This fourth series of Cegin Bryn is based on chef Bryn Williams’ new book ‘For the Love of Veg’, and specifically on the Supper Clubs which use one ingredient in four different courses. The programmes combine cooking in a loft-style kitchen in Cardiff with...
This is the story of Hannah Clark, an ordinary girl from Mountain Ash, South Wales with an extraordinary story of survival. Suffering from a serious heart condition at two years old, it would take the work of eminent surgeon Sir Magdi Yacoub to save her life....
Wales has produced some of the best-loved and most distinctive writers of recent decades; chart-toppers who’ve also managed to please the most demanding critics. Yet these writers haven’t always received the attention they deserve. Now, Great Welsh...
From plainsong to Penderecki, this film transmitted on Remembrance Sunday shows how music has shaped the requiem over 500 years. Director John Bridcut explores the significance and history of one of the oldest musical forms and discusses its enduring appeal with some...
The poet Dylan Thomas is famous the world over. But often it’s for tales of his tempestuous life rather than for what he wrote. Now Welsh poet Owen Sheers looks at what started all the fuss: the words on the page. Homing in on Thomas’ major poems, Sheers leads viewers...
A powerful and moving film authored by twins Catherine and Kirstie Fields from Llanelli, who suffer from Fields Condition. Nearing their 18th birthday, Catherine and Kirstie were given speech aids that allowed them to communicate their thoughts and fears for the first...
Takes two families on an epic journey back in time that will test them to their limits. A Network spin-off from the ‘Snowdonia’ series, two families are on the adventure of a lifetime. They’re giving up everything and going back in time to live like Victorian Hill...
Gordon Mills was the Simon Cowell of his day – one of the most successful music managers in British history. He became a multi-millionaire in the sixties and guided Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck and Gilbert O’Sullivan to mega-stardom, becoming one of the most...
Take two families on an epic journey back in time that will test them to their limits Snowdonia 1890 is a landmark living history project for BBC One Wales. Two 21st Century families are transported back to the primitive existence of 1890 Snowdonia hillside farmers....
A revealing documentary on the most successful UK singles chart artist of the 1980’s. Shakin’ Stevens holds the distinction of being the most successful UK singles chart performer of a decade (beating Michael Jackson, Duran Duran and Madonna); an honour shared with...
Can raw youthful musical talent cope with academy surprises such as Latin, French and German routines? Following on from the hugely successful Only Boys Aloud! project where 10 boys choirs were set up across the South Wales Valleys, this series follows Tim...
Families exchange 21st century luxuries for a 1920s miner’s cottage in the south Welsh valleys. Three families are transported back to the south Wales coalfield of the 1920s for this living history series. Over four weeks they have to cope with daily life as the...
