Welcome to the winter news round-up where we take a look back at the second half of 2017 and look forward to 2018. In print we saw a new US edition of The Poems of Dylan Thomas (edited by John… Read More ›
Radio
May 2015 News Round-up
14 May 2015 will mark the first annual International Dylan Thomas Day, a day when we are invited to “celebrate the magic of Dylan Thomas’ words”. May 14th is the anniversary of the first stage performance of Under Milk Wood, when Dylan… Read More ›
February 2015 News Round-up
Welcome to the latest round up of news relating to the poet Dylan Thomas The 2014 Dylan Thomas centenary was fittingly rounded off by two exciting developments. The ‘lost’ notebook, described by Professor John Goodby as “the most exciting discovery since… Read More ›
November 2014 News Round-up
Our latest round up is a mammoth one spanning the celebrations for Dylan’s 100th birthday and reflecting the attendant increase in interest in all matters Dylan Thomas. The weekend of October 25th-26th saw celebrations at the Do Not Go Gentle Festival and… Read More ›
October 2014 News Round-up
Welcome to the latest round up of news relating to the poet Dylan Thomas After years of planning and an unprecedented outpouring of creativity we are finally closing in on the climax of the Dylan Thomas centenary. Dylan was born… Read More ›
August 2014 News Round-up
Welcome to the latest round up of news relating to the poet Dylan Thomas Another month and the launch of another major Dylan Thomas event as the Dylan exhibition opened at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, on June 28th. The exhibition, one… Read More ›
June 2014 News Round-up
Welcome to the latest round up of news relating to the poet Dylan Thomas May felt like the month when Dylan’s centenary celebrations reached a high watermark as the poet’s words flooded across our radios and TVs (in Wales at… Read More ›
May 2014 News Round-up
Welcome to the latest round up of news relating to the poet Dylan Thomas April saw a return of the annual Laugharne Weekend festival which this year included a performance by Bob Kingdom of his acclaimed one-man show Dylan Thomas : Return… Read More ›
Richard Burton on Dylan Thomas the actor
This wonderful description of Dylan’s power as a radio performer comes from a review by Richard Burton of The Life of Dylan Thomas by Constantine Fitzgibbon that appeared in Book Week magazine, 24th October 1965. “Invisible centuries-gone atavistic hair rose on our… Read More ›
Desert Island Dylan: Dylan Thomas & the BBC
In January 1942, whilst Britain was in the midst of the second world war, a new radio programme was launched on the BBC that would go on to become a national institution. Desert Island Discs was devised by broadcaster Roy… Read More ›
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