The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning

On Friday 16th December 2011, his pre-trial hearing opened in Fort Meade in Maryland

Manning faces a maximum sentence of life in custody with no chance of parole

But just a few years ago, he was a teenager in west Wales. How does his story impact on the people he left behind, and who is responsible for his 'radicalisation'?

The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning aims to place him in the pantheon of great Welsh radicals, from the Chartists to Aneurin Beva

This young soldier, who names the President of the United States as a defence witness, knows bus timetables around Haverfordwest

This young man who played a part in the Arab spring, knows the trials of schoolboy rugby

This young soldier who apparently chose his moral code over his military one, speaks rudimentary Welsh

Tim Price's trademark humanity, warmth and wit depicts a complex portrait of Manning as a modern-day, troubled and flawed martyr, but a martyr nonetheless