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10. Don't Talk About The Knees

Charlotte’s 86-year-old Bampy, Gary Cooper, is a unique character in Cardiff. He has seen the many incarnations of the city from wartime to the present day.

Charlotte’s 86-year-old Bampy, Gary Cooper, is a true Cardiffian and he has seen it all. Over a cuppa, he shares his memories of being a child in World War Two, watching The Beatles perform and his story of falling in love with Charlotte’s Nanna Maureen.

Charlotte Church hosts a series of intimate conversations about belonging, working class identity and the unbreakable bonds of family.

A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Studios Audio production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sounds.

Producer: Lynsey Martenstyn
Executive producer: Paul Smith
Music by Jonathan Powell & Charlotte Church
Development executive is Emma Shaw
Additional production and editing: Helen Brown
Commissioning editor for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sounds: Rhian Roberts

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