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From a humble background in Barry, where his father was a butcher and local politician in the formative years of the new town, Cyril Lakin studied at Oxford, survived the First World War, and went on to become a Fleet Street editor, radio presenter and war-time member of parliament. A fresh perspective on the life of a fascinating man at a time of great change in the UK and Wales.

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O’i fagwraeth ddi-nod yn y Barri, lle roedd ei dad yn gigydd ac yn wleidydd lleol yn nyddiau ffurfiannol y dref, astudiodd Cyril Lakin yn Rhydychen, goroesodd y Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf, ac aeth ymlaen i fod yn olygydd yn Stryd y Fflyd, yn gyflwynydd radio ac yn Aelod Seneddol yn ystod y rhyfel. Golwg newydd ar fywyd gŵr hynod ar adeg o newid mawr yn y DU ac yng Nghymru.
From a humble background in Barry, where his father was a butcher and local politician in the formative years of the new town, Cyril Lakin studied at Oxford, survived the First World War, and went on to become a Fleet Street editor, radio presenter and war-time member of parliament. A fresh perspective on the life of a fascinating man at a time of great change in the UK and Wales.

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English