Annie Davies
Annie 'Nan' Davies was a Welsh radio and television producer.
Early life and education
Annie Davies was born on 16 June 1910, to David and Elizabeth Davies, who lived and farmed in the Tregaron area. The third of six siblings, she was usually known as Nan. Davies attended schools in Castell Fflemish and Tregaron, before studying for a degree at U.C.W. Aberystwyth, from which she graduated in History and Latin in 1933.Career
Davies first joined the staff of the BBC in 1935, leaving her position with Cardiff City Library. In 1946 she left the BBC and took up a position with Welsh language youth organisation Urdd Gobaith Cymru.She worked in four roles at the Urdd before returning to BBC Bangor as producer of Radio Talks in 1949, before moving to the BBC's Cardiff headquarters in 1955. There Davies worked as programme editor for the literary radio programme Llafar and produced the television programme Heddiw, the first television programme to discuss national and international matters in Welsh.
Davies was responsible for the production of programmes such as Shepherd's Calendar, Nant Dialedd, Prynhawn o Fai, and Bugail Cwm Prysor. On 25 May 1965 Davies presented Patagonia 1865-1965, a portrait of the Welsh colony in Patagonia, doing the voiceover in Welsh.
She continued to work for the BBC until her retirement in 1969, when she returned to Tregaron.