18/09/2026 Michael Sheen said he had a constructive meeting with Wales’s first minister, Rhun ap Iorwerth, after raising concerns from his BBC documentary about toxic dumping in Wales. He said the discussion focused on how to move forward on the issues highlighted by the programme, and described the early response as encouraging.
10/09/2026 Michael Sheen said an offer to meet Wales’s first minister about claims involving toxic waste dumps was not taken up at first. The report said he had been pressing for official attention to environmental and health concerns raised in his documentary work.
03/09/2026 Sheen spoke ahead of a new theatre production in Cardiff in which he is set to portray Owain Glyndŵr. He used the interview to argue that Wales should be asked whether it wants the title of Prince of Wales.
10/08/2026 A BBC report said Michael Sheen was fronting a new investigation into Wales’s toxic waste legacy in the programme Buried with Michael Sheen. The documentary was scheduled to air on BBC Two, BBC One Wales, and BBC iPlayer from 17 August 2026.
13/01/2026 Michael Sheen was announced as founding artistic director of the Welsh National Theatre and began preparing for its launch production of Our Town. The company was presented as a major new Welsh theatre initiative with ambitions beyond Wales.
