Wales Programmes

Brightcove

For six months, Wales This Week’s cameras have followed a new homelessness support team in Swansea, to discover the true scale of Wales’ housing shortage. 

Wales This Week: Nowhere To Call Home 

Sean Fletcher and Ruth Dodsworth take a look back at their most memorable adventures from the year.

Coast & Country, Series 12: Episode 24

As we wrap up 2024, we reflect on the year.

Sharp End, December 16th

In this special episode we take a look back at some of the best and most explosive performances from the Welsh Music scene as we delve back into the Backstage 

Ella Lloyd presents Wales' number one arts programme. This week, we chat to rapper Lady Leshurr and meet rock legend Phil Campbell from Motörhead.

Backstage Sessions

A plan to deal with coal tips, but is it too little, too late?

Sharp End, December 9th

Sean Fletcher and Ruth Dodsworth visit beautiful Bodnant Garden and meet some magnificent birds of prey.

Coast & Country, Series 12: Episode 23

Andrea Byrne meets parents who’ve ‘had to fight’ for their children’s education. The pupils are some of the tens of thousands with additional learning needs.

Wales This Week: Meeting Our Needs? 

A shock poll and a razor tight confidence vote. Is Welsh politics on the brink of a seismic shift?

Sharp End, December 2nd

 Ruth Dodsworth explores an ancient woodland where a rare species has been found and Sean Fletcher takes a trip around the Royal Mint. 

Coast & Country, Series 12: Episode 22

Wales This Week looks at both sides of the controversial debate on  Assisted Dying 24 hours before the bill is voted on in Parliament

Wales This Week: Death By Design? 

As more flooding hits Wales, has the time come for tough decisions?

Sharp End, November 25th

Sean Fletcher meets the heritage builders restoring an ancient church and Ruth Dodsworth explores Wales’ largest ancient woodland.

Coast & Country, Series 12: Episode 21

Two families living just four miles apart are grappling with the disappearance of their loved ones, asking can someone truly vanish without a trace?

Two people from Holyhead have vanished without a trace—no warnings, no explanations. We meet the families of Catrin Maguire and Tony Haigh, who are still desperately seeking answers and feel let down by the police response to their loved ones' disappearances.

Wales This Week: Gone Without A Trace

It's been a big year for Labour, but what does the future hold?

Sharp End, November 18th

Ruth Dodsworth and Sean Fletcher explore Dinorwig Quarry and the Welsh slate industry and take a look around Abergavenny Castle.

Coast & Country, Series 12: Episode 20

Sharp End, November 11th

A four part series celebrating life in the seaside village of Mumbles.

A new series celebrating life in the iconic village of Mumbles, near Swansea. Tonight, pier owners Fred & Bert Bollom get ready for the summer season, and four people need rescuing after getting stranded by the incoming tide. 

Made in Mumbles: Episode 4

Sean Fletcher and Ruth Dodsworth meet the wardens looking after our favourite mountain and explore one of Wales’ biggest dams.

Coast & Country, Series 12: Episode 19

Sharp End, November 4th

Wales' number one arts programme showcasing the most exciting talent from the worlds of music, theatre, visual art and more. 

Backstage, Series 4: Episode 13

Meet Medieval Combat Wales - a group of fighters who compete in the brutal sport of buhurt. Think MMA but with swords, shields, and a lot more medieval mayhem.