1988 in Wales

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See also: 1987 in Wales, other events of 1988, 1989 in Wales and the list of years in Wales.

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

[edit] Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales
• Princess of Wales - Diana, Princess of Wales
• Secretary of State for Wales - Peter Walker
• Archbishop of Wales - George Noakes

[edit] Events

• Conway Castle, Beaumaris Castle, Caernarfon Castle and Harlech Castle become the first Welsh sites to be placed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
• The last British Rail steam train stops operating on the Vale of Rheidol line.

[edit] Arts and literature

• Tom Jones loses a paternity suit and is forced to support a son, Jonathan Berkery.
• The European Centre for Traditional and Regional Cultures]] opens in Llangollen.
• This year sees the foundation of:
  • BAFTA Cymru
  • Hay-on-Wye Festival of Literature
  • Ffilm Cymru (Film Foundation for Wales)

[edit] Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Newport)

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Elwyn Edwards
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - T. James Jones
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - withheld

[edit] New books

• T. Glynne Davies - Cerddi
• Bobi Jones - Llenyddiaeth Gymraeg 1902-36
• Rhiannon Davies Jones - Cribau Eryri
• Hilary Llywelyn-Williams - The Tree Calendar
• Sheenagh Pugh - Beware Falling Tortoises
• Oliver Reynolds - The Player Queen's Wife
• William Owen Roberts - Y Pla
• Bernice Rubens - Our Father
• Huw Walters - Canu'r Pwll a'r Pulpud
• Glanmor Williams - Recovery, Reorientation and Reformation

[edit] Music

• Ffa Coffi Pawb - Dalec Peilon

[edit] Film

• Peter Greenaway directs Drowning by Numbers.

[edit] Welsh language films

• None

[edit] Broadcasting

[edit] Welsh language television

• Pobol y Cwm becomes the first European soap opera to be broadcast daily.

[edit] English language television

[edit] Sports

• Steve Jones becomes the first Briton to win the New York Marathon.
• Snooker - Doug Mountjoy wins the UK Open Championship.

[edit] Deaths

• January 26 - Raymond Williams, writer
• September 23 - Arwel Hughes, composer and conductor
• December 13 - Brynmor John, politician
• date unknown
  • Euros Bowen, poet
  • John Gwilym Jones, writer
  • John Morgan, journalist