Sun, 20 Nov 2016 12:50 Dal Ati

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-Hello and welcome to the quiz,

-Llyncu Geiriau.

-For help to follow the programme,

-use the website and the app...

-..and don't forget the subtitles.

-Let's meet the teams.

-Team A, introduce yourselves.

-Team A, introduce yourselves.

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-I'm Louise and I come from Cardiff.

-Hello, Louise.

-Hello, Louise.

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-I'm Liz and I come from New Zealand.

-Ah!

-How long have you been in Wales?

-How long have you been in Wales?

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-For 44 years.

-Well!

-Is it true that you met your husband

-on the ship on the way to Britain?

-No, I was on my way

-to the Netherlands.

-I moved there from New Zealand.

-Well, well, well!

-You're a keen dancer, aren't you?

-Yes.

-What sort of dancing?

-What sort of dancing?

-

-Ballroom dancing.

-I also enjoy Le Roc.

-Le Roc?

-Is that rock and roll dancing?

-Le Roc is modern rock and roll.

-You live in Pentyrch, you dance

-a lot and you do Zumba too I hear.

-Louise, you also do some dancing.

-What sort of dancing do you do?

-French folk dancing.

-What's the difference between French

-folk dancing and Welsh folk dancing?

-Welsh folk dancing

-is a group dance...

-..but French folk dancing

-is done with a partner.

-Dances such as the waltz,

-the mazurka and the bourree.

-Is it an informal form of dance?

-Yes, you have more freedom

-than you have in ballroom.

-It's lovely to meet you.

-I'll come back to you in a minute.

-Team B, please introduce yourselves.

-I'm Andy and I live in Caernarfon.

-Hello.

-Hello.

-

-I'm Les and I live in Abergavenny.

-I come from

-the north of England originally.

-What brought you to Abergavenny?

-Work.

-I got a new job in the Valleys.

-I work in the world of education.

-What do you do in your spare time?

-What's your favourite hobby?

-What's your favourite hobby?

-

-I have a lot of hobbies.

-I really enjoy making homebrew

-in my shed in the garden.

-My garden shed is a small brewery.

-What's the name of your brewery?

-It doesn't have a name

-at the moment.

-Can we work the word Llyncu

-into the title?

-Llyncu Ale?

-Llyncu Ale?

-

-Yes - Llyncu Ale.

-It sounds good to me!

-Do you like beer, Andy?

-Do you like beer, Andy?

-

-Yes.

-What are your hobbies?

-Climbing, walking in the mountains

-and going to the beach.

-You look fit.

-How much climbing do you do?

-I did a lot of climbing

-over the summer...

-..but not so much now

-because of the weather.

-I enjoy walking too.

-When did you start learning Welsh?

-When did you start learning Welsh?

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-Three years ago.

-Well done, you two.

-I look forward to playing

-Llyncu Geiriau with you all.

-Let's get started.

-Crossword

-There are seven clues

-in this crossword.

-This week's theme

-is countries of the world.

-Two points per correct answer.

-If you get it wrong, the other team

-can grab a bonus point.

-You have ten seconds

-to give me a correct answer.

-Team A, choose a clue.

-Which one would you like?

-Four across.

-Countries of the world is the theme.

-The actors Penelope Cruz and Javier

-Bardem come from what country?

-The actors Penelope Cruz and Javier

-Bardem come from what country?

-Your time starts now.

-Sbaen.

-Sbaen.

-

-Sbaen - Spain. Correct.

-Team B, choose a clue.

-One down.

-This is a two-word answer.

-The country of the flower

-and the thistle.

-Your time starts now.

-What's ysgall?

-What's ysgall?

-

-Thistle.

-Yr Alban.

-Yr Alban.

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-Yr Alban - Scotland. Correct.

-You answered just in time,

-so well done.

-Both teams are off to a good start,

-so let's play our next round.

-Here's What Am I? Who Am I?

-Fingers on the buzzers.

-I'll describe an object

-or a famous person.

-A correct answer after the

-first clue is worth three points.

-A correct answer after two clues

-is worth two points.

-One point if you get it

-after the third clue.

-Get it wrong and it passes to

-the other team for a bonus point.

-Are you ready?

-Are you ready?

-

-Yes.

-Here we go.

-Who am I?

-I'm a Welshman

-and I come from Cardiff.

-Tricky! Let's continue.

-The second clue, for two points.

-I've won over 50 caps for Wales.

-Here comes the third clue.

-I play for Real Madrid.

-Team B.

-Team B.

-

-Gareth Bale.

-I thought you were going to say

-Gareth Bale before the third clue.

-Go for it next time!

-Gareth Bale is the correct answer.

-On we go.

-What am I?

-I'm a symbol of love and loss.

-I'm a symbol of love and loss.

-Some people use me

-to stir up trouble or commotion.

-Love spoon.

-In Welsh?

-In Welsh?

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-Spoon cariad!

-Spoon is llwy in Welsh.

-Llwy garu is love spoon in Welsh.

-I was looking for wooden spoon

-but that's close enough.

-I was going to add that it's

-a traditional, Welsh love token.

-Well done. On we go.

-Who am I?

-I was an American actress and model.

-I was an American actress and model.

-For two points.

-I was the most popular pin-up

-of the 1950s.

-Les.

-Les.

-

-Marilyn Monroe.

-Correct, for two points. Well done.

-Was she a pin-up for you?

-No.

-No.

-

-You're too young for that.

-I was about to add...

-..that there's a famous photo of her

-in a white dress.

-We all want to be

-like Marilyn Monroe.

-On we go.

-What am I?

-I live in the middle of Cardiff Bay.

-Let's move on, for two points.

-Gwyneth Lewis wrote the words

-which are written on me.

-Louise?

-The Millennium Stadium Centre.

-No, The Millennium Centre.

-No, The Millennium Centre.

-

-Yes. Leave out the stadium.

-The Millennium Centre.

-Well done, Louise.

-Team B, you won that round

-with five points.

-Team A, you got two points.

-What's the score?

-Let's play Fast Translation.

-You have 30 seconds...

-..to translate as many words

-as you can from English into Welsh.

-One member of each team plays this

-one and you'll go first, Team A.

-Who'll represent the team?

-Who'll represent the team?

-

-I'll do it.

-Louise, your 30 seconds start now.

-To rescue.

-To rescue.

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-Pass.

-Exhibition.

-Arddangos.

-Buildings.

-Adeiladau.

-Candidate.

-Candidate.

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-No idea.

-Lively.

-Bywiog.

-Successful.

-Llwyddiant.

-Background.

-Cefndir.

-Convenient.

-Cyfleus.

-Talkative.

-Siaradus.

-Fox.

-Llwynog.

-Friendly.

-Cyfeillgar.

-To happen.

-Digwydd.

-Husband.

-Gwr.

-Pardon?

-Pardon?

-

-Gwr.

-Correct. You squeezed that in

-before your time ran out.

-Well done, Louise.

-You passed on the first one.

-To rescue.

-To rescue.

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-Achub.

-You know it now.

-I can't accept arddangos

-for exhibition.

-Arddangos - to exhibit.

-Exhibition - arddangosfa.

-You already knew that.

-I can't accept

-llwyddiant for successful.

-Llwyddiant - success.

-Llwyddiannus.

-Yes. You knew that too.

-It's difficult

-when you're under pressure.

-After all that,

-you scored nine points. Well done.

-Les, are you ready

-to do some fast translation?

-Yes, I'm ready.

-Nine to beat.

-Get as many points as you can.

-Your time starts now.

-Strict.

-Llwm.

-Tidy.

-Taclus.

-Suitable.

-Suitable.

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-Pass.

-Skin.

-Croen.

-To represent.

-Cynrychioli.

-To arrange.

-Trefnu.

-To complain.

-Cwyno.

-Thankful.

-Diolchgar.

-Chess.

-Gwyddbwyll.

-To be surprised.

-Synnu.

-To broadcast.

-Darlledu.

-To consider.

-Darbwyllo.

-Time's up and I can reveal

-that you did really well.

-Very good, Les.

-Unfortunately,

-you said llwm for strict.

-Llym.

-Llym - strict.

-Llwm - bleak.

-It was looking a bit bleak for you

-for a while there.

-You passed on suitable - addas.

-You said darbwyllo for to consider.

-Darbwyllo - to convince.

-Ystyried is the correct answer.

-You did really well regardless,

-scoring nine points.

-Let's take a look

-at the current score.

-Back we go to our crossword.

-Team B, choose a clue.

-Two points for a correct answer.

-Get it wrong and the clue passes

-to the other team for a bonus point.

-Three across, please.

-In what country

-would you find a rock called Uluru?

-Your time starts now.

-Awstralia.

-Awstralia - Australia.

-Not far from New Zealand,

-your home, Liz.

-Two points to Team B.

-Team A, choose a clue.

-Five across.

-Five across.

-Remember, countries of the world

-is our theme.

-Here's your clue.

-The largest country

-in South America.

-Your ten seconds start now.

-South America?

-Brasil?

-Brasil.

-Correct.

-Two points. Well done.

-What's the score?

-Are you ready to take a break?

-We have a challenge

-for everyone at home.

-Can you fill in the blanks

-in these two words?

-There are some missing letters here,

-as you can see.

-Can you complete these two words?

-Here's your clue.

-Very early.

-Have a think about it.

-I'll give you the answer

-in two minutes.

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-Subtitles

-Subtitles

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-Subtitles

-Welcome back to a very exciting

-episode of Llyncu Geiriau.

-Only three points

-separate the teams.

-Liz and Louise on Team A...

-..are up against Andy and Les

-on Team B.

-You at home,

-drinking coffee on the sofa...

-..we gave you a challenge.

-You saw two words

-with missing letters...

-..and we asked you

-to fill in the blanks.

-I gave you a clue

-and here it is again.

-Very early.

-What's the answer? Put the people

-at home out of their misery.

-Bore bach.

-Correct.

-Well done, if you also got it right.

-Treat yourself to another coffee.

-Not now - later!

-Stay with us,

-as we go back to the crossword.

-Team A, choose a clue.

-Two down.

-Two down.

-Two points for a correct answer.

-Get it wrong and it passes

-to the other team for one point.

-Here's your clue.

-You'll be on time in this country.

-It's a two-word answer.

-Your time starts now.

-Y Swistir.

-Liz!

-You took no time at all.

-Y Swistir - Switzerland.

-Team B, choose one of two clues.

-Team B, choose one of two clues.

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-Seven across.

-Here's your clue.

-The shoe in southern Europe.

-It's a two-word answer.

-The shoe in southern Europe.

-Your ten seconds of thinking time

-starts now.

-Yr something?

-Yes? Yes?

-Time's up. You're too late.

-Team A,

-can you get that bonus point?

-Yr Eidal.

-Yr Eidal - Italy. Correct.

-Les almost said it,

-but he couldn't get the words out.

-That was a great round

-for you, Team A.

-You levelled the score.

-Next, here's Remember Everything.

-We'll show you

-a series of pictures on the screen.

-They'll disappear and you must

-remember as many of them as you can.

-You'll have 30 seconds to do that.

-One member of every team

-takes part in this round.

-Team B, you'll go first.

-Andy, you haven't done much so far.

-Ready?

-Ready?

-

-Yes.

-A starfish, a present,

-a pencil sharpener, a donkey...

-..a fishing rod, a camera,

-a hairbrush, a bed...

-..a teapot, a lighthouse.

-a cup of coffee, a key...

-..a stapler, rain,

-kitchen scales, lips...

-..a record, a tap,

-a whale and a surfboard.

-Your 30 seconds start now.

-A key, rain, a surfboard, a tap.

-A lighthouse.

-A hairbrush.

-Lips.

-Seren pysgod - starfish?

-I don't know it in Welsh.

-A starfish.

-A bed.

-Time's up. Well done, Andy.

-I'll accept seren bysgod,

-but the correct term is seren for.

-You forgot present,

-pencil sharpener, fishing rod...

-..a record and a whale too.

-Well done. You scored nine points.

-Very good.

-Ladies, which one of you

-will play this memory game?

-Liz, as Louise did the translating.

-Liz, you'll have 30 seconds...

-..to remember

-as many of these items as you can.

-Here come your pictures.

-Books, grapes, a leaf, the sun...

-..a spider, a ruler,

-a map of Italy, a factory...

-..a seagull, a hen,

-money, a whistle...

-..sweetcorn, a measuring tape,

-the France flag, a harp...

-..a hairdryer, a trumpet,

-sunglasses and a tent.

-Your 30 seconds start now.

-A tent, the sun,

-a trumpet, a tape measure.

-I can't remember!

-You've gone blank!

-Do you realize the whole of Wales

-is screaming at the telly now!

-People are shouting things like the

-France flag, a harp and a hairdryer.

-Liz, you said tape measure

-but I needed tap mesur, in Welsh.

-You know it now.

-You got three right,

-which is very good.

-What's the score?

-A gap has opened up.

-We'll show you a long word.

-We want you to find words of three

-letters and more within that word.

-Find as many of those words

-as you can.

-You have 30 seconds to do it.

-Every correct word is worth a point

-and Team A, you'll go first.

-Here comes your long word.

-Marchnadoedd - markets.

-Look at those letters.

-Ch is a single letter, as is Dd.

-You can't separate the letters

-within them.

-Ch come together,

-so they won't wander off separately.

-Alright? Your 30 seconds start now.

-Marchnad.

-Roedd.

-Oedd.

-Nad.

-Merch.

-Can. Arch.

-Cor. Modd.

-Cor. Modd.

-

-Rhan.

-What did you say?

-What did you say?

-

-Modd.

-Mor.

-Time's up.

-You created eight words,

-so you scored eight points.

-Well done. Good job, Team A.

-Team B, no pressure.

-Are you ready for your word?

-Are you ready for your word?

-

-No.

-It's coming up now anyway.

-You have no choice, Les.

-Cymeradwyaeth -

-applause or recommendation.

-Th is one letter.

-You can't use

-the T and the H separately.

-Your 30 seconds start now.

-Cymryd.

-Cymer.

-Dwy.

-Adwy.

-Caeth.

-Maeth.

-Time's up.

-Andy, could you see the word?

-Sorry. I need glasses!

-It's lucky

-Les was wearing his glasses.

-You managed to create six words.

-Here's the score, as we edge closer

-to the end of the quiz.

-Let's return to the crossword

-for the final time.

-The theme is countries of the world.

-Here comes the final clue.

-Two points for a correct answer.

-Get it wrong and the other team

-can steal a bonus point.

-Fingers on the buzzers.

-Six down. Here comes the clue.

-The country of Marianne

-and the cockerel.

-Team A.

-What's the answer?

-Ffrainc?

-Ffrainc - France. Correct.

-Liz and Louise,

-there are only two points in it.

-Only two separate the two.

-You're a poet

-and you don't even know it!

-Let's play the final round -

-Get There First.

-Each correct answer is worth a point

-in this general knowledge round.

-Get it wrong and it passes across

-to the other team for one point.

-Fingers on the buzzers.

-Only two separate the two,

-as Louise said.

-Here we go!

-Which is the largest US state,

-in terms of land area?

-Team B.

-Alaska.

-Alaska.

-

-Correct.

-Which composer

-was born in Salzburg in 1756?

-Mozart.

-Mozart.

-

-Correct.

-What flower is the national symbol

-of The Netherlands?

-The tulip.

-The tulip.

-

-Correct.

-Which capital city

-stands on River Liffey?

-Dublin.

-Correct, Team B.

-What narrow stretch of water

-separates Anglesey and Gwynedd?

-The Menai Strait.

-The Menai Strait.

-

-Correct.

-Who wrote the books The Twits

-and The Enormous Crocodile?

-Roald Dahl.

-Roald Dahl.

-

-Correct.

-That's the end of the round

-and the end of the quiz.

-What a final round, Les!

-Fair play to you, Les.

-You were unstoppable.

-Liz and Louise,

-do you want to know the final score?

-Do you?

-Say yes

-and I'll give you an extra point.

-Well done

-and congratulations, Team B.

-You've each won a copy of the

-Geiriadur Cymraeg Gomer dictionary.

-Enjoy it.

-It's a chunky book.

-It's really heavy.

-It's a wonderful book.

-Did you enjoy it?

-Did you enjoy it?

-

-Yes. Very much so.

-Liz and Louise...

-..you kept it exciting

-right until the end.

-Thank you very much for playing.

-That's all for this week.

-Join us next time for more fun

-as we play Llyncu Geiriau.

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-Hello! I'm Nia Parry.

-Today, I'm on the North Wales coast

-in Llandudno.

-Welcome to Milltir2.

-Welcome to Llandudno,

-one of North Wales's seaside towns.

-To the east of Llandudno...

-..are the seaside towns

-of Colwyn Bay, Rhyl and Prestatyn.

-South of Llandudno is Conwy Valley,

-Snowdonia National Park...

-..and the Conwy countryside.

-North of Llandudno is the Irish Sea,

-with its collection of wind farms.

-I'm standing on the Great Orme.

-Over there is Little Orme,

-or Trwyn Y Fuwch in Welsh.

-Orme comes from the Viking word

-for sea serpent.

-Orme is also the root

-of the English word 'worm'.

-A little bit of trivia for you

-at the start of the programme!

-Looking west from the Great Orme,

-you see Anglesey and Puffin Island.

-Snowdonia lies to the south-west.

-Behind me

-is the River Conwy estuary.

-Deganwy is a village

-on this side of the river...

-..and that's where Lisa Elfyn lives.

-I met her a few years ago.

-First, we chatted about

-her mother's influence on her style.

-For help to follow the programme,

-visit the website...

-..or download the Dal Ati app.

-Mam was the main influence behind

-the clothes I have in my wardrobe.

-She was always stylish and smart.

-She wore matching accessories -

-earrings, belts, shoes and bags.

-Colour was very important to her.

-She had a good eye for colour

-and for colour combinations.

-She was also good at choosing

-clothes whose shapes went together.

-You had a good teacher.

-Yes, I called her Oracle!

-I knew instantly

-if something didn't suit me.

-I'd ask her if she liked it.

-One look from her

-gave me the answer!

-I do find it comforting.

-I lost my mother three months ago...

-..and I find it

-incredibly comforting...

-..to open the wardrobe, take out

-an item of her clothing and wear it.

-It feels like she's with me.

-You were a television presenter

-for a while.

-Have you kept some of those clothes?

-Have you kept some of those clothes?

-

-Yes.

-I kept some of the coats I wore

-when I presented 'Adar', with Iolo.

-I aimed for a youthful image when

-I presented children's programmes.

-I wore T-shirts

-with ice cream cones on them.

-I always had my hair in plaits

-and wore a hat.

-I tried to have an image which

-children would instantly recognise.

-A section of your wardrobe is here,

-by the front door.

-Do you often wear a hat?

-Yes, I wear hats which fit me.

-I often wear this hat.

-It fits, just about!

-I wear it with this black coat.

-Is this your coat?

-No, it was my mother's coat.

-I think she bought it in the 1980s.

-You can't go wrong with

-a plain raincoat, like this one.

-The hat looks good with this coat.

-This is a 1960s coat.

-It's similar to a swing coat.

-I take this out of the wardrobe

-every year.

-This is a 1980s coat.

-I took this out last year because

-the collar was back in fashion.

-This is a really warm coat.

-The colour goes with anything.

-You must have these cleaned

-and take really good care of them.

-They're in mint condition.

-They've been in a wardrobe

-for 20 years.

-They haven't strayed far from home!

-This is a modern coat.

-It's one of my coats.

-Mam had a pink one

-and I have this red one.

-I bought this in Melbourne.

-It was a sizzling

-98 degrees Fahrenheit outside...

-..and there I was,

-trying on winter coats!

-They were half price,

-50% cashmere coats.

-We had good wear from them

-over the years.

-Lisa went all the way to Australia

-to buy a winter coat!

-We'll hear more

-about her wardrobe later.

-First, let's meet Richard Haig...

-..a man who moved to Deganwy

-with his family and learned Welsh.

-Here he is to tell us about himself.

-I'm Richard Haig. Welcome aboard

-my yacht, Celtic Star.

-I come from Birmingham originally...

-..but I live in Deganwy,

-North Wales, at the moment.

-I run my own business.

-I offer cruises on the sea

-in my yacht.

-I really enjoy sailing.

-After I'd been teaching people

-to sail for ten years...

-..my wife and I decided

-to sell the house...

-..and buy a yacht.

-We took our children

-out of school...

-..and we went on a voyage around

-the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.

-We thought it was a wonderful

-opportunity for the children...

-..to see lots of other countries

-around the world...

-..and to experience

-different cultures and languages.

-We then returned to Wales.

-We came back to Port Dinorwic,

-North Wales.

-When I was young,

-I worked as a chef.

-At the moment,

-I cook for my guests on this yacht.

-I really enjoy

-cooking local produce.

-Food from Conwy.

-When we arrived in Wales, my

-children went to school in Wales...

-..so they learned Welsh in class.

-I said, "If my children

-are learning Welsh, so will I."

-I've been learning Welsh

-for two or three years.

-Good luck to Richard and his family.

-Back we go to Lisa Elfyn

-to take a look at her dressing room.

-This way?

-This way?

-

-Yes.

-You have a room to yourself!

-Not a wardrobe but a whole room!

-It's very handy to have

-plenty of room for everything.

-Talk me through your wardrobe.

-This belonged to my grandmother.

-Your mother's mother?

-Your mother's mother?

-

-Yes.

-She was smartly-dressed too.

-She was smartly-dressed too.

-

-Yes.

-She came from a well-respected

-family from Llanfairfechan.

-They didn't have money

-to spend on clothes.

-This is a suit

-which was made to last.

-The standard of the stitching work

-in this suit is wonderful.

-It's also very flattering.

-Take a look at the skirt.

-There's a box pleat at the rear.

-It's back in fashion.

-When I first started to

-put on concerts as a harpist...

-..I was always booked

-to play on St David's Day.

-I didn't want to wear

-a Welsh costume.

-You can't wear a hat

-when you're playing the harp!

-I wore this

-to play St David's Day concerts.

-It looks similar to a Welsh costume.

-I think it's close enough.

-It's a similar shaped skirt.

-I wore an apron on top of it.

-It's a full skirt, so it looks nice.

-It's a respectable length.

-Yes, exactly.

-This is wonderful!

-It's my absolute favourite.

-The colour is striking and the

-decorative jewels are beautiful.

-The straps sit on the shoulder,

-without cutting into it at all.

-The shape is wonderful.

-It's an amazing dress.

-I haven't worn it in public.

-It's a really straight skirt

-and I daren't play the harp in it.

-I wouldn't want to

-make any alterations to it.

-I yearn to wear it!

-The clothes are very precious to me.

-I respect them and I love them

-because they're a part of her.

-She chose them and she wore them.

-She felt they were good enough

-to pass them down to me.

-It gives me a very special feeling.

-She was a very special lady.

-Every mother is special.

-Her motto was 'Clothes maketh man'.

-I'll always keep her clothes.

-I'd never throw them out.

-I hope Angharad, my daughter,

-also wears them.

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-This is the River Conwy estuary.

-Three bridges span the water here.

-The 150 year-old

-Robert Stephenson railway bridge...

-..and the 200 year-old

-Thomas Telford suspension bridge.

-The third bridge

-is only 50 years old.

-Over there, we see the old town

-of Conwy, with its fishing boats.

-Conwy is a town which grew around a

-castle which was built by Edward I.

-Aled Sam and John Davies are here

-to talk about the castle's history.

-For help to follow the programme,

-see the website...

-..or download the Dal Ati app.

-Is there a more glorious approach

-to any town than the one at Conwy?

-Before the bridges were built,

-the castle reared up...

-..like a magical vision

-across the water.

-It's an alluring example

-of a Medieval castle.

-It's a place

-of obvious strategic importance...

-..so why wasn't there

-a castle here earlier?

-There were forts along River Conwy,

-dating back to Roman times.

-Maelgwn Gwynedd commissioned

-Deganwy Castle, over there.

-He built his castle on that mound.

-The Normans and the Welsh

-rebuilt that castle.

-There was a castle

-near the Conwy estuary...

-..from the 12th century

-to the late 13th century.

-A castle on the hill isn't as strong

-as a castle which faces the river.

-The majority of the strongholds

-of Edward I...

-..were within easy reach of the sea.

-It made sense to build a castle

-which was accessible to shipping.

-Apparently, Conwy Castle

-is the most magnificent...

-..of all the castles

-commissioned by Edward I.

-Caernarfon Castle is the most

-high-profile Edward I castle.

-The Investiture was held there

-and it's world famous.

-Conwy Castle is more ingenious

-and more ambitious.

-If you look at the walls,

-they're 1,300 metres long.

-Caernarfon is only 700 metres long.

-Conwy was planned as a town

-twice the size of Caernarfon.

-It's evidence that they saw Conwy

-as the capital city of North Wales.

-By the year 1284,

-someone had changed their mind...

-..and the focus

-shifted to Caernarfon.

-Edward I and Eleanor, his wife...

-..spent much of their sojourn in

-Wales, between 1283 and 1284, here.

-It's a joy to walk among the ruins

-of the most opulent royal rooms...

-..built in 13th century Europe.

-It's also a joy to admire Telford

-and Stephenson's masterpieces.

-Conwy is as famous for its

-two bridges as it is for its castle.

-To these, we can add

-the innovative tube...

-..which carries the A55 road

-under the river.

-Only English people could live

-in the castle and the town...

-..but the Welsh were allowed

-to live in Conwy by Tudor times.

-One eminent Welshman who built

-a house there was Robert Wynne.

-Aled Sam and Greg Stevenson

-visited that house - Plas Mawr.

-This house doesn't look Welsh.

-No. Robert Wynne spent

-most of his time on the continent.

-He came back to Wales, to Conwy...

-..and he built this house

-in the centre of town.

-It follows Renaissance styles.

-There's nothing Welsh

-about those stepped gables.

-Robert Wynne was one of the first

-native Welshmen to live in Conwy.

-He built this huge house to show

-everyone how sophisticated he was?

-Yes. Conwy had an imposing castle

-and a church.

-This house was twice the size

-of Conwy's other houses.

-That overmantel is like a cartoon!

-Yes. This is how it looked,

-originally.

-It's been repainted and I love it.

-It's been repainted and I love it.

-

-The colours are so gaudy!

-Yes, they're very gaudy.

-We think of people who lived in this

-period as fairly puritanical folk.

-That isn't the case.

-There are more breasts there

-than in the Daily Star!

-What function did this room have?

-This was meant to be the hall,

-but he built another hall upstairs.

-It follows the pattern

-of hall houses from that period.

-This has a ceiling.

-Ceilings had become fashionable.

-This is a large room

-with a high table...

-..a wainscot, a buttery and

-a fireplace to one side of the room.

-This view is incredible!

-Yes, you can see everything

-from here.

-I love the fact

-the house is so high.

-It competed with the church

-and the castle...

-..for the title of

-"Most important building in Conwy"!

-The kitchen is my favourite room.

-It's fantastic.

-The herbs above our heads

-smell wonderful.

-It recreates

-the atmosphere of the kitchen.

-The great thing about this house,

-from the front door onwards...

-..is it gives you an idea how people

-lived in a house like this.

-Yes. That's why it's so important.

-That's all from Llandudno

-and the surrounding area.

-For now, goodbye.

-S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones

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