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0:00:08 > 0:00:12- I've spent the last few weeks - getting to know this gang.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16- Colourful characters - who've had ups and downs in life.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19- I want to celebrate their stories.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23- They all have something in common. - Tattoos.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27- It's the reason - for my remarkable journey.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36- Four weeks ago...
0:00:36 > 0:00:41- A few years ago, I met a girl, who - wasn't even 16, at an eisteddfod.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44- She asked me - if I wanted to see a tattoo.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46- "Depends where it is," I said.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49- It was fantastic. - It was on her shoulder.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53- It said, "a nation with no language, - a nation with no heart."
0:00:53 > 0:00:57- I thought, "Wow! That's quite - something for someone so young."
0:00:57 > 0:01:00- I decided - to do some research into tattoos.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05- It was the start of a journey - of maybe getting one myself.
0:01:05 > 0:01:06- I don't know yet.
0:01:13 > 0:01:14- My name is Dewi Pws.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18- I'm a poet, romantic - and banjo-playing wannabe.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23- Before, only bad people, pirates, - prisoners and estate agents...
0:01:23 > 0:01:25- ..had tattoos.
0:01:26 > 0:01:31- But now, there's no stigma. - Even celebs are a canvas to the ink.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35- If I'm to have one, - I want to know more.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39- Why have a tattoo? Where to get one? - What if I regret it?
0:01:41 > 0:01:43- On a journey around North Wales...
0:01:43 > 0:01:48- ..I'll meet some of Wales's most - colourful characters, literally.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- We'll hear the stories - behind their tattoos.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55- Humorous, silly, - celebratory and regretful ones.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59- Who knows, I might get the guts - to join the ink club.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13- The stereotype of Llandudno - is old blue-rinsed women...
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- ..donkeys on the beach - and Bryn Fon on the prom.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21- So, it's a surprise to start - my journey here at Cariad Ink...
0:02:21 > 0:02:23- ..an annual tattoo festival.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- Guiding this tattoo virgin, - who better than Sian...
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- ..the professional tattoo model - from Anglesey.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43- I travel to different shoots.
0:02:43 > 0:02:48- I've been on eight covers. - Three of those were for Skin Deep.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- It was a dream of mine - to be on the cover of Skin Deep.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- I was on the cover - of the 20th anniversary edition...
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- ..of the biggest tattoo magazine - in this country.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- That was, like, whoa!
0:03:01 > 0:03:02- Really cool.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- I enjoy the tattoo scene...
0:03:06 > 0:03:11- ..and the way they make me feel, - unique and individual.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- I like being colourful.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17- My personality comes out - through my tattoos.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- BUZZ OF TATTOO MACHINE
0:03:21 > 0:03:23- You must be loving it here, Sian.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- Yes. The buzz makes me excited.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29- That buzzing sound is a buzz!
0:03:30 > 0:03:31- A real buzz!
0:03:32 > 0:03:33- There are all sorts here.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- Yes, it's exactly like an eisteddfod - but not!
0:03:38 > 0:03:42- You don't get much tattoo art - at eisteddfodau!
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- It's an alternative culture.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- It's different to the normal scene.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- There are bodies all over the place!
0:03:51 > 0:03:52- There are bodies all over the place!- - Yes! Nudity everywhere!
0:03:56 > 0:03:58- He looks in pain.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- That's what worries me. - Is it that painful?
0:04:02 > 0:04:02- It is.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04- It is.- - Oh, Sian!
0:04:06 > 0:04:10- Looking around, - I'm amazed at the variety.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- Different styles, different artwork.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- Some big, some small. - Some ugly, some beautiful.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22- It's an obsession for some. - Sian is no different.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25- Which tattoo did you get first?
0:04:26 > 0:04:30- Cherry blossoms on my shoulder - in Amsterdam.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33- I was really nervous - before having it.
0:04:33 > 0:04:38- But I really liked the colour - and how it looked.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42- I'd really wanted one for ages.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46- I was in Amsterdam - and I thought to myself, "Why not?!"
0:04:47 > 0:04:49- You were young. - Well, you're young now.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- I don't remember how old I was.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- I was in Amsterdam - so it's a bit of a blur!
0:04:55 > 0:04:56- I bet!
0:05:06 > 0:05:12- I have colour tattoos usually - because they make me feel cheery.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15- So I have two full sleeves...
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- ..and a massive peacock.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24- I have a snake on my side - and a shark on my lower leg.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27- Oh, I've just had this. I forgot!
0:05:28 > 0:05:32- So you now have them - all over your body.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34- Yes. I'm planning the next one now.
0:05:35 > 0:05:36- Have you decided yet?
0:05:36 > 0:05:38- Have you decided yet?- - No, I haven't.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41- Maybe a chest piece.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45- I'm always - changing my mind about it.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- You don't know - what the theme will be.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50- Not yet. - I'll have a look around today.
0:05:51 > 0:05:52- I might get some inspiration.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54- I might get some inspiration.- - Let's have a look.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- While Sian's - looking for inspiration...
0:06:00 > 0:06:03- ..I've decided - to look for ideas of my own.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- I feel rather naked here - in a strange way.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- Only 7% of my generation - have tattoos...
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- ..compared with 42% - of the younger generation.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23- Everyone here feels passionate - about their body art.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- Sion, what are you doing exactly?
0:06:26 > 0:06:30- I'm doing a hand poke tattoo - for my friend.
0:06:30 > 0:06:31- What's it called?
0:06:31 > 0:06:32- What's it called?- - Hand poke.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34- It's an old method of tattooing.
0:06:35 > 0:06:36- Have you had this type before?
0:06:36 > 0:06:37- Have you had this type before?- - Never.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- I've wanted to try it for years.
0:06:41 > 0:06:42- It's a traditional method.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- Yes, people have been doing this - for thousands of years.
0:06:48 > 0:06:49- Does it hurt?
0:06:50 > 0:06:51- It does!
0:06:52 > 0:06:56- It doesn't hurt that much - because you're talking.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- How did you learn to do this?
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- I learnt it - from a friend called Tor.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06- He works in Norway.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- He has his own studio - called Ihuda.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- You're covered in tattoos - and you did them yourself!
0:07:15 > 0:07:16- Yes.
0:07:16 > 0:07:17- Let's see.
0:07:17 > 0:07:22- Myrddin is here, and here's - the story of Bendigeidfran...
0:07:22 > 0:07:27- ..going over to Ireland to fetch - his sister from King Matholwch.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- Blimey!
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- Here's the history of Taliesin.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- All my tattoos - have a Welsh connection.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38- That's why - I have a dragon tattooed here.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- You did that yourself!
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- No, though I did think about it.
0:07:45 > 0:07:46- It's hard.
0:07:46 > 0:07:47- It's hard.- - You can't see.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- I might do this side.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52- OK. We'll come to watch you!
0:07:52 > 0:07:56- It does make my grandparents sad - to see more ink on me!
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- I think they're fantastic.
0:08:00 > 0:08:01- Are you still OK?
0:08:02 > 0:08:03- Yes.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- Yes.- - It's almost finished.
0:08:06 > 0:08:07- Not much pain left.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09- Not much pain left.- - I think I'll have an anaesthetic.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14- What a day! It's been great.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- I've met all sorts of people.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21- Some look as though - they're from a different planet.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24- But they're all lovely - and they all have tattoos.
0:08:25 > 0:08:26- I've never fancied one.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30- But some of these people - were very passionate...
0:08:30 > 0:08:35- ..like Sion and his passion for the - Welsh language and the Mabinogi.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- But it's permanent, isn't it?
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- I have to give it some thought.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44- Right, I'm off to contemplate.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51- Time for one last shock - before going.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- I was on my way out - and she was on her way in!
0:08:56 > 0:08:57- What?!
0:08:57 > 0:08:58- Tell them what you're doing.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- Tell them what you're doing.- - I've booked to have a tattoo done.
0:09:01 > 0:09:02- What are you getting?
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- What are you getting?- - True love on my knuckles.
0:09:04 > 0:09:05- Why?
0:09:05 > 0:09:07- Why?- - I fly by the seat of my pants!
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- Well done. - You decided just like that.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- Yes. I spoke to someone upstairs.
0:09:13 > 0:09:14- Are you excited?
0:09:14 > 0:09:16- Are you excited?- - Really excited.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18- I won't keep you. Off you go.
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0:09:30 > 0:09:31- Welcome back.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- I'm Dewi Pws - and I'm having a midlife crisis.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- I'm considering having a tattoo.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- My journey to the ink world - continues.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- It's illegal for anyone under 18 - to have a tattoo.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- But there's no upper age limit.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- Brilliant. It's perfect.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55- Lovely. We'll have photos - of Nain on her own if that's OK.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- Great. I'll take one of the tattoo.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- Beautiful. One, two, three.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- Brilliant. Thank you. Thanks.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13- A terraced house in Blaenau - Ffestiniog is home to a character.
0:10:13 > 0:10:18- Gwladys is the oldest woman in - Britain to have her first tattoo.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- She had it done at the age of 84.
0:10:21 > 0:10:26- The image on her arm is familiar - to me and is close to my heart...
0:10:27 > 0:10:28- ..and the van.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- Why a daffodil?
0:10:30 > 0:10:35- We lost a daughter - and it was her favourite flower.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41- She had a cremation and - there was nowhere to put flowers.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44- So I put it here.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- The daffodil - was just the start of the tattoo.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50- Last year, at 94 years old...
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- ..Gwladys, who's a grandmother - or great-grandmother of 58...
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- ..added the name of someone - very dear to her...
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- ..Leri, her great-granddaughter.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03- Why Leri?
0:11:03 > 0:11:04- Is she special?
0:11:04 > 0:11:06- Is she special?- - Yes, very special.
0:11:06 > 0:11:07- Why?
0:11:07 > 0:11:12- I looked after her quite a bit here, - when she was small.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14- She's the favourite.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- She's one of my best friends.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- I don't come here to make her - a cup of tea and to look after her.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- I sit on the sofa - and she tends to me!
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- She looks after you, does she?
0:11:28 > 0:11:31- She doesn't! I look after her!
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- No-one takes care of me, - I take care of myself.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- You're the boss.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- A tattoo. Your gran.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- Were you happy when she had it done?
0:11:44 > 0:11:47- It gave me a fright!
0:11:47 > 0:11:48- I said, "You haven't!"
0:11:49 > 0:11:50- I went like this.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52- I didn't believe it.
0:11:53 > 0:11:54- She's so cool.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57- A tattoo sums her up to a T.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01- What do people your age - say about your tattoo?
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- I don't think they agree with it!
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- Has anyone said anything about it?
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- No. I wouldn't listen.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14- She was the talk of the street.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17- We go to pick up her pension - every Thursday.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20- Everyone wants to see the tattoo...
0:12:20 > 0:12:23- ..so she has to take off her coat - in the Co-op!
0:12:23 > 0:12:28- It keeps her young. She's 95 - and there's nothing wrong with her.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32- She's got arthritis - but she's been walking for 95 years!
0:12:32 > 0:12:33- She's fantastic.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37- Are you happy with all these kids?
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- Yes, but I'd sell them - without batting an eyelid!
0:12:41 > 0:12:42- You wouldn't sell Leri.
0:12:42 > 0:12:43- You wouldn't sell Leri.- - Oh, no!
0:12:45 > 0:12:49- Nain makes it obvious that I'm - the favourite and her next of kin.
0:12:49 > 0:12:54- She lets everyone know that! She - rubs the salt in the wound big time!
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- I can take this with me. - I can't take Leri.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00- Well done.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- I'm not going any time soon, mind!
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- I'm not going any time soon, mind!- - Not yet, no!
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- Having a tattoo at that age.
0:13:18 > 0:13:19- What for?
0:13:19 > 0:13:21- Well, why not?
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- You're never too old - to have a tattoo.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27- She was a tonic in herself - not to mention the tattoo.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31- They say you grow up - from being a child...
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- ..and then, when you're old, - you become like a child again here.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39- I've always tried - to have a childlike mind.
0:13:39 > 0:13:44- It makes you laugh - and laughing makes you live longer.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- Gwladys was a laugh a minute.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50- She loves her family.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52- She's a very special person.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- Cool. Hold that there.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- Hold the arm out first.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00- Look down on the dragon.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- Take that hand out your pocket.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08- Perfect. We're done. Thank you.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- One out of five who get a tattoo - regret it.
0:14:12 > 0:14:17- The three which are most regretted - are the name of former lovers...
0:14:17 > 0:14:19- ..pictures of dolphins...
0:14:19 > 0:14:24- ..and the classic, tattoos done - after a few pints abroad.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- I went on holiday with my friends - to Tenerife.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- I'd always wanted a tattoo - but hadn't thought what to get.
0:14:32 > 0:14:33- So I got a tattoo.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- It's now easier - to go to a Chinese...
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- ..and order chicken chow mein - and special fried rice!
0:14:40 > 0:14:41- Is that what it says there?
0:14:41 > 0:14:42- Is that what it says there?- - Yes.
0:14:44 > 0:14:45- Do you like Chinese food?
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- No, Indian food's better.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55- A man mowing the lawn!
0:14:55 > 0:14:56- You're crazy!
0:14:57 > 0:14:59- It's on strike at the moment.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- I got that in Malia - and these two in Magaluf.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06- What are they?
0:15:06 > 0:15:07- What are they?- - I don't know.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11- Everyone else was having a tattoo - so I thought that these would do.
0:15:11 > 0:15:12- Is it a part of your holiday?
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- Is it a part of your holiday?- - Yes, something to remember it by.
0:15:14 > 0:15:15- A souvenir.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19- You had the dragon done in Wales. - What was the difference?
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- I was sober - it means something.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- Euron. What a character!
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- He got a tattoo - for the wrong reasons, I suppose...
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- ..after a few pints.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39- But he was happy with them.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43- Will he be happy in the future? - I don't see why not.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47- If I had a tattoo like that, - I'd love showing it to everyone.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49- Chicken chow mein!
0:15:50 > 0:15:52- A little more towards the camera.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- I want to do a close-up of this.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- Turn towards the back wall.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- To finish, - look a little away from the camera.
0:16:03 > 0:16:04- Beautiful!
0:16:05 > 0:16:06- That was really nice.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18- We're going to the mountains now, - to Llanberis, to see Elin.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22- She's a young mother - with loads of tattoos.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34- A mother to Popi - and a wife to Peter...
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- ..Elin is a nurse at Ysbyty Gwynedd.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- She had her first tattoo - when she was 17.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43- Right, which one was first?
0:16:43 > 0:16:44- Right, which one was first?- - It's a pattern.
0:16:45 > 0:16:46- Do you want to see it?
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- Wow! Just a pattern, yes?
0:16:49 > 0:16:52- Wow! Just a pattern, yes?- - Yes. Nothing specific.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55- I found a pattern - and decided it was what I wanted.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- There's a history of tattoos - in your family.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01- My dad's covered in tattoos.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- I wanted to be like him.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06- It started from there.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11- When I was 17, - I asked if I could have one.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14- Mam wasn't sure at all.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19- My father, John, said, "OK."
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- I had one. That was the deal.
0:17:22 > 0:17:23- One and that was it.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- It didn't stop there. - I had to get another one.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- The next was a cross - in memory of my grandparents.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35- My dad had one to match. - He had it on his chest.
0:17:35 > 0:17:36- I had mine here.
0:17:38 > 0:17:39- There's the cross.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41- I see.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45- There's a rose - and their initials too.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- Elin didn't stop there.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- She had one tattoo after another.
0:17:52 > 0:17:55- Each one something to do - with her past.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- A treble clef - because she sings opera.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02- A quote from Mother Teresa - because she's a nurse...
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- ..and many tributes - to members of her family.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09- I have the masterpiece on my back - - my entire family.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- Mam and Dad - and both sets of grandparents.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17- I was lucky that I got to know - both sets of grandparents.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- I felt that I needed them - on my body.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23- They're still with me every day.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- I've talked - about having Popi's picture...
0:18:27 > 0:18:29- ..on my back - or elsewhere on my body.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32- I can't choose a picture.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34- I spoke to a tattooist.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- He suggested - I wait until she was older...
0:18:37 > 0:18:41- ..until her personality develops.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45- So I'll wait - until Popi's a bit older.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50- I think it's important - to have a reason to have a tattoo.
0:18:50 > 0:18:56- There's a story behind it and I can - tell that story to anyone who asks.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59- I have a lot of empty spaces.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03- We'll see what the future - allows us to do.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07- I'm sure - they'll be filled up quite soon.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11- It sounds as though a tattoo - is an addiction.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- I just fancy getting one - and that's it.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16- You started with one.
0:19:16 > 0:19:17- You started with one.- - Yes.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19- You become addicted to it.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24- Lots of people say, "What are you - going to do when you're old?"
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- I tell them when I have a bed bath - in a nursing home...
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- ..I'll have one or two stories - to tell.
0:19:35 > 0:19:40- I hadn't heard of such a thing - - tattoos of family photographs!
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- It's important to some people.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47- It's touching to think that someone - thinks so much of their family...
0:19:47 > 0:19:50- ..that they put them on their skin.
0:19:51 > 0:19:56- But I don't think it's the type - of tattoo that I'll be having...
0:19:57 > 0:19:58- ..up to now.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- Can you face that way - and put your arm out?
0:20:04 > 0:20:05- I'm going to do a few close-ups.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- Turn towards the back wall - and stand as you are.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- Look up... There you are.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18- Cool. I'm happy. Thank you.
0:20:18 > 0:20:19- Ideal.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38- It's no surprise that a biker - is a canvas of ink.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43- It isn't bikes, skulls and women - that have inspired Ger.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- He's a fervent nationalist.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52- I have a bit of everything.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54- I have two dragons there fighting.
0:20:54 > 0:20:55- I have two dragons there fighting.- - Where?
0:20:56 > 0:20:58- One here and one there.
0:20:59 > 0:21:00- These are fighting.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02- These are fighting.- - I'll wear my specs to see them.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04- Ah! I see.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06- Both are intertwined...
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- ..like the old story of two dragons - fighting under the mountain.
0:21:11 > 0:21:12- It looks like there was colour.
0:21:12 > 0:21:13- It looks like there was colour.- - He added a tint of red.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18- It's a red dragon - fighting against a white dragon.
0:21:18 > 0:21:19- What are these?
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- What are these?- - Two twrch trwyth - enchanted boars.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26- They were important - to Celtic people.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28- Important in terms of food.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30- I don't like very bright tattoos.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- I don't like very bright tattoos.- - Neither do I.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- These are grey. That's what I want.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38- I'm thinking of getting one - but not as many as you.
0:21:38 > 0:21:39- What about the other one?
0:21:39 > 0:21:41- What about the other one?- - I started with these.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43- Celtic patterns.
0:21:43 > 0:21:44- Right.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48- That's like something - to protect you.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51- It was a Celtic shield.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55- I found out - that its name was English shield.
0:21:56 > 0:21:57- Oh!
0:21:57 > 0:22:01- I decided I wasn't having that. - So I changed it.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09- Amazingly, - this wasn't Ger's first tattoo.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13- In contrast to most people - who start off with a small tattoo...
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- ..and have more, Ger decided - to go for it with his first...
0:22:18 > 0:22:19- ..on his back.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- I'd wanted a tattoo for years - but didn't know what to get.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30- I was sitting in a pub in Pwllheli - and saw a poster on the wall.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- I thought - it would make a good tattoo.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37- So I asked the landlord - if I could borrow the poster...
0:22:37 > 0:22:41- ..and off I went to the tattooist...
0:22:41 > 0:22:45- ..with the poster in a frame - under my arm.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- I asked him, "Can you do it?"
0:22:50 > 0:22:52- He replied, "Which part?"
0:22:52 > 0:22:54- "All of it," I said.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- I've never seen anything like it.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- All the Mabinogion legends - are there.
0:23:04 > 0:23:09- You can see him there - walking across the water.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11- Hunting the wild boar...
0:23:12 > 0:23:13- ..there.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- All the stories are there!
0:23:16 > 0:23:21- Around 30 - different characters and legends.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24- That's incredible.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- Ger, you're a warrior.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31- The tattooist charged 30 an hour.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35- The tattoo - took 50 hours to complete.
0:23:37 > 0:23:38- You're very brave. Did it hurt?
0:23:38 > 0:23:39- You're very brave. Did it hurt?- - It hurt the wallet.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41- LAUGHTER
0:23:42 > 0:23:45- If you weren't a patriot - or a Welshman like me...
0:23:45 > 0:23:48- ..do you think - you'd have had as many tattoos?
0:23:49 > 0:23:50- I don't think so.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52- It's part of your patriotism.
0:23:52 > 0:23:53- It's part of your patriotism.- - It is.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56- When I go on holidays abroad...
0:23:56 > 0:23:59- ..I don't like people - thinking I'm English.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03- I like people to know - that I'm Welsh, that I'm from Wales.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06- My wife tells me - to take off my T-shirt.
0:24:06 > 0:24:07- She's proud of it.
0:24:07 > 0:24:08- She's proud of it.- - Yes, she is.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- She usually tells me - to put it back on.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17- Well, how incredible!
0:24:18 > 0:24:19- Why do it?
0:24:19 > 0:24:22- It's obvious - that he's a fervent nationalist.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26- He's insisted - on something historical.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30- Maybe something historical - would suit me.
0:24:31 > 0:24:32- Mabinogi. OK.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34- Um... what about Welsh history?
0:24:35 > 0:24:37- Famous Welsh people.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41- Owain Glyndwr, Llywelyn the Last.
0:24:42 > 0:24:43- Bryn Fon.
0:24:47 > 0:24:48- .
0:24:53 > 0:24:53- Subtitles
0:24:53 > 0:24:55- Subtitles- - Subtitles
0:24:55 > 0:24:57- Back on the road.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01- I'm going to have more experiences - of the ink.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03- I'm learning more about tattoos...
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- ..from some real characters - of this strange nation.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13- Could you sit back?
0:25:13 > 0:25:16- Bring it down a touch. Perfect.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18- Look down a little.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22- Look at the tattoo.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25- Perfect. We're done. Thank you.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32- I've already seen the young and old - going for it.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36- Sarah Tyler has a miraculous story - behind her tattoo.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39- Sarah, you have a unique tattoo.
0:25:39 > 0:25:40- Yes.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43- Can I see it - before hearing the story?
0:25:44 > 0:25:45- "Life goes on."
0:25:46 > 0:25:50- It's my ECG. My heartbeat.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55- I didn't get it off the Web - or anything. It's mine.
0:25:57 > 0:26:02- The reason I have it is I had - a cardiac arrest five years ago.
0:26:04 > 0:26:09- I was on the sofa in the house, - having a snooze like people do.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12- I didn't wake up.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15- I wasn't breathing. - My lips were blue.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19- I'd died in the house, basically.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23- The kids were in their beds - fast asleep, oblivious to it.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27- Thanks to Bonnie the dog - and her husband Aled...
0:26:27 > 0:26:29- ..Sarah's still here - to tell her story.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34- The dog made a noise...
0:26:34 > 0:26:39- ..and alerted my husband Aled - that something was wrong.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44- Aled performed CPR with the help - of the paramedic who he'd phoned.
0:26:44 > 0:26:45- Were you aware of...
0:26:45 > 0:26:47- Were you aware of...- - No.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49- What do you remember?
0:26:49 > 0:26:52- I remember waking up - in Ysbyty Gwynedd...
0:26:52 > 0:26:56- ..with tubes in my nose and mouth - and trying to pull them out!
0:26:57 > 0:27:00- Miss Independent! - "I don't want these."
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- Sarah's turned her terrible - experience into a positive.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09- She volunteers - with the British Heart Foundation.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- She's won multiple awards - for her charity work.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15- During one of the award evenings...
0:27:15 > 0:27:18- ..she was inspired - to have another tattoo.
0:27:19 > 0:27:24- Life goes on in Welsh for me - is "bywyd yn cario ymlaen."
0:27:24 > 0:27:29- But there's another way of saying it - and I couldn't think what it was.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33- I couldn't have "bywyd yn cario - ymlaen" as it would go up to here!
0:27:33 > 0:27:36- I was at an awards ceremony - in Llandudno.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40- The Caernarfon mayor - was sat on the same table.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42- He said, "Bywyd yn parhau."
0:27:43 > 0:27:44- I said, "That's it!"
0:27:44 > 0:27:46- That's what I got.
0:27:46 > 0:27:52- When we see each other, he says, - "You're the one with that tattoo!"
0:27:52 > 0:27:56- It's strange - - people know me through my tattoos.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00- They know I'm Sarah, - the one with the tattoos.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04- Are you going to get another one?
0:28:04 > 0:28:10- I'd like to have Bonnie's paw - on my shoulder blade here.
0:28:10 > 0:28:11- Her paw.
0:28:11 > 0:28:16- I've thought for months - about what to get.
0:28:16 > 0:28:21- Once you get a tattoo, you have - to get another one regularly.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24- Don't say that! - I'm thinking of getting one!
0:28:30 > 0:28:34- Sarah has a tattoo...
0:28:35 > 0:28:38- ..to commemorate the fact - she died and was resuscitated.
0:28:38 > 0:28:43- A sad event - has been turned into happiness.
0:28:44 > 0:28:49- Every time she looks at that, she - probably feels a sense of gratitude.
0:28:49 > 0:28:54- Looking at the ECG - must lift her spirits.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57- I liked the ECG tattoo. It's nice.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02- It's not too much. It's not too - colourful. I like plain tattoos.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05- So, yes, food for thought.
0:29:07 > 0:29:08- Hold it there for me.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12- This is going to be the funny one. - There we go!
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- Pam, could you stand here, - just in the background?
0:29:16 > 0:29:19- That's really nice. - Just hold it there.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22- There we are. Perfect.
0:29:22 > 0:29:23- That was OK, wasn't it?
0:29:23 > 0:29:24- That was OK, wasn't it?- - Perfect.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28- My journey's taken me - to Y Felinheli...
0:29:29 > 0:29:32- ..to meet a man - who has a respectable job.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39- I'm with this man, Kevin.
0:29:40 > 0:29:41- It says here he's a nutter!
0:29:42 > 0:29:43- How are you?
0:29:43 > 0:29:44- How are you?- - Fine, thanks.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49- He's a consultant radiographer...
0:29:49 > 0:29:53- ..who treats kidney stones - using ultrasound.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58- He deals with patients - across Britain and beyond.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00- What makes the job interesting...
0:30:00 > 0:30:04- ..is you don't know - who your next patient will be.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06- The rich and the poor.
0:30:06 > 0:30:09- Anyone can have kidney stones.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11- So you look respectable at work.
0:30:11 > 0:30:12- So you look respectable at work.- - Most of the time!
0:30:13 > 0:30:14- You wear a suit.
0:30:14 > 0:30:19- No, I wear scrubs.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22- Why did you get a tattoo?
0:30:22 > 0:30:24- A midlife crisis!
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- I didn't have a tattoo - until I was 40.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31- It took me a while to decide - to have one as it's permanent.
0:30:31 > 0:30:37- So I had my first one - on my right arm.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- It could be hidden.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- You don't have tattoos - on your hands.
0:30:42 > 0:30:43- No.
0:30:43 > 0:30:48- The reason why is that people - can be judgemental at times.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52- Do you talk about tattoos - with your colleagues and patients?
0:30:53 > 0:30:56- There's a professional line - which shouldn't be crossed.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59- It's true for teachers - and their pupils.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01- It's the same with patients.
0:31:02 > 0:31:07- I don't think many of my colleagues - know that I have tattoos.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10- Well, if you're going - to show them to me...
0:31:11 > 0:31:15- ..it'll be like putting it - on the side of a bus in Cardiff.
0:31:16 > 0:31:17- Kevin has a tattoo!
0:31:17 > 0:31:18- Right.
0:31:19 > 0:31:20- Ta-dah!
0:31:23 > 0:31:24- There it is.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27- If you need to hide a tattoo...
0:31:27 > 0:31:31- ..there must be a good reason - to have one in the first place.
0:31:31 > 0:31:36- The story behind it - is I got engaged on a gondola.
0:31:37 > 0:31:41- There was a bridge called - Ponte Canonica.
0:31:42 > 0:31:48- Someone agreed to drop a banner - from the bridge...
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- ..as we neared it on the gondola.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55- There was a big crowd on the bridge - and everyone cheered.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58- I turned round - and said, "She said yes!"
0:31:58 > 0:32:02- The gondola was a bit unsteady - so everyone laughed!
0:32:04 > 0:32:06- That's lovely.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08- Will she get a tattoo of you?
0:32:08 > 0:32:10- Oh, no!
0:32:10 > 0:32:11- No.
0:32:11 > 0:32:16- She doesn't mind me having tattoos - but she'd never have one herself.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18- It's not for everyone.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23- It's obvious after meeting Kevin...
0:32:23 > 0:32:27- ..that even respectable people - have them these days.
0:32:32 > 0:32:38- Apparently, tattoo parlours - isn't the correct name.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41- It's better in Welsh - - "parlwr tatw".
0:32:41 > 0:32:45- It sounds like a place - ministers would go for a cuppa!
0:32:45 > 0:32:48- No, they should be referred - to as a studio.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50- It sounds more upmarket.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55- I'm off to the parlour.
0:32:58 > 0:32:59- Hello?
0:33:00 > 0:33:03- In Caernarfon, - I find a tattooist from Australia.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07- Toby is about to tattoo Josephine.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09- There you are.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11- Hello, I'm Dewi.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13- I know who you are - Toby.
0:33:13 > 0:33:14- Yes.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16- Yes.- - You can't shake hands, so...
0:33:16 > 0:33:18- Are you ready for this?
0:33:18 > 0:33:19- Are you ready for this?- - Yes.
0:33:19 > 0:33:20- Off you go.
0:33:21 > 0:33:22- Aargh!
0:33:27 > 0:33:29- That's enough!
0:33:30 > 0:33:33- Toby's done the same tattoo - over 70 times...
0:33:33 > 0:33:36- ..for a very special reason.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44- Here's Jill and her daughter Sam, - Toby's wife.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46- Jill has cancer.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48- To raise money for charity...
0:33:48 > 0:33:52- ..Sam had the idea of bringing as - many people together as possible...
0:33:53 > 0:33:54- ..to have the same tattoo.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59- For a 20 donation, people pick - the design and colour they want.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03- There are different colours - for different cancers.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06- Did you have one, Jill? - Let's have a look.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08- Are you pleased?
0:34:08 > 0:34:09- I am, yes.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13- I always said I'd never have - a tattoo but it's such a good cause.
0:34:14 > 0:34:15- I mentioned to Toby...
0:34:15 > 0:34:19- ..that it might be quite nice - to have something different...
0:34:19 > 0:34:21- ..in the shape of a heart.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25- But the ribbon has been - for breast cancer for a while.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29- Lilac represents and covers - all cancers.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31- Pink is for breast.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35- Sam says green is for liver cancer.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37- Over 70 have had the tattoos.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41- There were people - coming before the actual evening...
0:34:42 > 0:34:45- ..and people are still - contacting Toby to have more.
0:34:45 > 0:34:50- It means a lot that they came here - and donated money to Awyr Las.
0:34:50 > 0:34:55- It feels like the community - has come together to help us.
0:34:56 > 0:34:57- The event was so popular...
0:34:58 > 0:35:02- ..Josephine didn't have time to have - the ribbon tattoo on the day.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04- So, she's having it today.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08- We had a small team - working behind the counter.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10- I was on gate duty.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15- I put a bell on the stairs. - So when he'd finished, ding!
0:35:15 > 0:35:17- Then two more came down.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19- How long was Toby tattooing?
0:35:19 > 0:35:21- About seven minutes a person.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23- About seven minutes a person.- - Did your arm hurt?
0:35:23 > 0:35:25- No, my head did, though.
0:35:25 > 0:35:26- Concentrating.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28- Concentrating.- - Yes, concentrating all day.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32- I got a bit of a headache - but it was a really good day.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34- How much did you raise?
0:35:34 > 0:35:37- 2,222.
0:35:37 > 0:35:38- 2,222.- - Wow.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40- Well done. All the twos!
0:35:40 > 0:35:44- This isn't unique to you. - Lots of people have had it.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46- Yes. It's nice.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49- It's a bond between people.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52- If you see someone, - you can say, "You've had it too!"
0:35:52 > 0:35:57- It's something to chat about - this - design is unique to Ink For Pink.
0:35:58 > 0:36:02- So you know that anyone who has it - was there too.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05- It's brilliant.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07- Right, that's done. Finished.
0:36:07 > 0:36:08- Right, that's done. Finished.- - Yes.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10- Thank you. Good boy.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17- I've heard all sorts of reasons - for getting a tattoo.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21- But it's time for me to do - less listening and more deciding.
0:36:23 > 0:36:24- .
0:36:27 > 0:36:27- Subtitles
0:36:27 > 0:36:29- Subtitles- - Subtitles
0:36:31 > 0:36:34- My journey into the world of tattoos - is almost at an end.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37- The big day has arrived.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42- I'm worried about the tattoo. - I don't know what I'm going to have.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45- I'm worried about the pain.
0:36:45 > 0:36:50- Men feel pain more than women - with man flu and stuff like that.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52- I feel pain more than most men, - I think.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56- I have to lie-down - to floss my teeth sometimes.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59- I've seen hundreds of tattoos.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03- Funny ones, serious ones - and emotional ones.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06- I want something - that shows I'm a Welshman.
0:37:07 > 0:37:08- I've got one here.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13- I asked Hefin Elis from the band...
0:37:13 > 0:37:18- ..to write the notes - of Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau...
0:37:19 > 0:37:22- ..but only the last line - - "o bydded i'r heniaith barhau".
0:37:22 > 0:37:25- I like the Celtic cross.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- I still think of the girl - with that tattoo on her shoulder.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32- "A nation with no language, - a nation with no heart."
0:37:32 > 0:37:36- I might change it to - "a nation with no soul."
0:37:36 > 0:37:39- We'll see. - We'll see what Hefin says.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44- He might give me anaesthetic.
0:37:44 > 0:37:45- Knock me out.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48- He could then write what he wanted!
0:37:49 > 0:37:52- Derogatory comments - about the English, maybe.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05- I've chosen Absalut Ink in Deganwy - as my tattoo parlour.
0:38:05 > 0:38:06- Hefin!
0:38:07 > 0:38:11- I now live in Nefyn, so it's fairly - local, but more importantly...
0:38:11 > 0:38:15- ..it has a good name, especially - the tattooist, Hefin Hughes...
0:38:15 > 0:38:18- ..who's done the job - for over a decade.
0:38:18 > 0:38:19- Alright? Nervous?
0:38:19 > 0:38:20- Alright? Nervous?- - No. Yes!
0:38:20 > 0:38:23- A recent survey - showed that most people...
0:38:23 > 0:38:26- ..prefer to have pictorial tattoos.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30- I'm going to stick to the original - plan - having words on my arm.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33- I want Hef's view first.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36- Your tattoos aren't bright.
0:38:37 > 0:38:38- They're black and white.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- I'd go for that.
0:38:42 > 0:38:43- Where on your arm are you having it?
0:38:43 > 0:38:44- Where on your arm are you having it?- - Here.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47- You know I play the banjo.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51- I thought people - would be able to see it then.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53- I'd put it there.
0:38:53 > 0:38:54- I'd put it there.- - OK.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57- Would you be able - to do a small Celtic cross?
0:38:57 > 0:39:01- Let's look on the computer. - You don't want it too small.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03- What about the Celtic cross behind?
0:39:03 > 0:39:05- What about the Celtic cross behind?- - Yes, like a silhouette.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09- Yes, just not too much. - I don't want it to be in-your-face.
0:39:09 > 0:39:10- Yes.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12- That's quite nice.
0:39:13 > 0:39:14- That's the one.
0:39:14 > 0:39:15- That's the one.- - Yes. Yes.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18- That one is bigger than that.
0:39:18 > 0:39:19- It's a small screen.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21- It's a small screen.- - Says he!
0:39:21 > 0:39:22- Oh?
0:39:22 > 0:39:24- Yes. Where does it stop?
0:39:24 > 0:39:25- Yes. Where does it stop?- - We'll bring it down to here.
0:39:26 > 0:39:27- There. Yes.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30- Just down to here. Great.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32- We'll go for that.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34- Do it! Do it!
0:39:34 > 0:39:37- Instead of the tattoo, - I'll just have the stencil.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40- No, you're being tattooed today.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44- After deciding on the style, - Hef prepares a stencil...
0:39:44 > 0:39:48- ..which will give a better idea - of how the tattoo will look.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- It's going to happen now.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- It's a major step to take.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57- I know we're making a TV programme, - but it's my arm!
0:39:58 > 0:39:59- It'll be there forever.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03- But, I'm 68. - I don't have that much time left.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05- As they say, what the heck!
0:40:10 > 0:40:11- Right.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20- You can stick that on my head now.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24- So, we'll put that in the middle.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28- Wow!
0:40:28 > 0:40:30- It looks straight.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33- I thought it'd be too big - but it's OK.
0:40:34 > 0:40:35- The size is fine.
0:40:35 > 0:40:36- The size is fine.- - It is. I'm happy.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38- Thank you. How much do I owe you?
0:40:39 > 0:40:42- You're not scared of needles, - are you?
0:40:42 > 0:40:46- Well, a good way of thinking - is the needle is only that size.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48- It's very small like tin tacks.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52- Those are the worst.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56- The hardest thing is to relax - and to stay still.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58- OK. I'm awful at that.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01- How much will this take? - Ten seconds?
0:41:01 > 0:41:03- Are you sure about this?
0:41:03 > 0:41:04- Are you sure about this?- - Just do it, please.
0:41:04 > 0:41:09- As Hefin gets ready, I realize - that the countdown is over.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14- I'm a bit nervous - but there's no turning back now.
0:41:14 > 0:41:15- I hope I won't hurt you.
0:41:24 > 0:41:25- OK?
0:41:25 > 0:41:26- OK?- - Yes.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30- I see other people having tattoos...
0:41:30 > 0:41:31- I'm trying to relax.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34- No-one else pulls faces.
0:41:35 > 0:41:36- I'm sure they do.
0:41:37 > 0:41:38- On the inside.
0:41:38 > 0:41:39- You forget to breathe.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42- You're right. Breathe.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46- It's a lot easier if you breathe.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48- OK.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50- I'll take off my hat.
0:41:50 > 0:41:51- I'm starting to sweat.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53- You are.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56- You'll be naked in a minute.
0:42:00 > 0:42:01- Relax.
0:42:01 > 0:42:02- That hurts.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04- That hurts.- - It's getting painful.
0:42:05 > 0:42:06- OK.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11- Yes. Breathe, baby.
0:42:19 > 0:42:23- The torture continues - but the worst is over.
0:42:23 > 0:42:24- Isn't it?
0:42:25 > 0:42:29- When I move down here, - it'll feel different.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31- It's a different part of the body.
0:42:31 > 0:42:32- Because of the muscle?
0:42:32 > 0:42:33- Because of the muscle?- - Yes.
0:42:34 > 0:42:35- That's not as bad.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38- It is. You hadn't started.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43- The pain's in a different place - but it's not as sharp.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48- It feels like you're just painting.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51- Or I'm getting used to it. I hope!
0:42:52 > 0:42:56- Thousands of people have tattoos. - What's different about me?
0:42:58 > 0:42:59- I'm sensitive.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06- Isn't it strange?
0:43:07 > 0:43:12- Why you have one - is a difficult question to answer.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14- You don't know.
0:43:14 > 0:43:15- You don't know.- - No, I don't.
0:43:15 > 0:43:16- Exactly.
0:43:16 > 0:43:22- It seems such a natural thing to do - in a way.
0:43:22 > 0:43:23- But it's not.
0:43:23 > 0:43:24- But it's not.- - Exactly.
0:43:24 > 0:43:30- After half an hour, which felt like - two hours, the tattoo is finished.
0:43:33 > 0:43:35- Right. Thank you, Hef.
0:43:36 > 0:43:38- Gosh!
0:43:38 > 0:43:41- It does catch your eye. - That's a real tattoo.
0:43:45 > 0:43:46- That's a proper tattoo.
0:43:46 > 0:43:48- I didn't expect it to be so big.
0:43:49 > 0:43:53- Hef, you said it'll get less dark.
0:43:54 > 0:43:56- I like your colours.
0:43:56 > 0:43:58- It's brilliant. Well done.
0:43:59 > 0:44:01- I've done it!
0:44:01 > 0:44:04- I'm 68 and I've got a tattoo!
0:44:26 > 0:44:29- We're back in the photoshoot - to celebrate.
0:44:35 > 0:44:39- I want you to look off-camera.
0:44:41 > 0:44:43- Hold that for two seconds.
0:44:45 > 0:44:47- Take two steps forward.
0:44:47 > 0:44:49- Stand beside me. Here?
0:44:49 > 0:44:50- Stand beside me. Here?- - Perfect.
0:44:50 > 0:44:53- So they based the map on your back!
0:44:53 > 0:44:56- You had it first!
0:44:56 > 0:44:59- That's great. Perfect. - It looks really good.
0:45:00 > 0:45:04- Everyone's in a good mood. - Everyone's having a bit of a party.
0:45:04 > 0:45:06- The tattooed family.
0:45:08 > 0:45:10- Someone wants extra rice up here!
0:45:11 > 0:45:12- Come up.
0:45:13 > 0:45:14- Are you sure you don't want tea?
0:45:14 > 0:45:16- Are you sure you don't want tea?- - I'm fine.
0:45:17 > 0:45:19- Some have had new tattoos.
0:45:20 > 0:45:20- Perfect.
0:45:20 > 0:45:23- Perfect.- - Can you Photoshop something?
0:45:23 > 0:45:24- Behave!
0:45:24 > 0:45:25- We only met five minutes ago!
0:45:25 > 0:45:27- We only met five minutes ago!- - Are you filming this?!
0:45:28 > 0:45:29- Perfect. Are you comfy?
0:45:29 > 0:45:31- Perfect. Are you comfy?- - No!
0:45:34 > 0:45:37- Look at her. - Everyone has tattoos here!
0:45:37 > 0:45:38- You look lovely.
0:45:38 > 0:45:40- You look lovely.- - We're like our own little community.
0:45:41 > 0:45:44- We are. What do you think - of the other tattoos you've seen?
0:45:44 > 0:45:48- Fantastic. I love that there are - stories behind all of them.
0:45:48 > 0:45:50- Which do you think is the best one?
0:45:50 > 0:45:51- Which do you think is the best one?- - I'm not sure.
0:45:55 > 0:45:57- Perfect.
0:45:57 > 0:45:58- One more.
0:45:59 > 0:46:01- It's great seeing old faces.
0:46:01 > 0:46:04- Gwladys is a real character.
0:46:05 > 0:46:07- It's like a party - where we all know each other.
0:46:08 > 0:46:10- I didn't feel like this - about tattoos before.
0:46:11 > 0:46:12- I'm one of them now.
0:46:13 > 0:46:14- I'm one of the gang.
0:46:15 > 0:46:16- It's lovely.
0:46:20 > 0:46:22- Though millions of people - have tattoos...
0:46:23 > 0:46:25- ..I feel proud - to be a new member of the club.
0:46:26 > 0:46:28- I've learnt a few facts - on my journey.
0:46:29 > 0:46:32- Everyone has their reasons - for having tattoos...
0:46:32 > 0:46:36- ..be they to remember a person - or an experience - happy or sad.
0:46:36 > 0:46:39- For me, the growth of tattoos - is a good sign...
0:46:39 > 0:46:42- ..that at last - we're a more tolerant society.
0:46:43 > 0:46:46- We're celebrating - what makes us all different.
0:46:48 > 0:46:52- Tattoos are as colourful and unique - as our characters.
0:46:52 > 0:46:53- Thank you.
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