Dal Ati: Llyncu Geiriau Dal Ati

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-Hello! Welcome to Llyncu Geiriau.

-For help to follow the programme,

-use the website and the app...

-..and don't forget the subtitles!

-If you've swallowed a dictionary,

-you'll love this quiz.

-This is Llyncu Geiriau.

-The teams will battle each other

-and the clock...

-..as they translate, recognize

-and create words.

-Team A, Martyn and Geraint.

-Welcome to Llyncu Geiriau.

-Martyn, you're a former winner of

-the title Welsh Leaner Of The Year.

-When did you win the competition?

-When did you win the competition?

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-I won it in 2013, in Denbigh.

-Congratulations.

-You're now a Welsh tutor.

-You're now a Welsh tutor.

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-Yes, and I love it.

-I teach

-something like ten classes....

-..so my Welsh classes

-keep me pretty busy.

-What a success story!

-Geraint,

-you come from the Wrexham area.

-Yes, from Pen-y-cae.

-We've got to talk about the beard.

-We've got to talk about the beard.

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-What about it?

-I don't think we've seen

-a beard quite like it on S4C!

-How long is it?

-From the viewers' perspective,

-it looks like it goes on and on.

-It grows and grows.

-It grows and grows.

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-When did you start to grow it?

-I've been growing it

-for 13 years now.

-You've been growing it for 13 years?

-Yes - it's the same age as my son.

-Do you trim your beard?

-Do you trim your beard?

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-No.

-Is it your aim to keep growing it...

-..until it keeps your legs warm?

-Yes, I hope so.

-Geraint and Martyn, it's great

-to have you here. Good luck.

-Hello, Team B.

-Holly and Terry.

-Terry, you lived in London for years

-but you're back in Cardiff.

-Yes. I moved back here.

-What did you do for a living?

-Originally,

-I was a chemical engineer.

-I worked in an office in London.

-I also travelled the world.

-I've worked in the USA,

-Iraq and Syria.

-Holly, you come from Crymych

-and you're a farmer.

-What sort of farm is it?

-It's a sheep farm...

-..but growing vegetables

-is my thing.

-You also work

-for a charity called WWOOF.

-But it doesn't involve dogs.

-But it doesn't involve dogs.

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-No.

-WWOOF stands for

-Willing Workers On Organic Farms.

-It's an international network

-of organizations...

-..but I work

-for the British charity.

-Holly and Terry,

-good luck to you too.

-We've met the two teams, so let's

-take a first look at the crossword.

-If you do the crossword

-in newspapers like The Times...

-..this crossword

-is nothing like that!

-The theme this week is geography.

-A correct answer

-is worth two points.

-Get it wrong, and the other team

-can grab a bonus point.

-Choose a clue.

-Choose a clue.

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-What do you reckon? Five down?

-Yes. Five down, please.

-Five down. Here's your clue.

-The land that meets the sea.

-The land that meets the sea.

-Arfordir.

-Arfordir - coast.

-Two points for Team A.

-Good start.

-Team B, choose a clue.

-Team B, choose a clue.

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-Four?

-Yes.

-Four across. Here's your clue.

-A word which describes

-the way land looks.

-A word which describes

-the way land looks.

-How does it look?

-Tirlun?

-No.

-This is difficult.

-Time's up.

-Time's up.

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-Tirlun.

-No, that's not the word I need.

-I'll pass it over to Team A.

-You can steal a bonus point here.

-I thought it was tirlun too.

-No idea.

-No idea.

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-I'd have said tirlun.

-Tirlun isn't the word I needed.

-The correct answer

-also begins with T-I-R.

-Tirwedd.

-Tirlun and tirwedd

-both mean landscape...

-..but I was looking for tirwedd

-in this instance.

-Well done, Team B.

-You'll get it next time.

-What's the score?

-Let's move on.

-It's time to play the first round.

-What am I? Who am I?

-Fingers on the buzzers

-in this round.

-I'll describe something or someone

-and give you facts about them.

-A correct answer after

-the first clue is worth five points.

-A correct answer after two clues

-is worth four points, and so on.

-If you give me the wrong answer...

-..the other team

-gets to hear the rest of the clues.

-You must be certain

-before you buzz in.

-Are you ready?

-Who am I?

-I was born in Bridgend and I grew up

-in Llangennech, near Llanelli.

-Born in Bridgend. Grew up

-in Llangennech, near Llanelli.

-No idea? I'll move on.

-Get ready!

-Hywel Teifi, the historian

-and author, is my father.

-I worked for Swansea Sound

-in the 1980s...

-..before I joined the BBC.

-For two points.

-I've presented several programmes

-about the history of Wales...

-..but I'm best known

-for being a journalist.

-Huw Edwards.

-Huw Edwards.

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-Correct.

-What am I?

-My Welsh name means 'grave'.

-The grave of Rhita Gawr the giant,

-according to the story.

-No? I'll move on.

-Thousands of people visit me

-every year on foot and on wheels.

-Beddgelert?

-Beddgelert?

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-No.

-That's unfortunate.

-You can hear

-all the clues for one point.

-The legend of King Arthur

-is part of my story.

-My English name

-means bryn eira - snow hill.

-This is the final clue.

-You'll get it after this.

-I hope so!

-I am my country's highest mountain.

-Snowdonia.

-Snowdonia. Snowdon. Yes.

-I'll accept Snowdonia.

-One point, Team B.

-Who am I?

-I was born on a farm near Bala

-in 1789.

-I died in London in 1860.

-When I was young, I worked as a maid

-in Wales and England.

-This is for three points.

-I travelled the world and I nursed

-sick and injured people.

-Martyn?

-Betsi Cadwaladr?

-Correct! Betsi Cadwaladr.

-Well done.

-What's the score?

-Well done, Team A.

-There's plenty of time to catch up,

-Team B.

-Let's move on to the next round.

-Fast Translation

-How's your instant translating?

-I'll read a series of English words,

-which you must translate into Welsh.

-Translate as many words as you can

-in 30 seconds.

-Only one member of each team

-plays this round.

-Team B will go first.

-Terry or Holly? Which one of you

-is good at translating?

-I think Terry is better than me!

-Do you have any choice, Terry?

-Do you have any choice, Terry?

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-Not a lot!

-That's not true!

-That's not true!

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-I can see who's the boss of Team B!

-Each one of these answers

-begins with the letter C.

-Not Ch but C.

-Not Ch but C.

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-Right.

-Terry, your time starts now.

-Middle.

-Canol.

-To lose.

-Colli.

-Fast.

-Cyflym.

-Hard.

-Caled.

-Mistake.

-Camgymeriad.

-Century.

-Canrif.

-Background.

-Cefndir.

-To represent.

-Cynrychioli.

-Result.

-Canlyniad.

-Excitement.

-Cyffrous.

-To sympathize.

-Cydymdeimlo.

-Familiar.

-Cyffredin.

-Drugs.

-Cyffuriau.

-Community.

-Cymuned.

-Very good, Terry.

-You translated 14 words.

-You got 13 of those right.

-The only mistake you made

-was cyffredin for familiar.

-The correct translation

-is cyfarwydd.

-Cyfarwydd. Yes.

-Fair play, you did brilliantly.

-You two need the points.

-You two need the points.

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-Yes.

-Team A, who'll go for it?

-Who's better at translating?

-I'm sure Martyn

-will be better than me at this.

-Your 30 seconds start now.

-Welcome.

-Croeso.

-To take.

-Cymryd.

-Warm.

-Cynnes.

-Hundred.

-Cant.

-Kind.

-Caredig.

-To support.

-Cefnogi.

-Convenient.

-Cyfleus.

-Skin.

-Croen.

-Colleagues.

-Cydweithwyr.

-Cliff.

-Clogwyn.

-Equal.

-Cyfartal.

-Concert.

-Cyngerdd.

-Opportunity.

-Cyfle.

-Neighbour.

-Cymydog.

-Audience.

-Cynulleidfa.

-Martyn, as a Welsh tutor,

-you should do well in this.

-You didn't do well.

-You did brilliantly.

-You translated 15 words correctly.

-What's the score?

-Let's go back to our crossword.

-Geography is the theme.

-Team B, you can go first.

-Choose a clue.

-Six down.

-Six down?

-Here's your clue.

-Places where water collects.

-Places where water collects.

-Llyn is one lake.

-Places.

-The plural of llyn.

-Llynnoedd.

-Yes. Well done.

-You've added two points

-to your total.

-Team A, choose a clue.

-Do you want to go for a short word

-or a long word?

-Two or one?

-Two or one?

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-Two.

-Two across.

-You should get this one.

-Water which runs

-towards the estuary.

-Water which runs

-towards the estuary.

-Afon.

-Afon.

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-Afon - river. Correct.

-Well done.

-You've worked hard

-and you deserve a break.

-It's time

-for the viewers' challenge.

-As usual, I'll show you some words.

-There are two words

-in today's challenge.

-I want you to fill in the blanks.

-This is your clue.

-The 31st of December.

-The 31st of December.

-That's the clue.

-I'll give you the answer

-after the break.

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-Welcome back to Llyncu Geiriau,

-were Team A is in the lead....

-..by 24 points to 16.

-You're trailing, Team B,

-Terry and Holly.

-I also set you at home a challenge

-before the break.

-We put two words on the screen...

-..and I gave you a clue

-to help you find the answer.

-I want you to fill in the blanks.

-The clue was December 31st.

-Well, the answer of course is...

-..Nos Galan - New Year's Eve.

-Well done if you got it right.

-Will our teams come up with

-lots more correct answers?

-Let's go back to the crossword.

-Team A, choose a clue.

-Which one do you want?

-What about the long word?

-One across, please.

-Keep it in mind

-that today's theme is geography.

-That's a little clue for you.

-Rivers run through these places.

-Rivers run through these places.

-You have ten seconds' thinking time,

-starting from now.

-Dyffrynnoedd - valleys.

-Dyffrynnoedd - valleys.

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-Dyffrynnoedd. Very good.

-High five.

-Team B, choose a clue.

-Seven down.

-High grounds.

-High grounds.

-Mynyddoedd - mountains.

-What's the score?

-Here's the next round.

-Remember Everything

-It's time for a memory test.

-Only one member of each team

-can play this game.

-I'll show you a series of pictures.

-Once you've seen the pictures...

-..I'll ask you to name as many

-of them as you can in 30 seconds.

-You get one point per item you name.

-Team B, you go first.

-Will it be Holly or Terry to play?

-It's my turn.

-He did really well in

-the translating, so no pressure!

-Good luck to you.

-Here come your pictures.

-Boots, an envelope, a scarecrow...

-..rain, a monkey,

-a crocodile, a clown...

-..the France flag,

-a donkey, a Christmas tree...

-..a barbecue,

-a pair of shoes, a factory...

-..a cake, a rocket,

-a glitter ball, an umbrella...

-..a recycling bin,

-a guitar and a bunch of grapes.

-Good luck, Holly.

-Your time starts now.

-Grapes, a guitar, shoes, boots...

-..a donkey, a factory, rain.

-A recycling bin.

-A clown, a Christmas tree,

-a scarecrow.

-Correct.

-That's all I can remember.

-That's all I can remember.

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-Time's up.

-Holly, you did exceptionally well.

-You named 11 items.

-That's amazing.

-Well done.

-Team A.

-Team A.

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-Well, it's my turn.

-Are you ready for your pictures?

-No!

-No!

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-I'll show them to you anyway.

-Geraint, here are your pictures.

-A pirate, a tent,

-a table tennis table...

-..a cloud, a trumpet, a zebra...

-..a hairdryer, a pool table...

-..a newspaper,

-an elephant, a sausage...

-..a bolt of lightning,

-a cake, a pair of shoes...

-..a pair of curtains, a parrot,

-a lemon, a loaf of bread...

-..skittles and a balloon.

-Those were your pictures.

-Your time starts now.

-A balloon.

-A pirate.

-Cwlwm - a knot.

-A bolt of lightning.

-A wedding cake.

-A pool table.

-Time's up, Geraint.

-You said cwlwm but you meant...?

-You said cwlwm but you meant...?

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-Cwmwl.

-I'll give you that one,

-which means you scored six points.

-The scores are really close!

-This is exciting!

-We've played the memory game,

-so let's move on to the next round.

-Let's play Word For Word.

-Word For Word

-You're playing as teams again.

-A long word

-will appear on the screen.

-You must create as many words of

-three letters or more as you can...

-..from that long word.

-Once again,

-you'll have 30 seconds to do that.

-Each correct word you create

-is worth one point.

-Team A, you can go first.

-Are you ready?

-Cymdeithasol - social.

-Your 30 seconds start now.

-Het.

-Cyd.

-Daith? No - that's a mutated form.

-Maith.

-Saith.

-Sol.

-Seith.

-Very good.

-We can't accept 'het'.

-The T you used in 'het'

-is part of the letter Th.

-You could have said 'syth'.

-You did say 'saith', after all.

-The most obvious word you missed

-was cymdeithas.

-It wasn't obvious at the time!

-You scored four points.

-You're still in the lead

-at the moment...

-..but this is your chance

-to close that gap, Team B.

-Cystadlaethau - competitions.

-Your time starts now.

-Cystadlu.

-Stad.

-Llaeth? Oh, no.

-Cyd.

-Cystal.

-Daeth.

-Tad.

-Saeth.

-Time has run out.

-Holly and Terry, you said tad

-but you could have said tadau.

-You also missed tal, talu and sal.

-They were all there.

-You did really well though.

-You got seven points.

-It's really exciting.

-The scores are level.

-Let's go back to the crossword.

-There's only one clue left.

-It's open to everyone,

-so fingers on the buzzers.

-A correct answer

-is worth two points.

-If you get it wrong, the other team

-can go for it for one point.

-Here comes the clue.

-The remaining clue

-is for three across.

-Empty spaces below ground.

-Ogofau - caves.

-Ogofau - caves.

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-Correct.

-Two points to you.

-Let's play the final round.

-Get There First

-This is a general knowledge round.

-The first person

-to press the buzzer can answer.

-Name the singer

-from the Rhyl area...

-..who's also an actress

-and a radio presenter.

-There are three words in her name.

-There are three words in her name.

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-Caryl Parry Jones.

-Correct. One point for Team A.

-This is

-a science and maths question.

-What number does M represent

-in Roman numerals?

-One thousand.

-One thousand.

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-Correct.

-The European Union.

-Which is the largest EU country

-by area?

-Germany?

-No - France.

-Historical characters.

-Who was the President

-of The Soviet Union in 1991...

-..when the Cold War came to an end?

-Gorbachev.

-Correct.

-The next question is about symbols.

-Which musical instrument

-is the national symbol of Australia?

-The ukulele?

-The ukulele?

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-No. The didgeridoo.

-That's the end of the round

-and the end of the quiz.

-Here's the final score.

-The winner by a single point

-is Team A.

-Congratulations, Team A. Well done

-for a great battle, Team B.

-I had fun in your company.

-Did you enjoy that?

-Yes, and everyone in North Wales

-will be happy.

-Yes - the northerners

-beat the southerners.

-Thank you for playing and

-I hope you enjoyed it as much as me.

-I hope you had fun at home too.

-Join me next time

-for more Llyncu Geiriau. Bye!

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-Here's an episode of #Fi...

-..a series

-about young people's lives.

-For help to follow the programme,

-use the website and the app...

-..and don't forget the subtitles!

-Emily and George are 15 and they

-go to the same school in Cardiff.

-A very exciting period

-lies ahead of them.

-They won a UK-wide competition

-to work with the Action Aid charity.

-Their prize

-is an unforgettable trip to Africa.

-I'm Emily Pemberton,

-I'm 15 and I go to Ysgol Plasmawr.

-My interests include netball,

-judo and playing the cello.

-I also enjoy running.

-I'm George Watts and I'm 15.

-I enjoy playing football,

-reading and memory games.

-How would I describe Emily

-in a way which won't infuriate her?

-Wow! What a question.

-I've known George since Year 7.

-Emily likes talking.

-How would I describe George?

-Confident.

-Confident.

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-She likes to lead discussions.

-George makes his opinions heard.

-Both are interested in human rights.

-They're part of GLOB,

-a group which meets every week.

-GLOB was founded three years ago...

-..after Plasmawr was twinned with

-Moshoeshoe II school in Lesotho.

-A group of pupils came together

-to keep in touch with the school.

-GLOB is the Plasmawr group

-for Lesotho.

-I disagree. He just wants to

-take care of his family.

-One campaign which came up

-during their discussions...

-..was Send My Friend To School...

-..whose aim is to help every child

-to receive primary education.

-Send My Friend To School

-held a competition...

-..to find young ambassadors and I

-chose George and Emily from GLOB...

-..as they're interested

-in world issues.

-We travel to Ghana next week...

-..to see education

-in a less privileged country.

-Very few schools

-can take these pupils.

-What do I expect

-from this trip to Ghana?

-I want to see how people live

-and I want to see new things.

-I hope the trip to Ghana

-makes me realize how lucky I am...

-..to go to Plasmawr

-and to live in Wales.

-A girl my age in Ghana may not have

-access to secondary education...

-..to help her get a job.

-I'm looking forward to being

-in Africa for the first time.

-I'm looking forward

-to seeing rural areas.

-Rural areas here are about

-green fields, sheep and cows...

-..but Ghana is sandy,

-hot and sticky.

-It'll be totally different.

-It's a big day for Emily and George.

-They're giving a presentation

-to the school.

-The message they'll get...

-..is that education is crucial to

-success in the world of employment.

-Right now, 58 million children

-are missing out...

-..on the chance to go to school.

-Almost 10 million children

-in Nigeria miss out on school.

-It was interesting.

-I learned that lots of people

-don't have an education.

-People my age

-stress out about exams...

-..and about things

-which are a big deal to us.

-They're nothing compared to things

-kids our age deal with in Ghana.

-We take it for granted.

-We may not try hard in lessons

-but they don't have any education.

-It makes you realize that we should

-appreciate the education we have.

-They're passionate

-about education.

-I look forward

-to hearing their stories.

-We'll play a small part...

-..in ensuring youngsters like you

-and me have a fair chance in life.

-Off they went, on a 15-hour flight,

-from Cardiff to Ghana...

-..on the west coast of Africa.

-This is Africa.

-Goats!

-Just walking down the street.

-It's air conditioned here,

-which is a good thing.

-It was 39 degrees Celsius

-when we landed.

-I'm absolutely exhausted.

-It's been a crazy experience.

-First, they meet an 11-year-old boy

-called Atambilla.

-He's poor, so he can't go to school.

-He lives with his family in

-a small village in the countryside.

-I gave him a ball.

-Just a small football.

-When I played football with him,

-he was really happy.

-It was as though he forgot about

-everything else that's going in.

-What do you do when you wake up?

-I get up and I fetch water

-for my family and for the hens.

-Then, I have breakfast

-before I go fishing.

-I do that all day,

-until the sun sets.

-Have you ever been to school?

-Have you ever been to school?

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-No.

-Why not?

-Why not?

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-Because we're poor.

-My parents

-can't afford to send me to school.

-What would you like to do

-when you're older?

-I'd like to be a farmer.

-I asked him what he wanted to be and

-he said he wanted to be a farmer...

-..so he could feed his family.

-I think that's good because it shows

-family means everything to them.

-That's something we could learn.

-They have nothing

-but they don't realize that...

-..because

-it's the only life they know.

-When you give a child a football...

-..it's the most amazing thing

-in the world to them.

-The smile on his face

-when we played football...

-..made me really glad I came here.

-It made him so happy.

-Yes, they realize how lucky they are

-to have their lives in Wales...

-..and how important little things

-are to the children here.

-We've been to Atambilla's house

-and we're now in a restaurant.

-We're eating Ghanaian food.

-We're eating with our hands.

-This is guinea fowl...

-..and something

-which is similar to mashed potato.

-I'm not sure what it's called

-but it's really nice.

-With full tummies, they're off

-to meet a girl called Lariba.

-Some problems faced by Ghanaian

-children, especially girls...

-..is they're seen as inferior...

-..and they don't have the right

-to an education.

-I had a chance to talk to Lariba.

-She's a ten-year-old girl

-who's never been to school.

-She's really shy,

-so I mainly talked to her mother.

-Sadly, there's a school

-near Lariba's house...

-..but her mother

-is a single mother of four...

-..and she struggles

-just to feed her family...

-..never mind putting them in school

-and buying school uniforms.

-Why don't any of your children

-go to school?

-For many reasons.

-Fees and the price

-of school uniforms mainly.

-It's hard to afford to feed them,

-never mind send them to school.

-If you had enough money, would you

-enrol your children into school?

-Of course. I've seen

-local children succeed at school.

-Their parents

-are very proud of them.

-If I sent my children to school,

-I hope they'd succeed too.

-I felt a bit selfish.

-I complain about things

-all the time.

-Even in Ghana, I complain about the

-lack of Wi-Fi and about warm water.

-I was even off with a waitress

-for giving me Pepsi instead of Coke.

-I don't know what on earth

-I thought I was doing.

-People here can't get clean water,

-never mind Cokes or Pepsis.

-Yes, it's a real eye-opener.

-Their journey continues

-to a local school...

-..to meet the lucky few Ghanaian

-children who are being educated.

-Primary school children

-are given lunch at school.

-For most of them, that's the only

-full meal they'll have all day.

-Sending kids to school is important,

-not only to get them educated...

-..but also to be fed

-so that they survive.

-The school day starts at 7am

-and it ends at 2pm.

-The children then go home to do jobs

-like fetch water, farm or cook...

-..to earn money

-to pay for their education.

-The difference between

-Ghanaian kids and Welsh kids...

-..is every kid in Ghana

-wants to go to school...

-..and they really appreciate

-their school.

-Today, we visited a primary school.

-We discovered that there are

-at least 100 pupils per teacher.

-There are 888 pupils at this school.

-Everyone here is happy

-and they want to be educated.

-Even though

-there are over 100 in each class...

-..everyone behaves.

-Is it OK

-if we teach you a bit of Welsh?

-Repeat after me - bore da.

-Repeat after me - bore da.

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-Bore da.

-Prynhawn da.

-Prynhawn da.

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-Prynhawn da.

-Nos da.

-Nos da.

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-Nos da.

-Wow! You speak better Welsh than me!

-Goodbye is hwyl fawr.

-Goodbye is hwyl fawr.

-

-Hwyl fawr.

-Hwyl fawr.

-We went into a maths lesson.

-I'm not sure if everyone was

-laughing with us or laughing at us.

-It was fun anyway...

-..and everyone said 'hwyl fawr'

-as we left.

-Maybe they'll get home and speak

-a bit of Welsh with their parents.

-Emily and George are back in Wales.

-They're keen to share the story

-of their trip with their friends.

-We investigated Ghana's progress...

-..towards meeting the Millennium

-Goal of universal primary education.

-It was interesting to see

-how they helped people in Ghana.

-It's really great to see

-the work they did there.

-We all thought they were going

-on holiday but they did work hard.

-It was nothing like life in Wales.

-There's a difference

-between seeing things on TV...

-..and experiencing it in real life.

-I've seen videos

-on things like Comic Relief...

-..where they show what goes on.

-I've always thought it was a shame

-but I never felt strongly about it.

-Now that our friends have been there

-and seen it with their own eyes...

-..I now feel quite strongly

-about the campaign.

-If I saw an item on Comic Relief...

-..I couldn't chat

-to David Walliams about it.

-But I can ask George and Emily what

-they think and hear the real story.

-The message I want to convey to my

-fellow pupils and to politicians...

-..is that the problems

-faced by the people of Ghana...

-..are relevant to us.

-It's our duty to help them.

-My visit to Ghana hasn't changed

-the way I live my life.

-I still feel as strongly as ever but

-I now have more of a reason for it.

-It definitely

-sparked something in me.

-We, as an affluent country,

-take everything for granted.

-I must use my experiences to make me

-appreciate how lucky I am.

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-Here's a chance to 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!

-Hello! Welcome to the programme.

-It's nice to see you.

-How are you?

-Fine, thanks. Take a seat.

-Have a cuppa and relax.

-Have a cuppa and relax.

-

-You're very kind.

-Make yourself at home.

-Nice to see you.

-When you were at school...

-..did you like sport?

-Yes, very much so.

-I was always running

-when I was at school.

-Did you do it all? Did you run,

-play hockey and play netball?

-Were you one of those all-rounders?

-No. My sports teacher

-specialized in athletics.

-She also taught netball.

-When the other girls played netball,

-I went running around the track.

-My father was a keen runner,

-so I started running with him.

-Why did you want to run a marathon

-in the Amazon?

-Why?

-The answer to that question is

-because I was asked to do it.

-If someone challenges me,

-I always accept it.

-It also stemmed back to a time

-when I was 18 years old...

-..when I had a serious knee injury.

-The doctors told me

-I'd never run again.

-I was in a cast and in a wheelchair

-and on crutches for a year.

-Were you really?

-Yes, and a year later

-I took up running again.

-I ran a marathon.

-I then ran seven marathons.

-Anyone could run a marathon.

-I think it's all in the mind.

-You talk about cryfder meddyliol.

-Cryfder - strength.

-Cryfder - strength.

-

-Strength of mind.

-What happened in the Amazon and

-in the Arctic was a mental battle.

-Yes, it was a physical, emotional

-and mental battle.

-It was tougher on me, mentally,

-in the Arctic.

-How many miles did you do?

-I covered 150 miles in a week

-in the Amazon.

-You covered 150 miles in a week?

-Why?

-Why?

-

-I don't know.

-The Amazon

-was my first ultra-marathon.

-I did well in it.

-Then, I thought, "I've been to

-one of the world's hottest places...

-..so can I cope in

-one of the coldest places on earth?"

-That's why I went to the Arctic.

-I covered 350 miles in a week.

-You covered 350 miles in a week?

-Those 350 miles didn't involve

-just running around Cardiff!

-You were

-in the coldest place on earth.

-Did you enjoy it?

-Did you enjoy it?

-

-Yes, in a very strange way.

-The Arctic race was one of the

-biggest challenges I've ever faced.

-It was also one of

-the best experiences of my life.

-Come and join us, Geraint Hardy.

-That was awesome!

-No kiss?

-No kiss?

-

-Did you want a kiss? Awkward!

-Welcome to Hwb.

-Welcome to Hwb.

-

-Thank you for having me.

-Do you like our lounge?

-Do you like our lounge?

-

-Yes. It's nice.

-I could live here.

-You worked on the Olympic Games.

-You worked on the Olympic Games.

-

-Yes, I had a busy summer.

-At the start of the summer...

-..I presented coverage

-of the Olympic torch relay.

-I followed the Olympic torch

-around Britain.

-There was a big party every night...

-..with bands playing and

-various kinds of entertainment.

-The flame came in,

-we lit the cauldron...

-..and we moved on again

-the next morning.

-You ran the London Marathon,

-didn't you?

-Yes, I ran it around two years ago

-and I still run quite a lot now.

-At the time,

-I didn't do any running whatsoever.

-My father had decided to run it.

-My father is overweight

-and he isn't fit.

-If he was running the marathon,

-I had to do it too.

-My father started to train

-and I joined him.

-It's the best thing I've ever done.

-The best thing he's ever done.

-How long did it take you

-to run the race?

-As I keep telling everyone,

-I was filming links during the race!

-Excuses - esgusodion!

-I took four hours and 12 minutes.

-I took four hours and 12 minutes.

-

-Wow! That's great.

-I'd take four weeks.

-No, you'd be fine!

-You should challenge yourself.

-We should do a marathon together.

-If I can learn Welsh,

-you can do a marathon.

-I don't like

-the way this conversation's going!

-Let's talk about your work.

-You present Stwnsh and you

-travelled a lot as part of that job.

-Do you enjoy travelling?

-Do you enjoy travelling?

-

-Yes, I enjoy it.

-I went to every part of Wales

-with Stwnsh.

-I must have visited

-every school in Wales!

-I can't remember all their names,

-so don't test me!

-I've been up and down the A470 and

-on countless visits to West Wales.

-It's nice to be on the road and see

-that people do watch the show.

-Stwnsh has done some amazing work

-to promote the Welsh language.

-I watch Stwnsh.

-You watch Stwnsh? Yeah!

-I saw Matt getting gunged

-on Stwnsh Sadwrn.

-I didn't enjoy that very much.

-I'd like to be gunged.

-Really? You'd enjoy it?

-You trained as an actor.

-I went to LIPA, in Liverpool,

-which is Paul McCartney's college.

-I left college

-and I did a few shows in London.

-I then came home

-to do a show with Sgript Cymru.

-I wanted to be an actor

-and I enjoyed it.

-Presenting came from nowhere

-but I may return to acting.

-I'm lucky to have presenting work

-and I'm on a roller coaster.

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