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Film Skills Open Day

Film Skills Open Day

Screen and Sound Digitisation and Curatorial teams host the first of two open days

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A scan of a the front page of the Radio Times, Oct. 29 1943. Featured on the page is a listing for the Cairo Eisteddfod which is referenced in this blog post.

The Wales Broadcast Archive and the BBC

Lowri Jenkins picks out some highlights from her time working with the BBC on the Wales Broadcast Archive Project.

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Sue Williams, Unblushing, 2002

The Power of Looking

New exhibition at the National Library unpacks portraiture and the power of looking

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Golwg ar Portread a Phŵer

Golwg ar Portread a Phŵer

Join Mari Elin Jones, Interpretation Officer at the National Library of Wales, for a...

Wed 10 Dec 2025 1:00pm

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AR-LEIN / ONLINE: Golwg ar Portread a Phŵer

AR-LEIN / ONLINE: Golwg ar Portread a Phŵer

Join Mari Elin Jones, Interpretation Officer at the National Library of Wales, for a...

Wed 10 Dec 2025 1:00pm

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