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Baker Boys stars explore the history of co-operatives
BBC Wales History
Two stars from the drama Baker Boys take a journey into the past to find out about the history of co-operatives. A documentary, Baker Boys: How the Co-op Started, is broadcast tonight, Monday 7 February, 10.35pm on BBC One Wales. Mark Lewis Jones explores the incredible vision of the co-operative movement's Welsh founder Robert Owen. Steven Meo uncovers how Robert Owen's radical thinking is impacting on Welsh communities even today. You can watch a preview clip of the documentary below. Also in tonight's documentary, Mark Lewis Jones meets Pat Brandwood, the curator of the Robert Owen Museum in Newtown. Pat has written a blog article for BBC Wales History about the work of museum and her passion for Owen. Alun Burge has written two articles about co-operatives in Wales. Read Alun's article on the co-operative economy and on the history of the co-operative movement in Wales. Phil Carradice has written a blog on the life of Robert Owen. Baker Boys: Behind the Co-operative Movement is broadcast tonight, 10.35pm on BBC One Wales. Visit the programme page to find out more about the documentary and view some exclusive footage.
Behind the scenes at Newtown's Robert Owen Museum
BBC Wales History
Keep an eye out for Baker Boys: How the Co-op Started on Monday 7 February, 10.35pm, BBC One Wales. The documentary goes behind the scenes of BBC Wales' heartwarming drama Baker Boys, and also explores the remarkable life of the co-operative movement's Welsh founder Robert Owen. One of th...
Robert Owen, socialist and visionary
Phil Carradice
Robert Owen is now something of a forgotten figure. Yet this far-sighted visionary, a man who was arguably born before his time, was one of the most original thinkers ever to come out of Wales. He was a socialist long before the term "socialism" had ever been invented. He was also an educatio...
