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Meet the celebrities, entrepreneurs, scientists, sports people and other notable people from Wales.
Huw Stephens looking through records in Spillers, Cardiff's Victorian Arcades

The vision behind the sound

Learn about how a golden age in Welsh music moulded BBC Radio 1's Huw Stephens and why he aspires to keep that culture alive.

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A collection of records on shelves in a record shop

Remixing the record store

Meet Ashli Todd and find out the secret to success when running the world's oldest record shop.

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  • South Wales
  • Business
Colourfully dressed people amongst large Hay Festival letters.

The Hay Festival – celebrating culture across the world

Find out how the Hay Festival began and has since inspired cultural events across the world.

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  • Events
  • Festivals
  • Arts
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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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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  • South Wales
  • Business
  • Welsh Produce
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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  • North Wales
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  • Welsh Produce
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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  • South Wales
  • Business
  • Welsh Produce
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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Five people on road bikes cycling down a scenic road against the backdrop of mountains

Exploring the country on two wheels

Blessed with a challenging natural landscape and boasting top-class trails and bike parks, Wales is a wonderland for cyclists of all kinds. Here's why Wales is the perfect destination for cycling.

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  • Personalities
Professor Julie Williams at Cardiff University's Hadyn Ellis building

Professor Julie Williams CBE - developing science for the future

Cardiff University is leading progress in dementia research. Find out how Wales is committed to helping future generations through science.

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  • Education

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