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-Hello! I'm Nia Parry

-and today I'm in Bangor, Gwynedd.

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-Welcome to Milltir2.

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-Welcome to Bangor,

-by the Menai Strait.

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-The Menai Strait

-is the narrow stretch of water...

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-..between Gwynedd and Anglesey.

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-Caernarfon stands on one end of the

-Strait with Bangor on the other end.

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-South of Bangor is Bethesda

-and Snowdonia National Park.

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-On today's programme, we look at

-Bangor's history and its people.

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-Tudur Owen visits Bangor station,

-I meet Ffion Dafis, the actress...

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-..Sian James shares memories

-of her student days...

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-..Islwyn Parry's stylish wardrobe,

-the old hall house of Cochwillan...

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-..and a visit to Bethesda.

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-For help to follow the programme,

-use the website and the app...

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-..and don't forget the subtitles!

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-Bangor is a tiny city with

-a population of around 16,000...

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-..only around half of whom

-were born in Wales.

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-Some 36% of the people of the area

-speak Welsh.

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-Small shops line the city's

-long high street.

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-Many of the large stores

-and supermarkets...

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-..have moved

-to out-of-town locations.

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-Ysbyty Gwynedd

-is also on the outskirts of town.

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-This big hospital serves

-the people of Gwynedd and Anglesey.

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-What do local people

-think of Bangor?

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-I was brought up just

-outside Bangor. It's a lovely place.

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-It's a relatively small place.

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-It's easy to get to know the people

-and the area.

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-It's a lively city,

-with plenty of shops and cafes.

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-I come here in the afternoon, to do

-some shopping and have a cup of tea.

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-There's lots to do in Bangor

-with your friends...

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-..or with your family.

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-It's great.

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-I like the fact that people from all

-parts of the world live in Bangor.

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-The very beautiful Bangor Cathedral

-has a rich history.

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-Saint Deiniol built a church here

-in the 6th century.

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-A wooden fence

-was erected around the church.

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-The term of that type of fence

-was bangor...

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-..and that's how Bangor

-got its name.

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-Bangor station is one of

-the city's most iconic buildings.

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-It was a very busy station...

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-..with trains trundling through it

-day and night.

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-One man who has fond memories

-of the place...

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-..is comedian and TV presenter,

-Tudur Owen.

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-I'm on platform one,

-Bangor train station.

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-Some of my earliest memories

-come from this place.

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-The station connects me to my past

-and I like that.

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-So much has happened here. I love

-sitting down to reflect on that.

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-I also like to reminisce about

-the times I came here as a boy.

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-For a child, the steps at the front

-of the station were quite iconic.

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-I remember thinking as a child...

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-..the steps were the gateway

-to the rest of the world.

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-That's what they were

-as far as I was concerned.

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-More often than not, my journeys

-began or ended in Bangor station.

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-There's a lot of emotion attached

-to this place - for me, anyway.

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-As a family, we travelled a lot

-and that's still true today.

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-I'm always excited

-when I'm on the platform...

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-..whether it's to meet someone

-or see them off.

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-There's a tunnel

-at either end of the platform.

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-You could hear the train approaching

-before you could see it.

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-The tracks made a whistling noise.

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-We'd look into the darkness

-and see the light emerging.

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-We'd know that Mam and Dad were

-home.

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-I remember one time when they went

-to South Africa for several weeks.

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-One of my earliest memories...

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-..is saying goodbye to my parents,

-my brother and my sister.

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-I was too young to go but I remember

-holding Auntie Katie's hand...

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-..and hiding behind her shyly

-when I welcomed them back.

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-Mam was upset

-because I was so shy.

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-A lot of romance

-is linked to this place.

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-It's seen better days.

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-The buildings need a lick of paint

-and some love but I like them.

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-They provide a link to my past.

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-I like sitting here imagining

-what's gone on here over the years.

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-I've had so many experiences here...

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-..welcoming people home

-and saying farewell.

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-I love this place.

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-Look who I've met for a cuppa -

-Ffion Dafis!

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-How are you?

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-We've just seen Tudur

-at Bangor station.

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-I'm sure you've been there

-many times...

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-..as you catch trains

-to and from Cardiff.

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-That's very true.

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-I've lived in Cardiff for years

-but I work up here.

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-We film Rownd A Rownd

-in Menai Bridge, near Bangor...

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-..so I spend most of my time

-either in the car, on the A470...

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-..or on the train.

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-I leave the train at Bangor station,

-of course.

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-What sort of place was Bangor

-for a child?

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-I moved to Bangor

-when I was eight years old...

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-..from a tiny village of 200 people

-called Dolwyddelan.

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-My dad was made the headmaster of a

-Bangor Welsh-medium junior school...

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-..so we moved to Bangor...

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-..and I thought I'd arrived

-at the biggest city in the world.

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-I enjoyed growing up in Bangor.

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-I'm really glad my parents

-moved from the tiny village.

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-Much as I love Dolwyddelan...

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-..I'm glad

-I was brought up in a city.

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-You went to Bangor University.

-Was that a new experience?

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-I didn't live at home.

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-I moved into halls of residence.

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-I hardly saw my parents.

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-I'd go home from time to time

-to wash my clothes...

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-..and to have Sunday lunch...

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-..but apart from those times,

-I didn't see my parents.

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-Upper Bangor was our everything,

-as students.

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-We came down into town

-to drink in the pubs...

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-..but we spent most of our time

-in Upper Bangor.

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-We went to pubs like The Globe,

-The Vaults and Belle Vue...

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-..and we even went to a few lectures

-every now and then!

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-During my student days, I met a lot

-of people from every part of Wales.

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-It was a very different experience.

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-My best friend and I went from

-junior school to secondary school...

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-..and then on to college together.

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-We even shared a room, as students.

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-We were very adventurous!

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-Has Bangor changed a lot?

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-When you don't live somewhere

-all the time...

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-..you do notice lots more changes

-when you visit.

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-I think Bangor has changed

-in a negative way...

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-..in terms of

-what's happening on the streets.

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-A lot of shops have closed.

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-It wasn't easy being a Welsh-speaker

-at school when I was growing up.

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-You had to battle for your Welshness

-even at Ysgol Tryfan, at the time.

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-Menter Iaith Bangor

-was launched around a year ago.

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-I hope it can promote

-the Welsh language...

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-..and increase

-the use of Welsh in Bangor.

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-The native Welsh speakers

-are still here...

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-..but so many people come to Bangor

-to study and some even stay here...

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-..and it's very important that they

-realize the Welsh language exists.

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-Thank you, Ffion.

-We'll chat again later.

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-Let's take a break

-and finish our coffee.

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-Welcome back to Bangor, which is

-known as The City Of Learning.

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-The university

-was founded in 1884...

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-..and it was originally based in

-an old inn called the Penrhyn Arms.

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-It had 58 students back then...

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-..but it's now home

-to over 11,000 students.

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-The university moved

-to this building in 1901.

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-This is the arts building...

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-..and there are other

-college buildings in the city.

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-Bangor is the furthest from home

-I could travel to study Welsh!

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-That's why I chose to come here.

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-Before I moved here, I thought

-I'd spend my time in town...

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-..but I'm always in Upper Bangor.

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-I love it here.

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-We start in The Globe and work our

-way around the Upper Bangor pubs.

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-We then go down to the clubs

-in Lower Bangor.

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-Bangor is great...

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-..if you're a student who wants

-to live through the medium of Welsh.

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-Lots of Welsh speakers live here

-and it's a close community.

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-I feel at home. It's great.

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-This is Pontio, Bangor's new

-Arts And Innovation Centre...

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-..for the University

-and for the general public.

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-The North Wales

-Welsh For Adults Centre...

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-..is also based at the university.

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-The Centre offers courses in Bangor

-and across North Wales.

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-Sian James found fame as a singer

-and a member of folk groups.

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-Sian studied music

-at Bangor University.

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-Here are some of her memories

-of her time there.

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-I remember the first day.

-I came here with Mam.

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-I felt, "Wow, this is it now.

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-"I've left home."

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-Mam was ill for many years.

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-Responsibility at home fell

-on my father - he looked after Mam.

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-It was a very difficult situation

-for both of them.

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-I felt drawn

-by very strong emotions...

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-..to return home to Bryn Tanat.

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-# To find another was her plan

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-# To find another was her plan

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-# To find another was her plan

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-# But not one of the village lads

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-# But not one of the village lads

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-# But not one of the village lads

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-# Ffol-di rol-di rol-lol

-Ffol-di rol-di ro

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-# Wanted to marry

-Lisa from Yr Hendre

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-# Ffol-di rol-di rol-lol

-Ffol-di rol-di ro... #

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-This is where the group Bwchadanas

-was formed...

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-..with friends I'd met

-during the first year.

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-Young, like-minded musicians.

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-That, in itself, was a huge step.

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-It was something I'd dreamt of

-before arriving here.

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-"Ooh, I wonder if I could be

-in a band?"

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-# An old maid lost her lover

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-# Ffol-di rol-di rol-lol

-Ffol-di rol-di ro

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-# To find another was her plan

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-# Ffol-di rol-di rol-lol

-Ffol-di rol-di ro #

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-The response to Bwchadanas

-surprised me.

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-I didn't know what to expect.

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-Performing at gigs

-and seeing people dance...

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-..that was wow, it was great!

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-It was an opportunity for me to

-express myself in a different way...

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-..in terms of the way

-I performed and used my voice.

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-That was a new experience for me.

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-I'd been singing to harp

-accompaniment since I was 14.

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-The concerts I'd attended

-were rather respectable affairs.

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-In Bangor,

-I was in a band with the lads.

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-They were influenced

-by rock and roll music.

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-Further down the line,

-we had drums and a bass guitar.

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-That opened the floodgates for me.

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-We played

-rock musical instruments...

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-..whilst singing folk songs.

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-That was a huge influence on me...

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-..especially later on,

-with my folk songs.

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-It was exciting. Really exciting.

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-I don't think you can measure the

-importance of going to college...

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-..especially if

-it's the right choice, which it was.

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-I developed musically.

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-Mind you, the music department

-became a bit of an also-ran...

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-..compared to the exciting things

-which were going on elsewhere.

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-I also developed as a person.

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-When I first arrived,

-I didn't know how to write a cheque.

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-I felt so naive.

-I'd never had to write a cheque.

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-At the university,

-I learnt a lot about myself.

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-I'm very grateful to this place.

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-Among the famous people of Bangor...

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-..are singer Steve Eaves and Duffy

-and the band Swnami...

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-..broadcaster Dewi Llwyd...

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-..and footballer Wayne Hennessey who

-plays for Crystal Palace and Wales.

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-The very dapper Islwyn Parry

-is one of Bangor's great characters.

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-He always looks smart...

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-..and he only wears

-co-ordinating colours...

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-..all the way down to his slippers!

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-I went meet him to talk about

-his wardrobe some years ago.

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-I come from a well groomed family

-and my father was a bus driver.

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-He wore the jacket and trousers

-supplied by the company.

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-He was always neat

-and he wore a peaked cap.

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-I think I inherited this from him

-to some extent.

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-I was fond of wearing a blazer,

-a white shirt and a tie...

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-..when I was at college.

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-Being well groomed was important

-to me, even back then.

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-Gabicci is a well-known brand.

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-I like these jumpers.

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-I'll hold them for you.

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-This orange shirt

-goes with the orange jumper.

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-This blue shirt

-goes with the blue jumper.

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-This goes with the green jumper.

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-The fact that they match

-is important to me.

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-Men tend to wear drab colours

-like grey and black.

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-I always wanted to be different.

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-That's what's behind

-the way I dress.

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-My desire to express myself lies

-behind the way I choose my clothes.

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-This is my leather jacket.

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-I bought it from Devred.

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-I wear this black leather jacket

-with a grey polo neck.

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-The polo neck goes well with it.

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-I wear a hat with this jacket too.

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-You wear hats?

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-Yes. A hat is handy on a windy day

-for a man with hair like me!

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-Shall I put it on?

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-Shall I put it on?

-

-Yes - model it for me.

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-Oh, very smart.

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-Do you like the feather on the side?

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-I wear a grey hat with dark colours

-but never with brown clothes.

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-I wear my brown hat

-with brown clothes.

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-May I try it?

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-I bought that one in Paris.

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-It suits you.

-How much will you give me for it?

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-This is my dressing gown.

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-As you can see,

-it matches the rest of my bedroom.

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-I also have two pairs of trousers

-and a vest which match.

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-They all go well

-with the colours of your bedroom.

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-Yes, and I also need

-a pair of slippers.

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-I also buy my slippers in France.

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-I won't wear slippers

-which don't match my outfit.

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-I buy them in neutral colours and

-these are the flavour of the month.

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-If we change the decor,

-I'll change these!

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-The decor comes first,

-then the slippers.

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-Alwena won't let me decorate

-the room to match my clothes!

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-Would it be a nightmare for you

-if someone at a wedding...

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-..turned up in the same suit as you?

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-..turned up in the same suit as you?

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-It's unlikely to happen.

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-They'd have to travel far to buy it!

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-But it wouldn't be

-a nightmare for me.

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-I'd be thrilled that someone

-has the same taste as me!

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-If there is someone like me

-out there, I've yet to meet them.

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-What a well-dressed, colourful

-and sweet man.

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-It's time for another break.

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-Stay tuned

-to hear all about the pier...

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-..and to learn

-about the Penrhyn family.

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-Welcome back to Bangor

-and to its pier.

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-Garth Pier

-is the second-longest pier in Wales.

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-The pier was opened to the public

-in 1896.

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-Pleasure steamers from Liverpool and

-Blackpool called here until 1914...

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-..when a ship crashed into it.

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-The pier closed in 1971...

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-..but it was renovated

-and it reopened in 1988.

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-They're now talking about running

-boat trips from the pier again.

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-Marian Delyth, the photographer,

-came here...

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-..to take pictures for her book,

-100 Places, as she told Aled Sam.

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-With all due respect, these images

-look like postcards from Bangor.

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-Yes, and that was my dilemma.

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-Should I choose

-traditional photographs?

0:22:480:22:51

-They're popular, of course.

0:22:510:22:52

-They don't inspire me

-but they're functional.

0:22:530:22:57

-They give you an idea

-of the main sights of Bangor...

0:22:580:23:01

-..for those who haven't been there.

0:23:010:23:04

-That element didn't excite me.

0:23:040:23:07

-I remember walking down

-Siliwen Road...

0:23:080:23:11

-..and suddenly, the pier

-appeared through the trees.

0:23:110:23:15

-That was the starting point

-of my journey...

0:23:160:23:19

-..when I photographed that area.

0:23:200:23:22

-These photographs of Bangor pier

-are far more personal...

0:23:280:23:32

-..but they're not included

-in the book.

0:23:320:23:35

-Personally, I like images

-which include reflections...

0:23:360:23:40

-..or a strong graphic element.

0:23:400:23:42

-But they may not be suitable

-for a project such as this.

0:23:440:23:48

-For example, I took some shots

-through the glass on the pier.

0:23:480:23:52

-For me, they convey the essence

-of Bangor, with students walking by.

0:23:520:23:57

-I took one photo of the pier

-and its rounded little shelter.

0:24:020:24:06

-There's a hint of colour

-in that photograph...

0:24:060:24:10

-..and that's the beauty

-of that photograph, for me.

0:24:110:24:15

-It's a subdued photograph

-which contains a flash of red...

0:24:150:24:19

-..and a hint of blue.

0:24:190:24:21

-This photograph

-is a snapshot of life.

0:24:210:24:24

-When I'd photographed the pier...

0:24:260:24:28

-..I looked across, towards Anglesey.

0:24:280:24:31

-That's when I realized that

-the photograph I'd like to use...

0:24:320:24:36

-..was an image of Bangor

-in the middle of the winter months.

0:24:360:24:41

-There's snow on the mountains

-and the sky isn't blue.

0:24:410:24:45

-In fact, it's quite stormy.

0:24:460:24:48

-There's a special feel to the place

-and that's the photograph we used...

0:24:480:24:53

-..as the main shot of Bangor.

0:24:530:24:56

-Back we go to Blue Sky cafe

-in the town...

0:25:010:25:04

-..where I talked to actress

-and TV presenter, Ffion Dafis.

0:25:040:25:08

-Tell me about Rownd A Rownd.

0:25:110:25:13

-For someone who hasn't seen it,

-what is it?

0:25:140:25:17

-Rownd A Rownd is a series

-which started around 20 years ago.

0:25:170:25:22

-It was originally based

-around a newsagent's shop...

0:25:220:25:26

-..and a group of children

-who did a paper round.

0:25:260:25:30

-Society has changed...

0:25:320:25:34

-..and it isn't so common for

-children to have a paper round.

0:25:340:25:38

-People tend to buy their newspapers

-from supermarkets these days.

0:25:390:25:44

-The ethos of the programme

-had to change, as a result of that.

0:25:450:25:49

-The stories also had to change...

0:25:490:25:52

-..because the programme's slot

-has been moved...

0:25:530:25:56

-..from an afternoon slot

-to 7.30 at night.

0:25:560:25:59

-Because of that, the stories have

-become more suitable for adults.

0:26:000:26:05

-We had to grow up, as a programme.

0:26:070:26:09

-It's family viewing, isn't it?

0:26:100:26:12

-It's family viewing, isn't it?

-

-Yes, most definitely.

0:26:120:26:13

-You can sit down and watch it...

0:26:150:26:17

-..with your grandmother

-and your six-year-old child.

0:26:170:26:21

-You're an actress

-but you're also a TV presenter.

0:26:230:26:26

-You presented the dating show,

-Cinio Caru.

0:26:260:26:29

-You also presented

-the music series iDot.

0:26:300:26:33

-Which do you prefer?

0:26:330:26:34

-It's a tough choice

-because I enjoy doing both.

0:26:360:26:39

-Because I spend so much time

-filming Rownd A Rownd...

0:26:390:26:43

-..and it takes up

-so many months of my year...

0:26:430:26:46

-..I can't do as much presenting work

-as I once did.

0:26:470:26:50

-I do bits and pieces of presenting.

0:26:500:26:53

-I also do a lot of theatre work -

-both acting and directing.

0:26:530:26:58

-That's developing into something

-I'm doing more and more.

0:26:590:27:03

-I'm developing a few things

-at the moment.

0:27:030:27:06

-As long as I'm busy and I'm striving

-to produce work which I enjoy...

0:27:070:27:12

-..I think that's the most important

-thing in my life, at the moment.

0:27:130:27:18

-I just have to keep going.

0:27:190:27:21

-What are your hobbies?

0:27:210:27:23

-What do you enjoy doing?

0:27:230:27:25

-I really, really enjoy walking.

0:27:260:27:28

-When I'm up here...

0:27:300:27:32

-..I go out walking with my friends.

0:27:330:27:36

-I love to discover new places.

0:27:360:27:38

-I went to Cwm Orthin the other day.

0:27:380:27:41

-It's a wonderful place...

0:27:410:27:43

-..above Blaenau Ffestiniog,

-Croesor and Beddgelert.

0:27:430:27:47

-I'd never been there before.

0:27:470:27:49

-Things like that spark my interest.

0:27:490:27:52

-I also love to travel.

0:27:520:27:53

-I'm always thrilled

-to go and explore a new country...

0:27:540:27:57

-..and learn about a new way of life.

0:27:580:28:00

-That's certainly

-one of the things...

0:28:000:28:03

-..which make me glad

-to be on this earth.

0:28:030:28:06

-Do you have family in North Wales?

0:28:080:28:11

-Do you have family in North Wales?

-

-Yes.

0:28:110:28:12

-Because I'm here so much, I'm part

-of my sisters' children's lives.

0:28:120:28:17

-She has four boys.

0:28:180:28:20

-Being able to pick them up

-from school, take them swimming...

0:28:200:28:25

-..and those sorts of things

-is wonderful.

0:28:250:28:28

-If I were in Cardiff all the time...

0:28:280:28:31

-..I wouldn't be

-such a big part of their lives.

0:28:310:28:34

-I'm only 20 months older

-than my sister...

0:28:340:28:37

-..and we're extremely close.

0:28:370:28:40

-My father

-has moved away from Bangor.

0:28:400:28:42

-He now lives in Caernarfon

-and he loves it there.

0:28:430:28:45

-He lives there with Liz, his wife,

-which is very nice.

0:28:460:28:50

-Thank you for the chat, Ffion.

0:28:520:28:54

-The Penrhyn family is one of the

-old, important families of the area.

0:28:540:28:59

-Its history goes back 700 years

-to a man called Edyfed Fychan.

0:29:000:29:04

-The family's home was on the penrhyn

-- headland - east of Bangor.

0:29:040:29:09

-For help to follow the programme, go

-to the website and download the app.

0:29:110:29:16

-And don't forget the subtitles!

0:29:160:29:18

-In 1465, William ap Gruffydd,

-a member of the Penrhyn family...

0:29:280:29:33

-..built a hall house

-called Cochwillan.

0:29:330:29:36

-Aled Sam and Greg Stevenson

-visited the ancient building.

0:29:390:29:43

-Let's discuss some of the features

-which make this so special.

0:29:540:29:59

-I've never seen a ceiling

-as wonderful as that in my life.

0:29:590:30:03

-Yes.

-The ceiling looks wonderful to us.

0:30:030:30:06

-Imagine how impressive it was

-500 years ago!

0:30:060:30:10

-People wouldn't have seen a ceiling

-like it, other than in cathedrals.

0:30:100:30:16

-I'm sure people would say...

0:30:170:30:19

-.."You should see the ceiling

-at William ap Gruffydd's house.

0:30:190:30:23

-"It's so fancy!"

0:30:240:30:25

-The colours are plain today...

0:30:260:30:28

-..but I suspect it may have been

-more colourful originally.

0:30:280:30:33

-The beams and the trusses

-may have been painted.

0:30:330:30:36

-That's the highest ceiling

-I've ever seen in a house.

0:30:370:30:40

-Yes, it was built to impress

-and I think it's fantastic.

0:30:410:30:44

-Everything about this house

-screams money and status.

0:30:460:30:50

-The windows are amazing.

-The work is intricate.

0:30:510:30:54

-The craftsmanship of the oak frieze

-is absolutely breathtaking.

0:30:550:31:00

-The roof structure is unusual.

0:31:000:31:02

-It's supported

-by hammer-beam trusses.

0:31:040:31:06

-This was the home

-of an affluent family.

0:31:070:31:10

-How was this room used?

0:31:110:31:12

-Almost everything

-took place in this room.

0:31:130:31:16

-This room

-covers three quarters of the house.

0:31:160:31:20

-There are a couple of small rooms,

-behind the partition walls...

0:31:200:31:25

-..but almost everything

-happened in here.

0:31:250:31:28

-We're sitting at the top table.

0:31:280:31:31

-The term comes from hall houses...

0:31:310:31:33

-..because the table

-sits on a dais - a low platform.

0:31:340:31:38

-This was the dais partition.

0:31:390:31:42

-People say they're sitting

-at the top table at weddings.

0:31:420:31:46

-We're sitting at the sheriff's

-top table at Cochwillan.

0:31:460:31:50

-The windows are similar to the ones

-we see in churches today.

0:32:290:32:33

-Yes. They're very fancy windows.

0:32:350:32:37

-Imagine how expensive that

-magnificent window must have been.

0:32:370:32:42

-Most people wanted tiny windows,

-to keep the wind out...

0:32:420:32:46

-..but these are the most

-ostentatious windows you could find.

0:32:460:32:51

-I don't think that wall could have

-taken a larger window than that.

0:32:520:32:56

-It would be structurally unwise.

0:32:570:33:00

-It really is a magnificent window.

0:33:000:33:03

-One of the features

-of the hall house...

0:33:050:33:07

-..is a fireplace in the middle,

-with smoke exiting through the roof.

0:33:080:33:12

-This is different. There's a huge

-chimney on one side of the house.

0:33:130:33:17

-Yes, and it's original to 1465.

0:33:180:33:20

-This house was at the cutting edge

-of fashion. It was ultramodern.

0:33:200:33:25

-It was built

-at the end of the hall house era.

0:33:250:33:28

-It was built in 1465 and having a

-fireplace like that was a new idea.

0:33:280:33:33

-It was common practice

-100 years later.

0:33:330:33:36

-What a lovely, interesting building.

0:34:030:34:06

-Join me after the break to hear more

-about the Penrhyn family...

0:34:060:34:10

-..and about Porth Penrhyn, Bangor,

-and Penrhyn Quarry, Bethesda.

0:34:110:34:15

-.

0:34:170:34:17

-Subtitles

0:34:240:34:24

-Subtitles

-

-Subtitles

0:34:240:34:26

-Welcome back.

0:34:310:34:33

-Behind me is Porth Penrhyn...

0:34:330:34:35

-..a harbour for fishing boats

-and pleasure boats alike.

0:34:350:34:39

-This was a very busy port

-around 100 years ago.

0:34:410:34:45

-Slate from a very famous quarry

-was exported from this port.

0:34:450:34:49

-Penrhyn Quarry, in Bethesda,

-around five miles from here.

0:34:500:34:54

-The Penrhyn family

-ran Penrhyn Quarry...

0:34:560:34:59

-..the largest slate quarry

-in the world...

0:34:590:35:02

-..with a workforce

-of around 3,000 men.

0:35:020:35:05

-A strike was called at the quarry

-in the year 1900.

0:35:050:35:09

-The Great Strike of Penrhyn

-lasted for three years.

0:35:090:35:12

-Penrhyn Quarry

-was on the banks of River Ogwen...

0:35:150:35:19

-..and Glan Ogwen

-was the name of the old village.

0:35:190:35:22

-But, as the quarry grew,

-hundreds of families moved there...

0:35:220:35:27

-..and a new town grew by the quarry,

-which was given the name Bethesda...

0:35:270:35:32

-..after Bethesda Chapel,

-which was built there 200 years ago.

0:35:330:35:37

-Let's head to Bethesda

-to meet Gaynor Ellis-Williams.

0:35:390:35:43

-Her house looks out over

-the Ogwen Valley and the quarry.

0:35:430:35:47

-Aled Sam had a chat with Gaynor...

0:35:470:35:49

-..about the way she's combined

-old and new in her home.

0:35:500:35:54

-For help to follow the programme...

0:35:540:35:57

-..go to the website

-or download the app.

0:35:570:36:00

-And don't forget the subtitles!

0:36:000:36:02

-We're in the new extension.

0:36:220:36:24

-I wanted a work room that would

-double up as a sitting room.

0:36:250:36:29

-I tried to combine the two things.

0:36:290:36:32

-I want the place to look old...

0:36:330:36:35

-..and that's why I bought this wood

-from a chapel in Penmaenmawr.

0:36:350:36:41

-The slate on the floor

-came from the Penrhyn Quarry.

0:36:440:36:48

-This room gets the sun all day

-in the summer...

0:36:500:36:53

-..so I open the doors

-and I sunbathe right here!

0:36:530:36:56

-The kitchen, on the ground floor,

-is about to be given a makeover.

0:37:050:37:10

-It's as though you collect things in

-order to give unwanted items a home!

0:37:150:37:21

-Yes, I keep things

-that other people throw out.

0:37:220:37:25

-I love to pick up driftwood

-and seashells on the beach.

0:37:260:37:31

-I'm particularly fond of things

-made of natural materials.

0:37:310:37:35

-I'm not interested

-in having ornaments.

0:37:370:37:40

-All these items

-are important to you.

0:37:410:37:44

-They're friends of yours!

0:37:440:37:46

-Yes, that's right.

0:37:460:37:47

-I think they make the house

-cosy and welcoming.

0:37:490:37:53

-This is your bedroom.

0:38:150:38:16

-This is your bedroom.

-

-Yes. It's part of the extension.

0:38:160:38:19

-I tried to make this seem old, too.

0:38:190:38:22

-This timber

-also came from the old chapel.

0:38:220:38:25

-You have an en-suite.

0:38:270:38:28

-Yes, and it's great

-when I have visitors.

0:38:280:38:31

-I enjoy having a private bathroom.

0:38:320:38:34

-You have lots of storage space.

0:38:350:38:37

-Don't open the cupboards,

-or my clothes will fall out!

0:38:380:38:42

-That's an interesting fireplace.

0:38:440:38:46

-That's an interesting fireplace.

-

-Yes, it's unique.

0:38:460:38:47

-There's a date on it - 1834.

0:38:480:38:50

-In Victorian times, the quarrymen of

-Bethesda and the Nantlle valley...

0:38:520:38:58

-..would carve slate

-and use it to decorate their houses.

0:38:580:39:03

-Just imagine - they work

-in the quarry for 12 hours...

0:39:050:39:08

-..and they come home

-and start carving!

0:39:090:39:12

-Everything you buy these days

-is perfect and has straight lines...

0:39:130:39:18

-..but some of the patterns on this

-slate are crooked, and that's great.

0:39:190:39:24

-This is why you built this veranda.

0:39:400:39:43

-Yes.

0:39:430:39:44

-I could stare at that light

-all day long!

0:39:450:39:48

-It changes continually.

0:39:480:39:51

-I love it here so much, I find I

-need less and less foreign holidays.

0:40:410:40:46

-It's important to be happy at home

-and I most certainly am.

0:40:470:40:51

-I love living here.

0:40:510:40:53

-My friends enjoy visiting me here.

0:40:530:40:56

-I hope I've managed to create

-a homely haven.

0:40:560:40:59

-Several famous people

-were born and raised in Bethesda.

0:41:210:41:25

-Among them are Caradog Pritchard,

-a poet...

0:41:270:41:30

-..and the author of the novel

-Un Nos Ola Leuad.

0:41:300:41:33

-R Williams Parry, the poet,

-lived here.

0:41:350:41:38

-He worked in the Welsh Department

-at Bangor University.

0:41:380:41:42

-Gruff Rhys, the lead singer

-of Super Furry Animals...

0:41:430:41:47

-..and John Ogwen, the actor,

-come from Sling, Bethesda.

0:41:470:41:51

-Darren Hughes

-has moved to Bethesda...

0:41:510:41:54

-..and he's making a name for himself

-as an artist...

0:41:540:41:58

-..as Shan Cothi discovered.

0:41:580:42:00

-Hello, Darren.

0:42:040:42:06

-This is a neat little studio.

0:42:060:42:09

-This is where you spend many hours.

0:42:090:42:14

-All day, every day.

0:42:140:42:16

-You're an artist, evidently!

0:42:180:42:21

-From what I can see around me...

0:42:210:42:23

-..I'm surrounded by Bethesda...

0:42:230:42:28

-..in its raw state.

0:42:280:42:30

-Yes, it is.

0:42:300:42:32

-I love Bethesda.

0:42:330:42:35

-When I moved here, I thought

-it was the perfect place to paint.

0:42:350:42:40

-I go out every day to paint.

0:42:410:42:43

-What attracted you to the area...

0:42:430:42:46

-..and what has kept you here

-and inspired you?

0:42:470:42:50

-Everything, really.

-Primarily, I loved the community.

0:42:510:42:55

-When I saw the house

-and the incredible views...

0:42:550:43:00

-..I knew that I could live here

-and paint here.

0:43:000:43:04

-It's amazing.

-The light changes every day.

0:43:050:43:08

-It's a fantastic place

-and I knew I had to live here.

0:43:080:43:11

-The light is very dramatic at times.

0:43:140:43:17

-You have the slate and the quarries

-but also some lovely sunshine.

0:43:170:43:24

-That's what's so good about it.

0:43:240:43:26

-For an artist, everything is here.

0:43:270:43:29

-The colours are incredible.

0:43:300:43:33

-If it rains, you can see

-pinks and greens in the slate.

0:43:330:43:37

-Everything comes alive.

0:43:370:43:40

-It's great for an artist.

0:43:400:43:43

-Is it difficult for a young artist

-to get the first big break?

0:43:430:43:48

-It is, but I was lucky.

0:43:480:43:50

-Kyffin Williams

-spoke about my work on TV one day.

0:43:510:43:56

-Everything grew from there.

0:43:560:43:59

-I was offered exhibition space

-at the Thackeray Gallery.

0:43:590:44:03

-People started seeing my work,

-but a lot of it was down to Kyffin.

0:44:030:44:08

-I'm so glad to have met him.

0:44:080:44:12

-I've heard that you've had interest

-from abroad.

0:44:120:44:17

-Once again, I've been lucky.

0:44:170:44:20

-I was one of several Welsh artists

-exhibiting in Bethesda, Maryland.

0:44:200:44:25

-It's a great link. I was so glad

-to be part of that exhibition.

0:44:260:44:31

-It was great.

0:44:310:44:33

-Well done and good luck.

0:44:340:44:36

-How much do your paintings cost?

0:44:360:44:38

-How much money do I need?

-A rather large chequebook?

0:44:380:44:42

-You look embarrassed!

0:44:420:44:43

-You look embarrassed!

-

-I'll give you a good deal.

0:44:430:44:45

-Off camera!

0:44:450:44:47

-Paul, how are you?

0:45:150:45:17

-You're busy. What are you doing?

0:45:170:45:20

-Boxing up vegetables

-for local people.

0:45:200:45:23

-People have already bought these?

0:45:230:45:26

-They've booked them

-for the season.

0:45:260:45:29

-They collect them

-on Friday mornings.

0:45:290:45:32

-What exactly is this place?

0:45:320:45:36

-It's a collection of projects.

0:45:360:45:39

-I'm one of them -

-I sell the produce.

0:45:400:45:43

-Someone makes compost.

0:45:430:45:46

-There's a manager

-to look after the land.

0:45:460:45:50

-There are allotments over there.

0:45:530:45:55

-Fifty people work on the allotments,

-all year round.

0:45:560:45:59

-This food looks delicious.

0:46:000:46:02

-I know most of these -

-pumpkins, onions and garlic.

0:46:020:46:08

-What's this?

-I have no idea what it could be.

0:46:080:46:11

-I've never seen such a thing.

-What is it?

0:46:110:46:15

-You can try it.

0:46:150:46:17

-Taste that.

0:46:200:46:22

-It's OK, is it? It's not poisonous.

0:46:220:46:25

-Are you sure?

0:46:250:46:27

-It's like a bland melon! What is it?

0:46:330:46:37

-A cucumber.

0:46:370:46:39

-A cucumber? It's round.

0:46:400:46:42

-Dear me.

0:46:420:46:43

-Dear me.

-

-It's called a crystal apple.

0:46:430:46:45

-Crystal apple cucumber?

0:46:450:46:47

-I should have known that.

0:46:480:46:51

-I've never seen anything like it.

0:46:520:46:55

-Well, well, well.

0:46:560:46:58

-That's the thing with this place.

0:46:580:47:00

-We try to grow food

-that you won't find in the shops.

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-Different food.

0:47:040:47:06

-It's important not to compete

-against each other.

0:47:060:47:10

-Tomatoes are the same - we have

-different tomatoes and cucumbers.

0:47:100:47:14

-Yellow courgettes -

-you can't buy those in the shops.

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-A lot of these foods

-aren't available in the shops.

0:47:180:47:22

-That's what we're trying to do.

0:47:220:47:24

-Do you want some help?

-I'll come out and help you.

0:47:240:47:28

-I'll have another bite of that.

0:47:280:47:30

-Off we go.

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-That's all for today

-from Bangor and the area.

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-Join me next time,

-when I'll be in Swansea.

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-Until then, goodbye.

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