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BBC Wales
Headquarters Llandaff, Cardiff
Broadcast area Flag of Wales Wales
TV Stations BBC One Wales
BBC 2W
Radio Stations
in this area		 BBC Radio Wales
BBC Radio Cymru
Websites www.bbc.co.uk/wales

BBC Wales (Welsh: BBC Cymru) is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation for Wales. Llandaff ( Welsh Llandaf llan church + Taf) is a district in the City of Cardiff, Wales, having Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic Based at Broadcasting House in the Llandaff area of Cardiff, it directly employs over 1200 people, and produces a broad range of television, radio and online services. Llandaff ( Welsh Llandaf llan church + Taf) is a district in the City of Cardiff, Wales, having Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. [1]

Outside London, BBC Wales is the largest BBC television producer in the UK, partly due to its slate of Welsh language programmes. The BBC Wales television channel debuted on 1 February 1964 to much fanfare (short television promotions proclaimed: "Wales gets its very own TV service in 1964!") [1]. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. However the BBC had actually been producing television programmes in Wales since the mid-50s. The first tv production studios were established in a converted church (since demolished) in Broadway,Cardiff. The entrance was in Sapphire Street off Clifton Street. The first programmes were produced and transmitted live from in a tiny temporary studio - later to become part of the scenery-dock whilst two proper studios were created within the structure of the church. One was a medium-size drama and music studio and the other a discussion and news studio from which the daily Welsh language magazine "Heddiw" and the daily English Language news programme "Wales Today" were produced from 1962 on. In this pre-videotape era film was played into programmes from a telecine machine in Bristol or London until telecine was actually installed in Broadway. Film processing for news was carried out by a firm called Park Pictures in Cardiff until BBC processing was installed in Stacey Road.

Prior to 1964 BBC Wales had had to share its television channel with the West of England as the Wenvoe transmitter near Cardiff also served viewers in the West of England. The 20 minute slot for tv news at six each evening was therefore split between "Wales Today" and the West of England news programme "Points West". The establishment of the BBC Wales dedicated channel in February 1964 (transmitted from a new mast built alongside the main transmitter mast at Wenvoe) enabled a full length "Wales Today" to be broadcast for the first time along with other Welsh and English-language programming for Wales.

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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. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic Opt out, (or opt-out is a term used in broadcasting when a nation or region splits from the main national output S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru meaning Channel Four Wales) is a television channel in Wales [1] Perhaps its best-known Welsh-language programme is the soap opera Pobol y Cwm, which has run since 1974. Pobol y Cwm ( People of the Valley) is a Welsh language television Soap opera produced by the BBC since October 1974 Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. 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 regional television news programme Wales Today is the world's longest running daily television news programme - and was confirmed as such by Director General Michael Checkland in a speech to Cardiff Business Club. the Welsh language news service Newyddion for S4C, which combines international and UK news with regional news from Wales. Newyddion ( News) is a Welsh-language programme of world national and local news broadcast daily by the S4C television channel in the United Kingdom S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru meaning Channel Four Wales) is a television channel in Wales

Another popular locally-screened programme is the drama series Belonging, which as of 2005 has run for six seasons since 1999. Belonging is a Welsh television drama series produced by BBC Wales and screened on the BBC One network during a national opt-out section from Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 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.

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). Science fiction first appeared on Television during the Golden age of science fiction, first in Britain (UK and then in the United States Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Torchwood is a British science fiction Drama Television programme, created by Russell T Davies and starring John Barrowman In addition, BBC Wales commissions other drama output for the BBC network from independent producers, such as Life on Mars (2006–07). Life on Mars is 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. Wales Millennium Centre (Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru which also has a nickname locally as The Armadillo, is a centre for the Performing arts located in the

The BBC recently announced that they were going to concentrate on more programmes being made in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, instead of most of them being made in London where the BBC headquarters and main studios are. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

Programming

Produced in-house by BBC Wales

For Wales
For the UK

Commissioned from independent producers by BBC Wales

For the UK

References

  1. ^ a b Biographies - Menna Richards - Controller, BBC Wales. Week In Week Out was a 2004 single by The Ordinary Boys which appeared on their 2004 album Over the Counter Culture. Pobol y Cwm ( People of the Valley) is a Welsh language television Soap opera produced by the BBC since October 1974 Belonging is a Welsh television drama series produced by BBC Wales and screened on the BBC One network during a national opt-out section from High Hopes is a Sitcom made in Wales, produced and directed by Gareth Gwenlan for BBC Wales and is set in a fictional area of the The District Nurse is a British Television series produced by BBC Wales and shown on BBC One between 1984 and 1987 Anthony Trollope (April 24 1815 – December 6 1882 became one of the most successful prolific and respected English Novelists of the Victorian era. Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Doctor Who Confidential is a documentary series created by the British Broadcasting Corporation to complement the revival of the long-running British The Chatterley Affair is a BBC television drama produced by BBC Wales and broadcast on BBC Four on March 20 2006. Torchwood is a British science fiction Drama Television programme, created by Russell T Davies and starring John Barrowman Torchwood Declassified is a documentary series created by the British Broadcasting Corporation to complement the British science fiction television Shakespeare The Animated Tales (also known as The Animated Shakespeare) comprised two six-part Television series first broadcast in 1992 and Casanova is a 2005 British television drama serial, written by the acclaimed television scriptwriter Russell T Davies and directed The Girl in the Café is an Emmy Award -winning British one-off Television drama produced by independent production company Tightrope Pictures Life on Mars is Wide Sargasso Sea is a British Television adaptation of Jean Rhys 's 1966 novel of the same name. This Life was a BBC television drama, produced by World Productions and screened on BBC Two, running for two series in 1996 and 1997 and Ashes to Ashes is a British television drama series which serves as a sequel to the 2006 series Life on Mars. bbc.co.uk (June 2005). Retrieved on 2007-05-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England.

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