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Hedd Wyn: The Lost War Poet
Euros Wyn
Producer / Director
The main challenge that faced us as we began the process of structuring the documentary was obvious, to do justice with one of Wales’ most enduring stories.
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"Art tells us much more about the reality of war……."
Kim Howells
With the BBC Wales film crew, I looked across a field at Mametz Wood on the battlefield of the Somme - a dark and sombre prospect in the February rain. Trees, tall and bare, grown from the seed of a forest obliterated by British artillery in July 1916, rise, now, from a tangle of bramble and haz...
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The Rhondda School
Phil Carradice
Wales is fortunate in being able to boast a whole range of writers, musicians, singers and artists who have achieved international acclaim.
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Welsh place names
Phil Carradice
Welsh place names are part of what makes Wales different, but where did they come from and what is their origin?
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Healthcare in Wales before the NHS
Phil Carradice
Wales - and the Welsh people in general - played an important role in the creation of universal health care in the UK.
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The Story of Singleton Park, Swansea
Phil Carradice
Situated on the edge of the suburb of Sketty, Singleton is the largest of all Swansea’s parks, covering over 200 acres.
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The making of the new series of Coming Home
Geoff Evans
A new series of Coming Home brings a whole host of Welsh stars tracing their Welsh family trees
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Llanelly House: a perfect example of a Georgian town house
Phil Carradice
Blogger Phil Carraidce writes about the recently restored Llanelly House one of the finest examples of a Georgian town house in South Wales.
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Jack Jones - writer and political activist
Phil Carradice
The life story of writer and political activist Jack Jones.
