My Welsh Life

Real people, real stories. Reflecting life across Wales, from the everyday to moments that change everything

Radio Wales,27 episodes

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Meet Ted Lasso's new Welsh star Rex Hayes
Eleri Siôn finds out about their role as Siobhan in the returning TV hit (Pic: Getty)
30 Jul 2026,5 mins
I refuse to feel ashamed of my genital herpes diagnosis
Melys is sharing her story to help reduce the stigma around the virus. (Pic: Julian Tse)
29 Jul 2026,6 mins
'Mandy Burnham': PM's influencer lookalike
Emma Roberts is a Quaker content creator from Swansea
28 Jul 2026,2 mins
Identical twins win medals within hours of each other
Abigail and Emily Roper both took bronze at the Commonwealth Games (Pic: Team Wales)
28 Jul 2026,3 mins
Why I want to break taboos about dying
Nicola Bryan finds out about a special friendship forged in a hospice
08 Jul 2026,3 mins
The Welsh voice behind huge hit video game
Matt Ryan explains how his Swansea accent influenced his Assassin's Creed character.
08 Jul 2026,4 mins
Earthquake firefighter on 'scenes of devastation' in Venezuela
Darren Cleaves helped lead rescues in Venezuela and among those honoured by its president
07 Jul 2026,4 mins
Family's pride at Hall of Fame honour for Grav
Mari Gravell speaks to Claire Summers as Ray Gravell joins the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame
04 Jul 2026,3 mins
A trip to India left me with 38 parasites in my brain
Lowri Denman talks about her experience of the brain infection neurocysticercosis.
01 Jul 2026,3 mins
Is Leisa Gwenllian Wales' next big screen star?
The actress tipped to "follow Catherine Zeta-Jones" chats Effi o Blaenau with Lucy Owen
18 Jun 2026,12 mins
The 'bionic dog' with a pioneering custom joint
Ozzy has been fitted with a printed implant to help him walk
12 Jun 2026,4 mins
I saved neighbours after lightning strike and fire
Stuart Dunn raised the alarm during the storm in Glanaman
09 Jun 2026,2 mins
Aberfan survivor left stunned on school visit
Survivors of school disaster keep its memory alive 60 years on
08 Jun 2026,5 mins
My surprise call to style Venezuela Fury's wedding hair
Lyndsey Austin from Wrexham was flown out to the wedding on the Isle of Man
02 Jun 2026,3 mins
‘Back yourself’: athlete wins claim against gym employer
Beth Littlewood, a former canoe polo champion, has won £149,000 at a tribunal.
01 Jun 2026,7 mins
I created the iconic '80s looks in TV hit Rivals
Pontypridd costume designer Ray Holman speaks to Lucy Owen. (Pics: Disney+/Ray Holman)
29 May 2026,13 mins
How Urdd Eisteddfods set up Strictly's Amber Davies for stardom
The West End and TV star chats to Lois Cernyw about her early Urdd competitions.
22 May 2026,5 mins
I had two weddings in two days for my grandad with dementia
Emma Noake from Cardiff had a second ceremony at his care home (Pic: Richard Swingler)
19 May 2026,4 mins
I want us to be able to grieve pets like we grieve people
TV presenter and mental health advocate Matt Johnson shares his experience of pet loss.
18 May 2026,8 mins
I became a social media fashion influencer in my eighties
Roy Noble speaks to Viv Truran about her huge success online
17 May 2026,4 mins
I lived a whole other life while in a coma
Keenan Acton from Rhyl has vivid memories from a coma after a medical emergency.
14 May 2026,9 mins
I live rent-free and travel the world by pet-sitting
Hannah Cleaver and her partner found a novel way to tackle the cost of moving out.
01 May 2026,5 mins
I discovered an endangered axolotl under a bridge
10-year-old Evie was on holiday in Bridgend when she made a rare discovery, an axolotl.
24 Apr 2026,5 mins
The funeral where every mourner got a Pot Noodle
Wyre Davies finds out more about noodle loving gran Sandra Burnell's memorial service.
20 Apr 2026,4 mins
Cold sore virus left mum with brain damage
Helen Edwards was eventually diagnosed with the uncommon condition encephalitis.
13 Apr 2026,4 mins
ChatGPT diagnosed my rare condition
Phoebe Tesoriere from Cardiff put in her symptoms and took the response to her doctor.
10 Apr 2026,5 mins
The Aberfan survivor fighting for others like him
Jeff Edwards has been awarded an OBE for his services to the survivors of disasters
01 Apr 2026,6 mins