Rhodri DG

Regular readers will know this blog has been tweaking the tail of Rhodri Talfan Davies since 2010, and posited his latest advancement on 13th November 2025.  A reminder of some key statistics: in 2011, he became the Bristol-based boss of BBC Wales/Cymru, the third generation of Talfan Davies' to take the top role in the BBC's fortunes in the Principality.

He joined the BBC as a News Trainee in 1993; within 6 years, he was raised to head of regional programmes at BBC West in Bristol - a remarkable promotion at the age of just 28. Mild eyebrows have been raised at Samir Shah's praise of his "deep editorial experience".  

Here's Rhodri on Woman's Hour in 2021.

Here’s the clip. This is Rhodri Talfan Davies in 2021. pic.twitter.com/ng7BsOc3rX

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