Into the Valleys Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Abertillery

  Clare Hingott visits Abertillery, where she meets martial arts experts the Falcons, and finds a snooker club which is still going strong even though it hasn't served a pint of beer for 100 years

• Amanda Young

  A day in the life of the singer Amanda Young

• Animal Man

  Martyn Winfield demonstrates how to train dogs, from curing a puppy's bad habits to coaching a team of pooches to perform at the Royal Cornwall show

• Anita Lewis

  A day in the life of a Welsh actress from the Merthyr area as she auditions for a part in a TV series

• Banwen

  Clare Hingott explores the delights of Banwen

• Bed Push

  The Cancer Care Society and Friends in Mountain Ash join forces for a fund-raising charity bed push

• Blaenafon

  Clare Hingott provides an insider's guide to life in Blaenafon

• Blaenafon Riots

  Bill Vaughan stages a re-enactment of the 1868 Blaenafon Riots

• Blaina

  Clare Hingott explores the delights of life in Blaina

• Bulldog Breed

  An insider's guide to life in the valleys

• Castles, Sharks and Tommy Cooper

  Clare Hingott visits Caerphilly in Gwent and explores the traditions of the town

• Circus Comes to Town

  Children from Bedwellty Comprehensive school in Aberbargoed visit an animal-free circus where they attempt to learn a variety of performance skills

• Cynon Valley Leader

  Events in the village during a week which saw the Cwmaman Silver Band win a competition and a plane crash into a mountainside

• Dian Parry

  A day in the life of a transsexual priest from Cymmer

• Garw Valley

  Claire Hingott presents an insider's guide to life in Garw Valley

• Gilfach Goch

  Clare Hignott explores the village of Gilfach Goch, the inspiration behind the film How Green Was My Valley, and meets a man whose ambition is to build a theme park at the top of the beauty spot

• Ian Willis

  Profile of devout Christian Ian Willis, who is organising a rave for young people

• King's Day

  Llancaiach Fawr Manor in Nelson, 1465, where the residents await a visit from Charles I

• Llantrisant

  An insider's guide to life in Llantrisant

• Locomotive Lumpfoot

  A day in the life of a Pontypridd Sunday league football team

• Maerdy

  An insider's guide to life in Maerdy, with Claire Hingott

• Mid Rhondda

  Clare Hingott explores the picturesque mid-Rhondda region

• Miss Wales

  Following two beauty contest hopefuls as they strive to reach their dream of becoming Miss Wales

• Mountain Ash

  Clare Hingott reveals the delights of Mountain Ash in the Rhondda valley

• Nelson

  Clare Hingott gives an insider's guide to life in Nelson

• Oakdale

  Clare Hingott explores the delights of life in Oakdale

• Pat Evans

  Pat Evans gives an insider's guide to life in the valleys

• Siriol Williams

  A day in the life of an apprehensive Porth girl as she awaits her GCSE results

• Strip Search

  A girl from the valleys pursues her ambition to be a kissogram

• Sueli's Mardi Gras

  Glamorgan University student Sueli sets about the mammoth task of organising a mardi gras carnival for the streets of Pontypridd

• Ton Pentre

  An insider's guide to life in the valleys

• Tredegar

  Clare Hingott explores the ups and downs of life in Tredegar

• Treforest

  Clare Hingott presents a guide to the delights of Treforest

• Treorchy

  An insider's guide to life in Treorchy

• Upper Cynon

  Clare Hingott visits the top of the Cynon Valley and discovers it is not only home to Wales' most successful band the Stereophonics, but also karate clubs and sub-aqua groups to keep young people entertained

• The Upper Rhondda

  Clare Hingott explores upper Rhondda and explodes the myth that the area is nothing but mines, sheep and terraced houses. She discovers the home of a top British football star, an aspiring Elvis impersonator and the man responsible for the Rhigos mountain road sculptures

• Ystrad Rhondda

  Clare Hingott discovers the delights of Ystrad