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A Long Walk With... James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers

Janice embarks on a very personal journey with James Dean Bradfield of the Manic Street Preachers, going back to School, their first gig and the studio where they first recorded.

Janice Long embarks on a very personal journey with James Dean Bradfield of the Manic Street Preachers, taking him back to Oakdale School which he attended with all the other members of the band, the steps where he was handed the first of their lyrics, and the Railway Hotel in Crumlin where they played their first gig. Pen-Y-Fan Pond where they spent their evenings imaging they were beat poets and the Mynyddislwyn Mountain between his father's home and the studio where they first recorded demos and singles.

James talks eloquently and passionately about his working-class roots and the political and social events in the area and beyond - all of which inspired him to be a musician and are still part of new songs like Liverpool Revisited. He also chooses some favourite tracks from the band's catalogue and others like Public Enemy, Public Service Broadcasting and Gwenno.

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Manic Street Preachers

    International Blue

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Motown Junk

    • Epic.
  • Public Service Broadcasting

    Turn No More (feat. James Dean Bradfield)

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Horses Under Starlight

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Liverpool Revisited

  • Gwenno

    Tir Ha Mor

    • Heavenly Recordings.
  • Manic Street Preachers

    Donkeys

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Stay Beautiful

  • Public Enemy

    Bring The Noise

    • Def Jam.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 26 Jul 2018 21:00
  • Christmas Day 2018 00:00
  • Christmas Day 2018 18:00
  • Sun 8 Dec 2019 03:00
  • Wed 2 Feb 2022 03:00