"Meazey, Gladys Morgan, Ossie Morris, Harry Secombe, Stan Stennett, Ann Walters, Albert and Les Ward. At its peak the programme attracted 12 million listeners and remains one of the most popular entertainment shows to have been produced from Wales. The wartime programmes came to an end in December 1944, but ""Welsh Rarebit"" returned on Saint David's Day 1948 in the BBC Light Programme and ran (now as an hour-long weekly show) from then until July 1951, with a final ""Christmas Special"" edition being broadcast in December 1952. Welsh Rarebit (radio programme) Welsh Rarebit was a British radio variety show broadcast"
"Welsh Rarebit (radio programme) Welsh Rarebit was a British radio variety show broadcast from Cardiff by the BBC between February 1940 and December 1952. The title was taken from that of the Welsh dish of the same name. The show's most lasting legacy remains its closing song, ""We'll Keep a Welcome (in the Hillsides)"". Billed as ""a programme of variety and topicalities"", it began life as a monthly 30-minute feature in the BBC's wartime Forces Programme, and was designed for the entertainment of armed forces personnel, in particular for those whose home was in Wales, but quickly became popular generally,"
"He began his broadcasting career when he was a student and after working as an outside broadcast assistant became a commentator for the BBC. He introduced many successful radio programmes in the 1950s including ""Welsh Rarebit"" and ""Workers’ Playtime"", and went on to present a number of long-running programmes in both English and Welsh on Radio Wales and Radio Cymru including Dewch am Dro, One Good Turn, On the Road, Monday Morning Miscellany, Alun yn Galw and Shw Mai Heno He was a familiar face on television in Wales and for many years was one of the presenters of Come"
"Stan Stennett Stanley Llewelyn Stennett (30 July 1925 – 26 November 2013) was a Welsh comedian, actor and jazz musician. Stennett was born in Pencoed, Bridgend. During World War II, he served in the army and also worked as an entertainer. He made his professional stage debut with a group called the Harmaniacs. In 1940, he became resident comedian on variety radio show, ""Welsh Rarebit"", and he gained further success as one of the regular comedy guests on ""The Black and White Minstrel Show"". In the 1990s Stennett presented a country music show on Pontypridd Community Radio Station GTFM, having"
"sense made him an audience favourite."" His version of ""The Impossible Dream"" became the keynote track on his first album. Rhydian Roberts Rhydian James Roberts (born 14 February 1983), known mononymously as Rhydian, is a Welsh baritone singer, television presenter and musical theatre actor. He made his name by finishing second in series 4 of ""The X Factor"", and has since become more widely known. Born in Sennybridge, Rhydian attended the Pontsenni Cylch Meithrin in Brecon and then Ysgol y Bannau Welsh medium school. He played rugby union for the Gwernyfed rugby football club as a junior and later for"
"Rhydian Roberts Rhydian James Roberts (born 14 February 1983), known mononymously as Rhydian, is a Welsh baritone singer, television presenter and musical theatre actor. He made his name by finishing second in series 4 of ""The X Factor"", and has since become more widely known. Born in Sennybridge, Rhydian attended the Pontsenni Cylch Meithrin in Brecon and then Ysgol y Bannau Welsh medium school. He played rugby union for the Gwernyfed rugby football club as a junior and later for his school, as well as cricket for Powys County Junior teams. Following a gap year teaching in a small school"
"late 1960s, including ""Danger Man"", ""Dixon of Dock Green"" and ""Softly Softly"". Eynon Evans Evan Eynon Evans (18 May 1904 – 1989) billed as Eynon Evans and also known as E. Eynon Rees, was a Welsh writer and film actor of the 1950s, mainly known for his radio and television work. During the 1940s he appeared on the BBC radio variety show ""Welsh Rarebit"" as the comedic character Tommy Troubles, reaching an audience of 12 million. Evans was born in Nelson in Glamorgan, Wales in 1904. He became a bus driver, but switched jobs to become a full-time script writer."
"He also has two children from his first marriage. Hywel Gwynfryn Hywel Gwynfryn (born 13 July 1942 at Llangefni, Anglesey) is a Welsh TV, and radio. personality and lyricist. He started working for the BBC in 1964 and joined Radio Cymru at its inception. Gwynfryn joined the BBC as a presenter in 1964 and in October 1968, he fronted ""Helo Sut Dach Chi?"", the first dedicated Welsh language pop programme on the radio. It was a daring innovation because there was little vocal pop music in Welsh at the time and the show sometimes needed to be padded out with"
"Hywel Gwynfryn Hywel Gwynfryn (born 13 July 1942 at Llangefni, Anglesey) is a Welsh TV, and radio. personality and lyricist. He started working for the BBC in 1964 and joined Radio Cymru at its inception. Gwynfryn joined the BBC as a presenter in 1964 and in October 1968, he fronted ""Helo Sut Dach Chi?"", the first dedicated Welsh language pop programme on the radio. It was a daring innovation because there was little vocal pop music in Welsh at the time and the show sometimes needed to be padded out with Anglo-American instrumentals. Soon however, Gwynfryn was receiving demo tapes"
"always claimed that his ability to sing could always be counted on to save him when he bombed. Both Milligan and Sellers credited him with keeping the act on the bill when club owners had wanted to sack them. After a regional touring career, his first break came in radio when he was chosen as resident comedian for the Welsh series ""Welsh Rarebit,"" followed by appearances on ""Variety Bandbox"" and a regular role in ""Educating Archie"". Secombe met Michael Bentine at the Windmill Theatre, and was introduced to Peter Sellers by his agent Jimmy Grafton. Together with Spike Milligan, the"
"Geraint Griffiths Geraint Griffiths (born 1949) is a Welsh singer-songwriter and actor. He works mainly in the Welsh language. Born in Pontrhydyfen, Griffiths attended Pontrhydyfen Primary school and then moved across to Ysgol Gymraeg Pontrhydyfen when it opened. In 1960 he attended Glan Afan Grammar Technical School in Port Talbot (later Glan Afan Comprehensive School). In 1966 he left to study nursing at The Prince of Wales Orthopaedic Hospital, Rhydlafar, and later at West Wales General Hospital, Carmarthen, and at Saint George's Hospital, London. Griffiths started his recording career as a session musician with Welsh language bands Hergest and Edward"
"solo from Messiah at the Sydney Town Hall. He was ""discovered"" by Dame Nellie Melba. He toured Australia in 1923 with Edward Branscombe's Westminster Glee Singers, concluding in Sydney in 1924. He then applied for a job with Farmer's Department Store's newly formed radio station 2FC. He was not employed as an announcer straight away, but he proved his versatility as a character actor in radio plays, as a pianist and singer; his Welsh-accented natural bass-baritone voice finding ready acceptance with audiences. He took singing lessons from Emily Marks. He rejoined the Westminster Glee Singers on their return visit to"
"Eynon Evans Evan Eynon Evans (18 May 1904 – 1989) billed as Eynon Evans and also known as E. Eynon Rees, was a Welsh writer and film actor of the 1950s, mainly known for his radio and television work. During the 1940s he appeared on the BBC radio variety show ""Welsh Rarebit"" as the comedic character Tommy Troubles, reaching an audience of 12 million. Evans was born in Nelson in Glamorgan, Wales in 1904. He became a bus driver, but switched jobs to become a full-time script writer. He came to note in the 1940s when he appeared on the"
"a career as a primary school teacher. Einir Dafydd Einir Dafydd is a Welsh singer who won the third series of the television talent show Wawffactor and the 2007 Cân i Gymru (""A Song for Wales"") competition. Dafydd started her career as the lead singer in the band Garej Dolwen, but first came to prominence after winning the Wawffactor competition televised on S4C in March 2006. This provided the opportunity for exposure on other S4C television shows, such as Wedi 7 and Noson Lawen, as well as the chance to record a CD. Her debut EP, titled Y Garreg Las"
"America and married a wealthy American widow. On February 13, 1923, Mostyn Thomas sang Dafydd y Garreg Wen to inaugurate the first radio broadcast by BBC Wales. Mostyn Thomas Mostyn Thomas born Thomas James Thomas (January 14, 1896 – August 17, 1984) was a Welsh operatic baritone, prominent in the first half of the 20th century. He was born in Blaina, Monmouthshire to Thomas and Ann. At the age of 13 he went to work underground in the local colliery. His voice was discovered at the Ammanford Eisteddfod, and the local community of Blaina collected money for him to be"
"before he learned English. On leaving school, aged 14, he worked as a window dresser for the High Class Ladies' Wear store in Pontypridd. In his spare time, he took singing lessons in Cardiff from Idloes Owen, who went on to found the Welsh National Opera as well as singing with the local Methodist choir and the local amateur dramatic society. On the outbreak of World War II, he volunteered for the Royal Air Force; he was trained as a radio mechanic, but also took part in services entertainments. After the war he worked for the British Forces Radio Network"
"He subsequently studied with Ernst Haefliger in Munich, Germany, and with the Romanian soprano Ileana Cotrubas at Aldeburgh, England. He was chosen to study with Dr. Veronica Dunne, regarded as Ireland's preeminent vocal teacher. In 1987, Wright made his television singing debut on RTÉ's ""The Late Late Show"", hosted by Gay Byrne. He entered the Feis Ceoil competitions in Dublin, winning its major singing awards and, in 1989, he was chosen as Ireland's representative to the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition. In 1990, Wright began his professional music career in earnest, with recitals and concerts around Ireland. By"
"introduced genres such as reggae into Welsh music and released many albums as a solo artist and with his band as Geraint Jarman a'r Cynganneddwyr (Geraint Jarman and the Poets), his first album (""Gobaith Mawr y Ganrif"") released in 1976 by Sain. In the late 1970s he was championed by John Peel who introduced him to a wider audience through his BBC Radio 1 show. Gruff Rhys, in the liner notes of the ""Welsh Rare Beat"" album, paid tribute to Jarman's influence, stating ""Jarman helped to sever ties with Celtic folk and serve as a bridge to a new wave"
"birth he is noted down as Dudley Keane, son of Coleman Keane and Monica Faherty. In 1935 his family moved to new government created Gaeltacht of Rath Cairn, in Co. Meath. His love of singing and many of his songs were learned from his mother. By the late 1950s he was established as one of the finest sean-nós singers in the country. In the early 60s Seán Ó Riada had begun to broadcast a series of radio programmes, Reacaireacht an Riadaigh, on RTÉ Radio 1. These programmes were to transform the traditional music. Darach Ó Catháin was the singer in"
"he heard in his youth. Many of his vocal works are settings of early and mediaeval Welsh poetry for which he seems to have had an especial affinity. In ""Owain ab Urien"", a cantata for male voice choir with brass and percussion, he set some of the earliest Welsh poetry, written in the 6th century. This work was also commissioned by the Welsh Music Guild, whose president at the time was Sir Michael Tippett, in memory of its founder, John Edwards; and first performed at the Festival Hall in London in 1967 by the Pendyrus Male Voice Choir under its"
"Oen"" in 1984. He founded his own record label, Diwedd Y Gwt, in 1992. He has released several albums on this label. Geraint Griffiths Geraint Griffiths (born 1949) is a Welsh singer-songwriter and actor. He works mainly in the Welsh language. Born in Pontrhydyfen, Griffiths attended Pontrhydyfen Primary school and then moved across to Ysgol Gymraeg Pontrhydyfen when it opened. In 1960 he attended Glan Afan Grammar Technical School in Port Talbot (later Glan Afan Comprehensive School). In 1966 he left to study nursing at The Prince of Wales Orthopaedic Hospital, Rhydlafar, and later at West Wales General Hospital, Carmarthen,"
"Martyn Joseph Martyn Joseph (born 15 July 1960) is a Welsh singer-songwriter whose music exhibits primarily a brand of Celtic and folk, while his songwriting is often focused on social lament or protest. From independently releasing his first studio release, ""I'm Only Beginning"" in 1983, Joseph's career has spanned over thirty years. In 2004, he won the Best Male Artist Category in the BBC Welsh Music Awards. Born in Wales, Joseph grew up as an avid golfer, having started to play at the age of 10. At 15 years old, he was playing off a handicap of one, and at"
"Meinir Gwilym Meinir Elin Gwilym (born 31 March 1983) is a Welsh-language pop and folk singer. Raised in Llangristiolus, Anglesey, she released her first EP, ""Smôcs, Coffi a Fodca Rhad"" (translates into English as ""Smokes, Coffee and Cheap Vodka"") in 2002. Her website claims that she is amongst the best-selling Welsh language musicians in history. Gwilym worked as a radio presenter on the afternoon request show for Radio Cymru, the BBC’s Welsh-language service, alongside Dylan Wyn. She now works on S4C's nightly magazine show ""Wedi 7"", and presents weekend shows on Heart Cymru in Anglesey and Gwynedd. Meinir Gwilym was"
"from across Wales, and introduced a ""patter"" of Welsh language pop slang in the show which appealed to younger listeners. In 1970 he joined Children's Programming and worked on documentaries from different parts of the world. He has been with the Welsh-language radio station Radio Cymru since its inception in 1977, fronting the flagship morning programme, and presenting shows such as ""Hywel a Nia"" and ""Helo Bobol"", and reporting annually from the Eisteddfod. Alongside his radio career, Gwynfryn has also presented TV shows such as ""Heddiw"" and ""Rhaglen Hywel Gwynfryn"", and in 1972, with Huw Ceredig, started a weekly Welsh"
"Noel Sullivan Noel Sullivan (born 28 July 1980 as Noel-John Hayes, Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh singer and actor. He was a member of the British pop group Hear'Say. Like the other members of the group, he won his part through the talent show ""Popstars"". Sullivan grew up in Cardiff having trained as a chorister and came from a strong choral background. He understudied for the Welsh National Opera and performed in choirs, before finishing his A levels and touring the United States with The Black Mountain Male Chorus of Wales when he was aged 18, as a musical theatre"
"in 1946, when he took a cadetship at Sydney's 2GB commercial radio station at the age of 15. This led to an on-air announcing position and hosting of breakfast and, later, evening variety shows. A trained singer, he soon began recording singles which lifted his profile around Australia. His flair for comedy came to the fore in the 1950s when he became a cast member of the very popular ""The Jack Davey Show"". He moved between commercial radio and the ABC, touring the country, hosting and singing with the ABC show band. It was during this period he performed with"
"Malcolm Vaughan Malcolm Vaughan (22 March 1929 – 9 February 2010) was a Welsh traditional pop music singer and actor. Known for his distinctive tenor voice, he had a number of chart hits in the United Kingdom during the 1950s. He was born Malcolm James Thomas, in Abercynon, South Wales. He spent much of his childhood in the village of Troedyrhiw, near Merthyr Tydfil after his family relocated there, and sang with the local choir. He first appeared as a stage actor in 1944 when he was cast in Emlyn Williams's comedy ""The Druid's Rest"" at the St. Martin's Theatre"
"and from June 1941 – when production was taken over by Mai Jones, who was also responsible for such other entertainment shows as ""Saturday Starlight"" – ""Welsh Rarebit"" also featured from time to time in the schedules of the BBC Home Service. Although chiefly a variety show, the programme also included such regular features as Eynon Evans playing ""Tommy Troubles"" and ""Dai's Letter to the Forces"", a sentimental reflection of life in Wales read by Lyn Joshua. ""Welsh Rarebit"" featured a host of Welsh entertainers, many of whom became household names; regulars included Wyn Calvin, Maudie Edwards, Eynon Evans, Vera"
"Robert Rees (singer) Robert Rees (5 April 1841 - 5 June 1892) was a Welsh tenor and musician. He was a successful competitor at eisteddfodau for which he adopted the pseudonym Eos Morlais, and in 1867 he won the main prize as a vocalist at the National Eisteddfod of Wales. He was recognised as one of the leading Welsh soloists of his time. Rees was born on 5 April 1841 in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, the son of Hugh and Margaret Rees. His father died when he was eight years old and his mother died soon afterwards. At the age of"
"Knightley. In 2014 he launched his ""Let Yourself Trust"", a not-for-profit organisation which aims to challenge injustice, educating via advocacy, campaigning for human rights, and raising issues otherwise ignored. BBC Welsh Music Awards Martyn Joseph Martyn Joseph (born 15 July 1960) is a Welsh singer-songwriter whose music exhibits primarily a brand of Celtic and folk, while his songwriting is often focused on social lament or protest. From independently releasing his first studio release, ""I'm Only Beginning"" in 1983, Joseph's career has spanned over thirty years. In 2004, he won the Best Male Artist Category in the BBC Welsh Music Awards."
"7"". She is also a presenter on the S4C gardening show, ""Garddio a mwy"". Meinir Gwilym Meinir Elin Gwilym (born 31 March 1983) is a Welsh-language pop and folk singer. Raised in Llangristiolus, Anglesey, she released her first EP, ""Smôcs, Coffi a Fodca Rhad"" (translates into English as ""Smokes, Coffee and Cheap Vodka"") in 2002. Her website claims that she is amongst the best-selling Welsh language musicians in history. Gwilym worked as a radio presenter on the afternoon request show for Radio Cymru, the BBC’s Welsh-language service, alongside Dylan Wyn. She now works on S4C's nightly magazine show ""Wedi 7"","
"Rains"". In 2017 Ellis formed the Welsh folk group Bendith and their self-titled album was nominated for the Welsh Music Prize and went on to win the Welsh Language Album of the Year 2017 award at National Eisteddfod of Wales. Since 2016 Ellis has hosted a weekly themed radio show on Soho Radio that plays a variety of genres, including rock, folk, jazz, hip hop, electronica, and soul. After a nomadic early childhood moving from town to town, Ellis' family settled in Anglesey, eventually moving to London where he studied at the Royal Academy of Music and worked with numerous"
"for Deutsche Grammophon. Television appearances include The Shân Cothi Show, Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol and Noson Lawen on Welsh TV channel S4C. Gary Griffiths Gary Griffiths (born 22 April 1983) is a Welsh baritone from the village of Pembrey, near Llanelli, Wales. His musical education was in London and his first professional appointment was in 2010 with the Welsh National Opera. He won the 2012 Welsh Singers Competition and represented Wales at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World in 2013. Griffiths was born in Carmarthenshire and grew up in the village of Pembrey, South-West Wales. Griffiths attended St. Michael's"