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Welsh Characters In Film, Part 1 (with Tales For Wales)

Ep. 168
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Not that anybody asked but this week we put on the red dragon and cleared our throats for a rousing rendition of Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau because we're figuring out our Top 3 Welsh Characters In Film, and we are very happy to be joined by the fantastic Tales For Wales Podcast who are going to help us get to the bottom of this timeless question. From the valleys to the silver screen, we're asking which Welsh characters have truly represented the land of song, and which ones were just doing a funny accent and hoping nobody noticed. Are they heroes? Are they villains? Are they just inexplicably, magnificently Welsh? What will make our final Top 3 list this week? Expect the Porthcawl Elvis Convention, Hollyoaks: After Dark and not being able to say "Gondoland" anymore.


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