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*[[1 August]] – Coleg Harlech Workers' Educational Association (North Wales) is created through the merger of The Workers' Educational Association (North Wales) and [[Coleg Harlech]].
*[[1 August]] – Coleg Harlech Workers' Educational Association (North Wales) is created through the merger of The Workers' Educational Association (North Wales) and [[Coleg Harlech]].
*[[16 September]] – To commemorate "Glyndwr Day", actress [[Siân Phillips]] unveils a memorial statue to [[Catrin Glyndŵr]] in London.
*[[16 September]] – To commemorate "Glyndwr Day", actress [[Siân Phillips]] unveils a memorial statue to [[Catrin Glyndŵr]] in London.
*[[26 October]] – A memorial service to celebrate the life of [[Harry Secombe]] is held at Westminster Abbey and attended by [[Charles, Prince of Wales]].
*[[26 October]] – A memorial service to celebrate the life of [[Harry Secombe]] is held at Westminster Abbey and attended by the Prince of Wales (now [[Charles III]]).


==Arts and literature==
==Arts and literature==
*[[15 March]] - [[Julien Macdonald]] is chosen as fashion house [[Givenchy]]'s new designer.<ref>{{cite book|author=Taryn Benbow-Pfalzgraf|title=Contemporary Fashion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z73uAAAAMAAJ|year=2002|publisher=St. James Press|isbn=978-1-55862-348-4|page=276}}</ref>
*[[15 March]] [[Julien Macdonald]] is chosen as fashion house [[Givenchy]]'s new designer.<ref>{{cite book|author=Taryn Benbow-Pfalzgraf|title=Contemporary Fashion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z73uAAAAMAAJ|year=2002|publisher=St. James Press|isbn=978-1-55862-348-4|page=276}}</ref>
*[[24 March]] - Opening of the exhibition ''Let [[Paul Robeson]] Sing!'' in [[Cardiff]].<ref>{{cite book|title=New Statesman|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yO8eAQAAMAAJ|date=April 2001|publisher=New Statesman Limited and Contributors|page=40}}</ref>
*[[24 March]] Opening of the exhibition ''Let [[Paul Robeson]] Sing!'' in [[Cardiff]].<ref>{{cite book|title=New Statesman|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yO8eAQAAMAAJ|date=April 2001|publisher=New Statesman Limited and Contributors|page=40}}</ref>
*[[15 December]] – [[Rob Brydon]] wins Best TV Comedy Actor award in the British Comedy Awards.
*[[29 June]] - [[S4C]]'s ''Chwaraeon/Sport 2000'' promotional video has won three silver awards in the "Best In-House Promo" at the world [[Promax Awards]] ceremony in [[Miami]], [[Florida]].
*[[15 December]] - [[Rob Brydon]] wins Best TV Comedy Actor award in the British Comedy Awards.
*[[25 December]] [[Matthew Rhys]] and [[Tom Ward]] star in a TV adaptation of [[The Lost World (2001 film)|''The Lost World'']].
*November [[John Bourne (artist)|John Bourne]] establishes the [[Wrexham]] [[Stuckism|Stuckists]] group of artists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuckismwales.co.uk/about.php|title=About us|website=Stuckism Wales|access-date=15 April 2019}}</ref>
*[[25 December]] - [[Matthew Rhys]] and [[Tom Ward]] star in a TV adaptation of [[The Lost World (2001 film)|''The Lost World'']].
*November - [[John Bourne (artist)|John Bourne]] establishes the [[Wrexham]] [[Stuckism|Stuckists]] group of artists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuckismwales.co.uk/about.php|title=About us|website=Stuckism Wales|access-date=15 April 2019}}</ref>
*[[Jessica Garlick]] makes the last ten in the first series of ''[[Pop Idol]]''.
*[[Jessica Garlick]] makes the last ten in the first series of ''[[Pop Idol]]''.
*[[Andrew Vicari]] sells a collection of 125 paintings of the First Gulf War to Prince Khaled of [[Saudi Arabia]] for £17 million.
*[[Andrew Vicari]] sells a collection of 125 paintings of the First Gulf War to Prince Khaled of [[Saudi Arabia]] for £17 million.
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===Awards===
===Awards===
*Prix Hélène Rochas - [[Rebecca Evans (singer)|Rebecca Evans]]
*Prix Hélène Rochas [[Rebecca Evans (singer)|Rebecca Evans]]
*[[Cardiff Singer of the World]] - [[Marius Brenciu]]
*[[Cardiff Singer of the World]] [[Marius Brenciu]]
*[[Glyndŵr Award]] - [[John Meirion Morris]]
*[[Glyndŵr Award]] [[John Meirion Morris]]


===National Eisteddfod (held in [[Denbigh]])===
===National Eisteddfod (held in [[Denbigh]])===
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - [[Mererid Hopwood]] (first woman ever to win the Chair)
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair [[Mererid Hopwood]] (first woman ever to win the chair)
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - [[Penri Roberts]]
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown [[Penri Roberts]]
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - [[Elfyn Pritchard]]
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal [[Elfyn Pritchard]]
*[[Wales Book of the Year]]:
*[[Wales Book of the Year]]:
**English language: [[Stephen Knight (professor)|Stephen Knight]] - ''Mr Schnitzel''
**English language: [[Stephen Knight (poet)|Stephen Knight]] ''Mr Schnitzel''
**Welsh language: [[Owen Martell]] - ''Cadw dy ffydd, brawd''
**Welsh language: [[Owen Martell]] ''Cadw dy ffydd, brawd''
*Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen -
*Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen -


===New books===
===New books===

====English language====
====English language====
*[[Malcolm Pryce]] - ''Aberystwyth Mon Amour''
*[[Malcolm Pryce]] ''Aberystwyth Mon Amour''
*[[Alastair Reynolds]] - ''[[Chasm City]]''
*[[Alastair Reynolds]] ''[[Chasm City]]''
*[[Jon Ronson]] - ''[[Them: Adventures with Extremists]]''
*[[Jon Ronson]] ''[[Them: Adventures with Extremists]]''
*[[Carole Seymour-Jones]] - ''Painted Shadow: The Life of Vivienne Eliot, First Wife of T.S. Eliot''
*[[Carole Seymour-Jones]] ''Painted Shadow: The Life of Vivienne Eliot, First Wife of T.S. Eliot''


====Welsh language====
====Welsh language====
*[[Roger Boore]] and Rhian Nest James - ''Hoff Hwiangerddi''
*[[Roger Boore]] and Rhian Nest James ''Hoff Hwiangerddi''
*[[Gwynfor Evans]] - ''Cymru o Hud''
*[[Gwynfor Evans]] ''Cymru o Hud''
*[[:cy:Tudur Dylan Jones|Tudur Dylan Jones]] - ''Adenydd''
*[[:cy:Tudur Dylan Jones|Tudur Dylan Jones]] ''Adenydd''
*[[Angharad Tomos]] - ''Cnonyn Aflonydd''
*[[Angharad Tomos]] ''Cnonyn Aflonydd''


===Music===
===Music===
*[[Feeder (band)|Feeder]] - ''Echo Park'' (album)
*[[Feeder (band)|Feeder]] ''Echo Park'' (album)
*[[Hilary Tann]] - ''The Grey Tide and the Green'', commissioned for the Last Night of the Welsh Proms and performed by the [[Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra]] conducted by [[Owain Arwel Hughes]]
*[[Hilary Tann]] ''The Grey Tide and the Green'', commissioned for the Last Night of the Welsh Proms and performed by the [[Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra]] conducted by [[Owain Arwel Hughes]]
*[[Catatonia (band)|Catatonia]] - ''[[Paper Scissors Stone (album)|Paper Scissors Stone]]'' (album)
*[[Catatonia (band)|Catatonia]] ''[[Paper Scissors Stone (album)|Paper Scissors Stone]]'' (album)
*[[Goldie Lookin' Chain]] - ''Don't Blame the Chain'' (album)
*[[Goldie Lookin' Chain]] ''Don't Blame the Chain'' (album)
*[[Melys]] - ''Chinese Whispers'' (album)
*[[Melys]] ''Chinese Whispers'' (album)
*[[Terris (band)|Terris]] - "Fabricated Lunacy" (single) and ''Learning to Let Go'' (debut album)
*[[Terris (band)|Terris]] "Fabricated Lunacy" (single) and ''Learning to Let Go'' (debut album)


==Film==
==Film==
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==Sport==
==Sport==
*[[BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year]] – [[Joe Calzaghe]]<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Wales Sport Personality winners |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/20670643 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=2 August 2021}}</ref>
*[[BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year]] – [[Joe Calzaghe]]<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Wales Sport Personality winners |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/20670643 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=2 August 2021}}</ref>
*[[Football (soccer)|Football]] - [[Liverpool F.C.]] win the [[FA Cup]] the first time it is played in Cardiff's [[Millennium Stadium]].
*[[association football|Football]] [[Liverpool F.C.]] win the [[FA Cup]] the first time it is played in Cardiff's [[Millennium Stadium]].


==Births==
==Births==
*[[23 March]] - [[Dream Alliance]], racehorse bred near Blackwood<ref>{{cite news |title=Dream Alliance: from slag heap allotment to Grand National hopeful|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/horseracing/7549783/Dream-Alliance-from-slag-heap-allotment-to-Grand-National-hopeful.html|work=Daily Telegraph|accessdate=12 December 2010|author=Marcus Armytage|date=4 April 2010}}</ref>
*[[23 March]] [[Dream Alliance]], racehorse bred near Blackwood<ref>{{cite news |title=Dream Alliance: from slag heap allotment to Grand National hopeful|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/horseracing/7549783/Dream-Alliance-from-slag-heap-allotment-to-Grand-National-hopeful.html|work=Daily Telegraph|accessdate=12 December 2010|author=Marcus Armytage|date=4 April 2010}}</ref>


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
*[[11 January]] - [[Lorna Sage]], critic, 57 (emphysema)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1319253/Whitbread-judges-split-over-Kneale.html|title=Whitbread judges split over Kneale|date=24 January 2001|author=Nigel Reynolds|website=The Telegraph|access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[11 January]] [[Lorna Sage]], critic, 57 (emphysema)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1319253/Whitbread-judges-split-over-Kneale.html|title=Whitbread judges split over Kneale|date=24 January 2001|author=Nigel Reynolds|website=The Telegraph|access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[20 January]] - [[Crispin Nash-Williams]], mathematician, 68<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Nash-Williams.html|title=Crispin St John Alvah Nash-Williams|website=dcs.st-and.ac.uk|access-date=1 March 2019}}</ref>
*[[20 January]] [[Crispin Nash-Williams]], mathematician, 68<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Nash-Williams.html|title=Crispin St John Alvah Nash-Williams|website=dcs.st-and.ac.uk|access-date=1 March 2019}}</ref>
*[[18 February]] - [[Claude Davey]], Wales international rugby union captain, 92<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/story/_/id/15349495/great-welsh-centre-davey-dies|title=Great Welsh centre Davey dies|date=21 February 2001|website=ESPN|access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[18 February]] [[Claude Davey]], Wales international rugby union captain, 92<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/story/_/id/15349495/great-welsh-centre-davey-dies|title=Great Welsh centre Davey dies|date=21 February 2001|website=ESPN|access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[22 February]] - [[Cledwyn Hughes]], Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos, former Secretary of State for Wales, 84<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/feb/23/guardianobituaries.parliament|title=Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos|author=Andrew Roth|date=23 February 2001|website=The Guardian|access-date=1 March 2019}}</ref>
*[[22 February]] [[Cledwyn Hughes]], Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos, former Secretary of State for Wales, 84<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/feb/23/guardianobituaries.parliament|title=Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos|author=Andrew Roth|date=23 February 2001|website=The Guardian|access-date=1 March 2019}}</ref>
*[[11 April]] - Sir [[Harry Secombe]], singer and comedian, 79<ref>{{cite book|author=Harris M. Lentz III|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2001: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P3nGCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA262|date=16 April 2002|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-1278-5|pages=262}}</ref>
*[[11 April]] Sir [[Harry Secombe]], singer and comedian, 79<ref>{{cite book|author=Harris M. Lentz III|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2001: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P3nGCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA262|date=16 April 2002|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-1278-5|pages=262}}</ref>
*[[16 April]] - [[Henry Morgan Lloyd]], clergyman, 89<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1317237/The-Very-Reverend-Henry-Lloyd.html|title=The Very Reverend Henry Lloyd|date=26 April 2001|website=The Telegraph|access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[16 April]] [[Henry Morgan Lloyd]], clergyman, 89<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1317237/The-Very-Reverend-Henry-Lloyd.html|title=The Very Reverend Henry Lloyd|date=26 April 2001|website=The Telegraph|access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[26 April]] - [[Dafydd Rowlands]], minister and writer, 69<ref>{{cite book|author=Meic Stephens|title=Necrologies: A Book of Welsh Obituaries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XUIqAQAAMAAJ|year=2008|publisher=Seren|isbn=978-1-85411-476-1|page=143}}</ref>
*[[26 April]] [[Dafydd Rowlands]], minister and writer, 69<ref>{{cite book|author=Meic Stephens|title=Necrologies: A Book of Welsh Obituaries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XUIqAQAAMAAJ|year=2008|publisher=Seren|isbn=978-1-85411-476-1|page=143}}</ref>
*[[30 April]] - [[Brian Morris, Baron Morris of Castle Morris]], poet, critic and politician, 71<ref>{{cite book|author=Meic Stephens|title=Poetry 1900-2000|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ppf0CQAAQBAJ&pg=PA365|date=1 October 2007|publisher=Summersdale Publishers Limited|isbn=978-1-84839-722-4|pages=365}}</ref>
*[[30 April]] [[Brian Morris, Baron Morris of Castle Morris]], poet, critic and politician, 71<ref>{{cite book|author=Meic Stephens|title=Poetry 1900-2000|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ppf0CQAAQBAJ&pg=PA365|date=1 October 2007|publisher=Summersdale Publishers Limited|isbn=978-1-84839-722-4|pages=365}}</ref>
*[[25 May]] - [[Delme Bryn-Jones]], operatic baritone, 67<ref>{{cite web|url=https://biography.wales/article/s10-BRYN-DEL-1934|title=BRYN-JONES, Delme (1934-2001), opera singer|author=Trevor Herbert|website=Dictionary of Welsh Biography|access-date=1 March 2019}}</ref>
*[[25 May]] [[Delme Bryn-Jones]], operatic baritone, 67<ref>{{cite web|url=https://biography.wales/article/s10-BRYN-DEL-1934|title=BRYN-JONES, Delme (1934-2001), opera singer|author=Trevor Herbert|website=Dictionary of Welsh Biography|access-date=1 March 2019}}</ref>
*[[10 June]] - [[Samuel Ifor Enoch]], theologian, 86
*[[10 June]] [[Samuel Ifor Enoch]], theologian, 86
*[[17 July]] - [[Val Feld]], the first member of the Welsh Assembly to die, 53 (cancer)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/aug/10/guardianobituaries.wales|title=Val Feld|author=Paul Williams|date=10 August 2001|website=The Guardian|access-date=1 March 2019}}</ref>
*[[17 July]] [[Val Feld]], the first member of the Welsh Assembly to die, 53 (cancer)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/aug/10/guardianobituaries.wales|title=Val Feld|author=Paul Williams|date=10 August 2001|website=The Guardian|access-date=1 March 2019}}</ref>
*[[19 July]] - [[Roderic Bowen]], MP, 87<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/jul/25/guardianobituaries.socialsciences1|title=Roderic Bowen|author=Andrew Roth|date=25 July 2001|website=The Guardian|access-date=1 March 2019}}</ref>
*[[19 July]] [[Roderic Bowen]], MP, 87<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/jul/25/guardianobituaries.socialsciences1|title=Roderic Bowen|author=Andrew Roth|date=25 July 2001|website=The Guardian|access-date=1 March 2019}}</ref>
*August - [[Valerie Davies]], Olympic swimmer, 89
*August [[Valerie Davies]], Olympic swimmer, 89
*[[19 September]] - [[Rhys Jones (archaeologist)|Rhys Jones]], archaeologist, 60
*[[19 September]] [[Rhys Jones (archaeologist)|Rhys Jones]], archaeologist, 60
*October - [[John Owen (author)|John Owen]], television writer (suicide)
*October [[John Owen (author)|John Owen]], television writer (suicide)
*[[6 December]] - [[Eryl Stephen Thomas]], former Bishop of Monmouth and of Llandaff, 91<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/4619089.farewell-to-former-bishop/|title=Farewell to former bishop|date=12 December 2001|website=South Wales Argus|access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[6 December]] [[Eryl Stephen Thomas]], former Bishop of Monmouth and of Llandaff, 91<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/4619089.farewell-to-former-bishop/|title=Farewell to former bishop|date=12 December 2001|website=South Wales Argus|access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[7 December]] - [[Ray Powell (Welsh politician)|Ray Powell]], MP, 73<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/dec/10/guardianobituaries.obituaries|title=Sir Ray Powell|date=10 December 2001|author=Andrew Roth|website=The Guardian|access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[7 December]] [[Ray Powell (Welsh politician)|Ray Powell]], MP, 73<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/dec/10/guardianobituaries.obituaries|title=Sir Ray Powell|date=10 December 2001|author=Andrew Roth|website=The Guardian|access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:2001 by country|Wales]]
[[Category:2001 by country|Wales]]
[[Category:2001 in Europe]]
[[Category:2000s in Wales]]

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2001
in
Wales
Centuries:
Decades:
See also:List of years in Wales
Timeline of Welsh history
2001 in
The United Kingdom
England
Scotland
Elsewhere

This article is about the particular significance of the year 2001 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

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Events

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Arts and literature

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Awards

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National Eisteddfod (held in Denbigh)

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New books

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English language

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Welsh language

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Music

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Film

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Welsh-language films

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Broadcasting

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Welsh-language television

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English-language television

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Sport

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Taryn Benbow-Pfalzgraf (2002). Contemporary Fashion. St. James Press. p. 276. ISBN 978-1-55862-348-4.
  2. ^ New Statesman. New Statesman Limited and Contributors. April 2001. p. 40.
  3. ^ "About us". Stuckism Wales. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. ^ Ifans, Rhys (2000). "Archif Genedlaethol Sgrin a Sain Cymru/Against the Dying of the Light (search for Jack Jewers)". Promotional film (10 minutes). The National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales. pp. Cell E123 8313. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  5. ^ "BBC Wales Sport Personality winners". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. ^ Marcus Armytage (4 April 2010). "Dream Alliance: from slag heap allotment to Grand National hopeful". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  7. ^ Nigel Reynolds (24 January 2001). "Whitbread judges split over Kneale". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Crispin St John Alvah Nash-Williams". dcs.st-and.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Great Welsh centre Davey dies". ESPN. 21 February 2001. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  10. ^ Andrew Roth (23 February 2001). "Lord Cledwyn of Penrhos". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  11. ^ Harris M. Lentz III (16 April 2002). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2001: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 262. ISBN 978-0-7864-1278-5.
  12. ^ "The Very Reverend Henry Lloyd". The Telegraph. 26 April 2001. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  13. ^ Meic Stephens (2008). Necrologies: A Book of Welsh Obituaries. Seren. p. 143. ISBN 978-1-85411-476-1.
  14. ^ Meic Stephens (1 October 2007). Poetry 1900-2000. Summersdale Publishers Limited. p. 365. ISBN 978-1-84839-722-4.
  15. ^ Trevor Herbert. "BRYN-JONES, Delme (1934-2001), opera singer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  16. ^ Paul Williams (10 August 2001). "Val Feld". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  17. ^ Andrew Roth (25 July 2001). "Roderic Bowen". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  18. ^ "Farewell to former bishop". South Wales Argus. 12 December 2001. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  19. ^ Andrew Roth (10 December 2001). "Sir Ray Powell". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2020.