The documentary series O'r Galon returns with a captivating portrayal of The Reverend Aled Huw Thomas, a former senior chaplain in the armed forces who recently become a parish priest in west Wales.
O'r Galon: Newid Plwyf O Irac i Landudoch (From the heart: Changing parish - from Iraq to St Dogmaels) follows Aled from the day he left the armed forces in August after 22 years of service to his first months in St Dogmaels parish, north Pembrokeshire.
In a programee full of passion, emotion and honesty, Aled and his wife Carys speak candidly about the life-changing experiences he had as a chaplain in dangerous locations in Northern Ireland and Iraq and how they have adapted to life on 'civvy street'.
"I've been a chaplain through the Cold War, The First Gulf War, the Balkans, Northern Ireland and most recently, Iraq. Being in the midst of war is not something one enjoys, but it's an experience I wouldn't have changed for the world. I have seen the harrowing side of life and have had to face situations where death is not only possible but inevitable for some soldiers, and this has changed and strengthened my faith," says Reverend Aled Huw Thomas.
Aled, who was born and bred in Cardiff, revisits Derry and Portadown in Northern Ireland where he worked as a chaplain in the 1990s. There he recalls the hatred, tensions and violence between the Protestant and Catholic communities and how he as a Welshman sympathised with both sides of the divide.
They have two children, Elin Haf, 26 and Eirig Aled, 23 - and in the programme, Aled and Carys talk about the challenge of bringing up a family at a time when they were constantly moving home.
As the cameras follows Aled in his new parish, we can see how privileged he feels in being able to serve a parish in Wales.
"It's a strange experience because I've retired once and this is like starting over… But Carys and I both felt that we wanted to give something back through serving a community in Wales."
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O Gymru / Made in Wales