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0:00:02 > 0:00:06- A revolution took place - in 20th century Wales.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09- In the countryside - and the big cities...
0:00:10 > 0:00:13- ..the lives of thousands - of ordinary people...
0:00:13 > 0:00:17- ..were transformed by political, - economic and technological changes.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21- The old Welsh way of life ended - and a new one was born.
0:00:22 > 0:00:27- Witness to it all were the BBC's - journalists and film crews.
0:00:27 > 0:00:32- The fruits of their labours can be - seen in thousands of film cans.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36- Many of them haven't been opened - since the day they were broadcast.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40- I'm going to share some of the best - from this forgotten era.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44- The films, the stories - and the characters...
0:00:44 > 0:00:48- ..that, between them, - record our nation's history.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00- At the turn of the 20th century, - in the eyes of Welsh society...
0:01:01 > 0:01:05- ..being respectable was almost more - important than anything else.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07- The communities' moral policemen...
0:01:07 > 0:01:10- ..were sure of their place - in chapel on a Sunday.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13- But as the decades past, - religion's hold slackened...
0:01:14 > 0:01:17- ..as a new generation - challenged the moral boundaries.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22- # The man next to Jacob's well
0:01:23 > 0:01:27- # Who previously sat down... #
0:01:29 > 0:01:33- Nonconformity reached its height - in Wales in 1904.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38- The country was shaken - by a revival.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43- It all started in Ceredigion...
0:01:43 > 0:01:48- ..as crowds of people flocked to - listen to charismatic preachers...
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- ..and lost themselves - in spiritual experiences.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57- A handsome theology student - called Evan Roberts...
0:01:58 > 0:02:02- ..attended one of these in - Blaenannerch near Cardigan.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04- During the prayer meeting...
0:02:04 > 0:02:08- ..he had an experience - which changed his life.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10- I heard a noise.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15- There was a commotion - in the seat over there...
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- ..where Evan Roberts was sitting...
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- ..along with others near him.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30- I was unhappy - with all the noise.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- I opened my eyes to see - what it was...
0:02:35 > 0:02:40- ..and to my surprise I saw - Evan Roberts lying on the floor.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45- Mona Davies, New Quay, - and others...
0:02:45 > 0:02:49- ..were wiping the sweat - that was pouring out of him.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- Evan Roberts answered the call...
0:02:53 > 0:02:57- ..that came from God - for him to go out around Wales...
0:02:59 > 0:03:03- ..to spread the eternal gospel.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09- Evan Roberts returned to the - area of his birth, Loughor...
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- ..convinced that the Holy Spirit - had directed him...
0:03:14 > 0:03:16- ..to spread the gospel - among young people.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- After a week of meetings - when dozens of people...
0:03:20 > 0:03:24- ..confessed their sins, he held a - special service on the Sunday...
0:03:24 > 0:03:28- ..as remembered by his - sister, Mrs Sidney Evans.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33- It was obvious to everyone he had - experienced something profound.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- Evan asked everyone who had - confessed to the Lord Jesus...
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- ..during the week to stay behind.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- The doors were closed...
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- ..and Evan gave us a prayer - to pray.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52- Oh, send the Holy Spirit now - for the good of Jesus Christ.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56- Before half the congregation - had finished the prayer...
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- ..the place was ablaze.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- People were moaning under - the burden of their sins.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07- They confessed - and one or two shouted...
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- .."Stay your hand, Jesus, - I can't hold any longer."
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- The heavenly fires - grasped the hearts...
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- ..of hundreds of young - Welsh people...
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- ..as the Revival swept - through the country.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- Without doubt, one of the - most effective ways...
0:04:23 > 0:04:26- ..of spreading the Revival - was in the press...
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- ..especially in the Western Mail - in the south.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- # But the one who was crucified
0:04:36 > 0:04:41- # On Calvary... #
0:04:43 > 0:04:47- Another element that spread - the divine word was the singers.
0:04:48 > 0:04:53- Annie Davies was 17 years old when - she went to Pontycymer one day...
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- ..in November 1904.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- What was Pontycymer like that day?
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- The roads were packed - with people...
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- ..from the station to the chapel.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08- I had quite a job getting in - myself.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- But you managed to get inside?
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- Yes, in two hours.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- What happened in the chapel? - What was it like?
0:05:16 > 0:05:20- It had reached boiling point. - Everyone was singing and praying.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22- Did anything happen to you?
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- In the silence...
0:05:25 > 0:05:27- ..I felt I had to sing.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29- Dyma Gariad Fel Y Moroedd.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33- After you sang - Dyma Gariad Fel Y Moroedd...
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- ..what happened before the end - of the meeting?
0:05:37 > 0:05:41- Evan Roberts came up to me - and asked me...
0:05:41 > 0:05:45- ..he told me I had to join him - on the mission.
0:05:45 > 0:05:46- And you went?
0:05:46 > 0:05:48- And you went?- - Yes. I left everything.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50- I didn't even go home.
0:05:51 > 0:05:52- How long were you with him?
0:05:53 > 0:05:54- A year.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- A year.- - A whole year?
0:05:57 > 0:06:01- This is the testimony of a man - who was saved in 1904...
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- ..with the divine fire - burning in his heart.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- As I told you, I was exactly - like John Bunyan...
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- ..being weighed down by guilt.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- He had shown me the depths of - the corruption in my nature.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- I didn't lead a bad life. - I was very religious.
0:06:19 > 0:06:24- The danger was being self-righteous - and a Pharisee.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- There was no real experience - of conversion...
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- ..or a definite internal change - in my heart.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- When did this conversion - take place?
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- God worked slowly in the meetings - I attended.
0:06:36 > 0:06:41- But in Llandrindod Wells - the light dawned on my soul.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- In that verse, - God is in Christ...
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- ..that God was reconciling - the world to himself...
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- ..not holding people's - sins against them.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- When I heard that I said, "What?
0:06:53 > 0:06:57- "God reconciles himself? - He reconciles me too."
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- "Yes", I was told. - "Thank you", I said.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- I left that meeting - with a lightness of spirit.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06- I didn't touch the ground.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- I've told you, - I've never doubted that.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- Never. That stayed with me.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16- I've stumbled along the journey - and been disobedient...
0:07:16 > 0:07:20- ..but that has stayed with me - to this day.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24- # I wandered on
0:07:24 > 0:07:28- # In the darkness... #
0:07:28 > 0:07:34- The 1904 Revival inspired Welsh - chapel-goers for many years.
0:07:34 > 0:07:39- But such numbers were never seen - again in the houses of worship.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44- The religious influence - of the establishment faded...
0:07:44 > 0:07:48- ..during the 20th century and - the people of Wales embraced...
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- ..a more materialistic - and commercial way of life.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- During the '60s, the Sabbath - became a symbolic battlefield...
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- ..in the war between the chapel's - spiritual tradition...
0:07:59 > 0:08:01- ..and the material temptation - of the pub.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- In a referendum held in 1961...
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- ..the people of five eastern - counties voted in favour...
0:08:09 > 0:08:10- ..of Sunday opening.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15- Seven years later, - another referendum was held.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- Ministers were determined - to fight...
0:08:19 > 0:08:21- ..to defend the sanctity - of the Sabbath.
0:08:21 > 0:08:26- Drunkenness and alcohol problems - are bigger than ever these days...
0:08:26 > 0:08:28- ..especially among young people.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33- The Sunday opening of pubs - won't help that situation.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39- We need to appeal to the - non-conformist conscience.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- We have traditions.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- We are a country, we have a - language and traditions...
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- ..and we're determined to keep - Wales' Sabbath traditions.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50- We have to oppose it.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- We have to do all we can to stop it - destroying our country...
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- ..and making us similar - to other countries.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- For some, Welshness itself - was being threatened.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- Some of the tavern's ardent users - acknowledged that.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10- # I am not an abstainer
0:09:10 > 0:09:14- # And I shout at the top - of my voice
0:09:14 > 0:09:19- # The door of the tavern - shouldn't open on a Sunday
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- # To please the English
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- # Attracting that kind of visitor
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- # To Wales won't do any good
0:09:31 > 0:09:36- # The money will only go to - the beer and petrol industries
0:09:37 > 0:09:41- # Several old Christians
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- # Walking in the ditch
0:09:46 > 0:09:51- # To make room for the Teddy Boys' - fathers to pass
0:09:54 > 0:09:58- # If they come here - for their health
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- # To the hills of gentle Wales
0:10:03 > 0:10:09- # It's not in a bottle or a pint - you will see a country's beauty. #
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- The leader of the campaign - for Sunday opening...
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- ..was David Baird-Murray, who - calls the situation hypocritical.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- There's already Sunday opening - throughout Wales.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24- Every county in Wales - is open on a Sunday.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- The clubs are open - throughout Wales.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- The only place which is shut - on a Sunday is the pub.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- Denbighshire, Montgomeryshire - and Pembrokeshire said yes...
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- ..in the 1968 referendum.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- Three years later, - in a third referendum...
0:10:40 > 0:10:44- ..three other areas joined them, - including Dinefwr.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- But not everyone welcomed - the decision.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- It seems the vote in Dinefwr - has been as much of a shock...
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- ..to Ammanford's landlords - as it was to everyone else.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- Before, if you wanted a pint - on a Sunday...
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- ..you had 18 clubs to choose from - within a mile of the town square.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07- There you had cheap beer, bingo - and an act to listen to.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10- But now the pubs are also open.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15- Several landlords in Ammanford - aren't happy about that...
0:11:15 > 0:11:19- ..such as Mr and Mrs Emrys Jones - who run The Telegraph Hotel...
0:11:20 > 0:11:23- ..on the high street, - who are chapel-goers.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- They opened their doors last Sunday - and served four customers.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- And yesterday, there were only - four again.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32- The brewery isn't insisting - the Joneses open...
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- ..but they have suggested - they try it for a week or two.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40- Are you surprised the vote in - Dinefwr went the way it did?
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- Yes, I was very disappointed, - as was Emrys.
0:11:44 > 0:11:49- I've noticed you only have a few - customers here on a Sunday.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- Only three or four. - Has that surprised you?
0:11:52 > 0:11:55- Yes, I was disappointed - last Sunday.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57- You expected more?
0:11:57 > 0:11:58- Yes.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- But I didn't expect more to come - on Sunday night...
0:12:02 > 0:12:06- ..because most of the boys, - I call them boys...
0:12:07 > 0:12:09- ..go to the club, naturally.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11- There's entertainment there.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- And Ammanford's clubs - are as busy as ever.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- The Pick and Shovel's car park - was full...
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- ..and 200 people were inside - playing bingo.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25- It was the same in the town's other - 17 clubs while the pubs are quiet.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29- During the '70s, - a new threat appeared...
0:12:29 > 0:12:32- ..to challenge the - old Welsh way of life.
0:12:32 > 0:12:37- A more shocking moral challenge - than drinking on a Sunday.
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0:12:48 > 0:12:53- By the '70s the social changes - that started a decade earlier...
0:12:53 > 0:12:56- ..seeped into every area of Wales.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- Moral conventions were challenged - by a new generation...
0:13:01 > 0:13:04- ..that yearned for a more - open attitude towards...
0:13:04 > 0:13:06- ..pleasures of the flesh.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11- But enough was enough for - Aberystwyth Town Council.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15- In 1972, they banned the town's - cinemas from showing the film...
0:13:16 > 0:13:19- ..Last Tango in Paris - because of its raw portrayal...
0:13:20 > 0:13:21- ..of a sexual relationship.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26- If you have an interest - in X Rated films...
0:13:27 > 0:13:31- ..don't let members of Aberystwyth - Town Council find out.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- As well as refusing to allow - one film to be shown here...
0:13:35 > 0:13:39- ..they have also asked the - Festival of Light for advice...
0:13:39 > 0:13:42- ..about what they should do - in future.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- Mary Whitehouse herself has said - it's wonderful to see...
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- ..such an enlightened example - coming from Wales.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- So in Aberystwyth you have to be - vigilant, to say the least.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58- It's a huge disappointment.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02- It's obvious that the council - and the Festival of Light think...
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- ..people here can't think - for themselves.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09- The council can now tell us what - to watch and what not to watch.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13- We need to think for ourselves more - and that will help people here.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- Would you go and watch an X Rated - film in Aberystwyth?
0:14:17 > 0:14:20- No, not because they're X Rated - in themselves.
0:14:20 > 0:14:25- I've got better things to do - than watch such films.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27- What kind of films do you watch?
0:14:27 > 0:14:31- Those which are known - as being well-made films.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- I don't believe in spending - three hours...
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- ..watching something sordid - like Last Tango.
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- I support them in this case - because...
0:14:42 > 0:14:48- ..I feel there was no need for - this kind of film to be made.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52- It shows a deterioration...
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- ..of the man and the young woman.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59- Marlon Brando himself said, - and he was in the film...
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- ..he felt...
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- ..manipulated and never took part - in such a film again.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10- While Aberystwyth councillors - worried about...
0:15:11 > 0:15:13- ..their voters' moral health...
0:15:13 > 0:15:17- ..staff at Cardiff's Whitchurch - Psychiatric Hospital...
0:15:17 > 0:15:21- ..worried about the effects of - drink and drugs on young people.
0:15:21 > 0:15:26- Why do you think more young people - suffer from alcoholism these days?
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- Well, I think young people - these days...
0:15:30 > 0:15:35- ..think that life has become - more difficult.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- They're looking for kicks.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44- Can the family help them - and are families helping enough?
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- I don't think families - are doing enough.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51- These young people don't think - their parents understand them...
0:15:51 > 0:15:56- ..and they don't understand - their parents and don't want to.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01- Do you know how many people in - Wales suffer from alcoholism?
0:16:01 > 0:16:05- Our estimate is one in a hundred.
0:16:05 > 0:16:10- This means 20,000 people - in Wales...
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- ..are having problems as a result - of alcohol.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- Is it more of a problem among - young people than it's been?
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- We don't see that in this area.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24- The young people - have turned to drugs.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31- That's a bigger cause for concern - than alcohol.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37- Despite this, some young people - didn't seem too worried...
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- ..about the danger of drugs.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- Even in rural Carmarthen, a - large crowd could be attracted...
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- ..to listen to recommendations - to legalize cannabis.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- One speaker insisted that - more and more people...
0:16:53 > 0:16:57- ..realized that cannabis wasn't any - worse than tobacco and alcohol.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01- The campaign called on the - politicians to legalize cannabis...
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- ..and there was a detailed review - on how to control its sale.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08- One speaker said it's inevitable...
0:17:08 > 0:17:11- ..that cannabis will be - legal before long.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16- One said there were hundreds of - cannabis smokers in Ceredigion.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20- Nobody here tonight said cannabis - wasn't harmful.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- I've smoked, - I've drank a pint in a pub...
0:17:26 > 0:17:29- ..just like thousands of other - people in the country.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31- But they don't sit...
0:17:34 > 0:17:38- They aren't the ones lying in bed - and there's a commotion downstairs.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40- You can hear noise.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44- The next minute a policeman - opens your bedroom door.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- Your bedroom! Where else can you - be completely safe?
0:17:49 > 0:17:53- You're not doing anything - to anyone.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55- The fact they can - come into your house...
0:17:56 > 0:17:59- ..and can do whatever they like - to you in your house.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03- They can't do that if you're - watching TV with a glass of Scotch.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07- As a younger generation - experimented with drugs...
0:18:07 > 0:18:10- ..the Welsh countryside - became a magnet...
0:18:10 > 0:18:14- ..for people who wanted to turn - their backs on urban life...
0:18:14 > 0:18:16- ..and expand their minds.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- In the mid '70s, - a plan was hatched to turn...
0:18:20 > 0:18:24- ..a quiet corner of Mid Wales - into one of the world's...
0:18:24 > 0:18:26- ..largest drugs capitals.
0:18:27 > 0:18:32- On 14th April 1975, a serious - accident occurred on this bend.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36- A Range Rover travelling from - Machynlleth to Aberystwyth...
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- ..failed to take this corner - and crashed into a car.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- A minister's wife travelling - in the car was killed.
0:18:43 > 0:18:49- The Range Rover's driver, - Richard Kemp, a young chemist...
0:18:49 > 0:18:52- ..faced serious charges - as a result of the accident.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- When the police searched - the Range Rover...
0:18:55 > 0:18:59- ..they found a piece of paper - which had Hydrazeme Hydrate...
0:18:59 > 0:19:04- ..written on it - - the key chemical when making LSD.
0:19:05 > 0:19:11- That accidental discovery was the - police's first big important clue.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16- It was the beginning of the end - for the biggest drugs plot...
0:19:16 > 0:19:18- ..this country has ever seen.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- Richard Kemp was making his way - back home to Penlleinau...
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- ..a remote house near Tregaron.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- With him in the car was his - girlfriend, Dr Christine Bott.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- Both led a quiet life - as husband and wife.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36- Despite not living in luxury - in Penlleinau...
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- .they holidayed - in exotic locations...
0:19:39 > 0:19:43- ..and had thousands of pounds - in a Swiss bank.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47- Kemp and Bott were part of a huge - business supplying LSD...
0:19:47 > 0:19:50- ..across Europe.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53- But the LSD factory - wasn't in Penlleinau.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57- For those who travel from north - to south through Mid Wales...
0:19:58 > 0:20:00- ..you have passed Plas Llysin - dozens of times.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- It's on the outskirts of Carno - on the main road.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08- Plas Llysin has 27 rooms, but - the only use made of the house...
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- ..was to erect a tent - in the hallway to live in.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16- In the cellar, they built - sophisticated equipment...
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- ..to produce the purest LSD - in the world.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- During the months Kemp produced - the drugs here...
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- ..he and his friends were under - the influence of those drugs.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30- The LSD was sent to London and - other distribution centres...
0:20:31 > 0:20:32- ..in Europe.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36- Half of the world's supply of LSD - was made in this cellar.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- While Plas Llysin - saw a lot of activity...
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- ..other people were busy working - - the police.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49- At the end of 1975, - a taskforce was formed...
0:20:50 > 0:20:54- ..made up of 26 of the best - detectives from 11 British forces.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57- Some of them kept a close eye - on Plas Llysin.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01- I was staying in a caravan.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05- We carried out surveillance - through a gap in the curtain.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- To be honest, Terry Stokes and I - were responsible...
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- ..for finding the first lead.
0:21:13 > 0:21:18- We entered the cellar in Carno - in the middle of the night...
0:21:19 > 0:21:24- ..and took a handful of mud - from the drains in the cellar.
0:21:24 > 0:21:28- It was sent off to the laboratory - in Aldermaston.
0:21:29 > 0:21:34- We had some news in a few days - that the mud contained LSD.
0:21:35 > 0:21:36- While this was going on...
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- ..another team of detectives - was watching Penlleinau.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44- They lived in cottages and spent - hours on the hill opposite...
0:21:44 > 0:21:46- ..recording every movement.
0:21:47 > 0:21:48- This went on for a year...
0:21:49 > 0:21:52- ..with detectives crossing over - to France for evidence.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55- On March 26th last year, - the decision was made to act.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- At five o'clock in the morning, - 800 police officers...
0:21:59 > 0:22:03- ..raided 80 houses across Britain, - including Penlleinau.
0:22:03 > 0:22:09- In the middle of a pile of manure - they found a million LSD tablets.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12- By the end of 1977, - the main conspirators...
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- ..were all in jail awaiting trial.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18- It was in jail - that the main characters...
0:22:18 > 0:22:20- ..started talking to the police.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24- As a result, the police came back - to Penlleinau...
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- ..on 1st December 1977.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- They dug up every inch of ground - in Penlleinau.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- Under the cement and the tiles...
0:22:35 > 0:22:37- ..a plastic bucket was discovered.
0:22:37 > 0:22:42- In the plastic bucket were three - jars containing pure LSD.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49- It had a street value - of 14 million.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- We've all done a valuable job.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- I hope that the public...
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- ..will understand - we've done a good job.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02- I'm sure of one thing.
0:23:03 > 0:23:07- The young people of Britain, if not - the young people of the world...
0:23:07 > 0:23:11- ..will be grateful - we've done what we've done.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18- Despite all the police's efforts, - the cat was out of the bag.
0:23:18 > 0:23:23- Where once young people yearned - for religious enlightenment...
0:23:23 > 0:23:28- ..a new generation in Wales - wanted a chemical thrill.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32- In less than a century, - Wales had shaken off its image...
0:23:32 > 0:23:36- ..as the land of the white gloves - for ever.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40- # Going to Bala on the banana boat
0:23:40 > 0:23:43- # Get there by a quarter to three
0:23:44 > 0:23:47- # Going to Bala on the banana boat
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- # Geraint, Heather, - Lisa and me... #
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