Why Santa Might Kill You – Live Stage Shows in November and December 2026
What’s the show all about? Author, historian and broadcaster; Graham Loveluck-Edwards brings you a series of talks on the horrible history of Christmas. Real history and genuine events but viewed through a light-hearted lens and presented in a humorous and entertaining way. Discover how the character of “Father Christmas” was originally created to represent everything…
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What next for the Glamorgan History Walks?
Thank you to everyone who supported the Glamorgan History Walks festival this year. We had a great time with you this summer, and we hope you had as much fun as we did. Our thoughts are already turning to next year and how to make these events better. So we thought the logical thing to…
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Events in September 2026
Looking for your next fix of Welsh history and folklore? Here are some of the events Ive got coming up in early September 2026. Next weekend is the fantastic, award-winning “Between The Trees festival” in Candelston Woods near Merthyr Mawr, Bridgend. Its a great event and I am doing two talks and a walk so…
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Fishing for Wales’ forgotten mermaids
Sometimes the best discoveries are the ones you weren’t looking for. Recently, while researching for an upcoming television project, I found myself following an unexpected trail into one of the lesser-known corners of Welsh folklore. Mermaids. I’ll level with you, its not a subject I was overly familiar with, but I thought it might be…
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King Arthur or Cavemen?
When an explanation is needed why a single, huge rock dominates the landscape high up on the moors above Reynoldston on Gower, you’ve got to love the explanation put forward by the local medieval monks. I mean, obviously it was put there by King Arthur. There is no other possible explanation. Especially when its location…
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New film about the Great Flood of 1607.
It was 9am on 30th January 1607, and the people of south Wales and the south west of England were going about their business as usual. Completely unaware of the horror that was approaching at a rate of knots. Contemporary accounts describe what the people of places like Cardiff, Newport, Burnham-on-Sea and Ilfracombe saw that…
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The “Worst Bad Guys in Welsh History” come to West and Mid Wales and the Welsh Borders.
Audiences have been raving about “The Worst Bad Guys in Welsh History” events being held in venues across Wales through 2026. An entertaining evening that combines history discussion, storytelling and ancient folk music, to demonstrate the various routes through which we get our history. Join us as we take a lighthearted look at some of…
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Time travel to Barry Docks
11 million tons of coal passed through Barry Docks in a single year, in 1913. This made it the busiest coal exporting dock in the world. Dwarfing even nearby Cardiff in its output. And that’s not bad considering the docks didn’t even open until 1889. When you visit the site today it’s difficult to imagine…
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Traditions of a Welsh Christmas
Wales has a raft of very distinct and unique traditions associated with Christmas and the new year. I have made the little video below to illustrate what makes a traditional Welsh Christmas different from any other. And to make life easier, below I have added explanations of what you are looking at in each sequence:…
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