2004

Lucy Owen explores BBC Wales’s news and entertainment archives of 2004. She takes us through the events, headlines and memorable moments of the year from her perspective in the newsroom, with archive gems that include the innovative dog clean at the car wash. Siân James remembers the miners’ strike of 20 years ago. Chirk Castle holds an auction of memorabilia – did you bid for anything?

Entrepreneurship is alive and kicking around the country, from the eagerly awaited Penderyn whisky launch to the Welsh-designed 'Celtic Wanderer' super caravan. Blacksmith Ann Catrin Evans talks us through her inspiration for her work in the new Wales Millennium Centre. Do you recall who bought the famous Dylan Thomas watering hole Brown’s Hotel in Laugharne?

We also visit the Welsh-Italian gondola moored in Neath, witness the first snow since 2001, and enter the rap band Goldie Lookin’ Chain’s unique world.