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Gwyn Thomas (novelist), the Glossary

Gwyn Thomas (6 July 1913 – 13 April 1981) was a Welsh writer, dramatist, Punch-columnist, radio broadcaster and raconteur, who has been called "the true voice of the English-speaking valleys".^[1]

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20th-century Welsh dramatists and playwrights
Anglo-Welsh novelists
People from Porth
Welsh expatriates in Spain
Welsh short story writers

Alan Plater

Alan Frederick Plater (15 April 1935 – 25 June 2010) was an English playwright and screenwriter, who worked extensively in British television from the 1960s to the 2000s.

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All Things Betray Thee

All Things Betray Thee, by Gwyn Thomas, is a novel of early industrialism in South Wales.

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Anthony Hopkins

Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins (born 31 December 1937) is a Welsh actor.

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Barry Comprehensive School

Barry Comprehensive School (Ysgol Gyfun y Barri) was a secondary school for boys aged 11–18, situated opposite Highlight Park in the town of Barry, in Wales.

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BBC Cymru Wales

BBC Cymru Wales is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcaster in Wales.

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A blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place in the United Kingdom, and certain other countries and territories, to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person, event, or former building on the site, serving as a historical marker.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

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Cardiff

Cardiff (Caerdydd) is the capital and largest city of Wales.

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Cardigan, Ceredigion

Cardigan (Aberteifi) is a town and community in the county of Ceredigion, Wales.

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Complutense University of Madrid

The Complutense University of Madrid (Universidad Complutense de Madrid; UCM, Universidad de Madrid, Universidad Central de Madrid; Universitas Complutensis Matritensis) is a public research university located in Madrid.

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Cymmer, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Cymmer (Y Cymer) is a village and community in the Rhondda Valley, Wales.

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Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus, often known simply as diabetes, is a group of common endocrine diseases characterized by sustained high blood sugar levels.

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Evelyn Waugh

Arthur Evelyn St.

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Jacob Bronowski

Jacob Bronowski (18 January 1908 – 22 August 1974) was a Polish-British mathematician and philosopher.

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Kingsley Amis

Sir Kingsley William Amis (16 April 1922 – 22 October 1995) was an English novelist, poet, critic and teacher. Gwyn Thomas (novelist) and Kingsley Amis are 20th-century British novelists and 20th-century British short story writers.

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New Theatre, Cardiff

The New Theatre (Theatr Newydd) is one of the principal theatres of Cardiff, capital city of Wales.

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Peterston-super-Ely

Peterston-super-Ely (Llanbedr-y-fro) is a village and community situated on the River Ely (Afon Elái) in the county borough of the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.

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Porth

Porth (Y Porth) is a town and a community in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales.

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Punch (magazine)

Punch, or The London Charivari was a British weekly magazine of humour and satire established in 1841 by Henry Mayhew and wood-engraver Ebenezer Landells.

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Radio drama

Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance.

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Rhondda

Rhondda, or the Rhondda Valley (Cwm Rhondda), is a former coalmining area in South Wales, historically in the county of Glamorgan.

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Soup kitchen

A soup kitchen, food kitchen, or meal center is a place where food is offered to the hungry usually for no price, or sometimes at a below-market price (such as coin donations).

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Teacher

A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching.

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The Brains Trust

The Brains Trust was an informational BBC radio and later television programme popular in the United Kingdom during the 1940s and 1950s, on which a panel of experts tried to answer questions sent in by the audience.

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The Oxford Book of Welsh Verse in English

The Oxford Book of Welsh Verse in English is a 1977 poetry anthology edited by the author and academic Gwyn Jones.

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Thyroid

The thyroid, or thyroid gland, is an endocrine gland in vertebrates.

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University Hospital of Wales

University Hospital of Wales (Ysbyty Athrofaol Cymru) (UHW), also known as the Heath Hospital, is a 1,080-bed hospital in the Heath district of Cardiff, Wales.

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University of Oxford

The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England.

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Welsh literature in English

Welsh writing in English (Welsh: Llenyddiaeth Gymreig yn Saesneg), (previously Anglo-Welsh literature) is a term used to describe works written in the English language by Welsh writers.

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Welsh people

The Welsh (Cymry) are an ethnic group native to Wales.

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Workers' Educational Association

Workers' Educational Associations (WEA) are not-for-profit bodies that deliver further education to adults in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwyn_Thomas_(novelist)

Gwyn Thomas (novelist), the Glossary

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See also

20th-century Welsh dramatists and playwrights

Anglo-Welsh novelists

People from Porth

Welsh expatriates in Spain

Welsh short story writers

References