John Goodby is Professor of Arts and Culture at Sheffield Hallam University. He is the leading authority on the work of Dylan Thomas and is the author / editor of five books on the subject. He has worked with and as a consultant to: the BBC, the Arts Council, Aardman Films, the British Library and the British Council. John will talk about Dylan’s life in relation to his critical biography of Thomas, written with fellow scholar Chris Wigginton, which incorporates the most recent research, challenging the legend of the dissolute bard to reveal a diligent, professional writer, author of some of the century’s greatest lyric poetry.