Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #155114 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11-23
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 132 pages

Synopsis
This is a TV-tie in book to coincide with BBC Wales television series of same title, broadcast from October 2006, and the previously broadcast radio series. It is a guide book to twelve walks, mainly in south, west and mid Wales and includes in addition to directions, an insight into the heritage, social history, wildlife and topography of the areas described. It includes a foreword and personal reflections by Derek Brockway. It is co-written by journalist Julian Carey.

About the Author
Hailing from Barry Derek Brockway is a hugely popular BBC Wales
personality, presenter and weatherman. Still employed by the Met Office, he
has been the main presenter for BBC Wales Today since 1997.

Excerpted from Weatherman Walking by Derek Brockway, Julian Carey. Copyright © 2006. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Craig y Nos: "As the path bends up and around, you begin to get
some great views of the castle. The former home of early operatic superstar
Adelina Patti - the Madonna of her day... who fell in love with the wild
Welsh scenery and set about landscaping Craig y Nos to look like the
Italian mountains...