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Hidden Histories

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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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4th November 2008 - 10th February 2011
Director
Richard Edwards
Producer
Richard Edwards
Top Cast
Heledd FychanEddie Butler
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Episode 1
4th November 2008

Episode 1

Huw Edwards and the history detectives discover a lost church (Tal-y-Cafn), search for the oldest castle (Hay-on-Wye) gate in Europe and find out how the great engineer Thomas Telford built the highest aqueduct (Pont Cysyllte) in the UK.

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Episode 2
11th November 2008

Episode 2

Huw Edwards and his team decipher the writing on a stone pillar (Eliseg's Pillar), recreate what an iron age fort (Gaer-Fawr) would have looked like and uncover an 18th century copper works (Swansea).

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Episode 3
18th November 2008

Episode 3

This time, Huw Edwards and his team examine a Tudor house (Old Impton Farm), a Roman theatre (Tomen-y-Mur) and a chapel (Llanelli).

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Episode 4
25th November 2008

Episode 4

Huw Edwards and his team interpret the strange humps and bumps in the Welsh uplands (Pen-blaen-Milo). A model farm (Leighton Park Farm) and a medieval wall painting (Ciliau).

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Episode 5
2nd December 2008

Episode 5

Huw Edwards investigates the case of the disappearing house near Llandeilo. WWII defences at Holyhead and searches for a lost castle at Portmeirion.