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-Welcome to Cadw Cwmni... | 0:00:20 | 0:00:22 | |
-..the series which provides -a platform for your stories... | 0:00:22 | 0:00:26 | |
-..and offers a personal perspective -of historical events. | 0:00:26 | 0:00:30 | |
-Later we celebrate 75 years... | 0:00:30 | 0:00:32 | |
-..of Britain's contribution -to overseas education. | 0:00:32 | 0:00:36 | |
-But first, an eyewitness account -of one of our history's atrocities. | 0:00:36 | 0:00:41 | |
-The mere mention of the place -sends shivers down the spine. | 0:00:41 | 0:00:46 | |
-Aberfan. | 0:00:46 | 0:00:48 | |
-The Aberfan landslide -resulted in tragedy... | 0:00:51 | 0:00:54 | |
-..on Friday 21 October 1966. | 0:00:54 | 0:00:57 | |
-At a quarter past nine -in the morning... | 0:00:58 | 0:01:00 | |
-..a spoil tip of coal -from the Merthyr Vale colliery... | 0:01:01 | 0:01:04 | |
-..collapsed onto -the village of Aberfan... | 0:01:05 | 0:01:08 | |
-..burying a primary school, -20 houses and a farm. | 0:01:08 | 0:01:12 | |
-144 lives were lost -in the tragedy... | 0:01:12 | 0:01:15 | |
-..including five teachers -and 116 children... | 0:01:15 | 0:01:18 | |
-..most of whom were aged -between seven and 10 years old. | 0:01:18 | 0:01:22 | |
-Following the landslide... | 0:01:23 | 0:01:25 | |
-..a tribunal was called... | 0:01:26 | 0:01:28 | |
-..to investigate -the causes of the disaster. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:31 | |
-The coal tip's owners, -the National Coal Board... | 0:01:31 | 0:01:35 | |
-..claimed it was a natural disaster. | 0:01:36 | 0:01:38 | |
-But it later transpired -that the National Coal Board... | 0:01:39 | 0:01:43 | |
-..had been aware of the subsidence -some months previously. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:47 | |
-The National Coal Board was ordered -to pay 50 pounds compensation... | 0:01:48 | 0:01:52 | |
-..to every family that had -lost a child in the disaster. | 0:01:53 | 0:01:56 | |
-It was a paltry sum -for a human life. | 0:01:57 | 0:01:59 | |
-No-one was ever sacked -or prosecuted for the tragedy. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:03 | |
-A day which has been etched on -the minds of those who were there. | 0:02:05 | 0:02:10 | |
-I remember passing through -as a child of 10. | 0:02:10 | 0:02:13 | |
-My first guest was there. | 0:02:13 | 0:02:16 | |
-Reverend Professor D Ben Rees, -welcome to Cadw Cwmni. | 0:02:16 | 0:02:19 | |
-When did you hear about -the Aberfan disaster? | 0:02:20 | 0:02:24 | |
-The tragedy happened -at 9.15 in the morning. | 0:02:25 | 0:02:28 | |
-Within 10 minutes, I saw ambulances -hurtling down the road... | 0:02:29 | 0:02:35 | |
-..past Cilfynydd common. | 0:02:35 | 0:02:37 | |
-The house where I lived -in Abercynon overlooked the valley. | 0:02:37 | 0:02:42 | |
-News came on the radio... | 0:02:42 | 0:02:45 | |
-..that a state of emergency -had been declared in Aberfan. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:50 | |
-I jumped in the car... | 0:02:50 | 0:02:52 | |
-..in the clothes -I had been wearing around the house. | 0:02:53 | 0:02:56 | |
-I got in the car -in my old clothes... | 0:02:56 | 0:03:00 | |
-..and drove to -Pantglas Junior School. | 0:03:00 | 0:03:03 | |
-Despite your associations -with Liverpool... | 0:03:04 | 0:03:06 | |
-..your ministry -was in South Wales at the time. | 0:03:07 | 0:03:10 | |
-How far away from Aberfan were you? | 0:03:10 | 0:03:13 | |
-I was four or five miles away. | 0:03:13 | 0:03:15 | |
-I moved to Abercynon in 1962... | 0:03:15 | 0:03:17 | |
-..but my ministry -also covered Penrhiwceiber. | 0:03:18 | 0:03:22 | |
-In 1965 I took on another chapel -in the Aberfan area... | 0:03:22 | 0:03:26 | |
-..known as Merthyr Vale. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:28 | |
-I'd spent a year... | 0:03:28 | 0:03:30 | |
-..getting to know the residents -of Aberfan and Merthyr Vale. | 0:03:30 | 0:03:34 | |
-What sort of community -existed in Aberfan in 1966? | 0:03:35 | 0:03:38 | |
-It was very close knit. | 0:03:39 | 0:03:41 | |
-There were many -Welsh speakers in the community. | 0:03:42 | 0:03:45 | |
-It was a working-class society... | 0:03:45 | 0:03:49 | |
-..and very close knit. | 0:03:49 | 0:03:51 | |
-The people were warm and friendly. | 0:03:52 | 0:03:54 | |
-Everybody knew one another... | 0:03:56 | 0:03:58 | |
-..and more than one generation -of the same family lived there. | 0:03:59 | 0:04:03 | |
-What awaited you when you arrived? | 0:04:03 | 0:04:06 | |
-I'll never forget it. | 0:04:09 | 0:04:11 | |
-For people like me... | 0:04:14 | 0:04:16 | |
-..there was -nothing much we could do... | 0:04:16 | 0:04:19 | |
-..apart from -get stuck in and clear the debris... | 0:04:19 | 0:04:23 | |
-..and help people with -the search-and-rescue mission... | 0:04:23 | 0:04:30 | |
-..by removing the slurry... | 0:04:30 | 0:04:35 | |
-..in order to penetrate -the enormous tip... | 0:04:36 | 0:04:41 | |
-..which consisted of water, -coal and so on... | 0:04:42 | 0:04:45 | |
-..and get to the little children... | 0:04:45 | 0:04:48 | |
-..who were trapped inside -together with some of the teachers. | 0:04:48 | 0:04:53 | |
-You were -a young minister at the time. | 0:04:53 | 0:04:56 | |
-It was a new experience for you. | 0:04:56 | 0:04:59 | |
-How do you console people -when a tragedy like that happens? | 0:04:59 | 0:05:03 | |
-It's a case of -just being there for them. | 0:05:03 | 0:05:07 | |
-I'd dealt with bereavement -before the Aberfan tragedy... | 0:05:07 | 0:05:11 | |
-..when a young boy -was killed in a traffic accident. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:15 | |
-I remember -breaking the news to his parents. | 0:05:15 | 0:05:18 | |
-I learnt that the most important -thing was to be there for them... | 0:05:18 | 0:05:22 | |
-..and praying with them, -as I did in Aberfan. | 0:05:22 | 0:05:26 | |
-I accompanied the fathers -to the two chapels... | 0:05:26 | 0:05:29 | |
-..where the bodies -of the children were lying... | 0:05:29 | 0:05:33 | |
-..to identify them. | 0:05:33 | 0:05:36 | |
-They were glad -to have someone by their side. | 0:05:36 | 0:05:40 | |
-The fathers were grateful. | 0:05:40 | 0:05:44 | |
-Only one person at a time -was allowed in the chapel... | 0:05:44 | 0:05:48 | |
-..and I accompanied them. | 0:05:49 | 0:05:51 | |
-My presence was a comfort -to the fathers and the families. | 0:05:51 | 0:05:55 | |
-They'll never forget that. | 0:05:55 | 0:05:57 | |
-You were also present -at the burial services. | 0:05:57 | 0:06:01 | |
-As I recall, the major funeral -was held on 27 October. | 0:06:04 | 0:06:08 | |
-I attended the service. | 0:06:08 | 0:06:10 | |
-A service was held -to lay to rest 82 of them... | 0:06:11 | 0:06:15 | |
-..that day in the cemetery. | 0:06:15 | 0:06:17 | |
-Whenever I'm in the vicinity, -I go to visit their graves. | 0:06:18 | 0:06:23 | |
-I knew many of the families. | 0:06:23 | 0:06:28 | |
-It was a very difficult time. | 0:06:28 | 0:06:32 | |
-Language -can sometimes be very explosive... | 0:06:34 | 0:06:39 | |
-..and problems arose from that. | 0:06:40 | 0:06:42 | |
-It's difficult -trying to explain it... | 0:06:42 | 0:06:47 | |
-..but what affected the families... | 0:06:48 | 0:06:50 | |
-..was the language that was used. | 0:06:50 | 0:06:53 | |
-There were so many words -uttered in the services... | 0:06:53 | 0:06:57 | |
-..that reduced them to tears. | 0:06:57 | 0:06:59 | |
-Words like -school, children, mountain, coal... | 0:07:00 | 0:07:05 | |
-..or even rain. | 0:07:05 | 0:07:07 | |
-So many words were emotional -triggers, so I avoided using them... | 0:07:08 | 0:07:12 | |
-..because they caused -so much hurt for people. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:16 | |
-It made me mindful -of the words I used... | 0:07:16 | 0:07:21 | |
-..in the service and in the sermon. | 0:07:21 | 0:07:24 | |
-I had to tread very carefully. | 0:07:24 | 0:07:27 | |
-During the aftermath... | 0:07:27 | 0:07:29 | |
-..my sole purpose -was to comfort the families... | 0:07:29 | 0:07:33 | |
-..in their hour of need. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:36 | |
-They were completely helpless. | 0:07:36 | 0:07:39 | |
-I was a member -of the Aberfan Disaster Committee... | 0:07:39 | 0:07:42 | |
-..which dealt with the fund... | 0:07:43 | 0:07:45 | |
-..that received donations totalling -a million and a half pounds. | 0:07:45 | 0:07:50 | |
-I knew the National Coal Board -was culpable. | 0:07:51 | 0:07:55 | |
-They lacked sensitivity -in the matter... | 0:07:55 | 0:07:59 | |
-..and so did Lord Robens. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:02 | |
-He and the NCB -wanted to take the money from you. | 0:08:03 | 0:08:06 | |
-They did take the money from us. | 0:08:06 | 0:08:09 | |
-They took 150,000 of the money... | 0:08:09 | 0:08:11 | |
-..to pay for the removal -of the slurry and debris. | 0:08:12 | 0:08:15 | |
-That's scandalous. | 0:08:17 | 0:08:19 | |
-The families received some justice -but it was too little. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:24 | |
-We had to wait until -the Labour government of 1997... | 0:08:24 | 0:08:28 | |
-..for the 150,000 taken by the NCB -to be reimbursed. | 0:08:29 | 0:08:33 | |
-But the value of that money was -far less than it had been in 1966. | 0:08:33 | 0:08:38 | |
-They added nothing to it. | 0:08:38 | 0:08:41 | |
-I remember talking to someone -who had survived the disaster. | 0:08:41 | 0:08:46 | |
-He said that -some of the Aberfan community... | 0:08:46 | 0:08:49 | |
-..were left with a sense of guilt. | 0:08:49 | 0:08:52 | |
-That's true. They'd experienced -profound suffering. | 0:08:52 | 0:08:56 | |
-Some of them confided in me. | 0:08:56 | 0:09:00 | |
-When I go to Aberfan, -I visit those I know. | 0:09:00 | 0:09:03 | |
-I agree with your point. | 0:09:04 | 0:09:07 | |
-They suffered greatly, -both psychologically... | 0:09:07 | 0:09:12 | |
-..and emotionally. | 0:09:12 | 0:09:14 | |
-But in adversity, -we did our best to comfort those... | 0:09:14 | 0:09:20 | |
-..who had endured a tragedy... | 0:09:20 | 0:09:24 | |
-..that none of us can comprehend. | 0:09:24 | 0:09:28 | |
-Similar tragedies happen... | 0:09:28 | 0:09:31 | |
-..but that situation -was incredibly harrowing. | 0:09:31 | 0:09:35 | |
-You were in the middle of it. | 0:09:37 | 0:09:39 | |
-How did you cope with it personally? | 0:09:39 | 0:09:42 | |
-Looking back, it was far from easy. | 0:09:44 | 0:09:49 | |
-I was young. | 0:09:49 | 0:09:52 | |
-Many people were very supportive. | 0:09:52 | 0:09:58 | |
-I had been touched -by people's kindness. | 0:09:58 | 0:10:02 | |
-That sustained my faith -in the human race. | 0:10:03 | 0:10:08 | |
-It was important that others... | 0:10:08 | 0:10:11 | |
-..continued to remember -about the community. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:14 | |
-Efforts were made -to comfort the communities... | 0:10:14 | 0:10:18 | |
-..in Aberfan and Merthyr Vale. | 0:10:19 | 0:10:21 | |
-It would've been easy for you -to lose faith. | 0:10:21 | 0:10:24 | |
-Many people did lose faith. | 0:10:25 | 0:10:29 | |
-But what was of great solace... | 0:10:32 | 0:10:34 | |
-..was seeing how the English Baptist -minister, Reverend Haines... | 0:10:34 | 0:10:39 | |
-..who had lost -two children of his own... | 0:10:39 | 0:10:42 | |
-..remained in the area -throughout his ministry. | 0:10:42 | 0:10:46 | |
-He was an exemplary figure -for young ministers like myself. | 0:10:46 | 0:10:51 | |
-Unlike him, I could leave Aberfan -at the end of the day. | 0:10:52 | 0:10:56 | |
-I mentioned earlier, -for those of a certain age... | 0:10:56 | 0:10:59 | |
-..the mere mention of the place -sends a shiver down the spine. | 0:11:00 | 0:11:04 | |
-What goes through your mind -when you hear the name? | 0:11:04 | 0:11:07 | |
-The heart-rending cries -of the children. | 0:11:08 | 0:11:11 | |
-It is probably the greatest tragedy -we have suffered as a nation. | 0:11:11 | 0:11:15 | |
-Senghennydd was tragic because of -the miners who lost their lives... | 0:11:16 | 0:11:20 | |
-..but they were adults. | 0:11:21 | 0:11:23 | |
-These were young children... | 0:11:23 | 0:11:25 | |
-..who hadn't had the opportunity -to live their lives. | 0:11:25 | 0:11:29 | |
-We felt so helpless in it all. | 0:11:29 | 0:11:34 | |
-They were -the lost generation of Aberfan. | 0:11:35 | 0:11:37 | |
-Thank you for joining me, Ben... | 0:11:37 | 0:11:40 | |
-..and recounting your story. | 0:11:40 | 0:11:42 | |
-Join me again after the break. | 0:11:43 | 0:11:45 | |
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-Welcome back to Cadw Cwmni. | 0:11:55 | 0:11:57 | |
-We now turn our attention to Africa -and other overseas countries. | 0:11:57 | 0:12:02 | |
-The British Council -was founded 75 years ago. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:05 | |
-It has been instrumental -in developing... | 0:12:05 | 0:12:08 | |
-..educational opportunities -for less privileged people overseas. | 0:12:09 | 0:12:13 | |
-International education... | 0:12:15 | 0:12:17 | |
-..has been a pillar -of British diplomacy... | 0:12:17 | 0:12:21 | |
-..for 75 years. | 0:12:22 | 0:12:24 | |
-One of the prime objectives... | 0:12:24 | 0:12:26 | |
-..was to promote -culture, education, science... | 0:12:26 | 0:12:32 | |
-..and the British arts overseas. | 0:12:32 | 0:12:36 | |
-They quickly realized... | 0:12:36 | 0:12:39 | |
-..that education was one of -the most important tools... | 0:12:39 | 0:12:44 | |
-..in the developing world. | 0:12:45 | 0:12:48 | |
-Learning English... | 0:12:48 | 0:12:52 | |
-..was one of -the most important skills... | 0:12:53 | 0:12:57 | |
-..since knowledge -was imparted to them in English. | 0:12:57 | 0:13:00 | |
-Centres were established worldwide. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:05 | |
-There are currently -100 centres around the world. | 0:13:05 | 0:13:09 | |
-They learn English -and promote British culture... | 0:13:09 | 0:13:13 | |
-..in all those countries. | 0:13:13 | 0:13:15 | |
-I'm joined by someone who's been -involved with the project. | 0:13:19 | 0:13:23 | |
-Welcome to the programme, -Eddie Williams. | 0:13:23 | 0:13:26 | |
-How long have you -been involved with the project? | 0:13:26 | 0:13:30 | |
-I was working -at Reading University at the time. | 0:13:30 | 0:13:33 | |
-The British Council -wanted to send someone to Rwanda. | 0:13:34 | 0:13:37 | |
-They asked Reading University -to find suitable candidates. | 0:13:38 | 0:13:42 | |
-I was the only one in my department -who could speak French. | 0:13:42 | 0:13:46 | |
-At the time, the only languages -spoken in Rwanda... | 0:13:46 | 0:13:50 | |
-..were Kinyarwanda and French. | 0:13:50 | 0:13:52 | |
-French was the official language. | 0:13:53 | 0:13:55 | |
-Because I spoke fluent French -I was sent to Rwanda. | 0:13:55 | 0:13:59 | |
-What did -your work entail in Rwanda? | 0:13:59 | 0:14:03 | |
-They wanted to improve -the English department... | 0:14:03 | 0:14:07 | |
-..at Rwanda University. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:09 | |
-Instead of concentrating... | 0:14:10 | 0:14:14 | |
-..on English linguistics... | 0:14:14 | 0:14:18 | |
-..and literature -such as Shakespeare and Dickens... | 0:14:18 | 0:14:24 | |
-..they wanted to focus more -on the English language. | 0:14:24 | 0:14:27 | |
-They wanted to improve -their standard of English. | 0:14:28 | 0:14:32 | |
-I went there to help change -the English syllabus... | 0:14:32 | 0:14:36 | |
-..from something old fashioned... | 0:14:36 | 0:14:38 | |
-..to something that enabled them -to learn English better. | 0:14:39 | 0:14:42 | |
-It sounds odd to be teaching -Dickens and Shakespeare in Rwanda. | 0:14:43 | 0:14:48 | |
-Is it fair to say -that's rather colonial? | 0:14:49 | 0:14:53 | |
-Yes, it is. -They also learnt Greek and Latin. | 0:14:54 | 0:14:57 | |
-You wouldn't believe -the things they learnt. | 0:14:57 | 0:15:00 | |
-Rwanda is famous for its problems... | 0:15:00 | 0:15:03 | |
-..such as the poverty and civil war. | 0:15:03 | 0:15:05 | |
-That was the situation like -when you were there? | 0:15:06 | 0:15:09 | |
-I was there before the civil war -and the university was elsewhere. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:15 | |
-Back then it was in the north -but it's since moved. | 0:15:15 | 0:15:18 | |
-The Hutus and Tutsis -weren't at loggerheads at the time. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:24 | |
-Most of the Tutsis were in Uganda... | 0:15:24 | 0:15:27 | |
-..waiting for their opportunity -to re-enter the country... | 0:15:27 | 0:15:32 | |
-..which is what happened in the end. | 0:15:32 | 0:15:34 | |
-You mentioned it in passing -that you speak French... | 0:15:35 | 0:15:39 | |
-..and you also speak -Welsh and English. | 0:15:39 | 0:15:42 | |
-How many languages do you speak? | 0:15:42 | 0:15:45 | |
-My Welsh is very poor, -I have to admit... | 0:15:45 | 0:15:50 | |
-..but I also speak English and -my French is better than my Welsh. | 0:15:50 | 0:15:56 | |
-I can get by in other languages. | 0:15:56 | 0:15:59 | |
-Such as? | 0:15:59 | 0:16:01 | |
-A little Spanish and a little Greek. | 0:16:01 | 0:16:04 | |
-I lived in Cyprus for a while. | 0:16:04 | 0:16:06 | |
-I also learnt Turkish. | 0:16:06 | 0:16:08 | |
-I was working on the Greek side... | 0:16:08 | 0:16:11 | |
-..but I learnt a little Turkish -to familiarize myself. | 0:16:11 | 0:16:15 | |
-But I've forgotten a lot of it. | 0:16:15 | 0:16:17 | |
-I speak a little Arabic -and a little Chichewa... | 0:16:17 | 0:16:21 | |
-..which is commonly spoken -in the east of Africa. | 0:16:21 | 0:16:25 | |
-It's similar to Swahili. | 0:16:25 | 0:16:27 | |
-I know enough to ask for water, -put it that way! | 0:16:27 | 0:16:31 | |
-You said you lived in Cyprus, which -is another interesting country... | 0:16:34 | 0:16:39 | |
-..because of the division. | 0:16:39 | 0:16:41 | |
-Had Turkey taken over the north? | 0:16:41 | 0:16:43 | |
-No. I was there before that. -I lived there from 1967 to 1971. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:48 | |
-Everything changed after that. | 0:16:48 | 0:16:50 | |
-The Greeks left the north of the -island and the Turks left the south. | 0:16:51 | 0:16:55 | |
-A population exchange occurred. | 0:16:55 | 0:16:58 | |
-Few Greeks -live in the north nowadays. | 0:16:58 | 0:17:02 | |
-Wherever you go, -trouble seems to follow. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:06 | |
-No trouble ensued in Caernarfon! | 0:17:06 | 0:17:10 | |
-Caernarfon's safe at the moment! | 0:17:11 | 0:17:13 | |
-Going back to the fact... | 0:17:13 | 0:17:15 | |
-..that the British Council -is celebrating 75 years... | 0:17:16 | 0:17:19 | |
-..how significant -has it been over the years? | 0:17:20 | 0:17:24 | |
-In my opinion, -it's been very significant. | 0:17:24 | 0:17:27 | |
-It always has been very important. | 0:17:27 | 0:17:30 | |
-But it's more work -than what it's worth nowadays... | 0:17:30 | 0:17:34 | |
-..especially when -it comes to teaching English... | 0:17:34 | 0:17:38 | |
-..and English literature. | 0:17:38 | 0:17:42 | |
-They used to earn -more money years ago... | 0:17:42 | 0:17:47 | |
-..and their contracts were better. | 0:17:47 | 0:17:50 | |
-If you worked for -the British Council up until 1990... | 0:17:50 | 0:17:55 | |
-..it was quite prestigious. | 0:17:55 | 0:17:57 | |
-But as far as I can tell -it's changed quite a bit. | 0:17:57 | 0:18:01 | |
-Most people -have short-term contracts... | 0:18:01 | 0:18:04 | |
-..and there's less money around. | 0:18:04 | 0:18:07 | |
-I think they've closed -almost every library overseas. | 0:18:07 | 0:18:13 | |
-Books have -since been replaced by computers. | 0:18:13 | 0:18:19 | |
-From what I see... | 0:18:19 | 0:18:21 | |
-..more young people -are going in and out of it. | 0:18:21 | 0:18:25 | |
-In the old days, someone -would start at 30 years of age... | 0:18:25 | 0:18:30 | |
-..and stay there all his life. | 0:18:30 | 0:18:33 | |
-You've travelled -a fair bit yourself. | 0:18:33 | 0:18:36 | |
-Did you go to France -purely to learn the language? | 0:18:36 | 0:18:41 | |
-I wanted to learn French. That's -why I moved to France for a year. | 0:18:42 | 0:18:46 | |
-I was at university -during the 1960s... | 0:18:46 | 0:18:49 | |
-..and they weren't keen on students -having a year abroad back then. | 0:18:49 | 0:18:54 | |
-The people who were teaching me... | 0:18:54 | 0:18:58 | |
-..couldn't speak French -very well themselves. | 0:18:58 | 0:19:02 | |
-If I was going to leave -with a French degree... | 0:19:02 | 0:19:05 | |
-..I should at least be able -to speak fluent French. | 0:19:06 | 0:19:09 | |
-It was more difficult in those days. | 0:19:09 | 0:19:12 | |
-They weren't keen for me -to go to France... | 0:19:12 | 0:19:15 | |
-..but I went to Lyon for a year... | 0:19:15 | 0:19:18 | |
-..before returning -to finish my degree. | 0:19:18 | 0:19:21 | |
-When you landed in different -countries and travelled around... | 0:19:21 | 0:19:26 | |
-..were things already in place... | 0:19:26 | 0:19:29 | |
-..or did you start -with a clean slate? | 0:19:30 | 0:19:33 | |
-It depends, sometimes -they met you at the airport... | 0:19:34 | 0:19:38 | |
-..escorted you to the hotel -and it was hunky dory. | 0:19:38 | 0:19:41 | |
-It depends which country -you're in and what else is going on. | 0:19:41 | 0:19:46 | |
-Whenever you meet people -who've travelled... | 0:19:46 | 0:19:49 | |
-..you always end up asking them... | 0:19:49 | 0:19:52 | |
-..which is their favourite -and least favourite country. | 0:19:52 | 0:19:56 | |
-I'm happy where I am at the moment. -I love living in Wales. | 0:19:56 | 0:20:00 | |
-You have to say that. | 0:20:00 | 0:20:02 | |
-No, I don't have to but it's true. | 0:20:02 | 0:20:05 | |
-I've lived in many countries. | 0:20:05 | 0:20:07 | |
-If I had to live in one place, -where would I like to live? | 0:20:07 | 0:20:11 | |
-Ethiopia is a great country, -especially up in the mountains. | 0:20:11 | 0:20:16 | |
-Are you fond of Africa in general? | 0:20:16 | 0:20:19 | |
-Yes, I like Africa, -especially Ethiopia. | 0:20:19 | 0:20:22 | |
-That's your favourite place, -but where wouldn't you return to? | 0:20:22 | 0:20:27 | |
-I don't like saying it but -it'd have to be Lagos in Nigeria. | 0:20:28 | 0:20:33 | |
-It was one of -the worst places I've visited. | 0:20:33 | 0:20:36 | |
-There are so many people there -and they all want your money. | 0:20:36 | 0:20:41 | |
-They're always trying to sell you -something or con you in some way. | 0:20:41 | 0:20:45 | |
-I remember leaving there one time -and a person saying to me... | 0:20:46 | 0:20:50 | |
-.."If you want to -get through the airport quickly... | 0:20:50 | 0:20:53 | |
-"..you must bribe people." | 0:20:53 | 0:20:55 | |
-I told him -I didn't have a clue how to do it. | 0:20:56 | 0:20:59 | |
-He told me not to worry and to put -5 or 10 in each of my cases... | 0:20:59 | 0:21:03 | |
-..and I wouldn't need -to say a thing. | 0:21:03 | 0:21:06 | |
-So I got to the airport, the man -opened the case and ushered me on. | 0:21:06 | 0:21:10 | |
-I had no problems. | 0:21:11 | 0:21:12 | |
-Have you ever felt in danger? | 0:21:13 | 0:21:16 | |
-At times, yes. | 0:21:17 | 0:21:19 | |
-My worst experience in Africa was -being stopped by drunken soldiers. | 0:21:19 | 0:21:24 | |
-That sometimes happens, -especially when they have guns. | 0:21:24 | 0:21:28 | |
-I get scared because you -never know what's going to happen. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:33 | |
-It doesn't happen often but I've -encountered it a couple of times. | 0:21:33 | 0:21:38 | |
-The uncertainty at a checkpoint? | 0:21:38 | 0:21:40 | |
-The uncertainty at a checkpoint? - -Yes, that's right. | 0:21:40 | 0:21:42 | |
-I remember working -in Juba, South Sudan. | 0:21:42 | 0:21:45 | |
-I was doing some research work -in a small village called Awiri. | 0:21:45 | 0:21:51 | |
-It was just me and a driver -in a small four-wheel drive. | 0:21:51 | 0:21:56 | |
-It was two o'clock in the afternoon -and the driver said to me... | 0:21:56 | 0:22:00 | |
-.."We must be careful... | 0:22:00 | 0:22:02 | |
-"..because the soldiers -have been drinking all morning... | 0:22:02 | 0:22:06 | |
-"..and they are drunk, -so leave it to me." | 0:22:06 | 0:22:09 | |
-The first checkpoint was just -a piece of cord across the road. | 0:22:10 | 0:22:14 | |
-He said, -"I see the general is here." | 0:22:14 | 0:22:17 | |
-He jumped out -and had a chat with the general. | 0:22:17 | 0:22:20 | |
-Since he was -transporting a white man... | 0:22:20 | 0:22:23 | |
-..he wanted to show him -that everything was above board. | 0:22:23 | 0:22:28 | |
-He had all the necessary papers -and off we went. | 0:22:28 | 0:22:32 | |
-When we came to the cord, there was -a man holding a gun in one hand... | 0:22:32 | 0:22:36 | |
-..and a cigarette in the other. | 0:22:37 | 0:22:41 | |
-The driver put his foot down, -swerved and drove past him. | 0:22:41 | 0:22:45 | |
-I said to him, -"Why didn't you do that last time? | 0:22:45 | 0:22:50 | |
-"Why did you go past this one?" | 0:22:51 | 0:22:53 | |
-"The last ones had guns," he said. | 0:22:53 | 0:22:55 | |
-"But this one had a gun also," -I replied. | 0:22:56 | 0:22:58 | |
-"Ah, yes, -but he had no bullets in it." | 0:22:59 | 0:23:01 | |
-He'd clocked the AK-47... | 0:23:03 | 0:23:05 | |
-..without the magazine attached. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:08 | |
-But that's what really frightens me. | 0:23:09 | 0:23:13 | |
-Drunken soldiers. | 0:23:13 | 0:23:15 | |
-That's the most dangerous thing -in Africa. | 0:23:15 | 0:23:19 | |
-Thank you for joining me. | 0:23:19 | 0:23:21 | |
-Thank you. | 0:23:22 | 0:23:23 | |
-If you've a story to tell, -then why not get in touch? | 0:23:23 | 0:23:28 | |
-There's a platform -for your stories here on S4C. | 0:23:28 | 0:23:32 | |
-Until next time, -from me, John Hardy, goodbye. | 0:23:32 | 0:23:35 | |
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