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Meet the celebrities, entrepreneurs, scientists, sports people and other notable people from Wales.
Phil Price playing golf at the Senior Open 2017 Royal Porthcawl Golf Club and crowd watching.

Phillip Price: Local golf hero

Pontypridd-born Phillip Price talks about his favourite Welsh golf courses and his experiences playing in the Senior Open Championship at Royal Porthcawl.

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Award-winning Welsh architect Keith Griffiths

Keith Griffiths, from Wales to Asia

Welsh architect Keith Griffiths shares his memories of growing up in Wales and his career in Asia.

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Photo of Eve Myles.

Eve Myles: learning Welsh was no drama

Actress Eve Myles learnt Welsh from scratch for her role in the popular bilingual BBC TV drama, Keeping Faith. Read on to find out her tips and tricks for learning a language and speaking like a native.

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Hywel Griffith sat at a table in his restaurant Beach House.

Hyper-local cuisine at Beach House

A hyper-local, hyper-seasonal approach won Hywel Griffith, head chef at Beach House, AA Restaurant of the Year in Wales.

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Shaun Krijnen of Menai Oysters standing with a crate of mussels

Menai's mussel man

Shaun Krijnen has single-handedly revived Menai’s oyster industry and restored its old mussel beds.

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Shane Williams sitting on a rock on Tenby's North beach with multicoloured townhouses behind.

Shane Williams: my Wales

Former Welsh rugby union legend, Shane Williams, talks about his career, the places of his heart and what Wales means to him.

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A sun-dappled hand picking apples from an apple tree .

The pick of the crop

Andy Hallett is using his skills as an engineer – and borrowing techniques from French wineries – to make first-rate cider in the South Wales Valleys.

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Sam Warburton in the Wales rugby team changing room staring down the lens of the camera.

Sam Warburton: my Wales

Sam Warburton, former Wales rugby captain, talks about his favourite places, the love for his country and the emotion of playing at Principality Stadium.

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cyclists on a outdoor cycling track

Wales: perfect for cycling

Geraint Thomas’ former coach Alan Davis MBE, explains why Wales is the perfect place for developing world class cyclists.

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Hannah Mills at the wheel of the yacht, sailing in Cardiff Bay

Hannah Mills: how Wales made me an Olympic sailor

Olympic medallist Hannah Mills talks about her early sailing experiences in Wales.

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Richard Parks looking out to sea

Richard Parks: preparing for adventure

Adventurer Richard Parks on the challenges he faces and his drive to succeed.

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Gareth Evans directs crew on the set of Apostle

Gareth Evans: getting a kick out of filmmaking

Discover the man behind the Netflix film Apostle and how life in Wales helped mould his career.

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