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Network

Title
Network
Genre
Interview
TX Date
30 Aug 1981
Year of production
1981
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Duration
00:50:20
Description
Network, this week from Swansea Sound. Wyn Thomas interviews rugby player Ray Gravell on the pronunciation of his name, his life, commitment to Welsh culture, early life and rugby career, his friendship with and admiration of Delme Thomas and current rugby stars. Wyn Thomas then interviews Alexander Cordell (the pen-name of George Alexander Graber) on his life and novels, how he ended up in Wales, his love of China, whether state control would work in the UK, whether he is a communist, his children. Including an appendix on Dic Penderyn (Richard Lewis), and his new book, Rogue’s March.
Contributors
Ray Gravell; Alexander Cordell; Wyn Thomas; Swansea Sound
Keywords
Books; Authors; Writers; China; Political systems; Wales; Novels; Communism; Sportsmen; Rugby; Ray Gravell; Alexander Cordell; George Alexander Graber; Delme Thomas; Dic Penderyn; Richard Lewis; Rogue’s March; Wales (rugby team); Welsh (cultural identity)

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