Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
Real Barnsley
Real Barnsley
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Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description
Yn Real Barnsley mae'r bardd a'r darlledwr Ian McMillan (bardd Barnsley) yn archwilio ardal ei fagwraeth, y gweundir a'r pyllau, y tirwedd ôl-ddiwydiannol a llawer mwy. Dyma ganllaw swynol mewn arddull llawn hiwmor i le a fu'n allweddol i ffurfiant yr awdur.
Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description
In the latest in the Real series, poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan (the Bard of Barnsley) explores his home patch, the moors, the pits, the post-industrial landscape that has swapped mining for heritage, and much, much more. Written with characteristic humour and insight, this is a delightful guide to a place and how it made him who he is today.
Manylion y cynnyrch / Product details
- ISBN 13
- 9781781724118
- Gwales Code
- gwales.com.9781781724118
- Gwerthwr / Vendor
- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
- Long Title
- Real Barnsley
- Awdur / Author
- McMillan, Ian
- Current Price ex VAT
- £9.99
- Current Price inc VAT
- £9.99
- Availability Status (EN)
- Non-Stock Item - Ordered on request
- Availability Status (CY)
- Archebir yn ôl y galw
- Dyddiad cyhoeddi / Publication Date
- 2017-11-22
- Cyhoeddwr / Publisher
- Seren
- Media Type (EN)
- Paperback / softback
- Media Type (CY)
- Clawr meddal
- Pages
- 240 pages
- Size
- 135 × 208 mm
- Language Code
- English
- Categori / Category
- CY: Taith, Twristiaeth, Teithlyfrau (yn Saesneg) | EN: Travel, Tourism, Guide Books (in English)
- Is-gategori / Subcategory
- CY: Arweinlyfrau - Arall (yn Saesneg) | EN: Guide Books - Other (in English)
Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography
Ian McMillan is a poet, journalist, playwright, and broadcaster, known for his strong and distinctive Barnsley-area accent. He lives in Darfield, the town of his birth. He began performing on the live poetry circuit in the 1970s and has published several volumes of poetry, for adults and children. He is regarded as an enthusiastic advocate of poetry. McMillan has had journalism published in Q magazine and Mojo, and writes a weekly column for The Barnsley Chronicle. He is also ‘poet in residence’ to Barnsley FC and is known as the ‘Bard of Barnsley’. McMillan hosts the The Verb and Proms variation Adverb on Radio 3, “dedicated to investigating spoken words around the globe”. He is a roving contributor to the Today Programme, and has also been a panellist on Just A Minute and was a castaway on Desert Island Discs. He is a frequent guest on Newsnight Review, The Mark Radcliffe Show, You & Yours, The Culture Show, Never Mind The Full Stops and Have I Got News For You?, and narrates The Museum on BBC 2.
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