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Wales in the Eighties

Episode 3: Make or Break

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Wales HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

This is the revealing story of some inspirational men and women who battled against disability, personal tragedy and social prejudice to create a better world for all. Guardsman Simon Weston became a national hero after he overcame serious, disfiguring injury in the Falklands War. Actor Stifyn Parri became a figurehead for the gay rights movement in the decade of Aids panic. Yaina Samuels overcame domestic violence and drug abuse to pioneer new help for heroin addicts. And Tanni Grey-Thompson became a paralympic wheelchair-racing champion. Show less

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