Background It should have been over for Llwybr Llaethog – the moment they chose that name. It was done as a bit of a laugh – because it’s so tricky …
The Abominable Professor Giggle
Jingle Jeff and Professor Giggle are back to teach the good people of You Tube how to speak Welsh…sort of. Today’s lesson is all about body parts and Jingle Jeff …
Y Gelli: Tune In, Space Out
This is a sequence from the greatest ever show for pre-school Welsh stoners – Y Gelli on S4C. While some programmes may be happy to teach kids about colours and …
Newport is Dead, Long Live Newport
There comes a time when you have to say – enough is enough. When things have gone too far; when somebody needs to make a stand. And by sending their …
Carwyn Jones, Busy Doing Nothing
The smile of Carwyn Jones is a remarkable thing. It’s the kind of smile which can lower room temperatures and put cattle in distant fields on edge. It’s a thin, …
Dau Cefn – Cariad
It’s testament to the divided culture of Wales that Dau Cefn can have been creating beautiful music like this for the past 15 years whilst remaining almost completely unknown to …
David R Edwards: The No Holds Bard
There are many good reasons to learn Welsh – but the music of Datblygu is the best one. Because when the ancient Celts were sat around on stones and inventing …
The Fresh Prince of BBC Wales
He controls much of what Welsh people see and hear. He’s the man responsible for feeding us a diet of docs about Jamie Owen’s love for sailing and topical radio …
Eisteddfod: The Filth and the Fury
The National Eisteddfod; it’s that thing you see on BBC Wales Today once a year. It lasts around 40 seconds – you see footage of people in wellies walking past …
Cian Ciarán: Protest, Riot, Make Art
Background The UK is a mad place – and getting madder by the day. Government vans driving around, telling immigrants to ‘Go home’. The media’s psychotic attempts to drum up …
Royal Supporters? Aye, Poll The Other One
It’s incredible – 80 percent of British people support the monarchy!!! It seems almost unbelievable; especially if you live in Wales. It doesn’t seem to reflect the world you live …
Car Gwyllt: The Story of the North Wales Coasters
The best thing about work, is going home – especially if that involves hurtling down a mountain on a homemade toboggan thingy. This is what workers at the Craig Ddu …
The Legend of Kärnarvøn Kästle
What you’re seeing here is the brief moment in human history when Bangor band Kärnarvøn Kästle was, quite possibly, the greatest thing in the world. Here’s a description of the …
Y Reu – Symud Ymlaen
This is Dyffryn Nantlle band Y Reu with one of those tunes which plants itself in your head and refuses to leave. You can download it for free from their …
The Lost Welsh Tradition of Ten Man Tryout
With our industries switched off, unemployment high and the standard of daytime telly low, there’s nothing much to do but sit around the grit barrel, have a chat about lovely …
Ioan Talfryn: The Dragon Needs Two Tongues
Background If you’ve been taught at an English medium school in Wales then you’re the product of a deranged experiment. State schools were introduced into Wales as part of an …
You and Whose Army?
The British Army truly unites England and Wales – it’s a killer combination of English donkeys leading Welsh sheep. It’s perfect military force as the chinless dregs of English private …
The Bizarre World of Welsh Bin Dipping Artist
If you’ve ever been wandering around Wrexham and wondered why a bloke has planted himself inside a bin. Or why somebody’s having a kip in a makeshift hammock outside Poundland. …
Monkey Shot For Reading Welsh Newspaper
You know what it’s like. You’re a C19th explorer, searching through the wilds of Borneo when you come across an orangutan reading a newspaper. So you shoot it. And then …
Future of the Left – Failed Olympic Bid
A brilliant fan made video for a tune by Cardiff band Future of the Left. Band’s Facebook page here. Similar stuff: The Inspiration for SFA’s Love Kraft Joe Goddard – …