BBC Cymru Wales has announced they will broadcast more than 40 hours of coverage on air for this year’s Royal Welsh Show.

The four-day annual event, which takes place this year from Monday, July 22 to Thursday, July 25 at Llanelwedd, Builth Wells will see BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Wales News Online and BBC Cymru Fyw present a flavour of the week’s activities.

There will also be additional activities for visitors to the showground in the BBC Pavilion, situated opposite the main ring, and on the Gwledd Stage in the Welsh Food Village.

Rhuanedd Richards, Director, BBC Cymru Wales said: “This is such an important event for our audiences in Wales which is why we continue to broadcast over 40 hours of content from the show across the week, as well as ensuring significant content online. It’s such a valuable event in terms of capturing the very essence of rural life in Wales as well as developments within our critical food production sector. Our TV, radio and online services will provide a platform for discussion, reflection and to celebrate the best of Welsh agriculture. Along with activities from the BBC Pavilion, opposite the main ring, there will be plenty on offer from the BBC for visitors to the show to enjoy.”  

BBC Wales Today will feature broadcasts each evening from Llanelwedd, with a special Wales Today programme from the Royal Welsh Show also airing at 8pm on Thursday, July 25.

BBC Wales News online and BBC Cymru Fyw will also be providing coverage from the showgrounds throughout the week. 

Both BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru will be broadcasting live from the event during the week.

Radio Wales Breakfast (7-9am) will include inserts from the showground every morning, with the Radio Wales Phone-In (12-2pm) also coming live from the event on Monday. There will be additional inserts into the Radio Wales Drive programme each evening from the show.

BBC Radio Cymru’s Dros Frecwast will broadcast live each morning (7-9am), followed by Shân Cothi taking her Bore Cothi show out and about the showground every day from 11am to 1pm. Also presented from Llanelwedd will be Post Prynhawn (5-6pm) on Monday, Dros Ginio (1-2pm) on Tuesday and Troi’r Tir (6-7pm) Monday to Wednesday.

Both stations will also have a presence at the Gwledd Stage in the Welsh Food Village. Wynne Evans will present his Radio Wales show (9am-12pm) all week, with Saturday Kitchen host Matt Tebbutt joining as special guest roving reporter on the Monday. From 2-5pm each day, Radio Cymru’s Tudur Owen will present his own show from the Gwledd Stage.

Fans of Terry Walton’s Plotcast on BBC Sounds can catch a glimpse of the gardening guru for an exclusive session at the Geo Dome at the Show’s new Horticultural Village on Thursday from 1pm. 

And from the Geo Dome on Wednesday (2-3pm), the BBC Radio 4 show Farming Today will host a special recording of their show.

The BBC Pavilion, opposite the main ring, will be open to the public and feature a number of activities for those visiting the Royal Welsh Show to get involved in. Members of the public can become The Doctor’s companion, via a video booth and green screen, in a bid to help the Timelord save the world. Each person’s performance will be recorded, and the video sent to them via email or text message.

Visitors can also immerse themselves in a BBC Sounds room showcasing podcasts, presenters, and a QR code to download the BBC Sounds app. The same room will feature a silent disco with a variety of playlists to choose from. Visitors can also learn about the latest Factual and Drama iPlayer highlights and discover more about BBC Children in Need charity projects in their area.

Horizons/Gorwelion, the BBC Cymru Wales and Arts Council funded project, will present sessions each day from a variety of artists, live from the Gwledd Stage in the Welsh Food Village, including performances from Cardiff bluegrass band Taff Rapids Stringband, a solo set from Welsh Album of the Year 2021 winner Mared, folk group Lo-fi Jones and indie band Achlysurol from Felinheli.