DNA - just an illusion
DNA - just an illusion
Fans of TV show Britain’s Got Talent may remember the 2017 mind-reading finalists DNA who impressed Simon Cowell, the man who notoriously hated magic acts, to comment that they were “incredible”. After losing out in the final, Sorted chats to Darren Sarsby and Andrew Murray... read more »
Pardoned
On 26 April 1999, TV favourite Jill Dando was fatally shot outside her Fulham home in London. I was 15 years, and I remember feeling a sense of shock, shared by anyone who watched UK television at the time. A little over a year later,... read more »
Men on a mission
Tony Sharp provides an update on the Who Let The Dads Out? Initiative. The battles are still being fought, snipers are still taking shots on the fringes, but surely the war is effectively over. In 21st-century Britain, men now know that it’s good to be... read more »
Just like magic
Professional magician Max Somerset is doing what he loves, but his journey hasn’t been conventional. Sorted magazine caught up with him to hear his journey of adoption, loss and faith. What was your childhood like? I grew up in the village of Bampton in Devon with... read more »
Ed Stafford: First man out
Ed Stafford was bitten by the bug for adventure from an early age as a Cub and then Scout. Four years as an officer in the Devon and Dorset Regiment can only have sharpened his appetite for adventure, and after leaving the army he... read more »
On the road with Rend
Sorted’s editor Steve Legg caught up with Rend Collective frontman Gareth Gilkeson and asked him about the band, their new album and life on the road. Gareth, thanks for joining us. Tell us about how the band was formed. The band was formed actually, first of... read more »
Up, up and away
Imagine the scene; it’s early September 2004, a glorious evening over the Tamar Valley, and a deep pink-orange sky is touching highlights of Cornwall to the west, Dartmoor to the east, Plymouth Sound ahead and the rolling fields of north Cornwall behind us. Descending... read more »
Ascending Mount Elbrus
The Caucasus mountains are climbing skyward in a tectonic crumble between the seas. Among them Elbrus, the highest. What do you need to know about Elbrus? It is: • 5,642m tall (18,510ft) • Located in the western Caucasus – within the geographic Europe • One of the seven summits... read more »
Billy the Whizz
Viliami Vunipola – generally known as “Billy” – was born in Australia of Tongan parents but is now very much part of the England Rugby set-up for the 2015 Rugby Union World Cup. The family moved to the UK when Billy was about six... read more »
Street Angels hit the clubs
Every weekend hundreds of people head into town and city centres. These people are not there to have a drink or spend the night clubbing but rather become Angels to help others have a safe and fun night out. Street Angels was launched in Halifax,... read more »