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0:00:29 > 0:00:32- Good morning. - Are you enjoying your Sunday?
0:00:32 > 0:00:36- I'm looking forward to having a look - around the home...
0:00:37 > 0:00:39- ..of another interesting person.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41- Welcome to Adre.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50- This week, - I'm in Llandaff, Cardiff...
0:00:51 > 0:00:54- ..to find out who lives - in this wonderful house.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57- Come with me - and we'll search for clues...
0:00:57 > 0:01:00- ..to help us work out - whose home this is.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12- Remember, if you need help - to follow the programme...
0:01:12 > 0:01:15- ..go to the website - and download the app.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17- And don't forget the subtitles!
0:01:19 > 0:01:23- On the wall there's a map of India - and a map of Ceredigion.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28- I'd say the people who live here - bring those two places together.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42- This person - won a BAFTA Cymru award in 2006...
0:01:42 > 0:01:46- ..when he worked for the BBC - in the political unit.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56- On the wall here, - we have the family's timetable.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01- Between rugby, swimming lessons, - orchestra practise, piano lessons...
0:02:01 > 0:02:04- ..yoga classes and ballet classes...
0:02:04 > 0:02:08- ..I'd say the family - which lives here is very busy.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13- This person has learned Welsh.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17- He was a finalist - of Welsh Learner Of The Year...
0:02:17 > 0:02:21- ..at the Vale Of Glamorgan - National Eisteddfod 2012.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25- Well, Ashok Ahir and his family - live in this lovely house.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- Here's a clip of him - presenting a programme on S4C...
0:02:30 > 0:02:34- ..where he took us behind the scenes - of cariad@iaith 2014.
0:02:39 > 0:02:44- Eight famous celebs gathered for - a week in Nant Gwrtheyrn to cook...
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- What is wrong with you?
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- ..play in the mud...
0:02:51 > 0:02:53- ..fall into the water...
0:02:54 > 0:02:55- Oh, dear!
0:02:56 > 0:02:57- ..and learn Welsh.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59- Turn and turn our hands.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- During the next hour...
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- ..I'll show you what happened - behind the scenes.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- Welcome to cariad@iaith - Tu Ol I'r Llen.
0:03:09 > 0:03:14- I'm Ashok Ahir and I was a finalist - of Welsh Learner Of The Year 2012.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- Originally from Wolverhampton...
0:03:20 > 0:03:24- ..Ashok lives in this house - with Manon, his wife...
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- ..and their children - - Maya, Noa and Osian.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35- Ashok, thank you for the - warm welcome to your wonderful home.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39- We last met on the cariad@iaith set. - Did you enjoy it?
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- Yes, it was - quite a special experience.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46- Not only because I got to work - with people like you...
0:03:46 > 0:03:50- ..but also because - I got to go behind the camera.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54- I'm used to working behind - the camera but not in front of it.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- It was interesting to be behind - and in front of the camera.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03- It was also great to be part of - a series for fellow learners.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- Why did you learn Welsh - and when did you do that?
0:04:10 > 0:04:15- My wife comes from Aberystwyth - originally and she speaks Welsh.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20- It wasn't really an option - for me not to learn Welsh.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26- Our oldest child - is almost 13 years old...
0:04:26 > 0:04:32- ..so I decided about ten years ago - that I had to try to learn Welsh.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- The time came when we decided - to stop speaking English at home...
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- ..and make Welsh - the language of our home.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44- How did you do that?
0:04:44 > 0:04:46- Do you have any tips for learners?
0:04:47 > 0:04:49- I was the person - who had to push for it.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- Everyone else in the house - spoke Welsh.
0:04:52 > 0:04:57- I asked them not to turn to English - when we had Sunday lunch...
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- ..but to carry on speaking Welsh.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- Everyone accepted that. - It wasn't a problem.
0:05:03 > 0:05:08- If you don't give people a chance - to do that, it won't happen.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13- You, as a learner, must give them - permission to carry on in Welsh.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- Was Learner Of The Year - a good experience?
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- Yes, and a chance to show everyone - I'd reached a certain level...
0:05:21 > 0:05:26- ..and that I was confident enough - to speak Welsh in public.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- It's like a public declaration.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31- I'm learning Welsh. - Speak Welsh with me.
0:05:32 > 0:05:37- People came up to me and said they - had no idea I was learning Welsh.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- People I've known for 15 years.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- That was the biggest step of all.
0:05:44 > 0:05:45- Tell me about your work.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48- You were at the BBC for years.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50- Yes, I used to be a journalist.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- I was the head - of the BBC Wales political unit...
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- ..for, gosh, a decade!
0:05:57 > 0:06:02- Prior to that, I worked in London - on programmes like Six O'Clock News.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- I mainly worked - in the field of politics.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11- You and Manon, your wife, - now run your own company.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- Yes, we run a communication agency.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20- We work with companies on the way - they communicate with the public...
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- ..with their clients, - with their staff...
0:06:24 > 0:06:26- ..and with the government.
0:06:27 > 0:06:32- Does the ability to speak different - languages help you in your work?
0:06:33 > 0:06:37- It helps to speak Welsh because - we're a bilingual company.
0:06:37 > 0:06:42- We help businesses and organizations - to improve their Welsh.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45- Thank you for the chat.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- Is it time to let me have a snoop - around your house?
0:06:48 > 0:06:53- Some other people in the house - say you can't see their room...
0:06:53 > 0:06:55- ..but I may let you!
0:06:55 > 0:06:56- You've been cleaning!
0:06:56 > 0:06:57- You've been cleaning!- - I have.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09- This hall is lovely, - with all these original features.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- I take it the floor is original.
0:07:14 > 0:07:19- Yes. It was one of the first things - which caught my eye about the house.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23- It goes through the whole - ground floor. We're very lucky.
0:07:25 > 0:07:26- What about this wood?
0:07:26 > 0:07:30- What about this wood?- - There's wood throughout the house.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- The wood you see here - is original to the house...
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- ..which was built - in the early 1900s.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- Tell me about that picture.
0:07:43 > 0:07:48- It's a piece of art from one of - the villages in southern India.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51- It depicts a scene...
0:07:51 > 0:07:55- ..where villagers are - preparing a bride for her wedding.
0:08:01 > 0:08:02- This is a cosy lounge.
0:08:05 > 0:08:10- Your family comes from the - Punjab region of India originally.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12- Where is that piece from?
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- This was our wedding present - from my brother.
0:08:18 > 0:08:19- It's a Buddha's head.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22- This came from Asia...
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- ..and it's been there - since we moved into this house.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- These are old spice boxes - from Indonesia.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36- Wow!
0:08:37 > 0:08:40- That's another picture from India.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- It's an original piece - from Rajasthan.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48- There are clues from India, - particularly Punjab...
0:08:48 > 0:08:49- ..through the house.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01- This is nice - a dining room - right next to the kitchen.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04- Do you eat together every night?
0:09:05 > 0:09:10- Yes, we try to sit down during the - week and make time for each other.
0:09:11 > 0:09:12- We talk about our day.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29- Do you spend time in this playroom - as a family?
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- No, we do shifts!
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- The children are here - until their bedtime.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36- Manon and I use it after supper.
0:09:37 > 0:09:38- Who's the jazz fan?
0:09:38 > 0:09:39- Who's the jazz fan?- - I like jazz.
0:09:40 > 0:09:47- I like a lot of 1960s stuff - - Brazilian, samba and classic jazz.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- We created this with the children.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55- We all read and we found postcards - and framed them.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- That's nice.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- Do you read Welsh, English - or Punjabi books?
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- Mainly Welsh - and, of course, English.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07- I don't read Punjabi with them.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12- My Punjabi is really rusty - when it comes to reading it.
0:10:12 > 0:10:17- But we have bought English books - of Indian stories for the children.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22- They like a mixture - of English and Welsh books.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- Of course, - they do a lot of reading at school.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- It helps them - to read English at home too.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34- We find books - which aren't part of the curriculum.
0:10:35 > 0:10:36- May we take a look upstairs?
0:10:36 > 0:10:37- May we take a look upstairs?- - Yes.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- We're on the first floor.
0:10:45 > 0:10:46- What rooms are here?
0:10:47 > 0:10:49- That's the boys' room.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- Manon and I sleep over here.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- Just through there is the bathroom.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00- Beyond the bathroom - is Maya's room...
0:11:01 > 0:11:02- ..and a guest bedroom.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- I also use it as a dressing room.
0:11:05 > 0:11:10- My clothes are spread between - upstairs, my bedroom and that room.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12- What's on the top floor?
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- What's on the top floor?- - An office and Manon's dressing room.
0:11:15 > 0:11:16- Let's take a look.
0:11:24 > 0:11:25- We're in the attic room.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- The bookshelves - are full of travel guides.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32- Have you seen a lot of the world?
0:11:32 > 0:11:34- Have you seen a lot of the world?- - Yes, we've travelled a lot.
0:11:34 > 0:11:39- We've travelled independently, - through work, and together.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42- We've visited lots of places.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47- Standing proudly on the shelf - over there is a BAFTA Cymru award.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52- The two of us won that together - in 2006.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54- We won it for a BBC programme...
0:11:54 > 0:11:58- ..covering the official opening - of the Senedd.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02- We now help run the - communications side of the BAFTAs.
0:12:03 > 0:12:04- Can you put a word in for me?
0:12:05 > 0:12:06- I've never won one.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- If they leave one lying around, - you can have it!
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- We'll take a break, so grab a cuppa.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22- Join me in a few minutes - to meet the rest of Ashok's family.
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0:12:37 > 0:12:39- Welcome back.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- I'm at home with Ashok Ahir - and his family.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- How do you usually - spend your Sundays?
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- Like most people, we love to cook.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50- Are you a good cook?
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- I'm not sure about that - but I enjoy it.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58- I enjoy the experience - of playing with food.
0:12:58 > 0:13:04- There are lots of fresh ingredients - there, so shall I be your sous-chef?
0:13:04 > 0:13:08- If you'll be my sous-chef, - I'll cook for you.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10- Great. What shall we cook?
0:13:10 > 0:13:14- A simple, vegetable dish...
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- ..and aloo gobi - - cauliflower and potatoes.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21- Indian food is my favourite cuisine.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26- We started - by preparing the vegetables.
0:13:28 > 0:13:33- Is Indian food - and Punjabi food the same?
0:13:34 > 0:13:38- If you dine - in restaurants in Britain...
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- ..the majority of the dishes you eat - are Punjabi.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47- In Indian restaurants?
0:13:47 > 0:13:48- In Indian restaurants?- - Yes.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- Take a masala, for example.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- The only people in India - who make masala sauces...
0:13:58 > 0:13:59- ..are people in the north.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02- Punjabis, in other words.
0:14:02 > 0:14:07- When I cook a curry, I always start - with onions, garlic and ginger.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13- That's the base for any curry.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17- I remember being in the kitchen - when I was a child...
0:14:17 > 0:14:20- ..with my mother - and my grandmother...
0:14:22 > 0:14:28- ..helping out with chopping onions - or crushing chillies and ginger.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32- I learned by watching them.
0:14:32 > 0:14:37- The smell I remember from back then - is onions, garlic and ginger...
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- ..cooking with a bit of chilli.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47- With the first step complete, Ashok - added vegetables and cooked them.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- Meanwhile, some hungry mouths - were waiting to be fed.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54- Papa, I'm hungry!
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- Wow!
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- That looks wonderful.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06- Papa speaks Punjabi with you.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- Mam speaks Welsh with you.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15- What do you speak with each other?
0:15:16 > 0:15:18- We speak Welsh - and some Punjabi words...
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- ..which we were brought up with - since we were little.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- We reply to Papa's Punjabi in Welsh.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29- He answers us in Welsh or Punjabi.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32- Teach me something simple - in Punjabi.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- If you want to say 'my name is'...
0:15:39 > 0:15:44- ..you say 'merra nam hai' - and then your name.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- Merra nam hai Nia.
0:15:48 > 0:15:49- How do you do?
0:15:50 > 0:15:52- Merra nam hai Nia.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07- Manon, while Ashok - gets some more chapatis...
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- ..tell me the story of how you met.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12- Love at first sight?
0:16:12 > 0:16:13- Love at first sight?- - No. Definitely not!
0:16:15 > 0:16:18- We worked together - in the BBC news room for years.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20- We were both journalists.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- We were friends for a long time.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28- I went to work in London for - a few years and Ashok worked here.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33- We didn't work in the same city - until after we got married.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- He caught the train to London - every Sunday night...
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- ..for the first year - of our marriage.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- What about your wedding?
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- What about your wedding?- - We had two wedding ceremonies.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- The first was a traditional, - Welsh ceremony...
0:16:48 > 0:16:50- ..but with a strong Indian flavour.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- It was held in my chapel - in Aberystwyth.
0:16:53 > 0:16:58- There were chillies on the windows - and in the flower arrangement.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- We included quite a few readings - in the service.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- At some point - during the wedding breakfast...
0:17:06 > 0:17:10- ..all the aunties on Ashok's side - took over and they started to dance.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15- They made their own music - and started to sing.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19- We had a jazz band, but they decided - to ignore it for a while!
0:17:20 > 0:17:24- We ended up with half an hour - of jazz and half an hour of Bhangra.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- It was a mixture of both - and it was fantastic fun.
0:17:28 > 0:17:33- It was a blend of everything but it - was really colourful and wonderful.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37- Two wedding days? Perfect!
0:17:37 > 0:17:39- Two wedding days? Perfect!- - Two outfits, mind you.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41- Obviously!
0:17:44 > 0:17:48- Full to bursting with tasty food, - we went for a walk in the park.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- We're walking - through Pontcanna Fields...
0:17:52 > 0:17:54- ..which are very close to your home.
0:17:55 > 0:17:56- Yes - just down the hill.
0:17:57 > 0:17:58- Do you come here often?
0:17:59 > 0:18:01- Yes, I'm here every weekend.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07- The boys play rugby - - one over there and one over here.
0:18:08 > 0:18:13- They play for different clubs, - so there's competition in the house.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15- They're arch rivals!
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- Do you think Cardiff is a nice city?
0:18:20 > 0:18:25- Yes, and that's one of the reasons - we're bringing up our children here.
0:18:25 > 0:18:30- It's a perfect city for families but - it's also great for young people.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- I first came to Cardiff - to study at the university.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- It's a brilliant city for students.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39- There's plenty to do...
0:18:39 > 0:18:43- ..and plenty of places to go out - without having to travel far.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48- I didn't have a car when I was - a student, so I walked everywhere.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50- It's big enough...
0:18:50 > 0:18:54- ..but it's also small enough - to have a community feel.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58- Yes, and since my student days - I've crossed the bridge...
0:18:59 > 0:19:01- ..from east to west Cardiff.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- When you live and work in Cardiff...
0:19:07 > 0:19:11- ..you see the city - in a totally different light...
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- ..from your student days.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- It's nice to have a cuppa - after our walk.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- Ashok, tell me about - your original home.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27- Wolverhampton.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32- When we moved to Britain, - we all lived in one house.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38- We moved here as a family, - with Mum and Dad...
0:19:40 > 0:19:45- ..and we lived around the corner - from my grandparents' house.
0:19:45 > 0:19:46- Were you a large family?
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- Were you a large family?- - I have two brothers and one sister.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53- Do your parents - still live in Wolverhampton?
0:19:54 > 0:20:00- Yes, but they spend half their time - in Wolverhampton and half in Punjab.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02- Tell me about life out there.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04- Do you visit regularly?
0:20:04 > 0:20:06- Do you visit regularly?- - Yes, we go every other year.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- That's how it's been - since we've had children.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14- It's a bit strange - because I left when I was three...
0:20:14 > 0:20:18- ..and I didn't go back - until I was something like 27.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23- After that, I went every year, then - every other year with the children.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- That's what we aim for.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- Would you ever go back - to live in India?
0:20:33 > 0:20:34- Do you feel pulled there?
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- Do you feel it's your home...
0:20:38 > 0:20:39- ..or is this your home?
0:20:40 > 0:20:44- I have different elements of 'home' - in different places...
0:20:45 > 0:20:46- ..but Cardiff is my home.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04- Ashok, tell me what three things - you'd save from a fire.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09- The first item is in the corner.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12- It's an old record player.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16- It's an HMV model from the 1920s.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- I like it because - it plays my old jazz 78s.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- I'm always on the lookout - for more 78s...
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- ..but it plays the ones I do have - perfectly.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36- Has it been in your family - since the 1920s?
0:21:37 > 0:21:41- Well, it was a present - from a family member.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43- He found it on eBay - and gave it to me!
0:21:44 > 0:21:46- What's the second thing?
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- It's a bit big and it's upstairs.
0:21:49 > 0:21:50- Come upstairs to see it.
0:21:50 > 0:21:51- Come upstairs to see it.- - No problem.
0:21:56 > 0:21:57- This is my gentleman's compendium.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59- This is my gentleman's compendium.- - A wardrobe designed for men?
0:21:59 > 0:22:04- Yes, the idea of the compendium - dates back to Victorian times...
0:22:05 > 0:22:10- ..but this is Edwardian, - which is the same era as the house.
0:22:10 > 0:22:11- It fits in.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13- Can I take a peek inside?
0:22:14 > 0:22:16- Yes, if you like.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19- Hey! A hanging rail for suits.
0:22:20 > 0:22:21- The shoe section.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23- The shoe section.- - Yes, plus my sports kit.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27- A modern gentleman's compendium - includes a gym kit!
0:22:27 > 0:22:31- These are the drawers - and this is the part I really like.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- It's like being - in an old clothes shop.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38- The drawers pull out.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43- Even the ones made later than - this period include four drawers.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47- It's a lovely compendium.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53- Good luck carrying that out!
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- Good luck carrying that out!- - It was carried in here, in sections.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- I could get it out, - depending where the fire is!
0:23:00 > 0:23:02- My third item is down here.
0:23:07 > 0:23:08- That's nice.
0:23:08 > 0:23:12- Ashok and Manon's wedding, - 2nd of September 2000.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14- Was it a present?
0:23:14 > 0:23:19- Yes, from the artist Bethan Clwyd, - who's one of Manon's best friends.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23- She took inspiration - from our wedding day to create this.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29- Manon's dress was a combination - of a Punjabi bridal lehenga...
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- ..and a Welsh wedding dress.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37- It was gold coloured.
0:23:38 > 0:23:39- We wore blue shirts.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- That's where the blue is from.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46- The green comes from Ceredigion.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50- We had our wedding party - at Ty Nanteos Mansion...
0:23:50 > 0:23:55- ..following the wedding service - in the centre of Aberystwyth.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59- That's lovely - and it's really personal too.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- I had a great day - with you and your family. Thank you.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- I had a warm welcome - from Ashok Ahir and his family.
0:24:17 > 0:24:22- Join me next time to spend time - at home with another famous face.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24- Until then, goodbye.
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0:24:29 > 0:24:29- Subtitles
0:24:29 > 0:24:31- Subtitles- - Subtitles
0:24:38 > 0:24:42- I'm Mioko and I come from Japan.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46- I live in Cardiff.
0:24:51 > 0:24:52- I'm learning Welsh.
0:24:54 > 0:24:55- My husband is Welsh.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58- We have two daughters.
0:25:00 > 0:25:06- My husband - speaks Welsh to our daughters.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11- That's why - I need to be able to speak Welsh.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19- I feel - it's difficult to learn Welsh.
0:25:20 > 0:25:25- My husband and our daughters - speak excellent Welsh.
0:25:26 > 0:25:31- I don't always understand - what they're saying.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35- They just talk very quickly.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40- It's really difficult - to keep up with what they're saying.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49- I wanted to learn Welsh - when I lived in Japan...
0:25:51 > 0:25:55- ..but it was quite difficult - to get a source of Welsh...
0:25:56 > 0:25:57- ..when I was in Japan.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02- I found out - that somebody was looking for...
0:26:03 > 0:26:07- ..a Welsh - Japanese - language exchange partner.
0:26:08 > 0:26:09- I thought, "Great!"
0:26:13 > 0:26:16- That's when I saw my husband - for the first time.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22- I learned Welsh from him.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32- We got married afterwards.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39- My first impression of Wales...
0:26:40 > 0:26:43- ..was there are a lot of parks - and spaces here.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47- There aren't many spaces in Japan.
0:26:52 > 0:26:58- The advice I give is to be in that - environment as much as possible.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04- My husband and my daughters - speak Welsh at home.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08- I hear it all the time.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- To be soaked - in that language...
0:27:12 > 0:27:15- ..helps you speak Welsh yourself.
0:27:23 > 0:27:28- But I also - need to attend Welsh classes...
0:27:32 > 0:27:35- ..as well as speaking the language - at home.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39- That's important as well.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42- I think both sides.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45- Learning on paper...
0:27:46 > 0:27:52- ..and learning at home by talking to - people who speak that language.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21- I'm Phillip Moore.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26- I'm a consultant surgeon...
0:28:27 > 0:28:28- ..at Ysbyty Gwynedd.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33- I specialize - in ear, nose and throat.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39- Does your throat feel better now?
0:28:39 > 0:28:42- Yes. It's dry and I'm coughing.
0:28:43 > 0:28:44- OK.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48- Does your nose become blocked?
0:28:48 > 0:28:49- Does your nose become blocked?- - Yes, and it's runny.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53- I come from Barbados originally.
0:28:54 > 0:29:00- Barbados is a small island - in the Caribbean Sea.
0:29:01 > 0:29:06- I moved to Britain in 1996.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15- I've been working in Britain...
0:29:17 > 0:29:19- ..for about 13 years.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28- I'd never worked in Wales.
0:29:32 > 0:29:37- I had an opportunity - to come and work here...
0:29:38 > 0:29:40- ..back in 2010.
0:29:43 > 0:29:47- I've fallen in love with the place.
0:29:52 > 0:30:01- I've been learning Welsh - since October 2010.
0:30:06 > 0:30:12- The most difficult thing - about learning Welsh...
0:30:13 > 0:30:15- ..is the mutations.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25- I wanted to learn Welsh - for two reasons.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30- Number one, I wanted a challenge.
0:30:33 > 0:30:39- Number two, - I think it's an excellent thing...
0:30:39 > 0:30:43- ..to be able to talk to patients - in their own language.
0:30:47 > 0:30:52- It's my intention to become fluent - in the near future.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- When I want to relax, - I like to play golf.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02- I'm also a keen tennis player.
0:31:03 > 0:31:08- I play golf - at St Deiniol Golf Club in Bangor.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15- The golf helps me learn - how to swear in Welsh!
0:31:33 > 0:31:37- I really enjoy watching television.
0:31:40 > 0:31:46- My favourite programme is Cyw - because I can understand it!
0:31:48 > 0:31:50- I watch Hwb too, of course!
0:31:51 > 0:31:52- See you soon.
0:31:52 > 0:31:53- See you soon.- - Thank you.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17- I'm Jackie Wilmington.
0:32:18 > 0:32:19- I'm a vet.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22- I don't work - in an ordinary practice.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27- I work in the pathological - veterinary laboratories...
0:32:28 > 0:32:30- ..on Buarth Road, Aberystwyth.
0:32:30 > 0:32:36- I've been interested in farm animals - since I was a young girl.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44- I do use my Welsh here, - in the laboratory.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47- Most of the local farmers - speak Welsh.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53- Very often, when we discuss - technical matters...
0:32:54 > 0:32:59- ..they're the ones - who use the English words!
0:33:00 > 0:33:02- I do the same thing.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06- If I can't remember - the correct Welsh word...
0:33:07 > 0:33:09- ..I'll use the English word.
0:33:09 > 0:33:15- They prefer me to do that - than to turn back to English.
0:33:18 > 0:33:24- I first started to learn Welsh when - I worked in Ruthin, in the 1980s.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28- I only learned a little bit.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33- Just enough to socialize, really.
0:33:34 > 0:33:40- I took it up again when I moved - to Aberystwyth around 20 years ago.
0:33:45 > 0:33:50- I sat the first Gorsedd Y Beirdd - entrance exam last year.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57- I intend to sit the second exam - this year.
0:33:59 > 0:34:05- If I'm successful, I'll feel as - though I really belong to Wales.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13- If I moved to America, I could - become a naturalized citizen...
0:34:14 > 0:34:16- ..and make it official.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19- Unfortunately, - I can't do that in Wales.
0:34:22 > 0:34:27- One of the things which - I still find difficult is dialect.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31- I also struggle with strong accents.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35- Anglesey accents are really tricky.
0:34:36 > 0:34:42- I watch and listen to TV programmes - where they use various accents...
0:34:43 > 0:34:47- ..and I try to work out - what's being said.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56- Welsh is quite a difficult language - to learn.
0:34:57 > 0:35:02- Of course, everyone grumbles - about the mutations!
0:35:05 > 0:35:09- If you want to become fluent, - you've got to keep going.
0:35:11 > 0:35:17- Take every opportunity you get - to talk Welsh to fluent speakers...
0:35:18 > 0:35:20- ..and you'll blossom.
0:35:36 > 0:35:41- I'm Hugh Brightwell and I've been - learning Welsh since 2010.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45- Today, we're in the garden - of my house in Cheshire.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49- I've lived in Cheshire - since I was born...
0:35:51 > 0:35:54- ..but my mother was born in Rhos, - near Wrexham.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58- My mother never spoke Welsh to me...
0:36:00 > 0:36:04- ..but according to the 1911 census, - my grandmother spoke Welsh.
0:36:05 > 0:36:06- She spoke English too.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13- My whole family was bilingual.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- I've had an interest in trains - since I was young.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30- When I retired, I decided to build - a railway in my garden.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35- This is a very Welsh railway!
0:36:37 > 0:36:41- There's a lot of slate here - and a little cottage.
0:36:41 > 0:36:44- I also have some Welsh trains...
0:36:44 > 0:36:49- ..especially ones from - the Welshpool And Llanfair Railway.
0:36:57 > 0:37:02- It's impossible to run the train - around the track in my garden today.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07- There's a lot of work to be done - after the awful weather we've had.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11- The rails aren't level - because the soil has moved.
0:37:12 > 0:37:17- The sun is shining now and I look - forward to working in the garden...
0:37:17 > 0:37:20- ..and running my trains - in the sunshine.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31- I visit Wales on many weekends - during the year...
0:37:31 > 0:37:33- ..especially in the summer.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38- I wanted to be able to say, - "Good morning! How are you?"...
0:37:39 > 0:37:40- ..but not in English!
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- I can now say, - "Sut mae? Ti'n iawn?"
0:37:45 > 0:37:50- It's important for me to go - to classes and do the homework.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54- I would also recommend the - Say Something In Welsh website.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00- They teach you to say - good afternoon, good night...
0:38:00 > 0:38:02- ..I want to go, I want to do - and so on.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06- I think the combination - of Say Something In Welsh...
0:38:07 > 0:38:12- ..and ordinary Welsh classes at a - night class or something similar...
0:38:13 > 0:38:15- ..is the ideal way to learn Welsh.
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0:38:34 > 0:38:36- Hello! I'm Craig ab Iago.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39- In this series, - I look at people and places...
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- ..which are part - of the story of Wales.
0:38:42 > 0:38:44- Welcome to Pwt O Hanes.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48- Subtitles
0:38:51 > 0:38:55- In this programme, - we'll talk about some Welsh legends.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00- People who have left their mark - on Wales and the Welsh language.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08- First, a Welshman whose name - everyone has heard - St David.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11- He gave his name - to the national day of Wales.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15- March 1st, St David's Day.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19- It's believed St David died - on March 1st around the year 589.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22- Why and how did David become famous?
0:39:23 > 0:39:25- When he was a young man...
0:39:25 > 0:39:30- ..David travelled across South Wales - the south of England and Brittany...
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- ..talking about Jesus Christ.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37- Back in Wales, David became - the head of a monastery...
0:39:38 > 0:39:40- ..in a region called Menevia.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45- Everyone at the monastery - lived a simple life...
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- ..of hard work and prayer.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53- David became famous throughout Wales - and beyond.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56- David's final message - to his people was...
0:39:56 > 0:40:00- .."Rejoice. Keep the faith. - Do the little things."
0:40:01 > 0:40:05- Following his death, - many stories grew around David...
0:40:05 > 0:40:08- ..and he became - the patron saint of Wales.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12- When the Normans arrived...
0:40:12 > 0:40:16- ..they built a cathedral - on the site of the old monastery.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21- Over the centuries, St David's - became important to Christians...
0:40:22 > 0:40:26- ..and thousands of people came here - every year on a pilgrimage.
0:40:27 > 0:40:33- Today, pilgrims and tourists still - flock to St David's Cathedral...
0:40:33 > 0:40:35- ..to commemorate Saint David.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- Let's move on to the 14th century.
0:40:49 > 0:40:54- One of the great poets of that time - was a man called Dafydd ap Gwilym.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59- Dafydd came from Llanbadarn Fawr, - near Aberystwyth.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- He came from a family - of Welsh gentry.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07- We call the poets of this period - the Poets Of The Nobility.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- The poets' main job...
0:41:09 > 0:41:13- ..was to sing the praises - of the noble families.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19- But Dafydd's poetry is different.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23- He used themes which were popular - throughout Europe...
0:41:23 > 0:41:25- ..nature and romantic love.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31- Like the European poets, Dafydd used - everyday language in his poetry.
0:41:32 > 0:41:37- Dafydd also used a new form or style - of Welsh poetry called the cywydd.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45- No one is entirely sure - when Dafydd ap Gwilym died.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48- His grave - is at Strata Florida Abbey...
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- ..and Aled Sam and John Davies - visited the place.
0:41:58 > 0:42:02- Strata Florida, - near Pontrhydfendigaid...
0:42:02 > 0:42:05- ..is a two for - the price of one location.
0:42:06 > 0:42:11- An important monastery and the grave - of one of Europe's greatest poets.
0:42:12 > 0:42:18- Dafydd ap Gwilym's memorial stone - bears the dates 1320 to 1380...
0:42:18 > 0:42:23- ..but nobody knows the dates - of his birth or death.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26- He died quite young. - He'd lived a naughty life!
0:42:26 > 0:42:30- He'd done more mileage - than his age perhaps suggested!
0:42:51 > 0:42:54- We go forward now - to the 18th century...
0:42:54 > 0:42:57- ..the time - when Methodism came to Wales.
0:42:57 > 0:43:02- One of the leaders of this period - was a man called Howel Harris.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05- Howel was born on Trefeca Farm - near Talgarth.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08- When he was young, - Howel was a teacher...
0:43:09 > 0:43:13- ..but, after hearing - the vicar of Talgarth preaching...
0:43:14 > 0:43:18- ..Howel decided to leave teaching - and become a Methodist preacher.
0:43:20 > 0:43:25- By 1750, Howel had fallen out with - other Methodist leaders in Wales...
0:43:27 > 0:43:31- ..so he returned to Trefeca to start - a new religious community...
0:43:31 > 0:43:34- ..called The Trefeca Family.
0:43:35 > 0:43:39- On the farm, - they developed new ways of farming.
0:43:39 > 0:43:43- Before his death, - he opened a college in Trefeca.
0:43:45 > 0:43:48- Trefeca College - is still there today...
0:43:48 > 0:43:52- ..and in it there's a museum - to remember Howel Harris.
0:43:52 > 0:43:55- Aled Sam and John Davies - visited the place.
0:43:56 > 0:43:59- A small museum - charts Howel Harris's life story.
0:44:02 > 0:44:07- Between his conversion in 1735 and - establishing The Family in 1752...
0:44:08 > 0:44:12- ..he spent the entire time - on preaching missions.
0:44:12 > 0:44:15- He drew a map of his journey.
0:44:15 > 0:44:19- Here in the centre - is his home in Trefeca.
0:44:19 > 0:44:24- In the north, - he visited Caernarfon and Bangor.
0:44:24 > 0:44:27- He went to Llangeitho and Tregaron - in the west.
0:44:28 > 0:44:32- In the east was London, - with Swansea and Neath in the south.
0:44:32 > 0:44:37- This map is written in English - but he would have preached in Welsh.
0:44:38 > 0:44:40- He could preach in Welsh...
0:44:41 > 0:44:44- ..but I doubt - Welsh was his first language.
0:44:52 > 0:44:55- On we go to the 19th century, - to Daniel Owen.
0:44:56 > 0:44:58- He was the father - of the Welsh novel.
0:44:58 > 0:45:01- The Charles Dickens of Wales.
0:45:01 > 0:45:03- Daniel was born in Mold.
0:45:03 > 0:45:06- His father died - when Daniel was a baby.
0:45:06 > 0:45:10- His family had no breadwinner, - so they were very poor.
0:45:10 > 0:45:13- Young Daniel - had little schooling.
0:45:13 > 0:45:18- When he was 12, he went to work - as an apprentice to a tailor.
0:45:20 > 0:45:23- The two major influences - on Daniel Owen's life...
0:45:24 > 0:45:27- ..were Bethesda Chapel - and the tailor's shop.
0:45:27 > 0:45:31- He went to Bala College to prepare - to be a Methodist minister...
0:45:32 > 0:45:36- ..but he had to leave collect - to care for his mother and sister.
0:45:36 > 0:45:40- Daniel went back - to work in the tailor's shop.
0:45:40 > 0:45:42- This is where he began to write...
0:45:42 > 0:45:46- ..and take an interest in people - and their characters.
0:45:47 > 0:45:50- Daniel was soon - running his own clothing business.
0:45:50 > 0:45:54- Daniel Owen wrote his first story - when he was 43 years old.
0:45:55 > 0:45:59- Two of his great novels - are Rhys Lewis and Enoc Huws.
0:46:00 > 0:46:05- Like Dickens, his novels first - appeared episodically in magazines.
0:46:06 > 0:46:10- Aled Sam visited Mold to see - how the town remembers Daniel Owen.
0:46:17 > 0:46:21- You can walk around - the centre of Mold in 15 minutes.
0:46:23 > 0:46:27- The streets are full of references - to its most famous son...
0:46:29 > 0:46:31- ..the novelist, Daniel Owen.
0:46:31 > 0:46:36- He worshipped here and his workshop - has now been turned into a bar.
0:46:36 > 0:46:38- Very handy!
0:46:39 > 0:46:41- Here he is - Dan the man!
0:46:41 > 0:46:44- Daniel Owen stands tall - in the centre of Mold.
0:46:45 > 0:46:50- The inscription on the statue is - written in Welsh, English and Latin.
0:46:51 > 0:46:56- Neque sapientibus neque eruditis - sed populo scripsi.
0:46:56 > 0:46:57- What does that mean?
0:46:59 > 0:47:02- Not for the wise and learned - have I written...
0:47:02 > 0:47:05- ..but for the common man.
0:47:06 > 0:47:07- There we are.
0:47:08 > 0:47:12- Four legends who left their mark - on Wales and the Welsh language.
0:47:12 > 0:47:16- How many of today's famous people - will be remembered in the future?
0:47:34 > 0:47:36- S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones
0:47:36 > 0:47:37- .