Media that makes a difference

We’re delighted to share that Herefordshire Cultural Partnership has been awarded £596,000 through Arts Council England’s Place Partnership Programme. 

Over the next 3 years, the ‘Our Place’ programme will establish a new model for community arts in one of the UK's most rural counties, improving the quality of life through enhanced cultural opportunities.

Rural Media's Rachel and two Razom participants, Arsenii and Tilly, appeared on BBC Midlands Today LIVE in the studio! Watch the Razom film here and learn more about the project via ruralmedia.co.uk/projects/razomtogether

Alex Kingston breathes life into Mary Shelley’s timeless gothic horror story. 

Young, gifted scientist Victor Frankenstein unwittingly creates a monster. Written more than 200 years ago, the classic masterpiece still resonates today as a tragic romance that examines the battle between ambition and morality.

Commissioned by BBC Arts and BBC Four, this one-off programme showcases a collection of Shakespeare's most famous sonnets in a fresh and innovative way, bringing together stars actors Rose Ayling Ellis, Eben Figueiredo, Eloka Ivo and Ioanna Kimbook to weave a new modern love story from Shakespeare’s poetry.

Shakespeare’s Sonnets: A Modern Lovestory was broadcast Sunday 29th October on BBC Four.

Christopher Eccleston narrates Barry Hines’s heartbreaking coming-of-age tale in this fresh take on a classic British novel. Filmed at Oldham Colliseum Theatre, Eccleston brilliantly guides the viewer through the heartbreaking cadence of Billy’s life. This episode is directed by Kieran Stringfellow.