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-Hello! I'm Nia Parry and today, I'm

-in Swansea and the surrounding area.

-Welcome to Milltir2.

-Welcome to Swansea, the city which

-stands on the banks of River Tawe.

-'Swansea' comes from the Vikings'

-name for the place - Sveinsey.

-Swansea stands

-on the Bristol Channel...

-..with Swansea Bay to the south.

-West of Swansea

-is the Gower Peninsula...

-..where you'll find Rhosili beach

-and Penclawdd, the cockles village.

-River Tawe's source

-is near Llyn Y Fan Fawr...

-..in the Brecon Beacons,

-around 30 miles north of the sea.

-On this programme, we look at

-Swansea and the surrounding area.

-I chat to Lowri Morgan,

-Bryn Williams visits Vetch Veg...

-..Ann Sandbrook

-does a belly dance...

-..we visit Manon Eames's home...

-..we meet Leia Fee

-who's learned to fly a plane...

-..and we reminisce

-with Dewi Pws and Alwyn Humphreys.

-For help to follow the programme,

-use the website and the app...

-..and don't forget the subtitles!

-Only around 6,000 people lived in

-Swansea and the area 200 years ago.

-The population has since grown...

-..with people moving here

-from Wales and beyond.

-In February 1941, during the Blitz,

-German planes bombed the town.

-Around 400 people died

-and many buildings were flattened.

-Considerable rebuilding work has

-happened during the past 70 years...

-..and Swansea is now

-a big, modern city.

-There are new buildings and shops

-across the city...

-..but the old indoor market still

-attracts people from near and far.

-Swansea's iconic buildings

-include Brangwyn Hall, Guildhall...

-..and Grand Theatre.

-This area

-has a population of over 230,000...

-..and Swansea

-is Wales's second city.

-Lowri Morgan, the TV presenter

-and runner, was born in Swansea.

-Lowri, it's really nice to see you.

-You grew up in Swansea.

-What sort of place was it for you as

-a child and in your teenage years?

-Let me tell you a story...

-..about something

-that happened to me a few years ago.

-I was travelling across America and

-I got chatting to a man on a bus.

-He asked me where I was from...

-..and I explained I was

-from a small country called Wales.

-He'd heard of Wales...

-..and he said the place he most

-yearned to visit in the world...

-..was Swansea and the Gower.

-Hearing that made me realize...

-..how lucky I was to have been

-raised in a place like Swansea.

-You have the sea, you have the city

-and you have the people.

-Swansea people

-are incredibly warm-hearted.

-It has something for everyone.

-Were you brought up

-in the city itself?

-No, I lived in Gowerton, which is

-around 20 minutes from Swansea.

-It was once a village...

-..but it's expanded over the years

-and it's now probably a town.

-Has the city changed much?

-Yes. There were only a couple

-of buildings here when I was young.

-More businesses

-have since come to Swansea...

-..so more people

-needed a place to live.

-A lot of construction

-has happened here over the years.

-A large amount of money

-is currently being invested...

-..in the regeneration

-of this wonderful city.

-You have a flat

-on the front, over there.

-Yes, and I keep glancing over at it.

-I don't live in the flat

-at the moment.

-I rent it out, unfortunately.

-I really miss living there

-every time I come here.

-The views are amazing,

-especially when the tide is out.

-I think about running all the time,

-so I like to see the beach.

-Everyone who knows you has heard you

-talk about the green gym.

-You use Swansea for running

-and for training purposes.

-Adventure and running

-are an integral part of my life.

-I'm grateful for that.

-My parents took me out to the

-Gower Peninsula from an early age.

-The Gower was only ten minutes

-from our house.

-I surfed when I was younger...

-..I rode horses on the beach...

-..and I went mountain climbing

-on the Gower Peninsula too.

-What I do now is just an extension

-of what I did as a child.

-I'm very fortunate that my parents

-gave me such a wonderful childhood.

-If I hadn't grown up in Swansea...

-..I don't think I'd have been

-the person that I am today.

-We'll have more

-from my chat with Lowri later.

-Swansea has a topflight

-football team.

-The Swans are flying high.

-Before they moved

-to the Liberty Stadium in 2005...

-..they played at the Vetch Field

-in Sandfields, in the city centre.

-In 2012, chef Bryn Williams

-visited Sandfields...

-..to talk to two local men

-about the Vetch Veg project...

-..a community garden which was also

-a public piece of art.

-The project was part

-of Cultural Olympiad Wales.

-Behind the prison, on the old

-Vetch football ground in Swansea...

-..there's a special garden.

-Owen Griffiths

-is the man behind this project.

-Owen, Vetch Veg was your idea.

-Tell me more about Vetch Veg.

-It's a garden

-and it's also an art exhibition.

-The garden was created...

-..in collaboration with the

-residents of Sandfields, Swansea...

-..to celebrate

-Cultural Olympiad Wales 2012.

-The artwork doesn't look

-like artwork necessarily.

-It's a community project.

-It's about the way

-people talk to each other...

-..and a community working with an

-artist to create something special.

-It looks really organic.

-It's quite shabby chic.

-It's a great place in a city centre.

-It's a great place in a city centre.

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-Yes, it's an urban utopia.

-It's an oasis

-in the middle of Swansea.

-One local man who's growing crops as

-part of Vetch Veg is Gerwyn Thomas.

-Gerwyn, we're safe from the rain

-in this polytunnel.

-What do you grow here?

-What do you grow here?

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-A variety of things.

-These are Bangladesh beans.

-They're a unique colour.

-They're a unique colour.

-

-Yes, absolutely.

-Is this your plot?

-Is this your plot?

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-Yes, this is my little plot.

-I grow mostly tomatoes here.

-It's been named Tomato Temple!

-I also grow aubergines

-and lemon cucumbers.

-Lemon cucumbers?

-Yes, it's the shape of a lemon

-but it tastes like cucumber.

-Does it stay this size?

-Yes, it stays that size.

-It's the size of a tomato

-but it tastes like cucumber?

-That's really different.

-Tell me about this corner.

-Tell me about this corner.

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-There are around seven beds here.

-It's cultivated by elderly people

-from the Chinese community.

-They're people who are in their 80s.

-They come down here

-at around 7 o'clock every morning.

-They like to get here quite early.

-There are so many different

-vegetables here...

-..it's quite baffling.

-I've seen lots of vegetables

-but I've also spotted some berries.

-May I go and pick them?

-May I go and pick them?

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-Of course.

-Will you be here all day?

-Will you be here all day?

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-Yes.

-I'll cook a dish in the oven.

-Come and taste it later.

-We'll rejoin Bryn a bit later,

-when he'll bake a pudding...

-..using fruit from Vetch Veg.

-Join me after the break to hear

-the story of Swansea docks...

-..and to learn about belly dancing

-with Ann Sandbrook in Pontardawe.

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-Welcome back to Swansea.

-I'm in the old docks area,

-which is now a luxurious marina.

-Coal, tin and cooper

-were exported from these docks.

-At one time,

-Swansea was known as Copperopolis!

-There were five docks here.

-North Dock, South Dock,

-Prince Of Wales Dock...

-..King's Dock and Queen's Dock.

-Ferries once sailed between Swansea

-and Cork, in Ireland...

-..but that service was cancelled

-in 2012.

-Today, only King's Dock

-is open for cargo ships.

-Queen's Dock

-was a dock for oil tankers...

-..but today,

-there's a mussels farm there.

-North Dock closed down in 1930...

-..and today, Parc Tawe Retail Park

-on that site.

-Prince Of Wales Dock has become

-a marina with 500 moorings.

-There's also

-a wakeboarding centre there.

-South Dock closed down in 1971 and

-today, it's the Maritime Quarter.

-Here you'll find a marina, houses,

-hotels, cafes, pubs and shops.

-It's also the home of

-The National Waterfront Museum.

-I'm outside the Dylan Thomas Centre.

-Dylan was born in 5, Cwmdonkin Drive

-Swansea in 1914...

-..and he passed away in New York

-in 1953.

-Dylan made his name as a poet

-who wrote in English.

-He became very famous in America.

-Dylan's parents

-came from Carmarthenshire.

-They both spoke Welsh but,

-like many parents then and now...

-..they didn't speak Welsh

-to their children.

-Another famous poet from this area

-was David Gwenallt Jones.

-He's one of the great poets

-who wrote in Welsh.

-Gwenallt was born in Pontardawe,

-eight miles from Swansea.

-Let's head to Pontardawe now

-to meet Ann Sandbrook.

-Ann's hobby is belly dancing.

-She makes her own costumes

-and she holds classes in the area.

-I had a chat with her a while ago.

-I had a look through her wardrobe

-but I didn't do any belly dancing!

-By day, I'm a hairdresser.

-By night, I'm a belly dancer.

-You need the three B's -

-boobs, bum and bottle!

-Ann has been belly dancing

-for years.

-She teaches almost every night

-and she organizes shows for charity.

-She travels as far as Cairo

-to have costumes made...

-..both for her

-and for her troupe - The Divas.

-Why did you take up belly dancing?

-Why did you take up belly dancing?

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-I needed to keep fit.

-I was at a strange age.

-I went to a few keep fit classes.

-There were men there and

-we had to wear Lycra and I hated it!

-I heard about a belly dancing class

-and I enjoy dancing, so I tried it.

-I took to it

-and it's very addictive.

-Once you dress up

-in all the sparkles, it's great.

-What do you wear when you dance?

-You wear skirts and coin belts,

-called shakiras.

-They jingle

-when you wriggle your body.

-When you gain more experience,

-you get a whole outfit...

-..which includes

-a sparkly skirt and bra.

-When you dance,

-you need a solid bra.

-When you lift your arms,

-everything shifts...

-..so it must fit you properly.

-You also wear co-ordinating shoes.

-The colours are fabulous.

-Do you feel sexy when you wear them?

-Do you feel sexy when you wear them?

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-Yes - brilliant! It's fab.

-Ann, I'm privileged to be here.

-You don't allow many people up here.

-You don't allow many people up here.

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-I allow no-one up here!

-You're the only one.

-It doesn't look like an attic

-in Pontardawe.

-It looks like a bazaar in Cairo!

-It's incredible.

-I've never seen so many sequins

-in my life.

-Do you have a favourite?

-Do you have a favourite?

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-I'm fond of this one.

-The sequins on the dress

-make it really heavy.

-You can see through it.

-This is incredible!

-They're like metal.

-They're solid.

-Yes, there's a bra built into this.

-The dress wraps around the body

-and zips up at the back.

-This holds you in.

-This holds you in.

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-You mustn't spill out of it.

-Do you wear these to dance?

-Yes, you wear one

-which matches your costume.

-It goes on, like so.

-I feel like a queen.

-I've just spotted something!

-Do you wear this?

-Yes, it's quite possible to wear it.

-You wear fabric underneath it

-and it goes on, like so.

-You look like Madonna!

-Why is there a pair

-of red dragon knickers up here?

-We did a show

-and I was wearing my full costume.

-I wanted to have fun,

-so I tucked my skirt in my bloomers.

-When I turned around,

-people saw the Wales flag.

-You love being on stage, don't you?

-Yes. I don't care

-what anyone thinks!

-I'm there to have fun.

-The lovely Ann Sandbrook.

-The next clip features

-another great lady - Manon Eames.

-Manon, who's from Bangor, is an

-actress, a presenter and an author.

-Aled Sam met her in her house,

-which stands above Swansea.

-She's lived in that house

-for over 20 years.

-For help to follow the programme,

-use the website and the app...

-..and don't forget the subtitles!

-This is my home - my little nest.

-I work here and I live here.

-It's quiet.

-I'm free to do as I please.

-I fell in love with the house

-instantly.

-The garden and the view

-sold the house to me.

-The house

-is in the middle of town...

-..but there's

-very little traffic here.

-It feels like I'm in the countryside

-but I'm on the outskirts of town.

-Writer and gardener, Manon Eames

-has lived in Swansea for 20 years.

-She carried out much of the

-renovation and design work herself.

-How did you go about adapting

-the house to suit your needs?

-I wanted a cosy home

-which was also practical.

-I'm not a minimalist.

-I like it to be neat and tidy but

-I like things to be out, on display.

-I'm not a cupboards person, really.

-I like to see my personal nicknacks.

-I like to get stuck in.

-I did some of the plumbing,

-the wiring and the decorating.

-I think it makes a house

-really feel like your home.

-My fingerprints are all over

-every inch of this house.

-It's true.

-I see the house as a whole

-rather than various rooms.

-It's one living space.

-I can see the sea

-from this house.

-I have introduced a subtle,

-maritime theme to the house.

-I can see Mumbles lighthouse

-when I lie in the bath.

-I imagine I'm in a beach hut

-looking out, across the bay.

-You must have

-a seriously vivid imagination!

-Yes, I do, Aled!

-The fact you have two sofas

-and lots of scatter cushions...

-..suggest you spend a lot of time

-in front of the television.

-No, but I want to be comfortable

-when I am here.

-It's lovely and cosy in here

-in the winter.

-I spend most of my time outside

-in the summer.

-That's a very special picture.

-There's a picture of Kyffin Williams

-on the wall.

-It makes me think about my father

-and about Snowdonia.

-I sometimes ask people if the garden

-is an extension of the house.

-Yes, I tried to give the garden

-a similar feel to the house...

-..by using terracotta and slate.

-You'll see the same materials

-and colours in the kitchen.

-I believe the house and the garden

-are a partnership.

-The house sits in the garden

-and the garden is part of the house.

-When you live somewhere,

-study it and work out how to use it.

-You can see

-how the light works in this garden.

-The sun's going down over the bay.

-You instinctively know where to sit

-when you're in the garden.

-React to your surroundings.

-You come from Bangor originally.

-You've made this area your home.

-No, I'm half and half!

-A branch of my family

-comes from Swansea.

-My mother comes from South Wales,

-so I'm a mongrel!

-I have definitely

-settled in this area.

-I'm very fond of the house

-and of Swansea too.

-I've lived here for over 20 years

-and it's now my home.

-Join me after the break

-to take a look at Swansea Bay...

-..and to meet a Welsh learner

-who's also learned to fly a plane.

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-Welcome back

-to Swansea and the area.

-Behind me is the vast Singleton Park

-where they hold open air events...

-..such as Proms In The Park.

-It's a lovely place

-to go for a walk.

-You can hire a pedalo

-and have fun on the lake.

-Its Botanical Gardens are full of

-countless species of plants.

-Nearby Singleton Hospital serves

-Swansea and the surrounding area.

-These are

-the Swansea University buildings.

-I was a student here and I had

-a great time... studying, of course!

-Thousands of students from Wales

-and beyond come to the university.

-You, like me, can study the Welsh

-language at Academi Hywel Teifi.

-The South West Wales

-Welsh For Adults Centre is here too.

-What do today's students make of the

-university and the Swansea area?

-There's a good community

-of Welsh-speaking students here.

-We meet up regularly.

-The two universities in the running

-for me were Swansea and Cardiff.

-I liked the feeling on campus here.

-I preferred that to being in

-the middle of the city in Cardiff.

-It's nice to walk to the beach

-and to go to the 360 sports centre.

-There are lots of opportunities

-to do things socially.

-Some students like Wind Street too!

-Let's rejoin Bryn Williams

-on his visit to Vetch Veg in 2012.

-Here he is,

-cooking a very tasty pudding...

-..using the berries he picked

-in the garden.

-I've seen a handful of redcurrants.

-The great thing about redcurrants

-is they're quite sharp...

-..so they work well

-with raspberries.

-I need berries of different sizes,

-flavours and colours for the recipe.

-I'll prepare

-a mixed berry clafoutis.

-First, grease an ovenproof dish

-with butter.

-In go the redcurrants.

-Stone the cherries.

-That's very important.

-Add raspberries and blueberries.

-All the berries are in the bowl.

-Next, mix the clafoutis itself.

-First, I need some plain flour.

-Add some sugar...

-..and three eggs.

-Next, pour in 150ml of double cream.

-Mix it well.

-Finally, add melted butter

-to the mixture.

-It's important

-that the butter isn't too hot.

-The clafoutis is now ready to be

-poured over the berries in the bowl.

-That's plenty.

-It's ready for the oven.

-The clafoutis is ready.

-Will you taste it?

-Yes, please!

-Yes, please!

-

-It looks lovely.

-Is it nice?

-Is it nice?

-

-Yes, it's fantastic.

-It's something different

-which you can cook in the oven.

-It's really easy.

-Mm!

-It's at its best when it's warm.

-Don't let it get cold!

-Don't let it get cold!

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-Wonderful!

-Look at this amazing beach!

-It stretches

-all the way from the docks...

-..to the Mumbles, in the west.

-Mumbles has had a lighthouse

-since 1794.

-Its current lighthouse

-is totally automated.

-Mumbles lifeboat station

-is run by the RNLI.

-There's been a lifeboat here

-since 1866.

-This is Mumbles Pier.

-A railway ran

-from Swansea to Mumbles Pier...

-..from 1807 to 1960.

-This was the world's first railway

-to carry fare-paying passengers.

-The path of the old railway...

-..is now a path for walkers, runners

-and cyclists.

-Leia Fee spends a lot of her time

-in Swansea Airport, on the Gower.

-She's learned Welsh and

-she's also learned to fly a plane.

-Hello! I'm Leia Fee

-and I'm at Swansea Airport.

-It's a sunny day, for once!

-I come from Pembrokeshire...

-..but I moved to Swansea

-to go to the university.

-I dote on the place. It's lovely.

-When I was young,

-I went to air shows at Brawdy.

-My grandfather was in the RAF.

-Then, when I was an adult, I had a

-flying lesson as a birthday present.

-It was brilliant.

-I first took up flying

-eight years ago.

-I've been flying

-from Swansea Airport...

-..for six of those eight years.

-At first, it feels like

-it's really difficult...

-..but things get easier, over time.

-Learning to talk over the radio

-is like learning a new language.

-When you first use the radio in the

-plane, you can't understand a thing!

-It's just like a foreign language.

-But it gets easier and you learn

-to pick up your own call sign.

-I did a little bit of Welsh

-at school...

-..but when the time came

-to choose my GCSE subjects...

-..I could either take French

-and go to Paris...

-..or I could take Welsh

-and go to Llangrannog!

-I'd been to Llangrannog

-and I was really ill...

-..plus it rained all the time.

-That's why I chose French!

-I also use the

-Say Something In Welsh website.

-It works really well

-with traditional classes.

-Say Something In Welsh

-keeps me focused.

-I speak Welsh all the time and

-I don't worry about making mistakes.

-The SSIW language is more natural

-than classroom Welsh.

-The SSIW language is real Welsh!

-After leaving school,

-I got a job in the education world.

-I teach adults to use computers.

-I'd like to teach

-through the medium of Welsh.

-Very little is available

-through the medium of Welsh...

-..so I'd like to develop and get to

-a level where I can teach in Welsh.

-I'm really happy

-I decided to learn Welsh.

-We're ready to go.

-Goodbye!

-Let's return to the chat I had

-with Lowri Morgan.

-Tell me about yourself.

-Where did you study

-and what was your first job?

-Are you ready for this story?

-I wanted to be a classical singer.

-I thought I'd become

-a professional singer.

-My intention was to go to London

-to study music and drama.

-During the year I spent

-applying for a place...

-..in music and drama colleges,

-I decided to go and see the world...

-..and go and study

-in the university of life!

-I did some work experience

-with a television company...

-..and I really enjoyed the buzz

-of live broadcasting...

-..and the choreography which goes

-into creating such a production.

-A presenting job came up...

-..on a children's slot

-called Planed Plant.

-I got the job

-and I did that for two years.

-I really enjoyed it,

-then I moved on to present Uned5.

-That was around 15 years ago.

-I've been very fortunate to have

-had some wonderful experiences...

-..in my work as a TV presenter.

-While you were on Uned5,

-you tackled several challenges.

-You love a challenge, of course.

-What sort of things did you do?

-I did several triathlons...

-..and two Ironman races.

-That involved

-swimming for a mile and a half...

-..cycling for 120 miles,

-then running a marathon.

-Tell me about

-the ultra marathons you've done.

-That journey started in 2009,

-when I ran my first ultra marathon.

-That was the Jungle Ultra Marathon

-in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil.

-I ran 140 miles in a week.

-It was a self-sufficient race.

-We had to run through a jungle which

-was full of jaguars and snakes...

-..we had to swim across rivers

-which were full of piranhas...

-..and make our way across swamps

-which were full of anacondas.

-The only assistance on offer to us

-was drinking water.

-To call it a tough race

-really is an understatement!

-Something like 150 people

-started the race...

-..but only 50 of us finished it.

-I was so happy to finish!

-I was delighted

-when I crossed that finish line.

-The fact I came tenth

-in the race overall...

-..meant that I finished with a smile

-on my face, despite everything.

-It was an incredible experience.

-I then went to Arctic.

-I'd tested myself

-in hot conditions...

-..where the humidity levels

-were at around 90%.

-I wanted to find out

-how I'd cope with extreme cold.

-The race covered

-350 miles in a week, non-stop.

-Again, it was

-a self-sufficient race.

-Only five people

-had ever finished the race.

-I entered into it

-with steely determination.

-It wasn't about winning.

-I was determined to finish it.

-I wanted to find out

-how far I could push my limits...

-..and how much I could do.

-I was very fortunate.

-I was the only person

-to finish that race...

-..and I became the sixth person in

-history to cross that finish line.

-Only six people have ever finished

-the Arctic ultra marathon?

-How many of those are women?

-How many of those are women?

-

-Two, in total.

-Two of us have done it. Yay!

-Thank you for the chat, Lowri.

-You're such an inspiration.

-Join me after the break, when

-Dewi Pws talks about his work...

-..and Alwyn Humphreys discusses his

-time with Morriston Orpheus Choir.

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-Welcome back.

-Let's meet a man who was born

-in the Treboeth area of Swansea...

-..but who now lives by the sea in

-the village of Tresaith, Ceredigion.

-Dewi Pws Morris

-has sung with several groups...

-..and written many songs.

-He's also a poet, an actor

-and a TV presenter.

-The multitalented Dewi Pws chatted

-to Matt and I on the Hwb sofa.

-You're late!

-You're late!

-

-Sorry!

-Welcome to Hwb.

-Are you well?

-Are you well?

-

-Are you a doctor?

-We're going to have trouble!

-Dewi, you're an actor, a singer,

-a comedian, an author and a poet.

-You're multitalented.

-I do a little bit of everything.

-First, tell me about the writing.

-I've written a lot of poetry

-and it's mostly aimed at children.

-I've written some stories too.

-Rhiannon, my wife,

-or Saint Rhiannon as I call her...

-..has worked with me on some books.

-Things like Dewin Dwpsi.

-Things like Dewin Dwpsi.

-

-They'll help me learn Welsh.

-Limrigau Lyfli

-is a book of limericks.

-I love limericks.

-Wps is a book of poetry

-for children.

-Wps is an anagram of...?

-Wps is an anagram of...?

-

-I have no idea.

-Pws!

-Pws!

-

-Oh! Clever!

-I'm currently

-writing stories with children.

-They've drawn pictures

-of ghost stories for me.

-Working with children is fun.

-You were a school teacher.

-Yes, at Moorland Road school

-in Splott.

-Why did you leave teaching?

-Because I was having fun

-with the children!

-The curriculum

-went out of the window!

-I didn't do much teaching!

-You acted on Pobol Y Cwm.

-Yes, but that was many years ago.

-When I was in Pobol Y Cwm...

-..a young boy

-was also a member of the cast.

-I forgot all about the little boy.

-Around 15 years later,

-I saw this person walking past...

-..when I was dubbing in a studio.

-After three days,

-we said hello to each other.

-Then someone told me

-it was Ioan Gruffudd.

-He was the little boy who acted

-alongside you on Pobol Y Cwm!

-Yes, when he was a boy.

-I want to talk to you about poetry.

-Barddoni - writing poetry.

-Tell me about writing poetry.

-I was Bardd Plant Cymru -

-the children's poet laureate.

-Did you tour the schools?

-Yes, encouraging children

-to write poetry.

-You never know

-what a child is thinking.

-One nine-year-old girl

-was an example of that.

-I asked the children to give me

-one line of poetry...

-..to describe snow

-falling from the sky.

-Snow falling.

-This little girl came up and said...

-.."Snow falls quietly enough.

-Like Simon Cowell's dandruff."

-Genius!

-Only a child

-would come up with that!

-Let's talk about singing and music.

-Writing music is my favourite thing.

-How do you write a song?

-Lyrics first, then the music

-or music first, then lyrics?

-Sometimes, they come

-at the same time.

-I took ten minutes

-to write Lleucu Llwyd.

-You wrote Lleucu Llwyd?

-I had no idea.

-I assumed Lleucu Llwyd

-was a traditional song.

-Was Lleucu Llwyd a real person?

-Lucy Gray, by Wordsworth.

-The Lucy Poems.

-I read

-The Oxford Book Of Welsh Verse...

-..and there was a poem about Lleucu

-Llwyd, or Lucy Gray in English.

-A different Lucy Gray, but I fell

-in love with the name Lleucu Llwyd.

-I then wrote the song

-Lleucu Llwyd in ten minutes.

-It's a really simple song.

-Some songs just come to you.

-We finish today

-with another TV presenter.

-Alwyn Humphreys was born on Anglesey

-but he moved Swansea...

-..to work as the conductor

-of the famous Orpheus choir.

-Here he is in Tabernacle Chapel...

-..talking about his work

-with the choir.

-For help to follow the programme,

-use the website and the app...

-..and don't forget the subtitles!

-I'd been a conductor with

-Risca male voice choir for a year.

-A friend told me about an advert

-he'd seen in the Western Mail...

-..for a conductor

-for the Morriston Orpheus.

-Why should I try for it?

-I was happy with Risca.

-My friend told me it would be like

-promotion to the First Division.

-There was no Premier League

-in those days!

-I attended the interview...

-..which lasted for 45 minutes in

-the deacons room in a nearby chapel.

-I heard the sound

-of men walking into the vestry.

-It was rehearsal night.

-The chairman put two pieces of music

-in my hand.

-"Now," he said, "You will go into

-the vestry and conduct the choir."

-I'd never seen them before.

-I thought, "This is unfair."

-You always want to prepare

-before something like that.

-After half an hour,

-the chairman stood up.

-"Thank you, Mr Humphreys,

-you may now go."

-They treated me like dirt.

-On the way out,

-I started feeling sick.

-I said, "Excuse me, but I must go."

-I ran outside

-and I vomited on the chapel wall.

-It was an awful experience.

-I drove home and promised myself

-I'd never return to Morriston.

-They phoned me a few days later and

-invited me for another audition...

-..to conduct the choir

-for an entire rehearsal.

-I said, "Thanks, but no thanks.

-I'm happy with my choir."

-But they said I could choose

-the music and take a full rehearsal.

-I came back

-and I stayed for 25 years.

-# For everyone who is loyal

-# Fighting in His name #

-I become a different person

-when I'm standing on the podium.

-In reality, I'm quite shy...

-..but when I'm there, I turn

-into a conductor and a master...

-..because there's a job to be done.

-Socially, I never lead

-conversations - I hope I don't!

-I'm happy to follow

-on those occasions.

-I think I must be a performer,

-to some extent...

-..or I couldn't have done

-the things I've done.

-Having said that,

-I take criticism to heart.

-I'm very sensitive.

-That's why I left Morriston Orpheus

-after 25 years.

-I felt that it was going well

-at the time.

-It could only go downhill from then,

-as I got older.

-A time comes in one's life when

-you must make momentous decisions.

-That's one of the few

-huge decisions I've made.

-I'm in touch with the choir.

-My wife was the accompanist

-and she's now the conductor.

-I'm still in touch with them

-and that's great, in one sense.

-At the same time,

-I'm glad I walked away when I did.

-Every time I visit Morriston...

-..and I see this building,

-a warm feeling washes over me.

-I think about the community

-and the sound of the choir.

-The choir is a group of people.

-Those people have shown me

-such generosity.

-I'm so happy to be back here...

-..to have the thrill

-of walking into the building again.

-It's the same feeling every time.

-I feel so passionate

-every time I walk in.

-Here, more than anywhere else,

-I sometimes had a problem.

-I used to tell myself

-to keep my emotions under control.

-Often, I'd think back to my father's

-days with the choir in Bodffordd...

-..and the experiences he had,

-along with Uncle Willy.

-They thought they were

-in the Tabernacle...

-..when they were singing

-in Capel y Gad, in the vestry.

-That's the connection.

-I'd have given anything to see them

-in just one concert in this chapel.

-That's all from Swansea

-and the surrounding area.

-See you next time,

-when I'll be in the Bala area.

-Until then, goodbye.

-S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones

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