Tiger Bay Nation

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

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People from all nationalities and cultures live and thrive side by side in Cardiff's vibrant, colourful Tiger Bay area.

Pupils of St.John Lloyd R.C. Primary School, St.Cuthbert's R.C.Primary School and Oakfield County Primary School animate this celebration of the vibrant community in Tiger Bay. Local resident and historian Neil Sinclair narrates, describing life and trade in the docklands, enthusing about the music and food, and hailing The Bombay restaurant as Wales's first Indian eatery. The community has a strong matriarchal element, with immigrants having married Welsh women, making Welsh mams and grannies a force in the neighbourhood. The multicultural residents are well integrated and live harmoniously, says Sinclair: 'As a child I thought the whole world was like Tiger Bay...people had their fights and their arguments, but they weren't over where you came from, what ethnic background you belonged to...'.


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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.

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Stan Stennett talks to David Parry-Jones

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Yr Eglwys Newydd

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Tiger Bay Nation

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The Welsh Connection

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Just a Cool Place

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Adamsdown Health Group, Beresford Road

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Cardiff Sikh Community and Temple - 1

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Cardiff Sikh Community and Temple - 2

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Cardiff Sikh Community and Temple - 3

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Computer Training in Adamsdown

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Fandaliaeth

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The Original Cowboys Were Welshmen

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Rhyw Anesmwythyd yn y Gwynt

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Some Cardiff Memories

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South Glamorgan

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Splott Adventure Asks Why?

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Stop the Rundown of St David's Hospital

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