Carol Vorderman ends her epic exploration in her childhood home of north Wales in the final episode of new series Closer To Home.

Rounding up the return to her roots, the presenter looks to uncover the way technology and innovation in north Wales made an impact on the area’s past and is forging its future.

On Anglesey, Carol indulges in a teenage dream at RAF Valley testing her flying skills on their cutting edge jet simulator.

The final episode of Carol Vorderman: Closer To Home (Picture: BBC Wales)

She meets Dani Robertson who works to safeguard Snowdonia against light pollution and former Paralympian Mark Williams, who runs an award-winning organisation that produces life-changing prosthetic leg covers for amputees.

Carol finishes her journey with an eco-friendly ride up Wales’ highest peak on one of the Snowdon Mountain Railway’s brand new electric locomotives.

Carol Vorderman: Closer To Home on BBC One Wales, 8.30pm (19 January 2021).

If you missed Episode 1&2 you can catch it here on Iplayer.

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