1978: Launch of BBC Radio Wales

"One of the competitions we're going to have is for the best talking bird in Wales."

Radio Wales hit the airwaves from Cardiff in November 1978. Anita Morgan presented the first radio show, where she met Terry Downey and his singing parrot. The listening public, however, had mixed reactions.

BBC Archive: This clip is from Wales Today, and was originally broadcast on the 9th November, 1978.