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Colin Thomas(III)

  • Director
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  • Writer
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Entered BBC as a General Trainee in 1962, resigned in 1978 over censorship of programmes he directed in Northern Ireland. Founder member of Teliesyn cooperative. Produced/directed "The Dragon Has Two Tongues" for HTV/C4 and "Excalibur - the Search for Arthur" for BBC and many other documentaries and drama/documentaries. Three times winner of BAFTA Cymru Best Documentary, Jury Award at Celtic Film Festival and a Prix Europa. Author of "Dreaming A City" book, "The Dragon and the Eagle/Y Ddraig a'r Eryr" app and co-author with Iola Baines of "Picturing Our Past/Fframio'n Gorfennol" app.
BornMarch 21, 1939
BornMarch 21, 1939
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    Known for

    Ten Years On
    TV Series
    • Director
    The BBC One Documentary
    TV Series
    • Director
    Look, Stranger (1970)
    Look, Stranger
    TV Series
    • Director
    A View of the Islands
    TV Mini Series
    • Director

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    Director



    • The Irish Way
      • Director
      • Released
      • TV Mini Series
      • 1978



    • What Makes Britain Rich?
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Rebels and Redcoats (2003)
      Rebels and Redcoats
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Secret History (1991)
      Secret History
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Excalibur: The Search for Arthur
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1995
    • The African from Aberystwyth
      • Director
      • 1989
    • The Eleventh Hour (1982)
      The Eleventh Hour
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1985
    • The Dragon Has Two Tongues: A History of the Welsh (1985)
      The Dragon Has Two Tongues: A History of the Welsh
      8.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1985
    • Video on Video
      Short
      • Director
      • 1984
    • The Irish Way
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1978
    • The BBC One Documentary
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1978
    • A Day in the Life of the World
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1977
    • Family Portrait
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1976
    • The Yugoslav Way
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1976
    • The Italian Way
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1975
    • Ten Years On
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1973

    Producer



    • Thursday's Child
      • producer
      • 1989
    • The Dragon Has Two Tongues: A History of the Welsh (1985)
      The Dragon Has Two Tongues: A History of the Welsh
      8.9
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 1985
    • Animated Conversations
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 1977–1980
    • The BBC One Documentary
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1978
    • A Day in the Life of the World
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1977
    • Omnibus (1967)
      Omnibus
      7.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1977
    • Audition
      TV Short
      • producer
      • 1976
    • Classical Cartoon
      TV Short
      • producer
      • 1975
    • Look, Stranger (1970)
      Look, Stranger
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1972–1973
    • Know Your Enemy
      Short
      • producer
      • 1972
    • Three Children in Every Thousand
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1972
    • Swallow Your Leader
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1972
    • A View of the Islands
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 1971
    • A City, A Day, A Generation
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1970
    • Donald Crowhurst
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1970

    Writer



    • The Irish Way
      • Writer
      • Released
      • TV Mini Series
      • 1978



    • The Irish Way
      TV Mini Series
      • narrative script
      • 1978
    • Family Portrait
      TV Mini Series
      • narrative script
      • 1976
    • The Yugoslav Way
      TV Series
      • narrative script
      • 1976
    • The Italian Way
      TV Mini Series
      • narrative script
      • 1975
    • Ten Years On
      TV Series
      • written by
      • narrative script
      • 1973
    • Look, Stranger (1970)
      Look, Stranger
      TV Series
      • narrative script
      • 1972–1973

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • March 21, 1939
      • Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK

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      Brother of Alan Wynne Thomas.

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