Weatherman Walking - Season 16 / Year 2022

Wales' favourite weatherman, Derek Brockway, walks the Dee Valley Way, a stunning 13-mile route which takes him from the pretty town of Corwen to its larger and more bustling neighbour, Llangollen. On the walk he learns about a warrior prince, re-opens a pub and leads a horse-drawn barge along the Llangollen Canal. Wildlife expert Lizzie Daly also sees how a re-homed family of beavers is settling in and Matt Bassett crosses the jaw dropping Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in a specially adapted canoe.

Derek Brockway, walks the Dee Valley Way, a stunning 13 mile route which takes him from the pretty town of Corwen to its larger and more bustling neighbour, Llangollen. On the walk he learns about a warrior prince, re-opens a pub and leads a horse-drawn barge along the Llangollen canal.

Wildlife expert Lizzie Daly sees how a rehomed family of beavers is settling in and Matt Bassett crosses the jaw-dropping Pontcysyllte aqueduct in a specially-adapted canoe.

Weatherman Derek Brockway is in the South Wales valleys walking from Wales's highest town, Brynmawr, to the pretty market town of Abergavenny about nine miles away.

On the way he meets celebrity artist Nathan Wyburn and becomes friendly with some rare breed pigs. Wildlife expert and action girl, Lizzie Daly, goes paragliding over the Blorenge mountain and Matthew Bassett learns about an community enterprise which produced streamline furniture and fed families

Derek the Weather is kissed by the sun in this episode which kicks off on the edge of the Rhondda Valley. He takes the plunge in The National Lido of Wales in Pontypridd on his walk between Porth and Taff's Well. 

But there's a serious element too as he follows a route commemorating the first mining disaster in Wales to claim more than 100 lives – many of them boy miners. 

Dr Erin Lloyd Jones tells the story of three young brothers who perished in that Cymmer Colliery tragedy of 1856 while Onkar Singh Purewal fizzes with excitement to learn about the history of the ‘Pop Factory' in Porth. 

Derek-the-Weather visits the stunning village of Beddgelert in Snowdonia to walk a 6-mile circular route with awe-inspiring views. On his way he visits a copper mine; helps National Trust volunteers build a footpath and learns the heroic – but fanciful – story of a hound that gave the village its name. Meanwhile wildlife expert Lizzie Daly gets up early to photograph mountain goats and Onkar Singh Purewal lends a hand to top off a slate sculpture, inspired by the landscape. 

Weatherman Derek Brockway explores the stunning Wye Valley on a walk which takes him from the ancient village of Trellech to the stunning market town of Monmouth. On the way he takes a dip in ‘Britain's favourite river', the Wye, and follows in the footsteps of Admiral Nelson. Meanwhile history hunter Dr Erin Lloyd Jones joins the search for a lost city and Matthew Bassett forages the woods and hedgerows for some edible delights.

Weatherman Derek Brockway is in Carmarthenshire to walk along a former railway line running from Cross Hands to Llanelli. 

On his way he fulfils a boyhood ambition to drive a train and impresses members of the famous Tumble RFC with his kicking skills. 

Meanwhile biologist Lizzie Daly gets up 

close and personal to a massive bird of prey and astronomer Dr Jeni Millard uncovers the story of the pioneering Victorian woman who photographed the moon.

Derek and the team travel to Ceredigion in West Wales on a walk that takes him from Bwlch yr Arian, where he feeds red kites, to Devil's Bridge, famed for its three-stacked bridges. On the way he also explores silver and lead mining in the area and goes on a hunt for pine martens. 

Meanwhile archaeologist Dr Erin Lloyd Jones joins a major hill fort dig and Onkar Singh Purewal spends night in a remote bothy.