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0:00:28 > 0:00:30- Hello! I'm Nia Parry.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34- Join me as I have a snoop around - another fascinating house.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35- Welcome to Adre.
0:00:42 > 0:00:47- I'm in north Pembrokeshire to see - whoever lives in this lovely house.
0:00:48 > 0:00:49- It's an old cowshed.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52- Let's hunt for some clues.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57- For help to follow the programme, - use the website and the app...
0:00:57 > 0:01:00- ..and don't forget the subtitles!
0:01:05 > 0:01:06- Ready?
0:01:07 > 0:01:09- Look what I found - a clapperboard.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13- The people who live here - have seen lots of these...
0:01:13 > 0:01:16- ..through their acting and singing.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23- Look! Three framed postcards - from the Rhyl area.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26- Someone who lives here - comes from that area.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32- Rhyl is the place to go on holiday!
0:01:32 > 0:01:35- That's the Sun Centre - and I went there as a child.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42- This is a photo - of a band called Eden.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46- Which one of these lives here? - Non, Emma or Rachael?
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- Have you worked out who lives here?
0:01:52 > 0:01:56- Well, the singer and actress, - Non Parry lives here...
0:01:56 > 0:01:58- ..with her husband, Iwan John...
0:01:59 > 0:02:02- ..and their children - Will, Jacob and Kitty.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04- Here's Non with Eden.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08- # Don't be afraid, open your heart
0:02:08 > 0:02:12- # Don't be afraid, come closer
0:02:12 > 0:02:16- # Don't be afraid, open your heart
0:02:16 > 0:02:20- # Don't be afraid, come closer
0:02:20 > 0:02:24- # Don't be afraid, open your heart
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- # Don't be afraid, come closer
0:02:28 > 0:02:29- # Don't be afraid #
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- Here we are, - with Non on her fantastic sofa.
0:02:42 > 0:02:43- It's comfy, isn't it?
0:02:44 > 0:02:45- I'm tempted to put my feet up.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46- I'm tempted to put my feet up.- - Do it.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- Where were you born and bred?
0:02:49 > 0:02:53- I was born in Rhuddlan, - which is between Rhyl and Prestatyn.
0:02:53 > 0:02:58- I went to Ysgol Dewi Sant - and then to Ysgol Glan Clwyd.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- That school produces lots of talent.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- It's never-ending. - The talent keeps on coming.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- You come from a musical family.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13- I thought Caryl Parry Jones was your - aunt, but you're actually cousins.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15- Sorry, Caryl!
0:03:15 > 0:03:17- We're cousins.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- Tell me about the group, Eden.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24- Rachael, Emma and I were - in Cor Y Glannau choir together.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- Rachael saw an advert - in a newspaper...
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- ..from someone - who wanted to form a girl band.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- This was before the Spice Girls.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- We weren't called Eden then. - We were called Cola.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- We started off like that - but things weren't good.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- We didn't feel right about - the Cola thing, so we packed it in.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47- Caryl knew us.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49- Well, she knew me, of course.
0:03:49 > 0:03:55- She was looking for a group to fill - a spot in her programme at the time.
0:03:57 > 0:04:02- She asked us if we'd like to sing - on it and we said, "Oh, OK then."
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- We were going to do a cover - but they couldn't clear it...
0:04:06 > 0:04:09- ..so Caryl said - she'd write something for us.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14- She went off and wrote - Paid A Bod Ofn really quickly.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- We thought it was a one-off, - just to fill a slot.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- Paid A Bod Ofn was your first song?
0:04:21 > 0:04:23- Paid A Bod Ofn was your first song?- - Yes, and it was kind of an accident.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28- It was panic stations and we did - something quickly for Caryl's show.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32- We thought we'd sing it once, - then go off and get a job.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- The next thing we knew, an album!
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- Eden did a heck of a lot - at one time.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- Some might say too much, Nia!
0:04:43 > 0:04:45- We were everywhere!
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- Hotel Eddie and Christmas shows.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- Tell me about your TV work.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- You're famous in my house - as Oli Odl.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59- Oli Odl is a little character - who lives in a special world.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02- It's a kids' show, by the way...
0:05:03 > 0:05:07- ..before people start to wonder - what bonkers show I'm in!
0:05:07 > 0:05:11- It's called Marcaroni and it's about - a composer who lives in a clock.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16- Oli Odl goes there every night - to clean Marcaroni's house...
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- ..which is actually a clock!
0:05:18 > 0:05:22- He composes music - and I write words to create songs.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- I write the lyrics.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- I'm very good at rhyming, you see.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- What about the other shows?
0:05:33 > 0:05:35- What about the other shows?- - We did five series of Hotel Eddie.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38- It's a sitcom for children.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43- I met Iwan when we did a show - called Noc Noc...
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- ..and we went on to do Hotel Eddie.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51- Noc Noc was a live show where - we surprised kids at their house...
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- ..and did the show from the house.
0:05:54 > 0:05:59- That was my first job - - a live Friday night show.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- We did two series of Noc Noc - and five series of Hotel Eddie.
0:06:03 > 0:06:08- You met Iwan John, your husband, - when you did Noc Noc together.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11- Iwan plays Eddie Butler.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- He also plays Twm Tisian.
0:06:15 > 0:06:16- Yes - he's Twm Tisian.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18- The silliness goes on!
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- What are you doing currently?
0:06:21 > 0:06:23- What are you doing currently?- - I write a lot for kids' shows.
0:06:23 > 0:06:29- Things like Jac Russell, Rhaglen - Wirion, Teledu Eddie and Rapsgaliwn.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35- I'm writing with Caryl - at the moment and that's lovely.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- I wrote a bit for her sketch show...
0:06:42 > 0:06:48- ..and we've just finished writing - a new show which hasn't been on TV.
0:06:49 > 0:06:54- It's called Anita and it's about - one of her sketch show characters.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- This is my favourite bit.
0:06:57 > 0:06:58- Can we have a snoop?
0:06:58 > 0:07:00- Can we have a snoop?- - Yes.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05- Ty Ni - Our House.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- Yes, and we found that sign - in Felinheli.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- We carried it with us from Pontyclun - to Llantrisant to here.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18- Was it your dream to find somewhere - which needed lots of work...
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- ..and spend years - living in a caravan?
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- No, it wasn't my dream!
0:07:24 > 0:07:26- It just happened by chance.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30- Iwan comes from this area, - so we came here regularly.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35- We stumbled across this place - in an estate agent's window...
0:07:35 > 0:07:37- ..and we came to see it.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40- When we saw this place, - we thought, "OK!"
0:07:40 > 0:07:44- Before that day, I had no dreams - of doing anything like this.
0:07:44 > 0:07:49- But once I'd seen this place, - I knew it was right instantly.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51- I thought, "Let's do this!"
0:07:51 > 0:07:52- It was exciting.
0:07:54 > 0:07:59- While you did the work to the house, - you lived in one of these caravans.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03- Yes, in that first caravan.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- We lived in the cottage - behind the house in the winter...
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- ..and we moved into the caravan - every April until September.
0:08:13 > 0:08:18- While we were in the caravan, - we had the cottage as a holiday let.
0:08:18 > 0:08:19- Would you do it again?
0:08:19 > 0:08:21- Would you do it again?- - No. No!
0:08:21 > 0:08:22- It wasn't the best idea.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24- It wasn't the best idea.- - Not really.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- But you ended up with a lovely home.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- But you ended up with a lovely home.- - Yes, and we appreciate it.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33- We appreciate having stairs - and rooms and everything!
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- Crockery. Brilliant!
0:08:36 > 0:08:37- It's chilly.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39- It's chilly.- - Yes. Come in.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52- Don't tell anyone...
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- ..but this is my favourite kitchen - of every episode of Adra.
0:08:58 > 0:08:59- Yeah! Really?
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- Yeah! Really?- - Yes. It's beautiful.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- It's big, isn't it?
0:09:03 > 0:09:04- It's big, isn't it?- - It's so nice.
0:09:05 > 0:09:06- Where did you get that?
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- Where did you get that?- - Iwan found it.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13- It was just coming in off a van - at an antique shop in Crymych.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- They'd removed it from an old shop - in Cardigan.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- I think it was a men's clothes shop.
0:09:20 > 0:09:21- It's really old.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25- We put the top on it ourselves.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29- We found this - in the sale in Crymych for 40.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- No!
0:09:31 > 0:09:32- No!- - Forty pound!
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- It's a dresser, so it has a top - but we don't use it.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- I buy a lot of things - in second hand shops...
0:09:40 > 0:09:42- ..and in charity shops.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- I rarely shop in proper shops, - so I have to be creative.
0:09:46 > 0:09:51- I find things - and I try to make them look cool.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- Is the floor old? It looks old.
0:09:55 > 0:09:56- Is the floor old? It looks old.- - No, it's new.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01- We had plenty of time - to look for the flooring...
0:10:02 > 0:10:04- ..and I knew - I wanted a floor like this.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07- We found it in a normal tile shop!
0:10:08 > 0:10:09- That was that. Brilliant.
0:10:10 > 0:10:11- You've got good taste.
0:10:12 > 0:10:13- Can I see the rest?
0:10:13 > 0:10:14- Can I see the rest?- - Of course.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15- Good start.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- Good start.- - Come on!
0:10:22 > 0:10:25- From the kitchen - and into this hall...
0:10:25 > 0:10:28- ..which is your family hall of fame.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- Yes, happy photos - of my family and friends.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- My wedding day.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- Eden, when we had a reunion - a couple of years ago.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- Is this the original layout?
0:10:41 > 0:10:43- No, this was a huge open space.
0:10:44 > 0:10:49- I imagined this as a big, open hall - with a huge, sweeping staircase.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53- It wouldn't work.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58- I argued with Iwan about this space - more than any other.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- I wanted something big - but I like the hall now.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- The lounge is down there.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06- The lounge is down there.- - Yes. Let's go.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- This is a nice room.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11- Yes. It's simple and quite bare.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- It's nice - and it feels like I'm abroad.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- I wanted to create - a Moroccan feel, Nia.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20- You've done that.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23- All we do in here - is watch TV and that's it.
0:11:24 > 0:11:25- Big sofa and TV.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- That's an enormous sofa!
0:11:29 > 0:11:33- Yes, but there are a lot of us - so it's essential to have it.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- I don't like things - which match too closely.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39- I like things to stand out.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- This is handy - to keep books and rubbish.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49- It's one section of the drawers - I have in the kitchen.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- I moved it there, - put photos on top of it...
0:11:52 > 0:11:56- ..and store the kids' rubbish - and our stuff in it.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59- What was this part of the house?
0:11:59 > 0:12:04- I take it the cattle would come in - through that big opening.
0:12:06 > 0:12:07- It was the only door.
0:12:08 > 0:12:09- Yes - it was for cattle.
0:12:11 > 0:12:12- That opening is original.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- Yes, and the door - needs a coat of paint.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19- There was nothing here - but stones and holes.
0:12:27 > 0:12:28- This is the landing.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31- Do you work there?
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- Do you work there?- - No, but I've tried it.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38- I work in the kitchen, - mainly because there's food there!
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- Whose rooms are these?
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- Straight ahead - is Will and Jacob's room.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- Kitty Wyn is here - and that's our bedroom.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- Can I have a look - around your bedroom?
0:12:49 > 0:12:50- Yes, of course.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- There's more blue in here. - Is every room blue?
0:12:56 > 0:12:58- Yes, but it was accidental.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03- We chose every colour and realized - they were all shades of blue!
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- I don't like things that match - but it's OK.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- It took ages to paint it, - so I'm not changing it!
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- That bed looks really comfy.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16- That bed looks really comfy.- - It's nice.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18- It's absolutely massive!
0:13:19 > 0:13:21- Yes, it's huge.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- There's a door there. - Where does it lead?
0:13:25 > 0:13:27- Outside, to a small set of steps.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31- The steps were used - to carry hay up here.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33- There was a floor here.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- It was the only room which had one.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- They must have stored hay here.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43- One a sunny morning, you can open - the door and step out in your pants.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- Yes, and nobody can see you.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- You're in the middle of nowhere.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52- I love your curtains.
0:13:52 > 0:13:53- They're cute.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56- My sister put them up.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- The people - who owned the caravan before us...
0:14:00 > 0:14:04- ..must have liked these doily things - to put over sofa arms.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07- They're sofa arm protectors?
0:14:09 > 0:14:10- Yes, that's what they are.
0:14:11 > 0:14:12- Are these shoes yours?
0:14:12 > 0:14:14- Are these shoes yours?- - Yes, they're all mine.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- I like the idea of displaying shoes.
0:14:17 > 0:14:18- I like the idea of displaying shoes.- - Yes. I like to see them.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21- When you buy shoes you love, - like these...
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- ..they're so beautiful.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26- You want to see them.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- Yes. I don't want to keep them - in a box.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- First thing in the morning and last - thing at night, I admire my shoes.
0:14:34 > 0:14:40- I've also noticed that there's a - bit of leopard print in every room.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- Yes, there's a lot - of leopard print here.
0:14:45 > 0:14:46- It's everywhere!
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- I didn't realize I was doing it - but I may have a slight problem!
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- Join me after the break...
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- ..to spend more time - with Non and her family.
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0:15:19 > 0:15:22- Welcome back - to Bridell, near Cardigan...
0:15:22 > 0:15:26- ..where Non Parry - and her family live.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- We already know that Non - is a member of the group, Eden...
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- ..and her husband - is also a famous face.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43- He's played many interesting, - colourful characters over the years.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50- Characters like Jac Russell, - Twm Tisian, Eddie Butler and DJ Sal.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54- HE SLURPS HIS TEA
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- Iwan John! - I knew you wouldn't behave yourself.
0:15:58 > 0:15:59- I like your house.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- I like your house.- - Thank you. It belongs to the bank!
0:16:03 > 0:16:05- You grew up in this area.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- Not this area exactly - but a stone's throw from here.
0:16:09 > 0:16:10- A giant's stone's throw!
0:16:12 > 0:16:16- How did you persuade Non to leave - Cardiff and move to this area?
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- It was my plan - to buy a touring caravan...
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- ..and leave it at Llwyn Gwair.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27- We'd spend a few weeks a year there.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29- It was there all year.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34- We went there as often as we could - and the children loved it.
0:16:34 > 0:16:35- She loved it too.
0:16:37 > 0:16:38- Bang!
0:16:38 > 0:16:39- Bang!- - Tactics.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44- Wouldn't this be a lovely way - for the children to grow up?
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- Very clever! It worked like a charm.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51- Congratulations. High five!
0:16:54 > 0:16:58- How much of a nightmare was living - in a caravan for six years...
0:16:58 > 0:17:00- ..and doing all this work?
0:17:01 > 0:17:03- It wasn't a nightmare.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05- It was just the pressure.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08- Non didn't put pressure on me...
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- ..but I felt the pressure.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14- I kept thinking, - "Oh, no! We've got to move in soon."
0:17:16 > 0:17:21- What was it like to live in - a tiny caravan with three children?
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- We started off with two children.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- Another one came along, - so it can't have been too bad.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37- Living in a caravan is quite easy.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41- Close the curtains.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45- Turn the telly on.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48- Do the dishes.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- Just a little stretch - without moving!
0:17:54 > 0:17:58- What about the design process - with the architect and the decor?
0:17:58 > 0:18:00- Did you argue a lot?
0:18:00 > 0:18:02- When we bought the building...
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- ..it came with - a set of existing plans.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13- We looked at them - and we didn't like them...
0:18:13 > 0:18:15- ..so we threw them out.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- We were trying - to keep the costs down too...
0:18:19 > 0:18:24- ..so we decided to do as little - to the outer shell as possible.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33- In some respects, we allowed - the shell to do the work for us...
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- ..in the sense of letting it dictate - what went where.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39- We wanted a big kitchen.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43- For example, that big window - was there originally.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49- Yes, and the plans we inherited - were to put a bedroom there...
0:18:49 > 0:18:52- ..cut the window in half - and ruin the room.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- Non and I agreed about that - and we agreed about most things.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03- Non didn't understand - this middle section.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07- Non's room, or the utility - as some people call it...
0:19:07 > 0:19:09- ..and the bit where the stairs are.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12- She couldn't picture it.
0:19:12 > 0:19:13- She couldn't picture it.- - No.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17- It's difficult to imagine it - when you're looking at plans.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22- Yes, but we needed a room - for Non to do her work.
0:19:23 > 0:19:24- NIA LAUGHS
0:19:24 > 0:19:26- This is my room.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- You cook and she does the laundry?
0:19:29 > 0:19:31- Yes. Something like that.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- We're a team!
0:19:38 > 0:19:44- You created a lovely home and you're - still together. Congratulations.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48- It's one of the most stressful - things you can do...
0:19:48 > 0:19:49- ..but I'd do it again.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51- Really?
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- Really?- - Yes, if I had plenty of money.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57- Money and time.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- Money and time.- - Just money. Pay someone to do it.
0:20:00 > 0:20:01- Project manage it.
0:20:03 > 0:20:08- After my chat with Iwan, - I went to find the children...
0:20:08 > 0:20:10- ..Will, Jacob and Kitty.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14- I think your room is very cool.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21- You have the sun, the stars - and a map of the world.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- Do you remember - living in the caravan?
0:20:26 > 0:20:28- Yes, I remember living there.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- The boys' room - is next to Kitty's room.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- Hiya, Will! Hi, Jacob!
0:20:42 > 0:20:46- Thanks for letting an old woman - like me see your cool bedroom.
0:20:46 > 0:20:47- Are you alright?
0:20:47 > 0:20:49- Are you alright?- - Yes.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- You share a room. Who sleeps where?
0:20:52 > 0:20:55- Jac sleeps there - and I sleep in this bed.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58- Mam and Dad are on the telly.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00- Yes.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02- We've always lived with that.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04- We're used to it.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- What sort of area is this? - Is it a nice place to live?
0:21:09 > 0:21:14- Yes. We don't worry about kicking - a ball into next door's garden.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- I want to know everything about Mam.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26- What's cool about Mam?
0:21:26 > 0:21:28- She's on Cyw.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30- Is it weird seeing Mam on Cyw?
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- She's on Marcaroni.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- Do you like seeing Mam as Oli Old?
0:21:35 > 0:21:36- Do you like seeing Mam as Oli Old?- - No.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- Dad's on TV too.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40- Who's Dad when he's on TV?
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- Who's Dad when he's on TV?- - Jac Russell and Twm Tisian.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- Thank you for the welcome, Non. - I've had a lovely time.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53- I feel at home here.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56- Come back. You're welcome any time.
0:21:57 > 0:22:02- Before I go, what three things - would you save from this house...
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- ..if you had to run out of the door?
0:22:06 > 0:22:10- Three important things, - apart from the children? OK.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15- I have a bag which contains - the children's baby clothes.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- These are the boys' first shoes.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23- I'm going to hang these on the wall.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- These were Will's first shoes.
0:22:27 > 0:22:32- Those were Jacob's - and the pink ones belonged to Kitty.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- Kitty was tiny, - so Mam knitted this for her.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38- Look! It's so small.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42- This is Kitty's tiny hat.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- She had a tiny Babygro too.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47- She had a tiny Babygro too.- - It's so cute!
0:22:47 > 0:22:51- If anything happened to these items, - I'd go bonkers.
0:22:53 > 0:22:58- Kitty's only six, but I'm sure you - don't remember her being that small.
0:22:59 > 0:23:00- No, not at all.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- It makes no sense - that this fitted her!
0:23:04 > 0:23:07- These baby clothes and shoes - count as one item.
0:23:08 > 0:23:09- What's your second item?
0:23:12 > 0:23:14- A love spoon.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19- Yes, but Iwan made this for me - in the shed, all on his own.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22- That's cute.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24- Yes, it's cute and it's rustic.
0:23:25 > 0:23:26- I like that.
0:23:26 > 0:23:31- He found some driftwood on the beach - when we were out walking...
0:23:31 > 0:23:34- ..and he slipped it into his pocket.
0:23:34 > 0:23:38- Then he came home and carved it - into a love spoon in the shed.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40- Oh, that's nice.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42- Oh, that's nice.- - Yes. So I'm taking it with me.
0:23:43 > 0:23:44- Is he romantic?
0:23:44 > 0:23:46- Is he romantic?- - Yes. I'm really lucky.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50- He's much better than me - at remembering dates.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54- So you'd save the bag, - the love spoon and what other item?
0:23:56 > 0:24:00- Well, so far it's an easy job - because the items are small.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03- But my third item is the sofa.
0:24:03 > 0:24:04- The big one?
0:24:05 > 0:24:08- Yes, so it'll be a bit tricky - but we'll be fine.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11- It's the best sofa in the world.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13- We bought it on eBay for 100.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19- I've got to take that sofa with me - wherever I go from now on.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21- If you ever move...
0:24:21 > 0:24:25- ..your new house must have - a room that's big enough for it!
0:24:26 > 0:24:28- I don't think we'll ever move.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30- Is this your forever home?
0:24:31 > 0:24:32- Yes, I think so.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35- We've made it - just the way we want it.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- I enjoyed being with you - in your home.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42- Come back next Sunday - and I'll cook for you.
0:24:42 > 0:24:43- Oh, great!
0:24:43 > 0:24:45- Oh, great!- - Well, I won't cook - Iwan will.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48- You make good coffee - but the cup's big.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50- Can I go to the loo, please?
0:24:50 > 0:24:52- Can I go to the loo, please?- - That way.
0:24:58 > 0:25:03- I had a lovely time with Non, Iwan, - Will, Jacob and Kitty in Ty Ni.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07- Join me next week, - when I meet another famous face.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09- Goodbye.
0:25:09 > 0:25:10- .
0:25:15 > 0:25:15- Subtitles
0:25:15 > 0:25:17- Subtitles- - Subtitles
0:25:21 > 0:25:22- Hello again!
0:25:23 > 0:25:27- Let's enjoy some chats Matt Johnson - and I had on the Hwb sofa.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33- For help to follow the programme, - use the website and the app...
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- ..and don't forget the subtitles!
0:25:40 > 0:25:41- How are you two?
0:25:43 > 0:25:45- Hello! Welcome to Hwb.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47- How are you?
0:25:47 > 0:25:48- I'm fine, thank you.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51- Welcome.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53- You give the best hugs ever!
0:25:55 > 0:25:58- Nice hugs and nice leather trousers!
0:25:58 > 0:25:59- Nice hugs and nice leather trousers!- - They're not leather.
0:26:01 > 0:26:02- You work on Radio Cymru.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04- You work on Radio Cymru.- - Yes, that's right.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06- I've been a DJ for almost a decade.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09- I started working in radio in 2003.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12- Yes, it's almost ten years.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16- Do you prefer radio work - or do you prefer television?
0:26:17 > 0:26:19- They're totally different.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21- Radio is intimate.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25- You're in a studio with just - a microphone and the listeners.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29- There's a crew there in television - but it's more fun.
0:26:29 > 0:26:34- You can wear pyjamas and no make-up - when you're on the radio!
0:26:34 > 0:26:35- A onesie!
0:26:41 > 0:26:43- What sort of music do you play?
0:26:43 > 0:26:46- What sort of music do you play?- - I play the best music, Matt!
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- She only plays the best music.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52- Why? I don't mean why I mean what!
0:26:52 > 0:26:56- Pa fath o gerddoriaeth - - what sort of music?
0:26:56 > 0:26:58- We're very lucky.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03- A lot of excellent music is being - produced in Wales at the moment.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07- I only play the good stuff. - I don't play rubbish on the radio.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10- Do you choose the tracks...
0:27:10 > 0:27:13- ..or does the production team - give you a playlist?
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- I've worked with the same producer - for years.
0:27:17 > 0:27:23- We're good friends and we understand - each other's musical taste.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25- Chwaeth. That's a good word.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28- Chwaeth cerddorol - musical taste.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33- Gareth knows what I will like - and what I won't like.
0:27:33 > 0:27:38- You started your television career - with Planed Plant and then Uned5.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41- I remember Uned5.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43- I remember you on Uned5 years ago.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45- I loved Uned5.
0:27:45 > 0:27:46- I loved Uned5.- - I loved it too.
0:27:47 > 0:27:48- I miss Uned5.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52- Smile, it's Friday! - It had a real feelgood factor.
0:27:53 > 0:27:54- Yes.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58- I remember you driving that Mini.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00- A Mini roll!
0:28:00 > 0:28:01- A Mini roll!- - You rolled it?
0:28:02 > 0:28:06- Yes, in the John Cooper Challenge - ten years ago.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09- Did you visit Madagascar?
0:28:09 > 0:28:10- Did you visit Madagascar?- - Yes, with Gethin Jones.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13- What sort of place was Madagascar?
0:28:13 > 0:28:15- What sort of place was Madagascar?- - Oh, Madagascar!
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- Obviously, - I'd never been there before.
0:28:18 > 0:28:23- If I remember rightly, it's - the world's fourth largest island.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26- The fourth largest island - in the world.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31- We travelled south, - from the capital city.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- You wouldn't believe - the state of the roads.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37- The roads were really bumpy.
0:28:40 > 0:28:45- We travelled to a very special place - which was a village for orphans.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50- Plant amddifad - orphans.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52- She went to a village for orphans.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56- There were also - some terribly ill people.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01- It was really sad but it was also - an amazing experience.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05- They were so happy despite the fact - they had nothing.
0:29:06 > 0:29:07- Wow! I was so lucky.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11- You went from presenting Uned5 - to producing the show.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14- Two very different experiences.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- Was it more difficult - or was it easier?
0:29:17 > 0:29:19- More difficult.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21- Well, I had more responsibility.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24- Cyfrifoldeb - responsibility.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28- You wouldn't know what that is! - Maybe when you're 40!
0:29:29 > 0:29:30- Did you enjoy the responsibility?
0:29:30 > 0:29:32- Did you enjoy the responsibility?- - Yes, of course.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34- I still worked on Uned5.
0:29:34 > 0:29:39- I still met the amazing guests - who came to the studio every week.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41- It was great fun. Good times.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43- How do you relax?
0:29:43 > 0:29:45- I listen to music.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48- Do you have a favourite band?
0:29:49 > 0:29:50- Mutation. Boosh!
0:29:50 > 0:29:54- I went to Ysgol Glan Clwyd. - We didn't do mutations!
0:29:55 > 0:29:57- Mutations? Irrelevant!
0:29:58 > 0:30:00- The Welsh teacher won't be happy!
0:30:01 > 0:30:03- Do you have a favourite band?
0:30:03 > 0:30:06- Yes, but I'm not telling you. - I can't do that.
0:30:07 > 0:30:08- Really?
0:30:08 > 0:30:12- Yes, because I'm friends - with lots of band members.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15- The music scene is really healthy.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20- Speaking of the scene, - you've got a new series on S4C.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- It's starting soon - and it's a musical series.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27- Yes. It starts at 8.25 - this Friday night.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30- Tell us more about the series.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33- It's called Y Stiwdio Gefn.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37- Three groups or acts - will feature in each programme.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- Each act will play two songs.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41- It's as simple as that.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43- Will the bands play live?
0:30:43 > 0:30:44- Will the bands play live?- - Yes.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47- A bit of chat and a bit of music.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49- A bit of chat and a bit of music.- - Yes, a quick chat with everyone.
0:30:50 > 0:30:51- It's a lovely programme.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54- I'm glad there's more music on S4C.
0:30:54 > 0:30:59- Do you go from one music festival - to the next all summer long?
0:31:00 > 0:31:01- Yes, I do my best!
0:31:02 > 0:31:05- I'm lucky because - I get to work in most of them.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- I'm allowed to go backstage - and I love it.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12- I love the Download Festival.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15- The rock and roll festival - at Donington Park.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17- I've raced there.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20- That's where I had the accident - in the Mini.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22- You rock and she rolls!
0:31:22 > 0:31:24- Excellent, Nia!
0:31:24 > 0:31:25- Groovy!
0:31:25 > 0:31:26- Groovy, groovy!
0:31:26 > 0:31:27- Groovy, groovy!- - Oh, ouch!
0:31:32 > 0:31:33- Hi, Emyr! How are you?
0:31:34 > 0:31:36- Hello! Are you alright?
0:31:37 > 0:31:39- Hiya! It's nice to see you.
0:31:39 > 0:31:40- Hiya! It's nice to see you.- - You too.
0:31:40 > 0:31:41- Welcome to Hwb.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43- Welcome to Hwb.- - Thank you.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45- You're tall!
0:31:45 > 0:31:48- He's a big lad. - A good Westwalian boy!
0:31:48 > 0:31:49- Stop slapping our guest!
0:31:49 > 0:31:51- Stop slapping our guest!- - I'm sorry! Hello.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55- Emyr, you present Ralio.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58- Do you enjoy it?
0:31:58 > 0:32:00- Do you enjoy it?- - Joio mas draw.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03- Joio mas draw! I like that one.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06- We say that a lot in West Wales.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08- And jiw, jiw! - He likes to say jiw, jiw!
0:32:09 > 0:32:10- Jiw, jiw! Joio mas draw!
0:32:11 > 0:32:16- Say everything twice! Well, well! - Jiw, jiw! Yes, yes! Ooh, ooh!
0:32:16 > 0:32:17- Why do you enjoy it?
0:32:19 > 0:32:22- Well, I have a keen interest - in motor sport.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28- It's a dream come true for me...
0:32:28 > 0:32:31- ..to work on a programme - about something I love.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34- Breuddwyd - dream.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36- Breuddwyd - dream.- - Yes, it's my dream job.
0:32:38 > 0:32:39- Are you a rally driver?
0:32:40 > 0:32:43- No. I compete on motorbikes - but not in cars.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47- He competes on motorbikes.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49- Do you ride in trials?
0:32:50 > 0:32:55- No, I compete in enduro, - which are long, cross-country races.
0:32:57 > 0:32:58- Cross-country races?
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- Yes, usually in woodland.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- Like mountain biking - but on a motorbike?
0:33:04 > 0:33:05- Yes.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08- Have you ever had an accident?
0:33:08 > 0:33:10- Have you ever had an accident?- - Yes, I've had lots of them!
0:33:11 > 0:33:16- I had my first accident when - I'd just passed my driving test.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20- I was 17 years old - and driving my dad's car...
0:33:21 > 0:33:23- ..to see my wejen - girlfriend.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27- Wejen is a good word. - Matt, have you got a wejen?
0:33:27 > 0:33:28- One or two!
0:33:31 > 0:33:35- I was going too fast - and I drove up the hedge.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38- Lan y clawdd - up the hedge.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41- The car rolled over, upside-down...
0:33:41 > 0:33:46- ..and I spent eight weeks - in traction in hospital.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48- I'd broken my neck!
0:33:49 > 0:33:50- No way! Really?
0:33:50 > 0:33:51- No way! Really?- - Yes.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55- You present Ralio, as we know.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58- You also produce it and direct it.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03- He also edits some of his stuff - and he films it too!
0:34:03 > 0:34:04- He does everything.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07- What's multitasking in Welsh?
0:34:08 > 0:34:10- Amldalentog is multitalented.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12- Which do you prefer doing?
0:34:13 > 0:34:16- Presenting is my favourite job.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21- I also get a lot out of directing - and producing.
0:34:25 > 0:34:26- I enjoy it all.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31- You've also won some awards. - Congratulations.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33- Thank you.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36- Why don't you ask him what for? - Am beth?
0:34:37 > 0:34:38- What for?
0:34:40 > 0:34:43- I think you're referring to - the BAFTA Cymru I won...
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- ..for a programme - about Cerys Matthews.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50- I won it - for a documentary about her.
0:34:51 > 0:34:52- Did you direct it?
0:34:52 > 0:34:55- Did you direct it?- - Yes, I directed and produced it.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01- It was about her time in Nashville, - after Catatonia had split up.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04- She'd just started - to sing folk music...
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- ..and she recorded Cockahoop.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10- Cockahoop. - Yes, I remember that album.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14- I went to Nashville with Cerys.
0:35:14 > 0:35:15- Nice!
0:35:15 > 0:35:16- Nice!- - Yes - lovely.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19- You acted in Rownd A Rownd too.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22- Was that when you were a child?
0:35:22 > 0:35:24- No, I was a taxi driver.
0:35:24 > 0:35:25- I was Jac The Taxi.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29- Did Jac have an accident?
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- Yes, Jac did have an accident!
0:35:33 > 0:35:35- I played Jac for two years.
0:35:36 > 0:35:41- Lowri Morgan has been here, - talking about the races she's run.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43- You went to the Arctic with Lowri.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47- What sort of experience was that?
0:35:47 > 0:35:50- It was hard for Lowri - but was it hard for the crew too.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53- It was an amazing experience.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56- It was just so cold!
0:35:57 > 0:36:01- It was -40 degrees - the entire time we were there.
0:36:04 > 0:36:09- Also, because Lowri walked - the whole time, we didn't stop.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12- You did the race too, in a way.
0:36:13 > 0:36:14- Yes, but we had a car!
0:36:15 > 0:36:16- Oh, well! They had a car!
0:36:17 > 0:36:19- It was still cold!
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- It was still quite difficult!
0:36:25 > 0:36:28- The engine was turning for ten days.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34- You couldn't turn it off - or it would have frozen.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36- It's just like North Wales!
0:36:37 > 0:36:38- Oh, I hate being cold.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41- She gets grumpy!
0:36:41 > 0:36:41- .
0:36:46 > 0:36:46- Subtitles
0:36:46 > 0:36:48- Subtitles- - Subtitles
0:36:52 > 0:36:57- Let's enjoy some chats we had on Hwb - with Welsh learners who live abroad.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01- Many of them learned the language - online and they're brilliant.
0:37:02 > 0:37:07- For help to follow the programme, - use the website and the app...
0:37:07 > 0:37:09- ..and don't forget the subtitles!
0:37:11 > 0:37:15- Good afternoon, - or good morning for you, Sterling.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17- Hello!
0:37:17 > 0:37:20- It's nice to see you - on my television.
0:37:22 > 0:37:23- Where do you live?
0:37:23 > 0:37:25- Where do you live?- - I live in Houston, Texas.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27- I was born here.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30- What Welsh connections do you have?
0:37:31 > 0:37:33- My mother is Welsh.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- She comes from Llanidloes.
0:37:39 > 0:37:44- She taught me a little bit of Welsh - when I was growing up, in Texas.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49- Did you speak Welsh to your mother - when you were a child...
0:37:50 > 0:37:52- ..or didn't you speak much Welsh?
0:37:53 > 0:37:55- I didn't speak much Welsh.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59- I now speak Welsh to my dogs!
0:38:01 > 0:38:02- Do they understand Welsh?
0:38:02 > 0:38:04- Do they understand Welsh?- - Yes - they speak Welsh and English.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07- Have you been to Llanidloes?
0:38:07 > 0:38:09- Have you spent time in Wales?
0:38:10 > 0:38:13- Yes, I was in Llanidloes - last November.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17- It's always nice to be in Wales. - I love Wales.
0:38:20 > 0:38:25- I listen to Radio Cymru - every morning, as I drink my coffee.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27- Dw i'n hoffi coffi!
0:38:28 > 0:38:30- Excellent!
0:38:30 > 0:38:32- Show us your mug!
0:38:37 > 0:38:41- Sterling, in all seriousness, - what is your motivation?
0:38:41 > 0:38:44- Why is learning Welsh - so important to you?
0:38:45 > 0:38:48- I want to keep - the old language alive.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52- He wants to - keep the old language alive.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54- That's a wonderful motive.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00- Can you speak Welsh - with any other person in Texas...
0:39:01 > 0:39:04- ..or do you just talk - over the internet?
0:39:05 > 0:39:09- I know one person in Dallas. - He's a Welsh learner too.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14- I only know one person in this area - who can speak Welsh.
0:39:16 > 0:39:21- How do you feel about the fact that - not everyone in Wales speaks Welsh?
0:39:21 > 0:39:23- I think it's really sad.
0:39:25 > 0:39:29- I try to explain it - to the people here, in Texas...
0:39:29 > 0:39:33- ..that the majority of the people - of Wales don't speak Welsh.
0:39:35 > 0:39:40- They think Welsh is a dead language.
0:39:40 > 0:39:45- I always tell people that the - language is still very much alive.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- It's alive in all areas of Wales.
0:39:48 > 0:39:53- I can see the red dragon and - the stars and stripes behind you.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56- Yes - I'm half Welsh - and half American.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58- I'm a Welshman abroad!
0:40:00 > 0:40:02- Do you have any tips for me?
0:40:03 > 0:40:04- Listen, listen, listen!
0:40:05 > 0:40:06- Thank you very much.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08- Thank you very much.- - Thank you.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- Thank you, Sterling. - It's lovely to meet you.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16- Thank you for watching Hwb in Texas - and thank you for your support.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19- Thank you for your help every week.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28- Via Skype, all the way - from Arlington, near Boston...
0:40:28 > 0:40:29- ..it's Jan Stetson.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32- Hello, Jan! How are you?
0:40:32 > 0:40:34- Hello, Jan! How are you?- - Hello! How are you?
0:40:35 > 0:40:37- I'm fine, thank you. Are you OK?
0:40:37 > 0:40:40- I'm fine, thank you. Are you OK?- - Yes, I'm very well, thank you.
0:40:40 > 0:40:41- Excellent.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45- Jan, why did you - want to speak Welsh?
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- My daughter and I - were listening to a fantasy book.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53- An audiobook.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56- The story was set in Wales...
0:40:57 > 0:41:01- ..and there was - a little bit of Welsh in the book.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- My daughter said, - "Oh, I like Welsh and I like Wales!"
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- "I want to speak Welsh!"
0:41:12 > 0:41:17- A while after that, I heard about - a Welsh class in Cambridge.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24- Who was the tutor?
0:41:25 > 0:41:28- The tutor is a Welshman.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36- He's a Harvard graduate.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40- How did you keep up your Welsh?
0:41:41 > 0:41:43- With Say Something In Welsh.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48- I can practise speaking and reading.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50- What do you do for a living?
0:41:54 > 0:41:57- I write and design - for computer companies.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03- I write in computer language.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11- And, in a way, learning Welsh - is just another language for you.
0:42:11 > 0:42:16- Learning Welsh must be easier - than learning computer language!
0:42:18 > 0:42:20- Welsh. Javascript.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23- It's all the same to me!
0:42:25 > 0:42:27- Have you been to Wales?
0:42:28 > 0:42:30- Yes, I've been to Wales twice.
0:42:32 > 0:42:37- Once, I came over to go to the - Say Something In Welsh boot camp...
0:42:37 > 0:42:40- ..and I also came to Wales - for the Eisteddfod.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42- Did you enjoy the Eisteddfod?
0:42:42 > 0:42:44- Did you enjoy the Eisteddfod?- - Yes, very much so.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46- I really enjoyed the Eisteddfod.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51- I particularly liked - the Ty Gwerin events.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58- I heard lots - of traditional, Welsh music there.
0:43:00 > 0:43:01- I really loved it.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05- With whom do you speak Welsh?
0:43:06 > 0:43:11- I speak Welsh with people across - the world, via Google+ or Skype.
0:43:14 > 0:43:19- I also speak Welsh - with people in the Boston area...
0:43:19 > 0:43:24- ..because I organize meetings - of a small group of Welsh learners.
0:43:26 > 0:43:29- We meet once a month...
0:43:31 > 0:43:34- ..in a cafe in Cambridge.
0:43:35 > 0:43:38- We speak Welsh to each other.
0:43:38 > 0:43:40- Practice makes perfect.
0:43:40 > 0:43:42- Yes indeed.
0:43:42 > 0:43:44- Jan, thank you so much for the chat.
0:43:44 > 0:43:47- It's been wonderful to talk to you.
0:43:47 > 0:43:52- I can't believe you're in Boston - and yet, you speak great Welsh.
0:43:52 > 0:43:54- Thank you very much.
0:43:56 > 0:43:58- Thank you too. I really enjoyed it.
0:44:04 > 0:44:05- Hello, Diane!
0:44:05 > 0:44:07- Hello, Diane!- - Hello!
0:44:07 > 0:44:08- How are you?
0:44:08 > 0:44:10- How are you?- - I'm very well, thank you.
0:44:11 > 0:44:12- How's the weather?
0:44:14 > 0:44:17- It's sunny but it's a bit chilly. - It's very nice.
0:44:18 > 0:44:20- Just like Wales!
0:44:21 > 0:44:24- Diane, why did you - want to speak Welsh?
0:44:26 > 0:44:28- I now want to speak Welsh...
0:44:28 > 0:44:32- ..because I've fallen in love - with the language.
0:44:34 > 0:44:39- I first started to learn Welsh - before I went on holiday to Wales.
0:44:39 > 0:44:44- At the time, I simply wanted to - learn to pronounce names correctly.
0:44:45 > 0:44:48- How did you go about learning Welsh?
0:44:49 > 0:44:50- Online.
0:44:50 > 0:44:54- I've done - the Say Something In Welsh courses.
0:44:54 > 0:44:59- I've also listened to Radio Cymru - and I've read widely online.
0:45:01 > 0:45:03- Have you watched Hwb?
0:45:04 > 0:45:06- Yes, of course. - I watch Hwb on YouTube.
0:45:07 > 0:45:08- Fantastic!
0:45:09 > 0:45:11- Diane, where do you live?
0:45:11 > 0:45:17- I live in Alexandria, Virginia, - which isn't far from Washington DC.
0:45:17 > 0:45:18- That's amazing!
0:45:18 > 0:45:21- International Welsh learning!
0:45:22 > 0:45:23- Have you been to Wales?
0:45:23 > 0:45:26- Have you been to Wales?- - Yes, I've been to Wales three times.
0:45:28 > 0:45:33- I went to a boot camp in Tresaith - to speak Welsh for a week...
0:45:34 > 0:45:36- ..with Say Something In Welsh.
0:45:37 > 0:45:41- I also went to the 2011 Eisteddfod - in Wrexham...
0:45:41 > 0:45:45- ..and to this year's Eisteddfod - in the Vale Of Glamorgan.
0:45:46 > 0:45:49- Was the Eisteddfod - a culture shock for you?
0:45:50 > 0:45:53- Yes, it was a culture shock - but it's just one big party.
0:45:54 > 0:45:57- It feels like a family reunion. - It's wonderful.
0:45:58 > 0:46:03- I adore the American accent you have - when you speak Welsh.
0:46:05 > 0:46:06- It's sexy. It's lovely.
0:46:06 > 0:46:08- It's sexy. It's lovely.- - Oh! Thank you.
0:46:10 > 0:46:12- Has learning Welsh - changed your life?
0:46:13 > 0:46:15- Has it enhanced your life?
0:46:15 > 0:46:16- Has it enhanced your life?- - Yes, it has.
0:46:16 > 0:46:22- I joined Cymdeithas Dewi Sant, the - St David's Welsh American Society...
0:46:22 > 0:46:25- ..and I'm now - on the society's board.
0:46:25 > 0:46:29- Tell me more - about Cymdeithas Dewi Sant.
0:46:30 > 0:46:35- It's a society based in Washington - for people with Welsh roots...
0:46:36 > 0:46:40- ..and for people - who are interested in Wales.
0:46:43 > 0:46:48- Many cities across America have - branches of Cymdeithas Dewi Sant...
0:46:48 > 0:46:52- ..or some similar - Welsh American society.
0:46:54 > 0:46:57- We organize some events - for our members.
0:47:00 > 0:47:04- We have an annual - St David's Day Dinner.
0:47:06 > 0:47:09- Small groups also come together - to read books.
0:47:11 > 0:47:15- They're a great way - to make contact with other people...
0:47:15 > 0:47:18- ..who are interested in Wales.
0:47:18 > 0:47:20- Very good.
0:47:20 > 0:47:23- It's been wonderful to talk to you.
0:47:23 > 0:47:27- You truly are an inspiration - to everyone here, Diane.
0:47:29 > 0:47:33- Keep going and enjoy the community - of which you're a big part.
0:47:33 > 0:47:38- Give our best wishes to your fellow - Cymdeithas Dewi Sant members.
0:47:38 > 0:47:41- We may come over - to say hello some time.
0:47:41 > 0:47:42- Thank you.
0:47:42 > 0:47:43- Thank you.- - Bye-bye!
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