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Huw Stephens

@huwstephens

4 months

Ok, we're on. Welcome to the new show! Tuesday to Friday from 4pm on @BBC6Music , live from Cardiff, the best music....

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Listen live to BBC Radio 6 Music on BBC Sounds

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3 years

Leaving @BBCR1 . I’ve had a blast, thanks for your company over the years!

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9 years

So @TheRyanAdams has covered @taylorswift13 's 1989 in its entirety. This is incredible his Bad Blood is on @BBCR1 next

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3 years

Always thought this would be a good last song to play on Radio 1. Take care x

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6 years

Last week I was in a shop in Swansea and the nice ladies there said ‘Can you deliver a Love Spoon to Sam Smith from our friend Liam?’ Of course I said, and I did, and he loved it! #lovespoon #swansea #samsmith #abertawe #biggestweekend

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5 years

In 1965 the Welsh village of Capel Celyn in Tryweryn valley was drowned to create a reservoir for Liverpool. A community destroyed, a village under water. Dad painted these words. And although he published 160 books, he said these might be his most important words.

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Huw Stephens

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4 years

Can we have Beyonce from Glastonbury on every Friday night? Or maybe a BBC Beyonce?

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Huw Stephens

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9 years

Halsey is my guest on @BBCR1 here next; http://t.co/eiTeDIIokf @halsey @BBCR1

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8 years

Hello @the1975

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3 years

A birthday cake so amazing I didn’t want to eat it. Not like me at all. 40 now, apparently. Went to Hay on Wye to celebrate! 💫 Teimlo’n ddiolchgar a falch fod y pedwardeg wedi cyredd.

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5 years

1 in 3 children in Wales live in poverty.

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Dignified and powerful statement from @theresa_may . I have seen at first hand throughout her time as PM her ongoing support and absolute commitment to a prosperous Wales - a true public servant.

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10 months

Rick Astley, Rock God x

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6 years

I first played @the1975 @lorde @cleanbandit @bastilledan @disclosure and so many more on @BBCR1 , but what’s nice about me is I’m modest, so I don’t bang on about all of that. #humble

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Huw Stephens

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5 years

I am, surprisingly, 2 years sober now. I did Dry Jan, then carried on. You just don’t drink. I still go out, go to gigs, festivals, the pub, I just don’t drink the booze.

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11 months

the respect @coldplay showed Cardiff, Wales and the Welsh language was enormous. @HanaLilimusic supporting. Chris speaking Welsh, everything on screen bilingual. Diolch o Galon! Kelly @stereophonics & their mate Kris, Bridgend Male Voice Choir. Rockfield & Clwb Ifor Bach love!

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6 years

The obituary for my Dad in the Guardian.

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Meic Stephens obituary. Literary editor, arts administrator, translator and poet who promoted Welsh cultural causes.

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Huw Stephens

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6 years

It’s been a blast presenting Mon-Weds nights on @BBCR1 . And I’m looking forward to starting the @bbcintroducing show on Sunday nights in September. End of an era, and beginning of another.

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Huw Stephens

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5 years

Met someone from Wrexham this week, who added ‘not proper Wales’. Which is nonsense, and I’ve heard it before. About Cardiff, Newport, Aberystwyth, Bangor, Anglesey. No such thing as Welsh Wales. Or proper Wales. Just Wales. Warts and all.

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Huw Stephens

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3 years

Last show on @bbcr1 Sunday night 11pm!

Huw Stephens

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3 years

Leaving @BBCR1 . I’ve had a blast, thanks for your company over the years!

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Huw Stephens

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3 years

Turns out I've been speaking a FOREIGN LANGUAGE ALL MY LIFE. Chuffed.

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Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees Mogg refers to Welsh as a 'foreign language' More:

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Huw Stephens

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6 years

Hold me, Ben. @benhowardmusic . ✈️

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Huw Stephens

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5 years

#o2down so I've asked a man on the street to borrow his phone and paid him to let me log out of his twitter and log in to mine to tell you how pissed off I am.

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Huw Stephens

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3 years

If you're 16, you can vote in the Senedd elections in Wales in May. That's pretty cool. Pretty cool, but also, completely right.

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3 years

Tonight from 11pm if you fancy it. RTing this as it won’t make sense tomorrow and I need to get the most out of the drone shot.

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3 years

Leaving @BBCR1 . I’ve had a blast, thanks for your company over the years!

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3 years

No @BBCR1 Christmas party this year. Weirdest thing that happened to me; my first one, 1999. Fell asleep in the stairs of the club it was in (I was 18). Woke up to find @JamieTheakston above me, with a glass milk, to help me feel better again. If you’re reading, thank you Jamie.

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Huw Stephens

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5 years

Cofiwch Dryweryn, a documentary we made on the phenomenon of the wall in Wales that my father painted in 1963, will be on @S4C on Thursday August 8th at 9.30pm. #CofiwchDryweryn

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Huw Stephens

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3 years

Llew wedi cyraedd y byd. Brawd bach i Cai, gorjys boi ni. 😍

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Huw Stephens

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2 years

I love radio, and I love Wales, and I’m very excited to be joining @BBCRadioWales , Monday to Wednesday 7-10pm!

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Huw Stephens

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3 years

I demand a recount!

BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra & Asian Network Press Office

@BBCRadio1PR

3 years

We'll be saying goodbye to Huw Stephens, Phil Taggart and Dev at the end of 2020. Each have been incredibly valuable members of the Radio 1 family over the years. We wish you all the best for your next steps @huwstephens @philytaggart @dev_101 ❤️

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Huw Stephens

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10 months

Manic Street Preachers on the Other Stage #glastonbury2023

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Huw Stephens

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9 years

Tonight! 10.40pm! Brand new @MarinasDiamonds I'm a Ruin will be on @BBCR1 👏 listen live here; http://t.co/XJf3Scx8zU

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Huw Stephens

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3 years

It’s @grimmers last week on his 97-99FM BBC Radio 1 show. I’ve never met anyone who fills the room with their warmth, humour, observation and huge personality quite like Nick Grimshaw. The sweetest man; lots of love Nick x

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Huw Stephens

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3 years

Welcome to my last but one show on @BBCR1 ! Tonight it’s all about @bbcintroducing . Next weeks show is my last one on Radio 1. This is my last live one from the 8th floor of BBC’s New Broadcasting House in London!

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Huw Stephens

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3 years

Welcome to my last ever show on @BBCR1 !

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Huw Stephens

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5 years

Reminder; If you want to catch me doing an exclusive NYE dj set, you’ll have to come round my house and watch me scroll through my phone in my jim jams.

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Huw Stephens

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7 years

Music isn't a competition. Making and releasing music is a huge accomplishment.

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Huw Stephens

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10 years

Ready for brand new @bastilledan ! #bad_news #bad_newsonR1

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Huw Stephens

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4 months

Annie Nightingale. Thanks for everything. RIP.

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Huw Stephens

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6 years

Thanks so much for your really nice messages about the show over the years. it really has been a blast, and an absolute pleasure. Doing Wednesday for a last time tonight from 11pm on @BBCR1 !

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Huw Stephens

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3 years

We watched IT’S A SIN on @Channel4 this weekend. Such a powerful, well made series. An incredibly important story. @alexander_olly a star. Colin. We cried. It’s beautiful. Exceptional writing from @russelldavies63 .

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3 years

When @Coldplay played @ClwbIforBach 21 years ago, and I was the warm up dj.

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Huw Stephens

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7 years

. @DeclanMcKenna on tonights show at 10.30pm with his debut album. What a hero.

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Huw Stephens

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1 year

What a song. What a video. What a country!

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@Cymru

1 year

Ry'n ni yma o hyd, er gwaetha pawb a phopeth. Er dued yw'r fagddu o'n cwmpas, ry'n ni'n barod am doriad y wawr! #ArBenYByd | #TogetherStronger | #YWalGoch

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5 years

I am thrilled to have won the @BAFTACymru award for Best Presenter this year! Our film @AnoracFilm won 4 awards all in all. Diolch Bafta! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿📺👏

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Huw Stephens

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10 years

Tonight! Brand new @bastilledan from Midnight! @BBCR1 !

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Huw Stephens

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8 years

Listen to @ChloeGMoretz choose some of her favourite new tunes on @BBCR1 ;

BBC Radio 1 - Huw Stephens, Chloe Grace Moretz's new music tips

Actress and new music fan Chloe Grace Moretz gives us her latest music tips.

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Huw Stephens

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10 years

The Story of the @the1975 is on @BBCR1 tonight from 9pm!

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Huw Stephens

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6 years

Incredible really, as Wales really didn't want this. I've done presentations in my living room that look better than this. And that dragon is a shambles.

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The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall begin their annual week of visits to Wales at a ceremony to mark the renaming of the Second Severn Crossing to the Prince of Wales Bridge.

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Huw Stephens

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10 years

Monday April 28th, 9pm on @BBCR1 , it's the story of @the1975

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Huw Stephens

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5 years

Welcome to the show! @BBC6Music looking after Steve’s show this week. Today we hear from @AFGANGAF ’s Lindsay Melbourne, the community inspired by @idlesband ’s All is Love.

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Huw Stephens

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4 years

Welcome to the show. @BBCR1 with guest @DeclanMcKenna choosing tunes via @bbcintroducing with me tonight...

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Huw Stephens

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5 years

My favourite thing about this particular series of @LoveIsland is that I haven’t seen a single second of it.

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Huw Stephens

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3 years

If Paddington 2 hits streaming records on iplayer, most of them came from my house.

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Huw Stephens

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5 years

As with all graffiti, it has been defaced many times. Recently it was painted over with the word ELVIS by someone who presumably didn’t understand its cultural importance. 48 hours later, it’s back to how it should be. #CofiwchDryweryn #Diolch

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Huw Stephens

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2 years

Here’s the poster for the @Manics gig in @ClwbIforBach that never happened. Nicky rang to cancel because they had to go and sign a record deal. Good excuse! Fast forward 32 years (!), Manic Street Preachers play Clwb for the first time as part of the #6MusicFestival @BBC6Music

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Huw Stephens

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3 years

Today outside the National Museum in Cardiff I met someone who was down from Birmingham to see the @Manics gig, and they were off to see the art because they’d enjoyed The Story of Welsh Art on telly! Chuffed!

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Huw Stephens

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8 years

So sorry to hear the news about Viola Beach and their manager. The saddest news. Thinking of all their families at this awful time.

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Huw Stephens

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5 years

In Wales, we don’t have enough train carriages. The trains are unfit for purpose. Old, cold, noisy trains that other parts of Europe left behind years ago. Late for work, appointments, life. It’s the pits. @tfwrail @WG_EconomyMin

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Huw Stephens

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5 years

We have a winner! #R1TreasureHunt @gregjames

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Huw Stephens

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3 years

Green Man💫 Diolch x

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Huw Stephens

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7 years

. @DeclanMcKenna in the studio! Hear the interview and an album exclusive at 10.30pm @BBCR1

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6 years

My last @bbcr1 weeknight show tracklist! 👊

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Huw Stephens

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2 years

CARDIFF!!! @BBC6Music

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Huw Stephens

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4 years

His love of people, music, Wales and life was so contagious. His radio shows were pure magic to listen to; funny, warm, human and hilarious, and musically the most diverse I’ve ever heard. Disco, pop, Welsh Hymns, Spanish hits, opera! Rest in peace Chris, a diolch am bopeth.

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Huw Stephens

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9 years

Brand new @bastilledan & @AngelHaze on the show tonight! 🍩🍩🍩

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5 years

We made a documentary about Wales, my Dad painting the Cofiwch Dryweryn wall, and the incredible reaction to its vandalising this year. It’s on @S4C toight. You can watch via @BBCiPlayer also.

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5 years

HENO | TONIGHT ⬇ ⬇ ⬇

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Huw Stephens

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9 years

#FarewellFearne have a great last show! Thanks for all the fun times! http://t.co/0SKadzxNQW

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Huw Stephens

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3 years

I remember @ColinMurray playing @superfurry ’s The Man Don’t Give a F*** as his last song. The uncensored version with 52 (correct me if I’m wrong) F***s in it.

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Huw Stephens

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7 years

Tonight 11pm @BBCR1 ! 🎹

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7 years

We're playing a few songs live on @BBCR1 tonight with @huwstephens for his Christmas #R1PianoSessions . Tune in and join.

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Huw Stephens

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6 years

thank fuck for IDLES.

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Huw Stephens

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3 years

My last ever Radio 1 show. In case you fancy a listen.

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Huw Stephens

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3 years

Going to be watching this. Definitely nothing else on at 9pm that'll get MILLIONS of viewers at the same time. *chucks listings mag in the fire*

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From the beautiful landscape of Snowdonia to the incredible ironworks of Cyfarthfa, Huw Stephens explores the era that transformed Welsh art. 🎨 The Story of Welsh Art Tonight, 9:00pm On @BBCTwo Wales and @BBCFour

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6 years

Hi I’m Declan McKenna and I’m on the Huw Stephens Show on @BBCR1 next to celebrate the fact I’m @bbcintroducing Artist of the Year!

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3 years

All the love to you @dev_101 , keep being a superstar. Big hug x

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10 years

Seeing @the1975 was great; they've come a long way. From start of the year til now they've grown into a beautiful swan!

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Huw Stephens

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9 years

Monday night on the show, @ToKillaKing are in session on the show. 11pm BBC Radio 1!

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Huw Stephens

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5 years

It’s been a blast being on @BBC6Music for the last few weeks on the breakfast show, in for @laurenlaverne . Thanks for having me, having excellent taste in music, and being nice. 🤓

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Huw Stephens

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4 years

Bowie o’clock. @bbcglasto

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3 years

Never heard a bad song in the Co Op.

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6 years

We’ve made a film called ANORAC. It documents the Welsh language music scene, and is filmed on location across 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. Its premiere is at @Eisteddfod_eng in Cardiff, then @GreenManFest . It’s stunning, directed and produced by Gruff Davies. #anorac

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Huw Stephens

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2 years

Go on Owain! Gwych!

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2 years

What a moment!! The Rocky theme with the @BBCPhilharmonic 💕 @BBCBreakfast #Drumathon You can donate via

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Huw Stephens

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6 years

Pleser a anrhydedd oedd bod yn Llywydd yr Wyl Eisteddfod #Caerdydd . Diolch yn fawr i bawb wnaeth y Steddfod yn arbennig. Ymlaen! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Huw Stephens

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7 years

Took huge pleasure in telling @AlunCairns he couldn't use my phone charger on the train. He asked. Today he said Wales would welcome Trump.

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Huw Stephens

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6 years

The great thing about working in radio is, very rarely will you meet a knob. You kind of have to be interested in people and humanity and life to work in radio, because that’s what keeps it going. (There are exceptions, I am aware).

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3 months

Wales : 100 Records A book I’ve been meaning do for ages; 100 Records from Wales in all their glory from every part of the country, across the genres, in both languages. It’s out May 25th and published by @y_lolfa . Cover Artwork by Caio Wheehouse Pre-order now.

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Huw Stephens

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3 years

Such a beautiful tribute from @matteveritt for @shaunwkeaveny on Shauns penultimate show on @BBC6Music just now.

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6 years

An unwritten BBC rule is; one Huw has to be on air at any given time. 👋 mawr i @huwbbc !

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2 years

It’s on! @Manics at @ClwbIforBach live on @BBC6Music & @BBCRadioWales now!

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3 years

The Story Of Welsh Art! All 3 episodes are now streaming on @BBCiPlayer ;

BBC Two - The Story of Welsh Art, Series 1, Episode 2

How the dramatic landscape of Wales inspired artists and shaped the course of art history.

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4 years

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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3 years

Weithie, am laff, fi’n casually dweud wrth Sara fy ngwraig fod ‘Adre’ yn dod i ffilmio yn tŷ ni ‘bore fory’. 😆

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9 years

Tonight 11pm on @BBCR1 my guest is @halsey ! #Halsey http://t.co/wdnMPryzoR

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2 years

Thanks for your company on @BBC6Music this week! @laurenlaverne back on Monday! 📸 : Huw2

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8 years

Watching @bmthofficial demolish #BigWeekend 👍

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2 years

Love ya @samfendermusic @OtherVoicesLive 💫

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11 months

train home after a life affirming, sparkling, Brilliant! @coldplay gig in Cardiff. and the train was called in by Declan, the train guard legend who brought us the ‘Chris Martin arriving in Cardiff Train’ video exclusive!