Hidden Histories (2008)
A series looking at the work of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales celebrating its centenary year.
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Episode 1 - Episode 1
Release Date: 2009-11-03Huw Edwards narrates a look at Stonehenge's link to the Preseli Hills, Swansea's medieval beginnings and bomb-damaged streets, plus the secrets of the highest house (Gwylfa Hiraethog) in Wales.
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Episode 2 - Episode 2
Release Date: 2009-11-10A look at how laser scanning helped uncover the history of Vivian quarry in North Wales, the rediscovery of a medieval fish trap in Fishguard harbour and a visit to architect Herbert North's contribution to Llanfairfechan.
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Episode 3 - Episode 3
Release Date: 2009-11-17Discovering what may be a Roman villa near Trawsgoed in Mid Wales, uncovering the hidden secrets of a Renaissance ceiling at St David's Cathedral, and observing the preservation of a major sculpture at College Harlech.
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Episode 4 - Episode 4
Release Date: 2009-11-24A look at the house that time forgot near Raglan, and a visit to the World War I training trenches at Penally in Pembrokeshire. A look at the 18th century's largest copper mine (Parys Mountain).
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Episode 5 - Episode 5
Release Date: 2009-12-01A look at the legacy of a Tudor lord who wanted to turn Denbigh into the capital of North Wales. Pembrokeshire's Iron Age Forts. Strata Florida sheep farm.