Jan
27
Jeni Winstanley: a doer not a talker
Huw Lewis remembers an IWA activist who greatly influenced policy making within the north Wales community
Welsh Lives archive
Jan
17
Lloyd George at 150
On the 150th anniversary of David Lloyd George’s birth, Kirsty Williams argues in favour of the People’s Budget, and Russell Deacon tells us why he remains a controversial figure
Oct
14
The Rosa Parks of the Welsh language movement
Meic Stephens says Eileen Beasley was a campaigner of remarkable resilience
Sep
15
Druidstone made into Preseli paradise
Ian Herbert looks at the life of a Welsh hotelier who promoted the arts on the cliffs of Pembrokeshire
Aug
26
Lawyer who witnessed a nation on trial
Meic Stephens pays tribute to Dafydd Jenkin the major authority on the laws of the tenth Century Hywel Dda
Apr
02
Merv the swerve
Hugh Richards reflects on the life of the sweat banded, Zapata-moustached Mervyn Davies, a master of timing
Mar
17
An actor who responded to the call
Peter Edwards reflects on the life of Philip Madoc, a consummate professional who knew ‘his own people’
Feb
25
Peer who saw Wales as a contributing stream
John Osmond reflects on the life of Emlyn Hooson who died earlier this week
Dec
07
A real football man
Laura McAllister pays tribute to Gary Speed, manager of the Wales football team and Wales’s most capped outfield international
Nov
28
The murder of Hilda Murrell
John Osmond on why unanswered questions around a killing 27 years ago continue to grip our attention