drama students and professional actors to create scenes which keep audiences on the edge of their seats.

As the year draws to a close, Nicola Heywood Thomas, casts a spotlight on festive music, radio theatre & Swansea, which this year celebrated its golden jubilee: 50 years as a city. Nicola is joined by Adrian Metcalfe from the Lighthouse Theatre Company in Swansea, to discusses their current tour: ‘It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play’ and Glynn Vivian Art Gallery present their exhibition, 'Swansea Stories', the largest selection of their permanent collection ever displayed. In North Wales, Nicola catches up with guitarist and composer, Richard Durrant, whose Christmas concert brings him to Theatre Clwyd in Mold. Plus Sean Edwards, who recently represented Wales at the Venice Biennale with his radio play, 'Refrain', joins Nicola for a chat.

Nicola Heywood Thomas explores the innovative and the new. She is joined by Sherman Theatre’s new artistic director, Joe Murphy, who discusses his plans for 2020. Matt Wright from 4Pi Productions CultVR Lab also joins us, exploring the boundaries between art, design and VR technology. Musical director, Eilir Owen Griffiths talks about the future for Cor CF1 and Ali Shone, director of the Strike A Chord Choir, explains how the choir is working with new research, bringing stroke survivors together to sing and improve communication.

Today, Nicola Heywood Thomas is joined by two poets... Emily Hinshelwood, whose new, spoken word album sees her team up with Leading Celtic harpist, Delyth Jenkins and Jonathan Edwards, whose poem, 'Bridge' – was nominated for this years Forward Poetry Prize. Artist, Sarah Jane Brown, also stops by to discuss, 'Shifting Edges', her new solo exhibition in Cardiff. Plus Caryl Lewis, whose novel, 'The Jeweller', has recently been published, joins Nicola for a chat.