For South Wales, From South Wales: The Red Dragon Story

Episode 1: The Launch

Luke Davies Season 1 Episode 1

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For 25 years, Red Dragon dominated the South Wales Radio scene, launching on October 14, 1985.

In this episode Chris Moore looks back on the pre-launch of Red Dragon, from the launch of CBC and Gwent Broadcasting, to both stations demise and how the idea of Red Dragon came about.

Interviews: Colin Briggs, Haydn Price, Matt Rosser, Charlotte Evans, Nick Webb, Al Dupres, Gary MacKenzie and Chris Ashley.

Content: Aircheck Downloads, HTV Wales Archives, LWT, Radio Moments, Tim Cooper and Chris Moore.

Listen to the full closure of Gwent Broadcasting here https://audioboom.com/posts/4474704-close-of-gwent-broadcasting-1985