Tales for Wales

Join us this week for a deep dive into the industrial powerhouse that is Amy Dillwyn. Hit play and relax to the sounds of a woman that took no shit.

This jaunt back through our back catalogue is a little segment pulled from out episode on the not so cheery Talgarth Asylum and this clip is somewhat relevant for once and we discuss our our mental foibles. Full episode is here if you fancy it.

Another Welsh legend, straight from the gobs of two other of Welsh legends. Yes we're as big as the Mabinogion now and no we will not apologise for our drunken fame. Hit play and listen to how big man Manawydan conquered trials and tribulations and got Cymru back on the right path. Real legends are birthed from stories and what better stories are there if not on our socials or our Patreon? Join here and become our brethren court.

We're delving back once more, this time we present you with a snippet from the episode all about the Welsh town in Ukraine. As usual, if you want to actually learn about it you'll have to listen to the full episode because the clip is of course just a sample of our usual nonsense. Full episode here my loves.

We're back with another nugget of extra content for you lovely chaps and chappesses courtesy of the Clogau goldmine that is the Tales for Wales Patreon.This episode is an example of what could be in store for you if you join out Teulu tier, where we delve into your hometown's history and butcher any semblance of nostalgia you might still have for the place. The Patreon Summer Sale starts now so if you like the idea of us working like dogs for you personally, jump aboard the Teulu train while tickets are half price baby.

Yes, it's the one you've all been waiting for. The one we've been banging on about since we first stuck our mouths to microphone. Hit play and listen to us faun over what it, in our humble opinion, one of the best motion pictures you could ever lay your peepers on. The film isn't required watching before listening but do yourself a favour and stick it on anyway. Unlike the British army we don't have an official uniform, but you can still look dappen in our merch. Or check out our Patreon for bonus rations of content.

Swap out the sun of summer for the hearth of Christmas this Throwback Thursday and listen to us cackle about how us and out friends ruined the yuletide season for our families not so long ago. Full episode here if you cherubs fancy listening to some old Welsh Xmas traditions.

Wales is a land of stories and as we've banged on about since starting this pod, someone should be making them into films. While we can dream of an angel investor who wants to fund a pair of amateurs to turn up hungover on set most days, todays guest is a bona fide member of the industry who's made it his personal task to give Wales its dues on the silver screen. Hit play and listen to us chat about Wales' foray into blockbuster territory and when you're done, check out more about the flick here.

Another throwback, another chat filled to the brim with talk of frothy pints and the consequences of drinking them. Full episode here if you fancy learning about those bardic boys.

Just when you thought the Welshness couldn't get Welsher and the History couldn't get more Historic we've gone and doubled up on both by bringing in the man behind Welsh Histories to talk about, you guessed it, Welsh history. Hit play and listen to us chat with, unlike us, a legit chronicler of the ages who, like us, bloody loves Cymru.Check out Welsh Histories, he's good folk and his content is top notch: Facebook InstaGo down in history yourself as the best dressed mother effer no matter what side of Offa's Dyke you're on - check out our merch or just add us to the list of accounts you doomscroll through

This week we travel all the way back to the UK XL Bully ban, complete with slagging off a politician of the time and reminiscing about just how lame we were in our teens. Enjoy. If you actually did want to hear about Patagonia and their connection to Cymru, turn your ears to the full episode here.

We strive to make history based spiel for the common folk here at Tales for Wales and what could fit better than the age old battle between the working class and the swan scoffing boffins that make the rules. Hit play and listen as we return to the scene of the Wines and Crimes. There's more content and merch to be had and quite frankly ignoring it would be criminal.

Wales is home to many a mythological creature but in this throwback clip we discuss the rarest of them all. The notorious Pig-Heart-Boy. If you want to hear more about the crazy creatures of Cymru, look no further than the full eppy, my friends.

Get ready for Llywelyn Fawr part 2: Electric Boogaloo, baby because this hunk of Welsh leadership is coming at you faster than the Cymry of old could loose an arrow. Hit play and listen to the life, the love and the bloodshed that made up the latter half of this big time boys epic reign. Extra treats for the greedy listeners amongst you can be found on our socials and our Patreon here, as well as merch for those who only dress in their historically themed best.

Today is a look back at one of our many Welsh myth focused episodes so to tee you up of course, we have a clip of us slagging off one of Wales' greatest exports with a dash of Peep Show references. Enjoy. Full episode here if you fancy getting your myths on.

Hold on to your butts boios because the top dog we're discussing today is one of the all time, pound for pound champs of the fair nation that is Cymru. Give that little play button a tickle and listen to us tell a tale of battle, diplomacy and leadership that (FOR THE MILLIONTH TIME) deserves a Braveheart style movie adaptation.Llywelyn Fawr had his head screwed on and we're pretty sure he'd be dressed in the finest Tales for Wales merch if he were about today. He'd at very least be gobbling up our extra content so do right by the boy and do the same.

You know the drill by now. It's Thursday, it's a throwback and what better to throwback to than the old stomping ground of one Dame Shirley Bassey. Full ep here ya tarts.

We're on the road again as your lovable, drunken roving historians and we've got the idea of retaking Chepstow Castle for the Welsh firmly planted in our noggins. Hit play and listen to us muse about everything from our personal medieval fantasies. the action seen by the eponymous stronghold and as always, copious riffs. Like Welsh history so much you want it slapped all over your attire? You're in luck. Click here for a bit of merch and/or some extra goodies from yours truly.

Travel upstream, against the flow of time once more and listen to us talking rubbish before the subject matter as you've surely become accustomed to by now. Full episode here about a big old bust up with primitive boomsticks.

Man vs nature has been a recurring theme through history as well as the premise for some pretty sick movies. But it's rare that we humans have taken such a spanking from the flora and fauna of the earth as when we lost a war to some boggle eyed flightless birds. Hit play and find out just how bad we fumbled it. Extra content and even some merch, all just a click away.

This week we're throwing it back to an episode every boozy trivia enthusiast would hate to miss. Give us a listen and drown your drinking comrades in Welsh based factoids. Full episode here if you get greedy for knowledge.

The rulers of Wales are a dime a dozen but it's the grafters, scrappers and underdogs that we always love the most and the hero of this particular episode ticks the box on all three fronts. Hit play and listen to us muse about a man who's had more goes on the throne than your mum's had on OnlyFans. More morsels of content, more snippets on socials and more patter on Patreon are just a click away.

Croeso, wolcom and welcome to another serving from the past, this weeks selection is from when we discussed our brethren from the South, the Kernewek/Cornish.Check out the full episode if you fancy learning about the Celtic connection between us and some extra little snippets about Kernow/Cornwall itself.

Come join us dear listener for a little chat about something synonymous with Wales, the humble Castle. This week we're harping on about a particularly cliffy property with stunning South Walian Views and a built in water source. Although we're not besieging you we would beseech you to have a look at our extra content on Patreon, have a chin wag with us on socials or look the dogs bollocks in our lovely merch.

This is a throwback to one of our fave episodes because it features big bad Jemima Nicholas and we urge you to enjoy it in it's fullest by clicking below. To wet your appetite though, listen to us talking episode mistakes and taking on Russia. Hear about J Nik's in all her glory here.

Hot off the heels of our first WW2 episode we're back again to plunge into some new, Welsh themed events of what some might call the biggest scrap we ever did have. Hit play and join us as we discuss booze, battles and prison breaks all taking place under the rather large umbrella of WW2.We're joined this week by presenter, actor and master of lists, Luke Davies. Check out this dishy lad and his even dishier content here. If this eppy didn't fill you up grab some seconds over at our Patreon.

We're delving back once more, this time to the man who goes gaga for codifying legal documents. Full episode here for you if you fancy it bois bach.

Today we touch base on a subject rarely spoken of on this pod until now. it's finally time to tackle topics linked to the big kahuna of conflicts. Known to some as The Great War Part 2: War Harder but known by most as World War 2.Hit play and listen to us yap on about a lesser known front on which the Welsh fought the good fight.As always you can get your rations of extra content, social media nonsense and official Tales for Wales uniforms here.

Clever marketing plot for the Patreon? Or too careless with time to get a new episode out in time? Maybe we'll never find out. Have a sample of the content only the most dedicated of Welsh believers get to access as a belated Diwrnod Dewi Sant pressie for you all. Join the Patreon for more of this nonsense here you tarts.

Today's episode is about a little village that time forgot, a once hopeful place now bogged down in tales of crime, hauntings, nuclear fallout and the occasional music video. Hit play and listen to us discuss the origins of this right cooky place and the mad tales associated with it. Come all ye faithful for social media shenanigans, Patreon extras and Welsh history themed garb awaits just a link away.

Way back when we asked our future digital overlords what they thought Wales would be like in the future and you know what, it was a bit of a laugh. So here it is again to drum up a few more of those downloads that we equate with love and self value. Enjoy. Listen to the full ramblings of a mad robot here, you won't be disappointed.

The day of Wales' patron saint is fast approaching and being as those Anglo-fascists next door won't let the good people of Cymru have a day off for it to get merry we thought the least we could do is have another go at educating the masses on the day's namesake. Hit play and revel in the miracles of the good Dewi Sant. Yes, one of them is another bastard healing spring. What's more saintly than buying merch, following us on socials or joining our insta?

While the Welsh are known for their poetry, songs and national resilience, an often overlooked element of the nation is the gosh darn bloodhounds that fill up the ranks of rural police. Luckily, we're here to shed some light on this exact subject and talk about how small time law enforcement took down some big time, drug dealing crims. Merch, extra Patreon content and socials await you, just a click away.

Come dear listeners, gather round for another tale of podcasts past. This time we've got a snippet from when we talked about the ancestor of many a Welsh king and Prince and subject of the banger that is Dafydd Iwan's Yma o Hyd. Listen to the full episode here because as usual the clip we've given you had zero to do with the episode title.

We've got a right treat for you this week, we've combined a subtle hint of inept drunk Welsh historians with notes of genuine professionals in their field and baby, it is a potent brew.Hit play you slaggy bunch and listen to innuendos, horrific crime and tales of Newport Market. Get involved with Wine and Crime here, they're good people. And be top humans and follow them on their Insta.Or get involved with us more here in the form of merch, socials and Patreon.

Today we dive back into the pool of time once more to revisit the first true crime episode we ever did do. If the taster, containing anecdotes of both Australia and Birmingham, primed you for a delve into a Welsh serial killer then click here for the full episode.

If Tales for Wales were a fish and you were looking to catch us, what might be the best bait? Well we'd say this weeks guest has created a very convincing lure by combining our love of gaming with out love of old Welsh mythology. Check out Tales of the Mabinogion on Steam here and don't forget to add it to your Wishlist, you little scamps.You can also join the mega brain behind this project on Discord here.Bonus Tales for Wales content, socials and our beautiful merch all available here.

In the crosshairs of the past today we have one of the many episodes where we couldn't be bothered to research something proper so decided to talk about funny anecdotes from our own personal histories instead. If you want to hear the rest of the shenanigans then click this bad boy for the full eppy.

The Welsh have often been the first to achieve great feats but thanks to the multiple shoe in's we've taken as a country over the years, news of these achievements tends not to travel far. Well kiss your mammies and thank your lucky stars because Tales for Wales is here to set the record straight. Whether it's discovering tarmac, America or how to sail upon the wind, you'll find the Cymry are always pushing the envelope. You can flaunt your Welsh history prowess as well as your podcast taste by grabbing some of our merch. We've got extra content on our socials and Patreon and all you spoilt buggers.

You know the drill by now. It's a Thursday. It's a throwback. It's Throwback Thursday. This week it's our second go talking about the infamous Captain Morgan and a cheeky fast one he pulled back in the day. Naturally the clip is just Jack talking about dumb dumbs at a Jack Whitehall concert.Full episode is here for you lovelies if you fancy it.

Saint Valentine. Done to death. Commercialised. Boring. The basic bitch of love saints if we've ever heard of one. Santes Dwynwen. Celtic princess. Animal lover. Doesn't make you wait until February to celebrate the big L. We know which patron saint of the heart has ours and we thought we'd give you all another chance to educate yourselves before the big day. Click here for all your merch, socials and extra Patreon content needs.

Working class riots and Wales, name a better duo am I right? But while the place in question shares a name with gone off bread, what's really rotten is the exploitation of Wales and her resources. Yeah that's right, a critique of capitalism using a bread analogy, God we are good. Speaking of capitalism, why don't you take part and buy our sick merch? Or just give us money for extra nuggets of content?

Better late than never, that's both a common saying and an excuse we're using for sending this one out 24 hours overdue. Give it a listen and enjoy a little snippet from our self imposed quiz.Full episode here for all you keenos.

While the people of Wales can certainly be credited with spicing up the great nation's history, what is more synonymous with this green and pleasant land than a bloody good castle.And where better to start than with the banger of the 1830's that is "Men of Harlech" and the castle that inspired it. Come with us and hear why this diva of a fortress was worth singing about.Ever been called an unfashionable pig who doesn't flaunt enough Welshness? Well you can turn that around by buying our gorgeous merch. Or just check out our extra content you dogs.

This week we're offering a snippet of one of our favourite episodes about a sly little bastard that seemed to be a genuine knob to all that encountered him, fair play to his PR team though. We strongly recommend you give the full episode a listen and you can do that here.

The Chronicler is back and this time he's answering our piercing questions interview style. It's the Frost/Nixon of Welsh history if literally all of the context was changed. If you haven't already, get around this guys YouTube channel and start feeding your noggins on his top quality content.From merch to more content, click here for all things Tales for Wales and start 2025 the way the Cymry of old would have wanted.

Even though we've once again clipped the most unrelated part of the episode (experiences from Glastonbury if you must know), we urge you to go listen to this one as Gwenllian is one of our faves. Gwenllian in all her glory can be found here.

Where does the time go, eh? Another year fades to memory as the spry chick of another hatches from its temporal egg. As New Year fast approaches we thought we'd go over some of the more significant events that happened in Wales throughout 2024 A.D. and just for a laugh we thought we'd go off topic a lot as well. Looking for a new fashion sense to ring in 2025? One that says, "yeah, I'm a history podcast buff, deal with it"? Then boy do we have the merch for you. Can't get enough of our boyish Welsh charms? Get some more on our social and our Patreon.

This week we're heading back to Boudica, baby. Leader of the biggest Celtic revolt in Britannia, we honour her now with tales of nasty old teachers we had in school. Full episode as always is a hoot and can be found here.

Nadolig Llawen to all, sweet listeners. Join us in our revelry in these lazy days before Christmas and listen to some lesser known nibbles of Welsh Xmas history while you gear up for the big day. We've got knowledge, we've got laughs and enough booze to send Jesus to death for at least 3 days. It's too late to get our gorgeous merch for Xmas but perhaps you're in the market for a new years present?Hit up our socials and Patreon for bonus material relating to a certain soiled pint in this episode.

Cast yourselves back once again dear friends to some hijinks of a time gone by. This episode was all about a Celtic war chief that led the Silurian's to war against the invading Romans and of course the clip is about something equally as important, the drinking antics at Download Festival. Full episode here for all you keenos.