Bethan James is a

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political reporter from

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based in

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. She went to the high school

Ysgol Maes Garmon Ysgol Maes Garmon is an 11–18 mixed, Welsh-medium community secondary school and sixth form in Mold, Flintshire, Wales. It was established in 1961 and is the only Welsh-medium High school in Flintshire. It shares some of its facilities with ...

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. Following some intrepid trips to Colombia, Bethan joined BBC Wales' political team in 2002. She primarily works on

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opt outs of the

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and BBC Wales'

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programme as well as

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and BBC's Welsh Language service on

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. She films and edits most of her TV material herself. Whilst parliament is in session she has a weekly video-blog available at

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called Parlyvision.

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Parlyvision 2010 with Bethan JamesParlyvision 2009 with Bethan JamesBethan James Politics Show Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:James, Bethan BBC newsreaders and journalists Welsh journalists Living people Year of birth missing (living people)