Memorial to broadcaster Wynford Vaughan-Thomas restored
Post categories: Books,ÌýHistory,ÌýMid Wales,ÌýTelevision,ÌýWorld War Two
| 14:02 UK time, Friday, 15 October 2010
A memorial to Swansea-born radio and television broadcaster and writer has been restored following an appeal by the (CPRW).
Broadcaster and author of books about the history and topography of Wales, Wynford Vaughan-Thomas.
The Welsh slate viewing platform near Machynlleth in Powys highlights 13 of Wales' highest peaks. Opened in 1990, it had fallen into disrepair and had been vandalised.
CPRW successfully raised £11,000 to repair the memorial which will be reopened by Montgomeryshire MP, Glynn Davies.
Vaughan-Thomas established a reputation as one of the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's most respected correspondents. In this archive clip below from 1981, Michael Parkinson interviews him about his flight in a Lancaster Bomber over Berlin in 1943 as it completed an air raid.
Commenting on the dangerous journey, Vaughan-Thomas recalled: "I'll never forget coming up to Berlin. Literally it was surrounded by a bullring of searchlights ... and it was terrifying."
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You can read more on the story in this ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Mid Wales News article.
The CPRW have an audio file on the remarkable life of Wynford Vaughan-Thomas. You can (scroll down to the bottom of the page).
View more clips featuring Vaughan-Thomas in the Wales History archive section.
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