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BBC Management Review 2017/18 Management Review 2017/18 – Wales

“BBC Wales recorded its highest audiences for both factual and drama series in more than a decade.”

If you wish to find out more about the BBC’s year – including full financial statements and performance against other public commitments – then please visit www..co.uk/annualreport

Contents 01 Director’s introduction 02 Two minute summary 03 Service performance 13 The figures 14 The management team Front cover 15 Contacts Keeping Faith Management Review 2017/18 – Wales

Director’s Introduction

In the first year of new Charter Keeping Faith was in good company The year also saw significant growth reinvestment in Wales, the in the biggest year of Welsh drama in mobile and social media usage creative impact was immediate. for a generation, with the third and in Wales. The comedy short, Nige, With a focus on delivering major final series of Hinterland and the and the development of a new social landmark programming rooted in supernatural series Requiem also media service, BBC Sesh – inspired Wales for audiences everywhere, attracting audiences both in Wales by the success of The Social in ’m delighted that BBC Wales and across the UK. Scotland – both harnessed Facebook recorded its highest audiences In January, BBC Radio Cymru marked and YouTube to build impact with for both factual and drama series its 40th birthday year with the launch younger audiences. in more than a decade. of a second breakfast service, Radio Once again, I have been inspired by Valley Cops – a revealing account Cymru 2, across DAB and mobile the commitment of our production of community policing in the South devices. For the first time, the new teams – inside and outside the BBC. Wales Valleys – attracted an impressive service provides real choice to And it has been a real pleasure to 346,000 viewers on BBC One Wales listeners – with see the new investment making and was later broadcast on BBC One the entertainment and music mix its mark immediately. across the UK. providing an alternative to the Post Cyntaf news service on There was similar success for Keeping BBC Radio Cymru’s main service. Faith – an eight part series jointly commissioned by BBC Wales and , starring Eve Myles. The BBC One Wales screening attracted an average Rhodri Talfan Davies of 300,000 viewers per episode – Director, BBC Wales with a further 9.5m requests to view the series on BBC iPlayer.

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Facts and figures about the performance and output of the BBC in Wales

BBC Wales English language television BBC Wales on S4C Top Ten Series and Top Five Individual Top Ten Series and Top Five Individual Programmes 2017/18 Programmes 2016/17 English language series Series on S4C Valley Cops (2 eps) 346,000 Clwb Rygbi (Pro 14) 49,000 Keeping Faith 306,000 Cwpan China 39,000 at 6.30pm 251,000 38,000 Iolo’s Snowdonia (rpt) 247,000 Clwb Rygbi Rhyngwladol: Chwe Gwlad 27,000 X-Ray (Oct-Nov) 198,000 Yr Genedlaethol: Mwy o’r Maes 26,000 The River Wye with Will Millard 197,000 Yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol: Noson o Gystadlu 19,000 X-Ray (Jan-Mar) 183,000 Clwb Rygbi Rhyngwladol: Gemau’r Hydref 18,000 Wales Today at 10.30pm 169,000 Yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol: Seremoniau 17,000 The Royal Welsh Show 167,000 Pawb a’i Farn 15,000 Vets 24/7 164,000 9 14,000

English language programmes Programmes on S4C Hidden with Will Millard 266,000 Syr Gareth Edwards yn 70 47,000 Shane: For the Love of the Game 240,000 Cewri Cwmderi 38,000 Sir Gareth Edwards at 70 236,000 Rygbi: Tonga v Cymru 28,000 The Miners Who Made Us 225,000 Newyddion y Flwyddyn 2017 27,000 Diana: The Last Princess of Wales 217,000 Camdrin Ed 22,000

Source: BARB Figures include any repeats in the same week

The River Wye with Will Millard

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BBC One Wales and BBC Two Wales

We wrapped up the season with Make Wales Happy, a live programme hosted by Jason Mohammad and Alex Jones. A night of science and comedy which explored the mood of the nation and questioned how we can all be a little happier. Our programmes were an important platform for the major political debates of the year. The calling of a general election saw BBC Wales’ Leaders Debate Live with take centre stage, bringing the main

Valley Cops parties together to debate the issues that matter to the electorate in Wales. Meanwhile Twenty Years of Power This has been a remarkable year It is one of an increasing number of marked an important milestone for for BBC Cymru Wales’ English nations to network productions which Welsh devolution. BBC Wales Live language television. It started has seen an increase in the portrayal and The Hour have been a forum to with Keeping Faith, which received of Wales on BBC network television. bring people together and discuss record breaking linear and BBC Hayley, Young Welsh And…, Richard the key political questions of the day, iPlayer viewing figures and quickly Park’s Extreme Wales, and the Our whilst BBC Wales Investigates has became the BBC’s most successful Lives strand are other examples of delivered some of our most ambitious non-network programme with 9.5 an increasing portfolio of shows that investigative journalism in recent years. million hits on BBC iPlayer. play out across the BBC network. This year we revamped our Children Since then it has enjoyed a successful A Christmas highlight was In Need and Sport Relief programmes run on BBC One. Alongside the third Tom Jones and Beverley Knight’s and with Gabby and Alfie’s Big Six series of Hinterland it continues the Gospel Christmas – a show which Nations Kick Off series added a momentum for our high end drama first broadcast in Wales and then slice of entertainment to support slate and bodes well as we look ahead again on Christmas Day on BBC Two. our stunning Six Nations coverage to the future. and Scrum V strand. Sir Gareth 2018 began with an in-depth look at Edwards at 70 and Shane: For the As well as the success of Keeping our nation’s mental health. Charlotte Love of the Game proved especially Faith, observational documentary Church took a close look inside her popular with the audience. series Valley Cops was also a record brain and explored his breaker and became the most viewed anxieties in his own unique way in Audiences have continued to enjoy the factual series for the past decade. Rhod Gilbert: Stand Up to Shyness. company of presenters and series they know and love. Among them were Kate Humble: Off The Beaten Track, Iolo’s Snowdonia, Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience, The River Wye with Will Millard and X-Ray. These are programmes that celebrate and reflect the richness of communities across Wales.

Rhod Gilbert’s Tom Jones and Beverley Knight’s Work Experience Gospel Christmas

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BBC Wales on S4C

The relationship between commissioned items on care Also, as part of S4C’s month of BBC Cymru Wales and S4C provision across Wales, as well as programming reflecting the Wales continues to be productive and extensive coverage as the ‘Beast 2017 Year of Legends, an archive collaborative and we value our role from the East’ snowstorms which based programme Cewri Cwmderi in supporting the channel in its affected the whole country. was presented by DJ and avid fan editorial and strategic objectives. Major news events further afield . It looked back at Our news service Newyddion is were also covered and included the legendary characters over the years, integral to this and the end of year terror attacks in Manchester and with Magi Post being chosen as review, Newyddion y Flwyddyn 2017, , the devastation of the Cwmderi’s most iconic character. illustrated the enormous range and Grenfell Tower fire and insightful Sport coverage continues to be an depth of stories covered for the coverage of the Catalan referendum integral part of our programme S4C audience. on independence. supply to S4C and as part of The first quarter was dominated As well as the regular run of the Legends season we celebrated by local election campaigning and programmes in the new year, another Welsh sporting icon. The 60 the announcement of a general special editions of the audience minute profile Sir Gareth Edwards yn election. Our main evening news debate programme Pawb a’i Farn 70 focussed on the man behind the programme Newyddion 9 broadcast were broadcast to mark 20 years legend, marking his 70th year with live from constituencies across Wales of devolution in Wales and personal insights from family, friends highlighting issues of relevance to International Women’s Day. and colleagues. As well as weekly local communities while Dewi Llwyd broadcasts of the Pro 14 competition, Fans of welcomed the return of the and Vaughan Roderick led our this year our coverage within Clwb omnibus edition to the S4C schedule comprehensive coverage of the Rygbi and Clwb Rygbi Rhyngwladol on Sunday afternoons General Election results in an on S4C included Women’s rugby and in January, the Tuesday and overnight programme broadcast internationals and coverage of the Thursday episodes moved to a simultaneously on S4C and Wales Tour to the South Sea Islands slightly earlier slot at 7.30pm. BBC Radio Cymru. as well as Under 20’s internationals In 2017, two programmes were and original and distinctive coverage With an additional bulletin introduced commissioned as spin-offs of of all of Wales’ games from the Six to the weekday schedule at midday the Pobol brand. In ‘Camdrin Ed’, Nations Championships and Autumn this year, the main focus of our actor Geraint Todd, who played abuse International series. We also provided Newyddion service is on Welsh stories victim Ed in the soap, talked to men live and highlights coverage of one of that matter to the S4C audience. who have been subjected to abuse the Wales international football These included in depth reports about the stigma that prevents many games as part of the China Cup. on Britain’s largest prison opening male victims from coming forward. in Wrexham; a series of especially Coverage of the National Eisteddfod remains a cultural highlight within the annual provision for S4C. The wealth of programming from Anglesey was authoritative and colourful despite challenging weather conditions. There was also an alternative look at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2017 competition in a 60 minute highlights programme.

Pobol y Cwm

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BBC Wales News and Current Affairs

The year began with local government 80s and concerns about how the The first programme explored new elections followed by a snap general allegations were handled. The severe evidence suggesting serial killer election campaign and our news bad weather in March saw audiences Levi Bellfield could be responsible programmes took to the road to tune into BBC Wales’ news services for the death of Lin and Megan report on key election issues from for updates and information – with Russell. The programme gained constituencies across Wales. close to half a million viewers tuning extensive coverage across UK Bethan Rhys Roberts presented Ask in to BBC Wales Today at the height news outlets. the Leader – a week-long series of of the bad weather. In the wake of This year BBC Wales has focussed its programmes in front of a live audience the terrorist attacks in London and reinvestment on strengthening its on BBC One Wales. The debates Manchester teams from Newyddion, team of correspondents with new from Rhosllannerchrugog, Welshpool, BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio correspondent roles covering Social and Maesteg were lively Wales were dispatched to report on Affairs, Sport news, Home Affairs and and audiences asked the parties the atrocities. Beyond the UK a half Brexit to further develop the quality about the issues that matter to them. hour documentary for S4C followed of our journalism and analysis as well This culminated with representatives Theresa Jones to her homeland in as our ability to originate stories. from each party debating in a special Zimbabwe, accompanied by her Developing online services in English programme with Huw Edwards in daughter Seren, to discuss the political and Welsh remains a priority. Bespoke Cardiff. Pawb a’i Farn and Hawl i Holi situation in the country following video content proves popular, with a held special election debates on S4C the departure of Robert Mugabe. piece about a barber from Briton Ferry and BBC Radio Cymru. Across all daily BBC Wales Live, a new politics and who specialises in cutting the hair of news outlets, the ‘My Manifesto’ current affairs magazine programme, autistic children attracting 15.5m views series invited audiences to think about launched in November and the team on Facebook. Alongside shortform what they would do if they were Prime quickly established a reputation content, longform features also Minister. After the polls closed, we for developing engaging, original captured the attention of users. One offered comprehensive coverage of journalism. The current affairs example was an ambitious multimedia the election results with overnight strand BBC Wales Investigates also report on the of simulcasts on BBC One Wales/BBC launched and focussed on delivering the Cardiff Three, 30 years since the Radio Wales and S4C/BBC Radio high impact journalism. murder of Lynette White. Cymru, complemented by comprehensive services on our websites and social media platforms. Politics continued to dominate the news agenda in Wales following the election with Brexit a central theme. In September, Wales also marked 20 years since the devolution referendum and we looked at how Wales has changed since the establishment of the Assembly. The death of Carl Sargeant in November and its aftermath was widely reported on our news outlets. Beyond politics, the major stories included accounts of sexual abuse in Caldey Island in the 70s and

BBC Wales Today

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Sport at BBC Wales

It was another extraordinary shock 3rd round FA victory over There was also great excitement as year for Welsh sport. In April, Leeds was broadcast live on BBC Cardiff Blues celebrated European Team Wales finished seventh in the Two Wales, radio and online. victory against Gloucester in Bilbao. 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Jayne Ludlow’s side captured the BBC Radio Cymru achieved Coast in Queensland with a public imagination and remained unprecedented digital audiences record 36-medal haul including undefeated in their World Cup 2019 around The Lions Tour of New Zealand 10 golds, 12 silvers and 14 bronze. qualifying group ahead of their final thanks to exclusive commentaries. BBC Sport broadcast the key moments fixture against England at Rodney And Facebook Live saw Sir Gareth from Australia, including Elinor Barker Parade. All four home qualifying Edwards on his sofa during the 1st following up on Olympic and World matches were broadcast on BBC Test which reached 973,000 people. Championship gold and triumph for Two Wales, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Meanwhile coverage of the Cardiff Holyhead weightlifter Gareth Evans. Radio Cymru or via the BBC Sport Half Marathon delivered an average Earlier in the year, we followed website and app. There was also live audience of 134,000 (50,000 year-on- Menna Fitzpatrick and Laura Deas match coverage of women’s rugby, year increase) whilst Glamorgan’s medal winning exploits in the Winter in addition to activities including run to the T20 Finals Day was the Paralympics and Olympics – firsts swimming, cycling, motorsport, ice highlight of the cricket coverage. for Welsh athletes. hockey and horse racing. The BBC Sport Wales website and social There was comprehensive coverage of Another highlight of the year was media platforms continue to innovate. Chris Coleman’s surprise departure as Cwm’s Mark Williams winning the ’ Feast of Football and Welsh football manager. We followed World Snooker Championship and Scrum V podcasts are growing from the debut of his successor, Ryan Giggs BBC Wales was there to capture the strength to strength and were awarded in the China Cup in March with an first Welsh winner for 15 years. a Finalist Certificate at the New York audience of over half a million International rugby continues to Festival’s World’s Best Radio Awards, watching the match against China be a priority for our audiences. and Our Summer: The Story of Wales in Nanning via the BBC Sport Wales finished second behind Ireland at Euro 2016 collected awards at the website and app. Wales’ matches in the men’s 6 Nations Championship Awards and the Celtic against Panama and France, the whilst Wales women finished bottom Media Festival respectively. subsequent 2018 World Cup of the table. Scrum V Six Nations winners were also broadcast. Special continued its popularity Coverage of the UEFA Champions with an average series audience of League Final in Cardiff in June 2017, 148,000. Live coverage of the Wales including a One Show Special, v Scotland Womens’ fixture at Parc reflected the global stature of the Eirias averaged an impressive 70,000 competition. BBC Radio Wales viewers. We provided live coverage partnered with 5 Live for the game of all the autumn and Six Nations and live Welsh language commentary games for S4C as well as Guinness was carried exclusively on BBC Radio Pro 14 matches. Elis James’ Feast of Football Cymru. Short-form video content drew a combined two million views. The team provided radio commentaries on all league and FA Cup games played by Wales’ leading football teams. Cardiff City’s promotion to the Premier League and Swansea’s City’s relegation to the Championship were carried on news, radio and digital outlets with 1.8 million unique browsers accessing the BBC Wales Cardiff Half Marathon The One Show Special website during the crucial last week of the season. Newport County’s

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BBC Radio Wales

BBC Radio Wales continued its Championship, delivered extensive The weekday schedule is strong tradition of providing coverage of the Cardiff Half Marathon, complemented by a new line-up at the quality news, sport and brought listeners commentary of every weekend, including Sunday morning entertainment for Wales. Wales game in the RBS 6 Nations, with; the programme is presented by The station is attracting the biggest as well as the ins and outs of Welsh high profile, guest broadcasters, names in broadcasting, producing club football and rugby and other designed to provide a new sound for more content from different parts headlines from week to week. the station and a platform for fresh of Wales and working with partners Work continues to develop every voices. Hosts so far have included, to bring great programmes to aspect of the schedule. Daytime former athlete , with his audiences across the country. programmes, with their mix of music sister actress Suzanne Packer, actress Eve Myles and journalist Lucy Owen. BBC Radio Wales has been supporting and speech, presented by Jason and developing Welsh comedy for many Mohammad, Dot Davies, BBC Radio Wales continues to years and this year was no exception, Wynne Evans and Eleri Sion are provide an in-depth look at life in with a mix of new and established finding particular success with Wales, including Welsh arts and comedy talent on air. Early 2018 saw listeners. In addition, veteran music culture, with a new monthly arts Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones radio broadcaster Janice Long joined review programme, presented by return to the station as the leading BBC Radio Wales to present the Gary Raymond, Senior Editor of the voice in original Welsh sitcom . evening programme, broadcasting Wales Arts Review. Other feature Over the past twelve months BBC from the BBC’s studios in Wrexham. documentaries included Trust Me, Radio Wales has produced over 20 hours Janice brings her extensive music I’m Your Barber - looking at mental of original comedy, supporting Welsh knowledge to the station and has health among men, Cover me - writers, performers and independent attracted high profile guests such as exploring the iconic albums covers production companies. Noel Gallagher, Alison Moyet, Ronnie inspired by Wales - and the return of Wood and Paul Weller. As well as the Jacko’s Sporting Almanac – including BBC Radio Wales continues to provide biggest names in music, Janice also a memorable profile of former Welsh extensive coverage of Welsh News and gives Welsh artists a platform every footballer Terry Yorath. Current Affairs, not least through evening. Those artists include Dusky programmes such as Good Morning Grey, Gwenno and Hannah Grace. Wales, Good Evening Wales and Sunday Supplement. Politics continues to dominate the news agenda, with comprehensive coverage of the 2017 General Election and the Brexit process. In addition, the daily phone-in, hosted by Jason Mohammad and Dot Davies, provides a platform for listeners to debate the topical issues of the day. Sport remains a crucial pillar of the station’s output; and it’s been another busy year. BBC Radio Wales provided coverage of the UEFA Champions League Final in Cardiff as well daily output of Team Wales’ performance in Australia in the 2018 Commonwealth Games. We kept listeners up to date with the departure of Chris Coleman and the arrival of Ryan Giggs as Wales football managers, followed the progress of the Wales Women’s football team, marked Cwm‘s Mark Jason Mohammad Janice Long Williams winning the World Snooker

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BBC Radio Cymru

For BBC Radio Cymru, this was With Ifan Jones Evans joining the The BBC Radio Cymru sports team a year of attracting a solid audience daytime team with his afternoon were involved in one of the biggest base in tandem with exciting digital programme, the aim was to build a sporting highlights of the year when innovation. Launching the second stronger relationship between the the final of the Champions League Welsh language service for listeners station and its listeners, and to offer came to Cardiff in June 2017. With – Radio Cymru 2 – on the 29th of a service that continues to be a Ronaldo coming to Wales and Bale January was an important milestone natural first choice for BBC Radio coming home, the station won the in the station’s history. Cymru’s audience. The station bid rights to commentate on the game in Following the success of the pilot Andrew ‘Tommo’ Thomas farewell, Welsh. This was a unique opportunity Radio Cymru Mwy, it was announced as he returned to his roots on the for the station, and an incredible that Radio Cymru 2 would become commercial airwaves. experience for our commentary a permanent option for listeners in In the year of the General Election, team and for our listeners! Welsh on DAB radio, on the BBC the Brexit process as well as the In the background, it’s been a time iPlayer Radio app and on digital death of Assembly Member Carl for preparation ahead of the move television. Y Sioe Frecwast with Sargeant there was an expectation to our new home in Central Square. Dafydd and Caryl offers music, chat on the station’s news service to offer We became an early adopter of the and fun, while the news programme relevant commentary and analysis. playout system that will operate Y Post Cyntaf continues on BBC Y Post Cyntaf and Post Prynhawn there, and also moved to a new Radio Cymru. Huw Stephens and were successful in seeking out the music selection system. These are joined the team at voices of Welsh people living all over big changes taking place in the Radio Cymru 2 to offer top quality the world, whilst Taro’r Post offered background, far from the ears of entertainment and music every day a space for listeners to discuss the listeners. There was also an obvious of the week, and we opened our stories that mattered to them. Dewi desire to work more closely with the doors to new presenters on Saturday Llwyd’s programme broadcast live Cymru Fyw team and the online team mornings. Listeners to English from Berlin and Catalonia, ensuring ahead of the move to Central Square. language programmes and music that the latest stories from Europe A single central team was established are now able to enjoy a wide and came live and direct to listeners. to boost Welsh language output on ever-growing range of content, That was also the goal of Benbaladr social media – a single team to serve so establishing the principle of a with Alun Thomas –a Welsh slant a single Welsh speaking audience. choice in Welsh was an exciting on international stories. development and one that received a warm welcome. It was a strong year in terms of BBC Radio Cymru’s listening figures. The number of listeners stabilised, its share of listening was at its highest level for many years, and our audiences tuned in for longer each day than for the last seven years. The share of listening among fluent Welsh speakers increased, which means more than three quarters of all of the viewing and listening in the Welsh language is now with BBC Radio Cymru.

The team at Radio Cymru 2

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BBC National Orchestra & Chorus of Wales

July 2017 saw the Orchestra present Project at the opening concert of Marking the centenary of the Russian the first ever Relaxed Prom, a the National Eisteddfod in Anglesey, Revolution, BBC NOW joined arts concert suitable for children and and in June lucky audience members organisations across Wales for a adults with autism, sensory and experienced the premiere of a new season of performances and events communication impairments and episode, shown on the capturing the social and cultural learning disabilities, as well as big screen in BBC Hoddinott Hall, explosion of the era and Wales’ individuals who are deaf, hard of with BBC NOW performing Murray historic connections with hearing, blind and partially sighted. Gold’s music live, conducted by the Russia of the time. The Prom built on BBC NOW’s Alastair King. Ahead of its 90th birthday in April extensive experience in working with Internationally both the Orchestra 2018 BBC National Orchestra of special schools and was presented and Chorus have visited France - May Wales began the celebrations in by conductor Grant Llewellyn and 2017 saw the orchestra travel to Paris January by co-hosting the Association musician Andy Pidcock, and featured to perform at the opening weekend of of British Orchestra’s Conference with pupils from Ysgol Tŷ Coch Special La Seine Musicale with Principal Sinfonia Cymru and Welsh National School in Tonteg. The Relaxed Prom Conductor Thomas Søndergård, and Opera. The event saw representatives had the highest ever Net Promoter violinist James Ehnes. In early January from orchestra in the UK and beyond Score of all events measured since 50 members of the BBC National visit Cardiff for three days, including a March 2017 at the Royal Albert Hall Chorus of Wales performed at the special collaborative performance at and has since won the Fantastic for opening of the Couvent des Jacobins Hoddinott Hall, featuring both BBC Families Best Family Event award as in the city of Rennes, at the invitation NOW and WNO Orchestra. well as securing nominations for of Welsh conductor Grant Llewellyn, Demonstrating commitment to new Royal Philharmonic Society and Music Director of L’Orchestre music in its birthday year, Composer- Music Teacher Awards. Symphonique de Bretagne. The in-Association Huw Watkins curated Elsewhere at the BBC Proms, Principal chorus joined French choristers for two concerts of the music that shaped Conductor Thomas Søndergård three performances of Beethoven’s him and his new symphonic work gave two performances, including Symphony No. 9, in concerts that received its world premiere at Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto with also featured the Welsh and Breton St David’s Hall. Continuing the Nicola Benedetti. The orchestra and anthems sung to the same tune. celebrations of contemporary music chorus gave the European premiere of A successful BBC Cardiff Singer of the Orchestra programmed four further Sir James MacMillan’s European the World 2017 competition saw BBC world premieres from leading Welsh Requiem, alongside Beethoven’s NOW accompany another cohort composers – Mark Boden, Mark Symphony No. 9, conducted by of spectacular young opera stars, Bowden, Guto Puw and Gareth Glyn; Principal Guest Conductor Xian Zhang. including main prize winner Catriona and Composition: Wales returned to champion composers worthy of Summer 2017 saw the orchestra Morison, who has already been invited wider exposure though workshops perform as part of the Hedd Wyn to perform with the orchestra in January 2019. and performances.

BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2017 BBC Now 90 Catriona Morison

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BBC Digital

One of the highlights for the Digital We continued to develop our It has been a year of technological Drama team last year was producing production of VR, 360 video and change for BBC Bitesize. We have and delivering content across BBC immersive audio for both local and worked to create a more intuitive One linear and digital channels for network productions. We created platform for our audiences. We have the launch of Jodie Whittaker immersive tours for the Doctor Who also introduced bilingual personalised as the Thirteenth Doctor. TARDIS and The Family Farm. features through BBC sign in to give The team also led the key creative We produced a unique drama format, our audiences more control over activities on a number of priority Podplays, for Radio 4 to take advantage their learning paths. BBC dramas, from Line of Duty, of binaural audio, created a 360 film BBC School Report gives secondary Peaky Blinders, Russell T Davies’ about Hedd Wyn which included a school students the opportunity A Very English Scandal to the Welsh specially commissioned binaural sound to make their own news stories. dramas Keeping Faith and Hidden. track, created the immersive sound This year, we extended the reach of design for BBC News’s first VR 2017 saw the team win a prestigious this project as well as offering new documentary Damming the Nile, Webby Award for Best Social Event Real News workshops delivered by and created a sonic journey across for our innovative and engaging social BBC journalists. the nation for Sound of Wales on media event #SherlockLive, as well BBC Radio Wales. Educational campaign, The Mindset as two Lovie Awards and Content gave advice to students going Innovation Awards. The Digital Drama BBC Bitesize, the curriculum-linked through the stress of receiving their team also embraced the BBC’s remit resource supporting students A level and GCSE results through to educate when producing the continued to perform strongly with a series of short films on the Doctor Who micro:bit Live Lesson 80% of UK secondary school age Bitesize website. and Dalek coding game. Live Lesson pupils now using it. reached an estimated 90,000 school During this year we have continued children across the UK. Innovation to make a significant investment in remained at the of the first drama the service with new content to episode in binaural sound for BBC reflect the Welsh curriculum. iPlayer and the virtual reality headset Our priority area for BBC Bitesize version of the Time Vortex Game to in 2017-2018 was content to support support the Christmas Doctor Who GCSE Chemistry, History, Music and Episode in 2017, giving our audiences Religious Studies. We also invested exciting new experiences. in Welsh language resources to help pupils from primary up to secondary education.

BBC Bitesize

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Creative Partnerships

BBC Cymru Wales has a range of Cer i Greu/Get Creative It’s My Shout partnerships and collaborations, 2018 saw the Get Creative weekend We continued to work with our partners large and small, focused on public extended to a 9 day festival in order at It’s My Shout to provide hands-on service activity that supports to incorporate the annual Voluntary training for emerging talent and people Wales’ creative economy. Arts Festival across the UK. This was new to the industry, working with Partners during this year included the 3rd year that BBC Wales worked professional mentors. The initiative national and regional cultural in partnership with the Arts Council aims to provide trainees with both institutions, funders, festivals, trade of Wales [ACW] on the Get Creative hard skills (e.g. camera, sound, and membership organisations, project. The main aim of Get Creative locations, runners, production universities, training organisations, is to get people, who don’t usually assistants, animation, composing, venues, local councils, charities, engage with the arts, trying something acting, chaperoning, directing and voluntary groups and commercial new. The main on-air success was a screenwriting, hair & makeup, organisations including other video produced by BBC Wales showing costume, set design) and soft skills broadcasters. This is a snapshot of members of the Forget-me-not chorus, which build confidence and can be partnerships activity in 2017/18 with the BBC National Chorus of Wales transferable in every aspect of their the case studies below highlighting singing alongside rugby legends JPR lives. Seven short dramas were made some of the outcomes: joining up Williams and JJ Williams, highlighting and broadcast on BBC Two Wales. creative relationships around Wales the benefits of singing for people with This year for the first time, we to engage different audiences, digital dementia. In order to reach a wider developed the documentary side of innovation and capacity building in audience, ther video was shown on the scheme as a stand-alone project. the creative sector. the big screen at the Principality There was an open application Stadium during the Wales v France process and four directors selected Six Nations game on March 17th, to make documentaries which were promoting the forthcoming festival broadcast as a series, New Voices to a crowd of 72,000. The singing from Wales. The title referred to new project was also picked up as a voices both on and off screen. Each news story on radio and online. director was mentored by an industry professional and had the chance to work with experienced crews and editors.

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Gorwelion/Horizons BBC School Report In response to rapid changes in the 2017-2018 saw the Gorwelion/ 52 schools in Wales took part in BBC media sector, BBC Wales has been Horizons partnership with the School Report this year and on News working with the National Council Arts Council of Wales continue Day in March, ten of these schools for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ), its important work supporting and contributed to BBC Wales output, in a Creative Skillset and the Welsh promoting Welsh music. The initiative mixture of live and pre-recorded items Government to develop Wales’ has provided platforms at festivals and programmes. These included the first entry-level (level 3) Diploma across the UK and worked with a Dot Davies programme on BBC Radio in Journalism. During this year, our broad selection of Welsh artists for Wales, Taro’r Post on BBC Radio focus has therefore been on working radio sessions. One aspect of the Cymru and BBC Wales Today on BBC with and the project is the Launchpad Fund One Wales. School Reporters were also BBC Academy on establishing the designed to support new artists. busy working on stories throughout scheme which will be rolled out in In 2017, the Fund distributed 34 the year, creating output for events autumn 2018. grants helping to support artists in such as BBC Children in Need, Wales Developing the Creative Sector studio and with the development Sports Awards and The Take Part BBC Wales worked closely with of promotional materials. event in Llandudno. A number of BBC Creative Cardiff on developing a The Horizons stage was also taken to Wales journalists also took part in Fake competitive bid as part of the Arts new festivals like the Swansea Fringe News training sessions and are now and Humanities Research Council’s Festival in September 2017 helping ready to help mentor school children on £80m Creative Industries Clusters to pave the way for the Radio 1 this important subject. Programme. If successful, the bid, Biggest Weekend, held in Swansea Diversity Trainees which encompasses Cardiff’s three during May 2018. Horizons has also BBC Cymru Wales has announced Universities, and announced a number of new artists plans to offer 300 training places as a range of creative companies, would as part of the initiative with 10 of the part of efforts to recruit and develop see a ‘creative cluster’ established selected 12 acts featuring female a new generation of content-makers in Cardiff. The cluster would work artists, including the first reggae artist in readiness for the move to its new collaboratively on developing new for the project. The programme also home in Central Square in Cardiff. approaches to TV production and developed a new creative partnership There will be a specific focus on journalism. with the Football Association of Wales attracting people from under- Lasting legacy which used Horizons music on its represented and diverse communities. BBC Wales has taken significant steps social media helping bring new The new scheme will also see the towards the creation of a National audiences to listen to Welsh talent. creation of 20 new journalism Broadcast Archive for Wales with the apprenticeship and trainee placements. National Library of Wales in , securing Phase 1 funding from the Heritage Lottery fund. During this year, we have worked closely with the National Library to develop a range of technical and outreach plans across Wales. The aim is to open up Wales’ archives including broadcast heritage, engaging communities and securing the long-term preservation of the BBC’s assets.

Horizons

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BBC Wales Television And Radio - 2017/18 Annual Review Figures

BBC Wales English Language TV 2017/18 2016/17 BBC Radio Wales 2017/18 2016/17 Hours: Hours: Originations 612 595 Originations 7,283 7,303 Repeats 50 69 Repeats 191 290 Total 662 663 Total 7,474 7,593 Expenditure £M * 35.1 31.2 £M * 14.6 14.2 Cost per hour £k** 57.4 52.4 Cost per hour £k** 2.0 1.9

S4C 2017/18 2016/17 BBC Radio Cymru 2017/18 2016/17 Hours: Hours: Originations 535 548 Originations 6,686 6,912 Repeats 135 188 Repeats 372 350 Total 670 736 Total 7,058 7,262 Expenditure £M * 25.6 29.2 £M * 13.5 13.6 Cost per hour £k** 47.9 53.4 Cost per hour £k** 2.0 2.0

Analysis of BBC Wales Output (Hours) BBC Radio Wales 2017/18 2016/17 BBC Wales 2017/18 2016/17 Originations Originations News & Current Affairs 1,755 1,818 Drama, Comedy, Entertainment, Music & Arts 27 14 General 5,528 5,485 Daily, Weekly News & Current Affairs 381 390 7,283 7,303 Sport & Leisure 141 128 Repeats 191 290 Education, Factual and Religion 63 63 Total 7,474 7,593

612 595 BBC Radio Cymru 2017/18 2016/17 Repeats 50 69 Originations Total 662 663 News & Current Affairs 1,283 1,327

BBC Wales on S4C 2017/18 2016/17 General 5,403 5,585 Originations 6,686 6,912 Drama, Comedy, Entertainment, Music & Arts 174 174 Repeats 372 350 Daily, Weekly News & Current Affairs 263 272 Total 7,058 7,262

Sport & Leisure 97 102 Radio 1- 5 2017/18 2016/17 Education, Factual and Religion 1 0 (excluding Orchestral Output) 535 548 Hours of originations 356 334 Repeats 135 188 £M 1.7 1.7 Total 670 736 Radio 3 Orchestral Output Hours of broadcast originations 74 65 £M 1.5 1.4 BBC Headcount Average headcount reflects those individuals employed directly to support the services produced by BBC Wales 2017/18 2016/17 Average number of persons employed in the year 950 1187 BBC Wales output for BBC TV networks*** Hours of Expenditure Percentage of BBC origination £m network spend 2017 242 53.8 6.7% 2016 270 48.8 5.8%

* Expenditure includes direct and indirect spend including allocations in respect of Sports Rights, Property and other shared overheads.

** Cost per hour figures excludes Repeats.

*** Based on definitions of qualifying TV production in the calendar year.

13 Management Review 2017/18 – Wales

The management team

Rhodri Talfan Davies Nick Andrews Zoë Baker Director BBC Wales Head of Commissioning Senior HR Business Partner

Rhys Evans Michael Garvey Sian Gwynedd Head of Strategy & Education Director National Orchestra Head of Content Production and Chorus of Wales

Garmon Rhys Colin Paterson Gareth Powell Head of News Editor BBC Radio Wales Chief Operating Officer

Richard Thomas Geoff Williams Head of Digital and Marketing Head of Sport Editor BBC Radio Cymru & Cymru Fyw

14 Contacts

If you have a question, comment or complaint about BBC Wales programmes or services, or any other aspect of the BBC’s work, please contact our Audience Services unit. All feedback is carefully registered and regularly distributed to editorial teams and management. Telephone: 03703 500 700 Lines open weekdays 9.30am–5.30pm (except bank holidays). Calls to the 0370 UK-wide rate are charged at no more than 01/02 geographic numbers. Calls may be recorded for training. Website: bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/cymruwales Write to: Audience Services BBC Cymru Wales Bangor LL57 2BY Complaints: for more information about the BBC’s complaints process and to submit a complaint online please visit bbc.co.uk/complaints

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