I was watching a bit of the Wales v Scotland ruby match this afternoon when I recalled these three 30 minute programmes on Wales on BBC Radio 4 by Jeremy Bowen. Jeremy is better known for being shot at by various peoples out in the Middle East where he normally works as a BBC foreign correspondent.
These three interesting programmes give an insight into the growth of Wales as a nation, the historical background and present day realities. All from a man who was born and bred in Cardiff.
We all know Scots history, a thousand years of English oppression and all that, but nobody knows Wales. Wales is just that bit on the end of England, annexed by Edward the Thug a thousand years ago and ignored ever since. sScots empathise with the Welsh quite easily, Wales rugby fans have always found a welcome in Scotland, it's the Scots rugby fans we refer to as 'Hooray Hamish's.' Having an oppressive neighbour next door does bring a shared understanding. Wales however, is not Scotland and the story is a very different one. These three programmes are well worth a listen.
3 comments:
I'll have a listen to these.
Sounds good.
Dave, You may like them.
Fly, I hope you can hear them.
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