Dal Ati: Adre + Pigion Cegin Bryn Dal Ati

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-Hello!

-Join me, Nia Parry, as I spend

-the morning with a famous face.

-Welcome to Adre.

-Today, I'm in Barry.

-Let's find out what sort of person

-lives in this house.

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-use the website and the app...

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-You often welcome the person

-who lives here into your homes.

-Sometimes in the afternoon

-and sometimes in the evening.

-Why? Because she presents

-Prynhawn Da and Heno.

-This person lives in Barry

-and she also comes from the town.

-You'll recognize the face and the

-voice of the woman who lives here...

-..because she's also

-a Radio Wales presenter.

-Llinos Lee

-lives in this lovely house.

-She's a presenter

-on S4C and Radio Wales.

-She lives here with Huw, her

-husband, and their son, Guto Prys.

-Here's a clip of her in action.

-The Cardiff Half Marathon

-is one of the best in the world.

-The stunning course...

-..takes runners through some iconic

-Cardiff districts and buildings.

-Yes, and it suits runners

-at every level because it's flat.

-It sounds perfect for you and me.

-It sounds perfect for you and me.

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-But we're not running!

-Llinos, I wore a yellow cardigan

-to match your kitchen!

-Yes. It looks great.

-Tell me about your background.

-Tell me about your background.

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-I'm originally from Barry.

-I grew up

-five minutes up the road from here.

-I went to a Barry junior school...

-..then on to Glantaf

-comprehensive school in Cardiff.

-I went to university,

-where I studied music and drama...

-..and then I came home.

-That's what I always wanted to do.

-I'm a home bird.

-I love Barry and I want to

-live by the sea, so I came back.

-Home is where the heart is.

-You married a man from Dolgellau,

-in North Wales.

-Did you struggle

-to persuade Huw to move to Barry?

-No. He already lived in Cardiff.

-After our first date,

-I told my mother I'd met a boy...

-..and I said she'd like him

-because he's a Northwalian.

-Mam is a Northwalian too.

-When I told her

-his name was Huw Gapper...

-..she asked

-if he was related to Bob Gapper.

-It turns out Bob Gapper is his dad.

-Mam grew up in Llanelltud, just

-around the corner from Dolgellau...

-..and my grandfather

-taught Huw's dad to play golf.

-It's a small world!

-Mam was delighted.

-Mam was delighted.

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-She already knew his family.

-Tell me about your work.

-Was presenting always your ambition?

-I saw an advert for an X Factor

-type show called Presenters.

-Dad said, "I bet you haven't

-got the guts to try that."

-I thought, "OK! I'll go."

-It had never crossed my mind

-to go into presenting.

-The next thing I knew, I was at

-the HTV studios doing a screen test.

-It was fun

-and I really enjoyed myself.

-That's when I thought

-it was a direction I'd like to take.

-After that, I met a few people.

-Did you win that competition?

-Did you win that competition?

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-No.

-That's where it started,

-so where did you go next?

-I got a job presenting Bandit.

-That was in the days of S4C Digital.

-It was a music show and we were on

-late on Fridays and Saturdays.

-From there, I got a job on Uned 5.

-That's when I learned the art

-of presenting live TV.

-Yes. Uned 5 was live

-every Friday evening.

-You tackled

-all sorts of different challenges.

-Yes, and I don't miss

-those surprise challenges.

-What was your worst one?

-Didn't you do a wing walk?

-Didn't you do a wing walk?

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-Yes.

-Didn't you scream?

-Yes. It was

-one of the presenters' challenges.

-The viewers called in to choose

-a presenter to do the challenge.

-At the start of the show...

-..they announced the wing walk

-as the weekly challenge.

-I didn't think I'd be selected,

-so I wasn't worried.

-Then, Iestyn Garlick's voice

-boomed out...

-.."Llinos Lee, you have been chosen

-to face the challenge."

-I was like, "No. No!"

-I fell to the ground and started

-going, "No, no, no, no, no, please!"

-But I did it.

-You currently

-present Heno and Prynhawn Da.

-What kind of experience is that?

-What kind of experience is that?

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-Oh, I love it.

-The nice thing about programmes

-like Heno and Prynhawn Da...

-..is I get to do

-lots of different things.

-I present on the sofa...

-..and I travel around Wales, going

-into communities and meeting people.

-People are lovely and

-we get a warm welcome everywhere.

-We rock up at a rural pub with

-a big truck with satellites on it...

-..but people are pleased to see us

-and that's really nice.

-We also have some great guests

-on the sofa.

-My co-presenter is Rhodri Owen

-and we're like a married couple!

-We've become really good friends

-and I think it shows on the screen.

-We enjoy each other's company.

-When I make a mistake,

-he starts to laugh!

-We also wind each other up

-before we go on air.

-It's a really nice place to work.

-The commute to Llanelli

-is quite nice...

-..plus I visit places across Wales.

-How old is little Guto?

-He's two and a half

-and he's a real character.

-The terrible twos

-haven't been too bad.

-He's pretty good.

-Will you give me

-a tour of the house?

-Of course.

-We're in the hall

-and it's light and welcoming.

-Talk to me about the layout.

-We've only been here since March,

-so we've got a lot of work to do.

-As you walk in,

-the living room's on your right.

-That's going to be

-Huw and Guto's man cave.

-There's a second living room

-at the far end.

-It's a U-shaped room

-which leads to Guto's play area...

-..then to the kitchen

-and finally to the dining area.

-Upstairs, there are four bedrooms,

-one bathroom and an en suite.

-We haven't had time

-to do the en suite yet.

-It takes time to get it all done.

-We're ticking off rooms as we go.

-It's quite a big house.

-It's quite a big house.

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-Yes, it is.

-We added two extensions

-to the original house.

-Have you changed

-this part of the house?

-Yes. The front door

-was where we're standing now.

-There was a wall here.

-We built this part,

-which extends down here.

-This is the new extension?

-This is the new extension?

-

-Yes.

-We had to build this section of

-the staircase to match the original.

-Bob, Huw's father, is an excellent

-carpenter, luckily for us.

-He came down and he only took three

-days to build it...

-..then Huw painted it white.

-Good job, Bob!

-Good job, Bob!

-

-Bob is brilliant.

-Can I keep snooping?

-Let's go to the lounge.

-It's nice to have a lounge

-split into two areas.

-The fire isn't in the fireplace!

-No, because the room is U-shaped...

-..I decided to make a feature of it

-and buy some sparkly tiles.

-Typical me!

-I like the mirrored furniture.

-I love it.

-Guto Prys loves to put

-his little hands all over it!

-You've got to clean those

-really often then.

-Yes, I clean them all the time...

-..but it's a little child's home,

-so I have to grin and bear it!

-The floor looks like wood

-but they're actually tiles.

-That's really handy...

-..when you have a little one

-who constantly drops things!

-This lovely lounge

-is part of the kitchen...

-..but you can get to the kitchen

-this way too.

-Yes, and here we are.

-It works nicely, doesn't it?

-Yes, it's open plan

-but the rooms feel separate.

-It's really lovely.

-There's plenty of room

-to eat in here.

-We're really happy with it

-because it's light and open.

-I can cook here

-while Guto plays over there.

-It's nice.

-Are those bifold doors?

-Yes, and that's something

-we definitely wanted.

-We haven't done the back garden yet

-and it looks a bit of a mess.

-The plan is to do some work

-to the garden next year.

-You are the Gappers.

-Yes, I call myself Llinos Lee

-because Lee is my maiden name...

-..but we are the Gappers.

-I had those made especially

-but Huw hates them!

-Does he?

-Yes, he says they're cheesy

-but I love cheesy things like that.

-I added fairy lights too!

-I really love

-the art gallery over there.

-Guto goes to nursery

-two days a week...

-..and he's proud

-of the creations he brings home.

-He says, "Mami! Mami!"

-and he wants us to put it up.

-Let's go upstairs.

-Yes. This way.

-Come upstairs.

-That light's nice.

-Nice.

-A little bird tells me

-you like square objects.

-Looking around here,

-it's obviously true.

-A square basin

-and even a square loo!

-Yes, although I don't know

-how or when this started.

-When I chose things for the house,

-I realized I liked square shapes.

-It's more modern.

-Once it was in my head, I rejected

-everything which was round.

-"This is too round!"

-This is the second bath.

-The first bath arrived

-and the plumber fitted it.

-He checked with me that I was happy

-and I said, "I don't like the bath."

-He had to rip it out.

-I thought, "Oh, no! I can't

-have a bath that I don't like!"

-You didn't like the bath? Why?

-A bath is a bath, surely!

-No, I didn't like it and I knew it.

-That bath had to go.

-I had to have a bath

-which was a squarer shape.

-This is a much nicer bath.

-Huw's over the whole episode now

-and we just don't mention the bath!

-Huw, you deserve a medal!

-Yes, he does.

-That's great!

-On the first floor,

-there are two spare rooms...

-..Guto Prys's bedroom...

-..and Llinos and Huw's bedroom.

-Hearts on the bed frame.

-Yes. I had hearts everywhere

-in my old house.

-Huw said I couldn't put hearts

-all over our new house.

-I managed to have a couple here,

-in the bedroom.

-It's somewhere to come and relax

-after a long day's work...

-..and after Guto's gone to bed.

-Guto's only there,

-so we can hear him.

-Yes, and I spotted a monitor there.

-Yes, and I spotted a monitor there.

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-Yes. He's still my baby.

-You'll probably still have that

-until he's 15!

-There's something lovely about

-seeing lots of cushions on a bed.

-It's luxurious and it makes me

-want to sleep in that bed.

-Is that an en suite?

-Yes, but we haven't done it up.

-We've relaxed completely

-since we moved in.

-We've been too relaxed about it.

-We need to get on with it

-and finish the house.

-Phase two.

-What a lovely house!

-Join me after the break

-to spend more time with Llinos Lee.

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-Welcome back.

-We've come to Barry Island.

-It's a little bit chilly

-but it's lovely.

-Yes, it's nice

-despite this cold wind.

-That's a sea breeze!

-We came to Barry Island regularly

-when I was little...

-..because we came down to Cardiff

-to stay with relatives.

-It's changed massively.

-It's changed massively.

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-Yes, the changes are quite recent.

-Those colourful beach huts are new.

-You can hire one for a day.

-A lot of people come down here

-during the summer...

-..and bring their picnics.

-There's electricity in the huts,

-so people bring kettles with them!

-There's also a climbing wall and

-they've created a path for walkers.

-The sea views are lovely.

-You have a festival too.

-Yes, it's run

-by Menter Bro Morgannwg...

-..and it's called Gwyl Fach Y Fro.

-Some well-known bands and some

-local schoolchildren performed here.

-It was a great success and

-we hope to make it an annual event.

-How much Welsh is spoken here,

-especially in schools?

-When I grew up here...

-..Sant Baruc was the one and only

-Welsh-medium primary school here.

-Did you go there?

-Did you go there?

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-Yes.

-We now have Sant Baruc, Sant Curig,

-Nant Talwg and Gwaun Y Nant.

-They're all full.

-The pupils from those schools

-then go to Bro Morgannwg...

-..which is also full.

-It's great to have a

-Welsh-medium comprehensive in Barry.

-The school is flourishing too.

-Can you see yourself

-living in Barry forever?

-Without a doubt.

-I can't imagine

-living anywhere else.

-We have a beach and some big parks,

-plus Cardiff's on our doorstep.

-My father always says...

-.."Barry born, Barry bred

-and when I dies, I'm Barry dead."

-I think that will be my story too.

-We went from Barry Island

-to one of Llinos's favourite cafes.

-Do you come here often?

-Yes, I do.

-I work late on Friday nights

-presenting Heno...

-..and I just want

-a lazy morning on Saturdays.

-We often come down to Romilly's

-to have breakfast.

-Guto loves to come here.

-People bring their dogs here

-and it's really welcoming.

-They sell ice cream

-and the food in general is nice.

-It's really handy.

-What else do you do

-with your weekends?

-The weekend is family time,

-especially since Guto came along.

-We enjoy going for walks, relaxing

-and enjoying each other's company.

-And stopping off for coffee!

-Do you have any hobbies?

-I'm busy, between work

-and everything else...

-..but I make time

-for amateur dramatics.

-It's something I've done

-since I was little.

-We put on shows

-at the Paget Rooms, Penarth.

-We do a musical in March

-and a panto in December.

-It gives me a chance just to be me

-for a couple of hours.

-I don't think about anything else.

-You're also busy

-with local committees.

-Yes, I'm on the

-Menter Bro Morgannwg committee.

-We organize events.

-Bryn Fon is coming

-to The Park Hotel, Barry soon.

-I'm not sure how he feels about it

-but we can't wait!

-I'm also on the committee

-of a group called AFIAITH...

-..which was founded by us, working

-with our old Sant Baruc teachers.

-It's a social group

-and we meet once a month.

-It's an opportunity for

-former Ysgol Sant Baruc pupils...

-..to meet up

-for a pint or a glass of wine...

-..and have a chat in Welsh.

-I've been lucky because I carried on

-with my Welsh...

-..and I work

-through the medium of Welsh.

-A lot of my friends

-don't speak Welsh day-to-day...

-..so this gives them a chance

-to speak the language.

-Your father doesn't speak Welsh

-but your mother does.

-You see that a lot in families.

-Yes, plus Huw comes from North Wales

-and his whole family speaks Welsh.

-It would be lovely to think that,

-when Guto grows up...

-..he'll hear more Welsh

-spoken here, in Barry.

-We're nice and snug, back indoors.

-My final question for you is if you

-had to run out of the house...

-..what three things

-would you take with you?

-I'm a very sentimental person...

-..so there are a lot of items

-I'd love to grab...

-..but I've chosen these three.

-I was very close to Nain, in

-North Wales, and to Nanny in Barry.

-They left me some of their jewellery

-when they passed away.

-This is really special.

-It's Nanny's wedding ring.

-She was my father's mother.

-I never met Grandpa Lee because

-he passed away when Dad was young.

-It means the world to me.

-Nain left me this ring.

-It was called a Gypsy ring

-in her will.

-She also left me this bracelet.

-It looks quite fashionable

-but it's really old.

-It's been passed down

-and Nain wanted me to have it.

-Do you remember her wearing them?

-Do you remember her wearing them?

-

-Yes, especially this ring.

-I remember Nanny

-wearing her wedding ring, of course.

-I think

-we bought this ring for her...

-..so she must have remembered that

-and passed it down to me.

-My parents bought that ring for her

-to mark a special birthday.

-The second item is a book.

-Your little black book!

-I remember my grandfather

-in his chair...

-..with his slippers and his pipe

-and he was always writing.

-I only found out what he was writing

-after he passed away.

-He'd written a dictionary

-of ancient, Medieval Welsh words.

-It's all handwritten.

-This book is full of words

-I've never heard before.

-Wow!

-He took hours, weeks and months

-to write this dictionary.

-That's incredible.

-I've never seen anything like it.

-'Middle Welsh And Modern Welsh

-Old Words'.

-'Place names, birds, fruit, animals,

-flowers and plants, the firmament'.

-He even has a section

-dealing with Y Gododdin...

-..the fifth century Welsh poem.

-It's incredible.

-Yes, and Nain wanted me to have it

-after Taid passed away.

-Your third item is another book.

-Yes, it's another book.

-Huw and I take photos all the time.

-Everyone takes photos

-on their phones these days...

-..and we never print them

-and put them in albums.

-My parents have photograph albums

-from every year of my childhood.

-The fifth birthday album,

-the sixth birthday album and so on.

-Anti Siwan, my brother's partner,

-is brilliant at taking photos.

-On Guto's first birthday, she

-created a My First Year photo album.

-There are photos of the christening

-and so on in there.

-It's a lovely keepsake.

-A child's first birthday

-is an emotional day.

-Yes. I remember crying.

-I cried all day long

-and then she gave this to me!

-It's nice

-to have an album of photos...

-..which go from the day he was born

-to his first birthday.

-Thank you very much, Anti Siw!

-Thank you very much, Anti Siw!

-

-Good job, Anti Siw.

-At least Guto will have easy access

-to a few photos of himself.

-There are countless photos of him

-on our phones and computers.

-Anti Siw, we need one of these

-every year, please.

-That's nice. He's fast asleep.

-Thank you very much.

-I had a lovely morning

-with you and little Guto.

-Thank you for coming over, Nia.

-You're welcome here any time.

-You're welcome here any time.

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-Great! I'll come knocking.

-Another series of Adre

-has come to an end.

-I had a lovely time with Llinos Lee.

-Many thanks to her and to everyone

-else I met during the series.

-Thank you for watching.

-Until next time, 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!

-Welcome, Meirion! Come and join us.

-How are you?

-It's nice to see you again.

-Hello, Matt.

-Hello, Matt.

-

-Nice to see you again.

-Welcome to Hwb.

-Do you like our humble home?

-Do you like our humble home?

-

-Yes. It's cosy.

-Relax.

-You're a professional artist.

-How would you describe your work?

-My work is rooted in the area

-with which I'm familiar...

-..in West Wales.

-The landscape, the seascape

-and the people of West Wales.

-My latest series

-is a good example of that.

-His latest pictures

-come from the area.

-It features the prom in Aberystwyth.

-People walking along the prom

-and light bouncing off the sea.

-In Pembrokeshire, there are places

-like Pwll Deri, Ceibwr...

-..and Creigiau, near St David's.

-It's all very exciting.

-People do ask me to define

-what sort of artist I am...

-..but I must say the landscape and

-the people are equally exciting.

-I can't choose one without

-doing the other a disservice.

-Landscapes

-are as exciting as people.

-You like women too, don't you?

-As subjects, I hasten to add!

-Yes, and it may be because

-I like the waves on the sea...

-..and things

-associated with flowing.

-The female shape

-appeals to me for that reason.

-Combining the female form

-with the shapes of the coast...

-..creates a pattern

-which is in perfect harmony.

-How do you start a picture?

-With inspiration.

-Something strikes me somewhere...

-..be it the shape of one person...

-..or the shape of a group of people

-against the light.

-Siap - shape.

-The shape of a person

-against the light.

-Something

-which fires the imagination.

-Something which inspires you.

-Why do you like painting people?

-Why do you like painting people?

-

-Every person is different.

-We're all different shapes.

-When you have lots of people

-of different shapes...

-..they create

-an interesting pattern.

-I think that's what makes a picture.

-A situation which has something

-special or unusual about it.

-Those elements come together in one

-place - the people and the light.

-As someone who is

-pretty hopeless at drawing...

-..how should I go about trying

-to draw a portrait of someone?

-Should I start with the nose,

-the mouth or the face?

-Where do I start when I draw

-somebody's beautiful face?

-It depends

-on the subject's personality.

-Get to know the person and find out

-what sort of personality they have.

-When I drew that painting of you...

-..I knew you were a lively person

-who smiles a lot.

-I think that comes out

-in the picture.

-Things like the nose

-and the shape of the face...

-..are secondary to the personality.

-You start with the personality,

-so does colour influence that?

-Yes, most certainly.

-It may sound extremely abstract,

-but everyone has an aura.

-I believe in auras. Of course.

-It's true.

-It's true.

-

-Yes, absolutely.

-Capturing the colour of the eyes

-and the hair is about technique...

-..but you must capture something

-which goes deeper than that.

-That's the different between a

-portrait which is full of spirit...

-..and something which is flatter.

-Yes, something superficial or flat.

-How would you describe

-the style of your work?

-The fact I enjoy paint

-is the most significant factor.

-I lose myself in the work.

-Ymgolli - lose myself.

-Passionate.

-Passionate.

-

-Yes.

-The passion in my work comes out

-and that's what defines my style.

-I don't fit

-into a specific category.

-I'm just someone

-who enjoys using paint.

-How long does it take you

-to paint a picture?

-Sometimes, a picture

-comes really quickly.

-Clou - quickly.

-It can come in one hour

-or in two hours, perhaps.

-Sometimes, it takes two days.

-Are you sad

-when you say farewell to a picture?

-If your pictures are your friends,

-does your heart sink...

-..and you don't want to sell them

-or exhibit them?

-That's only happened to me

-three or four times.

-I feel like farmers feel

-about selling certain animals.

-Farmers can't part with some animals

-because they're dear to them.

-When a picture goes to the home

-of someone who appreciates it...

-..and I know it will bring pleasure

-to the people who live there...

-..it feels good to see it leave

-my studio, where no-one can see it.

-What pictures

-didn't you want to part with?

-Portraits of people you know?

-Yes.

-When I left teaching,

-I did a portrait of my father.

-Where is the painting?

-Where is the painting?

-

-At home. I haven't parted with it.

-How would you describe

-the world of art in Wales?

-That's a really big question!

-Well, we are very highbrow!

-We like to discuss artistic matters.

-Lots of good things are happening.

-There's a lot of talent in Wales.

-We have a lot of excellent painters.

-Who do you...

-I'll do this myself.

-Who inspires you?

-Very good.

-Augustus John, the great Welshman.

-Augustus John, the great Welshman.

-

-Kyffin?

-Yes, Kyffin Williams

-was an excellent painter.

-One of the greatest Welsh artists

-is the underrated Evan Walters.

-He was an artist

-from Llangyfelach, Swansea...

-..but he's never had much attention.

-He was a brilliant artist.

-What about your father?

-We must talk about him.

-Do you share a studio

-with your father?

-No, but we used to share a studio.

-Your father must have been

-a huge influence on you.

-Yes, very much so.

-The thing he does which has had

-a huge impact on me is simplifying.

-Symleiddio - simplifying.

-You look at a horse and you

-capture the spirit of that animal...

-..by simplifying it.

-Things become clearer and stronger.

-Dal ysbryd - capture the spirit.

-Eleri Sion. Welcome.

-Eleri Sion. Welcome.

-

-Hello!

-How are you?

-Are you alright?

-Are you alright?

-

-Yes, thank you.

-I've waited

-nearly 50 programmes for you!

-Welcome to Hwb.

-Do you like our little pad?

-Yes, but I'd put

-a snooker table there...

-..and a little bar in the corner.

-A bar would be nice!

-I've been saying this

-for a few weeks now.

-Make it happen, everybody upstairs!

-You come from Aberaeron

-but where do you live now?

-I live in Barry.

-I live in Barry.

-

-You're back in Barry.

-Yes, at last!

-I spent two years in Amwythig.

-Amwythig is Shrewsbury.

-How is Aberaeron different

-or similar to Barry?

-I moved to Barry

-because I missed the sea.

-I was raised

-two miles from Aberaeron.

-I was used to having open land

-and feeling the sea breeze...

-..and I wanted that

-in my life again.

-That's why I moved to Barry.

-I went to Penarth and told an estate

-agent I wanted to see the sea...

-..smell the sea and hear the sea

-from the house I bought.

-I found the perfect house in

-Penarth, but I couldn't afford it.

-I was advised to try Barry

-but I said, "Oh, Barry? No, no, no!"

-But then I went

-to The Knap, in Barry...

-..and it's fantastic.

-Miss Eleri Sion, you've worked

-in television and radio for years!

-Alright, there's no need

-to go on about it!

-Years and years and years!

-How old were you when you started

-in the performing business?

-I appeared on S4C, as a singer,

-when I was 16 years old.

-Wow! Do you still sing?

-Wow! Do you still sing?

-

-Not much.

-Even Alfie, my little boy, says,

-"No, Mami! Don't sing!"

-Do you prefer presenting

-on television or on the radio?

-Both have their good points.

-If I had to give up one of them,

-I'd give up the television work.

-I prefer presenting on the radio.

-I prefer presenting on the radio.

-

-Rhoi lan - give up.

-You have more time on the radio.

-Hand on heart,

-do you really like rugby?

-Did you play rugby?

-Did you play rugby?

-

-Yes.

-No way!

-No way!

-

-Yes, I played for Aberaeron.

-What position?

-I started my playing career

-on the wing.

-I'll help you

-through this conversation, Nia!

-I ended up playing at full back.

-This happened during my final match,

-when I played at full back.

-I broke my collar bone,

-for the second time.

-Can you see it sticking out?

-I decided I'd had enough!

-You're a mother now.

-Yes, I am a mother.

-Yes, I am a mother.

-

-It's tough, isn't it?

-Yes, it's really hard.

-I went up to read him a Thomas

-The Tank story at bedtime recently.

-Alfie had hiccups, so I said,

-"Be quiet! Mam will frighten you."

-I'll frighten you - rhoi ofn i ti.

-I told him

-his hiccups would disappear.

-Alfie went quiet and I said...

-Ba!

-He had such a shock, he broke wind!

-I said, "Oh, Alfie!"

-and I started to laugh.

-He said,

-"Oh, Mami! You make me funny!"

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-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, Australia!

-How are you, Louis?

-I'm very well thank you, Nia.

-Hello, Wales!

-Hello, Wales!

-

-Hello, Louis!

-Hi, Matt. How are you?

-I'm fine, thank you.

-Where in Australia do you live?

-Well, I live in Sydney, of course.

-In the centre of Sydney.

-Why did you want to learn Welsh?

-Why did you want to learn Welsh?

-

-Because of my friends.

-They come from Merthyr Tydfil...

-..and they came to stay with me

-for a while.

-We were talking

-about the Welsh language...

-..and the fact

-that they'd lost the language.

-I thought losing your language

-was a strange thing.

-When I moved to Australia,

-I tried to learn Welsh.

-It was really difficult because

-there was no way I could do it.

-Then, I found

-Say Something In Welsh...

-..and The Big Welsh Challenge

-on the BBC.

-It's wonderful

-to be able to learn Welsh.

-I love the language very much.

-Louis, how long

-have you been learning Welsh?

-For three years.

-You practise your Welsh on Skype.

-Where do the Welsh learners

-you talk to live?

-I often speak to Aran.

-I also chat to Kim

-and to other people from SSIW.

-Do they live in Wales?

-Yes, apart from Suzannah,

-who lives in Finland.

-You all live in various countries...

-..but the Say Something In Welsh

-community is very small.

-Yes, we're all friends.

-Do you have any tips for me?

-Learning Welsh becomes easy...

-..if you drink a little bit of beer

-as you do it.

-Done! No problem.

-Drinking beer is the answer!

-I learn for an hour a day

-and sometimes for two hours a day.

-I learn as I walk to work every day.

-You listen to Say Something In Welsh

-lessons as you walk to work?

-Yes.

-How does that work? What do you do?

-Do you listen and repeat?

-Is there homework to do?

-I listen to the lesson and I listen

-to Radio Cymru from time to time.

-Listening to Radio Cymru

-in the evening helps me.

-Would you like to live in Wales?

-Would you like to live in Wales?

-

-Yes, of course.

-My wife and I have looked at houses

-we could buy if we lived in Wales.

-It may happen. I'm not sure.

-It's been wonderful to talk to you.

-I hope you do move to Wales because

-we'll welcome you with open arms.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-

-Thank you for learning Welsh.

-You're brilliant. I'm amazed.

-Thank you, Louis.

-Thank you, Nia and Matt. Bye!

-Eris, how are you?

-Eris, how are you?

-

-Hello! How are you?

-Eris, where do you live?

-Eris, where do you live?

-

-In Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

-How long

-have you been learning Welsh?

-I started to seriously learn

-the language in January last year.

-I did the Big Welsh Challenge.

-I then did Original Catchphrase

-on the BBC website.

-I'm currently following

-the Say Something In Welsh course.

-Why did you want to learn Welsh?

-I have family connections with Wales

-and it's interesting.

-Yes, it's interesting - diddorol.

-Diddorol! One of my favourite words.

-What do you do for a living?

-I don't have a job at the moment.

-I've got to find some work

-but I'm studying at university.

-Learning Welsh keeps you busy!

-I wish I had someone here

-to talk to and to practise my Welsh.

-I don't know any Welsh speakers

-over here.

-You can't practise your Welsh?

-You can't practise your Welsh?

-

-No.

-Come to Wales!

-Yes, come to Wales to speak Welsh.

-Yes, come to Wales to speak Welsh.

-

-I want to return to Wales.

-You've been to Wales?

-You've been to Wales?

-

-Yes - twice.

-What sort of place is Mississippi?

-What sort of place is Mississippi?

-

-The people are similar to the Welsh.

-We're similar to the people

-of the United Kingdom.

-Eris, what are you studying?

-Eris, what are you studying?

-

-Theatre And Acting.

-Ah!

-Does that mean

-you'd like to act in Pobol Y Cwm?

-Yes, I'd love to!

-You have a North Wales accent!

-You're a Mississippi Gog!

-Ydw wir, sdi!

-I like your accent.

-Thank you.

-I have a friend

-who lives near Carmarthen...

-..and he always tells me

-I sound like a Gog.

-I think that's brilliant!

-Excellent!

-I tell my friend I speak Gograeg!

-Gograeg? I love it!

-Nice to talk to you.

-Nice to talk to you.

-

-Nice to meet you.

-And you too.

-And you too.

-

-Bye!

-Bye!

-Hello, Brigitte. Happy New Year.

-How are you today?

-How are you today?

-

-I'm fine, thank you.

-Happy New Year, Nia and Matt.

-Happy New Year.

-Where do you live, Brigitte?

-I live in Germany.

-In Bavaria.

-What sort of place is Bavaria?

-I live in a village

-which has a population of 6,000.

-That's a big village!

-Not a village, as in Rhostryfan!

-Do you have a family, Brigitte?

-Yes. I have a husband

-and two daughters.

-One of my daughters

-has flown the nest...

-..and my other daughter

-is at Munich University.

-She lives with us.

-Are either of them learning Welsh?

-Are either of them learning Welsh?

-

-No, it's just me!

-Why are you learning Welsh?

-I visited Wales with my daughter

-in 2010.

-She wanted to visit Cardiff

-because of Doctor Who and Torchwood.

-She's a fan of Doctor Who and

-Torchwood, so you came to Cardiff?

-Yes, but I didn't want to

-just stay in the city.

-I wanted to travel around Wales...

-..and learn how to say the names

-of villages and towns.

-I wanted to learn to say bore da,

-diolch and mae'n ddrwg gen i.

-I decided to keep learning Welsh.

-You have no links with Wales.

-You have no relatives here.

-You came to Wales on holiday,

-then you were hooked.

-You wanted to keep learning Welsh.

-You wanted to keep learning Welsh.

-

-Yes.

-Good for you, Brigitte!

-I visit Wales for a fortnight

-every year to speak Welsh.

-I also go to

-the National Eisteddfod.

-I like it.

-What's your favourite Welsh town?

-What's your favourite Welsh town?

-

-I stayed in Cricieth.

-It's a really nice place.

-I also like the Lleyn Peninsula.

-I think that's also a lovely place.

-Have you been to Cricieth, Matt?

-Yes. It's a lovely place.

-By the sea.

-Have you found learning Welsh easy?

-Well, I like Say Something In Welsh.

-What's method in Welsh?

-What's method in Welsh?

-

-Dull.

-It's a new method for me.

-I've learned languages with a book

-and a list of words...

-..and lots of rules about grammar...

-..but I didn't like it.

-It's easier

-with Say Something In Welsh.

-I like the SSIW mantra -

-don't worry!

-Don't worry about making mistakes.

-Don't worry about mutations.

-I like that mantra too.

-Don't worry.

-Don't worry, everyone!

-Thank you

-and well done for learning Welsh.

-If you see the two of us

-at the Eisteddfod this year...

-..please, please, please, please

-come over and say hello.

-Yes, I'll remember to come over.

-Thank you for the chat.

-It was lovely to talk to you.

-Bye-bye, Brigitte.

-Bye-bye, Brigitte.

-

-Bye-bye!

-S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones