Hywel Jones
@jonesthewords.bsky.social
Bluebird. Cardiff, Wales.
Seventh heaven for Cymru in Cardiff tonight
November 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Seventh heaven for Cymru in Cardiff tonight
Pat Nevin on Radio 4: 'No one in Europe, per capita, goes to watch football more than the Scots.' You learn something every day.
November 18, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Pat Nevin on Radio 4: 'No one in Europe, per capita, goes to watch football more than the Scots.' You learn something every day.
Two Wales managers winning on one day. A rarity.
November 16, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Two Wales managers winning on one day. A rarity.
Turns out you can win something with kids. Great performance from Cardiff's academy talent vs Arsenal U-21
November 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Turns out you can win something with kids. Great performance from Cardiff's academy talent vs Arsenal U-21
Pluribus (Apple) is an incredible piece of television.
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Pluribus (Apple) is an incredible piece of television.
Cardiff City fans scanning the horizon, trying to spot the next home fixture. It's been ages.
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Cardiff City fans scanning the horizon, trying to spot the next home fixture. It's been ages.
“Diplomacy never works. Until it does.” What a great series The Diplomat is (Netflix)
November 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“Diplomacy never works. Until it does.” What a great series The Diplomat is (Netflix)
Looking through papers and found this print. Johnny Owen, training in New Tredegar.
October 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Looking through papers and found this print. Johnny Owen, training in New Tredegar.
Cardiff back lane
October 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Cardiff back lane
BBC Alba's coverage of the Scotland v Ireland shinty international keeps cutting away to spectating dogs. Don't know if this is a feature of shinty, or maybe the director just likes them.
October 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
BBC Alba's coverage of the Scotland v Ireland shinty international keeps cutting away to spectating dogs. Don't know if this is a feature of shinty, or maybe the director just likes them.
House of Dynamite (Netflix) is a gripping thriller about a nightmare security scenario. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
October 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
House of Dynamite (Netflix) is a gripping thriller about a nightmare security scenario. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
The decline of the newspaper sub-editor, part 174.
October 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The decline of the newspaper sub-editor, part 174.
Pub quiz: in which official Bluebirds squad photo did a player leave his watch on?
October 3, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Pub quiz: in which official Bluebirds squad photo did a player leave his watch on?
Two new documentaries which deserve a big screen release. Megadoc and Vice is Broke. Both examine what happens when huge sums of money collide with ambition, creativity and reality.
September 4, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Two new documentaries which deserve a big screen release. Megadoc and Vice is Broke. Both examine what happens when huge sums of money collide with ambition, creativity and reality.
'Terry meets Julie, Waterloo Station, Every Friday night'
August 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
'Terry meets Julie, Waterloo Station, Every Friday night'
Will never know what it was like to watch Mexico 70 in person, but this afternoon in the heat of Leckwith might have come close. 3-0 vs Rotherham.
August 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Will never know what it was like to watch Mexico 70 in person, but this afternoon in the heat of Leckwith might have come close. 3-0 vs Rotherham.
Need someone to invent a filter that authentically replicates the compressed sound of 80s FM radio.
June 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Need someone to invent a filter that authentically replicates the compressed sound of 80s FM radio.
The Bear continues to be in a class of its own.
June 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The Bear continues to be in a class of its own.
Watching previews of the new F1 film, and thinking of the visceral sound and editing of Grand Prix (1967).
June 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Watching previews of the new F1 film, and thinking of the visceral sound and editing of Grand Prix (1967).
It's get behind the gaffer time. #bluebirds
June 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
It's get behind the gaffer time. #bluebirds
In awe of craftsmen who could build dry stone walls. Portland mortar is quicker, but not as elegant. Work in progress.
June 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
In awe of craftsmen who could build dry stone walls. Portland mortar is quicker, but not as elegant. Work in progress.
Portrait of a great writer, a more colourful era, and a buccaneering attitude.
June 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Portrait of a great writer, a more colourful era, and a buccaneering attitude.
Picture Post. Journalism before the algorithm. 35mm cameras brought a new era of coverage at a time of immense change. At National Museum of Wales / Amgueddfa Cymru.
June 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Picture Post. Journalism before the algorithm. 35mm cameras brought a new era of coverage at a time of immense change. At National Museum of Wales / Amgueddfa Cymru.