Look At Wales (1956)

A British Travel Association Film. Check copyright. Credits: Commentary by Edward Ward. Produced by Associated British Pathe. A graphic map of England and Wales. Narrator speaks of the way Wales “treasures the tale of its past like the story of a family.“ 01:00:36 Valley cottage. Man pulls up in a horse and cart. A woman and two little girls come out of the cottage. They all wear traditional Welsh dress. C/U of the two girls admiring the view - they wear the typical Welsh black hats. A basket containing what looks like dead birds is lifted into the back of the cart. L/S of the family riding over a bridge. 01:01:25 Eisteddfod. Various shots of adults and children in traditional Welsh costume at the Royal National Eisteddfod. Procession of “bards“ - they will be choosing the prize winning poets of the year. Various shots of the procession and those watching it. 01:02:00 “Wales is a land of poetry and song. A Welshman who cannot sing is a contradiction in terms“ states the narrator