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  1. The Story Behind ‘The Greatest Gift’

    Carrie Smith

    Producer

    The Story Behind ‘The Greatest Gift’

    Producer Carrie Smith discusses what it was like to make The Greatest Gift.

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  2. A masterclass in the art of living

    Huw Crowley

    Television Producer / Director

    A masterclass in the art of living

    Huw Crowley describes his experiences meeting and working with Rowena Kincaid.

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  3. Healthcare in Wales before the NHS

    Phil Carradice

    Healthcare in Wales before the NHS

    Wales - and the Welsh people in general - played an important role in the creation of universal health care in the UK.

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  4. Weight Clinic – The Next Generation

    Iwan England

    The weight management clinic at the Aneurin Bevan Hospital, Ebbw Vale is one of the most welcoming places I've filmed. I've spent many hours sitting in a plain corridor; the nurses taking pity on me as I wait - camera in hand - outside the consulting rooms.

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  5. The Great Welsh Diet Experiment: One Year On

    Tara Hammett

    What another fantastic experience catching up with my troop from the DVLA. We were all so excited to be back together. I could clearly see some fantastic successes with most of the team but there had also been some setbacks.

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  6. X-Ray Health Special: Small steps to feeling good

    Rachel Treadaway-Williams

    Those who work with me will know that I often appear in the office on a Monday morning with a lunch box generous enough to feed the entire X-Ray team. It's not that I'm greedy (although I do love my food). Rather, I bring enough up the M4 to keep me going for the whole three-day stint I spend a...

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  7. Looking back on the Live Longer Wales season

    Adrian Davies

    Head of English Language Programmes and Services, BBC Cymru Wales

    The Live Longer Wales season finished this last weekend and over the last three weeks our TV, Radio and Online services have looked at inactivity at work, diets, what's in our food, how you can cook and grow your own food, body image, Type 2 diabetes and a host of other subjects.

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  8. Filming Ray Gravell: Life with Diabetes

    Gwenan Pennant Jones

    Back in 2007 I was asked to produce and direct a documentary following Ray Gravell and his recovery from a leg amputation. We hit it off from the word go - it was hard not to with such a character.

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  9. Live Longer Wales: Is My Job Killing Me?

    Tara Hammett

    Working with the BBC for the programme Is My Job Killing Me? and the troop from the DVLA has been one of the most incredible experiences of my life.

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  10. Live Longer Wales: The Shape of Wales

    Stephen Evans

    When I started making a program about obesity in Wales, I came with a plateful of preconceptions – served with a side-order of scepticism.

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