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0:00:28 > 0:00:33- Hello! I'm Nia Parry and today, I'm - in Swansea and the surrounding area.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35- Welcome to Milltir2.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46- Welcome to Swansea, the city which - stands on the banks of River Tawe.
0:00:47 > 0:00:53- 'Swansea' comes from the Vikings' - name for the place - Sveinsey.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59- Swansea stands - on the Bristol Channel...
0:01:00 > 0:01:02- ..with Swansea Bay to the south.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- West of Swansea - is the Gower Peninsula...
0:01:05 > 0:01:10- ..where you'll find Rhosili beach - and Penclawdd, the cockles village.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- River Tawe's source - is near Llyn Y Fan Fawr...
0:01:14 > 0:01:18- ..in the Brecon Beacons, - around 30 miles north of the sea.
0:01:20 > 0:01:25- On this programme, we look at - Swansea and the surrounding area.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30- I chat to Lowri Morgan, - Bryn Williams visits Vetch Veg...
0:01:31 > 0:01:34- ..Ann Sandbrook - does a belly dance...
0:01:34 > 0:01:37- ..we visit Manon Eames's home...
0:01:37 > 0:01:41- ..we meet Leia Fee - who's learned to fly a plane...
0:01:42 > 0:01:47- ..and we reminisce - with Dewi Pws and Alwyn Humphreys.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52- For help to follow the programme, - use the website and the app...
0:01:52 > 0:01:55- ..and don't forget the subtitles!
0:01:59 > 0:02:04- Only around 6,000 people lived in - Swansea and the area 200 years ago.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- The population has since grown...
0:02:08 > 0:02:11- ..with people moving here - from Wales and beyond.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17- In February 1941, during the Blitz, - German planes bombed the town.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24- Around 400 people died - and many buildings were flattened.
0:02:24 > 0:02:30- Considerable rebuilding work has - happened during the past 70 years...
0:02:30 > 0:02:33- ..and Swansea is now - a big, modern city.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- There are new buildings and shops - across the city...
0:02:38 > 0:02:43- ..but the old indoor market still - attracts people from near and far.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49- Swansea's iconic buildings - include Brangwyn Hall, Guildhall...
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- ..and Grand Theatre.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- This area - has a population of over 230,000...
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- ..and Swansea - is Wales's second city.
0:03:04 > 0:03:09- Lowri Morgan, the TV presenter - and runner, was born in Swansea.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- Lowri, it's really nice to see you.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- You grew up in Swansea.
0:03:19 > 0:03:24- What sort of place was it for you as - a child and in your teenage years?
0:03:25 > 0:03:27- Let me tell you a story...
0:03:27 > 0:03:31- ..about something - that happened to me a few years ago.
0:03:31 > 0:03:36- I was travelling across America and - I got chatting to a man on a bus.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- He asked me where I was from...
0:03:38 > 0:03:42- ..and I explained I was - from a small country called Wales.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44- He'd heard of Wales...
0:03:44 > 0:03:49- ..and he said the place he most - yearned to visit in the world...
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- ..was Swansea and the Gower.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- Hearing that made me realize...
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- ..how lucky I was to have been - raised in a place like Swansea.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02- You have the sea, you have the city - and you have the people.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- Swansea people - are incredibly warm-hearted.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- It has something for everyone.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- Were you brought up - in the city itself?
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- No, I lived in Gowerton, which is - around 20 minutes from Swansea.
0:04:18 > 0:04:19- It was once a village...
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- ..but it's expanded over the years - and it's now probably a town.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27- Has the city changed much?
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- Yes. There were only a couple - of buildings here when I was young.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37- More businesses - have since come to Swansea...
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- ..so more people - needed a place to live.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44- A lot of construction - has happened here over the years.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- A large amount of money - is currently being invested...
0:04:49 > 0:04:53- ..in the regeneration - of this wonderful city.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- You have a flat - on the front, over there.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- Yes, and I keep glancing over at it.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- I don't live in the flat - at the moment.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03- I rent it out, unfortunately.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08- I really miss living there - every time I come here.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- The views are amazing, - especially when the tide is out.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- I think about running all the time, - so I like to see the beach.
0:05:18 > 0:05:23- Everyone who knows you has heard you - talk about the green gym.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28- You use Swansea for running - and for training purposes.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33- Adventure and running - are an integral part of my life.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35- I'm grateful for that.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39- My parents took me out to the - Gower Peninsula from an early age.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- The Gower was only ten minutes - from our house.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45- I surfed when I was younger...
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- ..I rode horses on the beach...
0:05:48 > 0:05:52- ..and I went mountain climbing - on the Gower Peninsula too.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56- What I do now is just an extension - of what I did as a child.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04- I'm very fortunate that my parents - gave me such a wonderful childhood.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- If I hadn't grown up in Swansea...
0:06:07 > 0:06:11- ..I don't think I'd have been - the person that I am today.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- We'll have more - from my chat with Lowri later.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- Swansea has a topflight - football team.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22- The Swans are flying high.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27- Before they moved - to the Liberty Stadium in 2005...
0:06:28 > 0:06:32- ..they played at the Vetch Field - in Sandfields, in the city centre.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- In 2012, chef Bryn Williams - visited Sandfields...
0:06:38 > 0:06:42- ..to talk to two local men - about the Vetch Veg project...
0:06:42 > 0:06:46- ..a community garden which was also - a public piece of art.
0:06:46 > 0:06:50- The project was part - of Cultural Olympiad Wales.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16- Behind the prison, on the old - Vetch football ground in Swansea...
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- ..there's a special garden.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- Owen Griffiths - is the man behind this project.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30- Owen, Vetch Veg was your idea.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33- Tell me more about Vetch Veg.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37- It's a garden - and it's also an art exhibition.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40- The garden was created...
0:07:40 > 0:07:45- ..in collaboration with the - residents of Sandfields, Swansea...
0:07:45 > 0:07:49- ..to celebrate - Cultural Olympiad Wales 2012.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- The artwork doesn't look - like artwork necessarily.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56- It's a community project.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00- It's about the way - people talk to each other...
0:08:00 > 0:08:05- ..and a community working with an - artist to create something special.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- It looks really organic.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- It's quite shabby chic.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- It's a great place in a city centre.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16- It's a great place in a city centre.- - Yes, it's an urban utopia.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20- It's an oasis - in the middle of Swansea.
0:08:26 > 0:08:31- One local man who's growing crops as - part of Vetch Veg is Gerwyn Thomas.
0:08:39 > 0:08:43- Gerwyn, we're safe from the rain - in this polytunnel.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- What do you grow here?
0:08:45 > 0:08:47- What do you grow here?- - A variety of things.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49- These are Bangladesh beans.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54- They're a unique colour.
0:08:54 > 0:08:55- They're a unique colour.- - Yes, absolutely.
0:08:56 > 0:08:57- Is this your plot?
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- Is this your plot?- - Yes, this is my little plot.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- I grow mostly tomatoes here.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- It's been named Tomato Temple!
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- I also grow aubergines - and lemon cucumbers.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- Lemon cucumbers?
0:09:15 > 0:09:19- Yes, it's the shape of a lemon - but it tastes like cucumber.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- Does it stay this size?
0:09:21 > 0:09:23- Yes, it stays that size.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27- It's the size of a tomato - but it tastes like cucumber?
0:09:28 > 0:09:29- That's really different.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- Tell me about this corner.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47- Tell me about this corner.- - There are around seven beds here.
0:09:51 > 0:09:56- It's cultivated by elderly people - from the Chinese community.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- They're people who are in their 80s.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04- They come down here - at around 7 o'clock every morning.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07- They like to get here quite early.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13- There are so many different - vegetables here...
0:10:14 > 0:10:16- ..it's quite baffling.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21- I've seen lots of vegetables - but I've also spotted some berries.
0:10:22 > 0:10:23- May I go and pick them?
0:10:23 > 0:10:24- May I go and pick them?- - Of course.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- Will you be here all day?
0:10:26 > 0:10:27- Will you be here all day?- - Yes.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31- I'll cook a dish in the oven. - Come and taste it later.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- We'll rejoin Bryn a bit later, - when he'll bake a pudding...
0:10:36 > 0:10:38- ..using fruit from Vetch Veg.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42- Join me after the break to hear - the story of Swansea docks...
0:10:42 > 0:10:48- ..and to learn about belly dancing - with Ann Sandbrook in Pontardawe.
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0:11:05 > 0:11:07- Welcome back to Swansea.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- I'm in the old docks area, - which is now a luxurious marina.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16- Coal, tin and cooper - were exported from these docks.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20- At one time, - Swansea was known as Copperopolis!
0:11:26 > 0:11:28- There were five docks here.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32- North Dock, South Dock, - Prince Of Wales Dock...
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- ..King's Dock and Queen's Dock.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39- Ferries once sailed between Swansea - and Cork, in Ireland...
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- ..but that service was cancelled - in 2012.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- Today, only King's Dock - is open for cargo ships.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- Queen's Dock - was a dock for oil tankers...
0:11:54 > 0:11:57- ..but today, - there's a mussels farm there.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01- North Dock closed down in 1930...
0:12:01 > 0:12:05- ..and today, Parc Tawe Retail Park - on that site.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13- Prince Of Wales Dock has become - a marina with 500 moorings.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- There's also - a wakeboarding centre there.
0:12:20 > 0:12:25- South Dock closed down in 1971 and - today, it's the Maritime Quarter.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33- Here you'll find a marina, houses, - hotels, cafes, pubs and shops.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38- It's also the home of - The National Waterfront Museum.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44- I'm outside the Dylan Thomas Centre.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49- Dylan was born in 5, Cwmdonkin Drive - Swansea in 1914...
0:12:49 > 0:12:53- ..and he passed away in New York - in 1953.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01- Dylan made his name as a poet - who wrote in English.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04- He became very famous in America.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08- Dylan's parents - came from Carmarthenshire.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12- They both spoke Welsh but, - like many parents then and now...
0:13:12 > 0:13:16- ..they didn't speak Welsh - to their children.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21- Another famous poet from this area - was David Gwenallt Jones.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- He's one of the great poets - who wrote in Welsh.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29- Gwenallt was born in Pontardawe, - eight miles from Swansea.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37- Let's head to Pontardawe now - to meet Ann Sandbrook.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39- Ann's hobby is belly dancing.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43- She makes her own costumes - and she holds classes in the area.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46- I had a chat with her a while ago.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50- I had a look through her wardrobe - but I didn't do any belly dancing!
0:13:58 > 0:14:02- By day, I'm a hairdresser. - By night, I'm a belly dancer.
0:14:06 > 0:14:12- You need the three B's - - boobs, bum and bottle!
0:14:18 > 0:14:20- Ann has been belly dancing - for years.
0:14:21 > 0:14:26- She teaches almost every night - and she organizes shows for charity.
0:14:26 > 0:14:30- She travels as far as Cairo - to have costumes made...
0:14:31 > 0:14:35- ..both for her - and for her troupe - The Divas.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- Why did you take up belly dancing?
0:14:37 > 0:14:39- Why did you take up belly dancing?- - I needed to keep fit.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41- I was at a strange age.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- I went to a few keep fit classes.
0:14:44 > 0:14:49- There were men there and - we had to wear Lycra and I hated it!
0:14:52 > 0:14:57- I heard about a belly dancing class - and I enjoy dancing, so I tried it.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- I took to it - and it's very addictive.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- Once you dress up - in all the sparkles, it's great.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- What do you wear when you dance?
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- You wear skirts and coin belts, - called shakiras.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- They jingle - when you wriggle your body.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19- When you gain more experience, - you get a whole outfit...
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- ..which includes - a sparkly skirt and bra.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- When you dance, - you need a solid bra.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- When you lift your arms, - everything shifts...
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- ..so it must fit you properly.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40- You also wear co-ordinating shoes. - The colours are fabulous.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43- Do you feel sexy when you wear them?
0:15:43 > 0:15:45- Do you feel sexy when you wear them?- - Yes - brilliant! It's fab.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- Ann, I'm privileged to be here.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- You don't allow many people up here.
0:16:04 > 0:16:05- You don't allow many people up here.- - I allow no-one up here!
0:16:06 > 0:16:07- You're the only one.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- It doesn't look like an attic - in Pontardawe.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14- It looks like a bazaar in Cairo!
0:16:14 > 0:16:16- It's incredible.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- I've never seen so many sequins - in my life.
0:16:19 > 0:16:20- Do you have a favourite?
0:16:20 > 0:16:22- Do you have a favourite?- - I'm fond of this one.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27- The sequins on the dress - make it really heavy.
0:16:28 > 0:16:29- You can see through it.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- This is incredible! - They're like metal.
0:16:42 > 0:16:43- They're solid.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- Yes, there's a bra built into this.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- The dress wraps around the body - and zips up at the back.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- This holds you in.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58- This holds you in.- - You mustn't spill out of it.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06- Do you wear these to dance?
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- Yes, you wear one - which matches your costume.
0:17:10 > 0:17:11- It goes on, like so.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13- I feel like a queen.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23- I've just spotted something!
0:17:23 > 0:17:25- Do you wear this?
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- Yes, it's quite possible to wear it.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32- You wear fabric underneath it - and it goes on, like so.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- You look like Madonna!
0:17:52 > 0:17:55- Why is there a pair - of red dragon knickers up here?
0:17:55 > 0:17:59- We did a show - and I was wearing my full costume.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06- I wanted to have fun, - so I tucked my skirt in my bloomers.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11- When I turned around, - people saw the Wales flag.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- You love being on stage, don't you?
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- Yes. I don't care - what anyone thinks!
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- I'm there to have fun.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25- The lovely Ann Sandbrook.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- The next clip features - another great lady - Manon Eames.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34- Manon, who's from Bangor, is an - actress, a presenter and an author.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39- Aled Sam met her in her house, - which stands above Swansea.
0:18:39 > 0:18:43- She's lived in that house - for over 20 years.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48- For help to follow the programme, - use the website and the app...
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0:19:12 > 0:19:14- This is my home - my little nest.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16- I work here and I live here.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- It's quiet. - I'm free to do as I please.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- I fell in love with the house - instantly.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28- The garden and the view - sold the house to me.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- The house - is in the middle of town...
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- ..but there's - very little traffic here.
0:19:35 > 0:19:40- It feels like I'm in the countryside - but I'm on the outskirts of town.
0:19:41 > 0:19:47- Writer and gardener, Manon Eames - has lived in Swansea for 20 years.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52- She carried out much of the - renovation and design work herself.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59- How did you go about adapting - the house to suit your needs?
0:19:59 > 0:20:03- I wanted a cosy home - which was also practical.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05- I'm not a minimalist.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10- I like it to be neat and tidy but - I like things to be out, on display.
0:20:11 > 0:20:17- I'm not a cupboards person, really. - I like to see my personal nicknacks.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19- I like to get stuck in.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23- I did some of the plumbing, - the wiring and the decorating.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27- I think it makes a house - really feel like your home.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31- My fingerprints are all over - every inch of this house.
0:20:33 > 0:20:34- It's true.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39- I see the house as a whole - rather than various rooms.
0:20:40 > 0:20:41- It's one living space.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- I can see the sea - from this house.
0:20:46 > 0:20:51- I have introduced a subtle, - maritime theme to the house.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57- I can see Mumbles lighthouse - when I lie in the bath.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02- I imagine I'm in a beach hut - looking out, across the bay.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06- You must have - a seriously vivid imagination!
0:21:06 > 0:21:08- Yes, I do, Aled!
0:21:20 > 0:21:24- The fact you have two sofas - and lots of scatter cushions...
0:21:24 > 0:21:28- ..suggest you spend a lot of time - in front of the television.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32- No, but I want to be comfortable - when I am here.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- It's lovely and cosy in here - in the winter.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39- I spend most of my time outside - in the summer.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41- That's a very special picture.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45- There's a picture of Kyffin Williams - on the wall.
0:21:46 > 0:21:51- It makes me think about my father - and about Snowdonia.
0:22:12 > 0:22:17- I sometimes ask people if the garden - is an extension of the house.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22- Yes, I tried to give the garden - a similar feel to the house...
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- ..by using terracotta and slate.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30- You'll see the same materials - and colours in the kitchen.
0:22:30 > 0:22:36- I believe the house and the garden - are a partnership.
0:22:36 > 0:22:41- The house sits in the garden - and the garden is part of the house.
0:22:41 > 0:22:46- When you live somewhere, - study it and work out how to use it.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- You can see - how the light works in this garden.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52- The sun's going down over the bay.
0:22:52 > 0:22:58- You instinctively know where to sit - when you're in the garden.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00- React to your surroundings.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20- You come from Bangor originally.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23- You've made this area your home.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25- No, I'm half and half!
0:23:25 > 0:23:28- A branch of my family - comes from Swansea.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32- My mother comes from South Wales, - so I'm a mongrel!
0:23:32 > 0:23:35- I have definitely - settled in this area.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38- I'm very fond of the house - and of Swansea too.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42- I've lived here for over 20 years - and it's now my home.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59- Join me after the break - to take a look at Swansea Bay...
0:23:59 > 0:24:03- ..and to meet a Welsh learner - who's also learned to fly a plane.
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0:24:32 > 0:24:35- Welcome back - to Swansea and the area.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40- Behind me is the vast Singleton Park - where they hold open air events...
0:24:40 > 0:24:42- ..such as Proms In The Park.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45- It's a lovely place - to go for a walk.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51- You can hire a pedalo - and have fun on the lake.
0:24:52 > 0:24:56- Its Botanical Gardens are full of - countless species of plants.
0:24:58 > 0:25:03- Nearby Singleton Hospital serves - Swansea and the surrounding area.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08- These are - the Swansea University buildings.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13- I was a student here and I had - a great time... studying, of course!
0:25:13 > 0:25:18- Thousands of students from Wales - and beyond come to the university.
0:25:18 > 0:25:23- You, like me, can study the Welsh - language at Academi Hywel Teifi.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29- The South West Wales - Welsh For Adults Centre is here too.
0:25:30 > 0:25:35- What do today's students make of the - university and the Swansea area?
0:25:35 > 0:25:39- There's a good community - of Welsh-speaking students here.
0:25:40 > 0:25:41- We meet up regularly.
0:25:42 > 0:25:47- The two universities in the running - for me were Swansea and Cardiff.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49- I liked the feeling on campus here.
0:25:49 > 0:25:54- I preferred that to being in - the middle of the city in Cardiff.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59- It's nice to walk to the beach - and to go to the 360 sports centre.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03- There are lots of opportunities - to do things socially.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06- Some students like Wind Street too!
0:26:07 > 0:26:11- Let's rejoin Bryn Williams - on his visit to Vetch Veg in 2012.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14- Here he is, - cooking a very tasty pudding...
0:26:15 > 0:26:18- ..using the berries he picked - in the garden.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30- I've seen a handful of redcurrants.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34- The great thing about redcurrants - is they're quite sharp...
0:26:34 > 0:26:37- ..so they work well - with raspberries.
0:26:37 > 0:26:43- I need berries of different sizes, - flavours and colours for the recipe.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56- I'll prepare - a mixed berry clafoutis.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01- First, grease an ovenproof dish - with butter.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10- In go the redcurrants.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14- Stone the cherries.
0:27:15 > 0:27:16- That's very important.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21- Add raspberries and blueberries.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27- All the berries are in the bowl.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- Next, mix the clafoutis itself.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36- First, I need some plain flour.
0:27:39 > 0:27:40- Add some sugar...
0:27:42 > 0:27:44- ..and three eggs.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49- Next, pour in 150ml of double cream.
0:27:55 > 0:27:56- Mix it well.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02- Finally, add melted butter - to the mixture.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06- It's important - that the butter isn't too hot.
0:28:12 > 0:28:18- The clafoutis is now ready to be - poured over the berries in the bowl.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32- That's plenty.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34- It's ready for the oven.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50- The clafoutis is ready. - Will you taste it?
0:28:51 > 0:28:52- Yes, please!
0:28:52 > 0:28:54- Yes, please!- - It looks lovely.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57- Is it nice?
0:28:57 > 0:28:58- Is it nice?- - Yes, it's fantastic.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02- It's something different - which you can cook in the oven.
0:29:03 > 0:29:04- It's really easy.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06- Mm!
0:29:07 > 0:29:09- It's at its best when it's warm.
0:29:10 > 0:29:11- Don't let it get cold!
0:29:11 > 0:29:12- Don't let it get cold!- - Wonderful!
0:29:15 > 0:29:17- Look at this amazing beach!
0:29:17 > 0:29:20- It stretches - all the way from the docks...
0:29:20 > 0:29:24- ..to the Mumbles, in the west.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29- Mumbles has had a lighthouse - since 1794.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33- Its current lighthouse - is totally automated.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40- Mumbles lifeboat station - is run by the RNLI.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44- There's been a lifeboat here - since 1866.
0:29:46 > 0:29:47- This is Mumbles Pier.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51- A railway ran - from Swansea to Mumbles Pier...
0:29:52 > 0:29:53- ..from 1807 to 1960.
0:29:54 > 0:29:59- This was the world's first railway - to carry fare-paying passengers.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04- The path of the old railway...
0:30:04 > 0:30:07- ..is now a path for walkers, runners - and cyclists.
0:30:08 > 0:30:13- Leia Fee spends a lot of her time - in Swansea Airport, on the Gower.
0:30:13 > 0:30:18- She's learned Welsh and - she's also learned to fly a plane.
0:30:29 > 0:30:33- Hello! I'm Leia Fee - and I'm at Swansea Airport.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35- It's a sunny day, for once!
0:30:40 > 0:30:42- I come from Pembrokeshire...
0:30:43 > 0:30:47- ..but I moved to Swansea - to go to the university.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50- I dote on the place. It's lovely.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59- When I was young, - I went to air shows at Brawdy.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03- My grandfather was in the RAF.
0:31:03 > 0:31:09- Then, when I was an adult, I had a - flying lesson as a birthday present.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11- It was brilliant.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17- I first took up flying - eight years ago.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20- I've been flying - from Swansea Airport...
0:31:22 > 0:31:24- ..for six of those eight years.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32- At first, it feels like - it's really difficult...
0:31:32 > 0:31:35- ..but things get easier, over time.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40- Learning to talk over the radio - is like learning a new language.
0:31:40 > 0:31:46- When you first use the radio in the - plane, you can't understand a thing!
0:31:46 > 0:31:49- It's just like a foreign language.
0:31:50 > 0:31:55- But it gets easier and you learn - to pick up your own call sign.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59- I did a little bit of Welsh - at school...
0:32:00 > 0:32:04- ..but when the time came - to choose my GCSE subjects...
0:32:04 > 0:32:08- ..I could either take French - and go to Paris...
0:32:08 > 0:32:12- ..or I could take Welsh - and go to Llangrannog!
0:32:12 > 0:32:15- I'd been to Llangrannog - and I was really ill...
0:32:15 > 0:32:17- ..plus it rained all the time.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20- That's why I chose French!
0:32:25 > 0:32:28- I also use the - Say Something In Welsh website.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33- It works really well - with traditional classes.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36- Say Something In Welsh - keeps me focused.
0:32:36 > 0:32:41- I speak Welsh all the time and - I don't worry about making mistakes.
0:32:42 > 0:32:47- The SSIW language is more natural - than classroom Welsh.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51- The SSIW language is real Welsh!
0:32:57 > 0:33:01- After leaving school, - I got a job in the education world.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04- I teach adults to use computers.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09- I'd like to teach - through the medium of Welsh.
0:33:12 > 0:33:16- Very little is available - through the medium of Welsh...
0:33:16 > 0:33:21- ..so I'd like to develop and get to - a level where I can teach in Welsh.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27- I'm really happy - I decided to learn Welsh.
0:33:30 > 0:33:31- We're ready to go.
0:33:32 > 0:33:33- Goodbye!
0:33:52 > 0:33:56- Let's return to the chat I had - with Lowri Morgan.
0:33:59 > 0:34:00- Tell me about yourself.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04- Where did you study - and what was your first job?
0:34:06 > 0:34:08- Are you ready for this story?
0:34:08 > 0:34:10- I wanted to be a classical singer.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14- I thought I'd become - a professional singer.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18- My intention was to go to London - to study music and drama.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23- During the year I spent - applying for a place...
0:34:23 > 0:34:28- ..in music and drama colleges, - I decided to go and see the world...
0:34:29 > 0:34:32- ..and go and study - in the university of life!
0:34:34 > 0:34:38- I did some work experience - with a television company...
0:34:38 > 0:34:42- ..and I really enjoyed the buzz - of live broadcasting...
0:34:42 > 0:34:47- ..and the choreography which goes - into creating such a production.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52- A presenting job came up...
0:34:53 > 0:34:57- ..on a children's slot - called Planed Plant.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01- I got the job - and I did that for two years.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05- I really enjoyed it, - then I moved on to present Uned5.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07- That was around 15 years ago.
0:35:07 > 0:35:12- I've been very fortunate to have - had some wonderful experiences...
0:35:12 > 0:35:14- ..in my work as a TV presenter.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19- While you were on Uned5, - you tackled several challenges.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22- You love a challenge, of course.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24- What sort of things did you do?
0:35:26 > 0:35:28- I did several triathlons...
0:35:28 > 0:35:30- ..and two Ironman races.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- That involved - swimming for a mile and a half...
0:35:33 > 0:35:37- ..cycling for 120 miles, - then running a marathon.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41- Tell me about - the ultra marathons you've done.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46- That journey started in 2009, - when I ran my first ultra marathon.
0:35:47 > 0:35:53- That was the Jungle Ultra Marathon - in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56- I ran 140 miles in a week.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59- It was a self-sufficient race.
0:35:59 > 0:36:05- We had to run through a jungle which - was full of jaguars and snakes...
0:36:05 > 0:36:09- ..we had to swim across rivers - which were full of piranhas...
0:36:10 > 0:36:15- ..and make our way across swamps - which were full of anacondas.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19- The only assistance on offer to us - was drinking water.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23- To call it a tough race - really is an understatement!
0:36:25 > 0:36:28- Something like 150 people - started the race...
0:36:29 > 0:36:31- ..but only 50 of us finished it.
0:36:32 > 0:36:33- I was so happy to finish!
0:36:33 > 0:36:37- I was delighted - when I crossed that finish line.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40- The fact I came tenth - in the race overall...
0:36:40 > 0:36:45- ..meant that I finished with a smile - on my face, despite everything.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48- It was an incredible experience.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50- I then went to Arctic.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53- I'd tested myself - in hot conditions...
0:36:53 > 0:36:57- ..where the humidity levels - were at around 90%.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01- I wanted to find out - how I'd cope with extreme cold.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06- The race covered - 350 miles in a week, non-stop.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11- Again, it was - a self-sufficient race.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14- Only five people - had ever finished the race.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- I entered into it - with steely determination.
0:37:18 > 0:37:23- It wasn't about winning. - I was determined to finish it.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- I wanted to find out - how far I could push my limits...
0:37:28 > 0:37:30- ..and how much I could do.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32- I was very fortunate.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- I was the only person - to finish that race...
0:37:35 > 0:37:40- ..and I became the sixth person in - history to cross that finish line.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45- Only six people have ever finished - the Arctic ultra marathon?
0:37:45 > 0:37:47- How many of those are women?
0:37:47 > 0:37:49- How many of those are women?- - Two, in total.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51- Two of us have done it. Yay!
0:37:53 > 0:37:55- Thank you for the chat, Lowri.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58- You're such an inspiration.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02- Join me after the break, when - Dewi Pws talks about his work...
0:38:02 > 0:38:08- ..and Alwyn Humphreys discusses his - time with Morriston Orpheus Choir.
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0:38:19 > 0:38:19- Subtitles
0:38:19 > 0:38:21- Subtitles- - Subtitles
0:38:26 > 0:38:27- Welcome back.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32- Let's meet a man who was born - in the Treboeth area of Swansea...
0:38:32 > 0:38:38- ..but who now lives by the sea in - the village of Tresaith, Ceredigion.
0:38:39 > 0:38:43- Dewi Pws Morris - has sung with several groups...
0:38:43 > 0:38:45- ..and written many songs.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48- He's also a poet, an actor - and a TV presenter.
0:38:48 > 0:38:53- The multitalented Dewi Pws chatted - to Matt and I on the Hwb sofa.
0:38:56 > 0:38:57- You're late!
0:38:57 > 0:38:59- You're late!- - Sorry!
0:39:01 > 0:39:03- Welcome to Hwb.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06- Are you well?
0:39:06 > 0:39:08- Are you well?- - Are you a doctor?
0:39:08 > 0:39:10- We're going to have trouble!
0:39:11 > 0:39:16- Dewi, you're an actor, a singer, - a comedian, an author and a poet.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19- You're multitalented.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22- I do a little bit of everything.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26- First, tell me about the writing.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30- I've written a lot of poetry - and it's mostly aimed at children.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33- I've written some stories too.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38- Rhiannon, my wife, - or Saint Rhiannon as I call her...
0:39:38 > 0:39:41- ..has worked with me on some books.
0:39:42 > 0:39:43- Things like Dewin Dwpsi.
0:39:43 > 0:39:44- Things like Dewin Dwpsi.- - They'll help me learn Welsh.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- Limrigau Lyfli - is a book of limericks.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- I love limericks.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54- Wps is a book of poetry - for children.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56- Wps is an anagram of...?
0:39:56 > 0:39:58- Wps is an anagram of...?- - I have no idea.
0:39:58 > 0:39:59- Pws!
0:39:59 > 0:40:01- Pws!- - Oh! Clever!
0:40:03 > 0:40:06- I'm currently - writing stories with children.
0:40:06 > 0:40:10- They've drawn pictures - of ghost stories for me.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13- Working with children is fun.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15- You were a school teacher.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19- Yes, at Moorland Road school - in Splott.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21- Why did you leave teaching?
0:40:22 > 0:40:26- Because I was having fun - with the children!
0:40:26 > 0:40:29- The curriculum - went out of the window!
0:40:29 > 0:40:32- I didn't do much teaching!
0:40:33 > 0:40:35- You acted on Pobol Y Cwm.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38- Yes, but that was many years ago.
0:40:40 > 0:40:41- When I was in Pobol Y Cwm...
0:40:42 > 0:40:45- ..a young boy - was also a member of the cast.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48- I forgot all about the little boy.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53- Around 15 years later, - I saw this person walking past...
0:40:53 > 0:40:56- ..when I was dubbing in a studio.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00- After three days, - we said hello to each other.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- Then someone told me - it was Ioan Gruffudd.
0:41:03 > 0:41:08- He was the little boy who acted - alongside you on Pobol Y Cwm!
0:41:08 > 0:41:10- Yes, when he was a boy.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12- I want to talk to you about poetry.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15- Barddoni - writing poetry.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17- Tell me about writing poetry.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23- I was Bardd Plant Cymru - - the children's poet laureate.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25- Did you tour the schools?
0:41:26 > 0:41:29- Yes, encouraging children - to write poetry.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32- You never know - what a child is thinking.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36- One nine-year-old girl - was an example of that.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40- I asked the children to give me - one line of poetry...
0:41:40 > 0:41:44- ..to describe snow - falling from the sky.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46- Snow falling.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50- This little girl came up and said...
0:41:50 > 0:41:56- .."Snow falls quietly enough. - Like Simon Cowell's dandruff."
0:41:59 > 0:42:00- Genius!
0:42:01 > 0:42:04- Only a child - would come up with that!
0:42:05 > 0:42:07- Let's talk about singing and music.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11- Writing music is my favourite thing.
0:42:12 > 0:42:13- How do you write a song?
0:42:13 > 0:42:17- Lyrics first, then the music - or music first, then lyrics?
0:42:18 > 0:42:21- Sometimes, they come - at the same time.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- I took ten minutes - to write Lleucu Llwyd.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27- You wrote Lleucu Llwyd? - I had no idea.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31- I assumed Lleucu Llwyd - was a traditional song.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33- Was Lleucu Llwyd a real person?
0:42:34 > 0:42:36- Lucy Gray, by Wordsworth.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38- The Lucy Poems.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42- I read - The Oxford Book Of Welsh Verse...
0:42:42 > 0:42:47- ..and there was a poem about Lleucu - Llwyd, or Lucy Gray in English.
0:42:47 > 0:42:52- A different Lucy Gray, but I fell - in love with the name Lleucu Llwyd.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55- I then wrote the song - Lleucu Llwyd in ten minutes.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57- It's a really simple song.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00- Some songs just come to you.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04- We finish today - with another TV presenter.
0:43:04 > 0:43:08- Alwyn Humphreys was born on Anglesey - but he moved Swansea...
0:43:08 > 0:43:12- ..to work as the conductor - of the famous Orpheus choir.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15- Here he is in Tabernacle Chapel...
0:43:15 > 0:43:18- ..talking about his work - with the choir.
0:43:18 > 0:43:23- For help to follow the programme, - use the website and the app...
0:43:23 > 0:43:26- ..and don't forget the subtitles!
0:43:27 > 0:43:33- I'd been a conductor with - Risca male voice choir for a year.
0:43:33 > 0:43:37- A friend told me about an advert - he'd seen in the Western Mail...
0:43:38 > 0:43:40- ..for a conductor - for the Morriston Orpheus.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44- Why should I try for it? - I was happy with Risca.
0:43:44 > 0:43:49- My friend told me it would be like - promotion to the First Division.
0:43:49 > 0:43:52- There was no Premier League - in those days!
0:43:52 > 0:43:54- I attended the interview...
0:43:54 > 0:44:00- ..which lasted for 45 minutes in - the deacons room in a nearby chapel.
0:44:00 > 0:44:05- I heard the sound - of men walking into the vestry.
0:44:05 > 0:44:07- It was rehearsal night.
0:44:07 > 0:44:11- The chairman put two pieces of music - in my hand.
0:44:11 > 0:44:16- "Now," he said, "You will go into - the vestry and conduct the choir."
0:44:16 > 0:44:18- I'd never seen them before.
0:44:18 > 0:44:20- I thought, "This is unfair."
0:44:20 > 0:44:25- You always want to prepare - before something like that.
0:44:25 > 0:44:28- After half an hour, - the chairman stood up.
0:44:28 > 0:44:31- "Thank you, Mr Humphreys, - you may now go."
0:44:31 > 0:44:34- They treated me like dirt.
0:44:35 > 0:44:39- On the way out, - I started feeling sick.
0:44:40 > 0:44:42- I said, "Excuse me, but I must go."
0:44:43 > 0:44:46- I ran outside - and I vomited on the chapel wall.
0:44:46 > 0:44:48- It was an awful experience.
0:44:48 > 0:44:53- I drove home and promised myself - I'd never return to Morriston.
0:44:54 > 0:44:59- They phoned me a few days later and - invited me for another audition...
0:44:59 > 0:45:03- ..to conduct the choir - for an entire rehearsal.
0:45:03 > 0:45:08- I said, "Thanks, but no thanks. - I'm happy with my choir."
0:45:08 > 0:45:13- But they said I could choose - the music and take a full rehearsal.
0:45:13 > 0:45:18- I came back - and I stayed for 25 years.
0:45:18 > 0:45:22- # For everyone who is loyal
0:45:23 > 0:45:26- # Fighting in His name #
0:45:26 > 0:45:30- I become a different person - when I'm standing on the podium.
0:45:31 > 0:45:33- In reality, I'm quite shy...
0:45:33 > 0:45:38- ..but when I'm there, I turn - into a conductor and a master...
0:45:38 > 0:45:41- ..because there's a job to be done.
0:45:41 > 0:45:46- Socially, I never lead - conversations - I hope I don't!
0:45:47 > 0:45:50- I'm happy to follow - on those occasions.
0:45:52 > 0:45:55- I think I must be a performer, - to some extent...
0:45:57 > 0:46:00- ..or I couldn't have done - the things I've done.
0:46:01 > 0:46:04- Having said that, - I take criticism to heart.
0:46:05 > 0:46:07- I'm very sensitive.
0:46:07 > 0:46:11- That's why I left Morriston Orpheus - after 25 years.
0:46:11 > 0:46:14- I felt that it was going well - at the time.
0:46:14 > 0:46:18- It could only go downhill from then, - as I got older.
0:46:19 > 0:46:24- A time comes in one's life when - you must make momentous decisions.
0:46:24 > 0:46:27- That's one of the few - huge decisions I've made.
0:46:28 > 0:46:30- I'm in touch with the choir.
0:46:30 > 0:46:34- My wife was the accompanist - and she's now the conductor.
0:46:34 > 0:46:39- I'm still in touch with them - and that's great, in one sense.
0:46:40 > 0:46:43- At the same time, - I'm glad I walked away when I did.
0:46:47 > 0:46:50- Every time I visit Morriston...
0:46:50 > 0:46:54- ..and I see this building, - a warm feeling washes over me.
0:46:54 > 0:46:59- I think about the community - and the sound of the choir.
0:47:00 > 0:47:02- The choir is a group of people.
0:47:02 > 0:47:05- Those people have shown me - such generosity.
0:47:05 > 0:47:08- I'm so happy to be back here...
0:47:08 > 0:47:12- ..to have the thrill - of walking into the building again.
0:47:12 > 0:47:15- It's the same feeling every time.
0:47:15 > 0:47:18- I feel so passionate - every time I walk in.
0:47:18 > 0:47:24- Here, more than anywhere else, - I sometimes had a problem.
0:47:25 > 0:47:30- I used to tell myself - to keep my emotions under control.
0:47:30 > 0:47:35- Often, I'd think back to my father's - days with the choir in Bodffordd...
0:47:35 > 0:47:39- ..and the experiences he had, - along with Uncle Willy.
0:47:39 > 0:47:43- They thought they were - in the Tabernacle...
0:47:43 > 0:47:47- ..when they were singing - in Capel y Gad, in the vestry.
0:47:47 > 0:47:48- That's the connection.
0:47:49 > 0:47:55- I'd have given anything to see them - in just one concert in this chapel.
0:48:04 > 0:48:08- That's all from Swansea - and the surrounding area.
0:48:08 > 0:48:12- See you next time, - when I'll be in the Bala area.
0:48:12 > 0:48:13- Until then, goodbye.
0:48:30 > 0:48:32- S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones
0:48:32 > 0:48:33- .