Carol Vorderman: Closer to Home

The journey begins on the coast in her hometown of Prestatyn, sharing memories of her mother's life as a divorcee raising three children alone in the 1960s and reflecting on how the lives of women have changed since then.

Carol revisits her schooldays in Rhyl and meets some of the region's inspirational teachers, including a woman who has been teaching children karate since the age of 12. She also has a go at harness-racing, joins a school science lesson involving a zip line, and is reunited with her step-family for a birthday celebration.

Starting the final part of her journey on the island of Anglesey, Carol indulges in a teenage dream at RAF Valley testing her pilot skills on their cutting edge fast-jet simulator. She meets Dani Robertson, north Wales's very own Dark Skies Officer, who works to safeguard Snowdonia against light pollution, meets former Paralympian Mark Williams whose award-winning start up produces life-changing prosthetic leg covers for amputees, and finishes her journey with a eco-friendly ride up Wales's highest peak on one of the Snowdon mountain railway's brand new electric hybrid locomotives.