Sun, 11 Jun 2017 10:00 Dal Ati

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-Welcome to Codi Pac.

-I, Geraint Hardy, will be travelling

-all around Wales...

-..to find some of our treasures.

-If you want a weekend away,

-you needn't travel far.

-It's all on the doorstep.

-Places to eat, places to stay,

-things to do and see.

-They're all here on Codi Pac.

-I need a few things

-for this journey. They're all here.

-I have a notebook, pamphlets,

-an orange camera...

-..a mobile phone, water, bag

-and a car.

-I don't need my passport

-because I'm staying in Wales.

-Wales may be small but

-there's plenty to do and see here.

-Over the next six programmes...

-..I'll be visiting

-six different locations.

-From Wrexham to Machynlleth,

-from Beaumaris to Merthyr Tydfil.

-I'll be looking at places to stay

-and places to eat.

-I'll find out a bit about local

-history and try out some activities.

-From the exciting to the relaxed,

-there'll be something for everyone.

-For help

-following the programme...

-..head to the website

-or search for the Dal Ati app.

-This week on Codi Pac,

-I'm in Beaumaris, a seaside town.

-There's something here

-to suit everyone.

-It's got a prison, castle and crabs.

-What more do you need?

-The name Beaumaris comes from

-the Norman words, Beau Marais...

-..which mean fair marsh.

-Beaumaris Castle

-is a World Heritage Site.

-The castle was built by Edward I

-between 1295 an 1330.

-The castle has an impressive

-concentric design.

-It attracts visitors

-from all across the world.

-This week's journey starts here

-at The Bull in Beaumaris.

-I'm looking forward

-to seeing my room.

-The Ye Olde Bulls Head Inn

-was built in 1472.

-It was the headquarters

-for General Thomas Mytton...

-..during the English Civil War.

-The Bull's most famous guest

-was Charles Dickens.

-I've stayed in a variety of places

-during this series.

-I'm really lucky today.

-I'm in a posh hotel.

-This bed says it all.

-It's grand and majestic.

-This room is called

-the General Mytton.

-The bed is definitely

-for someone important...

-..just like me!

-From the bedroom to the lounge.

-Look at these beautiful wooden

-beams.

-It's great to see that the table

-was built around the beams.

-From the lounge to the bathroom.

-There are several

-clever things here.

-This screen separates the room

-without the need to build a wall.

-It's simple and effective.

-Over here, there's a hidden window

-that allows light in...

-..if you're taking a shower or bath.

-Right here, look at this.

-There's a couple's sink here.

-Tonight, there's just a sink for me.

-If you want to stay

-outside the town...

-..you can head

-to Trosyrafon mansion.

-It's a perfect escape

-with the flats...

-..cottages or big house

-all available.

-It's ideal for families,

-a large party or even weddings.

-For more information on

-accommodation, head to the website.

-The town's prison

-is well worth a visit.

-This is a building

-full of sad memories and secrets.

-You'll get a good idea of what

-prisoners' lives were like.

-The prison was built in 1829

-by Hansom during the Victorian Age.

-He's famous for the Hansom cabs

-in Victorian London.

-Historian Geraint Rowlands meets me

-in a special part of the building.

-Tell us what used to happen

-in this part of the building.

-If a prisoner had been sentenced

-to hard labour by the court...

-..they had one of two choices...

-..they could either break stones

-or go on the wheel.

-What was the wheel?

-Well, obviously, it's a wheel,

-but it's more like a mill.

-It was attached to a pump.

-The pump would pump water up

-from the well...

-..to storage tanks in the roof.

-It provided the whole building

-with a supply of water.

-It's unique.

-It's the only one in the UK still

-in place at its original location.

-It looks like hard work.

-Ten solid hours every day.

-Ten hours. They would be on the

-wheel for ten minutes at a time.

-They'd rest for ten minutes

-after that.

-They'd alternate like that

-every day.

-Life here was clearly hard.

-Next,

-we'll see just how tough it was.

-Explain what happened in this room.

-This is the death sentence cell.

-This cell is a little larger

-than the other cells.

-There's a fire place in there.

-There's a larger bed too.

-Was that because it

-was their last night?

-Yes, a bit of comfort before

-they were sent to the gallows.

-There's a classroom here

-on the right. Why?

-Children were kept here

-as well as adults.

-They came here for lessons.

-They learned to read and write.

-Huw Owen was locked up here

-when he was 14 years old.

-He was caught poaching

-on the local landowner's estate.

-He'd stolen a rabbit

-or a couple of pheasants.

-He was sentenced to six months.

-Six months?

-Six months?

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-Six months of hard labour.

-That was for poaching a rabbit

-or pheasant to feed the family.

-It seems very harsh.

-It was incredibly harsh.

-From this class, there's something

-I wasn't expecting to see.

-There's a nursery here.

-Why is there a nursery?

-If a mother with a child

-was jailed here...

-..and she had a very young child...

-..the child would have

-to come in with the mother.

-Under the nursery,

-where the babies stayed...

-..is the room

-where the women worked.

-There's a hole in the floor for

-a rope that's attached to the crib.

-If the baby started crying...

-..all the mother

-would have to do is pull the rope.

-By rocking the crib,

-they could get the baby to sleep.

-As easy as that.

-I don't know about that.

-To finish up, we started with the

-death penalty cell and we're here.

-There's a door here

-that leads nowhere.

-It used to lead

-to something very specific.

-That's the journey

-that Richard Rowlands...

-..and William Griffiths

-took toward the gallows.

-It was their last walk

-to the gallows.

-A wooden stage

-was built from the doorway.

-On the other side of that door

-were the gallows.

-The gallows were built

-in the street.

-A crowd would gather outside

-to watch the hanging.

-They were public executions.

-Those are the only two men to have

-been hanged here.

-Yes.

-What was their specific history?

-Griffiths

-was the first to be hanged.

-He was found guilty of attempting

-to murder one of his wives.

-He had two wives. They had trouble

-getting him out of the cell.

-Richard Rowlands protested that

-he hadn't killed his father in law.

-He was lead to the gallows

-on the morning of the execution...

-..he cursed the church's clock.

-The clock hasn't

-kept time since that day.

-If these walls could talk, I'm sure

-they'd have story after story.

-I never thought I'd say these words.

-I've enjoyed being in prison.

-What an incredible place,

-it's taken me back in time.

-One thing's for sure, I wouldn't

-want to spend a night here.

-One of the good things about

-Beaumaris is...

-..in bad weather, there are plenty

-of shops to keep you happy.

-I'm more than happy with

-my luxurious room in the Bull.

-But I also want to show you

-a wonderful eco cabin.

-This is Nyth Y Wiwer's cosy cabin.

-All I can hear is the wind

-whistling through the trees...

-..and birds tweeting merrily.

-What I can see are amazing views

-of North Wales's coastline.

-I can see the Great Orme

-and Llandudno in the distance.

-What a great place to stay

-and enjoy some peace of mind.

-But what's inside?

-The simple answer is everything!

-There's a bed and a viewing

-point to look at the view.

-There's a place to cook.

-There's also a fire

-that can be used to boil a kettle.

-There's a kitchen downstairs.

-To escape

-from the rest of the world...

-..this is the place to come.

-You get a wolf as well!

-John, it's a lovely place

-you have here.

-What was your initial inspiration

-to create this nest?

-Nature and tranquillity.

-It's great for everyone

-and in particular for city people.

-People love it. All who come leave

-positive comments in the book.

-We're very glad of that.

-It's incredibly quiet here.

-There are wonderful views.

-You built this yourself.

-Yes, it was hard work,

-carrying everything up here.

-I enjoy working with wood.

-For how long

-do people come and stay?

-Most people come

-for two or three nights.

-We've had the odd guest

-who's come for a week.

-Even during stormy weather.

-They've enjoyed themselves too.

-A woman from York

-came to stay for three weeks.

-She was here on her own.

-She loved living close to nature.

-She enjoyed seeing red squirrels

-every morning...

-..when she opens the curtain.

-What people write in the book is

-that they enjoy the peace and quiet.

-We're really close to nature here.

-John, I love the place

-and thanks for the chat.

-Thank you.

-From the squirrel's nest,

-to my own nest.

-After a long day in Beaumaris...

-..where better to relax before

-bedtime than this luxurious lounge?

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-I've had

-a wonderful night's sleep...

-..but I've got much more

-to do in Beaumaris.

-I've met a turtle, seen some art.

-Now, I'm off to meet

-a local learner.

-Neil, here we are at this wonderful

-church in Beaumaris.

-Thanks for the warm welcome.

-Well, welcome to Beaumaris.

-Are you the vicar of this church?

-Yes, I'm the parish priest.

-What's Beaumaris like?

-Why do people come here?

-It's old-fashioned

-but in the best sense.

-It's an old-fashioned town.

-That's what people say.

-People have time and to make a

-connection and to help each other.

-Tell me about the history

-of the church.

-The castle came first...

-..and then a walled town

-like Conwy and Caernarfon...

-..then came the church.

-The church has two parts.

-The church has two parts.

-

-There are two parts.

-There's the nave

-which is the body of the church.

-There's also the chancel

-which is the most sacred part.

-It was built a century later.

-The church's land

-also holds Siwan's tomb.

-Siwan was Llywelyn the Great's wife.

-She's called Joan in English.

-Do a lot of people come here

-specifically to see it?

-Oh, yes a lot.

-It's a romantic story too.

-Llywelyn loved his wife.

-One of Beaumaris's families,

-the Buckleys...

-..one of them discovered

-the tomb in a field.

-They wanted to respect the tomb.

-After that,

-the tomb was moved to the church.

-She was the daughter

-of the King of England...

-..and the wife

-of the Prince of Gwynedd.

-You've learned Welsh.

-Why did you decide

-to learn Welsh in the first place?

-I was raised in Manchester.

-My family moved to Colwyn Bay,

-there wasn't much Welsh there.

-It was rather anglicized.

-I was eager to take part

-in the community.

-I went on a course at Lampeter

-to improve my language skills.

-Practice is important.

-It's all important

-to start in Welsh.

-Do you hear a lot of Welsh

-in Beaumaris, generally?

-Yes, there's a lot.

-After Easter, in the summer,

-people turn to English.

-It becomes the default option,

-you know.

-But, I do hear it through the year

-and more and more.

-Thanks for the chat, Neil.

-It was a pleasure to meet you.

-After a lovely chat with Reverend

-Neil Fairlamb inside the church...

-..I went down to the seaside.

-I'm going to do what children

-do there. I'm going crabbing.

-At the moment, there are children

-who've caught more than me.

-I'm obviously happy for them

-but I'd like to catch something.

-Oh, no!

-No!

-OK. Yes. Whoa, stay there.

-Oh!

-Don't forget your food, come back!

-I am enjoying this.

-I'm really enjoying myself.

-Here we go, the big moment.

-Are you ready, loyal viewers of S4C?

-Look what I caught.

-Nothing at all!

-Something that you have to do

-at the seaside is eat chips.

-That's what I'm going to do!

-In addition to the chips,

-there are plenty of cafes in town.

-There are a few sophisticated places

-such as the Midland.

-It offers Spanish tapas.

-A must-have on any holiday

-is an ice cream.

-This is the place to come.

-The Red Boat is on the corner

-of the high street.

-They're famous

-for their home-made ice cream.

-Hiya, alright?

-Hiya, alright?

-

-Fine, thanks.

-There's a huge choice.

-I'm caught between two.

-The Jammy Dodger or the Bara Brith.

-The Jammy Dodger or the Bara Brith.

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-Do you want to try them?

-If I can, great!

-This is the Bara Brith.

-That tastes like bara brith!

-That's nice.

-This is the Jammie Dodger.

-It's so hard.

-As it's a bit sweeter, can I have

-the jammie dodger, please?

-In a plain cone, please.

-It's a great place to come to relax.

-As you can see, it's very popular.

-The ice cream is the reason

-for that.

-It's a cafe really,

-a cafe with ice cream.

-Upstairs, there's a restaurant too.

-This is a great place.

-Before leaving Beaumaris, it's worth

-coming to see the old law court.

-It's near the castle.

-The building dates back to 1614.

-It was used as a court until 1996.

-It's steeped in history

-and has a wonderful atmosphere.

-When the rain starts to fall...

-..there's one place

-full of water you can escape to.

-That's the Sea Zoo on the other side

-of Anglesey.

-Allegedly, I can see everything I'd

-see in the sea out there in here.

-The best thing about this is that

-I don't need a bathing costume.

-I won't get wet.

-We're lucky to be here today.

-That turtle was discovered

-on the shores of the Menai.

-They're hoping to keep her here

-for a while before sending her home.

-They guess that home is West Africa.

-There's plenty of fun

-to be had at the zoo.

-Conservation and education

-are important to the place.

-A lobster is usually dark blue

-like our friend in the corner there.

-This orange one is one in a million.

-It's remarkable.

-There's something magical

-about seahorses.

-They move so gracefully

-through the water.

-They apparently dance with their

-partners every morning.

-They're the ballerinas of the sea.

-Finally,

-I've managed to catch a crab.

-My journey ends

-at the Ynys Mon gallery.

-I'm joined by Ceri Williams.

-Ceri, thanks for the welcome.

-What can we do here

-and what can we see here?

-The gallery houses

-two separate exhibitions...

-..one of modern art

-and the Kyffin Williams exhibition.

-There's also a museum,

-so there's a lot to see here.

-You could spend a whole day here

-going from one place to another.

-I'm sure Kyffin Williams

-is very popular.

-He's popular with local people.

-They recognize his subject matter.

-They like the familiarity

-of Kyffin's exhibition.

-Who else do you have here

-to attract people?

-We have a collection

-of Charles Tunnicliffe's work.

-His work is incredibly popular

-all over the world.

-People from the USA and UK

-come to see his work.

-He attracts a lot of people

-to the gallery as an artist.

-How often

-do you change the exhibits?

-Exhibitions are changed here

-every six weeks.

-That's quite challenging.

-This involves making labels

-and putting the artwork on display.

-We like having something new

-for people to see.

-You've got a Welsh learner's pack

-here.

-Tell us what's in the pack.

-This pack is called Cyffro Celf.

-It's available to Welsh learners.

-It's suitable for all levels

-of Welsh speaker.

-It provides a resource

-for people who are learning Welsh.

-They can come in and discuss art and

-learn Welsh through the discussion.

-There's a list of very useful words

-in the folder.

-I use them myself.

-There are a lot of technical words

-for describing art.

-"Cyfansoddiad" - composition

-and "gwead" - texture.

-I sometimes take a look in it

-to check I've got the Welsh word.

-Thanks for the chat, Ceri.

-It's wonderful to be here.

-I've enjoyed my visit

-to Beaumaris and Anglesey.

-A perfect combination of history,

-leisure, rain and sunshine.

-I'll see you next week

-in Machynlleth.

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-Hello!

-I'm in Morriston near Swansea

-to meet the minister Eirian Wyn...

-..who's also a magician...

-..and his daughter, Fflur Wyn,

-who's an opera singer.

-Welcome to Perthyn.

-For help to follow the programme,

-use the website and the app...

-..and don't forget the subtitles!

-I'm the Reverend Eirian Wyn

-and I come from Brynaman.

-I returned to the village

-25 years ago...

-..to live in the house

-where I grew up.

-I'm also a magician...

-..and I'm chaplain

-to Swansea City AFC Academy.

-Eirian, why did you

-become a magician?

-I'm not sure if I did actually

-decide to become a magician.

-It just seemed to happen.

-I watched David Nixon on television

-when I was a child.

-He had a coin in his hand.

-The camera zoomed in

-really close to his hand.

-The coin disappeared

-in front of our eyes.

-I thought, "I want to do that!"

-In the early 1980s, Desmond Jones,

-who owned a bus company...

-..asked me to go to Peniel

-instead of him...

-..to put on a children's show.

-It went really well.

-From then on, by word of mouth...

-..more and more people

-heard about my magic show.

-It took off from there.

-How did you learn the art of magic?

-Take something like this.

-You pick it up,

-then you go like that...

-..and you realize it's vanished.

-Then I remember

-that it's behind your ear.

-How did you do that?

-If I find out, I'll let you know.

-Did you try the magic tricks out

-on Helen and Fflur?

-Yes, but they were both

-the harshest critics possible.

-If either of them told me

-something was a good trick...

-..I'd know

-it was ready for the public.

-If Helen said,

-"Hmm. It was alright"...

-..I knew the trick needed more work.

-I paid big money for one trick.

-I worked hard on it before

-showing it to Helen and Fflur.

-I performed the trick for them

-and Fflur was young at the time.

-I did the trick and it went well.

-I felt great.

-Helen was impressed, but Fflur said,

-"Dad, I know how you did it."

-I thought, "Alright then,

-clever dickie, come here!"

-I told her to do it herself,

-thinking she'd get it wrong...

-..but she performed the trick

-perfectly.

-Even professional magicians...

-..need instructions

-to perform this trick...

-..so I asked her how she'd done it.

-She explained how she'd done it

-and that was the correct method!

-She'd worked it out all by herself.

-Magicians never reveal the secrets

-of their tricks, do they?

-No, because we don't know

-how magic works either.

-Really? Come on!

-One, two...?

-One, two...?

-

-Three.

-Count them again. One, two.

-One, two.

-Blow.

-How many were there?

-How many were there?

-

-Two.

-That's right.

-You can't count! Blow again.

-How many is that?

-Where did they go?

-As a child, I went to chapel

-three times every Sunday.

-I decided

-that I wanted to enter the ministry.

-I went to college in Bangor...

-..and I'm now minister

-at Seion Newydd Chapel, Morriston.

-Christianity is important to me

-and I continue to grow in the faith.

-I can't say I ever heard a voice

-calling me to the faith...

-..or to become a minister...

-..but I have grown in the faith.

-I think that's important.

-Children get used to going to chapel

-with their parents...

-..and they then grow in the faith.

-But parents don't bring

-their children to Sunday school...

-..or to chapel services any more.

-Children don't get used to coming

-to chapel, more's the pity.

-What do you enjoy most

-about the work?

-Everything, to be honest.

-I love delivering sermons...

-..and it's a brilliant place

-for doing that.

-It's also a great place to sing,

-as Fflur has done many times.

-She says the acoustic is excellent.

-I love meeting people and hosting

-events, especially for children.

-I'm a firm believer in opening the

-doors of God's house to atheists...

-..or to those

-who haven't heard about Jesus.

-Did Fflur come here

-to listen to you preach?

-Fflur first came to this chapel...

-..when she was around two weeks old.

-How does Eirian Wyn

-combine the sermons and the magic?

-I'm utterly convinced that my talent

-for magic is God-given.

-I'll tell you why.

-If it weren't for magic,

-I'd be blind.

-This is an interesting story.

-I was putting on a show

-at a boy's birthday party...

-..when I was 29 or 30 years old.

-After the party, I asked his mother

-for some painkillers...

-..because I had a headache.

-She told me to look at a light bulb

-and tell her what I could see.

-I told her I could see

-a rainbow around the bulb.

-She replied, "I'm an optometrist.

-I think you have glaucoma."

-Older people usually have glaucoma.

-She told me to see a specialist

-and I did just that.

-I saw a specialist at Glangwili.

-He put drops in my eyes

-and blew air into them.

-The drops went in and he measured

-the pressure in the eye.

-He turned to me and said,

-"She was right."

-"You're a lucky man.

-"It's so high, you could have

-gone totally blind...

-"..in a matter of days or weeks."

-God gave me the gift of magic...

-..to make sure

-I went to Norma Davies's house...

-..and discover that I had glaucoma.

-If I weren't a magician,

-I'd be blind.

-I wouldn't have known

-I had glaucoma.

-I've seen a specialist

-every six months since I was 30.

-And I'm 35 now!

-No, I'm 62.

-After the summer,

-I'll start my fourth season...

-..as chaplain

-to Swansea City AFC Academy.

-I take care of the boys

-aged from 21 down to around ten.

-I'm also here for the coaches

-and for some of the parents.

-I enjoy being a chaplain and seeing

-the boys, as time passes...

-..responding more

-to what I have to say.

-I also see them grow

-from boys to men.

-I'm not here to shove Christianity

-down these youngsters' throats.

-If the boys or the coaches want to

-talk about Christianity, I'm here.

-As it happens, a few of the boys

-are young Christians.

-I chat to them from time to time

-and they also come to me.

-We talk about faith in general

-and Christianity in particular.

-This job clearly gives you

-great pleasure and enjoyment.

-Yes, it's an unbelievable pleasure.

-Luckily, I like football.

-No, I actually love football.

-I love this club.

-The badge means almost as much

-as my faith to me.

-Not quite as much, but nearly!

-Over the years, you've got to know

-many of the first team players.

-Yes.

-To be honest,

-and I won't name names...

-..but I'm still in touch

-with many of them.

-If something happens or when

-congratulations are in order...

-..I get in touch with them

-and some of them text me too.

-I've heard an interesting story that

-one player named his son after you.

-No, it wasn't a player.

-It was a player's sister.

-Angel Rangel.

-When Roberto played for us, he knew

-I spoke a little bit of Spanish.

-I practised my Spanish on him.

-When he returned here as manager...

-..he brought Spaniards and Catalans

-over to play for Swansea.

-I became good friends with Angel...

-..and his parents, sister

-and brother-in-law.

-A year to 18 months

-after he came here...

-..I received a text message

-from Angel's brother-in-law...

-..out in Catalonia.

-He told me that Angel's sister,

-Serena, had given birth to a boy...

-..and they'd named him...

-..Eirian Cruz Rangel.

-They named him after me.

-Join me after the break,

-when I meet Fflur in London...

-..to talk about

-her work, her life...

-..and her special relationship

-with her father.

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-Welcome back.

-I've already met Eirian Wyn.

-Now, I'm in London

-to meet Fflur, his daughter.

-She's an opera singer.

-I've lived in London for 15 years.

-I've been singing

-since the age of three...

-..and I've been a professional

-opera singer for 15 years.

-I've sung the music of Bach, Handel,

-Mozart and even some modern music.

-Fflur, what sparked

-your interest in singing?

-I don't think I had much choice!

-Mam is a musician. She was a singer.

-I was surrounded by music

-from the day I was born.

-I sang at my father's chapel...

-..and I sang in school concerts.

-I never chose to sing.

-It's something I've always done

-and something I really enjoy.

-Opera hasn't always been

-your main passion.

-No, I started by singing folk songs

-and cerdd dant in eisteddfodau.

-I sang in my first musical

-when I was 14 years old...

-..and I fell head over heels in love

-with the world of the musicals.

-It was my ambition for many years...

-..to sing in musicals like Les Mis,

-Phantom or Miss Saigon.

-As I got older, my voice changed...

-..and took on

-a more classical quality.

-That's when

-realization dawned...

-..that I didn't have the right voice

-for a career in the West End.

-I now adore being an opera singer

-and going to see the musicals.

-I think I have

-the best of both worlds.

-You've been

-on a very successful journey.

-What are the highlights, so far?

-Singing in the Royal Albert Hall

-is definitely one of my highlights.

-I was 18 at the time and I performed

-in the 1,000 Voices concert.

-My other highlights include

-singing at La Monnaie in Brussels...

-..one of the world's most famous

-opera houses and opera companies...

-..and performing

-in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam.

-That was

-a truly thrilling experience.

-It's a concert hall I've heard about

-since I was a child...

-..but I never imagined

-I'd sing there.

-Every now and then, I pinch myself

-when I realize I do this as a job!

-It's wonderful.

-What are you doing at the moment?

-I've just finished

-a series of concerts...

-..with the OAE, The Orchestra

-Of The Age Of Enlightenment.

-We performed St Matthew Passion...

-..five times in six days

-in three countries.

-Next, I'll go to Italy to perform

-Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.

-The next big thing

-I'm currently preparing for...

-..is to sing the lead role

-in Lakme by Delibes...

-..for Opera Holland Park in London.

-That's my next great work.

-That's my next great work.

-

-Brilliant.

-I'm looking forward to it

-but I'm nervous too.

-Do you see yourself

-settling here, in London?

-Yes, for a while.

-I've settled down here now.

-I'd love to move back

-to Wales one day...

-..but it makes no difference where

-you are, as long as you're happy.

-I could live half way across

-the world as long as I was happy.

-You're really close to your parents,

-especially your father.

-Yes, I'm really close to him

-and I know I'm very lucky.

-Many of my friends

-aren't that close to their parents.

-They don't count them as friends.

-I count my parents as two friends.

-They've always raised me

-to be a mature individual.

-They've always respected me,

-which means I respect them too.

-I think that's why we're so close.

-Do you miss

-your father's magic tricks?

-No, I don't miss them!

-Wherever we went

-when I was a child...

-..if no magic was involved,

-there was something wrong.

-All my friends

-asked him to do tricks.

-I'd think, "Here we go again!"

-He hasn't done much for a while...

-..but, to be fair,

-he's quite good at it.

-Don't tell him I said so!

-Don't tell him I said so!

-

-Your father is full of tricks.

-Dresses and costumes are a big part

-of the life of an opera singer.

-Was that part of the attraction

-of being an opera singer?

-I should say no,

-but I'm sure it did attract me.

-I've loved dresses

-and beautiful costumes for years...

-..and choosing what to wear is an

-enjoyable part of giving concerts.

-How many dresses like the ones we

-see here are there in your wardrobe?

-Around 40, at the moment.

-There may be one or two more

-at my parents' house.

-Their value varies, of course...

-..but there's great detail

-in some of them.

-Yes. I bought this one for a concert

-at the National Eisteddfod.

-I was singing Faure's Requiem

-and a piece by Poulenc.

-I was sharing the stage

-with two men in black...

-..so I wanted a dress

-which would make me stand out.

-I found this dress

-in a shop called Lara in London.

-I tried it on, it fitted me

-and I knew it was the one.

-What's the story behind this one?

-Well, it cost a fortune!

-I won't say how much.

-I was invited to sing

-in a concert in Qatar...

-..for the Emir,

-who is ostensibly the king of Qatar.

-I had this made for me.

-As you can see,

-it's quite a small dress...

-..and it fits me like a glove.

-As I stepped onto the stage, I saw

-two soldiers holding AK-47 rifles...

-..ready to give me a body search

-to make sure I wasn't armed.

-Where did they think

-I'd conceal a weapon under it?!

-The dress on the end

-is a very striking colour.

-Yes, and it's one of my favourites.

-Huw Fash made this dress for me.

-The famous Huw Fash.

-The first time

-I went to him for a fitting...

-..he'd created a dress for me

-from toile.

-I hadn't sent him my measurements.

-He'd made it on the off chance

-to see what would it be like.

-I tried it on

-and it fitted me perfectly.

-How many venues has this seen?

-How many venues has this seen?

-

-Only one.

-It's just a baby.

-I sound really sad

-calling a dress a baby!

-This is a new dress.

-The others are flung in a suitcase

-to travel the world...

-..but I keep a few dresses

-for big concerts.

-Special ones.

-I feel very lucky

-to have my parents.

-They gave me an amazing childhood.

-They're not only good parents

-but they're also good friends.

-Dad and I are really close

-and we've travelled abroad together.

-It's great when he comes here

-to stay with me.

-Eirian, how often

-do you visit Fflur here in London?

-Um, well...

-As often as I can.

-About four times a year.

-About four times a year.

-

-Something like that.

-But only for a day or two.

-Eirian, let's turn back the clock...

-..to the years

-when Fflur competed in eisteddfodau.

-Did you ever think

-she'd become an opera singer?

-I knew she'd be a performer,

-of that I had no doubt.

-I thought she'd go in the direction

-of the West End, that type of thing.

-Once she started at the Academy,

-I noticed her voice changing.

-She still competed

-in eisteddfodau...

-..but she sang more classical songs.

-I could see her changing...

-..so it didn't surprise me...

-..when she decided

-to become an opera singer.

-Fflur, how do you feel when you

-listen to your father's sermons?

-I sometimes struggle

-to follow sermons.

-I was brought up in the chapel

-and I went to Sunday school...

-..but I still struggle.

-I think it's a common problem.

-But when Dad's giving the sermon,

-I can follow every word of it.

-Eirian and Fflur,

-you're clearly very close.

-What's the secret

-behind creating a close bond...

-..between father and daughter?

-Being a daughter

-who can put up with a lot!

-She got that in just before me!

-You were quick off the mark, Fflur!

-One word.

-Just one word.

-Love.

-It's as simple as that.

-If you love someone,

-the relationship is strong.

-We argue a lot, mind you.

-We argue a lot, mind you.

-

-Yes, we do fall out.

-We're too similar.

-We're too similar.

-

-Yes, far too similar.

-But five minutes after the argument,

-it's as if nothing had happened.

-Yes, that's true,

-when we do fall out.

-We never have huge arguments anyway.

-Don't we?

-I'm not so sure!

-As you said, it's all blown over

-five minutes later.

-It's five minutes later with me,

-and three days later with her!

-Eirian and Fflur,

-thank you for talking to me.

-You're welcome.

-You're welcome.

-

-Thank you very much.

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