Coal: The Pits and the Pendulum

Coal: The Pits and the Pendulum

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Ros Taylor here with an important message. Jam Tomorrow has MOVED — and it’s now called MORE JAM TOMORROW It’s super easy to subscribe to the new feed. Just search for MORE JAM TOMORROW on your podcast app or go to morejamtomorrow.com. The first two episodes are already out — the ...  Show more

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What does it mean to be Welsh? The writer Jan Morris said Wales was ‘a distinctly separate and often vehement idea’. But what is that idea? Do you need to understand Welsh to grasp it? How is Wales … different? And is it going to become even more unlike England? Ros Taylor talks ...  Show more

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