Synopsis
Eddie celebrates some Welsh firsts: pioneering scientific achievements on land, at sea, in space, the universe and everything.
- Programme: Wales and the History of the World
- Episode: 1: Firsts
- Channel: BBC One Wales
- Broadcast year: 2010
- History
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