BBC HomeExplore the BBC

21 December 2009
Accessibility help
Text only
North West Wales

BBC Homepage
Wales Home

Wales SW Mid SE NE NW
»

Local BBC Sites

Neighbouring Sites

 

Contact Us

Like this page?
Send it to a friend!

 

TV and radio

Roy Noble

Last updated: 25 May 2007

These BBC Wales programmes from and about Colwyn Bay were broadcast as part of our Here For You project.

My Dad's Diary, BBC Radio Wales
Sir Derek Jacobi narrates extracts from a diary found on a Japanese beach in 1945 which was written by a Welsh POW. A woman from Colwyn Bay, tells the fascinating story of how she came across her father's diary five years after his death.
Read about Mary and her father's diary.

Manylu, BBC Radio Cymru
As tourists swap Colwyn Bay for the Costa Brava, what can be done to regenerate the town? Will Colwyn Bay become a popular seaside town once more or will it remain a town by the sea? Anna-Marie Robinson poses the questions in this special edition of Manylu.

Dei Tomos, BBC Radio Cymru
Dei Tomos chats to some of Colwyn Bay's characters.

Last Resort, BBC Radio Wales
Colwyn Bay and Llandudno were carved into resorts by the Victorians. Both had piers, theatres and grand hotels - and a sunny outlook in the fifties. Today one is enjoying a revival while the other is trying hard to reverse its decline. Sian Pari Huws examines the reasons why.

Roy Noble, BBC Radio Wales
Listeners reminisce with Roy Noble about holidays spent in Colwyn Bay.

A View from Colwyn Bay, BBC Radio Wales
Former holidaymakers pay a return visit to Colwyn Bay. From the programme:
Sisters are shocked to see changes.
Anne and Eric Morris remember their 1960s honeymoon.
Sharon Braunton's family ran a kiosk on the prom.

Oedfa'r Bore, BBC Radio Cymru
Morning service led by the Rev Hywel Edwards, Antioch, Colwyn Bay.

Past Master, BBC Radio Wales
Phil Carradice investigates the unlikely story of Colwyn Bay's unique Congo Institute, and the fate of the African students who studied there, until the institute closed in 1911 amidst sexual scandal, bankruptcy and financial chaos.
Read Charlotte Williams on the Congo boys.

Mousemat, BBC Radio Wales
Adam Walton brings Radio Wales' IT and consumer technology programme to Colwyn Bay.

Puppets, Piers and Penguins, BBC 2W
Behind the scenes documentary following three of Colwyn Bay's tourist attractions as they prepare for that all important holiday season.


Entertainment - music, listings, games

more from this section

Weather for Colwyn Bay

sunny
Monday
max 4°C
min -1°C
sleet showers
Tuesday
max 3°C
min 1°C

interact

Tell us about a web page
Found a web page we should know about? Send us the details.
Email A Friend

related bbc.co.uk links

more from North West Wales

Hall of Fame

David Lloyd George
Public life

Meet heroes and historic figures raised in the region.

Your Say

Teenage girl
Young Voice

Teenagers speak out in their own magazine section.

About this site

Postbox
Newsletter

Keep up-to-date with changes on the website every week.


Lleol
Y diweddar Emrys Evans

Lansio 'Plu Stiniog'

Llyfr y diweddar Emrys Evans am y grefft o greu plu neu gawio.


About the BBC | Help | Terms of Use | Privacy & Cookies Policy