Dal Ati: Adre + Pigion Cegin Bryn Dal Ati

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-Hello! Welcome to Adre.

-I'm in the lovely town

-of Cricieth...

-..to visit the home

-of another famous face.

-Who is it? Stay tuned to find out.

-I can't wait to find out

-who lives in this beautiful house.

-Let's search for clues.

-For help to follow the programme,

-use the website and the app...

-..and don't forget the subtitles!

-I've found a few books

-about the 1980s on these shelves.

-That was a busy and important period

-in the life of whoever lives here.

-I've seen several masks

-dotted around the house.

-That suggests

-this person adores the theatre...

-..and they may play

-lots of different characters.

-I've found a guitar.

-The person who lives here

-is very musical.

-So am I!

-The splashes of colour in

-this house, such as this chair...

-..are a reflection of her character.

-This is the home of the actress

-and singer, Lowri-Ann Richards.

-She was a member of

-several pop groups in the 1980s...

-..and she's acted in many films,

-TV series and theatre productions.

-Here's a clip of her.

-# Tonight, tonight

-# There's only you tonight

-# What you are, what you do

-# What you say

-# Today, all day I had the feeling

-# A miracle would happen

-# I know now I was right #

-Lowri, does the sun

-always shine like this in Cricieth?

-Yes, of course!

-This really is paradise

-and that's why I'm here.

-Take me back to your childhood.

-You grew up in this area.

-You grew up in this area.

-

-Yes. I was born on a farm.

-It was my mother's farm and it was

-between Chwilog and Llanystumdwy.

-For a child, growing up on the farm

-was absolutely fantastic.

-The land ran along the coast...

-..at the River Dwyfor estuary.

-There are lakes there too,

-so I grew up surrounded by water.

-I think that's partly

-why I worked on cruise ships.

-I'm sure I need to be close to water

-because of where I grew up.

-I went to a junior school

-in Cricieth...

-..then to Howell's School, Denbigh.

-I moved to London to go

-to drama college when I was 17.

-What sort of experience

-was moving to London?

-I was pretty tough...

-..so I wasn't homesick.

-Other people cried but I didn't.

-It was strange. I don't know why.

-Where did your pop career begin?

-Where did your pop career begin?

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-I was part of a disco act.

-I always found something to do.

-A group came out of that.

-We were similar to Hot Gossip...

-..the 1980s group which appeared

-on Kenny Everett's shows.

-But we were much more left of field.

-What was that band called?

-What was that band called?

-

-Shock.

-We played in the Blitz Club,

-which was run by Steve Strange.

-We played in the Blitz...

-..with Boy George

-and Spandau Ballet.

-Bowie played there too.

-They were amazing times.

-There were

-around 200 people, really.

-We were all young and

-we created something new together.

-You sang a lot

-but you were also busy acting.

-In what sort of productions

-have you acted?

-Rownd A Rownd, Pobol Y Cwm,

-Dinas and Galw Gari Tryfan.

-I was also in Newydd Pob Nos...

-..which was broadcast

-on the opening night of S4C.

-It was a sitcom and it was set

-in a television station's offices.

-I played a weathergirl,

-like Sian Lloyd.

-We tried to find

-new and different ways...

-..to tell the audience

-about the weather.

-I sang about the weather

-and we used special effects.

-It was fun.

-We filmed it back-to-back

-in Twickenham.

-I went out clubbing at night, then I

-went in early next morning to film.

-You now train actors, don't you?

-Yes.

-I did a show in Edinburgh...

-..but I wanted to set up a business.

-In the end, I did a masters degree.

-In what?

-In what?

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-Research into training actors.

-Actor Training And Coaching.

-It was incredible.

-Let's go on a tour of your house.

-Yes. Fantastic.

-What a great start!

-A spacious hall

-with a beautiful floor.

-It's really nice.

-It's really nice.

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-Yes.

-Llanrwst Male Voice Choir?

-Llanrwst Male Voice Choir?

-

-I found that in Caernarfon.

-I like to pick up things like that.

-I think the fact it's

-a male voice choir is fantastic.

-It gives it some oomph!

-Not that there wouldn't be

-from a female voice choir!

-They're statement pieces.

-They've lived a life

-before they arrived here.

-Exactly.

-Is this lovely floor original?

-There was a carpet on the floor

-but we removed it and found this.

-The sanding situation

-took a bit of time.

-Let's head to the kitchen.

-What a lovely kitchen!

-A kitchen diner.

-I imagine you love to invite

-people over for lunch and dinner.

-Yes, and we can seat 12 people

-around that table.

-It looks a little bit like a train

-heading towards the castle.

-That's cool! LA 46.

-Lowri-Ann 46,

-which is your age of course.

-My sister gave that to me.

-It's a sign from Louisiana,

-which is the 46th state...

-..of the United States of America.

-It's fantastic.

-Statement piece.

-That looks like a tabletop to me.

-Maybe I should turn it into a table.

-It just needs some legs.

-It's something you can look at

-and just relax.

-Yes, it's lovely and colourful

-against that plain wall.

-I think something like that

-works in here.

-Let's take a look upstairs.

-I like that Croeso - welcome sign.

-Yes, but you only see it

-as you leave!

-You're welcome to leave my house!

-When Lowri bought the building,

-it was a block of flats.

-She converted it back into

-a luxurious, four-storey house.

-We're in the first floor lounge

-which is also a library!

-I like books.

-Books about the 1980s.

-I'm in those.

-I'm in those.

-

-Are you? As a model?

-Well, that one's called

-80s In The Shade...

-..and they focused on people like me

-who did things in the 1980s.

-It's quite interesting.

-There are several masks in here too.

-Yes, if an actor wears a mask...

-..the mask then

-gives the body impulse.

-Masks help actors

-who lack a bit of confidence...

-..to come out of themselves.

-They think

-they're hiding behind a mask...

-..but the body then does much more

-and they find a character from it.

-That's a really colourful chair.

-That's a really colourful chair.

-

-Yes.

-Plus, a really colourful mirror.

-Plus, a really colourful mirror.

-

-Yes. I like that.

-The colour scheme in here

-was meant to be blue and gold.

-A lot of dust gathers here,

-so you've got to be careful!

-I've just had this chair covered

-by someone from Dolgellau.

-You had it covered?

-I see.

-Let's go next door.

-This fireplace

-is full of family photographs.

-It's really lovely.

-Michael, my husband,

-Daisy and Johnny.

-There's a story

-behind that fireplace.

-When I first saw it

-with my father...

-..we wondered where

-the previous owner had found it.

-I talked to the builders and they

-said they'd removed it from a house.

-They told me the house they removed

-it from was called Caer Dyni.

-I owned that house

-and I remember that fireplace.

-No!

-That fireplace came from the house

-where you once lived?

-Yes, so it followed me here!

-Yes, so it followed me here!

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-You were meant to be together.

-It's a bit Twilight Zone,

-isn't it?

-It followed me here.

-Is that a portrait of you?

-Yes. It was painted in New York

-by Ellen Harvey.

-She lived in the flat below mine.

-She wanted to point out

-she'd painted it in two days.

-She had to be quick

-because I was flying back to Wales.

-The interesting thing for me

-is I look just like my daughter.

-Daisy looks exactly like that.

-This could be

-a portrait of your daughter.

-Yes. It's strange, isn't it?

-Tell me about this harp.

-It has no strings.

-It has no strings.

-

-No. I play the autoharp.

-It's another type of harp.

-Unfortunately,

-my autoharp is in my other place.

-Glenda Clwyd and I have just started

-to perform as an act.

-We call ourselves

-Two Blondes & A Harp.

-The plan is to use that harp

-in publicity shots.

-Let's move on to the next room.

-On the second floor,

-there are two guest bedrooms...

-..a bathroom...

-..and the master bedroom.

-That's such a beautiful view.

-That's such a beautiful view.

-

-Yes - straight to the castle.

-I'm like a queen

-looking out over her kingdom.

-The sea.

-The sea.

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-Yes, and the mountains.

-Cricieth is so green.

-I can also see the high street and

-the people who walk up and down.

-I can see the ice cream shop too.

-I could sit in the window all day.

-Yes. I can even see the people

-coming out of the pub.

-You know everyone's business!

-Yes, and it's great.

-This is bed is beautiful

-and so is this blanket.

-You're obviously

-a fan of Welsh tweed.

-Yes.

-There was a mill in Pwllheli but it

-closed in the early 20th century.

-I think it was in the 1920s.

-I managed to buy a Pwllheli blanket

-and I'm thrilled with it.

-I have another one hanging

-on the landing.

-I like them.

-They're very Welsh,

-as is the work of Kyffin.

-Yes, I have some prints

-but this one's an original.

-The initials KW are at the bottom.

-I like to have a colour scheme...

-..and the green in the Kyffin

-goes with my green bed.

-Yes, and with your curtains

-and your chairs.

-Red dragons.

-Yes - a pair of kissing dragons!

-Join Lowri-Ann and I back here

-after the break.

-See you in two minutes.

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-Welcome back.

-I'm in the Cricieth home of singer

-and actress, Lowri-Ann Richards.

-We've now come to the family farm,

-which was her original home.

-Lowri, let's talk about

-this strip of land...

-..which you,

-your sister and your father own.

-It's right between the sea

-and River Dwyfor.

-That's Llanystumdwy over there.

-Yes, and that's Cricieth Castle.

-My father farmed this land

-when I was a little girl, of course.

-I remember he had

-lots of old Land Rovers.

-You know - the really old ones.

-We used to sit at the back

-and dangle our legs out.

-We'd come all the way down here

-to the Dwyfor estuary.

-Then, after some time,

-I'd drive tractors down here.

-I'd drive tractors

-when I was 13 or 14 years old.

-That's how I learned to drive.

-We had picnics here with my mother

-and father when I was little...

-..and I did the same here

-with my children.

-It's been amazing.

-You'd never get rid of this land,

-would you?

-It's close to your heart.

-Yes, but the sea can be dangerous,

-especially when we have bad storms.

-All you need is a picnic and come

-here to sit in the long grass...

-..and enjoy a glass of wine.

-Yes, that's what we do.

-It's perfect.

-Idyllic.

-Yes, it is.

-It's so peaceful and quiet here.

-Being here is good for the soul.

-Can you see yourself moving

-back here on a permanent basis?

-Would you like to live here

-all year round?

-We bought that house in Cricieth...

-..with a view

-to moving here eventually.

-But I still like to keep one foot,

-or at least one pinkie, down south!

-I'm still building my career

-and finding new things to do.

-It's important for you

-to be within easy reach of London.

-Yes, that's right.

-We live

-in Godmanchester, Cambridge...

-..which is an hour

-from Leicester Square.

-If I'm working in London...

-..I can drive down or catch a train.

-I like being close to Morfudd,

-my sister.

-She lives in Primrose Hill

-and she runs Greenberry Cafe there.

-We're singing there on Friday night.

-She has a young son called Iori.

-I like being with my family.

-You have roots here.

-Your father still lives here.

-You also have roots in London,

-with your sister...

-..and you have roots in Cambridge.

-Yes, and it works.

-I like singing

-and doing my cabaret act.

-I like doing what I do.

-I also enjoy coming back here.

-This place gives you an excuse

-to combine work and pleasure.

-You can have two homes.

-That's totally fine.

-I do feel twinges of guilt,

-but it works for me at the minute.

-We're in a lovely cafe,

-right on the seafront in Cricieth.

-Yes, this is the old Morannedd Cafe.

-Yes, this is the old Morannedd Cafe.

-

-Yes. There was a play area there.

-Yes, that's right.

-A lovely place to have dinner.

-It's a Clough Williams-Ellis,

-Grade II listed building.

-It's a really lovely 1930s building.

-What sort of town was Cricieth

-when you were growing up here?

-Sometimes, we'd hop onto a boat

-straight after school...

-..and go off and do some fishing.

-I went to chapel here, of course.

-Seion Chapel.

-We went there twice every Sunday.

-For the morning service...

-..and then for Sunday school

-in the afternoon.

-It was important to us to catch

-the bus from the farm into town...

-..when we were 13 or 14,

-before we could drive.

-What's special about Cricieth?

-I always say my DNA is in this soil.

-Yes, I'm sure you're right.

-We're back in the house,

-sitting on your comfortable bed.

-I'm going to ask you...

-..to name the three things

-you'd save from this house.

-What's important to you?

-Having a comfortable, secure

-night's sleep is important to me...

-..so I'd rescue this bed.

-It really is a comfortable bed.

-I agree.

-It makes you feel like a queen.

-It's extremely comfortable.

-Have you always had

-this type of bed?

-No. I saw it and I just knew.

-It was an instant decision.

-Was the room green

-before the bed arrived?

-No - the bed came first.

-What about the second object?

-What about the second object?

-

-Here it is.

-During your tour of the house...

-..you noticed

-that I like Welsh blankets.

-This is a Bryncir blanket.

-Bryncir

-is just down the road from here.

-Yes, and I bought it earlier this

-year at Cricieth auction house.

-I decided I really had to buy it

-because it's a local blanket.

-I stood like this

-directly opposite the auctioneer.

-You made it clear

-that blanket would be yours!

-Yes. I put my finger up and I didn't

-lower it then raise it to bid again.

-I kept it raised.

-They also had a telephone bidder and

-they pinged backwards and forwards.

-It was very dramatic.

-It was fantastic!

-I secured it

-and the whole place erupted!

-Everyone cheered.

-Oh, that's nice.

-Yes. The room celebrated my victory!

-They knew

-you really wanted that blanket.

-"That blanket's coming home

-with me!"

-May I ask how much you paid for it?

-May I ask how much you paid for it?

-

-I paid the going rate really.

-It cost just over 100.

-Something like 130.

-It wasn't bad.

-It was worth it.

-It's an old blanket, it's heavy,

-it's colourful and I love it.

-Talk about colourful!

-These are show-stoppers.

-I couldn't leave the house

-without rescuing these.

-If I don't have dresses, music,

-lights, gloves and pretty things...

-..I can't sing

-and I can't earn a living.

-This 1950s dress

-belonged to my mother.

-I have some sheet music too.

-I use a lot of light

-when I'm on stage.

-You don't have to work as hard

-if you have lots of light.

-My microphone's here somewhere too.

-This is part of your work,

-so it's part of you.

-Do you feel transformed

-the minute you don these things?

-Is it part of the process?

-Actually, once the microphone is on

-I feel fine.

-Lowri-Ann, I enjoyed my morning

-with you in your delightful home...

-..enjoying the glorious view.

-I'm ready for a snooze now.

-Do you mind?

-Not at all.

-I'll cover you with my blanket.

-Go to sleep, Nia.

-Goodnight.

-I had a glorious morning with

-Lowri-Ann in the Cricieth sunshine.

-Join me next time,

-when I meet another famous face.

-Until then, goodbye.

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-Hello again!

-Let's enjoy some chats Matt Johnson

-and I had on the Hwb sofa.

-For help to follow the programme,

-use the website and the app...

-..and don't forget the subtitles!

-# Daniel Glyn is here with us.

-He's a comic genius

-# He tells jokes come what may.

-Are they suitable for a Sunday? #

-Let's hope so!

-It's nice to see you.

-It's nice to see you.

-

-Thank you.

-I'm here to save the language,

-once again!

-This one's going to have to

-slow down a little bit.

-Whoa!

-I do speak quickly.

-When I moved up to North Wales...

-Did you live up north?

-Did you live up north?

-

-I lived in Bangor for three years.

-I went to the Normal College,

-for three reasons.

-I wanted a Welsh college,

-I wanted adventure...

-..and I got rubbish A-level grades,

-so I had no choice!

-Bangor was happy to take you!

-People immediately said,

-"You speak too fast in the South!"

-I'm a fast talker!

-Where are you from, Daniel?

-Where are you from, Daniel?

-

-I come from Cardiff.

-My father came from Anglesey

-and my mother came from London.

-London, Cardiff and Anglesey.

-I think I know everything,

-I think I knows everything...

-..and I know I know everything!

-You do a really excellent

-North Wales accent.

-When I'm angry,

-the Anglesey accent surfaces.

-I become an irate Northwalian!

-Right then, the comedy show.

-Right then, the comedy show.

-

-It's a bilingual show for learners.

-It's the first such show

-in the history of the world.

-That means it's the best

-in the history of the world!

-It's called

-The Dragon Has Three Tongues.

-The show's in English,

-but it's thoroughly Welsh.

-It contains jokes about mutations.

-It's a show for Welsh learners.

-Catch us at Tafwyl.

-You speak Welsh and English

-in the show?

-Yes, it's a really clever trick.

-When I speak, I'm totally

-and utterly bilingual.

-I speak Welsh and English,

-sometimes at the same time!

-That's how I like to roll.

-No knowledge of Welsh is necessary,

-or indeed English!

-Everyone's welcome.

-Nonsense is the same

-in any language!

-Stand-up comedy must be so hard.

-Stand-up comedy must be so hard.

-

-I'd be terrified.

-Imagine standing there

-and having to make people laugh!

-Yes, but you prepare.

-Unfortunately, you can't

-just turn up and freestyle!

-Prepare, prepare, prepare,

-learn, learn, learn...

-..then pretend

-it's all off the cuff on the night.

-As though

-you were talking to a friend.

-You're friends with Rhys Ifans.

-You're friends with Rhys Ifans.

-

-Yes, I'm Rhys Ifans's short friend!

-I don't hang around with Rhys much

-because he's so tall...

-..I walk behind him like a hobbit!

-You run behind him,

-carrying his bags!

-I've known Rhys

-since I was 20 years old.

-You went over to film Rhys Ifans

-in America recently.

-What did you do?

-What did you do?

-

-I interviewed Rhys.

-Rather than ask him

-about his career...

-..I asked him about his job.

-I asked him about

-being an actor at that level.

-They're extremely well-paid but

-they also put in some long hours.

-It isn't glamorous.

-To be honest, it was a bit boring.

-You just sit around.

-It sounds great.

-I thought he'd be there

-with a PS3 and an Xbox...

-..but it doesn't work like that.

-He's got to be ready to perform

-when they say action!

-It's time for the translation quiz.

-If I don't know,

-do I say pass or pasio?

-I'm not sure. Rwan or nawr?

-One, two, three, boosh!

-Laugh.

-Chwerthin.

-Dragon.

-Draig.

-Tongue.

-Tafod.

-Cardiff.

-Caerdydd.

-Hero.

-Arwr.

-Shirt.

-Crys.

-Bright.

-Golau? Llachar!

-Funny.

-Doniol.

-Armpit.

-Cesail.

-Oh, well done!

-Didn't you think I'd get armpit?

-Didn't you think I'd get armpit?

-

-I was surprised to see it here.

-A researcher asked

-if I have hidden talents...

-..I said I could make rude noises

-with my armpit.

-That's why it was on your list.

-That's why it was on your list.

-

-What's Dan's score, Ed?

-You've done well, Dan.

-Nine points. One less than

-Elin Fflur, one more than Bryn Wil.

-One more than Bryn Williams.

-He comes from Clwyd,

-so I should think so too!

-I like people from Clwyd

-and people from the South-East.

-Our accents are a bit odd.

-We like you

-because you make us laugh.

-Thank you. You make me laugh, too.

-We make him laugh

-for all the wrong reasons!

-I didn't say for the wrong reasons!

-Chwerthin is our word of the week

-this week.

-Chwerthin - to laugh or laughter.

-Ed, make us laugh!

-# Chwerthin

-HE BEATBOXES

-# They say laughter

-is good for the soul

-# I'll keep laughing until I'm old

-# Laughter raises your spirit high.

-Laugh together forever, never sigh #

-The only mutating beatboxer

-in the world!

-He uses Welsh and English.

-# It's Dot Davies from S4C!

-She presents Rasus and the rugby

-# Rugby lads are under her spell.

-Can she tackle Matt as well? #

-Hiya, Dot!

-Hiya, Dot!

-

-I liked that but I like you more!

-Welcome to Hwb.

-It's nice to have you here.

-It's nice to have you here.

-

-Thank you. I'm a big fan of Hwb.

-It's perfect for me on Sundays

-with my children, Owen and Efan.

-Hello, Owen and Efan!

-Look - it's Mam!

-Hello! I'm on Hwb! I'm on Hwb!

-How does a farmer's daughter

-from Cardigan get a job in rugby...

-..which is such a man's world?

-I don't know.

-I'm still pinching myself!

-It's the perfect job for me.

-I've always dreamed of

-working in the world of rugby.

-It's her dream job.

-She's always dreamt of it.

-I was pitch side

-for the Grand Slam!

-I was allowed to walk onto the field

-and interview my heroes.

-Do you know what 'arwyr' means?

-Heroes.

-Heroes.

-

-Ah, well yes!

-That's nice.

-That's nice.

-

-I tried to be totally professional!

-It was incredibly emotional.

-I had to let myself experience that

-wave of emotion and shed a tear.

-Do you... what's the word?

-Do you cefnogi, support,

-a rugby team?

-I have a soft spot for the Scarlets.

-I have a soft spot for the Scarlets.

-

-She's not neutral!

-I am, Nia!

-Don't you dare say such a thing!

-I'll get my wrist slapped next time

-the Scarlets play the Ospreys!

-I am neutral and I support

-all the Welsh regions plus Wales.

-I like tennis.

-You like tennis? You like a sport!

-Yes - tennis is alright.

-I wonder why you like tennis!

-What attracts you to it?

-It's nice.

-I like the sound the balls make.

-A glass of Pimm's

-and a punnet of strawberries.

-Are you there to sylwebu

-or to gohebu?

-Do you know the difference?

-Just checking!

-Sylwebu is commentating.

-Look at you! Very good.

-What is gohebu?

-Report.

-Report.

-

-Report? Oh, OK.

-Are you commentating?

-Yes, I'll be working on the radio

-during Wimbledon.

-I'll do some commentating, some

-reporting and some interviewing.

-In the morning and early afternoon,

-I'll commentate on matches.

-I'll also report on them.

-In the late afternoon...

-..I'll perhaps talk to the fans

-on Henman Hill.

-Then, at the end of the day's play,

-I may interview some players.

-You're going to interview

-some of the players?

-That's great!

-It's a tough job

-but someone's got to do it!

-You know what's next!

-It's quiz time.

-It's quiz time.

-

-She's a Hwb viewer, so she knows!

-Do you like quizzes, Dot?

-Do you like quizzes, Dot?

-

-Yes, I like quizzes.

-The thing is,

-I'm hopeless under pressure.

-It can be really hard

-when you're under pressure.

-Gwenyn Geirfa for Dot Davies.

-One, two, three, go!

-Sport.

-Chwaraeon.

-Present.

-Cyflwyno.

-Commentate.

-Sylwebu.

-Career.

-Gyrfa.

-Sweet.

-Melys.

-Sweat.

-Chwys.

-University.

-Prifysgol.

-Home.

-Cartref.

-Love.

-Caru.

-Out.

-Mas.

-Book.

-Llyfr.

-Wowzers! That was good.

-Wowzers! That was good.

-

-Ed, what's Dot's score?

-Whoo! A new name

-tops the leader board.

-Well done!

-I'm really happy with that.

-It's quite sad just how happy I am!

-Your children

-will be proud of their mam!

-.

-Subtitles

-Subtitles

-

-Subtitles

-Let's enjoy some chats we had on Hwb

-with Welsh learners who live abroad.

-Many of them learned the language

-online and they're brilliant.

-For help to follow the programme,

-use the website and the app...

-..and don't forget the subtitles!

-Hello, Morgan! How are you?

-I'm fine, thank you. And you?

-I'm fine, thank you. And you?

-

-We're very well, thank you.

-We're looking forward

-to chatting with you.

-Morgan, where do you live?

-I live in sunny Florida.

-In Deland, Florida.

-It's close to Orlando.

-How's the weather now?

-How's the weather now?

-

-It's interesting!

-It's really sunny every morning...

-..but it rains in the afternoon

-every single day.

-It sounds just like Wales!

-That's strange!

-Well, minus the sunny mornings!

-What sort of place is Florida?

-What sort of place is Florida?

-

-It's hot!

-It's really hot here every day.

-It's beautiful here too.

-I can go surfing in the morning...

-..and for a walk through the forest

-in the afternoon.

-I think it's lovely.

-I think it's lovely.

-

-Nice!

-How long

-have you been learning Welsh?

-I've been learning Welsh

-for two years.

-I've wanted to learn

-for a long time...

-..but I couldn't find

-a Welsh course.

-It's easier to learn these days,

-thanks to the internet.

-Do you learn Welsh by going online

-and using Say Something In Welsh?

-Yes, I'm learning with

-Say Something In Welsh...

-..and with Hwb,

-which I watch on YouTube.

-I also enjoy

-reading children's books.

-I also like to learn Welsh

-by listening to Welsh music...

-..and writing down the lyrics.

-I've written

-a personal dictionary...

-..of the lyrics

-of my favourite Welsh songs.

-Which is your favourite Welsh song?

-Do you have a favourite Welsh artist

-or band?

-It's probably Ysbeidiau Heulog

-by Super Furry Animals.

-That's a good song.

-Yes.

-Why did you want to learn Welsh?

-Well, I wanted to learn Welsh

-because I like Welsh music.

-My father gave me the album Radiator

-by Super Furry Animals...

-..when I was young.

-I listened to the song

-Torra Fy Ngwallt Yn Hir...

-..and I thought Welsh

-was an amazing language.

-I knew I wanted to learn Welsh.

-I love lots of rock bands

-and pop groups which sing in Welsh.

-Bands like Gorky's Zygotic Mynci

-and Plant Duw...

-..and artists like Heather Jones

-and Lleuwen Steffan.

-Did you see some them play live

-when you were in Wales?

-Yes, I saw lots of bands.

-I met the drummer from Plant Duw.

-I went to the Eisteddfod in Wrexham.

-I went to the Eisteddfod in Wrexham.

-

-Ah! How was the Eisteddfod for you?

-Did you enjoy it?

-Did you enjoy it?

-

-Yes, it was like a Welsh world!

-Everyone spoke Welsh

-on the Eisteddfod field...

-..and there was

-Welsh music everywhere.

-It was fantastic!

-Am I right in saying

-that you're studying...

-..the way in which music can help

-minority languages?

-Yes. I'm a linguist.

-I have a keen interest

-in Celtic languages...

-..and endangered

-Native American languages.

-I study the way in which music can

-help endangered languages survive.

-Things like writing songs

-for learners...

-..to encourage more people

-to listen to the language...

-..and to do it in a way

-that's more cool for young people.

-It's really important

-and music can help, in my opinion.

-How many languages do you speak?

-I speak Italian, Spanish, Chinese...

-..plus a little bit of Welsh,

-Irish Gaelic and Cherokee.

-That's incredible!

-Morgan, thank you for

-learning Welsh and inspiring others.

-What message would you have

-to anybody learning Welsh?

-Have fun with it.

-It's a lovely language.

-It's a lot of fun to learn.

-It's my favourite.

-I learn all these languages...

-..but I wake up in the morning

-excited to go to the Welsh books.

-Thank you. Cheers, mate.

-Thank you. Cheers, mate.

-

-Thank you very much.

-Ta-ta!

-Hello, Joanna!

-Hello, Joanna!

-

-Hello! Good morning.

-How are you?

-How are you?

-

-Fine, thank you.

-Joanna, where do you live?

-I live in Poznan,

-a city in west Poland.

-I live in a house with my mother,

-my father and my sister.

-Ah! Lovely.

-Where do you work?

-I don't have a job yet.

-I've just finished university.

-I'm still working

-on my MA dissertation.

-I'm looking for work!

-How long

-have you been learning Welsh?

-I've been learning for five years.

-I learned Welsh at college.

-Did you study for a degree in Welsh

-at the university?

-No.

-I took Celtic Studies

-as part of my English degree.

-I've almost completed

-my degree in English.

-My dissertation

-is about Welsh topics.

-I took Welsh and Irish Gaelic

-as part of the curriculum.

-Why did you want to learn Welsh?

-Because it's a wonderful language.

-I'm very fond of the Welsh language.

-I went to college with the aim of

-learning Irish Gaelic, but I failed!

-I decided to concentrate on Welsh.

-You said you were looking for work.

-You've just finished your studies.

-Would you like to use your Welsh?

-Do you want to move to Wales?

-It's my dream to work in the

-National Library, in Aberystwyth.

-I may apply for some jobs there.

-I'd like to be a translator.

-I'd translate from other languages

-into Welsh...

-..and from Welsh

-into other languages, perhaps.

-I believe that language

-is about sharing.

-How can I ask her

-to teach us some words in Polish?

-I can teach her some words in Welsh.

-Dysga rhywbeth mewn Pwyleg i ni.

-Teach us something in Polish.

-What do you want to say?

-Welcome to the programme.

-Welcome to the programme.

-

-Witajcie programie.

-Witajcie programie.

-Witajcie programie.

-

-And I thought Welsh was difficult!

-Cheers, in Polish?

-Cheers, in Polish?

-

-Na zdrowie.

-Na zdrowie!

-Thank you for the chat.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-

-Dziekuje!

-Dziekuje!

-Thank you very much, Joanna.

-Good luck to you.

-Good luck to you.

-

-Thank you for the chat.

-I'm really glad to have had

-the opportunity to talk to you.

-It's been a pleasure.

-It's been a pleasure.

-

-No problem. Thank you too.

-It was our pleasure, Joanna. Bye!

-Here he is, all the way from

-America via Skype, it's Eric Munro.

-Hello, hello! Good morning to you.

-Hello!

-Good morning!

-Greetings from San Francisco.

-Thank you.

-What sort of place is San Francisco?

-I'm in the Zynga office,

-where I work.

-It's near the Giants' stadium.

-It's near the Giants' stadium.

-

-Congratulations to the Giants.

-Are you a Giants fan?

-Are you a Giants fan?

-

-Yes, I'm a big Giants fan.

-Very good.

-The Giants

-won the World Series, Nia.

-That's baseball?

-Yes.

-What's your job?

-I'm a computer games designer.

-Are you?

-Are you?

-

-Yes.

-Games like Draw Something

-and Farmville.

-Farmville?

-Yes, the rhyngwyneb defnyddiwr.

-Rhyngwyneb defnyddiwr -

-user interface.

-Yes. Menus and windows.

-I'm impressed.

-I can't even use my phone properly!

-Why did you want to speak Welsh?

-When I was young, my father

-often talked about his mother.

-My grandmother.

-She passed away when my father

-was only 12 years old...

-..so I never met her.

-I know her family came from Wales.

-A little piece of me is Welsh

-but I can't speak Welsh very well.

-I think you speak Welsh really well.

-So do I.

-Your mutations are perfect.

-A gold star for you, Eric Munro!

-How did you learn Welsh?

-How did you learn Welsh?

-

-I started to learn in the 1980s.

-It was extremely difficult

-to learn Welsh back in the 1980s...

-..if you lived outside Wales.

-That's why I eventually

-had to give up.

-I recently took up

-learning Welsh again.

-It's easier to learn Welsh now...

-..thanks to television

-and radio programmes.

-YouTube is also very useful.

-Have you been to Wales?

-Yes, I took an intensive, week-long

-Welsh course in Aberystwyth...

-..during the 1980s.

-And I learned quite a lot of Welsh.

-What about the future, Eric?

-How will you continue to speak Welsh

-and to practise your Welsh?

-I'll keep reading novels

-for Welsh learners.

-I also hope to return to Wales

-to go on another intensive course.

-Thank you, Eric.

-We're very grateful to you

-for learning Welsh.

-You fill us all with optimism.

-You fill us all with optimism.

-

-Thank you.

-Good luck to the Giants!

-Go, Giants!

-S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones