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Shakin' Stevens

Episode 3 of 4

Singer Shakin' Stevens explores his Welsh ancestry and is moved to learn how his uncle and grandmother fared after the First World War.

Rock 'n' roll singer Shakin' Stevens makes an emotional journey in search of his Welsh ancestry. Shaky is the youngest of thirteen children, and remarkably, his father served in the First World War. But it's the fate of his grandmother, Charlotte, and his uncle that moves him to tears as he finds out about the lasting effect the war had on his family.

29 minutes

Last on

Fri 16 May 2014 19:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Producer Geoff Evans
Director Geoff Evans
Executive Producer Paul Llewelyn Lewis

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