MALDWYN POPE

Time to say Goodbye. A week of Goodbyes on BBC Radio Wales

This week I’ve been learning that sometimes as a broadcaster you just need to keep quiet

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 …

The Impossible Dream Read More »

Mal Pope gives a very raw and personal account of one family coping with the loss of a loved one during this pandemic.

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…

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 …

Lessons from my 96 year old mum.. Read More »

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 …

Sweet release and recovery from a Mamil attack Read More »

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 …

How It’s Made – A Record Read More »