About this season
A series looking at the work of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales celebrating its centenary year.
Episodes (5)
1. Episode 1
Aired 3 November 2009 • 30 min
Huw 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.
2. Episode 2
Aired 10 November 2009 • 30 min
A 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.
3. Episode 3
Aired 17 November 2009 • 30 min
Discovering 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.
4. Episode 4
Aired 24 November 2009 • 30 min
A 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).
5. Episode 5
Aired 1 December 2009 • 30 min
A 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.