Llion Iwan


Llion Iwan is a Welsh journalist, documentary producer, and author.
He works through the medium of both Welsh and English. He is the son of politician and singer Dafydd Iwan.
He worked for the North Wales Weekly News before joining the BBC where he worked variously as a journalist, producer and director.
He lectured in journalism and documentary film at Bangor University.
From 2012-2016 he was factual content commissioner for S4C, and was Head of Content Distribution until 2018.
In 2019 he joined Cwmni Da, an independent production company based in Caernarfon.
He lives in the village of Caeathro near Caernarfon.

Television work

His television work, much of which relates to the outdoors and adventure, includes :
Ellen MacArthur, Search For Speed, BBC1,
Stradey Stories, ITV1. Director.
Berzerk in Antarctica, BBC1,
Alpau Eric Jones, S4C, Director.
Fo, Fi a'r MC, S4C, Director.
Straeon o'r Strade, S4C, Director.
His awards include :
Special award Vancouver MFF 2004
Shortlisted at Banff MFF 2004.
As an author he has had published :
the trilogy
Yr Anweledig
301, novel by Gomer.
Geraint Thomas, Y Cymro a’r Tour de France. Lolfa.
He has edited "Dafydd Iwan, A Life in Pictures"
and contributed to "Y Mynydd Hwn" and "Cewri Campau Cymru"