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-Hello! I'm Nia Parry.

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-I'm travelling across Wales

-visiting celebrities' houses.

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-Welcome to Adre.

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-I'm in Peterston-super-Ely...

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-..to spend the morning with

-the person who lives in this house.

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-If you need help

-to follow the programme...

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-..use the website and the app.

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-Don't forget about the subtitles!

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-Owain Glyndwr's banner.

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-I'd say the person who lives here

-is a patriot.

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-This person is a keen caravanner...

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-..and she goes to the Eisteddfod

-every year.

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-This woman appears on television

-almost every day...

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-..but I doubt you've seen her

-looking like this.

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-She's really fit and she's run some

-of the greatest races in the world.

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-This person is very political.

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-She campaigns for the Welsh language

-and for S4C.

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-Well done her!

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-This person is an award-winning

-television presenter.

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-Have you worked it out?

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-Who is she?

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-Angharad Mair.

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-Here's a clip of her on Heno.

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-Thank you, Aneirin.

-Happy 40th birthday to Pobol Y Cwm.

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-Welcome to Heno, everyone at home.

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-We'll head back to Wales's

-most famous street very soon.

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-Aneirin is with the famous faces

-of Cwm Deri...

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-..and I'm also in good company.

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-Carwyn Jones, the First Minister.

-Welcome.

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-A warm welcome to the singer,

-Elin Manahan Thomas too.

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-You were part of celebrations

-in Swansea last night...

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-..to mark what would have been

-Dylan Thomas's 100th birthday.

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-The same evening

-will be held in Bangor too.

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-Welcome, both of you.

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-Angharad

-and Jonathan, her husband...

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-..live here with their daughters,

-Tanwen and Efa.

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-They've lived here

-for almost 15 years.

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-Thank you for the warm welcome

-to your home.

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-I can't believe I'm interviewing

-the queen of S4C!

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-You've been on S4C

-for some years, Angharad.

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-Yes - for around 30 years.

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-Something like that.

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-How did you get started?

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-I started in 1982,

-the year S4C was launched.

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-Fortunately for me...

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-..there was a big drive to find

-new faces for the new channel.

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-I'd just left college,

-which was lucky.

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-They were looking for presenters for

-a children's show called Bilidowcar.

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-I got the job at the BBC.

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-You moved on to a serious job

-as a newsreader.

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-I'd worked on Bilidowcar

-for around two years...

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-..when the BBC

-started to look for people...

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-..to read morning news bulletins.

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-BBC breakfast TV was about to be

-launched for the very first time.

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-That was in 1984 or 1985.

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-I was lucky again.

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-It was a new service

-and they wanted young presenters.

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-My first job in news

-was reading bulletins in English.

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-What about today?

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-What about today?

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-Well.

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-I take care of Heno, Prynhawn Da

-and Bore Da on Sunday mornings.

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-I also present Heno

-once or twice a week.

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-In addition to being on the screen

-and presenting programmes...

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-..I also enjoy deciding what the

-content of the programmes will be.

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-The key to enjoying the work I do...

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-..is being able to communicate

-with the viewers.

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-That's the most important factor

-for me.

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-I want to feel

-we offer the viewers a service.

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-It's not our television programme

-and you're welcome to watch it.

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-We're here to serve you.

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-If there's something interesting

-happening in your area...

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-..or, on Bore Da, if there's an

-event staged for Welsh learners...

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-..tell us about it

-and we'll film it.

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-Let's talk a little bit

-about your home life.

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-What are your hobbies?

-Tell me about your family.

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-Well, my daughters

-must count as my main hobbies!

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-Tanwen is 14 years old

-and Efa is 12 years old.

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-I say they're my hobbies because,

-when I'm not working...

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-..I spend most of my time in the car

-being their taxi driver!

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-It's a cliche.

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-Every parent says it,

-but it really is true.

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-My hobbies are driving

-to piano lessons and harp lessons.

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-Dance classes?

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-Dance classes?

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-Yes - they did ballet for years.

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-I drive them to choir practise

-on Sunday nights.

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-The list goes on.

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-Why did you come and live

-in Peterston-super-Ely?

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-How long have you been here?

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-I lived in Cardiff

-when I met Jonathan, my husband...

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-..and he lived

-just outside Llanelli.

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-He always talked about

-us living in West Wales...

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-..but I was very happy in Cardiff.

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-We came here because

-it's a bit off the beaten track...

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-..so it's semi-rural for him

-and close enough to Cardiff for me.

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-A perfect compromise.

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-Have you extended the house

-since you bought it?

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-Yes.

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-Where we're sitting now...

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-..is in a two storey extension

-we added to the house.

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-Part of the kitchen

-is also an extension added by us.

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-This is a lovely room.

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-We had these windows put in.

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-This is a really light house.

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-The sun comes in here

-in the morning...

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-..and from the other direction

-during the day.

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-It's a warm house and these windows

-make the most of the location.

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-The very beautiful River Ely

-flows past us on one side...

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-..and there's a railway track

-on the other side.

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-Everyone who lives in this area

-is used to the trains.

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-The first time we came here,

-I jumped out of my skin...

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-..when the train came past.

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-It's strange how a familiar sound

-becomes a friendly sound.

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-Now, when I hear a train,

-I feel at ease.

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-My guided tour of the house

-begins in the kitchen.

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-Mm! It's big.

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-It's sparkling clean and

-there's no clutter on the worktops.

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-Yes, but don't look

-in the cupboards!

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-It didn't look like this yesterday.

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-It didn't look like this yesterday.

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-You knew I was coming! Excellent.

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-I really like the colour.

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-Obviously,

-you love a splash of colour.

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-You're not afraid to use

-bright green and strong pinks.

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-If I lived alone,

-the house would be full of colour.

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-It's probably a good thing

-to have someone holding me back!

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-That's why I only have colour

-on two walls in here.

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-Do you enjoy cooking?

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-Do you enjoy cooking?

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-Yes, but I'm too busy.

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-Having said that,

-I enjoy cooking Sunday lunch.

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-I like to think my Sunday lunch

-is quite tasty.

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-Efa, my younger daughter...

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-..competed in the Cog1nio

-cooking series on S4C...

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-..and she made the final five.

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-She's a really keen cook.

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-When she cooks, she comes into

-the kitchen and closes the door.

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-She does everything.

-I don't have to lift a finger.

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-I think cooking is a talent.

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-Everyone can cook, to some extent...

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-..but people who know what to add

-to food to improve its flavour...

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-..has a special talent.

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-A talent which I don't have!

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-I won't stay for supper then!

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-THEY LAUGH

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-This is the lounge, where we relax

-and watch TV every night.

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-Yes, and if you don't fancy

-watching TV...

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-..you can look at the lovely views.

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-Yes, and we may not

-make the most of this amazing view.

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-When it's your house, you tend to

-just sit in your usual seat.

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-Which is your seat?

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-Which is your seat?

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-That one, in the corner.

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-You have paintings by Welsh artists

-on your walls.

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-Yes, work by Gwyn Roberts...

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-..Gwilym Pritchard

-and Mary Lloyd Jones.

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-The blue theme you see in the chair

-came from the paintings.

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-Speaking of Welsh things, the chair

-covered in Welsh tweed is striking.

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-Did you have it restored

-and covered like that?

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-Yes. I bought an old chair

-for next to nothing.

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-I wanted to cover it in Welsh tweed.

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-This pattern is known as Caernarfon

-and it's quite famous.

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-Throws cost a fortune these days.

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-If you see one going cheap,

-even if it's moth-bitten, buy it!

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-What a wonderful bedroom!

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-The view is lovely too.

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-Yes - it's a stunning view.

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-I've never seen a TV rise up

-from the foot of a bed before!

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-Does your husband love gadgets?

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-I have knick-knacks all over the

-place and he has a TV in every room!

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-I'm not supposed to express an

-opinion. It's my job to be neutral.

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-But this is my favourite room

-in the house.

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-It's wonderful!

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-You come in here every morning

-to put on make-up and get dressed?

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-Yes.

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-I throw clothes I'm not happy with

-on that chair!

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-Then you hang them up again

-that evening.

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-I wouldn't necessarily have chosen

-to extend the house...

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-..even though I'm very fond of it

-by this point.

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-This was my bribe.

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-I was bribed with a promise

-of a dressing room.

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-"If we build an extension,

-you can have a dressing room!"

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-That would work on me too!

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-Tell me about the running.

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-How did you end up

-running in Athens?

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-I was around 29 years old when

-I first got the job presenting Heno.

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-I was a newsreader at the time...

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-..and they asked me if I was

-interested in doing anything else.

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-I said, almost with

-my fingers crossed behind my back...

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-..that I wanted to run a marathon.

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-I got the job...

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-..then Rhodri Ogwen and I

-ran the New York marathon.

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-I was bitten by the running bug...

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-..so I joined Les Croupiers

-Running Club in Cardiff.

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-I went on to represent Wales

-for the first time when I was 35.

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-When I was 37, I represented GB

-at the World Championships.

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-It was surreal to have Jamie Baulch

-and Roger Black as my teammates.

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-Linford Christie

-and Sally Gunnell were there too.

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-I wasn't sure

-what I was doing there!

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-Join me after the break...

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-..to spend more time

-at home with Angharad Mair.

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-Welcome back.

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-I'm with Angharad Mair in her lovely

-home in Peterston-super-Ely.

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-What do you do on Sundays?

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-Does your family have a routine?

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-If we're home, we have Sunday lunch.

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-We sometimes invite the family.

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-Homework.

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-Doing the laundry.

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-My favourite part of any Sunday...

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-..is sitting in the lounge in front

-of the fire reading the newspaper.

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-Nothing beats sitting down

-and reading the Sunday papers.

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-You're an extremely busy woman...

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-..but it's good to hear

-that you relax on Sundays.

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-I hear you go outdoors

-the see to your extended family!

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-Yes. We have a goat and some hens.

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-Of course, someone has to feed them.

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-When it's my turn to do it...

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-..I pull on my wellingtons

-and off I go.

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-Oh, that's nice.

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-Will she eat absolutely anything?

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-Will she eat absolutely anything?

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-Yes, and that's the great thing.

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-With a goat and hens,

-food never goes to waste.

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-They eat our leftovers.

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-Hello, Eironwy.

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-Hello, Eironwy.

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-Some bread for you.

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-You're having a lovely breakfast.

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-How old is Eironwy?

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-How old is Eironwy?

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-She's around eight years old.

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-Have you had her

-since she was little?

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-Yes.

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-She's part of your family.

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-She's part of your family.

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-Yes, she is.

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-Angharad,

-I don't know you very well...

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-..but I never imagined you

-keeping a goat and some hens.

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-Neither did I!

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-Why then?

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-Because Joni wanted a goat

-and some hens!

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-Now that they're here, I can see

-it's a good thing, in truth.

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-We never waste food because

-Eironwy eats all our leftovers.

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-The hens also eat

-a lot of our leftovers...

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-..and their eggs are amazing.

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-Once you've eaten them, you can't

-go back to shop-bought eggs.

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-Let's go and search for eggs.

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-We're off now.

-Nice to meet you, Eironwy.

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-It's hens only in here!

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-It's hens only in here!

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-Quick, Angharad!

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-She's so funny.

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-There you go, little hens.

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-They look really healthy.

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-No eggs, unfortunately, or you'd

-have had a goody bag to take home.

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-Oh! Scrambled egg for lunch.

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-Come down the garden

-to see the Christmas trees.

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-Christmas trees?

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-Christmas trees?

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-Yes.

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-Where did you originally call home?

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-I come from Carmarthen.

-That's my home town.

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-I was raised in the centre

-of the town itself.

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-I was born in Llanelli

-and I work there now, of course.

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-I was bursting with pride...

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-..to see the 2014 National

-Eisteddfod in Llanelli.

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-I'm also proud of the fact

-that I work there.

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-I have a connection with the town.

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-I lived there for the first

-three years of my life.

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-I have no memory of it but part of

-my heart will always be there.

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-It's also wonderful to be able to

-offer work to local people.

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-You only have to see your home

-and talk to you for a short while...

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-..to realize that the Welsh language

-and Welsh identity...

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-..is extremely important to you.

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-Why is that the case?

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-It's a big question, I know.

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-I think it's down to my upbringing.

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-I was raised in a very Welsh family.

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-Our family was involved

-in everything...

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-..which was linked to Welshness.

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-Chapel, eisteddfodau and so on.

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-I also sometimes think it's

-an honour to be a Welsh speaker.

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-I think it must be a really boring

-life for the English people...

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-..who speak

-only the English language.

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-They have nothing further

-to think about.

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-I speak Welsh...

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-..an ancient and

-extremely important language.

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-We must keep it alive

-and treasure it.

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-I think everyone who speaks Welsh

-has a duty to do that.

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-It's very easy not to bother...

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-..but we face a daily task.

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-We're part of a daily campaign...

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-..to make sure

-the Welsh language survives...

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-..by speaking it or by buying

-a Welsh magazine and reading it.

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-There are all sorts of small things

-we can do.

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-While we're on this earth...

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-..we must play our part in keeping

-this ancient language alive.

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-Angharad Mair! This is news to me.

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-How many Christmas trees are there

-growing here?

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-Around 5,000.

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-They're not mine.

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-They belong to Joni, my husband.

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-They've got nothing to do with me.

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-I haven't been out here

-planting trees!

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-He does all the work, fair play.

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-These are next Christmas's trees.

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-The ones for the following year

-are in the field over there.

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-Wow! We've all learned something new

-about Angharad Mair!

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-Buy your fresh Christmas trees here.

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-Come on through.

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-That was nice.

-I enjoyed that little walk.

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-You live in a really lovely place.

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-Yes, even on a winter's day

-like this...

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-..where the sun is shining

-and the sky is blue...

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-..it's wonderful

-to be out in the countryside.

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-You're a very political person,

-aren't you?

0:20:450:20:48

-You used to write a column

-in the Wales On Sunday...

0:20:480:20:52

-..and in Golwg too.

0:20:520:20:54

-You're happy to express your opinion

-and to have your say.

0:20:540:20:58

-I think it's very important that we

-all participate fully in this world.

0:20:590:21:05

-It's very similar to what I said

-earlier about the Welsh language.

0:21:050:21:10

-If we don't decide to take action,

-express an opinion...

0:21:120:21:17

-..and take an interest...

0:21:190:21:21

-..we can't expect others to do it

-on our behalf.

0:21:210:21:24

-Would you like to enter politics

-and become an MP?

0:21:250:21:29

-At this moment in time,

-my answer would be no...

0:21:310:21:35

-..but I have strong belief

-in that English phrase...

0:21:360:21:39

-..never say never.

0:21:400:21:41

-Watch this space!

0:21:420:21:43

-You'd do a great job of running

-the world... or Wales at least!

0:21:440:21:48

-Having enjoyed some fresh air

-in the fields...

0:21:560:21:59

-..I had a word with Tanwen and Efa.

0:22:010:22:03

-Hello, Efa and Tanwen.

0:22:050:22:07

-This room we're in at the moment

-is your room, isn't it?

0:22:090:22:13

-Yes.

0:22:140:22:15

-What do you two do in here?

0:22:150:22:17

-We both have piano lessons.

0:22:180:22:20

-We also have a computer each in here

-where we do our homework.

0:22:210:22:25

-Do you enjoy doing homework?

0:22:260:22:28

-Do you enjoy doing homework?

-

-We love it!

0:22:280:22:29

-Very good.

0:22:290:22:31

-What about country life?

0:22:320:22:34

-Do you consider yourselves

-to be country girls or townies?

0:22:350:22:39

-You live close to Cardiff.

0:22:400:22:41

-I like living in the countryside.

0:22:440:22:46

-There aren't lots of people

-or cars around.

0:22:460:22:50

-This is a place where we can

-socialize better with other people.

0:22:510:22:55

-But I do like going into town and

-meeting friends to go shopping...

0:22:560:23:00

-..and to meet Mam's friends

-and go for coffee.

0:23:000:23:04

-I like both things.

0:23:040:23:05

-What about Cardiff?

0:23:060:23:08

-Do you think it's a nice city?

0:23:080:23:10

-Do you think it's a nice city?

-

-Yes.

0:23:100:23:11

-There are lots of shops there,

-so you can buy lots of clothes.

0:23:120:23:16

-You've got a swimming pool.

0:23:170:23:19

-Do you use it a lot in the summer?

0:23:200:23:22

-Yes. All my birthday parties

-have been pool parties since Year 7.

0:23:220:23:27

-We also have family parties where

-everyone comes to have a swim.

0:23:290:23:33

-What do you think of Mam's work?

0:23:360:23:38

-Do you watch her when she's on TV

-or do you change the channel?

0:23:380:23:42

-We've watched a couple

-of the programmes she's been on...

0:23:440:23:48

-..just to show her some respect.

0:23:480:23:50

-Usually, if we're allowed

-to watch TV, we wouldn't watch Heno.

0:23:540:23:59

-We'd watch something we enjoy.

0:24:000:24:02

-I put this question

-to everyone I chat to on Adre.

0:24:070:24:11

-What three things would you rescue

-if this house were on fire?

0:24:110:24:16

-Well, this answer

-is very personal to me.

0:24:170:24:20

-It's a really difficult question

-because I'm a huge hoarder.

0:24:200:24:25

-I find it very difficult

-to throw anything out.

0:24:250:24:28

-We have two attics

-and they're both jam-packed.

0:24:280:24:32

-I thought I'd choose three items

-which are irreplaceable.

0:24:340:24:39

-These two frames usually hang

-on the wall in the downstairs loo.

0:24:440:24:48

-At least

-people get to see them there.

0:24:480:24:51

-One's signed for Tanwen

-and the other one for Efa.

0:24:510:24:55

-Dewi Pws signed them on the night

-of the final Edward H gig.

0:24:550:24:59

-When I was Tanwen's age...

0:25:000:25:02

-..I was in love with Cleif Harpwood,

-Dewi Pws and the others.

0:25:020:25:07

-They were a huge part of my life

-when I was a teenager...

0:25:110:25:16

-..and these are priceless to me

-and they're very special.

0:25:160:25:21

-The second thing

-may sound a bit stupid...

0:25:220:25:25

-..but I'd take that dresser

-and the crockery.

0:25:250:25:29

-I'd like to see you carry it out!

0:25:290:25:32

-I'd have saved the contents

-of both attics in that time!

0:25:330:25:37

-That's a Carmarthenshire dresser.

0:25:380:25:40

-It was a present from my mother,

-which makes it more precious to me.

0:25:400:25:45

-My mother gave me

-the blue crockery too.

0:25:460:25:49

-I like to think that items

-which were made in Wales...

0:25:500:25:54

-..can return to Wales

-and stay in Wales.

0:25:540:25:57

-That's why I chose

-this Nantgarw plate.

0:25:590:26:02

-This was produced around

-the beginning of the 19th century.

0:26:050:26:10

-It cost quite a lot of money...

0:26:110:26:14

-..and that's another reason

-for me wanting to save it.

0:26:140:26:18

-I can't afford to buy lots

-of Nantgarw & Swansea Porcelain.

0:26:180:26:22

-If I won the lottery...

0:26:220:26:24

-..I'd spend the money

-on Nantgarw & Swansea Porcelain.

0:26:240:26:28

-I know nothing about antiques,

-so around how much would that cost?

0:26:300:26:35

-Around 1,000.

0:26:370:26:39

-Wow!

0:26:400:26:41

-Good choice, Angharad!

0:26:420:26:43

-Good choice, Angharad!

-

-That's why I'm saving it.

0:26:430:26:45

-Thank you

-for welcoming me into your home.

0:26:460:26:49

-Thank you very much for coming here.

0:26:490:26:52

-It's been a pleasure

-to have your company, Nia.

0:26:520:26:55

-I enjoyed it.

0:26:550:26:57

-The tidying up before you arrived

-was worth it too!

0:26:570:27:01

-We received a warm welcome

-from Angharad Mair and her family.

0:27:110:27:16

-Join me next time, when I'll be

-at home with another famous face.

0:27:160:27:20

-For now, goodbye.

0:27:210:27:22

-.

0:27:240:27:24

-Subtitles

0:27:320:27:32

-Subtitles

-

-Subtitles

0:27:320:27:34

-Hello!

0:27:390:27:41

-I have three little monsters!

-Three children.

0:27:430:27:47

-Ceri is almost six years old.

0:27:470:27:49

-Paddy had his fourth birthday

-just before Christmas.

0:27:520:27:55

-Anest is two and a half.

0:27:570:27:59

-How old are you?

0:28:010:28:03

-How old are you?

-

-Five.

0:28:030:28:04

-Five? No, you're two.

0:28:040:28:06

-Six.

0:28:060:28:07

-Six.

-

-You're two and a half.

0:28:070:28:08

-Ceri worries about everything.

0:28:100:28:12

-She keeps us on track.

0:28:120:28:14

-She worries

-and she never forgets anything.

0:28:150:28:18

-Patrick is a typical boy.

0:28:190:28:20

-He loves dinosaurs.

0:28:210:28:22

-He loves fighting.

0:28:240:28:25

-And this is Anest.

0:28:250:28:27

-This is how she is all the time.

0:28:270:28:29

-This is you isn't it, missus?

0:28:290:28:33

-I don't come from any one place.

0:28:350:28:37

-My family comes from Ireland, Wales

-and Scotland.

0:28:370:28:41

-I come from everywhere really!

0:28:420:28:44

-My dad was in the air force,

-so I lived abroad a lot of the time.

0:28:440:28:49

-Mam comes from Llandwrog,

-just outside Caernarfon.

0:28:500:28:53

-I got married in 2003

-and I moved to New Zealand.

0:28:550:28:58

-We lived there for three years.

0:28:590:29:01

-When I became pregnant with Ceri,

-my eldest, we moved back home.

0:29:010:29:06

-We weren't sure where to move to

-but we chose Wales.

0:29:060:29:09

-I don't think it's possible to live

-in Wales if you don't speak Welsh.

0:29:100:29:15

-I couldn't imagine living here...

0:29:150:29:18

-..with my children speaking

-a different language from me.

0:29:180:29:22

-I had to learn.

0:29:220:29:24

-I also don't like it

-if there are ten people in a room...

0:29:260:29:30

-..and one doesn't speak Welsh,

-so everyone turns to English.

0:29:310:29:36

-I didn't want to be that person.

0:29:360:29:38

-It's really tough

-but you've got to keep going.

0:29:390:29:43

-I think it takes two years

-to become comfortable.

0:29:440:29:47

-I started by saying hello to people

-in Welsh.

0:29:480:29:51

-When I was at school, I thought

-I was rubbish at languages.

0:29:540:29:58

-Learning Welsh has made me think

-I'm not that bad.

0:29:590:30:02

-If you want to learn Welsh, you've

-got to immerse yourself in it...

0:30:070:30:11

-..and think,

-"That's it! I'm going to do it."

0:30:120:30:15

-I once clicked the Welsh option

-with the Post Office by mistake.

0:30:150:30:19

-I thought, "Oh, no!" I didn't

-want to speak Welsh to them!

0:30:200:30:24

-But it was fine and I did it.

0:30:250:30:27

-After that chat I thought,

-"Wowee! I'm Welsh now."

0:30:270:30:31

-I'm Elizabeth Morgan

-and I live in Cardiff.

0:30:490:30:52

-I'm not a fluent Welsh speaker

-but I'm trying to speak a bit, OK?

0:30:520:30:57

-I'm an actress and an author.

0:30:590:31:01

-I was born in Llanelli,

-but my family moved up north.

0:31:020:31:06

-I went to Rhyl Grammar School.

0:31:100:31:12

-I chose Welsh and Latin...

0:31:130:31:15

-..but my family moved to England.

0:31:170:31:20

-A year later, my parents and I

-returned to North Wales...

0:31:210:31:25

-..and I went back

-to Rhyl Grammar School.

0:31:250:31:28

-It was too late for me

-to change subjects and study Welsh.

0:31:300:31:34

-OK.

0:31:370:31:38

-No Welsh for me.

0:31:390:31:40

-I've written four books.

0:31:430:31:45

-Two of those

-are about making a home in France.

0:31:480:31:52

-My next novel

-will be published in September.

0:31:540:31:58

-I did Music Hall in London

-for two years.

0:32:030:32:06

-It was great fun

-and we had a lot of laughs.

0:32:060:32:11

-I acted on an S4C series

-called Glan Hafren.

0:32:140:32:20

-I also acted in English...

0:32:210:32:23

-..with the BBC Drama

-Repertory Company in London.

0:32:230:32:27

-In Cardiff, I've worked in English

-with the BBC on The Old Devils.

0:32:290:32:35

-I've recorded hundreds

-of voice-overs for commercials.

0:32:400:32:46

-I also voiced a cartoon

-called Captain Scarlet.

0:32:470:32:51

-I was the voice

-of Destiny Angel, who was French...

0:32:530:32:56

-..Rhapsody Angel,

-who was a Sloane...

0:32:560:33:00

-..and Harmony Angel,

-who was Chinese.

0:33:010:33:04

-Welsh is important to me,

-just like rugby is important to me.

0:33:070:33:12

-The Welsh language

-and Welsh rugby...

0:33:130:33:16

-..are important and they're a

-definitive characteristic of Wales.

0:33:190:33:25

-Learning Welsh is important to me.

0:33:290:33:32

-I come from Canada originally.

0:33:450:33:47

-I came to Wales to get married.

0:33:470:33:49

-I met my husband, through a friend,

-in the United States.

0:33:500:33:54

-He'd lived in Wales for 15 years.

0:33:550:33:57

-I moved here to get married.

0:33:580:34:00

-I run a company

-which produces documents...

0:34:030:34:06

-..for businesses and agencies who

-want them in an alternative format.

0:34:070:34:12

-That's usually Braille,

-audio format or large print.

0:34:120:34:16

-Take a typical Welsh coursebook,

-for example.

0:34:230:34:27

-They're usually fairly large books.

0:34:280:34:32

-Look at this textbook.

0:34:330:34:34

-It's quite big.

0:34:340:34:36

-It's a typical size

-for a Welsh coursebook.

0:34:360:34:39

-This is how a book of this size

-appears in Braille.

0:34:390:34:43

-A single volume

-of a printed textbook...

0:34:430:34:46

-..becomes a 14-volume collection...

0:34:490:34:52

-..when it's written in Braille.

0:34:520:34:55

-Braille is enormous.

0:34:570:34:58

-I have two guide dogs.

0:35:020:35:05

-One is called Amber

-and the other is called Karrie.

0:35:060:35:10

-Karrie is a superstar.

0:35:110:35:12

-She's the best guide dog

-in the world.

0:35:130:35:16

-I went to a male voice choir concert

-in Ottawa 20 years ago.

0:35:240:35:29

-That's where I heard the

-Welsh language for the first time.

0:35:300:35:35

-Like many people,

-I thought the Welsh spoke Gaelic...

0:35:350:35:39

-..or some other language.

0:35:400:35:43

-Once I'd heard Welsh,

-I wanted to learn the language.

0:35:440:35:48

-Words can't convey

-just how eager I was to learn Welsh.

0:35:520:35:56

-Once I'd discovered Welsh,

-it put a full-stop...

0:36:010:36:04

-..to my attempts

-to learn any other language.

0:36:040:36:08

-It's now almost impossible

-for me to speak another language...

0:36:080:36:13

-..without mixing Welsh words

-into my sentences!

0:36:130:36:17

-A screen reader...

0:36:200:36:22

-..reads what's on the screen...

0:36:220:36:24

-..when I strike a key.

0:36:240:36:26

-I can navigate around the pages...

0:36:260:36:29

-..by the title of the chapter,

-via a link...

0:36:320:36:35

-..or by reading just the text.

0:36:350:36:38

-I write things in Welsh to show

-people how a Braille screen works.

0:36:400:36:45

-If your heart is set

-on learning something...

0:36:450:36:48

-..it's certainly possible.

0:36:490:36:51

-It isn't difficult.

0:36:510:36:53

-That's why I think Welsh is easier

-for me than any other language.

0:36:550:37:00

-It's easier because

-I'm so determined to master it.

0:37:010:37:06

-Don't accept the label 'Learner'...

0:37:120:37:15

-..when you've learned

-a little bit of Welsh.

0:37:150:37:18

-You're a Welsh-speaker by choice,

-not a learner.

0:37:190:37:22

-You'll be labelled a learner

-for the rest of your life.

0:37:230:37:27

-Remember - you're a Welsh-speaker

-by choice.

0:37:270:37:31

-.

0:37:350:37:36

-*

0:37:440:37:44

-Hello! I'm Craig ab Iago.

0:37:440:37:46

-In this series,

-I look at people and places...

0:37:460:37:49

-..which are part

-of the story of Wales.

0:37:490:37:52

-Welcome to Pwt O Hanes.

0:37:520:37:54

-Iorwerth Peate had the idea...

0:38:020:38:04

-..of creating the open-air museum

-at St Fagans.

0:38:050:38:08

-There are buildings

-from across Wales here.

0:38:100:38:13

-There are ordinary buildings here

-which show how people once lived.

0:38:130:38:18

-This very popular museum

-welcomed 600,000 visitors last year.

0:38:180:38:23

-There are all sorts

-of buildings here.

0:38:240:38:27

-Farmhouses, shops,

-cottages, a chapel and a church.

0:38:280:38:32

-Here's Aled Sam to talk about

-the castle and Nant Wallter Cottage.

0:38:320:38:37

-The Earl of Plymouth

-presented St Fagans Castle...

0:38:380:38:42

-..to The National Museum of Wales

-in 1946.

0:38:420:38:45

-The majority of the building

-is Elizabethan...

0:38:450:38:48

-..and it was built

-by the Herbert family in 1548.

0:38:490:38:52

-It's one of the finest

-Elizabethan buildings in Wales.

0:38:520:38:56

-St Fagans is one of Europe's

-leading open-air museums...

0:39:040:39:08

-..and it's Wales's biggest

-tourist attraction.

0:39:080:39:11

-Over 40 buildings

-from Celtic times to modern times...

0:39:110:39:15

-..have been re-erected on the site.

0:39:160:39:19

-This is what we imagine when someone

-talks about a Welsh country cottage.

0:39:220:39:28

-A whitewashed, thatched cottage

-with smoke rising from the chimney.

0:39:280:39:33

-From what period

-does Nant Wallter date?

0:39:350:39:38

-We don't know the exact date,

-but around 1770.

0:39:390:39:42

-Where did it come from?

0:39:430:39:45

-From Carmarthenshire.

0:39:450:39:47

-It was on the Taliaris estate...

0:39:480:39:50

-..and it's built

-from local materials.

0:39:500:39:53

-It has a thatched roof

-and mud walls.

0:39:540:39:56

-Nant Wallter Cottage is a typical

-Carmarthenshire cottage.

0:40:040:40:10

-It has a thatched roof...

0:40:120:40:14

-..and mud walls.

0:40:140:40:16

-The buildings here

-come from many areas of Wales.

0:40:160:40:20

-Next, we move to a cottage

-from Rhostryfan, near Caernarfon.

0:40:200:40:24

-Llainfadyn was the home of a man

-who worked in a slate quarry.

0:40:260:40:30

-The furniture in the cottage...

0:40:310:40:33

-..is typical of the golden age

-of the slate quarries...

0:40:330:40:37

-..in the second half

-of the 19th century.

0:40:380:40:42

-We usually link cottages

-to the poorest members of society...

0:41:010:41:06

-..but the people who lived here

-weren't poor.

0:41:070:41:10

-We associate cottages with

-farmworkers, craftsmen and so on.

0:41:110:41:16

-Llainfadyn Cottage belonged to

-a quarryman and his family.

0:41:160:41:20

-The house is furnished

-as it looked in the year 1870.

0:41:230:41:27

-This was the golden age of the

-quarry industry in the north-west.

0:41:300:41:35

-That's certainly reflected

-in the furniture.

0:41:350:41:39

-Is the furniture

-original to the house?

0:41:390:41:42

-Yes, there are a few

-original pieces here.

0:41:420:41:45

-The cupboard behind me

-and a few chairs, for example.

0:41:460:41:49

-The rest is part of

-the museum's collection.

0:41:500:41:52

-People often donate old furniture

-to the museum.

0:42:000:42:03

-The next building is also from

-Gwynedd - Garreg Fawr Farmhouse.

0:42:030:42:08

-It came from Waunfawr, Caernarfon.

0:42:080:42:11

-Garreg Fawr Farmhouse

-was built in 1544.

0:42:180:42:21

-It was the home of a wealthy farmer.

0:42:230:42:26

-It's a solid building

-which has two chimneys.

0:42:290:42:32

-It was built of mountain boulders.

0:42:330:42:36

-During this period, a chimney

-was viewed as a status symbol.

0:42:370:42:42

-Most people had a fire in the middle

-of the floor, no chimney...

0:42:420:42:46

-..and a smoke-filled house.

0:42:470:42:49

-The hall is the main room

-on the ground floor.

0:42:510:42:54

-There's also a pantry

-and a buttery here.

0:42:550:42:58

-The furniture in this house

-dates back to around 1650.

0:42:590:43:03

-Upstairs, there are two rooms.

0:43:050:43:07

-People slept in them and

-farm produce was also stored there.

0:43:080:43:12

-Looking after the buildings

-of St Fagans is important work.

0:43:220:43:26

-Gerallt Nash is the Senior Curator

-of the museum.

0:43:260:43:30

-Here he is to talk about

-Cilewent Farmhouse...

0:43:310:43:34

-..which came from Rhayader.

0:43:340:43:36

-This is a very plain design.

0:43:370:43:39

-Yes, it's plain

-but it's also striking.

0:43:390:43:42

-It has a central door

-and that's where we're heading now.

0:43:420:43:48

-The people who lived here

-did the same thing.

0:43:480:43:52

-They turned right,

-into the living area...

0:43:520:43:55

-..and they turned left

-to tend to the animals.

0:43:550:43:58

-I don't quite understand the way

-this house has been partitioned.

0:43:590:44:04

-Let's step inside and I'll take you

-through the different elements.

0:44:040:44:09

-This byre is as big as, if not

-bigger than, the house itself.

0:44:110:44:15

-Yes, and that's interesting.

0:44:160:44:18

-This is where the farmer

-kept his cattle.

0:44:180:44:21

-His cattle were his bank account.

0:44:220:44:24

-He took good care of his stock,

-keeping them indoors in the winter.

0:44:240:44:29

-The cattle got more respect

-than the family!

0:44:290:44:32

-Let's enter the house.

0:44:330:44:34

-Were the owners of this house

-relatively wealthy?

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-Yes, they were relatively wealthy.

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-They kept cattle and

-they produced butter and cheese.

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-That's why they added a dairy.

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-Dairy products generated

-an additional income for them.

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-They knew how to go about adding to

-the money, not in the bank...

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-..but in their name.

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-They also saved money

-by producing dairy products.

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-They became richer as time went on.

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-That family was quite wealthy

-and did all it could to make money.

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-Moving buildings to St Fagans

-can be a challenge...

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-..but they move buildings here

-all the time.

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-The museum's biggest challenge

-was to move St Teilo's church...

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-..from Llandeilo, Tal-y-bont,

-near Llanelli.

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-It took 20 years

-to move every stone.

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-The church now looks as it did

-originally, in 1520.

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-There were pictures on the walls.

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-This is the type of decoration used

-in the 16th century.

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-That's St Christopher.

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-This is The Sunday Christ, which

-served as a warning to everyone...

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-..not to work on the Sabbath.

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-Here, Christ is surrounded

-by agricultural tools.

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-The message is if you use your tools

-and work on a Sunday...

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-..you hurt Jesus

-and damage Christianity.

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-These images were designed to reach

-a largely illiterate audience.

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-St Teilo's Church

-is full of wonderful paintings.

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-Each one tells a story.

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-Also in St Fagans is a small terrace

-of six houses...

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-..which came from Rhyd-y-Car,

-Merthyr Tydfil.

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-These houses were provided

-for workers in an iron-ore mine.

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-This is Rhyd-y-Car terrace, one of

-St Fagans' most popular attractions.

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-What we have is one terrace

-but six periods...

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-..starting in 1855 with

-the white house at the bottom...

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-..progressing all the way to 1985,

-with the pink house at the top.

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-S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones

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