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Hidden Wales: Last Chance to Save

Will Millard explores some of Wales’s hidden historic buildings, meeting the passionate individuals who are trying to save these vulnerable structures before it is too late.

Writer and adventurer Will Millard returns with more of Wales’s hidden wonders as he explores some of the country’s forgotten historic buildings.

In Wales, we are in danger of losing vital pieces of history that tell us who we once were. Beautiful buildings that are architectural gems but also some of the most endangered in the UK. These extraordinary structures, which can give us vital insights into how we once used to live, are in danger of disappearing forever.

From extravagant mansions to a 500-year-old farmhouse, crumbling chapels to a massive military fort, and from spectacular industrial sites to a stunning 19th-century theatre, Will travels the length and breadth of Wales to find some of our most vulnerable old buildings, telling their incredible histories and meeting the passionate individuals who are trying to rescue them before it is too late.

59 minutes

Last on

Thu 9 Nov 2023 20:00
BBC Four

Clips

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:00

    Boards of Canada

    Dayvan Cowboy

  • 00:03

    Jon Hopkins

    The Low Places

  • 00:05

    Aphex Twin

    i

  • 00:06

    Air

    You Can Tell It To Everybody

  • 00:07

    Boards of Canada

    Collapse

  • 00:12

    Brian Eno

    Lesser Heaven

  • 00:16

    Boards of Canada

    Reach for the Dead

  • 00:20

    Jon Hopkins

    The Wider Sun

  • 00:21

    Jon Hopkins

    Emerald Rush

  • 00:27

    Boards of Canada

    Ready Lets Go

  • 00:30

    Broadcast

    Chord Simple

  • 00:38

    Boards of Canada

    Corsair

  • 00:41

    Sébastien Tellier

    Slow Lynch 

  • 00:43

    Plaid

    Do Matter

  • 00:52

    Sir Harry Lauder

    Roamin in the Gloamin

  • 00:54

    Mark Pritchard

    Sad Alron

  • 00:55

    Jon Hopkins

    Abandon Window

Credits

Presenter Will Millard
Executive Producer Steve Robinson
Director James Hale

Broadcasts

  • Tue 1 Mar 2022 20:00
    BBC Four & BBC One Wales & Wales HD only
  • Wed 2 Mar 2022 01:30
    BBC Four
  • Sun 6 Mar 2022 17:05
    BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
  • New Year's Day 2023 17:00
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
  • Sat 25 Feb 2023 20:00
    BBC Four
  • Sat 24 Jun 2023 21:00
    BBC Two Wales HD & Wales only
  • Thu 9 Nov 2023 20:00
    BBC Four

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