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Iolo's secret seven announced - Â鶹Éç Wales launches major new TV series
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Seven people with an aversion to nature have been recruited from across Wales for Iolo Williams's latest TV venture.
The seven are currently filming for Not In My Nature - a new six-part series to be broadcast on Â鶹Éç One Wales from June 23 in which Iolo attempts to convert them to the wonders of Welsh wildlife.
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With a range of day jobs including train conductor, beautician, cook and restaurateur, the seven each have their own reasons for avoiding nature.
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In common with many people, most of the Not In My Nature recruits have an irrational fear of some creatures, which range from spiders and bugs to rats and snakes.
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The seven were selected because they are typical of many Welsh people who have a limited knowledge of Welsh wildlife, but would like to explore their home country more extensively.
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During the series - which will be broadcast twice-weekly on television and includes a supporting Â鶹Éç Radio Wales series and a dedicated website bbc.co.uk/notinmynature - they will be coming face-to-face with nature in the wild and will have to face some of their deepest fears.
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The seven are:
Carly Jones, 17, a trainee from Merthyr Tydfil;
Chris Edwards, 45, a train conductor from Newport;
Julie Howaston Broster, 35, a beautician from Denbigh;
Kate Foley, 42, a cook from Denbigh;
Abul Shikdar, 35, a front-of-house restaurant manager from Cardiff;
Laverne Brown, 35, an electrician from Cardiff;
Lloyd Jones, 20, a student from Pontardawe.
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Iolo Williams says:
"Filming for the series has been a totally new experience for me. Not only are the participants on a huge learning curve - so am I.
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"I'm finding out so much more about nature because I'm getting to see things through the eyes of people who haven't really ever paid much attention to the nature around them.
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"We've really taken them out of their comfort zone but they seem to be coping well. There have been a few interesting moments during filming but I don't want to spoil the surprise so people will have to tune in to see what I mean."
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Not In My Nature will be broadcast from Monday, June 23, Â鶹Éç One Wales, 8.30pm.
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Â鶹Éç Wales Publicity Team
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