Obituaries are about life, not death.
In this, his second book of obituaries, most of which first appeared in The Independent, Meic Stephens celebrates the lives of 75 eminent Welsh people who have made significant contributions to life in Wales during the last few decades. They include a wide variety of artists, politicians, sportsmen, writers, historians, actors, musicians, broadcasters, and academics, in a rich mix that reflects our country's cultural and social life. Here are short biographies of Stuart Cable, Ray Gravell, Arthur Giardelli, Dennis Coslett, Hywel Teifi Edwards, Huw Ceredig, Goronwy Daniel, Per Denez, Raymond Garlick, Iris Gower, Patrick Hannan, Margaret John, Dic Jones, Philip Madoc, T. Llew Jones, Victor Spinetti, Will Roberts, and many more. All are treated with a warm appreciation of their achievements and a knowledgeable account of their lives and times, so that the reader will find much to enjoy in remembering them in this way.
Contents:
A.M. Allchin
P.C. Bartrum
Douglas Bassett
Eileen Beasley
Dave Berry
Geraint Bowen
Rachel Bromwich
Michael Burn
Stuart Cable
Huw Ceredig
John Clement
Hafina Clwyd
Dennis Coslett
Goronwy Daniel
Gareth Alban Davies
J.A. Davies
Lewis Davies
Per Denez
Hywel Teifi Edwards
Owen Edwards
Tom Ellis
Emrys Evans
Lyn Evans
Yann Fouéré
Charlez ar Gall
Raymond Garlick
Arthur Giardelli
Iris Gower
Ray Gravell
Selwyn Griffith
Bruce Griffiths
W.J. Gruffydd
Lowri Gwilym
Patrick Hannan
Ken Hopkins
John Howell
Ronan Huon
Dafydd Huws
Glyn James
Dafydd Jenkins
J. Geraint Jenkins
Margaret John
Angharad Jones
Dic Jones
Grenfell Jones
Stewart Jones
T. Llew Jones
Peter Law
Anthony Lewis
Iwan Llwyd
Philip Madoc
Judith Maro
Bernez an Nail
Gordon Parry
Meirion Pennar
Eluned Phillips
Peter Prendergast
Emyr Price
Dennis Rees
Hywel Heulyn Roberts
Will Roberts
Selwyn Roderick
Victor Spinetti
Rhobert ap Steffan
Eric Sunderland
Aeronwy Thomas
Aneurin M. Thomas
Craig Thomas
Tasker Watkins
Huw Weekes
Brynle Williams
Orig Williams
Phil Williams
Stewart Williams
Howard Winstone