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It's boom time as Wales becomes known the world over for one particular product - Welsh steam coal, the best you can get. In the space of 50 years, 'black gold' builds a new Wales. The coalfield pulls in hundreds of thousands of migrants with a different language and culture, becoming a bustling modern world of its own. Yet no sooner has Wales found itself at the centre of global trade, than the Depression causes an industrial crash with a bitter social fallout.
First Air Date : Feb 27, 2012
Last Air date : Mar 26, 2012
Episode : 6 Episode
Season : 1 Season
Runtime: 58:14 minutes
Studio: BBC One Wales
Country: United Kingdom
Cast: Huw Edwards