In Swansea cinemas in May 1959. Some tough choices then…
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Swansea in the Fifties
I have submitted the text of my next book to Amberley Publishing. A week early too. Astonishing. The book is called Swansea in the Fifties and I anticipate that it will be available in time for Christmas. Twelve chapters fully illustrated using contemporary photographs and news items. It deals with life in Swansea during…
Website Changes
I have spent a couple of days updating the website. You might not notice the changes but I have combined all the websites I had into one to make managing the content easier. It is less cumbersome and some of the material isn’t quite as buried away as it used to be. Buried is an…
Latest piece in Welsh Country Magazine – Portmeirion
I am delighted to report that the new edition of Welsh Country Magazine (May 2015) contains a piece I wrote about one of my favourite places – Portmeirion, a place of dreams and relaxation – and of course of The Prisoner! I really enjoyed the research – including the obligatory visit. It is a magical…
Waterstones – Thank you
Did my book signing today In Waterstones in Swansea and I should like to thank the staff there – Katarina and her colleagues – for looking after me. It was cold and damp outside but there were plenty of people about and it was good to have the chance to talk about my book –…
Book Signing
I am signing copies of my latest book, The Swansea Book of Dates, on Saturday 27 March 2015 at 1.00pm in Waterstones on Oxford Street in Swansea.
Marks and Spencer – Thank you
The work on my next book – Swansea in the Fifties – continues. I have spent some time trying to find good illustrations and I am delighted to report that I have had excellent support from Marks and Spencer. I contacted their Company Archive which is based at The University of Leeds and they have…
The Museum of Welsh Cricket
I had an excellent visit today to Sophia Gardens in Cardiff where I met Dr Andrew Hignell. He is the scorer and archivist of Glamorgan County Cricket Club and he is based in the excellent CC4 Museum of Welsh Cricket at the Swalec Stadium. He very kindly offered me some resouces to illustrate my next book…
Welsh Country Magazine – March 2015
My article in this month’s edition is about the strange man Dr William Price from Llantrisant. He was wilfully unconventional and had a mania about druidism. He invented an alternative history in which Greek history was an invention of Welsh bards – in fact Homer he said was a Welshman. But it was his personal…
So you won’t talk?
I was researching in the Library yesterday and found an envelope in West Glamorgan Archives which contained Public Information leaflets. It contained a wonderful document called “So you won’t Talk” from the beginning of the Second World War. It contains useful advice on how to resist interrogation at the hands of the Germans and outlines…