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Rhys Jones
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By day: reasonably mild-mannered Swansea-based digital media lecturer. But by night: reasonably mild-mannered Swansea-based digital media lecturer. Siarad Cymraeg, all the way. He/him/fo a fe

https://swan.ac.uk/staff/rhys.jones/
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Ha well it'd be more a paragraph than a chapter! But it'd at least include my favourite Wil Cwac Cwac anecdote, being that Urien Wiliam, the man who adapted it for the screen (and wrote new stories), also wrote the Welsh subtitles for the Denzil and Gwynedd sketches on Absolutely...
November 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Was excellent to see you :) glad you enjoyed!
October 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
You're very welcome! Dave is on Bluesky but perhaps rightly sees all this as ancient history by now :) It's me who still feels not particularly righteous indignation...!
October 26, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Marginally after our time, I think: an attempt to retool My Favourite Things in a manner that almost, but doesn't quite, mention any higher power. Very badly transcribed here hymn.fandom.com/wiki/Autumn_...
September 1, 2025 at 7:24 AM
I'm happy to hear a case for the words (only the words I'm afraid) of Autumn Days, especially as it mentions mid-air refuelling, something I genuinely didn't know could be done successfully!
August 31, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I'm that rare beast, a Sydney Carter fan (I'll even stand up for Lord of the Dance). Simple yet never simplistic: my vicar suggests the last verse, 'You are older than the world can be/You are younger than the life in me' encapsulates the nature of God better than many more lauded hymnwriters do...
August 31, 2025 at 11:43 AM
You're absolutely more than welcome. Thanks to you for not mentioning that the reference to AD 73 actually appeared in your chat with Sioned Wiliam, which I also read recently. Oops :)
August 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
You can find a selection of recent episodes of The Celtic Connection and its predecessor, generously mentioned by Ben, at mixcloud.com/rhysjj
August 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
A surprisingly long search reveals a comment from @cheeseford.bsky.social : 'How many people know that Johnny Fruin was the head of WEA UK (BA's record company) at the time?' Certainly not me.
July 31, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Three from Big Angus Robertson in the list! noiseboxradio.com/anthems
July 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM