Fishlock's Choice - Season 1

Fishlock's Choice - Season 1

Season 1

Network
DatesJan. 19, 2017 - Juni 5, 2017

Episodes

Episode 1
Season 1Episode 130 min

Episode 1

Trevor Fishlock meets transport enthusiasts dedicated to keeping alive fascinating vehicles of yesteryear.

In Barry, he finds Cardiff Transport Preservation Group where for 25 years club members have been renovating buses from down through the decades.

He also looks back on meetings with a dedicated bunch who are doing up old trolley buses which once served the people of Cardiff.

And, in Blaenavon, he heads back to the age of the steam railway with Pontypool & Blaenafon Railway Company.

Jan. 19, 2017
Episode 2
Season 1Episode 230 min

Episode 2

Trevor Fishlock finds that there is much to fascinate in the Llynfi Valley, in South Wales.

After hearing the story of the birth of the town of Maesteg, Trevor learns about the town's Italian community and is told a true tale of wartime tragedy.

Leaving Maesteg, he heads into the countryside to hear of a king who fled for his life and of highway robbers who risked all for a wages' snatch.

And he finds the valley is haunted by the mournful call of an 18th Century love song.

Feb. 9, 2017
Episode 3
Season 1Episode 330 min

Episode 3

Trevor tells the stories of the lighthouses of Wales and hears about two women who risked their lives when a ship was wrecked near Swansea.

Apr. 27, 2017
Episode 4
Season 1Episode 430 min

Episode 4

Trevor Fishlock takes a green route through north Cardiff, discovering some of the more unusual creatures who have made their home in Roath Park lake.

After hearing the stories of Cardiff's Old Jewish Cemetery, he heads to Cathays to find out about some of the more unusual burials in the large graveyard there. In one plot lies only a leg - the rest of the body is buried elsewhere.

Trevor talks to John Farnhill about the Friends of Cathays Cemetery, a group of local historians who are dedicated to researching the stories behind the names on the gravestones.

The cemetery is also the final resting place of a remarkable woman, Frances Batty Shand. The daughter of a slave, her dedication and compassion would see her change the lives of countless people across the city.

Mai 5, 2017
Episode 5
Season 1Episode 530 min

Episode 5

War veteran Ron Jones found himself being used as forced labour by the Nazis during World War II. The factory in which he worked was part of a network of camps at Auschwitz and Ron became an eyewitness to the Holocaust.One Jewish prisoner named Josef gave Ron a homemade ring in gratitude to the Welshman for sharing food with him.Josef was murdered soon after by the Nazis. Ron tells Trevor Fishlock that he still wears the ring in remembrance of Josef.

Also, in the programme, Trevor revisits one of his walks from nine years ago, when he explored the archaeology of Monmouth and followed the trail of the Trothy river.

Mai 12, 2017
Episode 6
Season 1Episode 630 min

Episode 6

Trevor Fishlock hears amazing stories of tragedy and heroism at sea.

Porthcawl local historian Gary Victor describes the storm which destroyed the ship Samtampa off Sker Point 70 years ago.

Every member of the crew died, and so sadly did each man on board the Mumbles lifeboat which went to the rescue. The horrific death toll numbered 47 in all.

Trevor also delves into the archive for a visit to Holy Island. He hears the story of Holyhead and meets diver Norman Warden Owen who had to cut off his own fingers when he became trapped under the sea.

Mai 19, 2017
Episode 7
Season 1Episode 730 min

Episode 7

Broadcaster Trevor Fishlock meets people across Wales with stories to tell. Trevor investigates the story of the greatest mass escape by German prisoners on British soil and hears about the Welshman who almost killed Adolf Hitler.

Juni 5, 2017

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