CHAPTER One Bookshop in Narberth welcomes local author Angela V John on Friday, December 5 to talk about her new book Behind the Scenes: The Dramatic Lives of Philip Burton.

The book, which came out earlier this year, is about the man who mentored and inspired one of Wales’ great acting heroes, Richard Burton.

Find out more about the man from whom Richard Burton took his stage name: Philip Burton, his teacher, mentor and father figure.

The event is 6pm to 8pm at Chapter One and Angela will be signing books after the talk in the bookshop. Tickets are £5 which includes 10 per cent off Angela’s new book.

And if you’re feeling inspired by all this talk of Welsh icons then why not enter Chapter One and Poetry Pause Podcast’s competition by sending them your poem about someone you consider to be a Welsh hero.

Poems can be sent to [email protected] and can be in the form of your choosing. Or find more info at https://chapteronenarberth.co.uk/

Award-winning poet Mark Lewis is the judge and entrants will be invited to read the poem or have their poem read at Chapter One’s Christmas Book Bar on Thursday, December 11.

For more information on their events follow Chapter One on Instagram and Facebook at @chapteronenarberth or visit narberthmuseum.co.uk/whatson.

Chapter One is a friendly, volunteer-run independent bookshop based at Narberth Museum. They have new and secondhand books, a cosy cafe and host events from author talks and workshops to book bars and paperback breakfasts.