Sharp End - Season 1 / Year 2015
Season 1 / Year 2015
Episodes
3rd November 2014
10th November 2014
In the Sharp End interview, Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Kirsty Williams explains why she wants to give voters the right to sack Assembly members who don't measure up.
Adrian Masters is joined in the studio by Christina Rees, who's just been picked to fight Neath in next year's UK election, Plaid Cymru AM, Rhun ap Iorwerth and UKIP MEP, Nathan Gill.
17th November 2014
8th December 2014
26th January 2015
2nd February 2015
9th February 2015
Owain Phillips is joined in the studio for political chat with special guests.
16th March 2015
On this week's Sharp End, Presenter Adrian Masters was joined by Assembly Members Keith Davies,Byron Davies, Aled Roberts and MP Jonathan Edwards
23rd March 2015
30th March 2015
8th April 2015
29th April 2015
4th May 2015
11th May 2015
18th May 2015
1st June 2015
8th June 2015
15th June 2015
22nd June 2015
Presenter Adrian Masters is joined by Laura McAllister who is the Professor of Governance at Liverpool University, Labour's Alun Davies and Plaid Cymru's Rhodri Glyn Thomas.
29th June 2015
On Sharp End this week, Adrian Masters is joined by Plaid Cymru's Llyr Gruffydd, Russell George for the Conservatives and Deputy Minister for Culture Ken Skates.
6th July 2015
This week on Sharp End, presenter Adrian Masters is joined by Assembly members Elun Jones from Plaid Cymru and David Melding for the Conservatives and from Westminster, the Labour MP Huw Irranca-Davies.
13th July 2015
On Sharp End this week Adrian Masters is joined by guests Bethan Jenkins from Plaid, UKIP's Mark Reckless and Labour's Vaughan Gething.
14th September 2015
Adrian Masters is joined in the studio by Plaid Cymru's Helen Mary Jones , Nick Ramsay for the Conservatives, Labour Peer Eluned Morgan and the Green Party's Amelia Womack.
In this one hour special we analyse the Corbyn effect on both UK and Welsh politics and our reporter Owain Phillips interviews Labour MP's Carolyn Harris and Stephen Kinnock in Westminster and talks to Nia Griffith about her new role as Shadow Welsh Secretary.
21st September 2015
Political Editor Adrian Masters presents this week's programme from the Liberal Democrats Conference in Bournemouth while Owain Phillips is joined in our Cardiff Bay studios by Kezia Dugdale who is the Labour party leader in Scotland,Wales Office Minister Alun Cairns and Nathan Gill the Leader of UKIP in Wales.
28th September 2015
Sharp End presented by Adrian Masters this week comes from the Labour Party Conference in Brighton. Our guest in Brighton the Shadow Welsh Secretary Nia Griffith. Back in our Cardiff studios, the debate is hosted by Owain Phillips with Assembly members, Alun Davies for Labour , Plaid Cymru"s Elin Jones and the Conservative's Angela Burns.
5th October 2015
This week's programme focuses on the Conservative Conference in Manchester where Adrian Masters interviews the Prime Minister while Owain Phillips is joined in our Cardiff Bay studios by Assembly members Simon Thomas for Plaid Cymru, Conservatives Suzy Davies, Eluned Parrott for the Liberal Democrats along with Labour's candidate in Delyn Hannah Blythyn.
19th October 2015
Adrian Masters is joined by Plaid Cymru's Bethan Jenkins, Labour's Mick Antoniw and the Conservative Nick Ramsay to discuss plans to change the powers of the National Assembly and Welsh Government. They also discuss claims that the sacking of a Labour AM from a committee post shows that the First Minister is becoming intolerant of dissent.
26th October 2015
On this week's programme our studio guests are political commentator Gareth Hughes, Plaid's Helen Mary Jones and Sam Gould from UKIP and we are joined down the line from Westminster by Labour MP Stephen Doughty to chat about tax credits , Plaid's party conference and the visit to Swansea by UKIP Leader Nigel Farage.
2nd November 2015
Presenter Adrian Masters is joined by Assembly members Julie Morgan for Labour, William Powell for the Liberal Democrats and the leader of the Welsh Conservatives Andrew RT Davies.
Topics include the Living Wage, the Conservatives launch of their economic policy "Stronger Futures Cymru" and tax credits.
16th November 2015
Joining Adrian Masters on this edition of Sharp End is Marie Brousseau-Navarro the Honorary French Consul to Wales . Also on the panel three Assembly candidates for the next intake. They are Plaid's Neil McEvoy, Jayne Cowan for the Conservatives and Marc Tierney for Labour.
23rd November 2015
On the last Sharp End of the year, Presenter Adrian Masters is joined by Assembly Members Mick Antoniw for Labour, Darren Millar for the Conservatives and Rhun ap Iorwerth for Plaid Cymru.
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