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The Brecon and Monmouthshire Canal
It's two hundred years since the creation of the Brecon and Monmouthshire canal. The canal is one of the most beautiful in Britain and runs into the Brecon Beacons National Park. To celebrate its historic anniversary, Matt’s on a mission delivering some very special local brew. Before he can enjoy a well-earned pint himself, he has an uphill struggle to get the beer to the customers and has a go on “the weirdest treadmill ever” when he “legs it” through a narrow tunnel.
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John Investigates Badger Baiting
Badger baiting was outlawed in 1835 but this cruel practice appears to be on the rise. Dragged from their setts by specially-bred dogs, the badgers are forced to fight to the death while the baiters look on, often recording the gruesome scenes on video cameras or mobile phones. John investigates how for the first time, the RSPCA and police are embarking on a series of nationwide raids to try and put the baiters behind bars.
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Minimum Impact – Maximum Fun
More than 100,000 visitors come to enjoy the beautiful and ancient landscape of the Brecon Beacons National Park every year. Thrillseeker Ellie gets to try some of the more extreme sports on offer there and faces her own personal challenge when she goes caving. But when she meets up with National Park Ranger, Helen Pye, who is organising the construction of a new path deep in a valley gorge, she discovers just what has to be done to preserve this beautiful and fragile landscape.
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Lost Farms
High in the Pennines, Jules Hudson is taking a walk down memory lane to uncover the hidden history of a lost farming community. Once hill-farming thrived on Brinscall moor, but a change of ownership signalled the end of their way of life. The new owners, a water company, did not want the community and planted forest where their sheep had grazed. Eventually the farmers and their families moved on, but, as Jules discovers when he meets the people who still remember those times, the memory of the community on the moor lingers on.
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New Arrivals
Adam’s got his work cut out down on the farm with lambing in full swing and his pigs producing litters too, but he takes time out to go to Dartmoor to see how one of his rare breeds lamb outdoors. The Whiteface Dartmoor sheep is one of our rarest breeds. Although Adam has some on his farm, his lamb in the shed. But this tough breed is famed for its ability to deliver its lambs in the fields. While he’s there he sees a new mother deliver twin lambs safely.
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Commander Training with the MOD
The challenging terrain of the Brecon Beacons is the perfect training ground for the UK’s finest military personnel. Ellie joins a select group of trainee commanders as they are put through their paces in a real military training operation. It’s a chance for her to experience, first hand, the skills needed for frontline battle.
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Credits
- Series Producer
- Teresa Bogan
- Presenter
- Matt Baker
- Presenter
- Ellie Harrison
- Presenter
- John Craven
- Presenter
- Adam Henson
