Catch 'Histories of Wales' on BBC Radio Wales

BBC Radio Wales producer Dinah Jones has dropped me a line to tell me about the new 'Histories of Wales' series which has just started on Radio Wales.
She said -
I thought this series I’ve just made for the BBC and the OU (Open University) might interest you, particularly the final programme. Each programme will be available for a week after the original broadcast on the BBCs iplayer here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0193yqc
The times change for the first TX (transmission) occasionally and I’ve drawn attention to this with ****.
Here are the times for each programme: 
Histories of Wales
Six historians show how a theme they feel passionate about has shaped Wales.
Histories of Wales - Programme 1, Moving in Moving out
First TX: Sunday, February 19, BBC Radio Wales, 1.30pm
Repeat: Tuesday, February 21, BBC Radio Wales, 5.30am
This week Dr Bill Jones looks at how Wales has been shaped by migration, the movement of people – people moving in and people moving out.
Histories of Wales - Programme 2, The Only Profession
First TX: Sunday, February 26, BBC Radio Wales, 12.30pm [*** change in time]
Repeat: Tuesday, February 28, BBC Radio Wales, 5.30am
This week Dr Sian Rhiannon Williams will look at the themes of education and opportunity through the experiences of women teachers.
Histories of Wales - Programme 3, Wales and Warfare
First TX: Sunday, March 4, BBC Radio Wales, 4.30pm [*** change in time]
Repeat: Tuesday, March 6, BBC Radio Wales, 5.30am
Professor Chris Williams explores how the history of Wales has been scarred by battle, how warfare has been a constant theme throughout our past.
Histories of Wales - Programme 4, The Family Hearth
First TX: Sunday, March 11, BBC Radio Wales, 1.30pm
Repeat: Tuesday, March 13, BBC Radio Wales, 5.30am
This week Dr Stephanie Ward looks at family life in Welsh history.
Histories of Wales - Programme 5, Rebecca and the Radical Tradition
First TX: Sunday, March 18, BBC Radio Wales, 1.30pm
Repeat: Tuesday, March 20, BBC Radio Wales, 5.30am
This week Rhodri Morgan will explore the roots of Welsh Radicalism and protest starting with the part his family played in the Rebecca Riots.
Histories of Wales - Programme 6, Nation speaks unto nation
First TX: Sunday, March 25, BBC Radio Wales, 4.30pm [*** change in time]
Repeat: Tuesday, March 27, BBC Radio Wales, 5.30am
Professor Aled Gruffydd Jones of Aberystwyth University looks at the history of journalism in Wales.

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