Weatherman Walking for Children in Need: Full TV Schedule and Live Stream
Weatherman Derek Brockway swaps the studio for some of Wales' most beautiful and spectacular sights - and meets people making the most of the nation's great outdoors.
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Route to Recovery
Series 2: 3. Route to Recovery
Derek visits the Lourdes of Wales, sees how walking aids a cancer patient’s recuperation and helps a woman with sight loss enjoy birdwatching.
⏱ 29 mins
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Your Time
Sun 26 Jul · 07:50
UK
Sun 26 Jul · 07:50
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Route to Recovery
Series 2: 3. Route to Recovery
Derek visits the Lourdes of Wales, sees how walking aids a cancer patient’s recuperation and helps a woman with sight loss enjoy birdwatching.
⏱ 29 mins
Time
Your Time
Sun 26 Jul · 07:50
UK
Sun 26 Jul · 07:50
Available for Streaming
Series 9
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4. Menai Strait and Castell Coch
4. Menai Strait and Castell Coch
Derek Brockway undertakes rambles in Wales. He walks between the Britannia and Menai Suspension Bridges and treks between Caerphilly and Castell Coch.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 7:30pm 18 Dec 2015
Availability: Available for 17 days
(until 02 Dec 2025)
Series 9
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3. Carneddau and Skomer
3. Carneddau and Skomer
Derek Brockway undertakes rambles in Wales. He explores a Roman road leading across the Carneddau Mountains, then views the puffins on Skomer Island.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 7:30pm 11 Dec 2015
Availability: Available for 16 days
(until 01 Dec 2025)
Series 9
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2. Llandrillo and Tenby
2. Llandrillo and Tenby
Derek Brockway undertakes rambles in Wales. He explores the Berwyn Mountains before visiting Tenby to discover more about the town's hidden past.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 7:30pm 4 Dec 2015
Availability: Available for 9 days
(until 24 Nov 2025)
Series 8
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3. Prestatyn and Newport
3. Prestatyn and Newport
Derek Brockway undertakes walks around Wales. He enjoys a walk with singer Mike Peters in the hills above Prestatyn, before following a canal towpath.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 7:30pm 16 Jan 2015
Availability: Available until Tue 6:05pm
(until 18 Nov 2025)
Series 8
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2. Crickhowell and Bala
2. Crickhowell and Bala
Derek Brockway undertakes walks around Wales. Here, he tries barefoot walking in the hills above Crickhowell and walks around Lake Tegid at Bala.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 7:30pm 9 Jan 2015
Availability: Available until Mon 5:31pm
(until 17 Nov 2025)
Series 7 Reversions
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3. Great Orme
3. Great Orme
Derek Brockway explores the rugged beauty of Great Orme, a giant headland overlooking the Irish Sea. Along the way, he visits St Tudno's church and copper mines that date back 4,000 years.
Duration: 14 mins
First broadcast: 7pm 28 Feb 2015
Availability: Available for 6 days
(until 21 Nov 2025)
Series 10
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2. Bwlch and Glyders
2. Bwlch and Glyders
Derek tackles two of our well-loved mountain ranges - the Black Mountains in the Brecon Beacons and the Glyders in Snowdonia.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 7:30pm 20 Jan 2017
Availability: Available for 24 days
(until 09 Dec 2025)
Series 10
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1. Portmeirion and Dolaucothi
1. Portmeirion and Dolaucothi
Derek explores two popular Welsh tourist sites, before setting off to discover their more secret side.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 7:30pm 13 Jan 2017
Availability: Available for 23 days
(until 08 Dec 2025)
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Weatherman Walking for Children in Need 2025
Weatherman Walking for Children in Need 2025
Derek is in Ceredigion, walking from Lampeter to Longwood in a special episode that celebrates the amazing work done by projects in Wales that are supported by BBC Children in Need.
Duration: 58 mins
First broadcast: 11 Nov 2025
Availability: Available for 11 months
(until 11 Nov 2026)
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10. Arts of the South West
The Best Of: 10. Arts of the South West
Derek gets creative in west Wales and follows in the footsteps of poet Dylan Thomas, as he takes a walk through the town of Laugharne on the beautiful Carmarthenshire coast.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 2 May 2025
Availability: Available for 5 months
(until 02 May 2026)
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9. Highlights from Mid-Wales
The Best Of: 9. Highlights from Mid-Wales
Derek searches for his finest hikes after 17 years of walking around Wales. He looks back at walks on the Hafod estate, the Offa’s Dyke path and the dams of the Elan valley.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 2 May 2025
Availability: Available for 5 months
(until 02 May 2026)
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8. Spectacular Southern Structures
The Best Of: 8. Spectacular Southern Structures
Derek is hunting down his most terrific treks from the south. His first quest is an adventure between two captivating castles - Caerphilly and Castell Coch.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 2 May 2025
Availability: Available for 5 months
(until 02 May 2026)
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7. Welsh Islands
The Best Of: 7. Welsh Islands
Derek’s Welsh island hop sees wildlife on Skomer, Flat Holm Island and a beach sauna in Anglesey.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 2 May 2025
Availability: Available for 5 months
(until 02 May 2026)
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6. Northern Nostalgia
The Best Of: 6. Northern Nostalgia
Derek takes a dip in a glacial lake at Cadair Idris, and visits Portmeirion and Llangollen.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 2 May 2025
Availability: Available for 5 months
(until 02 May 2026)
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5. The Mid-West
The Best Of: 5. The Mid-West
Derek is in Cardigan Bay, where he discovers the legend of Cantre’r Gwaelod at Sarn Cynfelyna. Derek also has a go at stand-up paddle-boarding.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 2 May 2025
Availability: Available for 5 months
(until 02 May 2026)
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4. Surprises of the South
The Best Of: 4. Surprises of the South
Derek the weatherman reflects on some of his favourite walks from south Wales. In the Vale of Glamorgan, Derek is joined by Olympian Colin Jackson.
Duration: 28 mins
First broadcast: 2 May 2025
Availability: Available for 5 months
(until 02 May 2026)
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3. North Walian Wanders
The Best Of: 3. North Walian Wanders
Weather duo Derek Brockway and Sian Lloyd pedal around Lake Vyrnwy and learn about the village that was flooded to make way for the reservoir which still supplies Liverpool with water.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 2 May 2025
Availability: Available for 5 months
(until 02 May 2026)
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2. Coastal Delights
The Best Of: 2. Coastal Delights
Derek hits the Welsh coast, where he tries sand-sledging and horse-riding.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 2 May 2025
Availability: Available for 5 months
(until 02 May 2026)
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1. Mid-Wales Marvels
The Best Of: 1. Mid-Wales Marvels
Derek takes the plunge bog snorkelling and walks with opera singer Beverley Humphreys.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 7:30pm 2 May 2025
Availability: Available for 5 months
(until 02 May 2026)
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2. New Quay and Laugharne
Dylan's Walks: 2. New Quay and Laugharne
Derek Brockway learns how New Quay on Cardigan Bay inspired some of Thomas's greatest work, before touring Laugharne with Dylan Thomas's granddaughter.
Duration: 29 mins
First broadcast: 7:30pm 28 Apr 2014
Availability: Available for over a year
(until 09 Nov 2033)
Weatherman Walking for Children in Need FAQs
When is Weatherman Walking for Children in Need next on?
The next broadcast of Weatherman Walking for Children in Need airs at Sun 26 Jul · 07:50(UK: Sun 26 Jul · 07:50) on BBC Two.
Which channel is Weatherman Walking for Children in Need next on?
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