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100 years of the BBC in Wales
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100 years of the BBC in Wales

A collection of clips celebrating a century of BBC broadcasting in Wales.

Bringing in the mountain sheep, 1951
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Bringing in the mountain sheep, 1951

Deeply dippy

Eisteddfod at Aberystwyth, 1952
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Eisteddfod at Aberystwyth, 1952

The Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales keeps the country's great traditions of music, poetry, and the arts alive

Welsh chip crisis, 1962
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Welsh chip crisis, 1962

Goodbye Mr Chips?

Witchcraft in Wales, 1964
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Witchcraft in Wales, 1964

"Reasoning man tried to stamp out the beliefs of his forefathers. He failed. Witchcraft is with us today"

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, 1964
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Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, 1964

Easy for you to say...

Miners' safety lamps, 1965
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Miners' safety lamps, 1965

An illuminating history

Caerwent's Roman ruins, 1965
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Caerwent's Roman ruins, 1965

"The most important Roman ruins in Wales lie buried beneath these houses"

Severn Tunnel car ferry, 1966
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Severn Tunnel car ferry, 1966

A ferry sad occasion

Cardiff's Tiger Bay, 1968
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Cardiff's Tiger Bay, 1968

A programme about the Tiger Bay area of Cardiff featured the multicultural Salaman family.

Richard Burton, 1971
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Richard Burton, 1971

The Pontrhydyfen born actor discusses Under Milk Wood and his memories of Dylan Thomas

Evans Oil, 1972
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Evans Oil, 1972

Suffer from rheumatism, lumbago, gout, backache or car problems? This will sort you right out...

Ghostly lake, 1973
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Ghostly lake, 1973

"Even the one thing that survive here - the fish - are said to be different from other fish"

Ferry ladies, 1974
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Ferry ladies, 1974

Nationwide follows three pensioners on their 795th trip from Llandudno to the Isle of Man

Alternative technology in Welsh quarry, 1974
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Alternative technology in Welsh quarry, 1974

"A worldwide mecca for anyone who cares anything about this Earth"

Darts: The Rhondda Legend, 1975
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Darts: The Rhondda Legend, 1975

"In Ferndale, and in the villages and towns of the Rhondda, Alan is little short of a god"

King of Haye-on-Wye, 1977
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King of Haye-on-Wye, 1977

The self-appointed King of Hay-On-Wye demands independence

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Borrowed Pasture
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Borrowed Pasture

Two Polish soldiers struggle to make a living from a derelict farm in Wales.

Augustus and Gwen: The Fire and the Fountain
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Augustus and Gwen: The Fire and the Fountain

The story of Augustus John and his sister Gwen.

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