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Tough at the top - What makes a leader?

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Bethan Rhys Roberts explores the art of leadership in a series of one-on-one interviews.

Bethan Rhys Roberts will explore the art of leadership in a series of one-on-one interviews with high-profile figures.

Tough at the top - What makes a leader?: Leanne Wood

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Leanne Wood

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Former Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood discusses leadership with Bethan Rhys Roberts.

Former Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood discusses her own personal experience of leadership with Bethan Rhys Roberts.

In 1985 communities across the south Wales coalfield were embroiled in a long and bitter battle with the government in London. Politics felt very real during the miners’ strike and this cauldron of tension was the backdrop to the political awakening of a teenager from the Rhondda. She rejected the local convention of joining the Labour Party and found her own political home in Plaid Cymru.

Thirty years later , in 2015, she was appearing on stage with the UK Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition. In front of millions of TV viewers, she took part in live debates ahead of her first General Election as leader of Plaid Cymru.

Leanne Wood was the first woman to lead her party and became one of Wales' most well-known politicians. In this programme she discusses her own personal experience of leadership with Bethan Rhys Roberts.

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