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Written and narrated by Diana Parsons

In Search of Dark Skies Episode 7 - written and narrated by Angela Harney.

Written and narrated by Diana Parsons

Written and narrated by Joan Warburton

Written and narrated by Diana Parson

In Search of Dark Skies Episode 6 written and narrated by Angela Harney

Jon Forman - Chaplain at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr bringing his reading for May.

Written and narrated by Joan Warburton

Written and narrated by Joan Warburton

A remembrance piece written and narrated by Jon Forman Pastor Jonathan FormanBlaenau Gwent Baptist Church“On the 8th May WW2 in Europe came to an end followed by the end of the war in the Pacific. Today's show hears the words of a member of the medical corp as they heard of the end of the war and also takes time to pause and pray for our current world.”

Written and narrated by Joan Warburton.

Tom and Ann are husband and wife, both of whom served in the military.Ann's father who served in the Second World War did not speak about his experience in that time. She knew very little and what she did hear came from other people, and so she was not sure how true the events were. In her curiosity she wrote to the MOD to find out more about his time, the MOD replied and Tom reads some of the letter in this audio piece and they talk about the time.

Guest Host Hefin David - in conversation with Yuliia Bond. Yuliia has settled in Caerphilly following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Yuliia talks about the challenges faced by many Ukrainians in Wales, and the difficulties many face about planning for the future.

Tom shares his time that he served in the military when he joined at the age of 17, when he signed up with the Royal Engineers.Whilst in the Royal Engineers he learned how to build bridges, and he speaks about his time in Ethiopia building a bridge to bring over supplies to the locals. Although it was not in wartime, peacetime for the Royal Engineers is still an important time to construct infrastructure.

Hefin is in conversation with Will Hayward talking about his career in journalism reporting on the politics of Wales and where his career has been and where he is going.

Written and narrated by: Diana Parsons

Welcome to a lovely new YYFM series of personal histories. Each episode will feature an interview between Menna from the Valley View Care Home, Cefn Hengoed and one of the residents, as they talk about their lives. For the second episode Menna chats with Lily, a bubbly and interesting person with lots of great stories to tell.

Leigh Manley: A piece about poetry, song, and place, the universality and appeal of the Welsh working-class experience as seen through the lens of Idris Davies and artists who covered his work.

Written and narrated by Diana Parsons

‘Spring' written and narrated by Joan Warburton

Written and narrated by Diana Parsons

In Search of Dark Skies - episode 5 - written and narrated by Angela Harney

Jon Forman - Chaplain at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr bringing to you his reading for April.

‘Life in a suitcase' written and narrated by Joan Warburton

It's time for another episode of Tales Around the Teapot. The Teapots have written and narrated brilliant short stories and poems, this time introducing "In Search of Dark Skies Episode 4" written and narrated by Angela Harney.

Every month this year, Hospital Chaplain, Jon Forman shares a message of hope and goodwill.

Another story from the Teapots - ‘Nancy' written and narrated by Diana Parsons.

Episode 2 of Phoebe's game review.

Here's Leigh Manley, Creative Facilitator, at the Caerphilly Arts Development Team with a new series of rugby poetry, timed to coincide with the 6 Nations Championship.

It's time for another episode of Tales Around the Teapot. The Teapots have written and narrated brilliant short stories and poems, this time introducing "In Search of Dark Skies Episode 3 " written and narrated by Angela Harney.

Here's Leigh Manley, Creative Facilitator, at the Caerphilly Arts Development Team with a new series of rugby poetry, timed to coincide with the 6 Nations Championship.

A story written by Joan Parsons and narrated by Joan Warburton

Welcome to a lovely new YYFM series of personal histories. Each episode will feature an interview between Menna from the Valley View Care Home, Cefn Hengoed and one of the residents, as they talk about their lives. For the first one, appropriately scheduled to go out on St Davids Day, Menna chats with Lynn, a bubbly and interesting person with lots of great stories to tell.

It's time for another episode of Tales Around the Teapot. The Teapots have written and narrated brilliant short stories and poems, this time introducing 'Wishful' written narrated by Joan Warburton.

We launch 'Treasures of Valley View', a series of personal histories, telling the stories from the lievs of residents at the Valley View Care Home, Cefn Hengoed. Diana Parsons spoke with Menna Whatberts, who'll be conducting the interviews for us. The first episode goes out on Saturday, March 1st and is well worth lisitening to. Thank you to the residents and staff of Valley View for working with YYFM on this lovely series.

Here's Leigh Manley, Creative Facilitator, at the Caerphilly Arts Development Team with a new series of rugby poetry, timed to coincide with the 6 Nations Championship.

It's time for another episode of Tales Around the Teapot. The Teapots have written and narrated brilliant short stories and poems, this time introducing 'If Only I Could Speak' written and narrated by Diana Parsons.

Here's the final part of our series of interviews with Cwmbran singer-songwriter, Chloe Griffin. It finishes with the chance to hear 'Dreamcatcher' from Chloe's new EP, 'All Before 20', released on February 28th, 2025.

It's time for another episode of Tales Around the Teapot. The Teapots have written and narrated brilliant short stories and poems, this time introducing "In Search of Dark Skies Episode 2 'Settling In'" written and narrated by Angela Harney.

Here's Part 2 of Jon Forman's monthly messages of goodwill for 2025.

Here's Leigh Manley, Creative Facilitator, at the Caerphilly Arts Development Team with a new series of rugby poetry, timed to coincide with the 6 Nations Championship.

It's time for another episode of Tales Around the Teapot. The Teapots have written and narrated brilliant short stories and poems, this time introducing 'My Brownie Years' written and narrated by Joan Warburton.

Here's Part 1 of Jon Forman's monthly messages of goodwill for 2025.

Here's the first part of a 2 part sries of interviews with Cwmbran singer-songwriter, Chloe Griffin, each episode concludes with one of Chloe's excellent songs. Chloe releases her EP, 'All Before 20' on February 28th, 2025.

Here's Leigh Manley, Creative Facilitator, at the Caerphilly Arts Development Team with a new series of rugby poetry, timed to coincide with the 6 Nations Championship.

It's time for another episode of Tales Around the Teapot. The Teapots have written and narrated brilliant short stories and poems, this time introducing 'Grandma Dyson On Life' written and narrated by Joan Warburton.

Hefin David MS in this episode interviews Emma Jenkins of Shared Lives. Emma, from Bargoed, helped start the South East Wales Shared Lives Scheme. As part of his podcast series spotlighting inspirational figures within the Caerphilly Constituency. The series celebrates individuals who have shown remarkable tenacity and determination to achieve success in their respective fields. In each episode, Hefin delves into his guests' personal and professional journeys, exploring their past experiences and the challenges they've overcome to reach where they are today.

Join Phoebe Vaughn in reviewing retro games; in this episode, Phoebe reviews 'The Sims 1'.

It's time for another episode of Tales Around the Teapot. The Teapots have written and narrated brilliant short stories and poems, this time introducing 'It's Never Too Late' written and narrated by Diana Parsons.

Every month this year, Hospital Chaplain, Jon Forman shares a message of hope and goodwill.

It's time for another episode of Tales Around the Teapot. The Teapots have written and narrated brilliant short stories and poems, this time introducing 'Snow' written and narrated by Diana Parsons.