0:00:02 > 0:00:05I'm on a very personal journey across Wales
0:00:05 > 0:00:09in search of our most valuable resource - the people!
0:00:09 > 0:00:12I've met an amazing range of individuals
0:00:12 > 0:00:15from the men and women who save lives in their spare time
0:00:15 > 0:00:17to the colourful
0:00:17 > 0:00:19and eccentric.
0:00:19 > 0:00:20SHE SCREAMS
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Hold tight and be prepared to be shocked,
0:00:23 > 0:00:26- surprised...- And that's the liquid nitrogen coming out there.
0:00:26 > 0:00:30or just plain grateful for their heroic effort...
0:00:30 > 0:00:32You've just got to keep going.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36..as I introduce you to Connie's People.
0:00:36 > 0:00:41Today, I go deep into the bowels of the Earth on a rescue mission.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43You're all right, mate.
0:00:43 > 0:00:48And I'm on emergency duty with the medical volunteers on match day.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50We've a patient collapsed at Gate 4.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53Ready? After three. One, two, three.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58But first, I'm heading to the historic border town of Monmouth
0:00:58 > 0:01:02in South Wales to meet a team of investigators
0:01:02 > 0:01:07who are preparing for a long night in search of the unknown.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11Wales is a country full of legend and I, for one,
0:01:11 > 0:01:14love a good ghost story to scare my friends with.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18But there are those amongst us who claim there's more to these stories
0:01:18 > 0:01:20than simple thrills and chills,
0:01:20 > 0:01:23and that ghostly apparitions wander this Earth.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26And there's a group of men and women who spend
0:01:26 > 0:01:30a great deal of their spare time testing that theory.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33RIP, Research and Investigation into the Paranormal,
0:01:33 > 0:01:36are going to spend the night ghost hunting in the Shire Hall building
0:01:36 > 0:01:40that's renowned as one of the most ghostly locations in Wales.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Spooky!
0:01:42 > 0:01:43For centuries, it was a courthouse
0:01:43 > 0:01:48where judges would pass death sentences on convicted prisoners.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52Gareth Mates and his RIP team use the latest technology to test
0:01:52 > 0:01:54centuries-old ghost stories.
0:01:55 > 0:01:56The way we do it is scientific.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01We try to debunk any activity, to be able to present you with facts,
0:02:01 > 0:02:04to look at to make your own assessment from.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07I've been to some places where you can clear a natural activity
0:02:07 > 0:02:09but they just don't want to accept that it's normal.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12They've convinced themselves it is paranormal.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15You seem to have a lot of technical, expensive equipment here.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- Yes, we do.- Is this the nerve centre?
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Yes, it's where we monitor the whole location from,
0:02:19 > 0:02:23and hotspots and areas where there's been reported paranormal activity.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25- All the spooky areas? - All the spooky areas, yeah,
0:02:25 > 0:02:29to make sure if something happens, we'll have it recorded on camera.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32'And there's another piece of technology that Gareth and his team
0:02:32 > 0:02:33'are utilising tonight.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37'An electromagnetic field monitor.'
0:02:37 > 0:02:39I'm looking for beeps and stuff?
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Yeah, just move it back and for.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44MONITOR BEEPS See if you can find the source.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46SHE GASPS
0:02:46 > 0:02:48What does it mean? It's off the scale.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51It's more than likely a power box or something behind this here.
0:02:51 > 0:02:56Pull it further away. Well, hopefully there's a power box and not a ghost.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59'Ah, so here comes the hitch with this technology.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02'It responds to electricity as well as the paranormal.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04'Bit of a problem in the 21st century,
0:03:04 > 0:03:07'but that won't dampen the spirits of Gareth and his crew.'
0:03:08 > 0:03:13Girls, why, oh why, oh why are you doing this?
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Are you a true ghostbuster?
0:03:15 > 0:03:18I wouldn't go that far. I try my best.
0:03:18 > 0:03:19Have you seen anything tonight...
0:03:19 > 0:03:21LOUD THUMP
0:03:21 > 0:03:24What was that? Ha-ha, very spooky!
0:03:24 > 0:03:25Ooh, the mobile phone!
0:03:28 > 0:03:30And you're a field investigator. What's your role tonight?
0:03:30 > 0:03:35Just looking around with equipment seeing any changes or anything.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Are we looking at temperature changes?
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Yeah, temperature or, like, negative ions and stuff.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Oh, those negative ions! Of course! I'll look out for those.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48'And before we settle in for a night of ghost hunting,
0:03:48 > 0:03:51'I get worrying information from Tony Lambert
0:03:51 > 0:03:53'who was a caretaker here for over ten years.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56'He wasn't using hi-tech equipment. Just his nose.'
0:03:56 > 0:03:59What it is, I smelt it several times.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01On these four steps,
0:04:01 > 0:04:06you could be walking up there in the day or evening,
0:04:06 > 0:04:12and you can smell like a very oily scent and it's very cold.
0:04:12 > 0:04:16- Right, about here?- The fourth step upwards.- One, two, three, four.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18About here?
0:04:18 > 0:04:20That's where I used to come up and that's where I used to smell it.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22SHE INHALES
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Can't smell perfume.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26And coldness.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29I'm quite warm. I've got to be honest.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31I didn't say every time, though, did I?
0:04:31 > 0:04:34SHE LAUGHS
0:04:34 > 0:04:37'So later, when everyone goes to bed, I'll be back with
0:04:37 > 0:04:41'the RIP team, as it's lights out for a night of investigation.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45'Stay tuned to see if we discover the smelly ghost in the Shire Hall.'
0:04:45 > 0:04:50- OK, if you'd like to maybe touch one of us.- No, no, don't say that!
0:04:55 > 0:04:59But first, I'm off to Cardiff on a very special day.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02An international weekend.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05Tens of thousands of people come to the city to have a good time
0:05:05 > 0:05:08and celebrate yet another Welsh victory.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12For many of them, though, it isn't always the perfect day.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Follow me.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21In just a couple of hours' time, 70,000 people will fill this stadium
0:05:21 > 0:05:25and, by the law of averages, some of them will need medical help.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28That could be something simple like tripping over hurting themselves.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32It could be a headache or it could be something far more serious.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Help is at hand, though,
0:05:34 > 0:05:37in the form of 80 volunteers who are all medically trained
0:05:37 > 0:05:40and here to save the day, and I'm going to be part of the team.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44'St John Ambulance volunteers have been giving first aid to us
0:05:44 > 0:05:48'for over 900 years, but before I can join for a day,
0:05:48 > 0:05:50'I'm heading to one of the stadium's medical rooms
0:05:50 > 0:05:55'for a crash course in emergency medicine by trainer, Huw Davis.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58'He warns me my first patient is totally legless,
0:05:58 > 0:05:59'but relatively armless!'
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- That's not a good state to be in, is it, Huw?- Not really, no.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05What we need to do now is find out
0:06:05 > 0:06:07whether we can get a response from the casualty.
0:06:07 > 0:06:08- Hello?- Excellent. Well done.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10- Is that a good start. - That's a good start.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Then we need to check to see if there's any breathing.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17- Heel of the hand on the forehead. - Yeah.- Two fingers in the chin.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Lift, and then listen and feel and look for breath.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Now we know that the casualty's not breathing,
0:06:24 > 0:06:25we need to start chest compressions.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Smack in the centre of the chest on the breastbone.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31Interlock your fingers and push down directly
0:06:31 > 0:06:33at about a rate of 100-120 a minute.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35How do I know what that is? 100-120 a minute?
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- Have you seen the British Heart Foundation advert?- I have.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- Staying Alive. - # Ha-ha-ha-ha, stayin' alive... #
0:06:41 > 0:06:45- 30 compressions.- Just like Vinnie Jones.- Just like Vinnie Jones.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52'All joking aside,
0:06:52 > 0:06:54'this is serious work and before I join my team
0:06:54 > 0:06:57'I'm going to meet one of the longest-serving volunteers,
0:06:57 > 0:06:59'Angie O'Sullivan.'
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- 47 years.- 47 years?- Yeah.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04That's a long time to be volunteering.
0:07:04 > 0:07:05An awful long time, yeah.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07Why'd you do it?
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Passion... I started as a cadet with my parents
0:07:10 > 0:07:13and then you just carried on doing it, you know.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16It's great because I don't only just work on the ambulance,
0:07:16 > 0:07:21I go and train children in schools and I just think giving somebody that information is brilliant.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Is there a nice sense of camaraderie amongst the troops?
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Good gracious me, of course there is. We all have a good laugh.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30You've got to, because it is serious. You're dealing with people's lives
0:07:30 > 0:07:34but you still got to have that good laugh, otherwise it's not worth doing it.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Can we have everybody in for the briefing, please?
0:07:36 > 0:07:40A few hours before kick-off and it's time for the final briefing.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Equipment has been checked and ready to go.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46OK, all your red gasses, your defib and first-aid kits have been checked.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50The St John Ambulance control room sends teams to emergencies around the stadium
0:07:50 > 0:07:53and there is soon a call for help.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57All units, all units stand by, general message.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02- We've got a patient collapsed at gate 4.- Just stand by.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- The problem we've got now, it's a bit time critical - the team bus is coming in.- Right.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08This could cause us a bit of a problem, hopefully it won't.
0:08:08 > 0:08:15With veteran volunteer Richard Jones, we get to gate 4 just as the team bus is arriving.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20But our priority is to treat the collapsed man.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24Right, we've got Gareth here, Connie, who's not feeling very well.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27He's fainted a little bit. He hasn't had very much to eat today.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Basically, what we're going to do, we'll get him into a wheelchair,
0:08:30 > 0:08:33get him down to the first-aid post and take it from there.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35I've got some chocolate. Would you like it?
0:08:35 > 0:08:39We can't give him chocolate yet until we check his blood sugar.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42'Not a good idea, Connie. We need to take a good look at him first.'
0:08:45 > 0:08:48We're going to get you into there.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Mind your feet.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Get him to the first-aid post, we've got doctors there. It's better than treating him on the floor.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58We'll check his blood sugar and make sure everything's fine. We've checked he has a ticket.
0:08:58 > 0:09:03- He's allowed in?- We can take him into the stadium.- That was a bad time to collapse, wasn't it?- Yes.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07- You missed the team coming in. - But you got to see Connie.
0:09:07 > 0:09:08Some consolation.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- Sounds a real baptism of fire, for you, wasn't it?- Wasn't it?
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Just on the hoof, we never know what's going to happen.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21The good news is, Gareth's in here now. He's being seen by the nurse
0:09:21 > 0:09:24and we can get him hopefully back on his feet and see the match.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- I hope so, we don't want him to miss it.- It would be dreadful.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- Gareth, how are you feeling now? - Feeling much better.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32You've got colour back in your cheeks.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35You know I offered you the chocolate to make you feel better?
0:09:35 > 0:09:39- I'm really sorry, but I ate it. - I hope you enjoyed it.- Yeah.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- How did you find the service?- Great.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45They look after you, don't they?
0:09:45 > 0:09:50Without the volunteers from St John, many big public events like this couldn't go ahead.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53They're amazing people. They give up their time.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56People see them at matches. They see them at different events and fetes.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59It's their Saturdays and Sundays. They give them up.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03If it wasn't for them giving their time up, these events just couldn't take place.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Restored to health, Gareth will be able to watch the match
0:10:06 > 0:10:09but as the stadium starts to fill before kick-off,
0:10:09 > 0:10:12we get another emergency call.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15We got a collapse on level 6. The response team are there.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- We're going to see what's happening, see if we can lend a hand.- OK.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22613...614.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Ouch!
0:10:30 > 0:10:34Excuse me, chaps, can I just get you to move from here, please.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37The gentleman may have had too much to drink, we don't know yet.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40It looks as though he's fallen over. He has a nasty cut on the head
0:10:40 > 0:10:44and we've asked for the doctor to attend, see if they need stitching or anything like that.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Right, sir, if you just jump into there.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50This gentleman will take you down and let the doctor have a look at you.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Mind your backs, please, wheelchair coming through.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57I'll go in and have a chat. Just wait out here a minute.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01Our first major casualty and I've seen blood. Ugh!
0:11:01 > 0:11:03I hope he's all right.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08Richard, what's the situation, then?
0:11:08 > 0:11:10The gentleman's obviously come from Scotland for the weekend.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14He's fallen over. He's got a nasty head injury and he's a bit concussed
0:11:14 > 0:11:16and he's a little bit confused.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21He won't be seeing the match but then neither will we.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24At least, as the anthems begin, we can show our allegiance.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29# Gwlad
0:11:29 > 0:11:31# Gwlad
0:11:32 > 0:11:38# Pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad... #
0:11:38 > 0:11:40APPLAUSE
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Come on, Wales!
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- COMMENTATOR:- They need to get it out, they're under pressure there.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53As the game gets underway, I'm about to meet Dr Jens Klocke,
0:11:53 > 0:11:57one of the doctors who gives up his free time to help out.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02We can hear the excitement out there. I mean, people get really hyped about these things.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Do you often get a lot of illnesses because people get overexcited?
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Very much so, especially with the concerts.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11At Take That, we had Take That twice last year,
0:12:11 > 0:12:14and we get a lot of faints and hysteria.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16- Excited girls?- Yes.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18I think I was one of them.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21So, why do you do it?
0:12:21 > 0:12:24I enjoy the action, being part of a team.
0:12:24 > 0:12:29You feel good about doing something positive, making a contribution.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31- Giving something back to the community?- I think so.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35And you get the behind-the-scenes action.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37- COMMENTATOR:- Trying to get out wide.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Should be another try. It's one to Halfpenny...
0:12:39 > 0:12:43As Wales take the lead in the second half,
0:12:43 > 0:12:46I'm off to find some of the other volunteers as they get ready
0:12:46 > 0:12:49for the end of the game, and potentially more casualties.
0:12:49 > 0:12:54- It's quiet at the minute.- Quiet? - You should never say that.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- Have you had any casualties at all? - Erm, we will now.
0:12:57 > 0:13:02- You've just said the Q-word. - Ha-ha-ha, you've jinxed it now.
0:13:02 > 0:13:03He's jinxed it, yeah.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06And that will be the end of it...
0:13:06 > 0:13:12The end of the match and the Q-word is quickly replaced by the B-word - busy!
0:13:12 > 0:13:16Now, apparently, someone has hurt themselves up on the sixth floor.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18On the sixth floor. We've got a bit of walking to do now.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22We're going to compete with the crowd, 70,000, rushing out of the stadium.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25We've got to get up to floor six. Apparently, it's quite serious.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29Luckily, we do have access to some stairs that the public can't get to.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33- So, we can make some ground.- OK. So this keeps you fit then, Terry?
0:13:33 > 0:13:38Oh, yes. I avoid the elevator and then I can have the extra chocolate biscuit with my tea.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40VOICES OVER WALKIE-TALKIE
0:13:40 > 0:13:44They are suspecting a fractured ankle and have asked for a response team and a carry chair.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47We've got the oxygen with us if we need it.
0:13:47 > 0:13:48Yes, we need the oxygen right now.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51We need a chair and Entonox.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54What they're saying is the person's in pain.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56What they are going to take up is the Entonox,
0:13:56 > 0:13:59which is an analgesic gas, to help relieve the pain,
0:13:59 > 0:14:02and then get a chair and we'll try and get them out of there now.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05We'll have a look and see how wedged in they are in the seating.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07The young woman's in a great deal of pain.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10She has a suspected broken ankle.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13But the St John team is there to assess her injury
0:14:13 > 0:14:18and get her to hospital as quickly and as painlessly as possible.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Our day isn't over yet.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23These 72,000 people now have to go out back into the city centre.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26We'll have crews out now till two o'clock in the morning
0:14:26 > 0:14:31at triage centres, and ambulances around the city to make sure these people get home safely.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- So you'll have treatment centres that go on well into the night?- Yes.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38I know it's a Sunday today but we'll run a treatment centre in the city centre till 2am.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Another unpaid day at the office for St John Ambulance
0:14:41 > 0:14:45but a real eye-opener for me.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Well, it's been an incredible day spent with St John's.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50I've learned so much. It's been so varied.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54A quiet day on the casualty front. Business as usual for St John's.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57But, for me, it's been an exceptional experience.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00It'll be a long night with a few sore heads in the morning
0:15:00 > 0:15:03but I'm leaving the celebrations early.
0:15:06 > 0:15:11I'm heading towards the centre of the Earth.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Our Welsh caves attract people from all over the world
0:15:14 > 0:15:17as well as our home-grown enthusiasts.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21While caving is a popular activity, it can be fraught with danger
0:15:21 > 0:15:26and that's when South & Mid Wales Cave Rescue are called into action, to save lives.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28I've come to their base near Swansea
0:15:28 > 0:15:33and I'm putting myself in the careful hands of team leader, Jules Carter.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- Hello, everyone. - Hello, Connie, welcome.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39- Nice to meet you.- Nice to meet you. This is some members of our cave rescue team.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43You are my cave men, and women! Why do you do it?
0:15:43 > 0:15:46Well, primarily, we're cavers and that's our passion.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48That's what we're really into.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52If somebody gets into trouble, it's only cavers that can assist cavers.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53It really is a different world.
0:15:53 > 0:15:58- And you're all volunteers, right? - We're all volunteers, yes.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01There are over 200 volunteers at the centre who are on call 24/7.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04I met one of the longest servers, John Lister.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Nearly 25 years I've been in the rescue team.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10On the basis that the only people who are going to get you out,
0:16:10 > 0:16:12if anything happens, are cavers.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17And there's a special system to alert the rescue service that a caver is in trouble.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20A mobile phone isn't much use underground!
0:16:20 > 0:16:24People going caving responsibly always leave a ticket on the board,
0:16:24 > 0:16:27saying who they are in the party, where they're going, what time they're going,
0:16:27 > 0:16:29what time they'll be out.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34They'll give you an hour or so past your due time and then phone 999.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Tonight, I'm joining a rescue exercise with the team.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Our task is to get a casualty out of the cave system,
0:16:41 > 0:16:47and it really will take a team this large to carry an injured caver back to the surface.
0:16:47 > 0:16:52In a real emergency, as many as 150 volunteers will respond to a call.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- Oh, my Lord.- Come on down, we can go a bit further.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01See if we can get the scale of this, it's tiny.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07As soon as you get to here, it gets bigger. Watch your footing.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Going down a cave for the first time,
0:17:09 > 0:17:11I can appreciate the beauty and the danger.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14You've got to watch your every step in the darkness.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18So this is pretty treacherous terrain, there's a big drop there.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21You can see how accidents could happen. It's very slippy, isn't it?
0:17:21 > 0:17:24We find the casualty relatively quickly.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28'The real problem for the team is getting them safely back to the surface.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32'Rescue warden for the exercise and experienced caver Gary Evans
0:17:32 > 0:17:36'confirms that accidents can happen even to the most careful of cavers.'
0:17:36 > 0:17:40Climbing up a climb, at the end of a rescue, someone distracted me.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45I turned and fell onto my back and I thought I'd hurt myself, fortunately, not too badly.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50You learn to concentrate so you don't fall over. We all have a little tumble now and then.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53But accidents can be very serious down here.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57In this exercise, the casualty is suspected to have a neck injury.
0:17:57 > 0:18:01Speed is important, but moving a person in this condition can't be rushed.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05Getting it right can be a matter of life or death.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07Two, three and lift.
0:18:07 > 0:18:08Argh!
0:18:08 > 0:18:12Stretching up, and... Right, OK.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16There are 15 of us on this rescue mission
0:18:16 > 0:18:19and the reason for so many is to share the weight of the stretcher
0:18:19 > 0:18:21and move it as smoothly as we can.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25- It's like a caterpillar effect, then.- Yes, in effect.
0:18:25 > 0:18:26OK, here we go.
0:18:28 > 0:18:34The caterpillar starts its crawl and, believe me, it's a painfully slow process.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38One, two, three...
0:18:42 > 0:18:46For the sake of the casualty, there can be no sudden movements.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48This has to be a true team effort.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50It's not over.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53You know, we walked into his cave relatively easily
0:18:53 > 0:18:58but we've been inching our way out of here and it seems endless.
0:18:58 > 0:19:03I'm exhausted. I don't know what the casualty must be feeling. It's been such a long time since we found him
0:19:03 > 0:19:07and we've caterpillared him about 12 metres.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10What's the longest rescue that you've been involved with?
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Recent rescues, we've had a 27-hour.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16- But back in the past there have been rescues over three days.- Three days?
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Mmm. Yeah.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- What happened to the casualty, did they survive?- Yes, absolutely.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24They just get looked after, they're kept warm, they get fed and watered.
0:19:24 > 0:19:29- You can't rush it, you keep them safe and bring them out in one piece. - I think we should rush it!
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- Let's get a move on. I don't want to be here three days.- Let's move on.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Whenever you are ready, with you.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36After over two hours carefully moving our casualty,
0:19:36 > 0:19:40we had brought him a relatively short distance towards the surface.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43I can see why some of these rescues can take days.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Already, I'm more than happy to call it a day.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48It gave me a sense of what it's like to be stuck down here
0:19:48 > 0:19:54and the amazing work that these volunteers do to rescue people.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56It's amazing to think they volunteer as well.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59They put themselves in this risky situation to help somebody else
0:19:59 > 0:20:02who's had an accident doing something they love.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08It was a stunning experience in a strangely beautiful environment
0:20:08 > 0:20:13but on this night, I was pleased to get back into the cold.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Oh, yes, yes!
0:20:21 > 0:20:22SCREAMING
0:20:22 > 0:20:26Welcome to the world of the Welsh wide web.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30Welsh people are at the forefront of the YouTube phenomenon.
0:20:30 > 0:20:35A number of the videos on this site have become some of the most popular global hits
0:20:35 > 0:20:37and they cover a massive range.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40A cult advert from a well-known Welsh pie manufacturer.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43I can smell something strange.
0:20:43 > 0:20:44Then it hits you.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48Somehow you've driven outside of Wales!
0:20:48 > 0:20:52SCARY MUSIC PLAYS
0:20:56 > 0:21:01A man from Abergavenny who's had well over 20 million hits to his make-up site.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Hello, everyone, so favourites again of the month.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07I'm applying this grey and I'm bringing it up slightly
0:21:07 > 0:21:09into the crease, as you can see.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13And, of course, the recent runaway success of the very profane
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Welsh rugby fan watching the game.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Come on. Come on!
0:21:20 > 0:21:22BLEEP
0:21:22 > 0:21:25And then there's the Welsh beer fanatic.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29Hello, again, and welcome to my 500th beer review.
0:21:29 > 0:21:34500 beers on YouTube, it's taken over two years to achieve this.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40So what is it that makes you a YouTube hit or a YouTube miss?
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Sometimes, it seems, not a lot of dialogue.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45Ah...
0:21:45 > 0:21:52I'm here in Barry where, my spies tell me, lives a real live Welsh YouTube phenomenon.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56- Hi.- Hello.- Simon?- Hi.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- I'm Connie.- Hi, Connie, come on in.
0:21:59 > 0:22:04Simon Martin is going to let me in on the secret of his success.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07What is it that has made your YouTube clips so popular?
0:22:07 > 0:22:12I don't edit anything. If I make a mistake, it stays in.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15It really does stay in. You've got to find something you love.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19If you find something you love and vlog about it.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21It's very, very dark.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24One of the videos actually hit 7,000 views in a week.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- Wow!- Yes. It's a really phenomenal success, that was.
0:22:28 > 0:22:33Simon invited me to be a guest star for one of his beer tasters.
0:22:33 > 0:22:34Hi, YouTube.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Get the nose in.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41It didn't start too well.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45- Mice.- Mice?
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Straw... Hamster.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Is that fair? You could smell hamster, couldn't you?
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- You know, like a hamster wheel, or something.- Yeah.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56I think what happens is, because you've never tried beer before,
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- you've got a young palate.- Right.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Well recovered, Simon.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04Something that was a hobby has turned into a business enterprise.
0:23:04 > 0:23:09It's led to me actually brewing a beer with Britain's oldest brewer.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12That was down in Kent. Now, off the back of that,
0:23:12 > 0:23:15a well-known brewery in Cardiff are opening a craft brewery.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18I'm going to be brewing a collaboration beer with them.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Really? So your YouTube hits have been so successful
0:23:21 > 0:23:24- that you've got other things out of it, as well?- Yeah.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28And speaking to you, my passion for beer is growing and I've never tried it before.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31- Brilliant.- I'm sensing that, and YouTube will get that as well, won't they?
0:23:31 > 0:23:36I think it's the enthusiasm you have for what you're doing that really will make your channel.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Whether it's your make-up tips, your beer reviews
0:23:39 > 0:23:42or you just enjoy watching the Grand Slam,
0:23:42 > 0:23:45there's an audience out there waiting to watch you.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Thanks for watching. Cheers!
0:23:49 > 0:23:52MUSIC: "Ghostbusters" Theme Tune
0:23:52 > 0:23:57Earlier, I joined the team from Research and Investigation into the Paranormal, RIP South Wales,
0:23:57 > 0:24:01as they set up their monitoring equipment in, allegedly,
0:24:01 > 0:24:06one of the most haunted and spookiest buildings in Wales, the Shire Hall in Monmouth.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Now, as the clock struck the witching hour,
0:24:09 > 0:24:11we settled in for a night of ghostbusting.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15We started our search in the centuries-old court room
0:24:15 > 0:24:19which has seen hundreds of poor souls sent to the gallows.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Gareth Mates, head of RIP,
0:24:21 > 0:24:25has set up his infrared cameras to capture any images of ghostly apparitions
0:24:25 > 0:24:29and, to work effectively, I was in for a surprise.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32- Can we have the lights down, please. - OK.- Thank you.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35It's when the fun really begins.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39We're going to try a call out session where we'll actually call out,
0:24:39 > 0:24:43- ask if there's anything in the room and see if we can get a response.- OK.
0:24:43 > 0:24:44Courage, Connie.
0:24:44 > 0:24:49The last time we were here, there was banging in this room. Can you do that again for us?
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Come on, Judge.
0:24:53 > 0:24:54Bang for us.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59- No.- No.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01Oh, that's a relief.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04'We try the jury room.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07'There's a ghost!
0:25:07 > 0:25:09'Oh, no, it's not. It's me.
0:25:09 > 0:25:10'Phew!'
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Oh, it's pitch black.
0:25:12 > 0:25:17- OK, if you'd like to maybe touch one of us.- No, no, don't say that.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20La, la, la, la, la... I don't want you to touch me. No, don't bother.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25So to our question, "Is there anybody there?"
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Well, they're not knocking for us tonight.
0:25:28 > 0:25:34So, back to the control centre to see if they're still in the dark about any paranormal activity.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38- What have you been seeing on the screen?- We've seen lots and lots of orbs.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Large ones floating from corner to corner.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Very bright, like embers.
0:25:43 > 0:25:48They go right across like a wave, then dissipate out like an ember.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51- An orb might be a spirit? - Might be, we'll have to see.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55This needs further investigation.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59We return to the court room with the electromagnetic finder
0:25:59 > 0:26:01to see if we can track down any spirits.
0:26:01 > 0:26:06Amanda, yours is beeping a lot. Does that mean you've caught a ghost?
0:26:06 > 0:26:08What's the temperature readings?
0:26:08 > 0:26:12'And for the RIP team, another sign of ghostly activity would be
0:26:12 > 0:26:16'a sudden drop in temperature in a specific spot in the room.'
0:26:16 > 0:26:20- So it's gone from 19 to 12?- Yeah.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23I'm actually going to shiver in a minute, it's really, really cold.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28Got a shiver down my spine. I don't like it.
0:26:28 > 0:26:33It's all gone a bit chaotic in here. It's dropped seven degrees.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36The clock just chimed, but it chimed the wrong time.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39I'd like to go to bed now, please. Thank you.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43The vigil was kept up all night,
0:26:43 > 0:26:47the team monitoring any activity and, as the cock crowed,
0:26:47 > 0:26:50I went to find Gareth to discover the results.
0:26:50 > 0:26:55- What have you found?- Out of the evening so far, we've got two photos that we've managed to take.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59This first one was taken in the court just at the same time we had the temperature changes
0:26:59 > 0:27:03- and EMF meter was going crazy. There seems to be a face or something.- Ah!
0:27:03 > 0:27:06There does seem to be a face.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Oh, is it the face of the judge staring down on us?
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- It could be. The judge could be in session.- Oh! Spooky.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16The second photo, it could be nothing, there's kind of an odd shape
0:27:16 > 0:27:19of some sort, something, in that area.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23Mmm. It's very reflective paint.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26Yes, it could be nothing but there's something there.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29All in all, was it worth the paranormal visit to Shire Hall?
0:27:29 > 0:27:33Yeah, we had a lot of things happening and hopefully a lot more in the future.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38After my night at the Shire Hall, I have to conclude that
0:27:38 > 0:27:43I found the evidence to be inconclusive on paranormal activity in the court room.
0:27:43 > 0:27:44DOOR CREAKS
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Case adjourned!
0:27:47 > 0:27:52In next week's programme, I'm hounded out by a North Wales rescue dog.
0:27:52 > 0:27:53Oh!
0:27:53 > 0:27:56DOG BARKS
0:27:56 > 0:27:59We meet the Welsh statue who springs to life.
0:28:02 > 0:28:07And I'm meeting people who just love going back to Roman times to race...
0:28:08 > 0:28:11..and to revel.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd