1956 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1956 to Wales and its people.

1956
in
Wales
Centuries:
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
See also:
1956 in
The United Kingdom
Scotland

Incumbents

Events

Arts and literature

Awards

  • National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Aberdare)
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – Mathonwy Hughes, "Gwraig"[10]
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – withheld[11]
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – W. T. Gruffydd, "Y Pwrpas Mawr"[12]

English language

Welsh language

Music

Film

Broadcasting

Welsh-language television

  • Granada Television begins producing up to an hour a week of current affairs and education programmes in Welsh to serve the overlap audience in north Wales.

English-language television

  • June – First televised English-language play produced in Wales, Wind of Heaven.

Sport

Births

Deaths

Frank Brangwyn, died 11 June
Winifred Coombe Tennant, died 31 August

See also

References

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  4. "Teaching through Welsh". Western Mail. Cardiff. 1956-09-04. p. 5.
  5. Nash, Roy (2011). Schooling in Rural Societies. Routledge. pp. 93–. ISBN 978-0-415-50490-4.
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  7. "Town Clock". VADS. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  8. "Huw T. Edwards Papers". Archives Wales. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  9. Mick O'Hare (16 November 2016). "Old Scientist: Happily upholding ideals since issue number 1". New Scientist. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  10. "Winners of the Chair". National Eisteddfod of Wales. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  11. "Winners of the Crown". National Eisteddfod of Wales. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  12. "Winners of the Prose Medal". National Eisteddfod of Wales. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  13. Dictionary of Labour Biography: Volume XI. Palgrave Macmillan UK. 2016. p. 65. ISBN 9780230500181.
  14. Bibliotheca Celtica: A Register of Publications Relating to Wales and the Celtic Peoples & Languages. National Library of Wales. 1957. p. 17.
  15. "BBC Wales Sport Personality winners". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  16. Bedwyr Lewis Jones (1 January 1972). Robert Williams Parry. University of Wales Press [for] the Welsh Arts Council. p. 73.
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  18. Thomas Parry (2001). "Lloyd-Jones, John (18851956), scholar and poet". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  19. Obituary, The Times, 28 February 1956
  20. "Mr. P. Freeman,M.P - An energetic reformer". The Times. No. 53536. London. 21 May 1956. p. 10.
  21. Christopher Dignam (2001). "Rhys, Walter FitzUryan, 7th Baron Dynevor (1873-1956), nobleman and politician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  22. Frank Brangwyn (1958). The Water-colours of Sir Frank Brangwyn, R.A., 1867-1956. F. Lewis. p. 27.
  23. Deirdre Beddoe. "Tennant, Winifred Margaret Coombe". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70091. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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  25. Ceinwen Hannah Thomas (2001). "Davies, David James (1893-1956), economist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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  27. Peter Barberis (28 January 2005). Liberal Lion: Jo Grimond, A Political Life. I.B.Tauris. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-85043-627-0.
  28. Denise Hooker (October 1986). Nina Hamnett, queen of Bohemia. Constable. p. 258.
  29. "Owen, John Dyfnallt ('Dyfnallt'; 1873-1956), minister (Congl.), poet, writer, journalist and Archdruid of Wales". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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