Mari James is the Library Development Officer at St. David's Cathedral, and she talks about the life of St. David (Dewi Sant), the history of the Cathedral, and the role that it has played in the history of Christian worship, in Wales and beyond. We are grateful to the Dean and Chapter of St David's Cathedral for permission to use the recording of Choral Scholars, Lawrence Pethick and Adrian Harris, chanting at the weekly Prayers at the Shrine of St David on 14th January 2022. Further information can be found at https://www.stdavidscathedral.org.uk/ and https://www.stdavidscathedral.org.uk/dis ..read more

Tomos Jones is the Community Archaeologist for Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, and he describes a brief history of Nevern Castle and the results of recent archaeological investigations that have taken place. Notable among this work is that by Dr Chris Caple and the team from Durham University who undertook excavations at the site between 2008 and 2018. Further information can be found at https://neverncastle.wales/. Websites also mentioned in this podcast include https://archwilio.org.uk/ and https://coflein.gov.uk/. --- Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about h ..read more

Cân y Ffordd Euraidd (The Song of the Golden Road) is a radio ballad created in response to the Preseli Heartlands from Crymych to Cwm Gwaun. The project has taken the form of a series of workshops and walks from the communities that reside at the foot of the Preselis. These sessions were an opportunity to get to know the place from different perspectives. These ramblings were be followed by weekend of music-making where participants and musicians were invited to give voice to the songs of the place. Speech, sound and song have been incorporated into the final ballad, an oral record of a uniqu ..read more

Gareth Mills is a volunteer at Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre, and describes his work researching some of the personal stories of Pembrokeshire people linked to the second world war build up of US military forces in the county in the build up to D-Day in June 1944. Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Past podcast is produced by PLANED (www.planed.org.uk) and is funded by Arwain Sir Benfro (www.arwainsirbenfro.cymru). Echoes website: http://www.echoeswales.cymru/ Ech ..read more

Mark Lewis is the curator of Tenby Museum and Art Gallery and he talks about his role and about some of the issues currently faced by the Museum and also about the importance of the Museum's relationship with its audience and the community. Pembrokeshire Community Heritage Week 2021 is a series of virtual events happening from Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June celebrating the best of our community history. Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Past podcast is produced ..read more

Sophie Jenkins works with some of PLANED's culture and heritage projects, but in another role she works for the Canolfan Llwynihirion Brynberian overseeing some of their community projects. Pembrokeshire Community Heritage Week 2021 is a series of virtual events happening from Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June celebrating the best of our community history. Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Past podcast is produced by PLANED (www.planed.org.uk) and is funded by Arwa ..read more

Tomos Jones is the Community Archaeologist with Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority and he talks about his role in safeguarding the archaeology of the Park, about interpretation and the fact that the community are vital to the county's heritage. Pembrokeshire Community Heritage Week 2021 is a series of virtual events happening from Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June celebrating the best of our community history. Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Past podcast ..read more

Liz Rawlings is one of the founder members of Llangwm History Group and talks. In this 300 second soundbite she talks about her interest in history, the group's current projects, the impact of COVID and why Pembrokeshire's Community Heritage is so unique. Pembrokeshire Community Heritage Week 2021 is a series of virtual events happening from Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June celebrating the best of our community history.  Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Past ..read more

Mark Lewis, curator of Tenby Museum and Art Gallery - Wales' oldest independent museum, and Emma Lewis from PLANED describe the development of Tenby as tourist destination from the 1800s to the present day. Find out more about Tenby Museum and Art Gallery, including visitor information and details about their collections on their website www.tenbymuseum.org.uk. Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Past podcast is produced by PLANED (www.planed.org.uk) and is funded ..read more

William Roblin was the last person to be hanged in Pembrokeshire, 200 years ago, on 23 April 1821. He was accused of the murder of William Davies on 19 August 1820, and following a man-hunt across the county was imprisoned before being tried and found guilty. There are a number of contemporary accounts of events discussed in this abridged version of a talk given via Zoom on the 200th anniversary of the hanging, 23 April 2021. Echoes of the past is a podcast about Pembrokeshire, about history and culture, and about the importance of this corner of Wales to the wider world. The Echoes of the Pa ..read more