In 1975 Gwyn Thomas appeared on the Kane at Christmas programme. As
these few brief excerpts show, it was a hilarious performance that is
still fondly remembered by many to this day. Listen again to the great
talker as he explains the dangers of Rugby, the funeral of Cliff Davies,
the legend of the buried city of Kenfig, stolen false teeth,the problem
with singing and the perils of adultery.
* [For first time visitors]:
Typo in the title?
Nah.
It's just that I would not let a tiny T spoil an avantgardistic alliteration.
The great Wesh writer, talker and broadcaster Gwyn Thomas appeared on
the Michael Parkinson show in the early 1970's. In the first part of
the intervew he explains why he has his own signal at Paddington
station, how he broke his toe defending pacifism, and the impact of the
Welsh religious revival on the productivity of pit ponies underground.
In Part Two of the interview, Michael Parkinson asks Gwyn Thomas about
the time he spent at Oxford University, growing up in the Rhondda and
his experiences of working on the Brains Trust. Gwyn explains how Welsh
people have a theatrical nature, why he is always being mistaken for
someone else and the unfortunate consequences of learning to smoke at a
very early age
In the third part of his interview on the Parkinson show, Gwyn Thomas
explains Dr Bronowski's greatest challenge, why he eventually gave up
teaching and his unfortunate early experience of being miscast as an
actor. Later, with actress Sarah Miles they discuss fox hunting, the
secret of a happy marriage and the madness of Hollywood.
In the 1960's writer and broadcaster Gwyn Thomas made a series of
programmes for TWW in which he visited different parts of Wales. In this
programme, Gwyn visits Laugharne and pays tribute to the literary
genius Dylan Thomas, a man who Gwyn had known well.
Although
the original audio of this particular broadcast has not survived , the
script that Gwyn Thomas wrote for the programme has. His timeless words
are read here by the superb actor Glyn Houston.
Please note that
the copyright of this video belongs to ITV Cymru Wales / National
Library of Wales. They have very kindly given permission for it to be
shown here. Please show them your appreciation and visit their YouTube
channel to see more fantastic archive recordings from Wales.