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-I've come to the conclusion that I'm -a girl from the wild west at heart.	0:00:34	0:00:39
-It's where my family's roots are -and we've been here for generations.	0:00:40	0:00:45
-I'm sure it's from here -my interest in people stems.	0:00:45	0:00:49
-Ceredigion people -do tend to be slightly nosy.	0:00:49	0:00:52
-A few of us like to pry -into other people's business!	0:00:53	0:00:57
-I'm a Ceredigion girl -through and through...	0:00:58	0:01:01
-..and that will never change.	0:01:02	0:01:04
-If I'm drawn to a place, -it's usually the people in it...	0:01:24	0:01:28
-..who make it special for me.	0:01:29	0:01:32
-Coedybryn -is where I consider home to be.	0:01:32	0:01:35
-What's strange is that it -still feels like home...	0:01:35	0:01:39
-..even though I haven't actually -lived here since I was 18 years old.	0:01:39	0:01:44
-But home for me is Coedybryn.	0:01:44	0:01:46
-The place has a strange hold on me.	0:01:46	0:01:51
-It was a privileged upbringing, -socially but not financially.	0:01:58	0:02:03
-I was socially privileged...	0:02:03	0:02:06
-..and there's no doubt about that.	0:02:06	0:02:09
-My mother and father -were ordinary people.	0:02:12	0:02:17
-My father was a weaver.	0:02:18	0:02:20
-He took pride in his work.	0:02:20	0:02:23
-He won numerous awards at the -Royal Welsh Show in Llanelwedd...	0:02:23	0:02:27
-..for making blankets...	0:02:28	0:02:31
-..tapestry and honeycomb quilts.	0:02:31	0:02:33
-Here we are at Coedybryn School.	0:02:41	0:02:44
-I started school -when I was two and a half years old.	0:02:44	0:02:47
-Mam was a cook here, -so she brought me along to work.	0:02:48	0:02:51
-The children are playing football -which is what we used to play.	0:02:54	0:03:00
-I was always in the goal.	0:03:00	0:03:02
-I was quite chubby at one time, -so no ball could get past me!	0:03:06	0:03:11
-The education I received here -was very much based on the three Rs.	0:03:13	0:03:18
-I learned very little else.	0:03:19	0:03:21
-ORGAN MUSIC	0:03:29	0:03:31
-The chapel was the heart and soul -of the community.	0:03:42	0:03:46
-I remember singing -and rehearsing for the cymanfa ganu.	0:03:46	0:03:50
-It all revolved around singing.	0:03:50	0:03:53
-Singing was an important part -of our childhood.	0:03:53	0:03:56
-I sang soprano and Beti sang alto.	0:03:57	0:04:01
-We never competed -in national eisteddfodau...	0:04:01	0:04:05
-..but we'd travel to Rhydlewis -or Aberporth to sing.	0:04:05	0:04:09
-Beti was a talented child.	0:04:09	0:04:13
-She started singing -at the age of five years.	0:04:13	0:04:16
-Her mother taught her and her father -taught her brother to sing soprano.	0:04:16	0:04:22
-They won every time!	0:04:26	0:04:28
-I can hear him singing now.	0:04:30	0:04:32
-Me too. Yes, I can hear him singing.	0:04:32	0:04:36
-Hitting the top notes.	0:04:36	0:04:38
-He wasn't bad either.	0:04:39	0:04:41
-My brother and I -fought like cat and dog as children.	0:04:41	0:04:46
-She was a bully. I always suffered.	0:04:47	0:04:49
-Mam would say, "Give in, let her -have her own way. You're older.	0:04:49	0:04:54
-I'd accuse Mam -of spoiling my brother, Wyn.	0:04:54	0:04:57
-And then Wyn would accuse Mam -of spoiling me.	0:04:58	0:05:01
-It was a happy upbringing.	0:05:01	0:05:03
-I'd get home from -the secondary school in Llandysul...	0:05:03	0:05:07
-..to a roaring fire...	0:05:07	0:05:10
-..and the chip pan -would be boiling on the fire.	0:05:10	0:05:14
-My mother was constantly cooking...	0:05:14	0:05:17
-..because Beti had a huge appetite -for chips.	0:05:17	0:05:20
-I was born here in Bryncoed.	0:05:33	0:05:35
-This is the house.	0:05:35	0:05:37
-It was a typical house with rooms -either side of the door...	0:05:37	0:05:42
-..two upstairs and two downstairs.	0:05:42	0:05:44
-This was a field, as the houses were -built within the last six years.	0:05:45	0:05:50
-I come back now and the place -has completely changed.	0:05:54	0:05:57
-People who have lived in Cardiff...	0:06:00	0:06:04
-..move back to the familiarity -of rural Wales...	0:06:04	0:06:07
-..and the area in which they grew up -once they retire...	0:06:08	0:06:12
-..but I could never come back here.	0:06:12	0:06:15
-I have this romantic notion...	0:06:15	0:06:17
-..that it'd be wonderful -to come back and live here...	0:06:18	0:06:21
-..but I couldn't because the place -has changed beyond recognition.	0:06:22	0:06:27
-People have migrated to the area.	0:06:27	0:06:29
-Old neighbours of mine -who still live here...	0:06:30	0:06:35
-..say they feel like strangers -in their own village.	0:06:35	0:06:38
-Hearing that is heartbreaking.	0:06:39	0:06:41
-I still consider Coedybryn -as home...	0:06:42	0:06:45
-..though it bears no resemblance -to the village where I was raised.	0:06:45	0:06:50
-So it must be down to the memories -I have of the place.	0:06:50	0:06:54
-Fond memories of childhood.	0:06:54	0:06:56
-A few people who I used to know -still live here...	0:06:57	0:07:00
-..and I think the world -of those people.	0:07:01	0:07:05
-They are the reason that I still -regard this village as my home.	0:07:05	0:07:11
-Nant-y-moel is where I'd come -on my summer holidays.	0:07:32	0:07:36
-It has a special place in my heart.	0:07:37	0:07:39
-I'd come to Nant-y-moel to stay -with Uncle Dai and Auntie Nancy.	0:07:55	0:07:59
-They had no children of their own -so I was spoilt rotten.	0:08:00	0:08:04
-The place had a certain buzz -about it.	0:08:07	0:08:09
-It was a very close-knit community.	0:08:10	0:08:12
-People made a contribution...	0:08:13	0:08:15
-..to its culture through choirs...	0:08:16	0:08:18
-..drama societies...	0:08:19	0:08:21
-..and of course, the chapel.	0:08:21	0:08:24
-Also, the older generation...	0:08:24	0:08:27
-..were glad to see me -coming to stay...	0:08:28	0:08:30
-..because I spoke Welsh.	0:08:31	0:08:34
-My Wncwl Dafi, -as I used to call him...	0:08:35	0:08:37
-..would take me to chapel...	0:08:38	0:08:41
-..and make me sing -before the congregation.	0:08:42	0:08:44
-I'd sing in Welsh, of course.	0:08:45	0:08:49
-It was a big deal to them because -they longed to hear it spoken.	0:08:49	0:08:53
-Bronant - I'd forgotten the house -had a name, to be honest.	0:08:57	0:09:02
-Auntie Nancy came from Bronant, -a village in north Ceredigion.	0:09:02	0:09:07
-My bedroom was up there.	0:09:07	0:09:09
-I had a feather mattress.	0:09:09	0:09:12
-All the bedlinen had been starched.	0:09:12	0:09:15
-It was heaven on earth.	0:09:15	0:09:17
-I came to stay -with Uncle Dai and Auntie Nancy.	0:09:27	0:09:31
-However, curiously, I remember five -or six houses on Station Road...	0:09:31	0:09:36
-..where relatives of mine lived.	0:09:37	0:09:39
-They were related on my mother's -side and my father's side.	0:09:39	0:09:43
-I have so many links to the place.	0:09:43	0:09:46
-Teifi lives here...	0:09:48	0:09:50
-..my only living relative -in the entire street.	0:09:50	0:09:53
-Teifi?	0:09:54	0:09:55
-Coming here and being a part -of a closer-knit community...	0:09:57	0:10:02
-..one which was more open -and not so reserved...	0:10:02	0:10:08
-..with none of that shyness -associated with rural communities...	0:10:08	0:10:14
-..certainly -had a profound effect on me.	0:10:14	0:10:18
-When I was a child, -the place was black.	0:10:40	0:10:43
-The Wyndham colliery -was here somewhere...	0:10:43	0:10:46
-..and the gigantic Ocean colliery, -one of the largest in South Wales...	0:10:47	0:10:52
-..was over there.	0:10:52	0:10:54
-The coal tips stood on either side.	0:10:54	0:10:57
-But I never thought of it -as an ugly place.	0:10:58	0:11:00
-I thought it was beautiful.	0:11:01	0:11:03
-It's no surprise...	0:11:06	0:11:08
-..that relations on both my father's -side and my mother's side...	0:11:08	0:11:13
-..came to these valleys...	0:11:13	0:11:15
-..in search of work.	0:11:15	0:11:18
-For me, coming to Nant-y-moel...	0:11:18	0:11:23
-..was like coming to a second home.	0:11:23	0:11:26
-My father mined -at Tylorstown colliery, Rhondda...	0:11:26	0:11:30
-..for a period of only six months.	0:11:30	0:11:33
-He certainly got his politics -from there.	0:11:33	0:11:36
-He swung very far to the left...	0:11:36	0:11:40
-..which was quite the exception -in rural Ceredigion at that time.	0:11:41	0:11:45
-My father's politics influenced me, -without doubt.	0:11:45	0:11:49
-It's a two-seater car...	0:11:51	0:11:53
-..though manufacturers say there's -room for two infants in the back.	0:11:54	0:11:59
-It reaches a speed of 40mph -and goes 50 miles...	0:11:59	0:12:02
-..without recharging the batteries.	0:12:02	0:12:05
-I fell into a career in broadcasting -quite by chance.	0:12:05	0:12:11
-At school in Llandysul...	0:12:11	0:12:13
-..a career in broadcasting -was not considered an option.	0:12:13	0:12:17
-The choice -was either to go nursing...	0:12:17	0:12:20
-..or teaching, -which is what I did at first.	0:12:20	0:12:23
-But the opportunity arose -while I was in Swansea.	0:12:24	0:12:27
-The BBC was looking for a reporter -for a programme called Bore Da.	0:12:27	0:12:33
-There weren't many female -broadcasters around at that time.	0:12:34	0:12:39
-I didn't get to do -anything significant initially.	0:12:39	0:12:43
-They'd send me to do -what's known as vox pops...	0:12:44	0:12:48
-..to present people's views -on minor issues.	0:12:48	0:12:53
-Having said that, it was the best -apprenticeship I could have had.	0:12:53	0:12:58
-I was out and about in the Swansea -and Gwendraeth valleys...	0:12:58	0:13:02
-..and got to know the people.	0:13:02	0:13:04
-Industry, at the time, was exciting -in terms of news reporting.	0:13:05	0:13:09
-I'm sure I got a better response -as a female.	0:13:09	0:13:12
-I was never conscious of the fact...	0:13:16	0:13:20
-..that I was maybe leading the way -for female broadcasters.	0:13:20	0:13:26
-I just got on with the job.	0:13:27	0:13:29
-Until the matter of salary -was brought into question.	0:13:29	0:13:34
-I was paid less than half...	0:13:37	0:13:39
-..the sum paid -to my male co-presenter on Heddiw.	0:13:39	0:13:44
-But I carried on regardless.	0:13:44	0:13:47
-In the end, I don't think I ever -earned as much as the men...	0:13:49	0:13:55
-..but I was quite happy -with the salary I was earning.	0:13:55	0:13:58
-It's strange how Nant-y-moel -is such a major part of me.	0:14:10	0:14:15
-I don't understand it myself.	0:14:15	0:14:18
-Though the place has changed so much -over the years...	0:14:21	0:14:24
-..it's still an important part -of me.	0:14:25	0:14:27
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-I look forward every year -to coming here...	0:14:50	0:14:53
-..to escape the pressures of work, -particularly in the past.	0:14:54	0:14:58
-Although I'm fond of people, -as presenter of Beti A'i Phobl...	0:14:58	0:15:02
-..I sometimes need to escape -from them!	0:15:03	0:15:06
-This is where I come.	0:15:07	0:15:11
-It's hard to explain -how happy this place makes me.	0:15:11	0:15:15
-When I first came to Samos...	0:15:38	0:15:41
-..I felt at ease and at home here.	0:15:41	0:15:45
-It was as if I'd been here before...	0:15:45	0:15:48
-..as if it was in the depths -of my sub-conscience.	0:15:48	0:15:52
-When I've been in the sun -for a fortnight...	0:15:57	0:16:02
-..and I've got -a really deep suntan...	0:16:02	0:16:05
-..people say I actually look Greek.	0:16:05	0:16:09
-They also say my nose makes me -look Greek too.	0:16:09	0:16:15
-My partner, David, -and I always enjoyed Greece.	0:16:22	0:16:26
-It had a strange allure.	0:16:27	0:16:29
-I don't know why that was...	0:16:29	0:16:32
-..but we'd go and visit -different Greek islands.	0:16:33	0:16:36
-We'd travel from one to the other...	0:16:37	0:16:39
-..until we arrived on Skiathos.	0:16:40	0:16:42
-I remember talking -to one of the Greeks...	0:16:43	0:16:46
-..who asked if I'd been to Samos.	0:16:47	0:16:50
-When I said no, -he explained where Samos was.	0:16:50	0:16:53
-He said, -"It's an island you must visit."	0:16:53	0:16:56
-It's a quite a journey -to reach Samos...	0:17:10	0:17:13
-..because it's the island -nearest to Turkey.	0:17:13	0:17:16
-It takes hours upon hours -to get here.	0:17:16	0:17:19
-I've come here every year -for the past 30 years.	0:17:24	0:17:28
-People say to me, "Why do you -go back to the same place?"	0:17:28	0:17:32
-But it's become a home from home.	0:17:33	0:17:36
-You know exactly -what you're going to do here.	0:17:36	0:17:39
-You come here for the sun...	0:17:39	0:17:42
-..the sea and the beaches.	0:17:42	0:17:44
-I also like walking -in the mountains.	0:17:47	0:17:51
-There's something about -the tranquillity.	0:17:51	0:17:54
-It's difficult to explain.	0:17:55	0:17:57
-I remember the first time we stayed -at the Olympia Beach.	0:18:20	0:18:26
-I hired a moped and the moped -broke down after five miles or so.	0:18:26	0:18:32
-I was so angry.	0:18:32	0:18:34
-I had to walk all the way back -and I was in a foul temper.	0:18:34	0:18:39
-I was slamming doors -back at the hotel.	0:18:39	0:18:42
-I must have had a face like thunder!	0:18:42	0:18:45
-The owner of the hotel, Prepos -was there...	0:18:46	0:18:49
-..and his brother, Manolis, -a psychiatrist...	0:18:49	0:18:52
-..which was just as well, I suppose!	0:18:52	0:18:55
-They asked, -"What's wrong? What's happened?"	0:18:55	0:18:59
-And I said, -"You Greeks are all bonkers."	0:18:59	0:19:03
-They both looked at me and said, -"We agree," and laughed.	0:19:03	0:19:08
-Of course, I was fine after that.	0:19:08	0:19:11
-That's the first time I met Prepos, -the hotel's owner.	0:19:14	0:19:18
-He was the king of the island -because he built the island's roads.	0:19:18	0:19:23
-He was a civil engineer.	0:19:23	0:19:25
-He was a wonderful man...	0:19:25	0:19:27
-..and became a very close friend.	0:19:28	0:19:31
-Both he and his wife, Vasso.	0:19:31	0:19:33
-The first few years, -I'd accompany Prepos on his boat...	0:19:35	0:19:40
-..or in his Jeep up to -the mountains, where he was working.	0:19:41	0:19:45
-It was a wonderful time.	0:19:46	0:19:48
-They later decided...	0:19:51	0:19:53
-..to send their two sons -to university in Wales.	0:19:53	0:19:58
-That's also something -which binds us.	0:19:58	0:20:01
-He had a terrible accident just -before finishing one of his hotels.	0:20:06	0:20:11
-He fell...	0:20:11	0:20:13
-..and suffered severe brain damage -as a result.	0:20:14	0:20:18
-When Prepos had the accident...	0:20:23	0:20:25
-..Vasso's sister, Navsica, -and her husband, Dinos...	0:20:26	0:20:30
-..decided to return -from South Africa...	0:20:30	0:20:33
-..where Dinos was a doctor -and Navsica was an economist.	0:20:33	0:20:37
-So the family grew and I got to know -them very well too.	0:20:38	0:20:42
-Their sons have also come -to university in Wales.	0:20:45	0:20:49
-It's a knot that cannot be untied...	0:20:50	0:20:53
-..between Samos, Wales and me.	0:20:53	0:20:57
-SHE SPEAKS GREEK	0:21:09	0:21:11
-As I'm so fond of this island, -many people have asked me...	0:21:20	0:21:24
-..why I haven't bought -a holiday home here.	0:21:25	0:21:28
-Firstly, I'm against holiday homes -in general.	0:21:28	0:21:32
-But also, I'm a little worried...	0:21:32	0:21:36
-..that if I came to live here...	0:21:37	0:21:39
-..for six months of the year...	0:21:39	0:21:43
-..perhaps this notion I have -of Samos being a paradise...	0:21:43	0:21:47
-..might somehow be shattered.	0:21:48	0:21:50
-I have to say...	0:22:20	0:22:22
-..that this place, in some way -or another, revives me.	0:22:22	0:22:26
-Thinking of not visiting Samos -for a year...	0:22:29	0:22:31
-..scares me.	0:22:31	0:22:34
-I can't imagine the future -without my regular visits to Samos.	0:22:34	0:22:38
-I don't know how practical -that'll be in the future...	0:22:39	0:22:42
-..but I can only dream.	0:22:42	0:22:44
-Even when I'm at home -in the wintertime...	0:22:48	0:22:51
-..I can picture Samos -in summertime...	0:22:51	0:22:55
-..and look forward to returning.	0:22:56	0:22:58
-That keeps me going.	0:22:58	0:23:00
-Kokkari -is definitely the place for me.	0:23:00	0:23:04
-It's perfect here.	0:23:04	0:23:07
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