BBC Wales (Welsh: BBC Cymru) is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation for Wales. Based at Broadcasting House in the Llandaff area of Cardiff (not to be confused with Broadcasting House in London which is the headquarters of BBC Radio), it directly employs around 1100 people, and produces a range of television, radio and online services. BBC Wales television services debuted on 1 February 1964 to much fanfare (short television commercials proclaimed: "Wales gets its very own TV service in 1964!") [1]. Prior to 1964, the BBC had no dedicated television production centre in Wales, although it did broadcast from the area. Image File history File links BBC_Wales. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... This article is an overview article about the Crown chartered British Broadcasting Corporation formed in 1927. ... Motto: (Welsh for Wales forever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) English, Welsh Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056  Area    - Total 20,779 km² (3rd in... Cardiff (English:  Welsh: ) is the capital of Wales and its largest city. ... Broadcasting House Broadcasting House is the headquarters of the BBC in London, England. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927. ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...

Overview

BBC Wales produces television programming in English and Welsh both for the regional opt-out sections of the BBC One and Two network feeds, and for the dedicated Welsh-language channel S4C. Perhaps its best-known Welsh-language programme is the soap opera Pobol y Cwm, which has run since 1974. BBC Wales also operates two radio stations: BBC Radio Wales in English and BBC Radio Cymru, which broadcasts in Welsh and is aimed at a younger audience. The local television news programme Wales Today has been produced in Cardiff since 1963. BBC Wales also produces the Welsh language news programme (Newyddion) for S4C, which combines international and UK news with regional news from Wales. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the primary channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC and Europes first television channel to broadcast regularly in colour (from 1967), envisaged as a home for less mainstream and more ambitious programming. ... S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru - Channel Four Wales) is a Welsh-language television channel broadcasting in Wales, United Kingdom, which was established in response to demands for a channel to cater for the Welsh-speaking minority population in Wales. ... Pobol y Cwm (People of the Valley) is a Welsh language television soap opera produced by the BBC since October 1974. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... BBC Radio Wales is the BBCs national radio station broadcasting to Wales in the English language. ... BBC Radio Cymru is BBC Wales Welsh language radio station, broadcasting throughout Wales on FM since 1979. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru - Channel Four Wales) is a Welsh-language television channel broadcasting in Wales, United Kingdom, which was established in response to demands for a channel to cater for the Welsh-speaking minority population in Wales. ...

Another popular locally-screened programme is the drama series Belonging, which as of 2005 has run for six seasons since 1999. An English language programme, Belonging is produced in-house by the BBC Wales drama department and screened on BBC One during a regional opt-out slot from the main national network feed. As with other such opt-outs, however, it is available to viewers elsewhere in the UK via the digital satellite platform. Belonging is a British television drama series, produced by BBC Wales and screened on the BBC One network during a regional opt-out section from the national feed. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the primary channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ...

As well as providing these dedicated services for Wales, BBC Wales also provides programming for the BBC's UK networks. In recent years, its drama output has been particularly successful, including the 2005 revival of the classic science-fiction series Doctor Who, and its spin-off Torchwood (2006). The BBC National Orchestra of Wales is currently based at Broadcasting House in Cardiff, though there are plans to move it to the Wales Millennium Centre, and performs regularly throughout Wales and internationally. A broadcast of the long-running and popular British science-fiction series Doctor Who. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Torchwood is a British television science fiction and crime drama created by Russell T. Davies and starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles dealing with the machinations and activities of the fictional Torchwood Institute. ... The BBC National Orchestra of Wales is the main full scale professional orchestra in Wales. ... The Wales Millennium Centre The Millennium Centre on its opening night The Wales Millennium Centre (Welsh: Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru) is a £106 million performing arts complex located on the Cardiff Bay waterfront. ...

Programming

Produced in-house by BBC Wales

For Wales

• Wales Today (1963–present)
• Week In, Week Out (1964–present)
• Pobol y Cwm (1974–present)
• Belonging (1999–present)

For the UK

• The District Nurse (1984–1987)
• He Knew He Was Right (2004)
• Doctor Who (2005–present)
• Doctor Who Confidential (2005–present)
• The Chatterley Affair (2006)
• Torchwood (2006)

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Commissioned from independent producers by BBC Wales

For the UK

• Shakespeare: the Animated Tales (1992, 1994)
• Casanova (2005)
• The Girl in the Café (2005)
• Life on Mars (2006–present)
• Wide Sargasso Sea (2006)
• This Life - Ten Years On (2006)

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References

External link

• BBC Wales at bbc.co.uk