Weatherman Walking
Weatherman Walking is a TV show on BBC2. Weatherman Derek Brockway laces up his boots and heads outdoors for the best walks in Wales. The program has been available since 2023. A total of 15 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in November 2024.
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Derek is in Pembrokeshire, walking from St David’s to Whitesands. This special episode celebrates the amazing work done by projects that are supported by BBC Children in Need.
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Derek discovers the beauty of a yew tree maze, and when he finally gets out, he meets an archdruid and goes wild water swimming.
October 2024
Derek visits the stunning Castell Coch just outside Cardiff and finishes things off in Bute Park, where he meets an enthusiastic bunch running 5km.
Derek walks the coastal route along the Anglesey peninsula, visiting a church at low tide and hotting things up by taking a sauna on the beach.
Derek Brockway veers off the Wales coast path to walk along a section of the stunning Mawddach trail near Barmouth. He takes an early morning canoe trip and hears a story of incredible bravery.
Derek visits the Dale peninsula in Pembrokeshire, where he learns about an invasion that changed the course of history. He helps carve a seahorse and takes part in a cliff rescue – as the casualty.
September 2024
Barry boy ‘Derek the Weather’ is on familiar ground when he starts his walk at Porthkerry, next to his home town. On his way to Llantwit Major he drops in for tea at Font-y-Carlo caravan park.
Derek has rain, wind and even a little bit of sun when he takes the circular route around the Great Orme. He braves the elements – and his nerves – to abseil down a section of the massive rock.
Derek Brockway discovers a walk of contrasts in south Wales that includes a beach, a canal and a bustling marina. He learns about ‘Wales’s Tarantula’ and narrowly avoids crashing a luxury boat.
Is that James Bond or weatherman Derek Brockway on the jet ski? On this stunning walk from Porth Neigwl to Abersoch on the Llyn peninsula, Derek samples the jet set life and the local honey.
August 2024
Walking the Pembrokeshire coast from Newport to Fishguard, Derek learns how the last invasion of Britain was foiled by a feisty woman.
Derek Brockway explores some of the less familiar stretches of the Welsh coastline. This episode sees him in the dramatic landscape of the north Gower saltmarshes.
July 2024
In Cardigan Bay, Derek explores a unique railway museum filled with nostalgia and discovers the legend of Cantre’s Gwaelod at Sarn Cynfelyna, before finishing in Aberystwyth.
December 2023
Weatherman Derek Brockway visits the Elan Valley in Powys and discovers the role the area played in the famous Dambusters attacks of World War Two.
November 2023
Weatherman Derek Brockway walks the Clywedog Valley Trail in north Wales and learns about Iron Mad Jack, who revolutionised the iron industry.