Coal stories
Miner's Wife
"It's not until they talk about it that you suddenly realise what conditions they did work in."
Thank You
"At this moment, the prayers of a little girl seem so important." Olwen recalls waiting for her father's safe return from the pit in a blizzard.
Steelworks
"At the beginning of the '80s Wales started to change ... for the worse." Robert looks back at how Ebbw Vale has changed since his childhood.
What's in a Name?
"Roots are where we decide to put them. Culture is now, not then." The painter, Peter Prendergast, questions notions of identity in his homeland.
My Street Bryntaf
"You knew they were coming by the sound of the drums." Fred takes us down his street giving a glimpse of community life as it was before.
A Child of the Thirties
"We were poor, but as a child, I was never aware of it." Bill remembers tight times growing up in the thirties.
Farwell Dear Village
"Life is a journey - things change - but not always for the better." Saundra says goodbye to the village life of Pontyberem.
My Gran
"She wouldn't accept money from the Parish at any cost." Wanting to keep her family together, Mary's grandmother wouldn't let anything stand in her way.
I Was There
"It was alright to have nothing, if everyone else had nothing too." Paula portrays her experiences of the Miners' Strike in 1984. She was there, were you?
My Love for Ynysowen
"I took a deep breath and fell in love." Ynysowen is a valley that has been living and changing over the years and for Sheila it's never lost its beauty.
