I went to Wales once. It rained non-stop and was very windy. No-one spoke English and everyone cursed the English. There are more sheep than humans. The only food is seaweed and cheese on toast. Everyone is small, dark-eyed & dark-haired. They play a strange game called rugby and they think they are special. They claim that St Patrick and guinness are Welsh and they hate the English. They are obsessed with England and talk of nothing but the English. I am never going back.
I can't thank you enough, Jim, for all these great uploads about Wales. I have read every book I could get my hands on about Wales, but these programs make history come alive. We Americans call it edutainment. Thanks again. Bonzey Williams
A lot missed in this commentary, particularly a brilliant literary tradition, etc. due to its briefness, and clearly a sort of strangeness, and a hint of condescension, in the commentators perspective. However, it was most interesting indeed.
A fascinating clip, as you say, even if a lot of the fascination is in the way that the London BBC of the 1960s still hasn't managed to quite rid itself of a faint but still appreciable air of condescension when dealing with the life of "ordinary people" in "the provinces". Who was the commentator? It sounds a little like Cliff Michelmore, though I think it probably wasn't.
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I went to Wales once. It rained non-stop and was very windy. No-one spoke English and everyone cursed the English. There are more sheep than humans. The only food is seaweed and cheese on toast. Everyone is small, dark-eyed & dark-haired. They play a strange game called rugby and they think they are special. They claim that St Patrick and guinness are Welsh and they hate the English. They are obsessed with England and talk of nothing but the English. I am never going back.
karezza6 2 months ago
I can't thank you enough, Jim, for all these great uploads about Wales. I have read every book I could get my hands on about Wales, but these programs make history come alive. We Americans call it edutainment. Thanks again. Bonzey Williams
bonzey1171 3 months ago
ah now i see there are more segments....perusing them now!
griffcats 1 year ago
A lot missed in this commentary, particularly a brilliant literary tradition, etc. due to its briefness, and clearly a sort of strangeness, and a hint of condescension, in the commentators perspective. However, it was most interesting indeed.
griffcats 1 year ago
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3tangle3 1 year ago
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3tangle3 1 year ago
A fascinating clip, as you say, even if a lot of the fascination is in the way that the London BBC of the 1960s still hasn't managed to quite rid itself of a faint but still appreciable air of condescension when dealing with the life of "ordinary people" in "the provinces". Who was the commentator? It sounds a little like Cliff Michelmore, though I think it probably wasn't.
Ynysmydwr 3 years ago
Ah, yes, now I've found number 1 in the series, it's obvious: Rene Cutforth!
Ynysmydwr 3 years ago