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Wales in the Nineties

Episode 4: A Fighting Spirit

Duration: 30 minutes

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

The remarkable story of the economic regeneration of Wales told through people with passion who helped change their country from the bottom up. Tyrone O'Sullivan tells the emotional story of how he and his fellow miners bought Tower Colliery and gave it a new life. Ritchie Rees describes how he and his friends left the dole queue to form a male strip group - Centaur - the precursor
to the Full Monty. Amongst other inspiring stories are Jane Davies's invention of the Welsh Dragon dress, Bill Roberts reinvention of gold mining in North Wales with Clogau Gold and Linda Narbeth's journey from a struggling single parent to an award-winning businesswoman. Show less

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