2002

Lucy Owen explores BBC Wales’s news and entertainment archives of 2002. She takes us through the events, headlines, and memorable moments of the year from her perspective in the newsroom, with archive gems including the History Hunters team solving clues in Fishguard, the Welsh artist who sold hundreds of war paintings to Saudi Arabia and a newly restored visitor attraction at Ruthin Prison.

We discover the story of the SOS signal from the Titanic picked up first in Wales, Nicole Cooke shares her Commonwealth Diary, and there's an ambitious challenge to build a home in ten hours. Entertainment highlights include Stuart Cable chatting to Keith Chegwin, Jessica Garlick at Eurovision and Radio Wales’s Owen Money in panto. And on a weather note – we confirm the wettest place in Wales, with rainfall records that boggle the mind.