FestForward is the daily festival podcast. It’s all about giving you the information you need to get the best from your fest. We help you make the right choices when it comes to the vast range of AMAZING stuff on offer and give you a chance to meet some of the people who are involved in bringing it all on for this 10 days.

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In Episode 10:

Features: - Tony Lankester on the facts and figures of this year’s fest – has it gone well? Plus, we ask some festival goers what they thought about it all – hear what they had to say.

Regulars: The Best of the Fest – we look at the hits and misses according to you the audience; The Fringe Minute of Fame – a montage of our best bits.  Main Course – Freshly Ground.

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• Fest Forward Episode 6
  Features: Stay somewhere different - our guide to township B&Bs and why they're an interesting solution to your accommodation problem. Wordfest - what words are being said, who is saying them and why? Regulars: The Best of the Fest - what not to miss in the next 24 hours; The Fringe Minute of Fame - SA movie Tobela; Main Course - Standard Bank Award winner Kesivan Naidoo on his passion to help develop the arts in South Africa.
• Fest Forward episode 5
  Features: Street Theatre at the festival - look out for those free productions as you walk around. Talking of walking around - we also give you a guide to the walking tours available if you’re tired of sitting down. Regulars: The Best of the Fest - what not to miss in the next 24 hours; The Fringe Minute of Fame - Yes!; Main Course - Fred Khumalo on seeing his life on stage in Touch My Blood and his passions for jazz.
• Fest Forward Episode 4
  Day 3 of the National Arts Festival and Episode 4 of Fest Forward. We include a guide to the new Village Green markets, inside Spiritfest, Fringe Minute of Fame for Coming Up Roses and we meet award-winning comedian Jimeoin.
• Fest Forward episode 3
  Features: Old and new festival goers - expectations from old hands and newbies; Film Festival - Director Trevor Steele Taylor on the pick of international and south african cinema Regulars: The Best of the Fest - what not to miss in the next 24 hours; The Fringe Minute of Fame - Hopes and Fears - a production about the issues facing schools in South Africa; Main Course - Richard Antrobus on his production, Stilted, directed by Andrew Buckland. Plus information on the Children's Festival and, in our 'what do do for free' spot, the AMAZING stage at the Transnet Village Green.
• Fest Forward Episode 2
  More information to get you ahead of fest. This edition has the regulars Best of Fest listing what not to miss, the Fringe Minute of Fame that spotlights one lucky production and the Main Course where we get to know one of the Main festival's big personalities. We also have a Venue Guide for Dummies - how to make sense of all those signs; a look at Think!Fest, some ideas about what you can do for free and a list of the hottest ticktets in town
• Fest Forward Episode 1
  We get you in the festival mood with a look at some Main highlights, advice on how to get into the Fringe, information on getting around and accomodation and one Fringe production gets their minute of fame.