A Friend in Needs…Chris Needs.
This week I lost a very special friend, Chris Needs MBE.
The Impossible Dream
It was on the 27th June 2020 that I realised it would now be impossible for Swansea City to make the Play Offs this season. To be honest I was so disappointed it took a week or so to get back on an even keel emotionally. I know it sounds daft but that is what …
I was angry, very angry…I still am.
Mal Pope gives a very raw and personal account of one family coping with the loss of a loved one during this pandemic.
A missed telephone call from…heaven?
Have you ever worried that when the big call comes it’ll be just your luck to be out? Last weekend I thought I had missed a telephone call direct from heaven, whilst I had been out taking my daily exercise. But before I tell you that story let me tell you about my dad…
#You Are Not Alone
The story behind the new Maldwyn pope single ‘You Are Not Alone’ and how its being used int he battle against Domestic Abuse
Lessons from my 96 year old mum..
Whatever else is happening in the world today let us all remember that tomorrow is Mothering Sunday, a day when we honour and thank our mums for everything they have done and continue to do for us. Of course, the current crisis means that for most of us it’s not going to be the usual …
Sweet release and recovery from a Mamil attack
My new album Butterfly gets released next week. After months of writing a whole new batch of songs, recording the backing tracks, traveling to Prague to record the orchestra and then weeks of wrangling up to 120 different tracks per song into a stereo mix, it’s out. Of course, that doesn’t include all the work …
How It’s Made – A Record
In this world of blockbuster movies and binge worthy box sets sometimes you just don’t have the time that these types of shows demand. Sometimes all you want is 30 minutes of ‘chewing gum for the eyes’ as my dad used to call it. There are quiz show re runs, there are more programmes about …
Prague welcomes the Pope
I’ve just come back from a week in Prague. To be honest I had mixed emotions about returning to that city. The last time I was there was over 20 years ago. I was on a tour of Europe as the support artist to Art Garfunkel. Now that might sound glamorous, and it was an …
Mal Pope – In Concert BBC Radio Sounds
A special concert celebrating Mal’s four decades of songwriting, with intimate performances of songs he composed for artists such as Cliff Richard and The Hollies and time spent on tour with Belinda Carlisle and Art Garfunkel. BBC Radio Wales New Year’s Eve 7pm, New Year’s day 9pm and BBC Sounds app throughout January