Welsh Towns: The City of Newport

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Eddie Butler presents a documentary series tracing the history of some of the most important towns and cities in Wales

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Welsh Towns: Series 1: Episode 4: City of Newport

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Eddie Butler traces the 1500-year history of his hometown of Newport.

Eddie Butler traces the 1500-year history of his hometown of Newport, from a hamlet, through booming port to city in 2002.

Eddie Butler returns to the town of his birth to trace the story of Newport through 1,500 years of history. He shows how a hamlet round a church on a hilltop became a booming port at the heart of the industrial revolution, and finally achieved city status in 2002. And he discovers a fascinating cast of characters... from Welsh saints to punk rockers.

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