The Boland Show Friday 14th May. An unsettling discovery has been made by independent US film-maker Boland’s first guest John Williams. According to his new film, about the mysterious Bridgend suicides, many more deaths have taken place in the Welsh town than the reported 28 hangings. Indeed, he claims the figure is closer to 60. The film has yet to be commissioned, although Sky has expressed an interest, and it promises to make for unsettling viewing. One local young man, who lost his best friend to suicide, helped Williams and appears expressing complete bafflement as to the cause of epidemic. He is seen saying he would never follow in their footsteps, yet after production had finished Williams received a call telling him he too had taken his life. A film, we fear, that deserves to be seen.
Next up is bigger than life TV personality, astrologer Russell Grand. Russel started his life as a astrologer by simply by being in the right place at the right time. When the then queen mother was making a royal tour of a show in Olympia she stopped off at a stand Russel was working on, seeing an opportunity he grabbed an astrological chart and asked her majesty if he could read her stars (cheeky!!)and the rest as they say is history!!! Russell has written several books dealing with astrological matters. Last month Russell appeared on Marco Pierre Whites 'Kitchen Burnout' after turning down other reality TV shows like Celebrity Big Brother. This is always a laugh when Boland and Grand get together!!!!
As its Friday the Boland Show residents guest Sean Tipton live from ABTA’s headquarters in London, will talk us through news within the travel industry.
Maurice’s next guest Elizabeth Moscrop ,who was once the public relations gopher for Martin Bashir's first big interview with Princess Diana, is now earning her living by writing about private aviation for aviation publications all over the world and is the co-author of the book 'The 100 Greatest Women in Aviation'. This year celebrates the 100th year of women in aviation!
And finally: There is no textbook way to deal with divorce, but Ian Usher would admit that his coping mechanism was somewhat drastic. When his wife walked out on him, he vowed to purge himself of everything he owned that reminded him of the happy years they had spent together. He put his house and all its contents, his car, motorbike and even his job and his friends for sale on e Bay. His plan disintegrated into a highly publicised failure as there were not genuine offers so he sold his belongings individually and used the money to achieve 100 of his lifelong ambitions in as many weeks. His adventures have taken him all over the world and Maurice talks to Ian who is now in America on the last leg of his trip.