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0:00:02 > 0:00:07- At the end of the 1990s, - Cool Cymru was in full swing.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11- We felt like we were flying the flag - in a new way.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13- It was a world stage for music.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17- These bands are special - and we'll celebrate them.
0:00:17 > 0:00:23- Catatonia, Manic Street Preachers, - Stereophonics, Super Furry Animals.
0:00:24 > 0:00:29- It produced films and actors and - was home to a new National Assembly.
0:00:29 > 0:00:34- We shouted from the rooftops - that we're Welsh!
0:00:34 > 0:00:37- This is the story - of a special time...
0:00:37 > 0:00:41- ..when Wales was cool - at the end of the 20th century.
0:00:48 > 0:00:53- In 1996, the Second Severn Crossing - opened with a flourish.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57- It was used by many Welsh bands...
0:00:57 > 0:01:00- ..who were hurtling back and forth - to London.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06- Manic Street Preachers - were in limbo...
0:01:06 > 0:01:11- ..after the disappearance - of their guitarist, Richey Edwards.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14- # Of dignity #
0:01:14 > 0:01:18- The song, A Design For Life - rescued the band.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23- It inspired them to reform and - they came back stronger than ever.
0:01:24 > 0:01:30- After Richey's disappearance, they - became the band they wanted to be.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32- # To wear the scars #
0:01:32 > 0:01:35- Everything Must Go - changed everything.
0:01:35 > 0:01:40- The singles on the album, Everything - Must Go were massive hits.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43- They had a new sense of confidence.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46- They refused to compromise - to commercialism.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49- # We don't talk about love #
0:01:49 > 0:01:53- They appreciate art - and the whole culture of Wales.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58- They quote the work of R S Thomas - in their records.
0:01:59 > 0:02:04- The fans and music world - loved this intelligent element.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09- At the BRIT Awards in 1997...
0:02:09 > 0:02:14- ..the Manics won the awards for - the best group and the best album.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19- By this stage, the group was showing - great pride in their Welsh roots.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24- The Manics have been very supportive - of the other groups within Wales.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29- They took Welsh bands with them - even when it wasn't necessary.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35- When Manics had the hit, Design - For Life, they toured with Gorky's.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41- The young band from Pembrokeshire, - Gorky's Zygotic Mynci...
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- ..was growing in success.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49- Their album, Bwyd Time, hit number - one in the independent albums chart.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- They also toured in Japan.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55- After releasing three popular albums - with the label, Ankst...
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- ..they felt their development - was being restricted.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04- Ankst, as a company, realized - we couldn't take them further.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- The band needed to reach - a wider audience.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13- We knew of other record companies - who wanted to sign Gorky's.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17- They saw a band that was getting - a lot of coverage in NME...
0:03:17 > 0:03:23- ..with the name of Ankst, - so many thought they were available.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26- And that's exactly what happened.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30- They signed with the American label - of Fontana Records.
0:03:37 > 0:03:43- By 1996, Welsh bands such as - Catatonia and Super Furry Animals...
0:03:43 > 0:03:48- ..had their sights on London and - signed with some prominent labels.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- As the groups - basked in the limelight...
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- ..the London Welsh felt it was - high time that they spoke out too.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03- The former Brookside actor - and West End star, Stifyn Parri...
0:04:03 > 0:04:07- ..wanted to unite the Welsh - and shatter the stereotypes.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15- He established SWS.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20- Its members included Catherine - Zeta-Jones, Sian Phillips...
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- ..Bonnie Tyler and Sian Lloyd.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28- You could be a purple lesbian from - Pluto as far as I'm concerned...
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- ..just as long as you want - to be with the Welsh.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37- When I was invited - to various Welsh evenings...
0:04:37 > 0:04:39- ..I was bored out of my brain!
0:04:40 > 0:04:41- # Gwalia
0:04:41 > 0:04:42- # Oh, Gwalia #
0:04:42 > 0:04:46- I felt that some of the societies - were living in the past.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- I wanted something - that looked to the future.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- To offer something different - to the London Welsh...
0:04:55 > 0:05:00- ..Stifyn called 40 people and - invited them to the launch of SWS.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06- At the end of the night, I asked - if people wanted to do it again.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08- Everybody screamed "Yes!"
0:05:08 > 0:05:12- We were so enthusiastic - and wanted to do it again.
0:05:12 > 0:05:17- It's early success - in the Groucho Club...
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- ..meant it was the place to be - for the glamorous Welsh in the city.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- There's obviously a place for SWS.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29- It started with 40 and we've now got - 750 and it's sure to reach 1,000.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- They're super. They're furry.
0:05:39 > 0:05:40- Grrr!
0:05:41 > 0:05:42- They're animals.
0:05:43 > 0:05:44- Get on this!
0:05:50 > 0:05:55- When Super Furry Animals released - their debut album, Fuzzy Logic...
0:05:55 > 0:05:57- ..it was so exciting.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59- # I had a soul transplant operation
0:06:00 > 0:06:02- # Coz my bypass didn't function #
0:06:02 > 0:06:08- Super Furry Animals, after the - great EPs with Ankst, would succeed.
0:06:08 > 0:06:13- Creation had signed Oasis, - the biggest band of that time...
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- ..suited Super Furry Animals - down to the ground.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- We signed with the label, Creation.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- They had a policy of letting bands - do whatever they wanted.
0:06:27 > 0:06:32- The timing couldn't have been better - as Oasis had made them a fortune...
0:06:32 > 0:06:34- ..so money wasn't an issue.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- The Furries used that money - in a creative way.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42- One of their first purchases - was a tank!
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- I remember the discussion with - the marketing manager of Creation.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51- "How much is that page - in the NME going to cost?"
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- "That's gonna cost 5,000."
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- "How long will you run it for?"
0:06:55 > 0:06:56- "Two weeks."
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- "That's 10,000. - We'll buy a tank instead!"
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- The blue tank - on the Eisteddfod Maes...
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- ..is one of the best things - the Furries ever did.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10- It was funny, good, situationist - and challenged the Eisteddfod.
0:07:11 > 0:07:12- It was a publicity stunt.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- We sold it to Don Henley - from The Eagles for 8,000.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21- It cost us 2,000 and - people are still talking about it.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- It was the best two grand - I ever spent!
0:07:24 > 0:07:25- # On the telephone
0:07:26 > 0:07:27- # Telephone
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- # My ear to the receiver #
0:07:29 > 0:07:34- The 1996 Eisteddfod in Llandeilo - was memorable for another reason.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- The Furries were banned - from singing in English on the Maes.
0:07:38 > 0:07:44- But this wasn't a problem because - they whistled to the English tracks.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- There was a palaver about us - not singing in English.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52- There is a Welsh-only policy - on the Maes...
0:07:52 > 0:07:56- ..but Furries wasn't a Welsh band - and had always been bilingual.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- Some people were angry...
0:07:59 > 0:08:04- ..but the Furries were ambassadors - for the Welsh language.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09- The tank was at the Eisteddfod where - they whistled to English songs.
0:08:09 > 0:08:14- It was at the Reading Festival and - had the slogan of "A Oes Heddwch?"
0:08:14 > 0:08:18- It didn't challenge Wales or England - but everyone.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23- It was peaceful but had - an artistic and musical message.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- In the 1990s, - titles were very fashionable.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36- Britpop was used to describe - Oasis, Blur and Pulp.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41- Cool Britannia described the - London revival and The Spice Girls.
0:08:41 > 0:08:47- As Welsh bands and individuals made - their mark in England and abroad...
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- ..the press wanted a title - for this new wave.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52- What did Wales get?
0:08:52 > 0:08:54- What can we call and sell something?
0:08:55 > 0:08:56- How can we be part of this?
0:08:56 > 0:08:58- We'll call it Cool Cymru!
0:08:58 > 0:09:04- I preferred Cool Cymru than Britpop, - at least it had the word, "Cymru!"
0:09:05 > 0:09:09- We'd had years of titles - such as sheep shaggers...
0:09:09 > 0:09:11- ..Cwm Dancing, Welsh Rarebits...
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- ..and all the other nonsense - from the English press.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- I felt that Cool Cymru - was better than Uncool Cymru!
0:09:20 > 0:09:25- The bands under the Cool Cymru title - didn't want to be pigeonholed.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- What was it? Cool Cymru?
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- It's ******* ridiculous!
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- Cool Cymru was a label...
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- ..for something in Wales - but used by those outside Wales.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41- People like labels and it's - unfortunate that we had Cool Cymru!
0:09:42 > 0:09:47- Very few people would walk into - a pub and say, "Hey, I'm cool!"
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- It's a blatant sign - that you're anything but cool!
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- Actors, opera singers...
0:09:54 > 0:09:58- ..and the artists, Angharad - Pearce Jones and Elfen Lewis.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- Many were labelled "cool" - and not everyone hated it.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- I was happy with it - because I knew I was cool.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- People don't have to try too hard - when they are cool.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15- It was from outside Wales and - I'm sure we played up to the label.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- Before I started SWS...
0:10:17 > 0:10:21- ..I knew that I wanted to create - a very cool Welsh society.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26- I was very happy to know - that SWS was a part...
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- ..of this new wave.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34- Cool Cymru flourished and I think - SWS was responsible for a lot of it.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39- You could say that the myth that - was Cool Cymru created confidence...
0:10:40 > 0:10:44- ..on a mediatorial, - musical and political level.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49- This confidence - would transform Wales forever.
0:10:50 > 0:10:55- The world of three Amman Valley lads - was about to change completely.
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0:11:04 > 0:11:08- # I get camping eyes - in the final hour
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- # Last-minute shoppers - picking cauliflower
0:11:11 > 0:11:15- # The fuss they make, - you'd swear they were buying a car #
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- The Coliseum in Aberdare.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19- We topped the bill...
0:11:19 > 0:11:24- ..but were the least popular band - to play that night.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- There was also - Tragic Love Company...
0:11:28 > 0:11:31- ..made up of Kelly, - Stuart and Richard.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36- These proud Valley lads were soon - to take the name of Stereophonics.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41- By 1997, they put all their energy - into chart success.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- The only thing I can do - is play drums.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- I got nothing to fall back on.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50- I got no qualifications - and I haven't got a trade.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53- It was that or nothing!
0:11:54 > 0:11:57- # The stock he bought last week, - bring back the ladies... #
0:11:58 > 0:12:02- There's no money here but if you - make the most of what you've got...
0:12:02 > 0:12:06- ..and keep pushing it - then you'll get noticed.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08- # Sits down in the street #
0:12:08 > 0:12:13- Yes, they did get noticed - by a very famous billionaire.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- Richard Branson said that he was - starting a new label called V2.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21- The first band he signed - was Stereophonics.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23- It was very exciting.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27- # There's more life, more life, - more life in a tramp's vest #
0:12:27 > 0:12:33- The fans eagerly awaited - their debut album, Word Gets Around.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36- It is a Welsh album.
0:12:36 > 0:12:42- Fans could listen to it, - read the lyrics and see themselves.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46- They were funny, - working-class friends.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- They came from a background - of classic rock...
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- ..and wrote music - that people embraced.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56- # There's no mistake, - I smell that smell
0:12:57 > 0:12:59- # It's that time of year again #
0:13:00 > 0:13:05- In Word Gets Around, you had songs - that still sound fantastic now...
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- ..such as Local Boy - in the Photograph.
0:13:09 > 0:13:10- # Railway track
0:13:10 > 0:13:14- # Something blocks the line again #
0:13:14 > 0:13:19- Yes, 1997 proved to be an - incredible year for Stereophonics.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24- They took the Amman Valley with them - to the four corners of the world.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29- Some prominent Welsh actors - had also started their journeys.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- Ioan Gruffudd - had reached Hollywood...
0:13:32 > 0:13:37- ..and was in the biggest film of the - year, if not the century, Titanic.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43- His friend, Matthew Rhys, - starred in House of America.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46- The film was based on the dark drama - by Ed Thomas...
0:13:47 > 0:13:49- ..about an unusual family - in the Valleys.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52- No!
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- I wrote House of America as - we didn't have a modern mythology.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01- There was American mythology...
0:14:01 > 0:14:04- ..but nothing in Wales - after the Miners' Strike.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08- But there was a lot of passion - to prove our existence.
0:14:08 > 0:14:09- We're happy here.
0:14:10 > 0:14:11- We're safe.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14- Nobody can hurt us.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- We're the heart of America, baby.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20- And we're free!
0:14:20 > 0:14:25- If you wanted to say something about - Wales then you said it yourself.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27- We're as good as anybody else.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32- The world told their stories and - had bands so we could do the same.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45- The most controversial film in Wales - in that year was Twin Town.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47- It starred two brothers from Ruthin.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50- Rhys Ifans and Llyr Evans.
0:14:51 > 0:14:57- It was a story about drugs, corrupt - police, joy riders and gang warfare.
0:14:59 > 0:15:05- It's over 20 years since we came - to Swansea to make Twin Town.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09- We worked hard, played hard - and had a great time.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14- It just seemed right to set it here - in this landscape.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18- Swansea was top of the - Premier League for joy riding!
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- It really captured the moment.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23- And **** off back to Noddyland!
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- The characterisations lit a fuse.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31- This glue is for my submarine, - not for your ****** noses!
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- A lot of it was swearing.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- You ****** twat!
0:15:36 > 0:15:38- It has over 300 f-words.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- But from the premiere onwards...
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- ..the language and contents - were not appreciated.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49- The bishop of Llandaff - was very offended.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53- He thought it was an awful - representation of a Welsh culture!
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- It's not a Visit Wales film!
0:15:56 > 0:15:58- It's a feature film.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05- The movie sold 650,000 DVDs and - 20,000 of which were sold last year.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10- That says something about it - connecting with a culture.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- Kevin proved that it was possible - to make something like this...
0:16:14 > 0:16:16- ..in Wales and in six weeks.
0:16:17 > 0:16:18- I think he succeeded.
0:16:19 > 0:16:20- Dai, I'm going!
0:16:27 > 0:16:29- Back in the music world...
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- ..it wasn't a bed of roses - for Catatonia.
0:16:32 > 0:16:38- Warners had high expectations for - their new album, Way Beyond Blue.
0:16:38 > 0:16:43- Every group - with a major record label...
0:16:43 > 0:16:46- ..needs to create success, money...
0:16:46 > 0:16:50- ..and followers for the tours - and albums.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- You want to be the next Beatles.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56- You just want your songs - to be played on the radio...
0:16:56 > 0:17:00- ..to tour with the band - and make music.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02- That's not much, is it?
0:17:03 > 0:17:05- Rule the world!
0:17:05 > 0:17:07- # Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet
0:17:08 > 0:17:09- # Catatonia
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- # I should have told you #
0:17:12 > 0:17:16- We started the tour - at Barons in Swansea.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- It was 4 January.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- We did five British tours - in that year...
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- ..plus all the festivals...
0:17:28 > 0:17:30- ..plus touring in Europe...
0:17:30 > 0:17:34- ..plus every television programme - under the sun!
0:17:34 > 0:17:40- By the end of that year, some 18,000 - copies of Way Beyond Blue had sold.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45- # You've got a lot to answer for #
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- Yes, 18,000 albums sounds a lot...
0:17:48 > 0:17:53- ..but when Warner Bros has invested - so much money into a project...
0:17:53 > 0:17:55- ..then 18,000 isn't a lot!
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- # Baby, I love you #
0:17:58 > 0:18:03- We worked out that it would have - been cheaper to hire a helicopter...
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- ..and deliver the copies to those - who'd bought it!
0:18:07 > 0:18:09- # If it stays on white, - will it be alright? #
0:18:10 > 0:18:14- At the end of 1996, - I thought it was all over for us.
0:18:14 > 0:18:21- # You've got a lot to answer for #
0:18:25 > 0:18:30- Tony Blair enjoyed electoral success - with the Labour Party in 1997.
0:18:31 > 0:18:36- His manifesto stated a Referendum - for a National Assembly for Wales.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41- The man responsible for gaining - a "yes" vote for devolution...
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- ..was the new Welsh Secretary, - Ron Davies.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47- He faced quite a challenge!
0:18:48 > 0:18:53- We had this commitment to devolution - and had a legislative timescale.
0:18:54 > 0:18:59- We hit the ground running and it was - wham, bam, thank you ma'am politics!
0:18:59 > 0:19:04- Vote "yes" to the Welsh Assembly and - we have our real voice for Wales.
0:19:04 > 0:19:10- The weather presenter, Sian Lloyd, - brought sunshine to the campaign.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- We launched the campaign - in Cardiff Castle.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18- I was the poster girl - for the Yes For Wales campaign.
0:19:18 > 0:19:23- That election was the pinnacle of - my life as it meant the world to me.
0:19:24 > 0:19:29- People wondered what it meant - because Wales was a part of Britain.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33- Would it be a country - run by Welsh speakers?
0:19:33 > 0:19:37- North Wales worried - about the influence of Cardiff.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39- A lot of people were confused.
0:19:40 > 0:19:45- On 18 September 1997, Wales voted - for the future of the country.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50- The Welsh Secretary, Ron Davies, - was one of the first to vote.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54- He did that in a caravan - in a village near Caerphilly.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00- Just over 50% of the population - cast their vote...
0:20:00 > 0:20:05- ..and then, we had to wait - for the crucial result.
0:20:06 > 0:20:11- The count itself was here in the - Welsh College of Music & Drama.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15- It was a night of not so much music, - but lots of drama.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19- The first five results - rejected devolution...
0:20:19 > 0:20:22- ..and the capital followed suit.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- The "no" campaign - was sure of a victory.
0:20:25 > 0:20:31- The results were coming in and - I thought, "What have we done?"
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- We'd lost the opportunity - to create a situation...
0:20:35 > 0:20:38- ..where Wales was more democratic.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42- It was clear that it was going to be - a very close run thing.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44- My friends had gone to bed.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47- I could see that - it was still possible.
0:20:47 > 0:20:53- We had support in North and West - Wales so could get the result.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56- The tension was too much - for some to bear.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00- It came down to the final result - from Carmarthen.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- 49,000.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- Some 49,000 voted "yes."
0:21:06 > 0:21:11- The results were delivered - from one council after the other...
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- ..and created a story.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16- 26,000.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- And 26,000 voted "no."
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- Victory for devolution - and the celebrations began!
0:21:37 > 0:21:42- I burst into tears when I heard - the results from Carmarthen.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45- The tears streamed down my cheeks.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47- I cried and cried.
0:21:48 > 0:21:53- The relief, the emotion, - the happiness.
0:21:54 > 0:21:59- The Welsh had finally made - a definite decision.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03- It showed that were weren't better - or worse than anyone else...
0:22:04 > 0:22:06- ..but different!
0:22:06 > 0:22:08- # Gwlad
0:22:08 > 0:22:11- # Gwlad #
0:22:11 > 0:22:13- Late on that incredible night...
0:22:13 > 0:22:18- ..the Welsh Secretary - had one final thing to do.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23- This is the Bute Theatre in - the Welsh College of Music & Drama.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26- I've only been here - a couple of times since.
0:22:26 > 0:22:31- The hall was full with seating and - a podium in front of the curtains.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- Whilst behind the curtains...
0:22:34 > 0:22:39- ..Ron Davies realized - that he had to address the nation.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44- It was early so the sensible thing - to say was, "good morning!"
0:22:45 > 0:22:49- It was like opening the floodgates - for me.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52- And it is a very good morning - in Wales.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56- The dawning of a new day...
0:22:56 > 0:23:00- ..saw the birth of a new country.
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