1988 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1988 to Wales and its people.
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[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
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Emrys
[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.
- The Gregynog festival is re-launched by Anthony Rolfe Johnson.
- This year sees the foundation of:
- BAFTA Cymru
- Hay-on-Wye Festival of Literature
- Ffilm Cymru (Film Foundation for Wales)
- New Welsh Review
[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
- Malcolm Arnold - Four Welsh Dances, Op. 138
- 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.
- C'mon Midffild! (drama)
[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
- 26 January - Raymond Williams, writer
- 23 September - Arwel Hughes, composer and conductor
- 12 October - Ruth Manning-Sanders, poet and children's author
- 11 November - William Ifor Jones, conductor and organist
- 13 December - Brynmor John, politician
- date unknown
- Euros Bowen, poet
- John Gwilym Jones, writer
- John Morgan, journalist
