1975 in Wales

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1975 in the United Kingdom

1975 in Ireland

Other events of 1975

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1975 to Wales and its people.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 Awards 3.2 New books 3.3 New drama 3.4 Music 4 Film 4.1 Welsh-language films 5 Broadcasting 5.1 Welsh-language television 5.2 English-language television 6 Sport 7 Births 8 Deaths

[edit] Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales
• Princess of Wales - vacant
• Secretary of State for Wales - John Morris
• Archbishop of Wales - Gwilym Owen Williams

[edit] Events

• May - A leak from the Esso Tenby tanker off the coast of Pembrokeshire kills an estimated 1,300 seabirds.
• Opening of the Cleddau Bridge at Milford Haven.

[edit] Arts and literature

• Ryan and Ronnie announce the end of their comedy partnership.

[edit] Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Criccieth)

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Gerallt Lloyd Owen
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Elwyn Roberts
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - withheld

[edit] New books

• Aneirin Talfan Davies - Diannerch Erchwyn a Cherddi Eraill
• J. Eirian Davies - Cân Galed
• T. Glynne Davies - Marged
• Gwynfor Evans - National Future for Wales
• Jeremy Hooker - Soliloquies of a Chalk Giant
• Emyr Humphries - Flesh and Blood
• Richard Llewellyn - Green, Green, My Valley Now
• Prys Morgan - Iolo Morganwg
• Leslie Norris - Mountains, Polecats, Pheasants and other Elegies
• Bernice Rubens - I Sent a Letter to My Love
• Peter Tinniswood - Except You're a Bird
• John G. Williams - Maes Mihangel
• Rhydwen Williams - The Angry Vineyard

[edit] New drama

• W. S. Jones - Y Toblarôn

[edit] Music

• Edward H. Dafis - Ffordd Newydd Eingl-Americanaidd Grêt o Fyw
• Dave Edmunds - Subtle As A Flying Mallet (album)
• Andy Fairweather-Low - "Wide Eyed And Legless" (top ten hit single)

[edit] Film

• Rachel Roberts appears in Picnic at Hanging Rock.
• Ken Loach's Days of Hope is partly set in Wales.

[edit] Welsh-language films

• None

[edit] Broadcasting

[edit] Welsh-language television

• The Siberry Report recommends a new Welsh-language fourth channel broadcasting 25 hours a week of Welsh-language programs, with BBC and HTV each responsible for 50% of the output.

[edit] English-language television

• Grand Slam, starring Hugh Griffith and Windsor Davies
• How Green Was My Valley adapted for television by Elaine Morgan, starring Stanley Baker, Sian Phillips, Mike Gwilym, Nerys Hughes and Gareth Thomas.

[edit] Sport

• Billiards - Clive Everton reaches the semi-finals of the World Championship.
• Darts - Wales win the Home International Series.
• Snooker - Ray Reardon is World Professional Champion for the fourth time.

[edit] Births

• 21 March - Mark Williams, snooker player
• 22 May - Kelly Morgan, badminton player
• 18 June - Jem, singer
• 1 July - Hayley Tullett, athlete
• 24 July - Dafydd James, rugby player
• 5 November - Lisa Scott-Lee, singer

[edit] Deaths

• 14 February - Arthur Probert, politician
• 3 March - T. H. Parry-Williams, poet
• 20 April - Stephen Halden Beattie, VC
• 23 April - Peter Ham, musician (Badfinger), suicide
• 21 May - A. H. Dodd, historian
• 7 August - Jim Griffiths, politician
• 6 November - Norman Riches, cricketer
• date unknown
  • Huw Lloyd Edwards, dramatist
  • Alun Jones (Alun Cilie), poet
  • John Ellis Williams, novelist