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Religion in Wales includes many faiths and beliefs and these clips demonstrate how people from different faiths have practiced their religion in the countryside and in cities during the 20th century, and the variety of beliefs that exist in Wales today.
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Report of a traditional blessing by three Thai Buddhist monks of a market stall in Swansea market.
Language: English
Report of a traditional blessing by three Thai Buddhist monks of a market stall in Swansea market. 20/08/2012 The Only Thai Monk in the Village BBC Cymru Wales
Location: Swansea
Report by Ednyfed Hudson Davies on the preparations by a young man to become a Thai Buddhist monk.
Language: English
Report by Ednyfed Hudson Davies on the preparations by a young man to become a Thai Buddhist monk including the procession to the temple. Journey to the Far East 4: Thailand
Location: Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Report on the life of a Buddhist teacher in Cardiff who came to Wales in 1983.
Language: English
Report on the life of a Buddhist teacher in Cardiff who came to Wales in 1983 with shots of him teaching local people, singing and playing traditional Indian instruments with them. 16/02/1989 Between Ourselves: The Lotus and the Leek BBC Cymru Wales
Location: Cardiff
CLIP Cymru: Report on the life of a Buddhist teacher in Cardiff who came to Wales in 1983.
Adroddiad ar glwb Yoga yng Nghaerdydd ynghyd a chyfweliad gyda'r trefnydd
Language: Welsh
Report from a Yoga club in Cardiff together with an interview with the organiser. 11/01/1974 Heddiw BBC Cymru Wales
Location: Cardiff
CLIP Cymru: Adroddiad ar glwb Yoga yng Nghaerdydd ynghyd a chyfweliad gyda'r trefnydd
Adroddiad ar sut mae Sikhiaid a Hindŵiaid yng Nghaerdydd yn dathlu eu crefydd a'u diwylliant.
Language: Welsh
Report on how Sikhs and Hindus in Cardiff celebrate their religion and culture at their temples and through their clothes and music. 20/11/1990 Byd yn Grwn: Dinas Caerdydd BBC Cymru Wales
Location: Cardiff
Naim Patel speaking in a Hindu temple in Cardiff about the Hindu festival of Diwali.
Language: English
Naim Patel speaking in a Hindu temple in Cardiff about the Hindu festival of Diwali and the welcome by local communities. He turns on the Diwali lights. Wales Today BBC Cymru Wales
Location: Cardiff
CLIP Cymru: Naim Patel speaking in a Hindu temple in Cardiff about the Hindu festival of Diwali.
Adroddiad am briodas Sikhaidd draddodiadol.
Language: Welsh
Report of a traditional Sikh wedding with the bride and groom in a procession to the temple where the two families exchange flowers and money. 09/10/1979 Trefnwyd Priodas BBC Cymru Wales
Report from Tonfannau Camp, Tywyn as Ugandan Hindu, Muslim and Sikh families prepare for Christmas
Language: English
Report from Tonfannau Camp, Tywyn as Ugandan Hindu, Muslim and Sikh families prepare for Christmas. 20/12/1972 Wales Today BBC Cymru Wales
Location: Tonfannau, Gwynedd
Adroddiad ar yr angen i gefnogi gwahanol grefyddau ymhlith Asiaid o Uganda yng Ngwersyll Tonfannau
Language: Welsh
Report on the need to support differing religions and cultures amongst Ugandan Asians in Tonfannau Camp, Tywyn including food requirements. Interview with John Beaumont, deputy Camp Manager. 24/11/1972 Cywain BBC Cymru Wales
Location: Tonfannau, Gwynedd
Arthur Emyr yn adrodd ar sut mae Mwslemiaid Caerdydd yn dathlu eu crefydd a'u diwylliant.
Language: Welsh
Arthur Emyr reporting on how Muslims in Cardiff celebrate their religion and culture attending the mosque and through their food. 20/11/1990 Byd yn Crwn: Dinas Caerdydd BBC Cymru Wales
Location: Cardiff
Report by Jason Mohammad on Ramadan.
Language: English
Report by Jason Mohammad on Ramadan with shots of a service in a mosque, fasting for Ramadan and a halal butcher's shop. Wales Today BBC Cymru Wales
Location: Cardiff
Adroddiad ar Ramadan o fosg ym Mangor, Gwynedd.
Language: Welsh
Report on Ramadan in a mosque in Bangor, Gwynedd focusing on the importance of Ramadan for families. Newyddion BBC Cymru
Location: Bangor, Gwynedd
A profile of artist John Petts who lives in Llansteffan on the Tywi estuary
Language: English
A profile of artist John Petts who lives in Llansteffan on the Tywi estuary and his love of bell ringing. 30/01/1976 The Estuary BBC Cymru Wales
Location: Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire
CLIP Cymru: A profile of artist John Petts who lives in Llansteffan on the Tywi estuary
Adroddiad o'r ŵyl crefyddol 'Teulu Duw' 1986
Language: Welsh
Alun Gibbard reporting from the religious festival 'God's Family Festival' held at the Royal Welsh Agricultural Showground, Builth Wells where Archbishop Desmond Tutu spoke on his first visit to Wales. 25/05/1986 Teulu Duw BBC Cymru Wales
Location: Builth Wells, Powys
Paratoi ar gyfer gwasanaeth Sul yr Erfyniad ar drên bach y Trallwng a Llanfair Caereinion
Language: Welsh
Interview with organisers and members of a children's choir as they prepare for a Rogation Sunday Service on the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway. 04/05/1970 Heddiw BBC Cymru Wales
Location: Castle Caereinion, Welshpool, Powys
Students' Christian Movement members in Llangoed, Powys
Language: English
Glyn Owen reporting from Llangoed Village Hall which is being decorated by European sixth form students who are members of the Students' Christian movement. Interviews with theological student Alan Haydock from Broadstairs and an Italian student. Interview with the President, Sir Ben Bowen Thomas. 19/08/1964 Wales Today BBC Cymru Wales
Location: Llangoed, Powys
CLIP Cymru: Students' Christian Movement members in Llangoed, Powys
Report on the history of St Peter's Church, Carmarthen
Language: English
Report on the history of St Peter's Church, Carmarthen showing external views of the church. 18/03/1974 The Land Remembers: Fires of the Martyrs BBC Cymru Wales
Location: Carmarthen
CLIP Cymru: Report on the history of St Peter's Church, Carmarthen
Ffilm o dirlun cefn gwlad Cymru tra bod mam a phlant yn canu carol Blygain mewn eglwys Mallwyd
Language: Welsh
A film of a Welsh rural landscape as a mother and children sing a Plygain carol in Mallwyd church. 23/12/1976 Y Plygain BBC Cymru Wales
Location: Mallwyd, Gwynedd
Hywel Gwynfryn yn sgyrsio gyda Jane Edwards am Santes Dwynwen wrth gerdded ar draeth Niwbwrch
Language: Welsh
Hywel Gwynfryn chats with Jane Edwards about the legend of St Dwynwen, patron saint of lovers as they walk on the beach at Newborough and Ynys Llanddwyn, Anglesey. 27/01/1985 Rhaglen Hywel Gwynfryn BBC Cymru Wales
Location: Llanddwyn Island, Anglesey
Cyfweliad gydag aelodau Clwb Bowls Rhydaman a swyddog o'r Cyngor ar chwarae bowls ar y Sul
Language: Welsh
Interview with Ammanford Bowls club members and a Council official in the town park on whether bowls should be played on Sundays. 23/07/1973 Heddiw BBC Cymru Wales
Location: Ammanford, Carmarthenshire
Stephen Fairclough reports on the Kindertransport which saved the lives of Jewish children (Radio)
Language: English
Stephen Fairclough reports on the Kindertransport which saved the lives of Jewish children before the Second World War and interviews two elderly women who were saved by travelling on the trains. 13/02/2019 Eye on Wales: Kinder transportees BBC Cymru Wales
Rhodri Llywelyn yn adrodd ar baratoadau Calan Gaeaf yn Amgueddfa Sain Ffagan a Chaerdydd
Language: Welsh
Rhodri Llywelyn reports on Halloween preparations at St Fagans National History Museum and Ysgol Tregana, Cardiff. Interviews with Matthew Davies, Museum Wales and residents about the tradition of trick or treating. 31/10/2006 Newyddion BBC Cymru Wales
Location: Sain Ffagan & Cardiff
CLIP Cymru: Rhodri Llywelyn yn adrodd ar baratoadau Calan Gaeaf yn Amgueddfa Sain Ffagan a Chaerdydd
Dydd Gwener 13eg
Language: Welsh
Hywel Gwynfryn introduces a spoof news item on Friday 13th traditions where he deliberately attracts bad luck by walking under a ladder in a street and breaking a mirror. 13/01/1967 Heddiw BBC Cymru Wales
Location: Cardiff
Vincent Kane reports on the Carmarthen oak tree linked to Merlin and interviews local people
Language: English
Vincent Kane reports on the Carmarthen oak tree linked to Merlin and interviews local people. BBC News BBC Cymru Wales
Location: Carmarthen
Interview on UFO sightings by children
Language: English
Interview with children from Broad Haven C.P School who claim to have seen an UFO. 08/02/1977 Wales today BBC Cymru Wales
Location: Broad Haven, Pembrokeshire
Aflonyddwch yn Abertawe
Language: Welsh
Hywel Gwynfryn reporting on a house in Rhondda Street, Swansea where the Howells family experienced disturbances. He mentions Andrew Mackenzie’s book ‘The Unexplained’ which suggests that the hauntings are due to heavy rain affecting the foundations. 22/11/1966 Heddiw BBC Cymru Wales
Location: Swansea