Quite a few of the stories in my upcoming short story anthology are based in the valleys.
What a setting. The close-knit community spirit. The beautiful scenery. Families that have passed from generation to generation. Frustration at being isolated with few opportunities and often little to do.
So you might think that I'd be drawn to the TV reality programme The Valleys.
I have tried to watch it, because I am curious. But I keep putting my hands over my eyes. It is painful stuff.
I've spent quite a bit of time in the Garw valleys; my best friend lives there. And the show is definitely not a good depiction of the real, salt-of-the-earth people who live there.
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