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2 unusual facts about Caradog Prichard


Caradog Prichard

Following the success of his English translation, Philip Mitchell was commissioned by the BBC to adapt the book for broadcast in English as a radio play and this was transmitted as 'One Moonlit Night' in Radio 4's 'Afternoon Play' series on 28 March 1996.

Un Nos Ola Leuad

Un Nos Ola Leuad (One Moonlit Night) is the only novel written by Welsh writer Caradog Prichard.


Bethesda, Gwynedd

Bethesda is the birthplace of Welsh novelist and poet Caradog Prichard, author of Un Nos Ola' Leuad, and of the singer Leila Megane.

Philip Mitchell

Born in Manchester, England he is an established author with BBC Radio Drama and was a question-setter on the UK game show Bacha Hi O'Ma! (the Welsh equivalent of Blind Date) but is perhaps best known for his acclaimed translation of Caradog Prichard's Welsh language novel Un Nos Ola Leuad, as One Moonlit Night (ISBN 0-8112-1342-0).


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