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Dylan Thomas

Welsh Greats Series 7

Episode 4 of 4

The life of the world-famous poet, from his wild and violent love affair with Caitlin to his last drunken days in New York. Matthew Rhys tells the story of the Swansea lad and loveable rogue who filled secret notebooks with poems that would one day be read around the world.

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Mon 27 Oct 201422:35

BBC One Wales HD & Wales only

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Welsh Greats producer Dafydd O’Connor blogs about the challenges of making a TV documentary without moving footage of the main subject.

Role	Contributor
Narrator	Matthew Rhys
Producer	Dafydd O'Connor
Director	Dafydd O'Connor

Thu 24 Apr 201422:35
BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
Mon 27 Oct 201422:35
BBC One Wales HD & Wales only

Free interactive ebook

Dylan Thomas's life told with Hollywood performances, archive clips and in his own words.

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Explore the life, work and legacy of the Welsh poet on the centenary of his birth.