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Davies

American  
[dey-veez] / ˈdeɪ viz /

noun

  1. Arthur Bowen 1862–1928, U.S. painter.

  2. Joseph Edward, 1876–1958, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.

  3. Peter Maxwell, 1934–2016, English composer.

  4. (William) Robertson, 1913–1995, Canadian novelist, playwright, and essayist.


Davies British  
/ ˈdeɪvɪs /

noun

  1. Sir John. 1569–1626, English poet, author of Orchestra or a Poem of Dancing (1596) and the philosophical poem Nosce Teipsum (1599)

  2. Sir Peter Maxwell. born 1934, British composer whose works include the operas Taverner (1967), The Martyrdom of St Magnus (1977), and Resurrection (1988), nine symphonies, and the ten Strathclyde Concertos; Master of the Queen's Music from 2004

  3. ( William ) Robertson. 1913–95, Canadian novelist and dramatist. His novels include Leaven of Malice (1954), Fifth Business (1970), The Rebel Angels (1981), What's Bred in the Bone (1985), and The Cunning Man (1994)

  4. W ( illiam ) H ( enry ). 1871–1940, Welsh poet, noted also for his Autobiography of a Super-tramp (1908)

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Mills hosted his last show on Tuesday and since then, veteran broadcaster Gary Davies has stepped in to present it.

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DJ Gary Davies started the show the following day saying he was "in for Scott Mills".

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The following morning Gary Davies started the show saying he was "in for Scott Mills".

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"It's been a really difficult few months mentally and physically," Davies said.

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Jones was sitting alongside main commentator Simon Davies for BBC Wales' live coverage on Thursday as Wales lost to Bosnia-Herzegovina on penalties.

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