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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Bridgend through time
This Video of old Bridgend has been made by animating old photographs taken between 1880 and 1950 in the town centre. Everyone I know who’s from Bridgend says the town is nothing like it used to be. So in case you were curious, here is a video showing what it used to be like. Have…
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Old photos of Victorian Cardiff animated into life
When I visit a city full of history like Cardiff, I often wish I could step back in time, just to have a look around and see it as it was in its hey day. Thanks to modern AI, we can now do exactly that and as 20th December 2025 marks 70 years since Cardiff…
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Today’s the day for love -spells
Most people would associate the feast day of St Andrew (30th November) with Scotland. There is an old legend that this disciple from Galilee who ended up being crucified on an X-shaped cross appeared in a vision before a battle which the Scottish won. He has ever since been their patron saint . Here in…
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