The Latest Podcasts from BBC Radio Wales

Wrongly Accused: The Annette Hewins Story

A deadly fire leads to the conviction of Annette Hewins for arson, but after 3 years in prison her sentence is quashed. Her daughter Nicole uncovers the miscarriage of justice

Elis James' Feast Of Football

Elis James chews over the week's football with Iwan Roberts and guests

Scrum V Rugby

Gareth Rhys Owen brings you the latest news, views and interviews from the world of Welsh rugby

The miners’ strike of 1984-5 had a profound impact on Britain’s politics, economy and society. For those on strike, and their families, it felt like an existential struggle to save not only their jobs, but their communities, and the life they knew. Jonny Owen was just 13 and growing up in Merthyr Tydfil when it began. As it was kicking off, his parents told the family that they were going to give a substantial share of their wages to the striking miners for the duration of the dispute. His father and grandfather had worked underground. Jonny couldn’t understand how anyone could argue with the decision to strike – after all, they just wanted to keep their jobs. The miners lost their fight, and today, the South Wales Valleys suffer deep-seated problems – low skills, unemployment, and high sickness rates. Jonny, a filmmaker, now lives in Nottingham – an area that could not have been more different from South Wales during the strike, with nine out of ten miners going to work throughout the dispute. His friendships cross the divide between the men who went on strike and those who didn’t – and the scars are still deeply felt forty years on. In this series, he talks to people who were at the heart of the strike – on both sides – as he tries to make sense of what happened and why. The conflict was bitter, the battle lines were stark, but the old certainties seem to shift like sand beneath his feet. Join him on his journey into the heart of one of the most tumultuous events in 20th-century Britain. Strike is a Bengo Media Production for BBC Sounds. Presenter: Jonny Owen Series Producer: Clare Hudson Executive Producer: Steve Austins Assistant Producer: Ffion Clarke Development Producer: Branwen Davies Sound Designer: Meic Parry Sound Editor: Adam Whalley Composer: Richard Llewellyn Series Consultant: Dr Ben Curtis Commissioning Editor: Bridget Curnow

All Things Considered

Religious affairs programme, tackling the thornier issues of the day in a thought-provoking manner

Sunday Supplement

Political news, discussions and analysis, plus a round-up of the Sunday papers with our guest reviewers.

Country Focus

Programme serving everyone living in the countryside and tackling the issues affecting them. With rural, farming and environmental news

Walescast

Felicity Evans and James Williams present a one-stop shop of what's happening in the world of Welsh politics.

June: Voice of a Silent Twin

June Gibbons tells the tragic story of her and her sister Jennifer, twins cut off from the world. After a brief crime spree, they become the youngest women in Broadmoor.

Transfer: The Emiliano Sala Story

This nine part podcast series will look at the intriguing story behind the headlines and ask why was Emiliano Sala on that plane?

Death of a Codebreaker

Dr Sian Williams investigates the story of the Welsh codebreaker whose naked body was found inside a bag in his bath. Mystery still surrounds how and why Gareth Williams died.

The Crossbow Killer

One of Britain’s most callous and brutal killings. No motive. No explanation. Tim Hinman and Meic Parry investigate the case of a Welsh murder stranger than fiction.

Mark Andrews: My Love Letter to Wrestling

Mark Andrews speaks to some of the biggest names in the wrestling business about why they love it. Featuring: Becky Lynch, Edge, Triple H, Rhea Ripley, Bayley, Cody Rhodes, Seth Rollins, Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks and more.

Drowned – The Flooding of a Village

February 2023 marks sixty years since activists bombed arguably the most controversial construction project in modern Welsh history – the Llyn Celyn reservoir in North Wales. Residents in the Meirionnydd village of Capel Celyn were forced to leave their homes; and in 1965, Capel Celyn disappeared beneath the new lake - built to provide drinking water for Liverpool. We will take you back to the beginning, in February 1963, when three young men travelled through blizzard conditions to plant a bomb at an electricity transformer on the Tryweryn construction site. One of those jailed tell us his version of what happened that night. These shocking events were one of the sparks that ignited the Welsh language campaigns of the 1960s, and the devolution campaign to follow. But it wasn’t the first time a Welsh community had been displaced to provide water for English cities. And when the homes, the school and chapel have been demolished; when the bodies in the cemetery have been exhumed; and when the gates have been opened to flood the village of Capel Celyn - what happens next? Journalist Betsan Powys has grown up with this story and thought she knew all the facts, but what she discovered in making this podcast has shocked her. And there’s one question she says that she doesn't think we’ve ever quite answered but feels we should: What happens when the story we tell ourselves about the drowning and the decades of protest it sparked start to become a myth, and uncomfortable truths are drowned out? Writer and Presenter: Betsan Powys Producers: Maria David, Huw Meredydd Sound Design: Cathy Robinson Executive Producer: Karen Voisey Production Manager: Andrea Deere Associate Producer: Dinah Jones Development: Catrin Sion and Sam Ferguson Archive Research: Dafydd O’Connor Historical Consultant: Dr Wyn Thomas Original Music: 9Bach

Wynne Evans – The Bestest Bits

A little bit more of what you like! The absolute BESTEST BITS from Wynne’s show on BBC Radio Wales, Monday – Friday, 1100 – 1400. What a treat!

Acid Dream: The Great LSD Plot

In the 1970s it's estimated that about 60% of the world's LSD came from one place: Wales. This is the story of an attempt to start a revolution of the mind, from a Welsh farmhouse.

Mattan: Injustice of a Hanged Man

Somali seaman Mahmood Mattan was hanged for a crime he didn't commit. On March 6th, 1952, Lily Volpert was murdered in the shop she ran in Cardiff's Tiger Bay. What followed was a flawed police investigation and prejudiced trial that ultimately led to Mahmood being hanged for a crime he was not responsible for. After 46 years, his innocence was finally proved in a court of law. But the impact of Lily's murder and Mahmood's execution are still being felt by two families today. For the first time, we hear from the family of murder victim Lily. Ruth was just yards away when her aunty was murdered, and she still doesn't know who killed her. And the surviving family members of Mahmood's family open up about the trauma they felt - and continue to feel to this day - 70 years after Mahmood was hanged. Episode 1 – “We carry the name”. Available from September 9th

A Positive Life: HIV from Terrence Higgins to Today

Sam Smith presents stories of HIV in the UK over the last 40 years; beginning with the life of Terrence Higgins, one of the first British people to die of an AIDS-related illness.

Michael Sheen: Margins to Mainstream

Michael Sheen introduces new writers from under-represented backgrounds on a journey to reveal truths from the margins of society.

Aberfan: Tip Number 7

The Aberfan disaster shook the world - 116 children and 28 adults died on 21 October 1966 when a coal tip engulfed a junior school and surrounding homes. How could this happen? It’s a tale of unheeded warnings, broken promises, and a shattered community’s fight for justice. Nine part podcast series from the same stable as 'Shreds'.

Mabinogi: Lost Legends and Dark Magic

From the Red Book of Hergest, these are the tales of the Mabinogi. Fantasy audio drama, based on the ancient myths of Wales Aimee Ffion Edwards and Darragh Mortell star in a series of lost legends and dark magic. The tales of the Mabinogi are tales of romance, tragedy, comedy and fantasy and together they form the earliest prose stories of Britain. Award-winning writer Lucy Catherine (Being Human, Vanity Fair) gives these stories a modern flavour while remaining true to the vivid magic of Celtic mythology. A joint BBC Wales and BBC Radio 3 commission.

I Was 30, I'm Now 15

Danielle Fahiya, aged 30, is now aged 15. Lockdown has reduced this gregarious, fashion conscious, woman about town to being treated like a teenager. Back to her old bedroom, meals with Mum, lights out at 10. She's trapped in lockdown time-travel: Mum's house, Mum's rules. Contains adults themes and language