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0:00:29 > 0:00:30- Hello! I'm Nia Parry.
0:00:31 > 0:00:36- During the coming weeks, I'll meet - some of Wales's familiar faces...
0:00:37 > 0:00:41- ..and I'll have a quick snoop - around their houses.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45- Welcome to - our brand new series - Adre.
0:00:53 > 0:00:58- The person who lives here made - his name on TV and in the theatre.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00- He's also a real character.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04- Let's find out what sort of person - lives in this house.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12- If you need help - to follow the programme...
0:01:12 > 0:01:16- ..take a look at the website - or download the app.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19- And don't forget the subtitles, - of course!
0:01:23 > 0:01:24- Mm! Nice.
0:01:25 > 0:01:26- This is a big house.
0:01:26 > 0:01:31- I wonder if the person who lives - here has a big personality too.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44- Who's the cute little boy - in this picture?
0:01:45 > 0:01:47- It was taken in the 1960s...
0:01:47 > 0:01:52- ..and he's on the beach in Prestatyn - with his family.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56- That's a clue for you - about what part of Wales he's from.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59- He also likes to talk, talk, - talk, talk, talk!
0:01:59 > 0:02:01- That's certainly true.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06- Look what I found - a disco ball.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11- I wonder if this person - likes parties, dancing...
0:02:11 > 0:02:13- ..and having a good time?
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- Could he also like - a little bit of showbiz?
0:02:23 > 0:02:27- I think you can learn a lot - about a person from their bookshelf.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30- There aren't many books here...
0:02:30 > 0:02:34- ..but what we do have here are books - about singers and actors.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39- The Sian Lloyd autobiography - is also here.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- I think he's friends with her.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- Some of the pictures on the wall - are linked to musicals.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- That suggests this person - enjoys going to the theatre...
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- ..or perhaps he's been - on stage himself.
0:03:04 > 0:03:10- S P are the initials of the person - who lives in this house.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- Well, have you worked it out?
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- Stifyn Parri - the actor, - presenter and performer.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- Our very own Mr Showbiz.
0:03:23 > 0:03:24- I'll go and find him...
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- ..and you can watch a clip of him - presenting Sion A Sian.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- Was it embarrassing to have - a pink and black school uniform?
0:03:37 > 0:03:38- What was it - a circus?
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- You're a fine one to talk, - with that bow tie!
0:03:43 > 0:03:44- Einir one, Stifyn nil!
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- This will be fun!
0:03:49 > 0:03:54- Stifyn lives in this lovely house in - St Fagans with David, his husband.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- This is the latest step...
0:03:59 > 0:04:03- ..on the exciting journey - of this north-east Wales boy.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- I come from - a place called Rhosllannerchrugog.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11- You have a wonderful accent.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- Yes - I have a strong Rhos accent.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19- It's easier and quicker - to say Rhos than Rhosllannerchrugog!
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- I lived in Rhos - until I was 18 years old.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25- Where did you go?
0:04:25 > 0:04:31- I went to the Guildhall School - Of Mucus And Trauma, as I called it!
0:04:31 > 0:04:35- The Music And Drama College - at the Barbican, in London.
0:04:37 > 0:04:42- After a year there, I got a job - on an S4C soap opera called Coleg.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- It was shown - on the launch night of S4C.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- You acted on another soap opera too.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- Yes, I then moved on to Brookside.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58- I went there to do one episode - and ended up staying for two years!
0:04:59 > 0:05:02- My screen partner on Brookside - and I...
0:05:02 > 0:05:07- ..starred in the first gay kiss - on British television.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16- I then decided I'd like - to go and sing in a musical.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- I had a chance to do that - in a musical called Metropolis...
0:05:21 > 0:05:25- ..which cost a fortune - but which closed after nine months.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- From there, - I played Marius in Les Miserables.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34- I was part of eight revolutions - a week for two years!
0:05:34 > 0:05:36- What an experience!
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- Yes, but then I decided - to be a producer.
0:05:39 > 0:05:40- Next!
0:05:41 > 0:05:44- I went into producing - and presenting.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- I'm now a producer. - That's my day job.
0:05:49 > 0:05:54- But every now and then, - I also do a bit of presenting.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58- You now run a company - called Mr Producer.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- Yes, I've been doing it - for 15 years.
0:06:03 > 0:06:04- We do three things.
0:06:04 > 0:06:09- We create events, many of which have - turned into programmes.
0:06:09 > 0:06:10- We also do PR...
0:06:12 > 0:06:14- ..and we're agents to the stars.
0:06:16 > 0:06:17- This is your new home.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- How long have you lived here?
0:06:19 > 0:06:20- How long have you lived here?- - Just over a year.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23- Why did you decide to move here?
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- I lived in Fairwater many years ago.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31- That was my first house.
0:06:32 > 0:06:37- I was 18 and I remember thinking, - "One day, I'll live in St Fagans."
0:06:37 > 0:06:39- This was a natural step.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- We're in the countryside. - The woods are behind us.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- But I can get into the city - in eight minutes.
0:06:49 > 0:06:50- I know this is cheeky...
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- ..but can I go for a wander - around your house?
0:06:54 > 0:06:55- Take a nap upstairs if you like!
0:06:55 > 0:06:56- Take a nap upstairs if you like!- - Perfect.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- This is a lovely, light, - open kitchen.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08- This is lovely place to work.
0:07:09 > 0:07:10- Is it your kitchen?
0:07:10 > 0:07:13- It's my kitchen when I'm cooking...
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- ..then I walk away from the mess!
0:07:17 > 0:07:18- David! It's your kitchen!
0:07:18 > 0:07:20- David! It's your kitchen!- - Hello? Staff!
0:07:21 > 0:07:22- It's lovely.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- Did you design this kitchen?
0:07:24 > 0:07:27- Did you design this kitchen?- - No. It was here when we bought it.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- Two ovens - - perfect for entertaining.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36- The dangerous thing about this house - is it's crying out for parties!
0:07:36 > 0:07:38- It's such an open space.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45- But even if I had 1,000 guests here - they'd all stand around the island.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- No matter what, - everyone gathers in the kitchen.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- That's a sign of a good party.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53- Tell me about that picture.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- I created that - as a birthday present for David.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- That's David, not Heston Blumenthal!
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- That's a budgie on his head, - not a fascinator!
0:08:05 > 0:08:06- The budgie adopted us!
0:08:07 > 0:08:11- She flew into our former home - and lived with us for eight years.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- She came from nowhere?
0:08:14 > 0:08:16- Yes. She landed on my car bonnet.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- I came out of the car - and she landed on my head.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24- I walked into the house with - a budgie, called Olwen, on my head.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29- David adored her, and that's why - I created that as a present for him.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31- Oh, that's nice.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34- That chair looks really comfy.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37- I call that my cheeky chair.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41- It's one of the nicest things I've - ever bought, and it only cost 6!
0:08:42 > 0:08:45- I sit in it with my cuppa - every morning.
0:08:45 > 0:08:46- That's nice.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49- Tell me about this picture.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- The artist isn't Welsh - and has no links with Wales...
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- ..but that picture - reminds me of my childhood in Rhos.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- There were lots of outhouses - with zinc roofs...
0:09:03 > 0:09:06- ..and lots of blue sky, of course.
0:09:07 > 0:09:08- That says Rhos to me.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- Amazingly, that's not zinc. - It's papier mache.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- You can get up really close to it - and you still wouldn't know.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- I'd swear that's zinc.
0:09:19 > 0:09:20- I'd swear that's zinc.- - Yes - rusty zinc.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- This is a pleasant, open, - light and airy room.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38- Yes. It's nice, isn't it?
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- That's why we bought this house.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45- What's the first thing you see - when you walk through the door?
0:09:45 > 0:09:47- Your own reflection.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- I love it, but not because - I like to look at myself!
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- I prefer other people to look at me.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57- I love it because I like the way - mirrors reflect light.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01- I think mirrors reflect - the feelgood factor in a house.
0:10:01 > 0:10:06- I love the fact that the double - ceiling height makes it feel open...
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- ..but it's cosy over there.
0:10:09 > 0:10:10- ..but it's cosy over there.- - Yes.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14- I think light is - the most important thing in a home.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- There are a lot - of giant objects here.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21- This is really big.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23- Yes - it's quite substantial.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28- When I'm on my own here at night, - I almost hear this giggling.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- It's so cheeky!
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- It creates wonderful light at night.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- There are pictures - of your dogs here.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41- A friend of mine - gave me that for my birthday.
0:10:41 > 0:10:42- What are their names?
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- What are their names?- - Bill and Alfie.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- What's through there?
0:10:48 > 0:10:50- It's my office.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57- I presented a series - called House To House years ago.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- It was a house makeover show.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04- I saw this in one property - and they were about to throw it out.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06- Some grandfather made this.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- Look at all these drawers.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11- It has some secret drawers too.
0:11:12 > 0:11:13- I love different phones.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19- This was in the Piccadilly Theater - in the West End when I was there.
0:11:19 > 0:11:24- This was a prop on my one-man show - about Emlyn Williams.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- You plug this - into your mobile phone.
0:11:27 > 0:11:28- Very modern!
0:11:29 > 0:11:33- I received this as a birthday - present from a lot of the S4C staff.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- Do you work - in quite a disciplined fashion?
0:11:39 > 0:11:43- No, but I'm disciplined - in that I'm always working.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47- My life is what I do, - as a creative person.
0:11:49 > 0:11:50- That must mean you enjoy your work.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- That must mean you enjoy your work.- - Yes.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56- But I never feel I go to work - and I never want to leave work.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58- I live with my work.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- Despite the work, - Stifyn has to sleep too.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10- There are two bathrooms - and four bedrooms upstairs.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- That crown - feels particularly apt for you.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20- Yes, it's definitely apt.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24- Sarah, my friend, bought it for me - for my 30th birthday...
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- ..as I'd been reigning, - like a queen, for 30 years.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32- She also gave me this cushion - of Ted, my old dog.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34- You met Ted, didn't you?
0:12:36 > 0:12:37- Yes. That's him!
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- Yes, but she just - happened to find this.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- Really? - He's the spitting image of Ted.
0:12:50 > 0:12:55- Stifyn, it's my dream - to have two basins in the bathroom.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- I'm really living the dream, Nia, - because they're both mine!
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- This is my bathroom.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- David has the en suite.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06- This is big and white and it's mine!
0:13:06 > 0:13:10- You wash your face here - and brush your teeth there.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15- Do you take time to get ready? - Do you do much male grooming?
0:13:15 > 0:13:20- No, I'm naturally handsome, - so I don't need a helping hand...
0:13:20 > 0:13:22- ..unlike some people!
0:13:22 > 0:13:26- But I do love a good soak - in the bath with Kate Bush...
0:13:26 > 0:13:28- ..in my ears!
0:13:28 > 0:13:29- Oh, that's nice.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- We've had a peek - inside Stifyn's house.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39- Join us after the break...
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- ..to find out how Stifyn - spends his Sundays at home.
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0:13:59 > 0:14:03- Welcome back to Adre, where we're - at home with Stifyn Parri.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- How does a busy man like Stifyn - relax on a Sunday?
0:14:07 > 0:14:11- He's not a man to read the newspaper - with his feet up.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- Stifyn loves to - do a bit of gardening.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19- Well, Stifyn! This is nice.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- Was it like this when you moved in?
0:14:22 > 0:14:27- No. The house is unchanged but - the garden was completely different.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- There was a horrible strip - of muddy lawn here.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33- With two dogs, - that wasn't good news.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- None of us - are getting any younger, Nia...
0:14:38 > 0:14:42- ..so we decided to create - some raised beds over here.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- So when you're old, - you won't have to bend down?
0:14:45 > 0:14:49- Yes, and I have - a good selection of plants here.
0:14:49 > 0:14:50- What do you grow here?
0:14:50 > 0:14:52- What do you grow here?- - Everything!
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- There are cabbages growing here.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59- The big plant at the back - is called a T rex.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- When I bought it, six months ago, - it was tiny.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08- The man said I'd have to - move house in five years' time!
0:15:08 > 0:15:10- It will get massive.
0:15:10 > 0:15:11- I really like it.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13- I really like it.- - Brilliant.
0:15:14 > 0:15:19- I really like the birdhouse - and the lights around the garden.
0:15:19 > 0:15:24- That's a lovely snug to sit in and - have a glass of wine in the evening.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- Yes - a big glass of wine!
0:15:26 > 0:15:30- I think the garden is the - most wonderful room in the house.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- I'd rather be out here - than be indoors.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38- How often do you come outside - to do a bit of gardening?
0:15:38 > 0:15:39- At least once a day.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- Yesterday, I was out here - in my pyjamas...
0:15:45 > 0:15:49- ..from 8.30 in the morning - until 1.30 in the afternoon.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- I only stopped because - I was going to a birthday party.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56- Do you talk to your plants?
0:15:56 > 0:15:57- Do you talk to your plants?- - No.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59- I bet you do.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03- I talk so much to people in my life, - I don't need to talk to plants!
0:16:04 > 0:16:06- If they could, they'd go like this!
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- Shut up!
0:16:16 > 0:16:18- MUSIC
0:16:24 > 0:16:26- If I go away for three days...
0:16:26 > 0:16:31- ..this garden has changed completely - by the time I get back.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35- When I get home, I park the car and - come and see what's changed here.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37- You come to see your children!
0:16:37 > 0:16:38- You come to see your children!- - Yes.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- As you can see, - this chilli doesn't look healthy.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- What's this over here? - St Fagans Castle!
0:16:47 > 0:16:51- That's nice! - Let's give them a royal wave.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- One of the things - I like to do on Sundays is cook.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- There's a lettuce - and some chard here.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09- Let's cut some herbs and make - a salad, especially for you.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- That's mint.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15- Thank you. Next, rosemary.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- Oregano. It's great with cheese.
0:17:23 > 0:17:24- Mm!
0:17:25 > 0:17:26- Thyme over here.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- Perlysiau - herbs. It's a nice word.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33- Parsley. Do you want some chives?
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- Parsley. Do you want some chives?- - Yes. A little bit, please.
0:17:37 > 0:17:38- I feel like your sous-chef.
0:17:38 > 0:17:39- I feel like your sous-chef.- - Follow me!
0:17:44 > 0:17:47- Hello! Welcome to - Parri and Parry's kitchen!
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- Mr and Mrs Parri Parry!
0:17:51 > 0:17:54- Mr and Mrs Parri Parry - are in the kitchen...
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- ..and we don't know - what you'll have to eat!
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- Stifyn, what will you - prepare for us today?
0:18:00 > 0:18:05- I wanted to make a salad but it's - not a great time for growing things.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09- There's just about enough produce - in the garden...
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- ..to allow me - to make a nice salad for you.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14- Are you a foodie?
0:18:14 > 0:18:16- Are you a foodie?- - Yes, I'm a huge foodie.
0:18:16 > 0:18:21- I've got to run and keep fit, - otherwise I'd be as big as a house!
0:18:24 > 0:18:26- What's your perfect meal?
0:18:26 > 0:18:28- It's always the same thing.
0:18:28 > 0:18:33- I was raised in a chip shop, so - fish and chips is my favourite meal.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37- After all those years, - you'd either love it or hate it...
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- ..but I still love fish and chips.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- Your family ran a chip shop?
0:18:43 > 0:18:48- Yes - Mam fed everyone in Rhos. - The best ever fish and chips.
0:18:49 > 0:18:50- Celery is my favourite food!
0:18:50 > 0:18:52- Celery is my favourite food!- - Lots of people hate celery.
0:18:53 > 0:18:54- I love it!
0:18:54 > 0:18:59- We always say celery, but what's - the proper Welsh word for celery?
0:18:59 > 0:19:01- Selyri!
0:19:01 > 0:19:02- No - halogen.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05- It sounds painful!
0:19:06 > 0:19:08- It's more like halogen bulbs!
0:19:08 > 0:19:10- Chop my halogen. No!
0:19:10 > 0:19:11- Radish?
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- Radish?- - What is it in Welsh?
0:19:14 > 0:19:15- Rhuddygl.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18- That sounds painful too.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21- This is name-dropping...
0:19:21 > 0:19:26- ..but Stifyn went to Catherine Zeta - and Michael Douglas's wedding.
0:19:27 > 0:19:28- It was a lovely day.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32- There was a huge mixture - of people there.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36- You had Mr and Mrs Jones - from Ystalyfera...
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- ..sitting by Danny DeVito.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41- Gladys Knight And The Pips sang.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46- I said to Gladys Knight, - "Can I say, you sang beautifully."
0:19:47 > 0:19:50- She said, "Why, thank you!" - as if nobody had told her before.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57- I'll make a dressing.
0:19:57 > 0:19:58- I'll make a dressing.- - Garlic.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- Tarragon.
0:20:02 > 0:20:03- Mint.
0:20:04 > 0:20:05- Another cheat! Mint.
0:20:07 > 0:20:08- Dijon.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- Olive oil and sesame oil.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13- Balsamic vinegar.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16- Chives.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- We won't get a cooking series!
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- Nia's Salad.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- It looks nice - and it's almost lunchtime.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30- That's true but it's time - to take the dogs for a walk.
0:20:36 > 0:20:42- This is lovely and I can't quite - believe we're so close to Cardiff.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45- Your house is just over there.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- Your house is just over there.- - Yes - in the middle of nowhere!
0:20:48 > 0:20:50- That's the great thing about it.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55- We wanted to be in the countryside - but be close to the city.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59- There's a wonderful peace here.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04- Home was Rhosllannerchrugog - when you were growing up.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06- Rhos choir is very famous.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08- Did you sing in the choir?
0:21:09 > 0:21:11- No, I've never sung in a choir.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14- There are more choirs - than people in Rhos!
0:21:16 > 0:21:20- Living in Rhos was like - living in a musical. Everyone sang!
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- What sort of home was your house?
0:21:24 > 0:21:26- It was teeny tiny.
0:21:26 > 0:21:31- My dad, my brother and I were - six-footers living in a small house!
0:21:31 > 0:21:35- But I always had people - coming and going from the house.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- I had drama rehearsals, - I created my own circus...
0:21:39 > 0:21:41- ..and I had a band.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46- My parents had to turn the coal shed - into a den for me.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49- I spent all my time in there.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52- Will you move back there?
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- Your mother's still in Rhos.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57- Yes, but I won't move back there.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- I have to be in Cardiff - for work and for my career.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- The dogs, David and the house - are here too.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07- Rhos has changed a lot - since I was young.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- This is a really lovely way - to spend your Sunday.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- I have a question for you.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30- If this place went up in flames - tomorrow and I hope it doesn't!
0:22:30 > 0:22:34- If it did happen, - which three things would you save?
0:22:36 > 0:22:38- Other than David and the dogs...
0:22:39 > 0:22:44- ..I think I'd have to try to - run outside with my tartan armchair.
0:22:47 > 0:22:48- I'd have to save it.
0:22:52 > 0:22:53- It's part of me.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- I spend the first hours - of the morning in it.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- It fits my bottom like a glove!
0:23:03 > 0:23:06- I'm obsessed with black pepper.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09- I've seen that huge pepper mill.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13- I've got six or seven of them!
0:23:13 > 0:23:14- One for every room.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16- Do you put pepper on all your food?
0:23:16 > 0:23:18- Do you put pepper on all your food?- - Yes, but not on custard.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24- Maybe I should save my parents' - wedding photo before my pepper mill!
0:23:26 > 0:23:28- I'd have to rescue my laptop.
0:23:28 > 0:23:29- I'd have to rescue my laptop.- - Ah - work!
0:23:30 > 0:23:31- It's not just work.
0:23:31 > 0:23:36- It contains everyone's phone numbers - and other contact details.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40- The photos of everything I've done - are one there.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- They include photos - of my 50th birthday party...
0:23:44 > 0:23:47- ..one of the best days of my life.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50- The laptop, not the pepper mill.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54- Stifyn, thank you very much.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57- I've enjoyed being home with you.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59- I've enjoyed having you here.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09- Join me next time - for another episode of Adre...
0:24:10 > 0:24:13- ..when I'll take a peek - around someone else's home.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15- Until then, goodbye.
0:24:18 > 0:24:19- .
0:24:23 > 0:24:23- Subtitles
0:24:23 > 0:24:25- Subtitles- - Subtitles
0:24:33 > 0:24:35- I'm Mark Morgan.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37- I'm in Miskin today.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40- I've been in the army - since 1988.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44- I didn't speak a word of Welsh - until I met my wife, Ceri.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46- She's a Welsh speaker.
0:24:46 > 0:24:51- I started to learn Welsh then but I - only took it up seriously in 2007...
0:24:52 > 0:24:56- ..when I took a course - at the university in Lampeter.
0:24:57 > 0:25:02- It's hard for me to attend classes - every week like most students...
0:25:02 > 0:25:06- ..because I'm a soldier - and I travel the world.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11- I spend time in the places where - the army is active at the time.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15- I was stationed in Northern Ireland - back in the 1990s...
0:25:17 > 0:25:19- ..and I later went to Afghanistan.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24- At the end of a day's work, everyone - else relaxed in front of the TV...
0:25:25 > 0:25:28- ..but I got my books out, - finished my module...
0:25:28 > 0:25:31- ..and send my work to Lampeter - via the Internet.
0:25:32 > 0:25:37- During my career, I've always been - interested in challenging things.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42- I have a keen interest - in anything involving endurance.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46- It began in 1995, when I completed - the Marathon Des Sables...
0:25:46 > 0:25:48- ..across the Sahara Desert.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53- I also went to Canada to compete - in The Yukon Arctic Ultra in 2009.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58- I recently completed the - Centenary Race To The South Pole.
0:25:58 > 0:26:04- It celebrated the centenary of the - original race across Antarctica...
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- ..between Captain Scott - and Roald Amundsen.
0:26:07 > 0:26:12- I covered between 35 and 40 - kilometres every day.
0:26:13 > 0:26:18- A routine of two hours of skiing and - a five-minute rest, 14 hours a day.
0:26:19 > 0:26:25- The temperature was between - -35 and -40 degrees every day.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29- I have bandages on my fingers...
0:26:29 > 0:26:34- ..because during the race - across Antarctica I got frostbite.
0:26:34 > 0:26:40- They've improved a lot - since I returned in early February.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44- It sounds terrible but - I'm much better now, so I'm happy.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49- We took 21 days - to complete the race.
0:26:51 > 0:26:52- It was really boring!
0:26:56 > 0:26:59- I leave the army in June...
0:26:59 > 0:27:04- ..and I have one more module to do - before I complete my degree course.
0:27:05 > 0:27:10- The hardest thing for me is the - structures and I'm still learning!
0:27:11 > 0:27:16- The race across Antarctica - was really hard at the time...
0:27:16 > 0:27:22- ..but I'd still say learning Welsh - is the hardest thing I've ever done.
0:27:24 > 0:27:29- My advice to someone - who's thinking of learning Welsh...
0:27:30 > 0:27:33- ..is to go for it, to be determined - and to keep going.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51- My name is Helena Jones - and I live in Brecon.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57- I was born in Seven Sisters - during the War.
0:28:00 > 0:28:01- 1918.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04- That means I'm 97 years old.
0:28:08 > 0:28:13- My father spoke Welsh - but my mother only spoke English.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16- That's why English - was the language we spoke at home.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24- My father had a bike.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28- I would sit on a cushion, - which he placed on the bar.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30- I was only little at the time.
0:28:30 > 0:28:35- I'd sit on that cushion - and we'd go to every eisteddfod.
0:28:36 > 0:28:41- Crai, Senny, Trecastell, - Lower Chapel, Upper Chapel...
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- ..Pontfaen, Aberysgir.
0:28:46 > 0:28:47- It was always in English.
0:28:48 > 0:28:49- I liked them.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55- If I could get people - to stop and listen to me...
0:28:56 > 0:28:58- ..it was a wonderful feeling.
0:29:01 > 0:29:06- I first competed in an eisteddfod - when I was four years old.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11- That's the problem. - I've been hooked on them ever since!
0:29:16 > 0:29:19- When I celebrated - my 90th birthday...
0:29:19 > 0:29:23- ..the doctor said - I had to learn a new language...
0:29:26 > 0:29:31- ..and learn to play - a new instrument.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35- That's why I bought a harp - and I started to learn to play it.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40- That's also when - I started to speak Welsh again.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43- I went to the college in Brecon...
0:29:44 > 0:29:48- ..and I got an A Grade in - the Canolradd intermediate course.
0:29:50 > 0:29:52- I'm very happy about that.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55- The mutations still bother me!
0:29:57 > 0:30:01- I've enjoyed learning Welsh, - to tell you the truth.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06- People say, "You're not a learner!"
0:30:08 > 0:30:10- They say my accent is too good.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14- When I was a little girl...
0:30:14 > 0:30:19- ..I had to go to chapel in Libanus - every Sunday morning.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27- There was a Welsh-language service - once a month...
0:30:28 > 0:30:33- ..and I remember listening to people - chanting The Lord's Prayer in Welsh.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38- I think - that's why I have a good accent.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41- Because I heard Amen so many times!
0:30:43 > 0:30:49- I don't understand every word but - I get the gist of what people say.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51- We've got to try.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55- If we don't try, - the Welsh Language will go.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57- It will go.
0:30:57 > 0:30:58- We must speak it.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01- We have to encourage it.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06- Two windows on the world - are better than one.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09- Every Tuesday...
0:31:11 > 0:31:16- ..I go to Brecon - for a Sesiwn Sgwrsio coffee morning.
0:31:18 > 0:31:23- That gives me a chance - to speak Welsh.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29- The man who runs The Three - Horseshoes across the road...
0:31:33 > 0:31:35- ..would like to learn Welsh.
0:31:36 > 0:31:41- I promised to start a Welsh class on - a Tuesday night, starting next week.
0:31:43 > 0:31:44- Nothing serious.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- No exams.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52- John can say bore da, nos da - and diolch yn fawr.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54- Things like that.
0:31:56 > 0:31:57- He wants to learn more...
0:31:58 > 0:32:01- ..so we're going to have - a little try.
0:32:12 > 0:32:14- I'm Supachai and I live in Cardiff.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17- I come from Thailand originally.
0:32:18 > 0:32:19- I'm a student.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22- I'm taking a PhD in Dentistry...
0:32:22 > 0:32:24- ..at Cardiff University.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31- Before I came here, - I worked as a dentist in Thailand.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34- I treated patients...
0:32:35 > 0:32:38- ..who were HIV-positive.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43- I like Welsh culture.
0:32:45 > 0:32:50- I enjoy travelling around - to experience new cultures...
0:32:51 > 0:32:54- ..and to learn about the way - local people do things.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58- I like everything about Wales.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03- I have two reasons to learn Welsh.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07- I believe that - learning a language...
0:33:07 > 0:33:13- ..is the best way to learn - about a country's culture.
0:33:15 > 0:33:20- The second reason is I feel - I must respect the local people...
0:33:26 > 0:33:29- ..by learning the language - they speak every day.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36- I felt there was a difference...
0:33:37 > 0:33:42- ..between people who live in England - and people who live in Wales.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45- I wasn't sure about that...
0:33:45 > 0:33:51- ..so I decided to learn Welsh so - that I could find out more about it.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- I found it easier - to learn Welsh than English.
0:34:07 > 0:34:11- There are similarities - between Welsh and Thai.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14- A lot of the grammar is similar.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19- The most important thing - when you learn Welsh...
0:34:19 > 0:34:21- ..is to practise all the time.
0:34:22 > 0:34:25- You must use your Welsh - as much as possible.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30- Good luck to everyone - who's learning Welsh.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32- Thank you.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49- I'm Marie Watkins - and I live in Cilfynydd, Pontypridd.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54- I live in Pontypridd now but - I come from Caerphilly originally.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59- I live here with my children - and my partner.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04- I have one son, called Tai - and one daughter, called Millie.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08- My son is learning to swim.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10- He loves swimming.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13- My daughter loves to dress up.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16- She also loves my shoes!
0:35:17 > 0:35:19- Not her own shoes - my shoes!
0:35:23 > 0:35:25- They can be a nightmare...
0:35:28 > 0:35:31- ..but they're usually good children.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34- Sometimes!
0:35:38 > 0:35:40- I started to learn Welsh last year.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43- I've done Entry Level - and Foundation Level.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49- Last September, - I started Intermediate Level.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55- In addition - to the Welsh classes I attend...
0:35:57 > 0:36:03- ..I listen to Radio Cymru in the car - and my children watch Cyw.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08- I also record Hwb every Sunday.
0:36:10 > 0:36:16- I decided to learn Welsh because - my children go to a Welsh school.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- I want my children to learn Welsh.
0:36:25 > 0:36:30- Being able to speak Welsh - will help them in the future.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37- The only chance I have - to practise my Welsh...
0:36:38 > 0:36:41- ..is when I drop the kids off - at school and pick them up.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- And in class, obviously, - when I'm in my Welsh class.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49- I will be reading to the children - in the school as well.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53- The headmaster has said - it's OK for me to go into class...
0:36:54 > 0:36:56- ..and read to the children.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00- They can help me with pronunciation, - words and correctness.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04- The advice I'd give - to anyone wanting to learn Welsh...
0:37:04 > 0:37:06- ..is to go for it.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12- I love Welsh at the moment.
0:37:16 > 0:37:17- .
0:37:23 > 0:37:23- *
0:37:23 > 0:37:25- Hello! I'm Craig ab Iago.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- In this series, - I look at people and places...
0:37:28 > 0:37:32- ..which are part of Wales's story, - past and present.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34- Welcome to Pwt O Hanes.
0:37:41 > 0:37:46- I started to learn Welsh in 2002, - when I was a student in Edinburgh.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50- I moved to Llanllyfni in 2008 - and I'm still learning the language.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55- In this series, I'll introduce - some clips about Welsh stories...
0:37:56 > 0:37:57- ..and Welsh people.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00- I'll start with a little bit - of my own story.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05- I competed in the Welsh Learner - Of The Year Competition 2013...
0:38:05 > 0:38:09- ..and I went on - to be one of the four finalists.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14- Here's a clip of the programme - we made for S4C.
0:38:20 > 0:38:25- I'm Craig ab Iago and I don't come - from anywhere originally, really.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27- My father was in the RAF.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31- My family comes from Penygroes - and Llandwrog originally.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34- I moved back to Wales ten years ago.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39- I have a two-year-old son - and a partner.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45- I've been a Plaid Cymru - County Councillor since May.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49- That's the best job I've ever had.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51- I may not be able - to change things...
0:38:52 > 0:38:55- ..but people must listen to me - trying to change things!
0:38:56 > 0:39:01- I'm the coordinator of Project B3, - the food project in Nantlle Valley.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04- The project is funded - by the National Lottery.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11- The idea is to increase - the level of local produce...
0:39:11 > 0:39:14- ..we grow, eat and sell.
0:39:17 > 0:39:22- The best time to get someone to - start growing is when they're young.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26- My generation - weren't taught to grow things.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29- I thought my food came from Tesco.
0:39:29 > 0:39:34- It's important that children - understand where food comes from.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36- It doesn't come from Tesco.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38- It comes from the soil...
0:39:38 > 0:39:42- ..and we can grow it, - without relying on anyone else.
0:39:45 > 0:39:50- One of the schools we visit - is Bro Lleu in Penygroes.
0:39:51 > 0:39:58- The children and the teachers told - me they wanted an open-air class...
0:40:00 > 0:40:01- ..with some plants.
0:40:05 > 0:40:10- We bought everything and found - someone to do the work for them.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13- We try to do this in every school.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16- Who knows what's growing here?
0:40:16 > 0:40:20- We, as a school, - are grateful to Craig ab Iago.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22- He's always willing to work with us.
0:40:23 > 0:40:28- This time, he's working with Year 2 - pupils to create the school garden.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31- We're really grateful to him...
0:40:31 > 0:40:35- ..for organizing donations - from local businesses.
0:40:35 > 0:40:40- The children helped design the - garden and they helped plant it.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44- It will be wonderful - to see these plants growing.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48- As the children grow, - so the plants will grow.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53- We've been planting - rhubarb and lavender.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59- We've been planting - lettuce and sprouts.
0:41:02 > 0:41:03- And potatoes.
0:41:04 > 0:41:05- And rhubarb.
0:41:05 > 0:41:06- And rhubarb.- - And blackcurrants.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- What are these?
0:41:09 > 0:41:10- What are these?- - Sprouts.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13- Are they the small ones - I bought for you?
0:41:13 > 0:41:14- Yes.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16- Yes.- - They've grown a lot.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21- His Welsh is excellent - and the children love Craig.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23- Good luck, Craig!
0:41:27 > 0:41:32- When I was young, the only things on - my mind were rugby, beer and women.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39- Since I started to learn Welsh - and returned to Wales...
0:41:39 > 0:41:41- ..I'm a different person.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44- I didn't bother to vote - until I was 30...
0:41:44 > 0:41:48- ..but now, I'm a Plaid Cymru - County Councillor.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52- Learning Welsh has changed - every aspect of my life.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58- What's important to me now - is my community...
0:41:58 > 0:42:02- ..my family, the Welsh language - and Wales itself.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06- My whole family speaks Welsh.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10- My sisters and I - could only speak English...
0:42:10 > 0:42:14- ..and all my life, - it made me feel like...
0:42:14 > 0:42:17- ..I wasn't really - part of my own family.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23- I promised myself - I'd learn Welsh all my life...
0:42:23 > 0:42:26- ..but it just didn't happen.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31- My grandfather passed away in 2001
0:42:32 > 0:42:37- Everyone gathered for the funeral - and, again, it reminded me...
0:42:37 > 0:42:39- ..that I didn't speak Welsh.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41- I knew I had to learn.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45- The following year, - I found a course in Lampeter.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- I've been on several Welsh courses - since then.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55- On my first day in Lampeter, - we learned 'Dw i'n hoffi coffi'...
0:42:55 > 0:42:58- ..and I really struggled with it.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00- I felt I was out of my depth.
0:43:04 > 0:43:09- I met Llio around four years ago.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12- My language has developed a lot - since I met her.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17- She's helped me a lot.
0:43:17 > 0:43:22- She's patient and she won't - correct me when I make a mistake.
0:43:23 > 0:43:25- She'll just pick her moments.
0:43:25 > 0:43:28- He likes to keep himself busy.
0:43:28 > 0:43:30- He's really determined.
0:43:32 > 0:43:36- You can see that - in how well he's learned Welsh.
0:43:36 > 0:43:39- When he puts his mind - to something...
0:43:39 > 0:43:43- ..he does it - to the best of his ability.
0:43:43 > 0:43:46- He makes sure - people are having fun.
0:43:46 > 0:43:50- When he organizes events, that - desire for others to have fun...
0:43:50 > 0:43:52- ..gives him the patience to do it.
0:43:53 > 0:43:58- As he learns more Welsh and - learns more about Welsh history...
0:43:58 > 0:44:03- ..it becomes more important to him, - especially now Ynyr's here.
0:44:03 > 0:44:07- Ynyr won't learn English until - he starts school when he's five.
0:44:10 > 0:44:13- I'd really love to win - Welsh Learner Of The Year.
0:44:13 > 0:44:17- I'd like to display the award - with pride on my mantelpiece.
0:44:18 > 0:44:20- It would be great feedback for me...
0:44:21 > 0:44:26- ..to know I've reached the point - where I can win something like that.
0:44:27 > 0:44:30- I know what I want to do - with my life.
0:44:30 > 0:44:32- Welsh is so important to me.
0:44:32 > 0:44:35- I want to help change - the situation...
0:44:35 > 0:44:38- ..which looks pretty bad - for the language.
0:44:40 > 0:44:42- I want to inspire people.
0:44:42 > 0:44:44- On a personal level...
0:44:44 > 0:44:48- ..it's important - that people see someone like me...
0:44:48 > 0:44:51- ..a normal person - who isn't clever...
0:44:51 > 0:44:53- ..winning something like that.
0:44:53 > 0:44:57- I would use the title - to inspire others to learn Welsh.
0:44:57 > 0:45:02- I'm the vice-chairman - of Dyffryn Nantlle 20:20.
0:45:04 > 0:45:07- Our aim is to develop - the Nantlle Valley area...
0:45:07 > 0:45:12- ..and make sure our Welsh language - levels stay where they are...
0:45:12 > 0:45:14- ..or, hopefully, improve.
0:45:14 > 0:45:18- It would be really useful to win - Welsh Learner Of The Year...
0:45:19 > 0:45:21- ..so I could tell learners...
0:45:21 > 0:45:25- ..and potential learners - who have moved to the area...
0:45:25 > 0:45:30- ..that it's possible to aim high - and win an award like this.
0:45:31 > 0:45:35- People would see that I was - a learner, so they should go for it.
0:45:45 > 0:45:49- I didn't win Learner Of The Year - but I'm still learning...
0:45:49 > 0:45:54- ..and I really enjoy living my life - through the medium of Welsh.
0:45:59 > 0:46:02- I was born in RAF Nocton Hall, - Lincolnshire.
0:46:02 > 0:46:04- Unfortunately!
0:46:09 > 0:46:14- My parents sent me - to a private school in Birmingham.
0:46:20 > 0:46:23- I was at the school - from the age of seven to sixteen.
0:46:23 > 0:46:27- When I was 16, - I ran off around the world.
0:46:27 > 0:46:32- I lived in New Zealand, America, - Egypt, Israel, Portugal...
0:46:33 > 0:46:34- ..France and Spain.
0:46:35 > 0:46:39- When I was 26, I decided - I had to do something with my life.
0:46:39 > 0:46:42- I was having lots of fun - seeing the world...
0:46:42 > 0:46:44- ..but I decided to settle down.
0:46:46 > 0:46:48- I moved to Llanllyfni - eight years ago.
0:46:49 > 0:46:53- I met Llio there - and we now have a son, called Ynyr.
0:46:53 > 0:46:58- My relatives all speak Welsh, I work - through the medium of Welsh...
0:46:58 > 0:47:02- ..I do my County Councillor duties - in Welsh.
0:47:02 > 0:47:05- I'm also - the Gwynedd Welsh Language Champion.
0:47:06 > 0:47:08- My sisters have learned Welsh.
0:47:08 > 0:47:11- I don't speak English - with my relatives any more.
0:47:12 > 0:47:15- I live my life almost 100% - through the medium of Welsh.
0:47:16 > 0:47:19- I'm passionate, I'm creative...
0:47:20 > 0:47:24- ..and I want to - make the world a better place.
0:47:24 > 0:47:29- It all stemmed from that first - Welsh lesson in Lampeter.
0:47:29 > 0:47:34- Thanks to the Welsh language, - my life is much, much better.
0:47:40 > 0:47:42- Well, that's my story.
0:47:42 > 0:47:47- Join me next time for some more - stories about Wales and its people.
0:48:05 > 0:48:08- S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones
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