Just a Cool Place

From the collection of

Archif Sgrin a Sain Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / National Library of Wales Screen and Sound Archive

Established in 2001, the National Library of Wales Screen and Sound Archive holds an unrivalled collection of films, TV and radio broadcasts, video tapes and sound recordings relating to Wales and the Welsh, from 1898 to the present day. The collection spans multiples formats and genres, both professional and amateur.

Just a Cool Place

There is such a lot going on in Cardiff - a buzzing city that just has to be seen, heard and experienced!

A celebration of all Cardiff has to offer crafted by pupils of Meadowbank Special School, Albany Primary School, Herbert Thompson Junior School and Ysgol Melingruffydd. Wales's capital city has it all - a castle, stadiums, museums and concert halls, an attractive bay area (complete with its fun and hands-on Techniquest), as well as bilingualism, multiculturalism and a vibrant music scene offering everything from Welsh folk music to garage, rap and calypso. It may sometimes smell of market fish and Brains beer, but all in all 'It's a nice place to hang out'.

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Our Cardiff

Old Cardiff was thriving docklands, Tiger Bay, trolley buses and trams. New Cardiff is docks regeneration and gentrification. Cardiffians must somehow hold fast and muddle through….

The Welsh capital's global exports included coal, iron, and culture in many hues. Its famous Tiger Bay, where shipworkers from all over the world settled to create a thriving, diverse community, produced Shirley Bassey; Roald Dahl lived in nearby Llandaff, and between the two locations is Ivor Novello's birthplace. The city has long been home to BBC Wales, ITV Wales and S4C, but the 1980s also saw it grow to be a buzzing hub for independent production, animators (the likes of Joanna Quinn, Phil Mulloy and Gerald Conn) and workshop creativity, earning it the label 'media City'. Cardiff was the backdrop to Justin Kerrigan's exploration of 1990s nightclub culture in Human Traffic, while today the city's Roath Lock BBC studios are home to Casualty, Dr Who and long-running soap Pobl y Cwm. This collection takes us under the skin of Cardiff, with items that hold the the place both in close affection and at arm's length - some highlighting the best of the city while others hold its failings up to scrutiny. All in all they show Cardiff to be, in the words of one of Gritty Films' titles, just a cool place.

18 videos in this collection

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Albert Alexander talks to David Parry-Jones

  • Cardiff/Caerdydd
  • 2002
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Stan Stennett talks to David Parry-Jones

  • Cardiff/Caerdydd
  • 2003
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Yr Eglwys Newydd

  • Whitchurch
  • 2000
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Tiger Bay Nation

  • Cardiff/Caerdydd
  • 2005
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The Welsh Connection

  • Cardiff/Caerdydd
  • 2004
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Just a Cool Place

  • Cardiff/Caerdydd
  • 2002
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Adamsdown Health Group, Beresford Road

  • Cardiff/Caerdydd
  • 1976
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Cardiff Sikh Community and Temple - 1

  • Cardiff/Caerdydd
  • 1989
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Cardiff Sikh Community and Temple - 2

  • Cardiff/Caerdydd
  • 1989
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Cardiff Sikh Community and Temple - 3

  • Cardiff/Caerdydd
  • 1989
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Computer Training in Adamsdown

  • Cardiff/Caerdydd
  • 1980
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Fandaliaeth

  • Cardiff/Caerdydd
  • 1980
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The Original Cowboys Were Welshmen

  • Cardiff/Caerdydd
  • 1986
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Rhyw Anesmwythyd yn y Gwynt

  • Cardiff/Caerdydd
  • 1988
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Some Cardiff Memories

  • Cardiff/Caerdydd
  • 1984
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South Glamorgan

  • Cardiff/Caerdydd
  • 1995
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Splott Adventure Asks Why?

  • Cardiff/Caerdydd
  • 1978
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Stop the Rundown of St David's Hospital

  • Cardiff/Caerdydd
  • 1978
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