South Wales

Mary Cooper's map of overflow camps. (TV: The Categories of Life)

South Wales was the southernmost region of Wales.

Locations

It included the cities of Cardiff (TV: The Stolen Earth) and Swansea, (PROSE: Torchwood: The Encyclopedia ^[+]Loading...["Torchwood: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"], TV: The Categories of Life) both of which were located on the southern coast, overlooking the Bristol Channel, (PROSE: Another Life, TV: The Categories of Life) and Newport. (PROSE: Torchwood: The Encyclopedia ^[+]Loading...["Torchwood: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"]) Other notable towns in South Wales included Aberdare, Abergavenny, Abertillery, Ammanford, Barry, Bridgend, Carmarthen, Ebbw Vale, Gorseinon, Llanelli, Llantwit Major, Maesteg, Merthyr Tydfil, Mountain Ash, Neath, Pontypool, Porthcawl, Port Talbot, Pyle and Rhymney. (TV: The Categories of Life)

The Brecon Beacons region was noted for its natural beauty and secluded areas, including the village of Brynblaidd. (PROSE: Torchwood: The Encyclopedia ^[+]Loading...["Torchwood: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"], TV: Countrycide ^[+]Loading...["Countrycide (TV story)"])

South Wales was separated from England by the waterway known as the Bristol Channel. (PROSE: Torchwood: The Encyclopedia ^[+]Loading...["Torchwood: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"], TV: Adrift ^[+]Loading...["Adrift (TV story)"]) The M4 motorway ran from South Wales to London. (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia ^[+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"])

History

Lord Mayor of Cardiff Margaret Blaine was aware of the "notorious divide" between North and South Wales, joking in September 2006 that she had no desire to re-open it in light of Blaidd Drwg. She did point out that, although Trawsfynydd had been mothballed, North Wales still had Wylfa, so a nuclear power station in Cardiff would "[make] the score one-all!" (PROSE: The Western Mail, TV: Boom Town) Mr Cleaver found that a meltdown at Blaidd Drwg would have taken most of South Wales with it. (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia ^[+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"]) Blon found herself echoing Welsh complaints when she claimed that the entire South Wales coast could fall into the sea and London would not notice. (TV: Boom Town)

South Wales Mail was a South Wales newspaper. (TV: Out of Time)

When the Daleks transported Earth (along with 26 other planets) to the Medusa Cascade, it caused an earthquake-like effect on the entire planet. In the Torchwood Hub, Gwen Cooper stated that the whole of South Wales must have felt that, but Ianto Jones discovered the true extent, remarking, "Little bit bigger than South Wales..." (TV: The Stolen Earth)

In the 2010s, South Wales was targeted by a tsunami caused by the Committee, who manipulated Norton Folgate and Yvonne Hartman from Pete's World. Tyler Steele managed to convince Yvonne to try to stop the crisis, which she managed to do for Newport but not for Cardiff. (AUDIO: Eye of the Storm)