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-On this show, we meet opera singer

-Mary Lloyd Davies from Llanuwchllyn.

-Sioned Rowlands owns clothes

-from four generations.

-And Blue Peter's well-dressed

-presenter, Gethin Jones.

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-I never thought

-I'd be a television presenter.

-The television was a magical box in

-the corner to me when I was young.

-Have you kept clothes which remind

-you of a time and a place?

-Yes, I'm a terrible hoarder.

-Sometimes, it's impossible

-to get rid of clothes.

-As you're about to see,

-my wardrobe is full of rubbish...

-..but it's difficult

-to throw them away.

-I've only just moved in to the house

-and I don't have an actual wardrobe.

-I have a dumping room,

-where I keep all my work clothes.

-I have a rail in my bedroom

-for weekend clothes.

-Weekends when I'm off work, that is.

-This is the dumping room.

-It's really tidy today.

-Yes. That's because

-I knew you were coming.

-I've only just moved in.

-This is my work gear.

-Do you receive free clothes?

-Do you receive free clothes?

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-Yes, from time to time.

-This is my training gear.

-I'm filmed doing

-a lot of physical stuff.

-I get a lot of exercise.

-You're the Blue Peter action man.

-Yes, I got that title

-from somewhere.

-I don't know why.

-I'm not an adrenaline junkie

-but I do enjoy a physical challenge.

-I want to know

-whether or not I can do it.

-We do lots of silly things too!

-Look at these cowboy shirts!

-We got them when we filmed in Texas.

-Look at the back.

-Look at the back.

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-They're fantastic!

-The logo's on everything!

-We could have a his and hers -

-cowboy, cowgirl!

-That would be cool!

-We should both model these.

-This is the hat.

-There's the hat.

-There's the hat.

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-You were meant to wear it, not me!

-I've got a pair of cowboy boots too.

-I've got a pair of cowboy boots too.

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-They're great!

-Why did they give you

-a cowboy outfit?

-What did you do,

-dressed as a cowboy?

-We filmed in Texas.

-We film a Blue Peter expedition

-every summer...

-..and that was

-the southern states of America tour.

-Wear the hat! It looks good on you.

-Wear the hat! Wear the hat!

-Wear the hat! Wear the hat!

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-No. I'm shy!

-We filmed at NASA over the summer.

-We were at the Space Camp.

-We were at the Space Camp.

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-That's incredible.

-I landed a space shuttle

-from 50,000 feet.

-I have a space suit too.

-Is that true?

-You sat at the controls?

-I landed a space shuttle,

-using the simulator.

-I have a pilot's licence,

-so they let me have a go.

-I landed it safely.

-The crew would have survived.

-The day I wore this

-was an amazing day.

-We were at Johnston Space Center.

-My name's there. Look!

-You can't get rid of it.

-It's so special.

-Was image important to you

-when you were young?

-I'd say no,

-although my friends may disagree.

-Mam cut my hair and I had big,

-jam jar spectacles...

-..and braces on my teeth.

-I also played the violin.

-I wasn't number one on the hit list

-of the pretty girls!

-During one summer,

-I got some contact lenses...

-..I had my braces off

-and I got a haircut.

-I also started to do weights

-that summer.

-My dad had bought some weights

-and he put them in the garage.

-I went back

-for the new school year...

-..and one of my teachers said,

-"Hello! Can I help you?"

-It was weird but I looked different.

-I'd bulked up

-and I had changed a bit, I'm sure.

-Let's start with shirts.

-This is my favourite shirt.

-Every man has a favourite shirt.

-If they deny it, they're liars!

-I always take it with me,

-when I go away.

-When I go on a work trip or

-I go on holiday with my friends...

-..I take this,

-in case I need a smart shirt.

-A date?

-You don't like it!

-You don't like it!

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-I do!

-I can see it in your eyes.

-You hate it!

-I like it

-and I want to know why you like it.

-I don't like it any more!

-Oh, well! Let's move on.

-I like this.

-It's really nice.

-I've never heard of Penguin.

-Yes.

-What do you think of polo shirts?

-They're nice.

-If you took a pretty young lady out

-on a date...

-..what would you wear?

-I definitely wouldn't wear that!

-It's gone.

-Let me see your suits.

-Let me see your suits.

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-I wore this at my sister's wedding.

-I thought

-it was high time I bought a suit.

-This is a made-to-measure suit.

-Smart?

-Smart?

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-Yes.

-My name's on it.

-It fits you perfectly.

-It fits you perfectly.

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-Yes.

-I could wear this jacket with jeans.

-I could wear this jacket with jeans.

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-Yes, it would look smart.

-Maybe

-you should get rid of that stain!

-Thanks, Mam!

-I know! I'll wear my favourite

-shirt under this jacket.

-D'you feel under pressure

-to always look the part?

-It's important to look good

-on camera...

-..especially for a kids' show.

-When I'm going out,

-I always try to look smart.

-What you wear is a sign of respect

-for whoever you're meeting.

-Dad always said that.

-It's a matter of self-respect

-and what's important to me.

-That's the way I am here

-and that's the way I am on camera.

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-# Casta diva... #

-I've been singing since I was young.

-I was a member of the village choir

-when I was three years old.

-My mother conducted that choir.

-Singing has always been

-a part of my life.

-I've been fortunate enough

-to sing with people like Carreras...

-..Jon Vickers, Shirley Verrett

-and people like that.

-It was wonderful to be a part of it.

-I've always been keen on dressing up

-- wearing shoes and hats.

-I've enjoyed carrying a handbag,

-ever since I was little.

-We lived in a shop which sold

-lots of different clothes.

-We enjoyed dressing up.

-It was easy to lose yourself

-in a fantasy world.

-Mary, I take it these are

-your glittery performance clothes.

-Yes, everything you see here,

-other than this, are stage clothes.

-Let's start with your oldest dress.

-This blue one is the oldest.

-It's the first dress I bought.

-Blue was my favourite colour

-when I was young.

-It matches your eyes.

-Yes and I wore a lot of it but

-I've managed to get away from it...

-..during the past few years.

-It's lovely.

-You must tell me

-about this bright pink dress.

-It's wonderful.

-It's made of pure silk.

-My sister made this for me.

-She was very good with her hands.

-I'd been invited to sing

-at the Albert Hall.

-I found the fabric

-in John Lewis on Oxford Street.

-I bought a pattern

-and my sister made the dress for me.

-This dress cost 24.

-I think the decorative strips cost

-around half the price of the dress.

-This is my favourite dress.

-I bought this in Houston,

-from Saks Fifth Avenue.

-I love the colours.

-I keep this for important occasions.

-I don't want

-anything to happen to it.

-# AVE MARIA #

-from Otello by Verdi

-# Prega per chi adorando

-a te si prostra

-# Prega nel peccator... #

-I've always

-been fond of glittery things.

-Things which stand out.

-Glitter and glitz draw an audience's

-attention to the performer.

-I've been fortunate enough to wear

-those sorts of clothes in operas.

-Nice clothes.

-They stand out...

-..and I enjoy wearing things

-which attract attention.

-This is heavy.

-This is heavy.

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-Yes, sequinned dresses are heavy.

-I bought this in America.

-It's always handy

-to have a black dress.

-A black dress is apt for a requiem

-or for singing in a church.

-I wear black

-for something more sombre.

-I bought this in Harrods in London.

-I wore it at the

-National Eisteddfod in Bala in 1997.

-I sang in the concert.

-There's something quite Egyptian

-about it.

-It's quite slimming which is nice.

-It's a loose-fitting dress

-but it tapers towards the bottom.

-It must be important to be

-comfortable when you're on stage.

-Yes, of course.

-I use muscles and don't want

-everyone to see what I'm doing.

-I like to be totally comfortable

-when I'm singing on stage.

-Before you perform, do you enjoy the

-process of putting on your dress...

-..and of applying make-up

-and doing your hair?

-Yes, I enjoy the process.

-At a certain point

-during those preparations...

-..my focus shifts

-and I start to think...

-..of the performance

-I'm about to give.

-My attitude changes

-and that's a natural thing.

-I see myself in the mirror and

-I make sure every hair's in place.

-It's important.

-From that point onwards, my mind

-is on stepping out on that stage.

-It's a part of the whole process.

-I have a picture in my mind and

-I see my reflection in the mirror.

-That's what the audience will see

-when I stand in front of them.

-It's a transition...

-..from being me as you see me today

-to being me, the performer.

-# PORGI AMOR #

-from The Marriage of Figaro

-by Mozart

-# Porgi, amor

-# Qualche ristoro... #

-If the audience enjoys it

-and makes that clear, at the end...

-..it gives you a real lift

-as a person.

-Knowing

-I've given other people enjoyment...

-..gives me a sense of achievement.

-# Almen morir #

-I really enjoy wearing old clothes.

-My mother collected them

-then passed them down to me.

-I love seeing my wardrobe

-full of old clothes.

-I don't follow fashion.

-I don't see a certain style

-and think, "I must have it!"

-I enjoy mixing old clothes

-and new styles.

-They mean a lot more to me than

-clothes anyone can buy in any shop.

-These clothes are different and

-a part of me loves to be different.

-There isn't much room here,

-so I'll sit on the bed...

-..and you can pull everything out

-for me to see.

-These are fur coats.

-That's my great-grandmother's coat

-and this is my grandmother's coat.

-We keep them in dresses

-so they don't get ruined.

-The dresses are cute!

-Shall we start with

-your great-grandmother's clothes?

-I have a hat which belonged

-to my great-grandmother.

-This is lovely!

-It's in fashion.

-You could buy a hat like that today.

-May I try it?

-May I try it?

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-Yes, of course. It'll suit you.

-Oh, it's nice!

-It matches your jacket.

-I have a Welsh tweed shawl too.

-It's lovely.

-I sewed a button on it,

-so I have this in the middle.

-It's nice.

-I have lots of her old bags too.

-Let's move into the wardrobe.

-Let's move into the wardrobe.

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-These are lovely.

-These are my grandmother's skirts.

-They're made of old tweed.

-Aren't they lovely?

-Aren't they lovely?

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-Fantastic!

-I like them, so I'll wear them

-with a jumper and a pair of boots.

-I like the weave. It's wonderful.

-The colour's fantastic.

-You've even

-found something to match it!

-This tweed skirt

-also belonged to my grandmother.

-I love the buttons on this one.

-They go

-all the way down to the floor.

-Isn't it lovely?

-Isn't it lovely?

-

-Yes, it's great.

-There was a matching jacket

-but I've no idea where it is.

-I like the old things.

-I lost my grandmother

-when I was two years old...

-..but my great-grandmother was here

-until three years ago.

-I feel I know my grandmother

-because I have her clothes.

-She's with me when I wear them.

-They have sentimental value.

-This is my grandmother's old top.

-Look at those wonderful sequins!

-That blue is lovely.

-Ooh! Sequins on wool.

-Yes. You often see them on silk.

-The wool is warm too.

-This is from

-my father's side of the family.

-This jacket belonged to my aunt

-and it's probably from the 1960s.

-I see these

-in high street shops today.

-It's back in fashion.

-There are

-lots of 1960s clothes around.

-I'm lucky,

-I don't have to pay for them!

-I think the collar

-makes it look like Sali Mali's coat.

-Tell me about that wonderful dress.

-Tell me about that wonderful dress.

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-My grandmother dressed smartly.

-She went to smart places

-with my grandfather.

-She had her clothes handmade

-in London.

-This is one of her dresses.

-I suppose it's a ball gown.

-Isn't it exquisite?

-Isn't it exquisite?

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-Yes.

-I love the fact

-it has a few marks here and there.

-It shows it's old

-and not a new, off-the-peg dress.

-I'd love to see myself wearing it.

-The wonderful thing is

-my grandmother never got old.

-She died when she was young, so

-I think of her as a glamorous lady.

-I noticed

-these Welsh tweed cushion covers.

-They're lovely.

-I make them myself and, rather than

-put a cushion inside them...

-..I fill them with old clothes.

-I can't get rid of them!

-My mother used to wear

-this pink dress.

-It's amazing!

-My mother wore this dress

-when she was pregnant.

-It's really nice.

-This blouse belonged

-to my great-grandmother.

-You'd see this in the shops today,

-wouldn't you?

-Yes, that's true.

-I think we'd better stop...

-..before I get buried

-beneath a mountain of clothes!

-I'm getting to know your grandmother

-and great-grandmother.

-They belonged to my grandmother

-and to my great-grandmother...

-..but I now feel they belong to me.

-They're a part of me, not just of my

-grandmother and great-grandmother.

-Sometimes, Mam and I will have

-a sentimental evening...

-..and we'll pull out old photos

-and old clothes and talk about them.

-We reminisce about Mam's memories

-of her mother wearing them.

-I hope Nanw passes them on

-to the next generation.

-I want future generations

-of my family to have these clothes.

-They mean a lot to me.

-S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones

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