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Will Millard discovers the hidden history of Wales. He begins his tour in the north, uncovering long-unseen historical gems such as the biggest abandoned slate mine in the world.

In this three part series, writer and adventurer Will Millard discovers the hidden history of Wales by exploring forgotten, secret and usually inaccessible locations that show the country as you've never seen it before.

On an intriguing, exhilarating and sometimes dangerous journey, Hidden Wales with Will Millard offers unprecedented access to places you rarely get to see. Starting in the north and working his way south, Will reveals natural wonders hidden beneath the landscape, the abandoned buildings that tell us where Wales has come from and the modern marvels of engineering that show what the country might become.

In this first episode, Will begins his tour around Wales in the north of the country. From the biggest abandoned slate mine in the world to a forgotten mansion concealed in a wood, and from a decommissioned nuclear power station to a Victorian invention lying at the bottom of the sea, Will uncovers historical gems in parts of north of Wales you never knew existed. It could also be your last chance to see some of the Welsh history that is vanishing right in front of us.

59 minutes

Last on

Fri 22 Sep 2023 02:30

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Music Played

  • Boards of Canada

    Dayvan Cowboy

  • Boards of Canada

    Peacock Tail

  • Bibio

    The First Daffodils

  • Jon Hopkins

    Singularity

  • Four Tet

    Peace for Earth

  • Boards of Canada

    Corsair

  • Jon Hopkins

    The Wider Sun

  • Four Tet

    Memories

  • Max Richter

    Shadow Journal

  • Stars of the Lid

    Requiem For Dying Mothers (Part 1)

  • Orbital

    Dwr Budr

  • Clark

    Petroleum Tinged

  • Pete Fowler

    Barred Growl

  • Boards of Canada

    Ready Lets Go

  • Air

    Alone in Kyoto

  • Chilly Gonzales

    Carnivalse

  • Richard James

    Space Instrumental

  • Slowdive

    Falling Ashes

  • Philip Glass

    String Quartet no 2 "Company", last movement

  • Max Richter

    Cd2 01 A Catalogue of Afternoons

  • Black Sabbath

    Orchid

  • Beck

    Cycle

  • Aphex Twin

    Jynweythek

  • Four Tet

    Alap

  • Boards of Canada

    Uritual

  • Stars of the Lid

    Broken Harbors (Part 3)

  • Cliff Martinez

    On The Beach

  • Cliff Martinez

    They Broke His Pelvis

  • Richard D. James

    Selected Ambient Works Volume 2 - Untitled 12

  • Plaid

    Do Matter

  • Jon Hopkins

    Emerald Rush

  • Daft Punk

    Solar Sailer

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Will Millard
Director James Hale
Producer Kate Owen
Executive Producer Steve Robinson
Production Company Folk Films

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