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Baker Boys stars explore the history of co-operatives
BBC Wales History
Two stars from the drama Baker Boys take a journey into the past to find out about the history of co-operatives. A documentary, Baker Boys: How the Co-op Started, is broadcast tonight, Monday 7 February, 10.35pm on BBC One Wales. Mark Lewis Jones explores the incredible vision of the co-operative movement's Welsh founder Robert Owen. Steven Meo uncovers how Robert Owen's radical thinking is impacting on Welsh communities even today. You can watch a preview clip of the documentary below. Also in tonight's documentary, Mark Lewis Jones meets Pat Brandwood, the curator of the Robert Owen Museum in Newtown. Pat has written a blog article for BBC Wales History about the work of museum and her passion for Owen. Alun Burge has written two articles about co-operatives in Wales. Read Alun's article on the co-operative economy and on the history of the co-operative movement in Wales. Phil Carradice has written a blog on the life of Robert Owen. Baker Boys: Behind the Co-operative Movement is broadcast tonight, 10.35pm on BBC One Wales. Visit the programme page to find out more about the documentary and view some exclusive footage.
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Behind the scenes at Newtown's Robert Owen Museum
BBC Wales History
Keep an eye out for Baker Boys: How the Co-op Started on Monday 7 February, 10.35pm, BBC One Wales. The documentary goes behind the scenes of BBC Wales' heartwarming drama Baker Boys, and also explores the remarkable life of the co-operative movement's Welsh founder Robert Owen. One of th...
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Robert Owen, socialist and visionary
Phil Carradice
Robert Owen is now something of a forgotten figure. Yet this far-sighted visionary, a man who was arguably born before his time, was one of the most original thinkers ever to come out of Wales. He was a socialist long before the term "socialism" had ever been invented. He was also an educatio...
