Alun Lewis is considered by many to be the finest British writer of the Second World War. Born in the south Wales valleys, he was just twenty-eight when he died in service overseas. Yet the poems, letters and stories that he left behind make him a true great of Welsh...
Jess Davies, 22 from Aberystwyth, is a UK famed glamour model. This documentary explores the relevance of Page 3 in the current age through her eyes, as well as those of Wales’s leading academics, magazine editors and photographers. It also explores the notion of...
A Living History series in which seventeen brave individuals will travel back in time to 1525. The series follows the success of Y Plas, which looked at life in a country mansion, Llanerchaeron, in 1910. This time we travel back to Tudor times when Henry VIII was king...
A living history series following contributors stepping back into life at a 1910’s manor house. Y Plas (The Country House) sees one family and twelve other individuals live in the perfectly preserved Llanerchaeron Country House for three weeks under conditions as they...
S4C’s flagship homes and interiors series 04Wal celebrated its tenth anniversary in March 2010. 04Wal presenter Aled Samuel has visited some of the most interesting and exciting homes in Wales, along with the homes of ex-pats living across the UK, Europe and further...
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....
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...
