1986 in Wales

See also: 1985 in Wales, other events of 1986, 1987 in Wales and the list of years in Wales.

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales
• Princess of Wales - Diana, Princess of Wales
• Secretary of State for Wales - Nicholas Edwards
• Archbishop of Wales - Derrick Childs

Events

• The Wales National ice rink opens in Cardiff.

Arts and literature

• The first Welsh Proms are held at St David's Hall, Cardiff.
• The Old Devils, Kingsley Amis's novel set in Wales, wins the Booker Prize.

Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Fishguard)

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Gwyn ap Gwilym
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - T James Jones
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Ray Evans

• Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen - Robat Gruffudd, Llosgi

New books

• Duncan Bush - Salt
• J. Eirian Davies - Cerddi
• Mary Jones - Resistance
• Rhiannon Davies Jones - Dyddiadur Mary Gwyn
• Elyn L. Jones - Cyfrinach Hannah
• Christopher Norris - Contest of Faculties
• Oliver Reynolds - Skevington's Daughter
• Alun Richards - Days of Absence
• R. S. Thomas - Experimenting with an Amen
• Angharad Tomos - Yma o Hyd
• Gwyn Alf Williams - When Was Wales?
• Raymond Williams - Loyalties

Music

• Arwel Hughes - Gloria Patri
• Daniel Jones - Cello Concerto
• Bonnie Tyler - Secrets Dreams And Forbidden Fire (album)

Film

Welsh language films

• Milwr Bychan

Broadcasting

Welsh language television

• Sam Tân (Fireman Sam)

English language television

• A Child's Christmas in Wales (adaptation of a short story by Dylan Thomas)
• BBC Wales wins awards for Penyberth and Ms Rhymney Valley 1985 (documentary) at the Celtic Film and Television Festival.
• Chris Stuart - Cha Cha Chat Show

Sports

• April 9 - Boxing: Robert Dickie wins the British featherweight title.
• Cricket: Greg Thomas is capped for England. Matthew Maynard becomes the youngest player ever to score 1000 runs for Glamorgan CCC.
• Gymnastics: Andrew Morris becomes British men's champion for the third time.

Births

• January 9 - Craig Davies, footballer
• February 21 - Charlotte Church, singer

Deaths

• February 16 - John Tripp, poet
• February 28 - Sir Thomas Williams, UK politician
• March 1 - Tommy Farr, boxing champion
• March 10 - Ray Milland, actor
• March 14 - Sir Huw Wheldon, television producer and presenter
• November 6 - Howard Thomas, radio producer
• December 13 - Glyn Daniel, archaeologist
• date unknown - Lewis Valentine, political activist

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