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6 unusual facts about BBC Radio Wales


Alex Germains

Working as Alex Mountaineer, and more recently 'Germanager', he produced an album of new songs that have begun to attract attention from the media, garnering plays on 'The Pool' with Dave Monks' on BBC Radio Merseyside, and 'Adam Walton's Magical Mystery Tour' on BBC Radio Wales.

Fred's House

They have received national airplay on Tom Robinson's show BBC 6Music, Frank Hennessy's Celtic Heartbeat show on BBC Radio Wales as well as recently having live sessions on BBC Introducing, BBC Local Radio and many other local radio stations.

Lisa Victoria

Her previous career includes stage and television performances for BBC Wales, HTV and S4C, as well as the leading role of the character Kelly in the BBC Radio Wales soap Station Road.

Malcolm Parry

Parry has presented several programmes about architecture on BBC television, including The House of the Future and On the House, as well as Building on the Past and Work Matter for BBC Radio Wales.

Rusty Shackle

Maiden four track E.P. Hounds of Justice reached the heights of #2 in the iTunes Singer Songwriter charts and tracks from this also made BBC Radio Wales' main playlist.

Trystan Owain Hughes

He is a regular contributor to BBC Radio 2's Pause for Thought, as well as to programmes on BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio Wales.


Desmond Star

He tried out his songs on live audiences, gigging in Wales with a loose band of friends, and began to attract a following when DJ Adam Walton played some of his home-recorded songs on the BBC Radio Wales new music show, The Musical Mystery Tour, for which 'The Boy Band' played a live session.

Elis James

Occasionally he fills in on The Rhod Gilbert Show, which airs on BBC Radio Wales, when either of the regular hosts - Gilbert or Chris Corcoran - are unavailable.


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Darren Owen

Following this breakthrough, he began commentating on horse racing for BBC Radio Wales, starting with the 1989 Welsh National won by Bonanza Boy.