{"product_id":"book-1gf1","title":"Gwyn Thomas: A BBC Radio Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBBC Radio dramatisations and readings of the great Welsh writer's works\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA novelist, playwright, broadcaster and raconteur, Gwyn Thomas was celebrated as one of Wales's finest writers in the English language. He wrote countless novels, short stories and plays for stage, radio, and television, and he frequently contributed to \u003ci\u003ePunch\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. This BBC collection features a selection of his finest works, showcasing his engaging storytelling, dark humour and ability to capture the essence of Welsh valley life and culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Things Betray Thee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, set in the fictional South Wales town of Moonlea in 1835, explores the personal and societal impacts of industrialization through the eyes of a travelling harpist. Adapted by Alan Plater, of 'The Beiderbecke Trilogy' fame, this stirring drama stars \u003cb\u003eIan Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePatrick Brennan\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Alderman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, starring \u003cb\u003eDonald Houston\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMary Wimbush\u003c\/b\u003e, centres on small-town politics, as an influential councillor dreams of becoming a Westminster MP. A frustrated polymath drives his friends mad with his constant showing off in\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e He Knows, He Knows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, starring \u003cb\u003ePhilip Madoc\u003c\/b\u003e, and in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGazooka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGwyn Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e himself recalls the long, hot summer of the General Strike, and the marching jazz bands that erupted into the Rhondda.\u003cb\u003e Dewi Williams\u003c\/b\u003e stars as a headmaster whose luck is about to turn in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Entrance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e; while in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Giving Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eRonnie Williams\u003c\/b\u003e plays a would-be choirmaster in search of a miracle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso included are a quartet of stories about the eccentric characters in the little mining town of Meadow Prospect - '\u003cb\u003eScalping Party'\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e'They Came and They Took Him Away'\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e'Brotherly Love'\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e'The Couch, My Friend, Is Cold'\u003c\/b\u003e. Four more short tales round off the collection: '\u003cb\u003eThe Cavers' \u003c\/b\u003e(read by \u003cb\u003eRay Smith\u003c\/b\u003e),\u003cb\u003e 'Arrayed Like One of These'\u003c\/b\u003e (read by \u003cb\u003eAndy Rivers\u003c\/b\u003e),\u003cb\u003e 'Hugo My Friend' \u003c\/b\u003e(read by \u003cb\u003eRhodri Hugh\u003c\/b\u003e) and \u003cb\u003e'Little Fury\u003c\/b\u003e (read by \u003cb\u003ePatrick Brennan\u003c\/b\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProduction credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Gwyn Thomas\u003cbr\u003eAll rights reserved\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Things Betray Thee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Alderman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHe Knows, He Knows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGazooka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Entrance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Giving Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife in Meadow Prospect\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Cavers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArrayed Like One of These\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHugo My Friend\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLittle Fury\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2026 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":67474038292784,"sku":"BD1gf1","price":11.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/1gf1-Square-cover.jpg?v=1786090136","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-1gf1","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}