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-I'm Dylan Ebenezer, football -commentator and presenter of Sgorio.	0:00:50	0:00:55
-Don't worry, we'll keep you -warm and cosy on Sgorio.	0:00:57	0:01:01
-A mistake by Steve Evans, -straight to Jason Bowen.	0:01:03	0:01:07
-Bowen has fallen, -so the pass goes back...	0:01:07	0:01:10
-I first read Cyw Haul by Twm Miall -when I was 15.	0:01:14	0:01:18
-It was one -of the first Welsh novels...	0:01:18	0:01:21
-..that I'd read for pleasure.	0:01:22	0:01:24
-It wasn't a set book, -so I didn't have to study it.	0:01:24	0:01:27
-I'd heard it was a good novel -and it certainly didn't disappoint.	0:01:27	0:01:33
-I was living in Aberystwyth -at the time.	0:01:33	0:01:36
-Unlike the main character, I had -no desire to leave my hometown.	0:01:36	0:01:41
-It was refreshing -to read a book about everyday life.	0:01:41	0:01:45
-It's the story -of a group of friends...	0:01:46	0:01:49
-..and the boredom -of their everyday lives.	0:01:49	0:01:53
-It's great -to discuss the novel again.	0:01:54	0:01:56
-The novel, put simply...	0:01:57	0:02:00
-..tells the story -of teenager Bleddyn...	0:02:00	0:02:03
-..and his life in a rural village.	0:02:03	0:02:05
-Although he likes spending time -with friends and likes the area...	0:02:06	0:02:10
-..he longs to escape, believing -the grass is greener elsewhere.	0:02:10	0:02:15
-The novel portrays -their daily trials and tribulations.	0:02:15	0:02:19
-There is fun -and there is misbehaving.	0:02:19	0:02:22
-There is romance -and there is drinking...	0:02:23	0:02:25
-..which appealed greatly to me -as a teenager.	0:02:26	0:02:29
-"It was spring and we were sharing -two cans of lager by the river.	0:02:32	0:02:37
-"Banjo, Milc Shec, Buwch and me.	0:02:37	0:02:40
-"Everybody was fed up.	0:02:41	0:02:43
-"There was nowhere to go -and nothing to do except complain...	0:02:43	0:02:47
-"..and antagonize each other.	0:02:48	0:02:50
-"The world was at a standstill.	0:02:50	0:02:52
-"No past and no future, -just another miserable afternoon.	0:02:53	0:02:57
-"We needed something -to lift our spirits...	0:02:58	0:03:01
-"..because if we were honest, -we were all contemplating suicide.	0:03:01	0:03:06
-"The spring offered something -for farmers and others.	0:03:06	0:03:10
-"But it offered us -sweet Fanny Adams.	0:03:10	0:03:13
-"Just another year of having -to go through the same rigmarole.	0:03:14	0:03:18
-"I suddenly remembered -about Louisa Jane...	0:03:18	0:03:22
-"..and what I'd seen -through her curtains weeks ago.	0:03:22	0:03:26
-"I suggested we blackmail her...	0:03:26	0:03:28
-"..to get beer money...	0:03:29	0:03:31
-"..and the idea -was passed unanimously."	0:03:31	0:03:34
-The first thing that struck me -was the main characters' language.	0:03:37	0:03:42
-It felt fresh...	0:03:42	0:03:43
-..although the Northwalian accent -was different from my own.	0:03:43	0:03:47
-I could hear the characters' voices -and their everyday language.	0:03:47	0:03:52
-English words spelt phonetically.	0:03:52	0:03:54
-It felt very fresh at the time.	0:03:55	0:03:58
-It's a real laugh -and full of comical events.	0:04:03	0:04:07
-There are also emotional scenes, -some of which are traumatic.	0:04:07	0:04:12
-It all combines -to make a great read.	0:04:12	0:04:15
-Llion Williams is the man -behind the pseudonym Twm Miall.	0:04:25	0:04:30
-I'm on my way to meet him -in Llan Ffestiniog.	0:04:30	0:04:33
-At long last, -I get to meet the author.	0:04:37	0:04:40
-Llion Williams, thank you -for joining me in Llan Ffestiniog.	0:04:40	0:04:44
-Is this pub -similar to the one in Cyw Haul?	0:04:44	0:04:47
-Yes, very similar.	0:04:47	0:04:49
-It was here that we filmed -the television series too.	0:04:49	0:04:53
-I've been here -many times over the years.	0:04:54	0:04:57
-When did you first start writing?	0:04:57	0:05:00
-Where did the interest come from?	0:05:00	0:05:03
-Cyw Haul was written -following a series of coincidences.	0:05:03	0:05:08
-I was living in Cardiff -at the time...	0:05:09	0:05:11
-..when I came across the two Iwans.	0:05:12	0:05:14
-Iwan Bala the artist...	0:05:14	0:05:16
-..and the late Iwan Llwyd.	0:05:16	0:05:19
-We would often go for a pint -and they'd always say to me...	0:05:19	0:05:23
-.."You should write something."	0:05:23	0:05:26
-I don't know why they kept -saying it, they just did.	0:05:26	0:05:30
-Because they kept on at me, -I started to believe them!	0:05:31	0:05:34
-"O, Father, -behold your day is dawning	0:05:36	0:05:39
-"The white wigwam..."	0:05:40	0:05:43
-Damn! No, that's not right.	0:05:45	0:05:47
-They say alcohol -kills the brain cells.	0:05:47	0:05:50
-Pity that's not written -on Y Chwain's beer pumps.	0:05:51	0:05:55
-I have to learn this -before Banjo and Milc Shec get here.	0:05:55	0:05:59
-Bleddyn is the main character. -Is there much of you in him?	0:05:59	0:06:05
-There must be an element of yourself -in the characters...	0:06:06	0:06:10
-..otherwise -you'd have nothing to say.	0:06:10	0:06:13
-You need material from somewhere.	0:06:13	0:06:16
-I suppose it's partly me...	0:06:17	0:06:19
-..but the majority of it -is down to my imagination.	0:06:19	0:06:23
-Hooray! Alright?	0:06:23	0:06:26
-Where are we going?	0:06:29	0:06:31
-Ask the old man, but he's -forgotten his hearing aid today.	0:06:31	0:06:35
-Where are we going, Sam?!	0:06:35	0:06:37
-For God's sake!	0:06:38	0:06:40
-The characters -are like local heroes.	0:06:40	0:06:45
-You portray them wonderfully. -Are they based on real people?	0:06:46	0:06:50
-Yes, I did base them on real people.	0:06:50	0:06:53
-I was always interested -in these communities growing up.	0:06:54	0:06:58
-There were two worlds - -the chapel and the pub.	0:06:58	0:07:02
-You knew which types went to which.	0:07:03	0:07:06
-I was interested in outsiders.	0:07:06	0:07:10
-I was always interested -in people like that...	0:07:11	0:07:14
-..who didn't fit -a certain stereotype.	0:07:15	0:07:18
-What's the secret to its success?	0:07:20	0:07:23
-Perhaps it's a combination...	0:07:24	0:07:26
-..of dialect and the mundanity -of people's everyday lives.	0:07:27	0:07:31
-Perhaps because it's true to life.	0:07:31	0:07:33
-Was it intentional -or did it happen accidentally?	0:07:33	0:07:37
-I've always liked authors -who write in that way...	0:07:37	0:07:40
-..such as -Caradog Prichard and Wil Sam.	0:07:41	0:07:43
-I'm also fond of English authors -such as Charles Bukowski...	0:07:44	0:07:49
-..and Raymond Carver.	0:07:49	0:07:51
-Iwan Bala's drawings -are quite striking.	0:07:52	0:07:57
-He has a very simple technique -which complements the writing.	0:07:57	0:08:02
-Where do you think -Bleddyn is these days?	0:08:06	0:08:08
-I've no idea, to be honest.	0:08:09	0:08:12
-I left him in one particular place.	0:08:12	0:08:14
-Once a book is finished, -the characters are put to rest.	0:08:15	0:08:19
-The novel contains a lot of humour.	0:08:30	0:08:32
-It should carry a warning -on the cover...	0:08:33	0:08:36
-..because parts of it -make you laugh uncontrollably...	0:08:36	0:08:40
-..especially when Bleddyn is forced -to do things he doesn't want to do.	0:08:40	0:08:45
-His mother sends him -to the home of Huws, the minister...	0:08:45	0:08:49
-..and he's persuaded to take part -in a competition in chapel.	0:08:49	0:08:54
-"I took a detour on my way.	0:08:54	0:08:57
-"I went to the back garden for a fag -and to think of a way out of it.	0:08:57	0:09:02
-"After thinking for a while, -I came up with a great idea.	0:09:02	0:09:07
-"What if I whacked myself -hard over the head with a hammer?	0:09:07	0:09:11
-"I'd have a lump on my forehead -and be semi-concussed...	0:09:12	0:09:16
-"..so they'd hardly force me -to take part in such a state.	0:09:17	0:09:22
-"I went to the shed and picked up -the hammer, but chickened out.	0:09:22	0:09:26
-"If I hit myself too hard, -I might go into a coma...	0:09:26	0:09:29
-"..or suffer permanent brain damage.	0:09:30	0:09:32
-"Better to be a contestant -than a cabbage.	0:09:32	0:09:35
-"I picked up the saw -and rolled up my trouser leg.	0:09:35	0:09:38
-"Some blood would do the trick...	0:09:41	0:09:44
-"..but what if I sawed -my main artery and bled to death?	0:09:44	0:09:48
-"There was nothing for it -but to go there.	0:09:48	0:09:51
-"My one consolation was the prospect -of studying Mrs Huws's legs.	0:09:52	0:09:56
-"She has one hell of a pair of pins.	0:09:57	0:09:59
-"Looking at them beats -looking at girls in catalogues."	0:09:59	0:10:03
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-Someone who's been hugely influenced -by Llion's work is Dewi Prysor.	0:10:22	0:10:27
-There are several novelists who -have popularized the Welsh novel...	0:10:28	0:10:33
-..and made it more pertinent.	0:10:33	0:10:35
-For my generation, Twm Miall's -Cyw Haul really made its mark.	0:10:35	0:10:40
-It was the first novel -that was relevant to my generation.	0:10:40	0:10:44
-It reflected the culture, -humour, music...	0:10:44	0:10:49
-..and customs of my generation.	0:10:49	0:10:54
-It was easy -to empathize with the subject.	0:10:54	0:10:57
-It also went further -and shattered the taboos.	0:10:57	0:11:00
-It made fun of the sacred cows...	0:11:01	0:11:03
-..of conservative Welsh society.	0:11:03	0:11:07
-It was the first novel to portray -the rock-and-roll generation...	0:11:07	0:11:12
-..and the post-chapel, -hedonistic society we belonged to.	0:11:12	0:11:17
-Twm Miall was of a generation -half a generation older than me...	0:11:18	0:11:24
-..and we looked up to them.	0:11:24	0:11:27
-They were the cultural leaders -that we tried to emulate.	0:11:27	0:11:32
-I remember where I was -when I first read Cyw Haul.	0:11:32	0:11:36
-I was in a prison cell -in Liverpool in 1992.	0:11:36	0:11:40
-It was the first Welsh novel -I'd read since my schooldays.	0:11:40	0:11:45
-It showed me that Welsh literature -could be relevant to my generation.	0:11:45	0:11:50
-It inspired me to write.	0:11:51	0:11:53
-I'd always wanted to write...	0:11:54	0:11:56
-..but I wanted to write -about the world in which I lived.	0:11:56	0:12:00
-When I read Cyw Haul, I saw that -it was possible in Welsh literature.	0:12:00	0:12:06
-He's not home. He's not home.	0:12:16	0:12:20
-The drongo's forgotten I'm coming.	0:12:20	0:12:23
-Yes... indeed, Mr Huws, -it's a lovely day!	0:12:23	0:12:27
-Bleddyn. Come in.	0:12:27	0:12:29
-The Cyw Haul TV series -aired on S4C during the 1990s.	0:12:37	0:12:41
-The main character -was played by Arwel Gruffydd.	0:12:41	0:12:44
-When I read the novel, -I couldn't put it down.	0:12:49	0:12:52
-I'd never read -anything like it before in Welsh.	0:12:52	0:12:56
-It was a very honest novel. -It was also simple.	0:12:56	0:13:01
-It was easy to read -and unpretentious.	0:13:01	0:13:05
-It was fresh -and written from the heart.	0:13:06	0:13:08
-In the novel, Bleddyn tends -to wear his heart on his sleeve.	0:13:09	0:13:13
-He tells it as it is -and expresses his pain and anguish.	0:13:14	0:13:18
-Portraying the role of Bleddyn...	0:13:20	0:13:23
-..was such a pleasure.	0:13:24	0:13:26
-He's very endearing.	0:13:26	0:13:29
-I was brought up -in the same area as Llion.	0:13:35	0:13:40
-All the characters were based -on people in the Ffestiniog area.	0:13:40	0:13:44
-I was very familiar -with the locality...	0:13:44	0:13:47
-..and the kind of people -who were portrayed in the novel.	0:13:47	0:13:52
-I didn't base the character -on an actual person...	0:13:52	0:13:56
-..but I obviously knew people -like Bleddyn, Milc Shec and Banjo...	0:13:56	0:14:02
-..from my schooldays and so on.	0:14:02	0:14:04
-Playing the role -in the television series...	0:14:06	0:14:10
-..was interesting -for me personally...	0:14:12	0:14:15
-..because I left the area at 18 -to go to university.	0:14:15	0:14:19
-I moved to London...	0:14:20	0:14:22
-..and worked in the arts.	0:14:22	0:14:25
-My life was completely different -from Bleddyn's.	0:14:25	0:14:29
-Yet, perhaps if I'd made -different choices...	0:14:29	0:14:33
-..my life could have turned out -like Bleddyn's.	0:14:33	0:14:36
-There's an element -of pity for him...	0:14:36	0:14:40
-..because Bleddyn's character -never got to see the world.	0:14:40	0:14:46
-What's nice about reading the book -and watching the TV series...	0:14:49	0:14:53
-..is the humanity -that emanates from it.	0:14:53	0:14:56
-There's adversity, -poverty and unemployment...	0:14:57	0:15:00
-..but there's also fun -and camaraderie.	0:15:00	0:15:04
-There is compassion -and there is sadness.	0:15:04	0:15:07
-There's plenty of laughter, -but most of all, there is humanity.	0:15:07	0:15:11
-"The familiar ground -had a special charm."	0:15:18	0:15:21
-As well as the comedy, there are -emotional excerpts in the book...	0:15:27	0:15:32
-..when describing old characters.	0:15:32	0:15:35
-Every area has its local heroes -who are part of the community.	0:15:35	0:15:39
-The same is true of Cyw Haul.	0:15:40	0:15:41
-Some of the chapters -are stand-alone portrayals...	0:15:42	0:15:45
-..especially the descriptions -of someone like Nain Tyrpag.	0:15:46	0:15:50
-"It was a summer's afternoon...	0:16:01	0:16:03
-"..when I realized -Nain Tyrpag was ageing.	0:16:04	0:16:06
-"I was very sad when I realized -she wouldn't be my Nain forever.	0:16:07	0:16:11
-"I'd never considered it before.	0:16:11	0:16:13
-"I always thought that if Tyrpag -was there, Nain would be too.	0:16:14	0:16:18
-"The two are inextricably linked.	0:16:18	0:16:21
-"Like a carpenter -and his fat lead pencil.	0:16:21	0:16:24
-"Nain Tyrpag and I were tending -to her large garden that afternoon."	0:16:24	0:16:28
-"All of a sudden, a black cloud -came to obscure the sun.	0:16:29	0:16:32
-"For a few seconds, -Nain was an old, old lady.	0:16:32	0:16:35
-"I think she realized -what I'd seen...	0:16:36	0:16:39
-"..because she looked at me -as if I were a stranger.	0:16:40	0:16:43
-"She looked very sad.	0:16:43	0:16:45
-"The cloud passed by -and Nain's face brightened.	0:16:45	0:16:48
-"There aren't many people like Nain -left in this world.	0:16:49	0:16:53
-"Few people still do the things -that Nain used to do years ago.	0:16:53	0:16:57
-"These days, everybody's the same. -Real characters are hard to come by.	0:16:57	0:17:02
-"The world will be a poorer place...	0:17:03	0:17:05
-"..when Nain and her ilk -vanish into oblivion."	0:17:05	0:17:08
-I'm meeting -the Clwb Darllen Cofi book club...	0:17:20	0:17:22
-..to see if they enjoyed the novel -as much as me.	0:17:23	0:17:26
-Before I ask you about the novel...	0:17:34	0:17:36
-..tell me what's so special -about this book club.	0:17:36	0:17:40
-We've become great friends -over the years...	0:17:40	0:17:44
-..and got to know each other -through the book club.	0:17:44	0:17:48
-It's a social gathering.	0:17:48	0:17:50
-We all enjoy books -and we all enjoy reading.	0:17:50	0:17:54
-We like discussing books too.	0:17:54	0:17:57
-That's perfect for me. -Let's discuss Cyw Haul.	0:17:57	0:18:01
-Did you enjoy it?	0:18:02	0:18:02
-Did you enjoy it? - -We've read it for the second time.	0:18:02	0:18:04
-It took a while -to get into the Wenglish.	0:18:05	0:18:08
-I wasn't too keen on that at first. -I had to read the words aloud.	0:18:08	0:18:13
-But by the end, -I found it quite funny.	0:18:13	0:18:16
-I liked Bleddyn. He won me over.	0:18:16	0:18:19
-He's a very sweet character -and acutely observant.	0:18:19	0:18:24
-He's kind about his community.	0:18:25	0:18:27
-I enjoyed it more this time -than I did the first time round.	0:18:27	0:18:31
-I felt frustrated with Bleddyn -last time and wanted to shake him.	0:18:32	0:18:36
-But this time, I thought...	0:18:36	0:18:39
-.."Oh, isn't he lovely?"	0:18:39	0:18:41
-I enjoyed it very much -as a teenager.	0:18:41	0:18:45
-Would you say -it appeals more to boys than girls?	0:18:45	0:18:49
-I read it -from a mother's perspective.	0:18:49	0:18:52
-This young man wants his freedom -and wants to move to Cardiff.	0:18:53	0:18:57
-My daughter is desperate to travel, -and she's off in the autumn.	0:18:57	0:19:02
-I found myself -sympathizing with the mother...	0:19:02	0:19:06
-..whereas first time round, -I didn't think about the parents.	0:19:06	0:19:10
-I was the same as him.	0:19:11	0:19:13
-I felt for the females.	0:19:14	0:19:16
-There wasn't much depth -to their characters apart from Nain.	0:19:16	0:19:20
-He was a young lad...	0:19:20	0:19:23
-..who was desperate to chase them -and saw them as sexual objects.	0:19:23	0:19:28
-His mother's character -didn't have much depth either.	0:19:28	0:19:32
-But it's still fresh.	0:19:32	0:19:35
-I did wonder if it would have -the same impact on me...	0:19:35	0:19:39
-..as it did when I first read it, -and it did.	0:19:39	0:19:42
-It has an energy about it.	0:19:42	0:19:44
-It still remains fresh. -It's like a breath of fresh air.	0:19:45	0:19:48
-I don't know if you feel the same.	0:19:48	0:19:50
-I don't know if you feel the same. - -Yes, I agree with you.	0:19:50	0:19:52
-His innocence comes through.	0:19:53	0:19:55
-He has nothing to do, so he -decides to read his hymn book.	0:19:55	0:19:59
-We find it funny, but I doubt -my sons would think so. "What?"	0:20:00	0:20:04
-He's off his head!	0:20:04	0:20:06
-I think it's a novel of its time.	0:20:06	0:20:09
-Is there a particular scene -that springs to mind?	0:20:10	0:20:14
-I like the parts -about Nain Tyrpag...	0:20:14	0:20:17
-..and his descriptions of her.	0:20:18	0:20:20
-The way he protects her -when he sees her getting confused.	0:20:21	0:20:26
-He's angry -with the women in the Co-op.	0:20:26	0:20:29
-You sort of think, -"Well done, Bleddyn."	0:20:29	0:20:33
-It's hard to believe, -looking at these views...	0:20:42	0:20:46
-..but Bleddyn was desperate to move -away, especially towards the end.	0:20:46	0:20:50
-He felt trapped here.	0:20:50	0:20:52
-It's ironic that a compromising -situation with his aunt...	0:20:53	0:20:57
-..ultimately sets him free -when his parents realize...	0:20:57	0:21:01
-..it's time for him to fly the nest -and head for the big city...	0:21:01	0:21:05
-..and a new life in Cardiff.	0:21:06	0:21:08
-A new chapter begins -in Bleddyn's life.	0:21:08	0:21:11
-"The river's sound -told the whole story.	0:21:12	0:21:16
-"I started to go for walks -on my own...	0:21:16	0:21:19
-"..down to the river -and up to Graig Wen.	0:21:19	0:21:22
-"The familiar ground -had a special charm.	0:21:22	0:21:25
-"But it wasn't prepared -to let anyone go without a fight.	0:21:25	0:21:29
-"The beauty of my surroundings -had escaped me.	0:21:29	0:21:32
-"Leaves were changing colour, -the English people had gone...	0:21:32	0:21:36
-"..and it was silent.	0:21:36	0:21:38
-"The river's sound -told the whole story.	0:21:38	0:21:41
-"It knew my history -better than anyone...	0:21:41	0:21:44
-"..and had witnessed -many a performance.	0:21:44	0:21:48
-"If I'd had the chance to live -the way I wanted to live...	0:21:48	0:21:52
-"..I probably -wouldn't have wanted to leave.	0:21:53	0:21:56
-"I didn't want a job -just for the sake of it.	0:21:56	0:21:59
-"I didn't want to do -the same as everyone else.	0:21:59	0:22:02
-"I didn't want to go -to the same pub.	0:22:03	0:22:05
-"I didn't want to chase -the same girls over and over.	0:22:05	0:22:09
-"I didn't want to drink with Banjo, -Milc Shec and Buwch all the time.	0:22:09	0:22:15
-"I wanted to meet new people -and do interesting things.	0:22:15	0:22:19
-"I wanted a life with a capital L."	0:22:19	0:22:23
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