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  • 2018-01-10T19:30:00Zs at 2018-01-10T19:30:00Z on BBC Two
  • 2010-03-03T19:30:00Z
  • 29m
  • 1h 56m (4 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • BBC
  • Documentary
Eddie Butler presents a series that reveals some extraordinary stories about Wales and the history of the world.

4 episodes

Series Premiere

2010-03-03T19:30:00Z

1x01 Firsts

Series Premiere

1x01 Firsts

  • 2010-03-03T19:30:00Z29m

Eddie Butler celebrates some Welsh firsts: pioneering scientific achievements on land, at sea, in space, the universe and everything.

2010-03-10T19:30:00Z

1x02 Trade and Industry

1x02 Trade and Industry

  • 2010-03-10T19:30:00Z29m

We know that Wales powered the world by exporting coal but did you know its lager quenched the thirst of the Empire and its tinplate kept food fresh for pioneers in the Wild West?

2010-03-17T19:30:00Z

1x03 Conflict

1x03 Conflict

  • 2010-03-17T19:30:00Z29m

Eddie Butler discovers the story of Wales's involvement in wars throughout the ages - from the Roman invasion to the development of the atom bomb.

2010-03-24T19:30:00Z

1x04 Ideas

1x04 Ideas

  • 2010-03-24T19:30:00Z29m

Eddie Butler looks at the symbols and ideas we've chosen to represent us for the past 6,000 years, give or take a decade. Everything from the red dragon to the red flag and from ancient burial mounds to the iPod.

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