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30.09.02

WALES


BBC 2W gives reason to love Wales


Extraordinarily sexy students, Chinese takeaways in Port Talbot, Wales' rear of the year in Snowdonia and Stuart Cable's mum - just some of the reasons why we all love Wales.


And they can all be found in BBC Wales's raft of new programmes for its digital TV service BBC 2W, unveiled today (Monday 30 September) and spelling out fresh reasons to celebrate Wales.


Taking an I Love Wales theme to launch its autumn season on 2W, the broadcaster offered a menu of drama and entertainment to tempt even more people to tune into the digital TV revolution.


From the racy new campus-based drama First Degree to the new look interactive Dragon's Eye, BBC 2W promises a range of programmes reflecting modern Wales with something to appeal to everyone.


Highlights in the best 2W schedule yet include:


First Degree - a steamy new drama set in a futuristic media college campus where paradise comes at a price. The students get a great education, while the college corporation gets their minds.


Cable TV - the chance to tune in to Stereophonics drummer Stuart Cable's very own chat show, with groovy guests, live music and a few pearls of wisdom from Stuart's mum Mabel.


Showtime Wales - some of the best-loved musical numbers brought to life with nightly coverage of the two-week extravaganza in the Welsh capital.


I Love Wales - reasons to be cheerful about the Land of My Fathers, from the best beaches and the most popular spots for lovers to meet to the secret Welsh hankerings of the rich and famous


Remember Wales - a weekly trip back to the way we were - before the multiplex cinemas and the Millennium Stadium.


Dragon's Eye - the Dragon's back to breathe fire into Welsh politics - and now it's interactive.


The Biz - reality TV meets the business world as five wannabee tycoons learn to turn dreams into money-making enterprises.


Wales v Italy - from the Manics' crowd-rouser to the final whistle, BBC 2W will capture action from every angle, with the under-U21s game thrown in exclusively as well.


Welsh Stories - in the age of the internet, 2W gives the people of Wales the chance to tell their own stories, in their own way, in bite-size chunks using new media technology.



Speaking at the launch, BBC Wales' Head of Programmes, English, Clare Hudson said: "2W is going to be one year old in November, and this autumn schedule is the best yet.


"There has never been a better time to go digital in Wales. The array of new programmes we are offering every weekday in primetime includes something for everyone. If you love Wales then 2W is for you."


Though BBC 2W viewers will be able to see the premiere of all these new programmes this autumn, analogue viewers will be able to catch up with the best of the broadcasts at a later date.

Also coming soon...


And We Love Wales because there's always more to look forward to.


Like some of the programmes already in the pipeline for BBC 2W including a Christmas season run of The Simpsons; Welsh Gold, classic archive clips of old favourites such as District Nurse; a two part series on Wales' castles featuring Lionel Fanthorpe's Horror Castles and Roy's Welsh Castles with Roy Noble.


And not forgetting next year's 80th Anniversary of the BBC - a celebration of Auntie's golden moments since the early 20th century.


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