1975 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1975 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

*Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales
*Princess of Wales - "vacant"
*Secretary of State for Wales - John Morris
*Archbishop of Wales - Gwilym Owen Williams

Events

*May - A leak from the "Esso Tenby" tanker off the coast of Pembrokeshire kills an estimated 1,300 seabirds.
*Opening of the Cleddau Bridge at Milford Haven.

Arts and literature

*Ryan and Ronnie announce the end of their comedy partnership.

Awards

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*National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Criccieth)

*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Gerallt Lloyd Owen
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Elwyn Roberts
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - "withheld"

New books

*Aneirin Talfan Davies - "Diannerch Erchwyn a Cherddi Eraill"
*J. Eirian Davies - "Cân Galed"
*T. Glynne Davies - "Marged"
*Gwynfor Evans - "National Future for Wales"
*Jeremy Hooker - "Soliloquies of a Chalk Giant"
*Emyr Humphries - "Flesh and Blood"
*Richard Llewellyn - "Green, Green, My Valley Now"
*Prys Morgan - "Iolo Morganwg"
*Leslie Norris - "Mountains, Polecats, Pheasants and other Elegies"
*Bernice Rubens - "I Sent a Letter to My Love"
*Peter Tinniswood - "Except You're a Bird"
*John G. Williams - "Maes Mihangel"
*Rhydwen Williams - "The Angry Vineyard"

New drama

*W. S. Jones - "Y Toblarôn"

Music

*Edward H. Dafis - "Ffordd Newydd Eingl-Americanaidd Grêt o Fyw"
*Dave Edmunds - "Subtle As A Flying Mallet" (album)
*Andy Fairweather-Low - "Wide Eyed And Legless" (top ten hit single)

Film

*Rachel Roberts appears in "Picnic at Hanging Rock".
*Ken Loach's "Days of Hope" is partly set in Wales.

Welsh-language films

*"None"

Broadcasting

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Welsh-language television

*The Siberry Report recommends a new Welsh-language fourth channel broadcasting 25 hours a week of Welsh-language programs, with BBC and HTV each responsible for 50% of the output.

English-language television

*"Grand Slam", starring Hugh Griffith and Windsor Davies
*"How Green Was My Valley" adapted for television by Elaine Morgan, starring Stanley Baker, Sian Phillips, Mike Gwilym, Nerys Hughes and Gareth Thomas.

port

*Billiards - Clive Everton reaches the semi-finals of the World Championship.
*Darts - Wales win the Home International Series.
*Snooker - Ray Reardon is World Professional Champion for the fourth time.

Births

*21 March - Mark Williams, snooker player
*22 May - Kelly Morgan, badminton player
*18 June - Jem, singer
*1 July - Hayley Tullett, athlete
*24 July - Dafydd James, rugby player
*5 November - Lisa Scott-Lee, singer

Deaths

*14 February - Arthur Probert, politician
*3 March - T. H. Parry-Williams, poet
*20 April - Stephen Halden Beattie, VC
*23 April - Peter Ham, musician (Badfinger), suicide
*21 May - A. H. Dodd, historian
*7 August - Jim Griffiths, politician
*6 November - Norman Riches, cricketer
*"date unknown"
**Huw Lloyd Edwards, dramatist
**Alun Jones (Alun Cilie), poet
**John Ellis Williams, novelist