BBC Wales

BBC Wales (or BBC Cymru) is the regional branch of the British Broadcasting Corporation for Wales, and is based at Broadcasting House in Cardiff, not to be confused with Broadcasting House in London, which is the headquarters of BBC Radio.

BBC Wales produces television programming in English and Welsh both for the regional opt-out sections of the BBC ONE and TWO network feeds, and for the dedicated Welsh-language channel S4C. Perhaps its best-known Welsh-language programme is the soap opera Pobol y Cwm, which has run since 1974. BBC Wales also runs two radio stations, BBC Radio Wales in English and BBC Radio Cymru which broadcasts in Welsh and is also aimed at a younger audience than Radio Wales. BBC Wales runs stations and provides television and radio news coverage and websites in both languages in the principality. The local television news programme Wales Today has been produced in Cardiff since 1963. BBC Wales also produce the Welsh language news programme (Newyddion) for S4C which combines international and UK news with regional news from Wales.

As well as providing these dedicated services for Wales, BBC Wales also - in common with other larger BBC regions - provides programming for national consumption on the entire network. It is particularly noted for its drama output, which includes a recent adaptation of Anthony Trollope's He Knew He Was Right and the currently in-production revival of the classic science-fiction series Doctor Who, due for broadcast in early 2005.