Sun, 13 Nov 2016 12:30 Dal Ati

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-Hello and welcome to the quiz,

-Llyncu Geiriau.

-For help to follow the programme,

-use the website and the app...

-..and don't forget the subtitles.

-The teams are ready to battle to

-find our word wizards of the week.

-Let's meet the teams.

-Team A, please introduce yourselves.

-I'm Pete and I come from Bethlehem.

-Bethlehem, Judea?

-Bethlehem, Judea?

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-Yes... no.

-You've travelled far to be with us!

-No, you're from Bethlehem, Wales.

-Yes - it's in the Brecon Beacons.

-In the Brecon Beacons.

-Good to meet you, Pete.

-Who's that, next to you?

-Who's that, next to you?

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-Margaret.

-Margaret, you sound posh!

-Where do you come from, Margaret?

-From Cefneithin.

-From Cefneithin.

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-Oh, Cefneithin!

-What does Margaret do in Cefneithin?

-What does Margaret do in Cefneithin?

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-I'm a nurse by profession.

-My hobby is spinning yarn.

-You're a spinner?

-What do you spin

-on your spinning wheel?

-Sheep wool.

-Mainly sheep wool.

-Mainly sheep wool.

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-Yes, but I also spin alpaca wool.

-I've also spun dog hair yarn.

-I've also spun dog hair yarn.

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-Dog hair?

-Yes. Some people like it.

-Yes. Some people like it.

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-Yuck!

-I've only done it once.

-I've only done it once.

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-Was the dog alright?

-Yes - it's made with fur you collect

-when you brush your dog.

-I thought maybe the dogs went for

-a spin around the spinning wheel.

-It's good to meet you both.

-That's Team A - Pete and Margaret.

-Team B, please introduce yourselves.

-I'm Leanne and I live in Llanafan,

-Builth Wells...

-..near the Royal Welsh showground.

-You live in Mid Wales.

-It's the nicest place to be

-for one week of the year, at least.

-No, it's the nicest place to be

-for the other 51 weeks of the year.

-Who's your teammate?

-Who's your teammate?

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-I'm Steve.

-I come from Blaina,

-the capital city of Blaenau Gwent...

-..but I live in Cardiff.

-What do you do in Cardiff?

-What do you do in Cardiff?

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-I run a software business.

-I hear you're also an organizer

-of some pretty special evenings.

-Yes, I run a night

-called Ignite Cardiff.

-It's very popular, and almost

-500 people turn up to see our shows.

-What happens in the show?

-Ten speakers talk about any subject

-they like for five minutes.

-Wow!

-It's got to be difficult

-to keep it to five minutes.

-It's lovely to meet you two.

-Are you ready to play?

-Ready.

-Do you like crosswords?

-Do you like crosswords?

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-No.

-Well, tough!

-Crossword

-Let's get started.

-Two points per correct answer...

-..but get it wrong and it passes

-to the other team for a point.

-The theme of this week's crossword

-is food and drink.

-Team A, you can go first,

-so choose a clue.

-Five across.

-Five across.

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-Five across.

-The longest answer of them all.

-It's a two-word answer.

-James had a giant one of these.

-Ten seconds.

-Your time starts now.

-I know what it is.

-Discuss it with Pete.

-I don't know the Welsh name for it

-but I know it in English.

-Gwlaniog.

-Something gwlaniog.

-Something gwlaniog.

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-Give me an answer.

-Something gwlaniog.

-Time's up,

-so I'll offer it to Team B.

-Eirin gwlanog.

-Eirin gwlanog

-is the correct answer.

-You knew it, Margaret, but you

-couldn't remember it in Welsh.

-James And The Giant Peach.

-You're off to a good start, Team B.

-It's early days, Team A.

-Choose a clue.

-Choose a clue.

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-Let's choose a short answer.

-What about six?

-Yes. Six across.

-Yes. Six across.

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-Six across it is.

-Squeeze the fruit

-and have this at breakfast time.

-Breakfast.

-Sudd - juice.

-Sudd.

-Sudd.

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-Correct.

-Well done. Outstanding.

-At the end of that round,

-Team A remains pointless...

-..but Team B has three points.

-We'll return to the crossword later.

-Next, let's play

-What Am I? Who Am I?

-Fingers on the buzzers.

-I'll give you facts

-about an object or a famous person.

-You get three points

-if you get it after one clue...

-..two points after two clues

-and a point after three clues.

-If you press the buzzer

-and get it wrong...

-..the other team

-can hear all the clues...

-..and give me the correct answer

-for one point.

-Is that clear? If you're ready,

-here comes the first clue.

-Who am I?

-I was born in Cardiff in 1948.

-My real name is Michael Barratt.

-Here's your third clue.

-I'm famous for singing Green Door

-and This Ole House.

-Team B?

-Team B?

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-Shakin' Stevens.

-Shakin' Stevens

-is the correct answer.

-On we go. What am I?

-I'm an animal which lives

-on the land and in fresh water.

-I'll move on.

-I lay my eggs in water.

-Team B?

-A frog.

-A frog.

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-Yes - a frog or a toad.

-Well done. Two points.

-Come on, Team A!

-Let's move on.

-Who am I?

-I'm one of Jim Henson's

-most famous characters.

-Which one?

-Which one?

-

-Exactly.

-On we go. This is for two points.

-I'm a diva and I practice karate.

-Team B?

-Team B?

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-Miss Piggy.

-Miss Piggy is correct. Two points.

-Who am I?

-I was born in 1942 in Oxford.

-That was a tough clue

-for three points. I'll move on.

-This is for two points.

-I'm a famous scientist

-and everyone recognizes my voice.

-Team B again.

-Team B again.

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-I'm not sure about this one.

-I'll go for Tom Jones.

-No, it isn't Tom Jones.

-Team A, this is your chance

-to grab your first point.

-Before you answer,

-here's the third clue.

-The film The Theory Of Everything

-is about my life.

-Margaret?

-Margaret?

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-Stephen Hawkins.

-Stephen Hawking. Yes.

-You're on the scoreboard!

-Let's take a look at the score.

-Next, the Fast Translation round.

-You have 30 seconds...

-..to translate as many words

-as possible from English into Welsh.

-It sounds pretty simple, doesn't it?

-Only one member of each team

-plays this round.

-Team A, you can go first.

-Margaret is ready.

-Feeling confident? Have you been

-swotting with a dictionary?

-Of course.

-Of course.

-

-Of course!

-Your 30 seconds start now.

-Fast.

-Cyflym.

-Hundred.

-Cant.

-Hard.

-Anodd.

-Nephew.

-Nai.

-Niece.

-Nith.

-To celebrate.

-Dathlu.

-To serve.

-Gweini.

-To speak.

-Siarad.

-To see.

-Gweld.

-To hear.

-Gwrando.

-Teacher.

-Athro.

-Special.

-Arbennig.

-Singer.

-Cantores.

-University.

-Prifysgol.

-Interesting.

-Diddorol.

-Tasty.

-Blasus.

-Mistake.

-Camgymeriad.

-Oh!

-Wow!

-Margaret, Margaret!

-Wow! Your translating

-was as fast as a rocket.

-You got one wrong.

-You said gwrando for 'to hear'

-but gwrando means 'to listen'.

-Clywed.

-Clywed.

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-Yes - clywed means 'to hear'.

-But that was tremendous.

-You translated 16 words correctly.

-Very good.

-No pressure, Team B!

-Judging by your reaction,

-you'll play this round, Steve.

-Yes, even though she competed

-in the Welsh Learner Of The Year!

-I'm being bullied into this.

-She bullied you into it? OK.

-She's the boss.

-She's the boss.

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-Yes, but you have broad shoulders.

-You can take it.

-You've got 30 seconds to translate

-words from English into Welsh.

-Your time starts now.

-To receive.

-Cael.

-To clean.

-Golchi.

-To avoid.

-Osgoi.

-To add.

-Adio.

-Estuary.

-Estuary.

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-Estuary? Pass!

-To promise.

-Addo.

-Producer.

-Cynhyrchwr.

-Centre.

-Canolfan.

-Quiet.

-Tawel.

-Busy.

-Prysur.

-To support.

-Cefnogi.

-Century.

-Cannoedd.

-Relatives.

-Perthynas.

-Neighbours.

-Neighbours.

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-No idea.

-Time's up.

-Steve, you did quite well.

-You came out with some words

-I've never heard before...

-..but Margaret's great performance

-put you under pressure.

-You said cannoedd for 'century'

-but the correct word is canrif.

-Cannoedd means 'hundreds'.

-You said perthynas for 'relatives'

-but it's perthnasau.

-I hate that word.

-You did really well

-and you scored nine points.

-Let's take a look at the score

-at the end of that round.

-Let's take another look

-at our food and drink crossword.

-Team B, it's your turn to go first.

-Choose a clue, please.

-Four down, please.

-Four down, please.

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-Four down.

-A noisy, savoury snack.

-A noisy, savoury snack.

-Ten seconds, starting now.

-We don't need ten seconds.

-Leanne's got it.

-Creision.

-Creision.

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-Creision - crisps. Correct.

-Well done, Team B.

-Another two points.

-Team A, choose a clue.

-One down.

-I help Bugs Bunny see better.

-Your time starts now.

-Moron.

-Moron.

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-Moron is correct, Margaret.

-What's the score?

-Take a well-earned break.

-You at home can get to work.

-It's your time to shine.

-We want you to fill in the blanks

-in the words below.

-I have a clue for you.

-Here it is.

-What you say before you go to bed.

-What you say before you go to bed.

-Don't fall asleep!

-We'll be back in two minutes.

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-Subtitles

-Subtitles

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-Subtitles

-Welcome back to Llyncu Geiriau.

-The teams are neck-and-neck.

-That's the situation at the start

-of the second half of the quiz.

-I set you a challenge

-before the break.

-There are two words on the screen.

-I asked you to fill in the blanks.

-I gave you a clue and here it is.

-What you say before you go to bed.

-This is easy, isn't it?

-What's the answer?

-What's the answer?

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-Nos da.

-Nos da - goodnight.

-Well done if you got it right.

-Let's go back to the crossword.

-Team A, choose a clue.

-Three.

-Three.

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-Three down.

-I grow

-in red, green and black bunches.

-What grows

-in red, green and black bunches?

-No answer?

-No idea.

-You know it, don't you?

-You know it, don't you?

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-I hope so. Is it grawnwin?

-Yes, it's grawnwin - grapes.

-No?

-No?

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-I know it now.

-Team B, choose a clue.

-We'll go for number two.

-We'll go for number two.

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-Two down.

-A spoonful of this helps

-the medicine go down, apparently.

-Siwgr.

-Siwgr.

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-Leanne needed no time.

-Siwgr - sugar.

-You've gone

-back into the lead, Team B.

-Here's the score.

-The next round is called

-Remember Everything.

-I'll show you

-pictures of a series of objects.

-They'll disappear and you must

-remember as many of them as you can.

-You have 30 seconds to do that.

-One member of each team

-plays this one.

-Team B, you'll go first.

-Leanne, you're younger than Steve,

-of course.

-Yes, so my memory should be better.

-Good point.

-What's your name?

-Are you ready, Leanne?

-Good luck.

-A plate, a candle,

-a ring, a flower...

-..doors, a zip,

-a wedding cake, an envelope...

-..beer, a witch's hat,

-a kite, a rainbow...

-..a cross, a map of America,

-a sausage, a scarecrow...

-..a fire engine, a cloud,

-a table tennis table, some shoes.

-You've got 30 seconds, Leanne,

-starting from now.

-A plate, a candle, a zip,

-a table tennis table...

-..a pair of shoes,

-a wedding cake, a cross.

-A flower. A kite.

-A cloud.

-A cloud.

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-You're doing well.

-A book? A ball?

-You're guessing!

-You didn't see a book or a ball

-on the screen, you cheat!

-There was no need for that because

-you did really well, Leanne.

-You named ten items correctly.

-Well done.

-It must be nice to be young.

-Speaking of youngsters,

-it's your turn next, Pete.

-Oh, great!

-Here's a tip for you - just say

-anything that comes into your head!

-It may have appeared on the screen -

-who knows!

-Are you ready?

-Are you ready?

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-Yes.

-Let's go.

-An ear, a hand,

-a computer mouse, a biscuit...

-..an aeroplane, a football,

-a camper van, an ant...

-..kitchen paper, a crocodile,

-a box, an orange...

-..a pig, a pool table,

-a mobile phone, a cassette...

-..a tree, a wallet,

-the red dragon and a pirate.

-Those are your pictures.

-Pete, your 30 seconds

-starts now.

-The red dragon,

-a pirate, kitchen paper.

-A mobile phone, a cassette, a mouse.

-An ear, a hand.

-What's the Welsh word?

-What's the Welsh word?

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-Say it in English.

-Ant.

-What else?

-A football.

-Well done. Time's up.

-You did really well.

-We can't accept ant

-because it's an English word.

-I wanted you to say the word so you

-could get it out of your system.

-I was trying to help you.

-Morgrugyn is the Welsh word for ant.

-The good news is you've finally

-contributed something to your team!

-Pete, you scored nine points.

-Excellent.

-Let's take a look at the score.

-Let's move on to the next round -

-Word For Word.

-We'll give each team a long word.

-Form as many words of three

-or more letters from it as possible.

-Use the letters in the long word

-to create shorter words.

-One point for every word.

-Team A, are you ready

-for your long word?

-Yes.

-Perthnasau - relatives.

-You can't separate the T and H

-in the letter Th.

-Th is one letter.

-Your 30 seconds start now.

-Ras.

-Sanau.

-Perth.

-Perthnas.

-Peth.

-Asau.

-Asen.

-Time's up.

-You got ras, peth, perth,

-sanau and asen.

-You got five points.

-Are you happy with that?

-Team B, can you beat that score?

-Here comes your long word.

-Cymdeithaseg - sociology.

-You can't separate

-the T from the H in the letter Th.

-Th is a single letter.

-Your time starts now.

-Cas.

-Cas.

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-Deg.

-Dim.

-Dim.

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-Ceg.

-Ces.

-Math.

-Math.

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-Deg.

-Yma.

-Theg.

-Dei.

-Cymdeithas.

-Mae. Maes.

-Meis.

-Yma.

-Time's up.

-How many words do you think you got?

-How many words do you think you got?

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-Oh, 108.

-Silly!

-What's meis, Steve?

-What's meis, Steve?

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-More than one mouse.

-You could have got maith, caseg,

-ymaith, dameg and siaced and cemeg.

-You did well to get

-the nine-letter word, cymdeithas.

-You managed to score ten points.

-Steve, you said 'deg' three times.

-It was important to get that one in.

-It was important to get that one in.

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-We heard you the first time!

-Let's take a look at the score.

-Let's go back to the crossword

-for the final time.

-Here comes the last clue.

-Fingers on the buzzers.

-Two points for a correct answer.

-Give me a wrong answer and it passes

-to the other team for one point.

-The theme is food and drink

-and here's the clue.

-Seven across.

-I come in the form

-of a bar, a button or an egg.

-Team B.

-Team B.

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-Madarch.

-Madarch?

-Madarch?

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-Mushroom - madarch.

-Incorrect.

-A bar, a button or an egg.

-I come in the form

-of a bar, a button or an egg.

-I must rush you.

-No?

-It isn't mushrooms, that's for sure.

-The correct answer

-is siocled - chocolate.

-Why mushrooms, Steve?

-Button mushroom.

-Now I understand.

-Here's the score.

-Let's play Get There First.

-It's a quick-fire, general knowledge

-round so fingers on those buzzers.

-Here we go.

-What is the national animal

-of China?

-The dragon.

-The dragon.

-

-Wrong. Team B?

-The panda.

-The panda.

-

-Correct.

-Who won the men's singles

-at Wimbledon in 2016?

-Murray.

-Murray.

-

-Correct.

-Which President

-of the United States Of America...

-..was assassinated in Dallas?

-JFK.

-JFK.

-

-Correct.

-Which African country

-has the largest population?

-Ethiopia.

-Ethiopia.

-

-Incorrect.

-Nigeria.

-Nigeria.

-

-Correct.

-That's the end of the round, and

-Pete says thank goodness for that!

-The quiz is over.

-Here's the final score.

-Well done, Team B.

-Team A, it was close for a while

-but then they built up a lead.

-How do you feel?

-Despondent.

-You may feel despondent but I hope

-you enjoyed the experience.

-I certainly enjoyed your company.

-Congratulations, Leanne and Steve.

-What do you think of this?

-You've each won a copy of

-Geiriadur Cymraeg Gomer dictionary.

-That's all for this week.

-I hope you enjoyed the quiz.

-Join us again next time,

-on Llyncu Geiriau.

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-Subtitles

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-Subtitles

-Here we are in Cardigan,

-or Aberteifi in Welsh.

-Is that because everyone

-who lives here wears cardigans?

-No - Cardigan is an

-anglicization of Ceredigion.

-Rhys ap Gruffydd, or Lord Rhys...

-..built the first stone castle

-erected in Cardigan.

-The first National Eisteddfod

-was held at Cardigan Castle in 1176.

-By around the year 1800, Cardigan

-had the largest port in Wales.

-Ships carried passengers and goods

-to Cardigan...

-..and transported people and cargo

-from here to ports the world over.

-Over 300 ships

-were registered in the port...

-..and over 1,000 people

-worked there.

-The sea is important

-to the people of this area...

-..for work, leisure and food.

-Bryn Williams, the chef, went to sea

-with fishermen Len and Rhys...

-..to catch some crabs.

-For help to follow the programme,

-take a look at the website...

-..or download the Dal Ati app.

-I went on a trip

-off the coast of Cardigan...

-..to see how Len Walters and

-Rhys, his assistant, catch crabs.

-Do a lot of people go crab fishing

-in this area?

-That's our fishery.

-We have shellfish and little else.

-We keep the shellfish alive and

-a lorry collects them once a week.

-They're put in tanks full of water.

-Oxygen is pumped into the tanks and

-the water temperature is regulated.

-Every crab is checked

-before it's placed in a tank...

-..and taken to France, Spain

-and Portugal.

-Welsh produce is exported

-to France, Spain and Portugal.

-The net is up.

-Len, can you explain what you do

-and what Rhys does?

-I open this door and Rhys

-opens the door at that end.

-Rhys pulls out

-the crabs and lobsters.

-Bryn, you put some bait in there.

-The bait attracts the shellfish

-to the pot.

-How do they get in there?

-There are two slits, which they

-walk through and fall into the pot.

-They can walk in but not out?

-They could go out again

-but the bait keeps them inside.

-It's a free lunch for them!

-Rhys, can you tell me

-why you measure the crabs?

-I measure them

-to make sure they're not too small.

-We measure them all.

-This one's definitely big enough.

-As you can see, it's a big crab.

-If it's too small,

-it goes straight back in the water.

-Here's hoping it returns next year!

-Do you eat a lot of fish?

-Do you eat a lot of fish?

-

-No. I don't like fish.

-You enjoy fishing

-but you don't eat fish!

-Next, I'll show you

-how to dress a brown crab.

-Len and Rhys caught this crab today.

-Many people enjoy crab meat but

-they don't know how to prepare it.

-Cook a crab

-for five minutes her kilo.

-This one weighs 1.8 kilos,

-so I boiled it for nine minutes.

-I then left it to cool

-and it's now cold.

-The first step

-is to pull off all the legs.

-The legs come away from the body

-quite easily...

-..if the crab

-has been cooked properly.

-To remove the body, simply push...

-..and it comes away in one piece.

-These are what's known as

-dead man's fingers.

-They aren't edible,

-so you must get rid of them.

-Can you see this clear sac?

-The brown meat is behind it...

-..along the sides of the shell.

-The brown meat is nice and sweet.

-Most people eat the white meat...

-..but I think the brown meat

-is the best part of the crab.

-It's full of flavour and it's sweet.

-The brown meat is ready,

-so now for the white meat.

-Everyone loves white crab meat.

-You need a heavy knife for this job.

-Ease the white meat

-out of the claw.

-That's the white meat.

-Add some salt and black pepper.

-A squeeze of lemon juice.

-Add some oil to bind it.

-As you can see, it fills the shell.

-Don't be afraid to dress a crab.

-It's messy but it's worth it.

-Simple food at its best.

-We leave Cardigan

-for our next clip...

-..and travel up the valley

-to Newcastle Emlyn.

-Anne Pash lives there...

-..and I talked to her about her life

-and her wardrobe a while ago.

-I adore clothes.

-I dress for no-one

-other than myself.

-I remember Mummy

-making me and my sister stand still.

-She held a newspaper in front of us

-and cut the pattern around us!

-She made the most amazing dresses.

-Dresses with smocking on them.

-We always looked pretty.

-A little bird tells me

-you love going on cruises.

-What makes them so special?

-You lose yourself completely.

-It's a different world.

-It's a chance to dress up.

-Let's start in here.

-I can see a lot of sparkles!

-These must be your cruise clothes.

-Yes, and they're all quite old,

-apart from one garment.

-I went to Ededa J last week,

-just to try on a dress.

-I had absolutely no intention

-of buying a dress...

-..but I ended up buying it anyway!

-This is easy to wear.

-It can be Christmassy too.

-I bought this separately

-but I've found a scarf to match it.

-I have a good eye for colour.

-It's the same shade as the dress.

-It's really difficult

-to store a colour in your head.

-I've had plenty of practise!

-You lived in Singapore for years.

-Yes, I flew out to Singapore

-when I was 23 years old.

-I thought I was in paradise.

-Did you meet your husband there?

-Yes, my friend and I were enjoying

-a Singapore Sling...

-..and I saw

-this captain approaching.

-He was in his TR2 car

-and he was wearing his cap.

-"Who's that?" I asked my friend.

-We met in the November

-and we married the following August.

-Tell me about your wedding dress.

-My mother liked it but she didn't

-think it had a long enough train.

-Long trains were all the rage,

-back then.

-My sister unpicked the train

-from her wedding dress...

-..and attached it to my dress.

-All this,

-just so I had a train behind me.

-It was a nice dress, mind you.

-Cerys was 15 months old

-when Phil died.

-We did so much, in six years.

-I was head over heels in love.

-Those six years will sustain me

-for the rest of my life.

-Cerys is just like her father.

-She's seen the world.

-She went on cruises with me...

-..and she worked on the sea,

-as a navigation officer.

-During the terrible period

-after losing your husband...

-..did you change your style?

-It's strange you should ask.

-I didn't buy a garment

-for three years.

-I woke up one morning and felt

-as though a weight had been lifted.

-I sighed.

-I felt there was a reason

-to get out of bed that day.

-I took my mother

-on a shopping trip to town...

-..and I suddenly

-found things pretty and attractive.

-My mother said she couldn't believe

-I hadn't bought clothes for years.

-That's where it started!

-I bought two or three outfits

-that day and I haven't stopped!

-If I'm happy with my clothes,

-I'm happy to be out.

-I love clothes.

-Anne Pash - a wonderful lady

-who has some lovely clothes.

-Join me after the break

-for more from this area.

-I chat to the artist,

-Meirion Jones...

-..and we visit a home in Tresaith.

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-We travel nine miles up the coast

-to Tresaith for our next clip...

-..to visit a Georgian mansion

-called Glandwr...

-..the home of Alun Ceri Jones

-and Linda, his wife.

-For help to follow the programme,

-take a look at the website...

-..or download the Dal Ati app.

-Tresaith,

-on the west coast of Wales.

-Alun Ceri Jones, Linda, his wife...

-..and Daniel, Padrig, Sera, Wil

-and Anna, their children, live here.

-When we drove up the drive and

-saw the house for the first time...

-..I wasn't keen on its shape.

-We'd seen a large Georgian house

-in Llandysul the same day...

-..and I thought

-this house was small.

-We walked in and we realized the

-interior was perfect for our needs.

-We liked the decor

-and the sizes of the rooms.

-There were some interesting features

-in the rooms which I loved.

-I like to live near the sea,

-so that was a big factor for me.

-We found a house of the right size

-with no work to be done to it.

-The kitchen is huge.

-We couldn't find fault

-with this house.

-The house dates back

-to at least 1809.

-The year 1809 has been carved

-into the wood above the fireplace.

-It's an old house.

-It was built

-in the late Georgian era.

-You can see the influence of

-people like John Nash on the house.

-He was working in the area

-when this house was built.

-We don't think

-Nash actually worked on the house...

-..but it's likely the people

-who worked on Llannerch Aeron...

-..also worked on this house.

-It was in fantastic condition.

-We haven't done any work

-to this house.

-It was run as a hotel

-for several years...

-..but the previous owners

-had converted it back into a house.

-We were fortunate in that

-we liked the decor of the house.

-We didn't want to change a thing.

-We've done a few things, such as

-check the electrical wiring...

-..and make sure it's safe.

-We did some tidying up downstairs

-and we put our furniture in here.

-We like the colour scheme.

-Some houses feel too big...

-..but this house felt just right

-for our needs.

-This is your lounge.

-This is your lounge.

-

-Yes, and we use this room every day.

-It's close to the kitchen.

-We watch television in here.

-There's a screen in here.

-It's a wall of mirrors.

-Are those old doors?

-Yes, and they were here

-when we bought the house.

-The library and my office

-are tucked away, behind this screen.

-It's really handy.

-It's really handy.

-

-It hides a lot of things, too.

-Yes, it hides things and natural

-light bounces off the mirrors.

-Alun likes modern things.

-We can combine

-the traditional things I like...

-..and the modern things Alun likes

-in this house.

-It works really well.

-That's a big fireplace.

-Yes, I love that fireplace.

-The fireplace itself is original.

-The mantel beam is also original.

-It was here

-when the house itself was built.

-The kitchen.

-I spend most of my time in here.

-It took me a year to master the art

-of using a Rayburn!

-I cook things in the Rayburn

-and I also use the electric cooker.

-The Rayburn can be slow.

-There's so much space around me...

-..this doesn't feel like

-a confined space.

-I can also look out through the

-windows as I move around the house.

-I can see the sea from here

-and it's wonderful.

-I enjoy watching the sun set.

-It's full of life when the children

-come home from school.

-It's noisy here

-and there's plenty to do!

-There's plenty of room in here.

-Yes, several things

-can happen at the same time.

-I can cook

-while they do their homework.

-Meirion Jones comes from Cardigan.

-He enjoys painting the landscape,

-the seascape and the people...

-..of this part of Wales.

-He popped into the Hwb studio

-to chat to Matt Johnson and I...

-..and we asked him about his work...

-..and the influence of his father,

-the artist Aneurin Jones.

-Welcome, Meirion! Come and join us.

-How are you?

-It's nice to see you again.

-Hello, Matt.

-Hello, Matt.

-

-Nice to see you again.

-Welcome to Hwb.

-Do you like our humble home?

-Do you like our humble home?

-

-Yes. It's cosy.

-Relax.

-You're a professional artist.

-How would you describe your work?

-My work is rooted in the area

-with which I'm familiar...

-..in West Wales.

-The landscape, the seascape

-and the people of West Wales.

-My latest series

-is a good example of that.

-His latest pictures

-come from the area.

-It features the prom in Aberystwyth.

-People walking along the prom

-and light bouncing off the sea.

-In Pembrokeshire, there are places

-like Pwll Deri, Ceibwr...

-..and Creigiau, near St Davids.

-It's all very exciting.

-People do ask me to define

-what sort of artist I am...

-..but I must say the landscape and

-the people are equally exciting.

-I can't choose one without

-doing the other a disservice.

-Landscapes

-are as exciting as people.

-You like women too, don't you?

-As subjects, I hasten to add!

-Yes, and it may be because

-I like the waves on the sea...

-..and things

-associated with flowing.

-The female shape

-appeals to me for that reason.

-Combining the female form

-with the shapes of the coast...

-..creates a pattern

-which is in perfect harmony.

-How do you start a picture?

-With inspiration.

-Something strikes me somewhere...

-..be it the shape of one person...

-..or the shape of a group of people

-against the light.

-Siap - shape.

-The shape of a person

-against the light.

-Something

-which fires the imagination.

-Something which inspires you.

-Why do you like painting people?

-Why do you like painting people?

-

-Every person is different.

-We're all different shapes.

-When you have lots of people

-of different shapes...

-..they create

-an interesting pattern.

-I think that's what makes a picture.

-A situation which has something

-special or unusual about it.

-Those elements come together in one

-place - the people and the light.

-What about your father?

-We must talk about him.

-Do you share a studio

-with your father?

-No, but we used to share a studio.

-Your father must have been

-a huge influence on you.

-Yes, very much so.

-The thing he does which has had

-a huge impact on me is simplifying.

-Symleiddio - simplifying.

-You look at a horse and you

-capture the spirit of that animal...

-..by simplifying it.

-Things become clearer

-and more powerful.

-Dal ysbryd - capture the spirit.

-That's all from Cardigan.

-Join me next time, when I'll be on

-the North Wales coast, in Llandudno.

-Goodbye.

-S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones

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