Blog posts by year and monthOctober 2014
Posts (30)
The warmest Halloween on record?
It's been a mild autumn so far with very little, if any, frost to speak of. Temperatures today are once again above average across the country ranging from 15-18°C and won't drop much tonight.
Ghost Stories and Legends of Wales
Ghost stories are a part of our cultural heritage, tales from a long and distant past shrouded in mystery. Stories that originate so long ago it is almost impossible to separate fact from fiction.
Poets’ Graves
You can learn a lot from the gravestones that stand proudly in our churchyards. Whether they’re simple slabs of marble or slate, or huge neo-gothic edifices, the tombstones of our ancestors can tell us much about the character of their owners and about the times in which they lived and died.
A mild start with drizzle on the way
Derek Brockway's weather blog for Tuesday 28th October
From Bangor to Bangalore – Houdini Dax and the Horizons experience
Owen Richards from Houdini Dax talks about his band's experience with the Arts Council of Wales and BBC Wales Horizons scheme, and an upcoming tour in India.
Here comes The Bowles Team
BBC Radio Wales Editor Steve Austins lists the highlights from the station this week, including the arrival of Lynn Bowles.
What did Grandad do in the war?
One of the questions I am most frequently asked is “what did my grandfather do in the war?”. Most people who have an ancestor who served during WW1 have an idea of their battalion or their service number but not always an idea of exactly where their ancestor went and which battles they fought.
Morgan Jones - Railway Builder
Few people in Wales will have ever heard of Morgan Jones. Yet in the late nineteenth century, this farmer's son from Tregynon near Newtown in Powys became a major hero in the State of Texas and built many of the railways that opened up the arid deserts of the southern states.
X-Ray on flaky campervans
I’ve always loved the idea of a campervan, having the freedom to just hop in and go wherever you want at the drop of a hat. But sometimes, the very vans that are supposed to give peace of mind and freedom can become a source of worry, frustration and a financial ball and chain.
Llareggub in Manhattan
Dylan Thomas. There’s a lot of him about at the moment. However, I think what we’ve got to mark the centenary of the poet’s birth this week is really rather special.
