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BBC and Wales
* BBC, South East Wales – Feature on Abergavenny
Graphics and titles were developed by the Lambie-Nairn design agency and were gradually rolled out across the whole of BBC News, including a similar design for regional news starting with Newsroom South East and the three BBC Nations – Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
At the time the fourth service was being considered, a movement in Wales lobbied for the creation of dedicated service that would air Welsh-language programmes, then only catered for at ' off peak ' times on BBC Wales and HTV.
Head of Programmes Wales at the BBC, Aneirin Talfan Davies, who commissioned several of Thomas ' early radio talks, believed that the poet's " whole attitude is that of the medieval bards.
* 1978: Dylan: Life and Death of a Poet, a BBC Wales film of Thomas ' final two visits to America ; directed by Richard Lewis.
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In 2011 Kinnock took part in the BBC Wales programme Coming Home about his Welsh family history, the programme was broadcast on 30 November 2011.
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In 2002, the BBC used the headline " English and Welsh are races apart " to report a genetic survey of test subjects from market towns in England and Wales.
Pobol y Cwm was originally transmitted on BBC Wales television between 1974 and 1982.
A common misconception is that the Doctor Who production team at BBC Wales were so impressed by how much more resilient the toy sonic screwdriver was than the real prop, that they obtained moulds of the original prototype of the toy to use in the 2006 series, in fact, this was not the case.
England has made squatting illegal on the 1st of September 2012 as BBC reports: " Squatting in a residential building in England and Wales will become a criminal offence on Saturday, meaning squatters could face jail or a fine.
Regional stations include BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio Wales.
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BBC and Owain
At the age of nearly 80 he played Owain Glyndŵr in Shakespeare's Henry IV for BBC radio.

BBC and Glyndŵr
*" Glyndŵr flag flies at city castle " – BBC News 12 September 2005
BBC Cymru Wales runs a studio and newsroom for their radio, television and online services located at Glyndŵr University.

Wales and Owain
Owain Glyndŵr (), or Owain Glyn Dŵr, ( c. 1349 or 1359 – c. 1416 ) was a Welsh ruler and the last native Welshman to hold the title Prince of Wales.
These events led to Owain being proclaimed Prince of Wales on 16 September 1400, by a small band of followers which included his eldest son, his brothers-in-law, and the Dean of St Asaph in the town of Corwen, possibly in the church of SS Mael & Sulien.
Much of northern and central Wales went over to Owain.
Royal officials continued to report that Welsh students at Oxford University were leaving their studies to join Owain, and Welsh labourers and craftsmen were abandoning their employers in England and returning to Wales.
Scots and French privateers were operating around Wales throughout Owain ’ s war.
Owain is perhaps best remembered outside Wales as the mysterious Welshman of ' Owen Glendower ' in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 who claims to be able to " call spirits from the vasty deep ," and proves later on that he can, at least, summon unearthly music.
Folk memory in Wales had always held him in high regard and almost every parish has some landmark or story about Owain.
Owain ’ s personal standard — the quartered arms of Powys and Deheubarth rampant — began to be seen all over Wales, especially at rugby union matches against the English.
A campaign exists to make 16 September, the date Owain raised his standard, a public holiday in Wales.
A statue of Owain Glyndŵr on horseback was installed in 2007 in The Square in Corwen, Denbighshire to commemorate his life and his lasting influence on Wales.
He is also a character in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 and was the hero of James Hill's UK TV movie Owain, Prince of Wales, broadcast in 1983 in the early days of Channel 4 / S4C.
Rhys was one of the most successful and powerful Welsh princes, and after the death of Owain Gwynedd of Gwynedd in 1170 was the dominant power in Wales.
Rhys made an alliance with Owain Gwynedd and after the failure of another invasion of Wales by Henry in 1165 was able to win back most of his lands.
This invasion was not entirely successful, but Owain Gwynedd was induced to seek terms and to give up some territory in the north-east of Wales.
* 1400 – Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers.
* probable – Owain Glyndŵr, last Welsh Prince of Wales ( d. 1416 )
* Owain Gwynedd is recognized as ruler of Wales.
* Rhys ab Owain, king of Deheubarth, Wales
* Henry II of England invades Wales and is defeated at the Battle of Ewloe by Owain Gwynedd.
* September 16 – Owain Glyndŵr is proclaimed Prince of Wales by his followers and begins attacking English strongholds in north-east Wales.
* December – Financed by Charles V of France, Welshman Owain Lawgoch launches an invasion fleet against the English in an attempt to claim the throne of Wales.
* May – Owain Lawgoch makes a second attempt to take the throne of Wales.

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