Phil Carradice looks at some more fascinating stories of the past from around Wales.
As Whitchurch Hospital in Cardiff marks its centenary, Phil Carradice meets staff, past and present, to discover how mental healthcare in Wales has changed since 1908.
Stormy Weather: Our ancestors faced a very different climate, as the world appeared to grow colder, and stormier. Phil Carradice investigates the impact on our history.
Phil Carradice goes in search of the Physicians of Myddfai, the medieval Welsh medical miracle workers first referred to in the Red Book of Hergest.
Phil Carradice investigates the history of Welsh tuberculosis sanatoria through the testimonies of former patients.
Phil Carradice tells the story of the 8th Baron Howard de Walden, the eccentric English millionaire who became a champion of the Welsh arts and language.
Phil Carradice investigates the hidden story behind one of Wales' greatest feats of engineering, the Severn Tunnel, and the remarkable men who built it.
Phil Carradice investigates the Antikythera Mechanism, a complex and ancient device found by divers on the seabed off mainland Greece in 1901.
Phil Carradice meets two men who were taken out of Ogmore Vale primary school at the age of 10 to complete their education in an expensive Sussex boarding school.
Phil Carradice looks at some more fascinating stories of the past from around Wales.
Phil Carradice looks at some more fascinating stories of the past from around Wales.
Phil Carradice explores the fascinating lives of two women who flew Spitfires during the Second World War.
Phil Carradice recalls the glory days of professional athletics in Wales, when men, women and even children would walk, run or hobble insane distances for the sake of a bet.
Phil Carradice investigates the evil deeds of the Welsh highway robbers who preyed on hapless travellers in the seventeeth and eighteenth centuries.
Phil Carradice looks at some fascinating stories of the past from around Wales. He recalls the story of the great Victorian entrepreneur Solomon Andrews.
Phil Carradice reflects on the people's poetry of World War One, revealing the emotions of common soldiers and ordinary families caught up in conflict.
Phil Carradice takes to the water to discover the history of the beautiful Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal.
Past Master
28/03/2010
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio Wales MWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Wales FM
The Witch Next Door: Demonic old crones, or unfortunate women with vengeful neighbours? Phil Carradice investigates reports of witchcraft in 17th century Flintshire and beyond.
Past Master
07/03/2010
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio Wales MWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Wales FM
Licence to Print Money: Phil Carradice investigates the fate of the banks in Victorian Wales, and discovers why local banks are no longer authorised to print their own notes.
Past Master
14/03/2010
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio Wales MWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Wales FM
From Roath to the Rockerfeller Center: Phil Carradice tells the story of Ralph Hancock, the Cardiff insurance clerk who created fabulous roof gardens in 1930s New York and London.