Sun, 08 Jan 2017 12:20 Dal Ati

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-Hello! How are you?

-Welcome to the quiz, Llyncu Geiriau.

-For help to follow the programme,

-use the website, the app...

-..and the subtitles.

-Thank you

-for joining the word gym...

-..as we give our brains

-a good workout...

-..by challenging ourselves

-to remember and create words.

-I think the teams are ready,

-so let's meet them.

-Team A, introduce yourselves.

-Hello! I'm Geraint

-and I live in Llanrwst.

-I'm 38 years old

-and I work for the government.

-I live with my wife, Alison.

-I know all there is to know

-about you, so you can go home now!

-Who else is on Team A?

-I'm Michelle Lewis.

-I come from Ely, Cardiff originally,

-but I know live in Canton.

-I teach English

-and I have two children.

-Say hello to them.

-Say hello to them.

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-Hello, Meilyr and Mari.

-Do you have any children, Geraint?

-Do you have any children, Geraint?

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-No, but I have over ten cats.

-Over ten?

-Why do you keep so many cats?

-They've all been abandoned

-on the streets of various towns.

-Three came from Spain.

-We rescue a lot of cats.

-They're very lucky cats...

-..to have found a lovely home

-with you, in Llanrwst.

-Michelle, you've lived abroad.

-Yes - in Stockholm.

-I did Scandinavian Studies...

-..and I moved to Stockholm as part

-of the course to learn Swedish.

-What's "Hello, how are you?"

-in Swedish?

-Hej, hur mar du?

-Hej, hur mar du?

-

-Hej, hur mar du?

-Hello to our viewers

-over there, in Sweden.

-Some of your cats are Spanish...

-..but you like to travel

-further than Spain, Geraint.

-Yes.

-I've been to Australia three times.

-I first went to meet a relative

-I'd never met before.

-I was there for a fortnight.

-It's nice to have family over there.

-It's nice to have family over there.

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-Definitely.

-It's lovely to meet you, Team A.

-Team B, please introduce yourselves.

-I'm Corina and I live in Cardiff...

-..with my husband, two children

-and a naughty little dog.

-A naughty little dog? What breed?

-A naughty little dog? What breed?

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-Cockapoo. He's wild.

-What's his name?

-Teddy.

-Hiya, Teddy.

-Say hello to the kids too.

-Hello!

-Mike, where do you come from?

-Mike, where do you come from?

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-I come from Y Felinheli.

-I also have two children.

-I'm married to Jill.

-I have a goldfish.

-Say hello to your goldfish.

-His name keeps on changing.

-His name today is Toffee.

-What are your children's names?

-What are your children's names?

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-Wil and Gwen.

-What a relief!

-What do you do for a living, Mike?

-What do you do for a living, Mike?

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-I'm an artist and a lecturer.

-A lecturer in what?

-A lecturer in what?

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-Art.

-You work on an art scheme.

-Yes. I currently work

-as a Creative Agent.

-Creative Agent - Asiant Creadigol.

-Creative Agent - Asiant Creadigol.

-

-Yes, for the Arts Council of Wales.

-I work with schools to get artists

-in there to work with teachers...

-..especially

-those who teach maths and English.

-I try to help people to teach

-children in a more creative way.

-That's interesting.

-Can you bring creativity

-into maths lessons?

-Yes, and we use films and animations

-in some of the projects.

-Corina, what do you do?

-Corina, what do you do?

-

-Nothing as exciting as Mickey.

-I'm a copywriter,

-so I write material for websites...

-..and I write marketing material.

-A business comes to you and you

-teach them to sell their business?

-Yes, that's right.

-But I write a lot of things.

-Are you ready to play?

-Are you ready to play?

-

-Yes.

-Here's our crossword.

-The theme this week is Wales.

-A correct answer

-is worth two points.

-Get it wrong and it passes

-to the other team for one point.

-Alright?

-Let's turn to the clues.

-Team A, you can choose first.

-Team A, you can choose first.

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-Number two.

-Yes - number two.

-Yes - number two.

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-Two across. Wales is the theme.

-Traditional music, where a voice

-is accompanied by a harp.

-Two words,

-with four letters in each word.

-Cerdd dant.

-Cerdd dant is correct.

-Outstanding, Michelle.

-Where did that come from?

-Where did that come from?

-

-My husband sings in a choir.

-That probably helped it

-pop into my head somehow.

-Well done, Michelle.

-Two points to Team A.

-Team B, choose a clue.

-Team B, choose a clue.

-

-One down.

-Here's your clue - tasty seaweed.

-This is another two-word answer,

-with four letters in each word.

-Tasty seaweed.

-Time's up.

-I gave you plenty of thinking time.

-Team A, over to you. Tasty seaweed.

-Laver bread in English.

-I don't know what it is in Welsh.

-It is laver bread,

-or bara lawr in Welsh.

-What's the score

-at the end of the first round?

-We'll return to the crossword later.

-Next, let's play

-Who Am I? What Am I?

-Fingers on the buzzers.

-I'll give you facts about

-a famous person or an object.

-Three points for a correct answer

-after one clue.

-Two points for a correct answer

-after two clues.

-One point for a correct answer

-after three clues.

-Get it wrong and the other team

-can answer for a bonus point.

-Is that clear?

-Is that clear?

-

-Yes.

-Let's go for it. Who am I?

-I'm married with two children.

-That's worth three points.

-Let's move on.

-This is for two points.

-My original name

-was Reginald Kenneth Dwight.

-Corina?

-Corina?

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-Elton John.

-Correct, for two points.

-The third clue mentioned

-his star-shaped glasses.

-Here's the next clue. What am I?

-I was originally created

-in order to hunt.

-This clue is for two points.

-I come from Australia. G'day!

-I come from Australia. G'day!

-Something from Australia

-which you use to hunt.

-When you throw me,

-I'm supposed to come back.

-A boomerang.

-A boomerang.

-

-Correct, for one point.

-Who am I?

-I'm famous

-for my portraits of women.

-Egon Schiele.

-Egon Schiele.

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-No.

-You chose the wrong artist.

-You're out of the game, so Team A

-can hear the rest of the clues.

-My brother, Augustus, and I...

-..studied at

-The Slade School Of Art in London.

-Here's the third clue.

-The artist, Auguste Rodin,

-was my lover.

-I don't have a clue.

-No points for you,

-but I'll throw it back to Team B.

-Mike, what's the answer?

-Mike, what's the answer?

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-Gwen John.

-Did you get it

-after the second clue?

-Yes.

-Let that be a lesson to you.

-Let's carry on.

-What am I?

-I was built between 1961 and 1996.

-For two points.

-I'm 191.9 miles long, or 308.8km.

-What am I?

-For one point.

-Fingers on those buzzers.

-I run from London to South Wales.

-The M4.

-The M4.

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-Pardon, Michelle?

-The M4.

-The M4.

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-Correct, for one point.

-That's the end of the round.

-Team A scored one point

-and Team B scored three points.

-That means it's all square.

-It's time to play Fast Translating.

-You have 30 seconds to translate

-English words into Welsh.

-One member of each team plays this

-round, so who's it to be, Team A?

-Me.

-Michelle,

-your 30 seconds start now.

-Difference.

-Difference.

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-Gwahaniaeth.

-Safety.

-Safety.

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-Diogelwch.

-Funeral.

-Funeral.

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-Angladd.

-Qualifications.

-Qualifications.

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-Cymwysterau.

-Changeable.

-Changeable.

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-Pass.

-Imaginary.

-Imaginary.

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-Dychymyg.

-Masculine.

-Masculine.

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-Dynol.

-Bald.

-Bald.

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-Pen moel.

-Disabled.

-Disabled.

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-Anabl.

-Success.

-Success.

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-Llwyddiant.

-Incredible.

-Incredible.

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-Pass.

-Certificate.

-Certificate.

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-Tystysgrif.

-To establish.

-To establish.

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-Sefydlu.

-To depend.

-To depend.

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-Dibynnu.

-Teacher.

-Teacher.

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-Athro.

-Time's up. Well done.

-You passed on two.

-Changeable - cyfnewidiol.

-OK.

-You also passed on 'incredible'.

-You also passed on 'incredible'.

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-Ang-something.

-Anhygoel or anghredadwy.

-That's the word I had in mind.

-You did well but you said

-'dychymyg' for imaginary.

-Dychymyg - imagination.

-Dychmygol - imaginary.

-Dychmygus is also correct.

-But you scored

-a brilliant 12 points.

-Are you happy with that?

-Are you happy with that?

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-Yes.

-Team B,

-you've got 12 points to beat.

-Michelle was great,

-so who'll translate for you?

-I'll do it.

-Come on then, Mike.

-Good luck. You'll probably need it!

-You have 30 seconds,

-starting from now!

-Instructions.

-Instructions.

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-Pass.

-To get in touch.

-Pass.

-Feminine.

-Merch? Pass.

-Generation.

-Reasonable.

-I don't know.

-Cheap.

-Cheap.

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-Rhad.

-Details.

-Oh, Mike!

-Mike!

-Manylion.

-Manylion.

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-Correct, but too late.

-You did get one right.

-Instructions. You must know it.

-Cyfarwyddiadau.

-To get in touch - cysylltu.

-Feminine - benywaidd.

-Generation - cenhedlaeth.

-Reasonable - rhesymol.

-Cheap - rhad, as you said.

-Details - manylion.

-It's difficult here, in the studio.

-It's easy at home

-but it's hard in the studio.

-What's the score,

-at the end of that round?

-Let's go back to the crossword.

-Team B, you need some points.

-Choose a clue.

-The theme is Wales, as you know.

-Choose a clue.

-Four across.

-Four across.

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-Yes, if you like.

-Four across.

-Here's your clue.

-This forms the border.

-It's a two-word answer.

-What's the name of the border

-between Wales and England?

-Time's up, unfortunately.

-Team A, this is your chance

-to grab a bonus point.

-We don't know.

-It's Offa's Dyke in English.

-Yes - Offa's Dyke in English.

-What is it in Welsh?

-Clawdd Offa.

-Team A, choose a clue.

-Six across.

-Whose final words were...

-.."Do the little things"?

-It's a two-word answer,

-with four letters in each word.

-Dewi Sant.

-Dewi Sant.

-

-Yes - Saint David.

-Team B failed to score in that round

-but Team A grabbed two points.

-What's the score,

-as we reach the halfway point?

-We need to take a break

-here, in the studio.

-Mike really needs it!

-Let's see the viewers' challenge,

-which is a two-word puzzle today.

-I want you to fill in the blanks.

-I'll help you

-by giving you this clue.

-Not second hand.

-Not second hand.

-I'll give you the answer

-in two minutes.

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-Subtitles

-Subtitles

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-Subtitles

-Welcome back.

-Team A is flying

-on today's Llyncu Geiriau.

-Geraint and Michelle have a big lead

-over Corina and Mike.

-You both have a massive mountain

-to climb, my friends.

-How did you get on

-with the viewers' challenge?

-I asked you to fill in the blanks.

-I gave you a clue to help you.

-Not second hand.

-Not second hand.

-If something isn't second hand,

-what is it?

-Newydd sbon - brand new.

-Well done if you got it right.

-Back we go to our crossword.

-Team A, choose a clue.

-Five across.

-Five across.

-

-Five across.

-This moves every year...

-..and that's been the case

-since it was established...

-..at Cardigan Castle in 1176.

-Eisteddfod.

-Correct. Well done.

-Eisteddfod is the correct answer.

-Team B knew that too.

-Choose one

-of the two remaining clues.

-Three down, please.

-Three down, please.

-

-Wales is the theme.

-A footballer

-who's a hero in Wales and Madrid.

-Gareth Bale.

-Well done, Team B.

-What's the score

-at the end of that round?

-Let's test the memory

-in Remember Everything.

-You'll see pictures of a series

-of objects on the screen.

-You must then remember as many

-objects as you can in 30 seconds.

-Who'll represent you

-in this round, Team B?

-Me.

-Me.

-

-Ready?

-How's your memory in general?

-How's your memory in general?

-

-Perfect!

-Good luck, Corina.

-A clown, a ruler,

-a balloon, a CD....

-..a lemon, sweetcorn,

-an egg, a France flag...

-..headphones, a crab,

-a chess set, a crown...

-..an orange, a window,

-a rabbit, a swing...

-..a rifle, a cassette,

-a swan and a whale.

-You have 30 seconds, starting now.

-A whale, a clown,

-a ruler, a window...

-..an orange, a lemon...

-..a CD...

-..a rifle.

-Time's up, Corina.

-You did really well.

-You got eight points.

-That's really good.

-The gap is narrowing.

-Team A,

-we know who'll represent you.

-We do.

-Geraint, are you ready?

-Geraint, are you ready?

-

-Yes, I think so.

-Here we go.

-Books, a snowman,

-a tennis racket, skittles...

-..a pumpkin, a laptop,

-a teddy, a camera...

-..chips, a horse,

-a snail, a camel...

-..a pirate, a cup of tea or coffee,

-a bat and ball, a scarecrow...

-..a fire engine, a cloud,

-a tennis ball and a record.

-You have 30 seconds,

-starting from now.

-A tennis ball.

-Something fire.

-What?

-What?

-

-Something about a fire.

-A horse.

-Pumpkin.

-Pumpkin.

-

-I need the Welsh word.

-Time's up, Geraint.

-That something about a fire

-was a fire engine.

-You said pumpkin but I needed

-the Welsh word - pwmpen.

-There we are. You got two points.

-Don't worry about it, Geraint.

-This means the gap between the teams

-has shrunk.

-Next, we'll play Word For Word.

-I'll give each team

-a different long word.

-You must then form words

-of three letters or more...

-..using the letters

-in that long word.

-You can't separate double letters

-such as Ll, Ch, Ff and so on.

-They count as single letters.

-You have 30 seconds

-and Team A, here's your long word.

-Cydwybodol - conscientious.

-Your time starts now.

-Wybod.

-Bod.

-Dod.

-Byw.

-Lwc.

-Time's up.

-That was hard.

-The obvious ones are

-cyd, dwy, bod and dol.

-You managed to get one of them.

-You scored four points.

-Team B, are you ready for your word?

-Team B, are you ready for your word?

-

-We're ready.

-Cydweithrediad - cooperation.

-Th is a double letter...

-..so you can't separate

-the T from the H.

-Your time starts now.

-Waith.

-Cyd.

-Ydw.

-Diar.

-Deyd.

-Time's up.

-Time's up.

-

-Iaith.

-Iaith is there,

-but you ran out of time, Mike.

-You scored three points.

-What's the score?

-Let's go back to our crossword

-for the final time.

-Two points for a correct answer.

-Get it wrong and it passes

-to the other team for a bonus point.

-This is the final clue,

-so fingers on those buzzers.

-Seven across. Here's the clue.

-Wales is the theme.

-There was a Great one

-and a Last one.

-I'm looking for a name.

-There was a Great one

-and a Last one.

-Another clue?

-Another clue?

-

-Yes.

-This name begins with the letter Ll.

-One more clue.

-Prince.

-Llywelyn.

-Llywelyn is the correct answer.

-Well done, Michelle.

-Two points to Team A,

-which widens the gap to ten points.

-It's time for the final round.

-In this round, we put

-your general knowledge to the test.

-One point per correct answer

-but remember to buzz in.

-Get it wrong and it passes

-to the other team for one point.

-Go for it, Team B!

-Here we go.

-In what country is Vesuvius?

-Italy.

-In which Welsh town was the series

-Gavin And Stacey set?

-Team B.

-Team B.

-

-Barry.

-Plants release what gas

-during photosynthesis?

-Corina.

-Corina.

-

-Oxygen.

-That's the end of the round

-and the end of the quiz.

-What's the final score?

-Well done, Team A and apologies

-for all the pain, Team B.

-It's easy at home and it's easy for

-me, with the answers on my cards.

-Well done, you two.

-Mike and Corina, thank you.

-Team A...

-..did you enjoy the experience?

-Yes, thank you.

-Congratulations. You've each won

-a copy of Geiriadur Cymraeg Gomer.

-A little bit

-of bedtime reading for you.

-That's all for this week.

-Thank you for your company.

-Join us soon for more fun

-on Llyncu Geiriau. Goodbye.

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-Subtitles

-Subtitles

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-Subtitles

-Welcome to Wrexham, a county

-with a population of 135,000...

-..around 13% of whom speak Welsh.

-Wrexham is a Saxon name.

-It comes from Wryhtel's Ham -

-the farm of a man called Wryhtel.

-For help to follow the programme,

-use the website and the app...

-..and don't forget the subtitles.

-Going back 250 years,

-Wrexham was a small market town...

-..with a population of 2,000.

-It was famous

-for its leather industry.

-In 1762, the Industrial Revolution

-in Wales started right here.

-For the two centuries

-following that...

-..lead, iron and coal

-were very important to this area.

-The old heavy industries

-have now all gone...

-..to be replaced

-by industrial estates.

-Wrexham was also famous

-for brewing lager and beer...

-..but many of the breweries

-have also gone.

-Thousands of people

-have moved to this area...

-..and Wrexham is now an important

-centre for shopping and leisure.

-The town has been extensively

-modernized in recent times.

-Wrexham Maelor, the largest hospital

-in North Wales, is located here.

-It's also

-the home of Glyndwr University.

-This new Welsh university

-has 9,000 students.

-Wrexham has had a football club

-since 1864.

-It's Wales's oldest football club.

-They play at The Racecourse,

-which was renamed in 2011...

-..as the Glyndwr University

-Racecourse Stadium.

-I'm Geraint

-and I live in Penycae, Wrexham.

-I've lived in Penycae since 1999.

-I live there with my family.

-Tracy, my wife, Osian Hedd,

-our ten-year-old son...

-..and Lowri Enfys, our daughter.

-Lowri Enfys is two and a half.

-I listen to a lot of music.

-I've been playing the drums...

-..since I was 18 years old.

-I've played in many bands

-over the years.

-I've played

-all over Wales and England.

-I've also toured Germany.

-I usually play in bands

-which play heavy rock or metal.

-I started to learn Welsh...

-..because my father

-came from Tumble near Cross Hands.

-He never had the opportunity

-to teach Welsh to me...

-..when I was young.

-I wanted to talk to my father

-in his mother tongue.

-I used Say Something In Welsh.

-Say Something in Welsh...

-..made it possible for me

-to speak Welsh with my father.

-He died last year.

-I'm grateful to Aran, Catrin, Iestyn

-and Cat for creating the course.

-A lot of people ask me

-how long I've been growing my beard.

-I've been growing my beard

-for ten years.

-I started to grow my beard

-when my son was born.

-Do you want to know

-how real men shave?

-We don't!

-We don't shave.

-Real men don't shave.

-Let's visit Rhosllannerchrugog

-and Ysgol ID Hooson school.

-Isaac Daniel Hooson was a poet

-who wrote many poems for children.

-The school has created an area

-with a small pond...

-..so that chilren

-can appreciate wildlife.

-Shan Cothi found out more.

-This is such a pretty building.

-How did you build it?

-We had a blank canvas.

-Groundwork came in

-to work with the children.

-They developed

-a wildlife area with a pond.

-We decided that we needed a place

-to watch birds and wild animals.

-In the end,

-we chose to build this Celtic house.

-It's a fine building.

-It must have been a chance to get

-the community working together.

-It was fantastic.

-I came from a small school

-in a close-knit community.

-I'd heard that Rhos

-was very similar.

-On Sunday mornings, families

-turned up to build willow fences.

-We planted about 250 trees.

-Over 100 people came.

-Some made soup and bacon sandwiches.

-That was popular!

-The work was completed

-within a few hours.

-I'm sure that the children

-love playing out here.

-Yes.

-Some of the livelier boys find

-pieces of wood to use as swords.

-Others use it as shelter.

-Some Year 5 and Year 6 pupils...

-..play McDonald's drive-through,

-using the ledges.

-Times have changed

-since Celtic times!

-I'd say you like it here too.

-I do, to be honest.

-This is my third year at the school.

-It's a great site.

-We have a brand new school.

-The staff are great.

-The parents and grandparents

-play active roles with the school.

-The community as a whole

-is very supportive.

-I feel at home here.

-Stifyn Parri, the actor

-and TV presenter, comes from Rhos.

-I chatted to him

-on the Hwb sofa a while back.

-We talked about two S4C shows -

-Sion A Sian and Seren Rhos...

-..where local people

-staged a pantomime.

-We'll also see how Stifyn got on

-in our quiz, Gwenyn Geirfa.

-# Of all the presenters on TV,

-My favourite is Stifyn Parri

-# He comes from Rhos. He looks trim.

-I'm so excited to meet him #

-Show-off!

-Show-off!

-

-Ha, ha, ha! Did you like that?

-Yes, indeed.

-Welcome to Hwb.

-Welcome to Hwb.

-

-It's nice to see you.

-Now, I want to know

-about Sion A Sian.

-I haven't seen any of it yet

-but I'm looking forward to it.

-Do you enjoy filming Sion A Sian?

-Yes, I love it!

-Sion A Sian wasn't on my radar.

-I received a call out of the blue,

-asking if I'd like to present it.

-I wanted to have an active role

-in the content...

-..including the people

-chosen as contestants.

-I asked if I could

-co-produce the series.

-Oh, so you're producing, too?

-Yes, I'm co-producing...

-..and I'm co-presenting

-with Heledd Cynwal.

-Mind your mutations!

-Rhosllannerchrugog!

-I'll press a button to send you

-shooting up in the air!

-I'm having a great time.

-Do some couples argue on the show?

-Do some couples argue on the show?

-

-Yes.

-The problem is some of the questions

-are very, very simple...

-..but people

-get in a lather about them.

-They can analyze the question

-and the answer they give.

-They know the correct answer...

-..but they don't think

-that's what their partner will say.

-You only win money

-if your answers match.

-The contestants

-are the stars of the show.

-What is this Seren Rhos?

-What is this Seren Rhos?

-

-It was a TV programme.

-We produced a series called

-Seren Bethlehem three years ago.

-In that, we asked the Bethlehem

-community to stage a Christmas show.

-Yes, it was a community show.

-When we decided

-to make a second series...

-..I fancied giving the dialect and

-the people of Rhos a stage on S4C.

-Stifyn comes from Rhos.

-This is a good

-pronunciation for you!

-Rhosllannerchrugog.

-Rhosllannerchrugog.

-

-I'm never going to say that!

-My uncle called it

-Rhos Flannel Tree Frog!

-Oh, fantastic!

-Rhosllannerchrugog.

-Rhos-rhannech-rhugog?

-Llannerch.

-Llannerch.

-

-Llannerchrugog.

-Rhosllannerchrugog.

-Rhosllannerchrugog.

-

-He's good, isn't he?

-We went to Rhos and we asked the

-local people to stage a pantomime.

-We had to come up with a gimmick

-to launch the Seren Rhos idea...

-..and what we ended up with was me

-dressed as a fairy godmother.

-I've lost weight since then.

-I've lost weight since then.

-

-You looked lovely!

-I was a buxom fairy!

-Do you want a quiz?

-Do you want a quiz?

-

-No, but it's in my contract!

-You've got no choice!

-We're doing the quiz.

-Can you introduce the quiz?

-Hello and welcome to Gwenyn Geirfa!

-# Duh-duh, duh-duh! #

-Stifyn P really is Mr Showbiz!

-Mr Showbiz!

-Alright, Mr Showbiz!

-How high on our Gwenyn Geirfa

-scoreboard can you end up?

-One, two, three, go!

-Fairy.

-Tylwyth teg.

-Producer.

-Cynhyrchydd.

-Social.

-I am Social Welsh And Sexy!

-I died!

-Time's up!

-And the winner is...

-..Stifyn Parri!

-Join me after the break to hear more

-about the Wrexham area...

-..and to meet Lowri Birchall.

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-Welcome back to Wrexham.

-Lowri Birchall

-and Geoff, her husband...

-..bought a Victorian house

-in the Erddig area.

-They preserved

-many of the original features...

-..but they've modernized it too.

-Aled Sam went to take a look.

-Having lived in new houses...

-..Lowri Birchall bought an old house

-and gave it a contemporary twist.

-We've completely changed the house.

-It's a matter of taste.

-There was a lot of wallpaper

-and Artex that weren't to our taste.

-We wanted to modernize it, so we had

-a new kitchen and bathroom fitted.

-How would you describe the style?

-How would you describe the style?

-

-It's our style.

-Some people decorate

-in keeping with the Victorian era...

-..and others modernize completely.

-We chose the things we like.

-We like plain, minimal decor.

-That's our style.

-Is the style of this room

-typical of the rest of the house?

-No, not really. It's more chilled

-than the rest of the house.

-This is a tranquil room.

-There's no television or radio

-in here.

-There are no children

-running around in here either.

-I keep this room special and,

-as you can see, it's quite white.

-Before we had children, everything

-in our previous houses was white.

-Everything was white or cream

-and very relaxed.

-I like light colours.

-Most of the walls in this house

-are white or cream.

-Blue is the accent colour

-in this room.

-Yes. It would have been too plain

-without the blue.

-We had to break up

-the creams and the whites.

-Had we not done that,

-it wouldn't have been a cosy room.

-We chose this shade of blue.

-It's a cold colour.

-I like the style

-of pairing blue and cream.

-Out of the lounge and into the hall.

-The houses in Erddig

-tend to be a bit swanky.

-That's why the hall is so wide.

-There was another hall, in front

-of it - a hallette, if you like!

-It was demolished

-and only the beam remains.

-It lets in more light

-and it adds grandeur to the room.

-There are a few

-original features on display.

-The skirting, the coving,

-the newel post and the staircase.

-Injecting grandeur into the design

-are these gold curtains.

-The wall has been painted

-a golden brown colour.

-The bedrooms are upstairs.

-This large, stained glass window

-is also an original feature.

-It floods the landing with light.

-The blue and red, plus the pattern

-etched into the central pane...

-..are all signatures of the period

-in which the house was built.

-The children's bedrooms

-are at the front of the house.

-The master bedroom is down there,

-at the end of the corridor.

-I enjoyed the experience.

-I wouldn't rule out moving house,

-when the children are a bit older.

-We could tackle another project.

-Never say never!

-Does the perfect house exist?

-Does the perfect house exist?

-

-No. A happy home is all that counts.

-Who could ask for more?

-From a Victorian house...

-..to a 330-year-old country house -

-Erddig Hall in the Clywedog Valley.

-Joshua Edisbury built Erddig Hall...

-..and it was home

-to the Yorke family for 250 years.

-The country house is now

-in the hands of the National Trust.

-Over 1 million has been spent

-on restoring the old mansion...

-..and its gardens.

-Visitors to Erddig can see how

-the family lived in the mansion.

-They also learn about the lives

-of the servants who worked here.

-There's also an opportunity to walk

-around the gardens and the park.

-The Clywedog Valley is a peaceful,

-picturesque area today...

-..but 250 years ago, the industrial

-revolution sparked into life there.

-Aled Sam and Dr John Davies

-went to Minera and Bersham...

-..to see the remains of the area's

-lead and iron industries.

-For help to follow the programme,

-use the website and the app...

-..and don't forget the subtitles.

-The Clywedog River

-is less than eight miles long...

-..but heavy industry

-dominated the surrounding area.

-Lead had been mined in the

-Minera area since Roman times.

-It was one of the area's chief

-industries by the 18th century...

-..producing 50,000 tons of lead

-and employing hundreds of men.

-A development five miles downstream,

-in the village of Bersham...

-..would affect the future of Europe

-and the whole of the world.

-This was the first place, in 1721...

-..where iron ore was smelted

-using coke rather than charcoal.

-Coke was produced by the ton but

-charcoal was produced by the pound.

-The iron industry was very local...

-..before they came up with the idea

-of using coal in the furnaces.

-This was its Welsh root.

-It started in Shropshire in 1709...

-..then it spread here, to Bersham,

-in 1721.

-The Industrial Revolution in Wales

-started here, in Bersham.

-Smelting iron with coal

-was so successful...

-..the Wilkinson family

-bought the works.

-The famous iron master, John 'Mad

-Jack' Wilkinson developed the works.

-They produced cylinders

-for the engines of James Watt.

-They were also famous

-for producing cannons.

-They produced iron here and they

-manufactured things made of iron.

-This is Bersham Heritage Centre.

-Here, we can see how

-Iron Mad Jack Wilkinson...

-..manufactures his cannons.

-This is The Boring Bar.

-You used the bar to bore out cannons

-from solid iron.

-This bar helped make deadly cannons.

-His cannons were used

-in the Seven Years War...

-..and in the

-American War of Independence.

-There were even Bersham cannons

-aboard the Victory when Nelson died.

-Making a hole in a cannon?

-That's a boring job!

-Trust you to make a bad joke!

-Yes, the Industrial Revolution

-in Wales started in this area.

-That brings our visit to Wrexham

-to an end.

-S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones

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