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North Wales

Episode 8 of 15

Horticulturist Christine Walkden explores gardens and countryside from a hot-air balloon. Christine visits Bodnant Garden in Snowdonia.

Christine Walkden visits Bodnant Garden in Snowdonia to explore a Himalayan valley amid the mountains of north Wales. She meets Phyllis, who is treading in her grandfather's footsteps. At nearby Bodysgallen Hall, an unexpected view takes her back to childhood holidays.

And we hear the story of the building of the Snowdon Mountain Railway.

44 minutes

Last on

Sun 30 Jun 202406:40
BBC Two

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    No Light, No Light

  • 00:03

    Ellie Goulding

    Guns and Horses

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    Coldplay

    Paradise

  • 00:05

    Noah and the Whale

    L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.

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    Paloma Faith

    Picking Up The Pieces

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    Adele

    Rolling In The Deep

  • 00:16

    Badly Drawn Boy

    Time of Times

  • 00:18

    Avalanche City

    Love Love Love

  • 00:20

    Benjamin Francis Leftwich

    Pictures

  • 00:21

    James Vincent McMorrow

    Sparrow and the Wolf

  • 00:27

    Gabrielle Aplin

    Panic Cord

  • 00:32

    Matt Cardle

    Starlight

  • 00:33

    Noah and the Whale

    2 Atoms in a Molecule

  • 00:34

    Matt Cardle, Cliff Masterson

    Starlight

  • 00:35

    Kimberly Anne

    Start Over

  • 00:36

    Kimberly Anne

    Start Over

  • 00:38

    Mumford & Sons

    The Cave

  • 00:39

    Florence + the Machine

    Shake It Out

  • 00:40

    Mumford & Sons

    The Cave

  • 00:41

    Noah and the Whale

    Just Me Before We Met

  • 00:42

    Eliza and the Bear

    The Southern Wild

Credits

PresenterChristine Walkden
Series ProducerChloe Rawlings
DirectorGavin Ahern

Broadcasts

  • Wed 19 Nov 201415:45
    BBC One
  • Fri 12 Dec 201408:20
    BBC Two
  • Sun 4 Jan 201507:15
    BBC Two
  • Tue 14 Jul 201516:30
    BBC Two
  • Sun 16 Oct 201607:00
    BBC Two
  • Wed 6 Sep 201713:45
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Wed 6 Sep 201714:10
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sun 17 Jun 201806:45
    BBC Two
  • Sun 23 Jun 201906:20
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sun 7 Feb 202107:10
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Thu 30 Sep 202116:30
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Tue 20 Sep 202214:15
    BBC Two except Scotland & Wales
  • Tue 20 Sep 202215:05
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
  • Sun 3 Dec 202306:05
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sun 30 Jun 202406:40
    BBC Two except Scotland

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