The Wales Window of Alabama

If you don’t have privacy in your office at 11.30am -12 noon today, (Thursday), to listen to the 'Wales Window of Alabama' by Gary Younge, on BBC Radio 4, don’t worry it’ll be in BBC iPlayer soon after.

I’m convinced it’ll be an extraordinary programme, about an extra ordinary individual that brought the people of Cardiff in Wales and Alabama, in the USA together after one of the worst civil rights atrocities of that era.

In 1963 racist bombers blew up the Baptist church which killed four young girls. A Welsh sculptor John Petts was so horrified yet moved to act by such a tragedy begun a campaign to raise money to help rebuild the church.

I don’t want recount the whole story because it is so fantastically moving you need to hear for yourself. Suffice to say what the people of Cardiff achieved was the most fitting memorial that as poignant today as it was back in the 60’s.

I really hope Mr Shah will listen to this one.

Simon Woolley