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-Patrick Thomas was the rector of -this church in Brechfa for 15 years. | 0:00:45 | 0:00:50 | |
-He never overslept, though -he didn't have an alarm clock... | 0:00:50 | 0:00:55 | |
-..because the church bell -was rung at 7.30am every morning. | 0:00:55 | 0:00:59 | |
-Patrick and his family -lived in the manse. | 0:00:59 | 0:01:03 | |
-That's just one anecdote... | 0:01:03 | 0:01:05 | |
-..from the happy time when Patrick -lived and worked in this area. | 0:01:05 | 0:01:10 | |
-I'm on my way to the most remote -church in his care... | 0:01:10 | 0:01:14 | |
-..at Llanfihangel Rhos-y-corn. | 0:01:14 | 0:01:17 | |
-There's the church, -in a very remote spot in the hills. | 0:01:18 | 0:01:23 | |
-Yes. I believe it's one of the most -remote churches in Wales. | 0:01:23 | 0:01:29 | |
-It's up in the hills, -and this weather is typical. | 0:01:29 | 0:01:33 | |
-Yes, this fine rain. | 0:01:34 | 0:01:35 | |
-It must be nice to come back here. | 0:01:36 | 0:01:39 | |
-Yes, it is. | 0:01:40 | 0:01:41 | |
-I still miss these old parishes. | 0:01:42 | 0:01:46 | |
-Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn. | 0:01:46 | 0:01:48 | |
-You go first. | 0:01:49 | 0:01:50 | |
-Before we go into the church... | 0:01:55 | 0:01:57 | |
-..we start here, -but where are you taking me? | 0:01:57 | 0:02:01 | |
-From this old church... | 0:02:01 | 0:02:03 | |
-..we go to the capital of the parish -of Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn... | 0:02:03 | 0:02:09 | |
-..a small village called Gwernogle. | 0:02:09 | 0:02:11 | |
-Then on to Brechfa, -where I lived for 17 years. | 0:02:12 | 0:02:18 | |
-We also visit -the third parish, Abergorlech. | 0:02:20 | 0:02:24 | |
-So many rural churches -are locked these days. | 0:02:28 | 0:02:32 | |
-It's good to see -this door's always open. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:36 | |
-It's important to us -to leave doors unlocked... | 0:02:37 | 0:02:40 | |
-..so that visitors are welcomed. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:44 | |
-We must make sure -that we keep churches open. | 0:02:45 | 0:02:49 | |
-The authorities had plans -to close the church. | 0:02:50 | 0:02:53 | |
-My predecessor was Eric Grey... | 0:02:54 | 0:02:57 | |
-..a great character -within the Church in Wales. | 0:02:57 | 0:03:01 | |
-He was the one -who rang the bell in Brechfa. | 0:03:01 | 0:03:05 | |
-That's right. | 0:03:06 | 0:03:07 | |
-Eric was with me for eight years. | 0:03:07 | 0:03:10 | |
-He taught me -how to be a rural priest. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:14 | |
-Eric received a letter -from the archdeacon... | 0:03:14 | 0:03:17 | |
-..telling him -to close down the church. | 0:03:18 | 0:03:21 | |
-Eric wasn't happy, -because it's an old church. | 0:03:21 | 0:03:24 | |
-So he ignored the letter. | 0:03:25 | 0:03:27 | |
-This church has been -officially closed for 40 years... | 0:03:27 | 0:03:32 | |
-..though it's kept going -despite that! | 0:03:32 | 0:03:36 | |
-This isn't the kind of place -a bishop would like to visit. | 0:03:37 | 0:03:43 | |
-It's a punishment parish. | 0:03:43 | 0:03:45 | |
-Every diocese -has its punishment parish... | 0:03:45 | 0:03:48 | |
-..where they send -troublesome priests! | 0:03:48 | 0:03:51 | |
-Priests whom the bishop -wanted to forget were sent here! | 0:03:52 | 0:03:56 | |
-So why were you sent here?! | 0:03:58 | 0:04:01 | |
-Yes, that's the question! | 0:04:01 | 0:04:03 | |
-I'm not quite sure, -though a few have asked me! | 0:04:03 | 0:04:07 | |
-One old priest -asked me that at a funeral. | 0:04:07 | 0:04:11 | |
-I didn't know what to say! | 0:04:11 | 0:04:14 | |
-But students at Lampeter College -used to pray... | 0:04:16 | 0:04:19 | |
-.."From Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn, -save us, O Lord!" | 0:04:19 | 0:04:24 | |
-They didn't want to come here -because it's so remote... | 0:04:26 | 0:04:30 | |
-..and because you tended -to be forgotten by the bishop. | 0:04:31 | 0:04:35 | |
-There's a lovely -multi-coloured cloth on the altar. | 0:04:36 | 0:04:40 | |
-What's its significance? | 0:04:41 | 0:04:43 | |
-It was made by a woman from America, -Eleanor Van de Water... | 0:04:43 | 0:04:48 | |
-..who's an artist. | 0:04:48 | 0:04:50 | |
-Her grandfather came from this area. | 0:04:51 | 0:04:53 | |
-The colours all signify something. | 0:04:54 | 0:04:56 | |
-Blue represents the sea. | 0:04:58 | 0:04:59 | |
-People from here -crossed the sea to America. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:04 | |
-Green represents the forests of -Washington state, where she lives... | 0:05:04 | 0:05:08 | |
-..and the forests -here in this parish. | 0:05:08 | 0:05:11 | |
-White and the Celtic crosses -signify the Holy Spirit... | 0:05:13 | 0:05:17 | |
-..and the faith -that kept people going. | 0:05:17 | 0:05:21 | |
-Purple represents the heather -on the mountain. | 0:05:21 | 0:05:24 | |
-The weather's lifting, Patrick. | 0:05:26 | 0:05:28 | |
-We may even get some sunshine. | 0:05:28 | 0:05:29 | |
-We may even get some sunshine. - -Yes. It's worth having a priest -with you, sometimes! | 0:05:29 | 0:05:33 | |
-You have some influence up there! | 0:05:34 | 0:05:36 | |
-Well, it's possible! | 0:05:37 | 0:05:39 | |
-You have a very close association -with this area... | 0:05:40 | 0:05:44 | |
-..but you're originally -from mid Wales. | 0:05:44 | 0:05:47 | |
-I was born in Welshpool... | 0:05:47 | 0:05:50 | |
-..and I lived in a village -called Buttington, on the border... | 0:05:50 | 0:05:54 | |
-..until I was seven years old. | 0:05:55 | 0:05:57 | |
-Then we moved to Chesterfield -in Derbyshire. | 0:05:57 | 0:06:00 | |
-What did your father do? | 0:06:01 | 0:06:01 | |
-What did your father do? - -He was a lawyer in Welshpool -before he got a job in England. | 0:06:01 | 0:06:07 | |
-He regretted moving, I believe. | 0:06:07 | 0:06:10 | |
-To return to your childhood, -you didn't speak Welsh, did you? | 0:06:12 | 0:06:17 | |
-No. | 0:06:17 | 0:06:19 | |
-My mother came from Ireland -and my father didn't speak Welsh. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:24 | |
-His grandfather could speak Welsh -but he was the last in the family. | 0:06:24 | 0:06:30 | |
-I went to St Catherine's College -in Cambridge... | 0:06:32 | 0:06:37 | |
-..to study English. | 0:06:40 | 0:06:41 | |
-My father asked me -why was I studying English... | 0:06:43 | 0:06:46 | |
-..when I couldn't speak -my own language. | 0:06:47 | 0:06:50 | |
-That made me feel rather ashamed. | 0:06:50 | 0:06:52 | |
-You could only study Middle Welsh -at Cambridge... | 0:06:53 | 0:06:56 | |
-..with Dr Rachel Bromwich. | 0:06:56 | 0:06:58 | |
-So I started right at the beginning. | 0:06:58 | 0:07:01 | |
-I learned some Middle Welsh -at Cambridge. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:05 | |
-Did something important -happen to you... | 0:07:07 | 0:07:09 | |
-..that made you -want to become a priest? | 0:07:09 | 0:07:13 | |
-Something happened -when I was a student at Cambridge. | 0:07:13 | 0:07:17 | |
-I went on holiday -to Pembrokeshire... | 0:07:17 | 0:07:20 | |
-..and I had a spiritual experience -there which began the process. | 0:07:21 | 0:07:25 | |
-Then when I went back -to Cambridge... | 0:07:27 | 0:07:30 | |
-..a bishop of the Orthodox Church, -Anthony Bloom... | 0:07:30 | 0:07:34 | |
-..made an impression on me. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:36 | |
-I told my friends -I intended to become a priest. | 0:07:37 | 0:07:41 | |
-They started pulling my leg. | 0:07:42 | 0:07:45 | |
-They were all firm pagans. | 0:07:46 | 0:07:48 | |
-They'd take me to parties... | 0:07:49 | 0:07:51 | |
-..and introduce me -to the prettiest girl there... | 0:07:51 | 0:07:54 | |
-..saying, "This is Patrick, -he's going to be a vicar!" | 0:07:55 | 0:07:59 | |
-Everyone would laugh, because vicars -are always figures of fun. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:03 | |
-But I became discouraged... | 0:08:03 | 0:08:05 | |
-..and I ran away to Wales -to avoid becoming a priest. | 0:08:05 | 0:08:10 | |
-You escaped to Aberystwyth to do -a post-graduate degree in English. | 0:08:12 | 0:08:17 | |
-Yes, that's what I did. | 0:08:17 | 0:08:19 | |
-But the call caught up with me. | 0:08:21 | 0:08:24 | |
-I felt I had to give in, in the end. | 0:08:24 | 0:08:29 | |
-I had a choice. | 0:08:30 | 0:08:32 | |
-I could either join the Anglican -Church or the Church in Wales. | 0:08:32 | 0:08:37 | |
-There weren't many Welsh priests -in the Diocese of St David's. | 0:08:38 | 0:08:43 | |
-So I promised to learn Welsh. | 0:08:43 | 0:08:46 | |
-My father came to see me... | 0:08:47 | 0:08:50 | |
-..and he was extremely angry -that I was going to become a priest. | 0:08:50 | 0:08:56 | |
-He hated priests. | 0:08:56 | 0:08:57 | |
-But he said he was happy that I was -joining the Church in Wales... | 0:08:58 | 0:09:04 | |
-..rather than the Church of England. | 0:09:04 | 0:09:06 | |
-He bought me the biggest Welsh Bible -he could find in Aberystwyth! | 0:09:06 | 0:09:11 | |
-Where did you start as a curate? | 0:09:15 | 0:09:18 | |
-I went back to Aberystwyth -as a curate, with George Noakes... | 0:09:18 | 0:09:23 | |
-..who later became Archbishop. | 0:09:23 | 0:09:25 | |
-On my first day, George told me I -was in charge of the Welsh church. | 0:09:25 | 0:09:32 | |
-He took me -to St Mary's Welsh Church... | 0:09:32 | 0:09:35 | |
-..and told people, -"Here's the new curate... | 0:09:36 | 0:09:39 | |
-..don't speak a word of English -to him!" | 0:09:39 | 0:09:42 | |
-The first six months -were quite tough. | 0:09:42 | 0:09:45 | |
-I'd been on an Wlpan course -a year before. | 0:09:46 | 0:09:49 | |
-But I found things quite difficult. | 0:09:50 | 0:09:52 | |
-I thought I was going deaf -at one time... | 0:09:52 | 0:09:56 | |
-..because I couldn't understand -what people were saying. | 0:09:56 | 0:10:00 | |
-George checked my sermons. | 0:10:00 | 0:10:02 | |
-He arranged for my first sermon... | 0:10:02 | 0:10:04 | |
-..to coincide with the lifeboat -service at the English church... | 0:10:04 | 0:10:09 | |
-..so there was no-one -in the Welsh church, which helped! | 0:10:09 | 0:10:14 | |
-That salt box is new. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:17 | |
-They may have put it there -for the new priest! | 0:10:17 | 0:10:22 | |
-Maybe young priests aren't as tough -as those of my generation! | 0:10:22 | 0:10:26 | |
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-We're approaching -Pant-y-coubal farmyard now. | 0:10:49 | 0:10:52 | |
-Idris, who lives in Pant-y-coubal, -was a great help to me. | 0:10:53 | 0:10:58 | |
-He made sure I arrived safely -at Llanfihangel Rhos-y-Corn... | 0:10:58 | 0:11:02 | |
-..which was kind of him, -because he's the chapel secretary. | 0:11:04 | 0:11:09 | |
-An example -of ecumenical co-operation! | 0:11:09 | 0:11:11 | |
-And here's one of the most important -characters in the area... | 0:11:12 | 0:11:17 | |
-..Jac, the Pant-y-coubal dog! | 0:11:18 | 0:11:20 | |
-I remember Jac -winning the school raffle. | 0:11:20 | 0:11:23 | |
-He won a bottle of sherry. | 0:11:24 | 0:11:26 | |
-I don't know who drank it! | 0:11:26 | 0:11:28 | |
-Hello, Jac bach! | 0:11:28 | 0:11:30 | |
-You can still smell the sherry! | 0:11:30 | 0:11:33 | |
-Sweet thing! | 0:11:34 | 0:11:36 | |
-THE DOG BARKS | 0:11:38 | 0:11:40 | |
-Here we are in Gwernogle. | 0:11:47 | 0:11:49 | |
-Here we are in Gwernogle. - -That's right. | 0:11:49 | 0:11:50 | |
-The old people called it "Gwarnoge". | 0:11:51 | 0:11:54 | |
-Gwarnoge? | 0:11:54 | 0:11:55 | |
-The Post Office. | 0:11:56 | 0:11:58 | |
-It's hard to believe it now.... | 0:11:59 | 0:12:02 | |
-..but at one time, after the Second -World War and on into the '50s... | 0:12:02 | 0:12:08 | |
-..this was the area's -cultural centre. | 0:12:08 | 0:12:11 | |
-Before the advent of electricity... | 0:12:13 | 0:12:15 | |
-..every Friday night, -all the old boys would meet here... | 0:12:15 | 0:12:19 | |
-..to compose poetry -and tell stories. | 0:12:20 | 0:12:22 | |
-There were lots of superb -storytellers in this area. | 0:12:23 | 0:12:27 | |
-If someone failed to turn up... | 0:12:28 | 0:12:30 | |
-..they'd write amusing limericks -and stick them under their door! | 0:12:32 | 0:12:36 | |
-This was quite a community. | 0:12:37 | 0:12:39 | |
-It's gone now, has it? | 0:12:40 | 0:12:42 | |
-It's gone now, has it? - -Yes, it's gone. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:43 | |
-There used to be an eisteddfod -in the chapel at Christmas... | 0:12:44 | 0:12:48 | |
-..but it's no longer held. | 0:12:49 | 0:12:50 | |
-..but it's no longer held. - -1749 - this is a very old chapel. | 0:12:50 | 0:12:53 | |
-Yes, the old -Congregational chapel. | 0:12:54 | 0:12:56 | |
-Gwernogle Congregationalists -were known for their independence. | 0:12:58 | 0:13:02 | |
-I must say, this church in Brechfa -has a very homely atmosphere. | 0:13:14 | 0:13:19 | |
-Yes, it does. | 0:13:19 | 0:13:21 | |
-I feel I've come home. | 0:13:21 | 0:13:23 | |
-It's a special place. | 0:13:24 | 0:13:26 | |
-I spent hours in here. | 0:13:26 | 0:13:28 | |
-I'd come here every morning -and every night, of course. | 0:13:29 | 0:13:34 | |
-Sometimes I'd be shouting at God... | 0:13:34 | 0:13:36 | |
-..and at other times -I'd be at peace with God. | 0:13:37 | 0:13:41 | |
-The most intense experiences -of my life happened here. | 0:13:41 | 0:13:45 | |
-So I feel I've come home -when I come to this church. | 0:13:45 | 0:13:50 | |
-It's very beautiful. | 0:13:50 | 0:13:52 | |
-What's the significance -of this window above the altar? | 0:13:52 | 0:13:57 | |
-The window depicts Jesus - -a very gentle portrayal of Jesus. | 0:13:57 | 0:14:01 | |
-There's St Teilo, -the patron saint of this church. | 0:14:02 | 0:14:06 | |
-The old name for Brechfa -was Llandeilo Brechfa Gothi. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:10 | |
-Of course, no-one knows -what St Teilo looked like... | 0:14:12 | 0:14:16 | |
-..so the face of William Williams, -Pantycelyn, was the model. | 0:14:16 | 0:14:19 | |
-..so the face of William Williams, -Pantycelyn, was the model. - -Is that his face? | 0:14:19 | 0:14:20 | |
-Yes, Pantycelyn's face. | 0:14:21 | 0:14:22 | |
-These hassocks -are very colourful indeed. | 0:14:23 | 0:14:26 | |
-What's their history? | 0:14:26 | 0:14:28 | |
-A group of women, the Teilo -tapestry-makers, made them. | 0:14:29 | 0:14:33 | |
-They're very interesting. | 0:14:33 | 0:14:35 | |
-They've used three languages. | 0:14:35 | 0:14:38 | |
-Some of the women were Welsh, some -were English and some were Polish. | 0:14:38 | 0:14:44 | |
-It says "God is love" in Polish on -the hassock in front of the altar. | 0:14:44 | 0:14:50 | |
-I won't try to say it in Polish! | 0:14:50 | 0:14:54 | |
-They were amazing people. | 0:14:54 | 0:14:56 | |
-They came and settled -in this part of Wales... | 0:14:58 | 0:15:01 | |
-..because it was very similar -to Poland. | 0:15:04 | 0:15:07 | |
-This was after the Second World War, -of course. | 0:15:07 | 0:15:11 | |
-We had a warden, Will Jones, -a very special man. | 0:15:11 | 0:15:15 | |
-He worked in forestry. | 0:15:15 | 0:15:17 | |
-Will became a great friend -of theirs and he helped them. | 0:15:18 | 0:15:23 | |
-When he died, -after he developed cancer... | 0:15:24 | 0:15:26 | |
-..they wanted to give the church -something in his memory. | 0:15:27 | 0:15:31 | |
-So they donated the crucifix -that stands above the pulpit. | 0:15:31 | 0:15:36 | |
-Strangely enough, the face -of the figure on this cross... | 0:15:36 | 0:15:41 | |
-..which had been carved by an artist -in some Polish village... | 0:15:41 | 0:15:46 | |
-..was incredibly similar -to Will's face. | 0:15:46 | 0:15:48 | |
-That was extremely strange... | 0:15:53 | 0:15:55 | |
-..because the carver -had never seen Will. | 0:15:55 | 0:15:58 | |
-It's a worthy memorial -to a very special man. | 0:15:59 | 0:16:03 | |
-It's good to know that Brechfa -remains a very Welsh area. | 0:16:06 | 0:16:12 | |
-It's an agricultural area, -and it has unique characters. | 0:16:12 | 0:16:16 | |
-Yes, that's true. | 0:16:16 | 0:16:18 | |
-People like Albert the Blacksmith. | 0:16:20 | 0:16:22 | |
-Albert lives in Carmarthen but he -still keeps Brechfa smithy going. | 0:16:22 | 0:16:27 | |
-It's good for retired farmers, who -can spend their time with Albert. | 0:16:29 | 0:16:34 | |
-Patrick, this pub is very close -to the church, just across the road. | 0:16:36 | 0:16:41 | |
-Yes. | 0:16:42 | 0:16:44 | |
-Lots of churches have pubs nearby. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:47 | |
-The old church here -was even closer to the pub. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:51 | |
-The church and the pub -were the focus of the community. | 0:16:51 | 0:16:56 | |
-They go together. | 0:16:56 | 0:16:58 | |
-I bet there've been -some lively evenings here! | 0:16:59 | 0:17:03 | |
-Certainly. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:04 | |
-Tippit evenings are popular -for fund-raising in this area. | 0:17:05 | 0:17:09 | |
-I remember one tippit evening -in particular. | 0:17:09 | 0:17:12 | |
-We were nearing the end. | 0:17:13 | 0:17:15 | |
-That's the only time -I ever won at tippit. | 0:17:15 | 0:17:19 | |
-We were playing against the senior -deacon of the chapel and his team! | 0:17:19 | 0:17:25 | |
-My team were all church-goers! | 0:17:25 | 0:17:28 | |
-The rectory is also -near the church and the pub. | 0:17:28 | 0:17:32 | |
-Yes, they form a triangle. | 0:17:33 | 0:17:36 | |
-A few visitors -called with us at the rectory. | 0:17:38 | 0:17:41 | |
-Our most famous guest -was Germaine Greer. | 0:17:42 | 0:17:45 | |
-I was publishing a book with her. | 0:17:45 | 0:17:48 | |
-As it happened, my wife, Helen, -was away at the time. | 0:17:48 | 0:17:52 | |
-She was away -at her grandmother's wedding... | 0:17:53 | 0:17:56 | |
-..and she'd taken the children. | 0:17:57 | 0:17:59 | |
-Her grandmother was 90, and she -married an 80-year-old toy boy! | 0:17:59 | 0:18:05 | |
-Very few children attend -their great-grandmother's wedding! | 0:18:06 | 0:18:10 | |
-So off they went, -then Germaine Greer phoned. | 0:18:10 | 0:18:14 | |
-The Hay Festival was on at the time. | 0:18:14 | 0:18:17 | |
-She wanted to come over -for Sunday lunch. | 0:18:18 | 0:18:21 | |
-Of course, -Sunday is a busy day for me. | 0:18:21 | 0:18:25 | |
-All I had in the fridge -was a Marks & Spencer quiche. | 0:18:25 | 0:18:30 | |
-She looked at it -and didn't fancy it at all! | 0:18:31 | 0:18:35 | |
-So we came over here for a -publisher's lunch, as she called it. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:41 | |
-She ordered salmon and champagne! | 0:18:41 | 0:18:43 | |
-We sat in the window -of the Forest Arms. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:47 | |
-So there I was on the Sabbath, -with a strange woman... | 0:18:48 | 0:18:52 | |
-..drinking champagne -and eating salmon... | 0:18:53 | 0:18:55 | |
-..and some chapel elders -walked past! | 0:18:55 | 0:18:58 | |
-I had a lot of explaining to do! | 0:18:59 | 0:19:02 | |
-We're nearing the end -of our journey. | 0:19:05 | 0:19:08 | |
-We're now in the third parish. | 0:19:09 | 0:19:11 | |
-We're approaching Abergorlech. | 0:19:11 | 0:19:14 | |
-This is the river Gorlech. | 0:19:14 | 0:19:16 | |
-Its name derives from the unusual -spider-web patterned stones... | 0:19:16 | 0:19:20 | |
-..that are found in the river. | 0:19:21 | 0:19:23 | |
-Are there fish in the river? | 0:19:24 | 0:19:26 | |
-Are there fish in the river? - -Not many these days. | 0:19:26 | 0:19:27 | |
-There are fish in the Cothi, -which the Gorlech joins. | 0:19:28 | 0:19:32 | |
-The vicar of Abergorlech... | 0:19:32 | 0:19:34 | |
-..has the right to fish -on part of the river Cothi. | 0:19:34 | 0:19:38 | |
-..has the right to fish -on part of the river Cothi. - -Did you go fishing much? | 0:19:38 | 0:19:40 | |
-I was never much good at fishing! | 0:19:40 | 0:19:43 | |
-Eric Grey, my predecessor, -enjoyed fishing. | 0:19:43 | 0:19:46 | |
-I allowed the village children -to fish in my part of the river. | 0:19:46 | 0:19:49 | |
-I allowed the village children -to fish in my part of the river. - -Well done! | 0:19:49 | 0:19:51 | |
-You've now left this area -and moved to Carmarthen. | 0:19:53 | 0:19:57 | |
-It isn't far, but it must be -a different world. | 0:19:58 | 0:20:02 | |
-Yes, it is. | 0:20:02 | 0:20:04 | |
-It's a different society. | 0:20:04 | 0:20:06 | |
-I was here for so many years, -I knew everyone. | 0:20:06 | 0:20:10 | |
-I'm starting to settle in Carmarthen -but it's quite different. | 0:20:11 | 0:20:15 | |
-You new job carries a lot -of responsibility. | 0:20:16 | 0:20:20 | |
-You help out at the cathedral -in St David's. | 0:20:20 | 0:20:24 | |
-That must be quite an honour. | 0:20:24 | 0:20:26 | |
-That must be quite an honour. - -Yes, it's an honour -to be at St David's Cathedral. | 0:20:26 | 0:20:30 | |
-St David's is strange. | 0:20:31 | 0:20:33 | |
-The Queen is also a canon there. | 0:20:33 | 0:20:36 | |
-Her seat is near my seat. | 0:20:37 | 0:20:40 | |
-But she's only ever -sat near me once... | 0:20:40 | 0:20:43 | |
-..and all she said then -was "Good morning!" | 0:20:44 | 0:20:45 | |
-..and all she said then -was "Good morning!" - -Really? In Welsh or in English? | 0:20:45 | 0:20:48 | |
-In English, I'm afraid! | 0:20:48 | 0:20:49 | |
-In English, I'm afraid! - -You should teach her -a few words of Welsh! | 0:20:49 | 0:20:53 | |
-You go first. | 0:20:54 | 0:20:55 | |
-So only a small part of your work -is in Pembrokeshire. | 0:20:55 | 0:21:00 | |
-Yes, but I get a chance to write -when I'm there. | 0:21:00 | 0:21:05 | |
-What do you write? | 0:21:05 | 0:21:07 | |
-At the moment I'm starting to write -my autobiography. | 0:21:07 | 0:21:11 | |
-I hope to call it "Ffeirad y -Fforest" after my years in Brechfa. | 0:21:13 | 0:21:19 | |
-Abergorlech, the end of our journey, -by the river Cothi. | 0:21:22 | 0:21:26 | |
-Once again, the pub -is close to the church. | 0:21:26 | 0:21:29 | |
-Once again, the pub -is close to the church. - -Yes. | 0:21:29 | 0:21:30 | |
-At one time, we were worried the -church would fall on top of the pub! | 0:21:30 | 0:21:37 | |
-It's safe, so far! | 0:21:37 | 0:21:38 | |
-It's safe, so far! - -This is a very tidy village. | 0:21:38 | 0:21:40 | |
-Yes. | 0:21:41 | 0:21:43 | |
-It's a very pretty village. | 0:21:43 | 0:21:45 | |
-There's a reason for that. | 0:21:45 | 0:21:47 | |
-There were plans to drown -this village in the early '60s. | 0:21:48 | 0:21:53 | |
-The people of Abergorlech protested -but no-one listened. | 0:21:53 | 0:21:57 | |
-So they decided to enter -a best kept village competition. | 0:21:59 | 0:22:03 | |
-And they won, year after year. | 0:22:05 | 0:22:08 | |
-Consequently, they couldn't drown -the best kept village in Wales! | 0:22:09 | 0:22:13 | |
-Very crafty! | 0:22:13 | 0:22:15 | |
-Patrick, I've really enjoyed -the journey. | 0:22:15 | 0:22:18 | |
-We've visited the three parishes. | 0:22:18 | 0:22:20 | |
-All three are very different -in their own way. | 0:22:20 | 0:22:23 | |
-All three are very different -in their own way. - -Yes, they're very different. | 0:22:23 | 0:22:24 | |
-Each parish -has its own unique character... | 0:22:25 | 0:22:28 | |
-..and a lot of unique characters -live here. | 0:22:29 | 0:22:32 | |
-People say parochialism -is a bad thing. | 0:22:32 | 0:22:35 | |
-But personally, -I enjoy being a parish priest. | 0:22:36 | 0:22:39 | |
-I enjoy being parochial sometimes! | 0:22:41 | 0:22:43 | |
-S4C subtitles by -TROSOL Cyf. | 0:23:17 | 0:23:20 | |
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