Carwyn Jones, Busy Doing Nothing
The smile of Carwyn Jones is a remarkable thing. It’s the kind of smile which can lower room temperatures and put cattle in distant fields… Read More »Carwyn Jones, Busy Doing Nothing
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The Fresh Prince of BBC Wales
He controls much of what Welsh people see and hear. He’s the man responsible for feeding us a diet of docs about Jamie Owen’s love… Read More »The Fresh Prince of BBC Wales
Eisteddfod: The Filth and the Fury
The National Eisteddfod; it’s that thing you see on BBC Wales Today once a year. It lasts around 40 seconds – you see footage of… Read More »Eisteddfod: The Filth and the Fury
Cian Ciarán: Protest, Riot, Make Art
Background The UK is a mad place – and getting madder by the day. Government vans driving around, telling immigrants to ‘Go home’. The media’s… Read More »Cian Ciarán: Protest, Riot, Make Art
Royal Supporters? Aye, Poll The Other One
It’s incredible – 80 percent of British people support the monarchy!!! It seems almost unbelievable; especially if you live in Wales. It doesn’t seem to… Read More »Royal Supporters? Aye, Poll The Other One
Car Gwyllt: The Story of the North Wales Coasters
https://youtu.be/SW9jDMT-cSE The best thing about work, is going home – especially if that involves hurtling down a mountain on a homemade toboggan thingy. This is… Read More »Car Gwyllt: The Story of the North Wales Coasters
Y Reu – Symud Ymlaen
This is Dyffryn Nantlle band Y Reu with one of those tunes which plants itself in your head and refuses to leave. You can download… Read More »Y Reu – Symud Ymlaen
The Lost Welsh Tradition of Ten Man Tryout
[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/100367085″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] With our industries switched off, unemployment high and the standard of daytime telly low, there’s nothing much… Read More »The Lost Welsh Tradition of Ten Man Tryout
Ioan Talfryn: The Dragon Needs Two Tongues
Background If you’ve been taught at an English medium school in Wales then you’re the product of a deranged experiment. State schools were introduced into… Read More »Ioan Talfryn: The Dragon Needs Two Tongues
Monkey Shot For Reading Welsh Newspaper
You know what it’s like. You’re a C19th explorer, searching through the wilds of Borneo when you come across an orangutan reading a newspaper. So… Read More »Monkey Shot For Reading Welsh Newspaper
The Band Don’t Give Y Ffug
This is a great song by a Pembrokeshire band called Y Ffug. The title, ‘Cariad Dosbarth Canol Cymru’ translates as ‘Love Middle-Class Wales’ and the… Read More »The Band Don’t Give Y Ffug
The Tunnelrunners – Plastic Land
This is Neath punk band The Tunnelrunners with a song from 1980 called Plastic Land. They were around for about four years but only ever… Read More »The Tunnelrunners – Plastic Land
Scotch Cattle: The Welsh Mob Who Took No Bull
These days we understand how it works. We realise that we’re all just individual nodes of productivity. That we’re paid for what we’re worth –… Read More »Scotch Cattle: The Welsh Mob Who Took No Bull
Is David Davies the Straightest Man in Wales?
It’s a question often being asked of the Monmouth MP – a burden he has to carry on his rugged shoulders. Because wherever he goes,… Read More »Is David Davies the Straightest Man in Wales?
Knocking the hats off politicians, Newtown style
Here’s an example of how Welsh people used to treat politicians they didn’t much like. It involves a man called Pryce Pryce-Jones who became extremely… Read More »Knocking the hats off politicians, Newtown style
Cardiff City: Everything Must Go
It’s party time in Cardiff town!!! The gates to the Premiership have finally swung open and happy fans are skipping through into their shiny new… Read More »Cardiff City: Everything Must Go
The Mold Riots: The Summer of ‘69
There are some bits of Welsh history that are best left alone – that shouldn’t be scratched. Because knowing what happened to your parents’ grandparents… Read More »The Mold Riots: The Summer of ‘69
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