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0:00:28 > 0:00:30- Welcome to another episode of Adre.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34- Today, I'm in Pontyberem - and the sun is shining.
0:00:48 > 0:00:49- Teg edrych tuag adref.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53- There you go - a line of poetry - to kick off the programme.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57- Teg edrych tuag adref - - it's good to head home.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59- I'm quoting poetry...
0:00:59 > 0:01:02- ..because I'm here - to spend the day with a poet.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06- Let's search for some clues - inside his home.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11- For help to follow the programme, - use the website...
0:01:14 > 0:01:15- ..and the Dal Ati app.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21- This biscuit tin - has a Brittany flag printed on it.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25- This person has close ties - with Brittany and he speaks Breton.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30- He speaks several languages - - Breton, French, Spanish...
0:01:30 > 0:01:32- ..Welsh and English.
0:01:33 > 0:01:34- He's a linguist.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39- This is his old work coat.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43- Tinopolis is the name - of a TV production company.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46- This person wore it - when he presented Wedi 7.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53- The person who lives here - plays the flute...
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- ..and he's also famous for rapping.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00- He was a member of the bands - Genod Droog and Y Diwygiad.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- The poet who lives here - is extremely successful.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11- There are trophies - and bardic chairs here...
0:02:11 > 0:02:15- ..including this one, which he won - at the 2016 National Eisteddfod.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19- Aneirin Karadog lives here - with Laura, his wife...
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- ..and their children, - Sisial and Erwan.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35- His name is Aneirin Karadog.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- He comes from Pontyberem.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- Do you fancy a cup of tea - before you get started?
0:02:51 > 0:02:53- Yes, please. Thank you.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- Thank you for the warm welcome - to Pontyberem.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- How long have you lived here?
0:02:58 > 0:03:00- How long have you lived here?- - Since August, 2009.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07- Laura, my wife, had a job in - Carmarthen and I worked in Llanelli.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10- We were looking - for a central location...
0:03:10 > 0:03:15- ..and the Gwendraeth Valley - is between Carmarthen and Llanelli.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- We found this house - and it was perfect.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- You have - no family connections here...
0:03:22 > 0:03:26- ..but your family - comes from Brittany and Wales.
0:03:26 > 0:03:27- Yes.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- My wife's family - comes from the Ogwen Valley...
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- ..and my father comes from Nelson...
0:03:34 > 0:03:38- ..which is in - the western industrial valleys...
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- ..of Merthyr, - Caerphilly and Pontypridd.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- My mother comes from - Lesneven in north-west Brittany...
0:03:46 > 0:03:48- ..which is twinned with Carmarthen.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- Hers was a Breton-speaking, - farming family.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56- How did a man from Nelson - meet a Breton woman, I'm not sure...
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- ..but it happened and here I am.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- You worked on the Wedi 7 team - for a few years...
0:04:04 > 0:04:07- ..as a presenter - and a correspondent.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- Yes, I worked on the show - for nine and a half years.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- I started out as a researcher...
0:04:13 > 0:04:18- ..and I was happy to get a call from - Angharad Mair to offer me a job.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20- That was a lovely moment.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25- The famous producer and presenter, - Idris Charles, worked with us...
0:04:25 > 0:04:28- ..and he suggested - I film an item down the Bay...
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- ..about a rapping and hip hop - contest at the Millennium Centre.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37- I did it and that was my first item.
0:04:38 > 0:04:43- You speak Breton and you studied - languages the University of Oxford.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48- Yes - I grew up speaking Breton with - my mother and Welsh with my father.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- I then studied French and Spanish - at university.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- I'm very fortunate.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58- Spanish is the only language - I've had to learn from scratch.
0:04:58 > 0:05:03- I got Breton from Mam, Welsh - from Dad, English just naturally.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- My grandparents in Nelson - didn't speak Welsh.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- "I've lost my corach, Grandpa."
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- "What's he talking about now?"
0:05:15 > 0:05:19- When my parents met, their only - common language was French.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22- My father couldn't speak Breton...
0:05:22 > 0:05:26- ..and my mother didn't speak - Welsh or English at that point.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- They spent years - speaking French to each other.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34- I remember them - speaking French to each other...
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- ..and not understanding - what they were saying.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40- Is Breton similar to Welsh?
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- HE SPEAKS BRETON
0:06:02 > 0:06:06- I'm sure you could understand - some of those words.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- It's so sexy! It's Welsh mixed with - a little bit of French.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- You were - the Welsh Children's Poet Laureate.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- What did you have to do - as a children's poet?
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- It was a real honour.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- I was selected by a secret panel - which met somewhere.
0:06:26 > 0:06:27- They chose me.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- Rather than - writing poetry for children...
0:06:33 > 0:06:38- ..it's about working with children - and youngsters in schools...
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- ..promoting poetry and Welshness.
0:06:41 > 0:06:42- Did you enjoy it?
0:06:43 > 0:06:45- Yes, I loved it.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- A child's imagination - is a special thing...
0:06:48 > 0:06:50- ..which isn't dated or jaded.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- Speaking of children, hello!
0:06:55 > 0:06:56- Thank you, Laura.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01- We're having a cup of tea - but you're having nothing.
0:07:01 > 0:07:02- I've just had one.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04- Hello, Erwan.
0:07:04 > 0:07:05- How old is he?
0:07:05 > 0:07:08- How old is he?- - He'll be five months next week.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- You were pregnant - when Aneirin won the chair.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14- Yes, I was.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- You were due to give birth - the previous day.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- Yes, but our babies - have a tendency to be late.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29- He didn't make an appearance - for another fortnight.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33- The great thing was - you could be at the ceremony.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- Yes. There was no sign of him, - so I was safe to go.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41- I know you've had to clean - and tidy up because I was coming.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- Is it alright - if I have a nose around?
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- Yes, of course. You're very welcome.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- The second you walk in, - you see this house is a home.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01- The children's calendar - and their things.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- Yes - their stuff.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06- What rooms can we see here?
0:08:07 > 0:08:12- This is the hall, where we keep - our muddy shoes after dog walks.
0:08:13 > 0:08:18- Through there is the kitchen, which - is small but big enough for us.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- What's that chair, - under these things?
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- I'm ashamed to say it's - the Urdd Eisteddfod bardic chair.
0:08:26 > 0:08:32- We will find it a worthy spot but - at the moment it's under our coats!
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- Where shall we start?
0:08:42 > 0:08:43- Where shall we start?- - In the lounge.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- Hello! There's someone here - to welcome us.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50- This is Mukti.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55- Mukti comes from North Wales and - he's been with us for 18 months.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00- Mukti, you're lying on the floor - like a rug.
0:09:01 > 0:09:02- This is the main room.
0:09:03 > 0:09:07- That's the lounge and this is - a living room and dining room?
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- Yes - the dining table folds away.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16- We had to maximise the space - because of Laura's yoga equipment.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20- She sometimes teaches her clients - in our home.
0:09:23 > 0:09:28- The yoga happens here - and the bardic chair is over there.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- There's a lovely log burner - in the lounge.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- The dog lives in that corner - and we also have a cat somewhere.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39- She's gone to hide from us!
0:09:40 > 0:09:44- This is a lovely room - and it opens out onto the garden.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47- Let's go outside, whilst it's dry.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50- We'd better fetch our coats.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- This is nice.
0:09:58 > 0:10:03- There's plenty of room here - to have parties and barbecues.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- It's south-facing, - so we get the sun most of the day.
0:10:07 > 0:10:08- It's a real sun trap.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13- Tell me exactly where we are now, - geographically.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17- We're in Cwm Gwendraeth Fawr and - Cwm Gwendraeth Fach is behind us.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23- Llanelli is over the mountain - and Carmarthen is behind us.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- Go up the valley, - past Tumble and Cross Hands...
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- ..to Llandeilo and Dinefwr.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- Let's go back inside - to see upstairs.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36- Yes - it's wintry out here.
0:10:39 > 0:10:40- Come in.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- Come in.- - Hello, Sisial. Are you OK?
0:10:44 > 0:10:46- Wow! I love your bedroom.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- What colour is it?
0:10:49 > 0:10:50- Pink.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- What happened - at the Eisteddfod this year?
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- I had something - with chocolate and marshmallow.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02- I can't remember what it was called.
0:11:03 > 0:11:08- You had chocolate and marshmallows - but did Dad do something special?
0:11:08 > 0:11:09- The chair.
0:11:10 > 0:11:11- Are you allowed to sit on it?
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- Are you allowed to sit on it?- - Yes.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14- Is the cat allowed to sit on it?
0:11:14 > 0:11:17- Is the cat allowed to sit on it?- - No, neither is the dog or the baby.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- The cat could scratch it - and so could the dog.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24- That's right, but big girls like you - are allowed to sit on it.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- Thank you. High five.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31- Oh! Sisial is so cute.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- Alright, so this is your office.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- Your poetry room.
0:11:37 > 0:11:38- Your poetry room.- - My man cave.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44- I don't build things in here, - other than poems perhaps.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47- Excuse the camping equipment.
0:11:47 > 0:11:52- We bought it last January and the - plan was to go camping last summer.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- It got complicated - because of the baby!
0:11:56 > 0:12:00- We're going to go camping - at the Eisteddfod in August...
0:12:00 > 0:12:05- ..and in places we haven't been to - in Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10- I'll come back next year - and they'll still be in their boxes.
0:12:10 > 0:12:11- At least they're clean!
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- At least they're clean!- - They'll never fit back in the boxes.
0:12:14 > 0:12:20- I can see a collection of books, - starting with Laura's yoga books.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- Yes, books about yoga - and travel books.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26- She's seen a lot of the world.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31- The middle shelf is an overflow - of my poetry books...
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- ..and books about composing verse.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38- I also have some language books...
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- ..and novels - written in other languages.
0:12:45 > 0:12:50- On the wall there's a poem - about being the Children's Poet.
0:12:50 > 0:12:55- Every Children's Poet writes a poem - which is turned into a poster...
0:12:56 > 0:12:58- ..which is sent out to schools.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03- Dewi Pws, Eurig Salisbury - and Twm Morys have done one...
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- ..and Anni Llyn will write one.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09- That's my poem for the children.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17- Join us after the break...
0:13:18 > 0:13:22- ..when we go for a walk - along Llansteffan beach...
0:13:22 > 0:13:26- ..and Aneirin - tries to teach me to compose verse.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28- See you in a minute.
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0:13:42 > 0:13:43- Welcome back.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- We've come down to Llansteffan beach - and it's really nice here.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- Do you often walk Mukti here?
0:13:52 > 0:13:53- Do you often walk Mukti here?- - Yes.
0:13:53 > 0:13:58- We also visit other beaches like - Ferryside, across the water there...
0:13:59 > 0:14:01- ..and Cefn Sidan, Pembrey.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- Mukti keeps you fit.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05- Yes, and he loves the sea.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09- Something clicks in his head - when he reaches the sea.
0:14:09 > 0:14:10- He loves to run free.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- It's a great way - to explore the area...
0:14:15 > 0:14:17- ..and to meet new people.
0:14:21 > 0:14:26- Your links with Brittany - are obviously important to you.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28- Your parents live over there.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- Can you see yourselves - moving there too?
0:14:31 > 0:14:35- We have plans to live there - for a school term or maybe a year...
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- ..at some point during the next - five years, finances allowing.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45- We want Sisial to go to a Breton - school and be immersed in Breton...
0:14:45 > 0:14:50- ..and come away from the experience - as a fluent Breton speaker.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52- She understands every word...
0:14:53 > 0:14:58- ..but getting it from the brain - to the tongue is the tricky part.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02- Is belonging to Wales and Brittany - important to you?
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- Yes - I have a place I call home - in Brittany.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09- I'm familiar with its beaches, - its countryside...
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- ..its way life, - its food and its culture.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16- Is the Breton language - on solid ground?
0:15:16 > 0:15:18- How many speakers are there?
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- How many speakers are there?- - The damage has been done to it.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- There were around a million - Breton speakers in the 1980s.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27- They spoke Breton naturally.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32- There was very little - Breton-language media back then...
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- ..and very few - Breton-language schools.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40- There are now 250,000 speakers but - efforts are being made to save it.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45- It's gaining strength, as is Welsh - in the south-east valleys.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47- Where has Mukti gone?
0:15:47 > 0:15:49- Mukti!
0:15:50 > 0:15:51- Here he comes! Mukti!
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- We lost the dog - but we had a good walk!
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- Do you think you could try - to teach me to write poetry?
0:16:02 > 0:16:04- I've never attempted to do it.
0:16:04 > 0:16:09- Every Welsh person can write poetry, - like every one of us can sing.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- You can - learn to write poetry out of tune!
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- In essence, composing poetry - is easy to understand.
0:16:17 > 0:16:22- We'll see. - I'm sure you're a great teacher.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- First of all, - explain cynghanedd to me.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- Cynghanedd is a very simple - form of poetry.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48- It's the concept of sound - arrangement within one line.
0:16:48 > 0:16:53- When I say accent, I don't mean - regional variation of a language...
0:16:53 > 0:16:58- ..I'm talking about the place - the stress falls within a word.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- Winning - a National Eisteddfod chair...
0:17:04 > 0:17:06- ..is the pinnacle - of any poet's life.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09- In order to win it, - you had to write an ode.
0:17:10 > 0:17:11- What exactly is an ode?
0:17:11 > 0:17:17- An ode is a series of poems written - in cynghanedd, or strict meter.
0:17:17 > 0:17:22- An ode is 250 lines long, with - each line written in cynghanedd.
0:17:22 > 0:17:27- That means every line sticks within - the system of repeating consonants.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31- The lines must also rhyme, - which adds another complication.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34- Let's start with our names.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37- Say your name out loud, please.
0:17:38 > 0:17:39- Nia.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45- Cynghanedd must work to the ear - in addition to working on paper.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- Nia, where does the accent fall - on Nia?
0:17:48 > 0:17:49- On the Ni.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- Yes. You don't say Ni-ah!
0:17:53 > 0:17:54- Yes. You don't say Ni-ah!- - Some people do.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- Yes, in posh areas of Wales!
0:17:58 > 0:18:02- I'll make it easy for you by writing - your name at the end of the line.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- All that's left to do - is fill the line.
0:18:06 > 0:18:11- There are seven syllables in a line, - so there are five syllables left.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- Each line - must be seven syllables long.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- Yes, although it depends - on the measure.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- Never mind that. - Back to the question.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23- The accent goes on Ni.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27- Nia. The accent does on Ni. - There's no accent on the a.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- The word Nia - splits into two syllables.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- Does the accent fall on a consonant?
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- Well... no, - not in the middle of the accent.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- That's right. The accent - doesn't fall on a consonant.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- That means we must - balance the line...
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- ..with a word where - the accent falls on a vowel.
0:18:55 > 0:19:00- Can you think of a single-syllable - word which contains no consonants?
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- Awen?
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- Awen and Nia - work within a line of cynghanedd.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12- I'll write down 'awen'.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14- You're half way - to writing cynghanedd.
0:19:15 > 0:19:16- Hot flush!
0:19:16 > 0:19:21- Forget letters at the end of words, - so don't worry about the N in awen.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23- Will we put 'yw' in there?
0:19:23 > 0:19:25- Will we put 'yw' in there?- - Yes - put 'yw' in there.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- We're creating poetry - in addition to cynghanedd.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34- I like it. Awen - muse.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- Oh! I've just thought of something.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- Ein hawen.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44- Yes - we put a H in front of awen. - You remember your Welsh lessons!
0:19:45 > 0:19:47- Ein hawen.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52- As we need seven syllables, - we'll make it more posh.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- Ydyw instead of yw.
0:19:55 > 0:19:56- Ein hawen ydyw Nia.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- Seven syllables.
0:19:59 > 0:20:04- Split the line in the natural place - and analyse your cynghanedd.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- N over here. - There are no vowels there.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13- Ignore that N.
0:20:14 > 0:20:15- There's an N here.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20- There's a D here, which means - we've created a cynghanedd draws.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25- Yes, so we jump across a letter - to balance out the two Ns.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- The accent pattern matches.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- You've created a line of cynghanedd.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- You've created a line of cynghanedd.- - Thank you. That was very exciting.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39- I have huge respect for poets - who can write cynghanedd.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- I may sign up for a class.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45- You don't have to go to a class. - You can follow the Clera podcast.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- It's a podcast which is created - by Eurig Salisbury and I...
0:20:50 > 0:20:54- ..where we offer a cynghanedd lesson - as part of each podcast.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58- You can find us - on SoundCloud and Twitter.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00- Search for the Clera podcast.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02- It's also on iTunes.
0:21:02 > 0:21:03- A shameless plug there!
0:21:04 > 0:21:05- I'll do that. Great.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- We've had a cuppa - and a lesson in cynghanedd.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- Let's go back to the house - for another cuppa.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25- What three things - would you rescue from a fire?
0:21:27 > 0:21:31- The National Eisteddfod - Literary Entries and Adjudications.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- I have three examples here but - I have a vast collection of them.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- I'm a bit of an Eisteddfod geek...
0:21:39 > 0:21:43- ..and I'm encyclopaedic - when it comes to who won what then.
0:21:47 > 0:21:52- This is the volume produced - for the Cardigan Eisteddfod of 1976.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- It was the year of the big fuss - when Dic Jones won the chair...
0:21:56 > 0:22:01- ..but he was later disqualified and - Alan Llwyd was awarded the chair.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07- Dic's ode is included in the - Entries and Adjudications volume...
0:22:07 > 0:22:09- ..as is Alan's ode, - which is at the back.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14- This is the 1917 volume, - from the Black Chair Eisteddfod.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19- Hedd Wyn won the chair that year, - of course, with his ode Yr Arwr.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22- Hedd Wyn - went to fight in World War I.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26- He won the chair but he was killed - before he could sit in it.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29- It's known as the Black Chair.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33- Yes. A black cover - was draped over the chair.
0:22:33 > 0:22:34- It was a sad occasion.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38- An excellent film was shot - about Hedd Wyn's story.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42- Yes. His story symbolises - the waste of the Great War.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47- This is old and substantial.
0:22:47 > 0:22:52- It dates from the early days of - the modern Eisteddfod in the 1880s.
0:22:52 > 0:22:53- It's in English.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- Royal National Eisteddfod Of Cardiff - Transactions.
0:22:58 > 0:22:59- What's your second item?
0:22:59 > 0:23:00- What's your second item?- - Barzhaz Breizh.
0:23:02 > 0:23:07- It's a vast collection - of Breton folk songs and poetry.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13- The music and the lyrics - are printed in this volume.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18- It was put together - by a man calked Kervarker.
0:23:20 > 0:23:25- He learned Breton and he showed - an interest in ordinary Bretons...
0:23:25 > 0:23:29- ..their traditions and their songs, - so he recorded them.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32- The song Emgann Sant Kast...
0:23:33 > 0:23:37- ..is about France and England - going to battle in Brittany.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43- Breton men fought for France - and Welsh men fought for England.
0:23:43 > 0:23:48- They heard each other talking - and they decided not to fight.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50- That's the story, at least.
0:23:50 > 0:23:55- Many stories and fables - are recorded in the form of songs.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59- What about the final item?
0:23:59 > 0:24:03- It might be a struggle - to rescue it from the fire...
0:24:04 > 0:24:08- ..but I choose the chair, assuming - my wife and children are safe.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10- Where does the chair live?
0:24:10 > 0:24:11- Where does the chair live?- - In the lounge.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17- It's far away from the radiator. - I don't want the wood to warp.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23- We can sit here and look at the fire - or look at the chair.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26- It takes its place nicely.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31- Do you have happy memories - of that day or is it all a blur?
0:24:32 > 0:24:36- It's pretty clear, but - I've watched it back a few times.
0:24:37 > 0:24:38- Poor Laura!
0:24:39 > 0:24:44- We came home that night, had a - Chinese and watched the ceremony.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49- It was a great day and it was - brilliant to have my family there.
0:24:49 > 0:24:54- Thank you. I really enjoyed my time - in Pontyberem with you.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57- It was lovely to have you here.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04- I had a lovely time - with Aneirin and his family.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09- Join me next time, when I have - a nose around another star's house.
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0:25:23 > 0:25:27- The finest ingredients - from the land and seas of Wales...
0:25:27 > 0:25:30- ..are the stars of this series.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35- After a week in a dark, hot kitchen, - I'm happy to get out...
0:25:36 > 0:25:41- ..and travel across Wales seeking - inspiration and cooking outdoors.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46- You can't beat - fresh food and fresh air.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51- Welcome to Cegin Bryn - Tir A Mor.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00- In this programme, I fish with - two great anglers in Pwllheli...
0:26:01 > 0:26:03- ..I cook asparagus - in my open air kitchen...
0:26:03 > 0:26:07- ..and I prepare - a very special treacle tart.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13- First, I head to my kitchen - to cook aromatic spare ribs.
0:26:13 > 0:26:18- Pork Spare Ribs
0:26:18 > 0:26:23- First, place three racks of pork - spare ribs in a pan of cold water.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25- It's important to use cold water.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28- Add some salt to the pan...
0:26:31 > 0:26:33- ..plus a cinnamon stick.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36- Snap the cinnamon stick in half.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41- Finally, add some black pepper - and some star anise.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49- Turn up the heat...
0:26:50 > 0:26:52- ..and simmer for 20 minutes.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00- While the ribs cook, - I'll prepare the marinade.
0:27:02 > 0:27:03- I'll mix it in a bowl.
0:27:04 > 0:27:05- Honey.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07- Soy sauce.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10- Hoisin sauce.
0:27:15 > 0:27:16- Sesame oil.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19- Not too much.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21- It's really strong.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24- Dried chilli flakes.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28- Five spice powder.
0:27:31 > 0:27:32- That's enough.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36- The juice of one lime.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42- The marinade is ready.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47- The ribs have been - simmering in the pan for 20 minutes.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50- I'll now cover the ribs - in the marinade.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54- It's important - to chill it in the fridge overnight.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15- These ribs have chilled overnight.
0:28:16 > 0:28:22- I'll cook them in a 160 degree oven - for around half an hour.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35- Serve the ribs with spring onions, - cashew nuts and a lime.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- If you could smell this, - you'd be as happy as me.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49- It looks perfect.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52- Place the ribs on a board.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02- There we are.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04- Slow-cooked pork spare ribs.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07- They're very tasty and very cheap.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09- Wonderful.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32- The last time I was in Pwllheli...
0:29:32 > 0:29:36- ..I went out in a boat - to catch scallops out at sea.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39- Today, I hope to catch fish - off dry land...
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- ..with a little help - from two local women.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11- Pwllheli beach - at 6.30 in the morning.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14- I'm half-asleep - but I hope the fish are awake.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26- Two members of the Wales Ladies Fly - Fishing Team are here to help me.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28- Enid Edwards and Marian Davies.
0:30:35 > 0:30:36- We've got a lot of kit here.
0:30:37 > 0:30:38- What's that?
0:30:38 > 0:30:40- It's a stand to hold the rod.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44- So when you go fishing, - you don't hold anything?
0:30:44 > 0:30:46- No - we settle down on our chairs.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50- You have chairs - and a stand to hold your rod.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55- Yes, so we just keep an eye - on the tip of the fishing rod.
0:30:57 > 0:30:58- I borrowed this.
0:31:01 > 0:31:02- Turn it up. That's right.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06- Do you go fishing every day?
0:31:06 > 0:31:09- Not every day, - but I do go fishing regularly.
0:31:10 > 0:31:11- As often as I can.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13- How long have you been fishing?
0:31:13 > 0:31:14- How long have you been fishing?- - For years.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18- How long have you been fishing?
0:31:19 > 0:31:21- Since I met my husband, in 1988.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23- He was a keen angler.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26- If he wasn't working, - he was out fishing.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28- That's how I started.
0:31:28 > 0:31:29- Do you eat your catch?
0:31:30 > 0:31:33- No. I only like smoked trout - and smoked salmon.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35- The expensive stuff!
0:31:35 > 0:31:37- Pwllheli's posh!
0:31:38 > 0:31:41- Why are you cutting off - the heads and tails?
0:31:42 > 0:31:43- To release the odour.
0:31:52 > 0:31:53- Feed it through.
0:31:56 > 0:31:57- This is to hide the hook?
0:31:58 > 0:31:59- Yes.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02- Push it all the way up.
0:32:08 > 0:32:09- Make sure the hook's out.
0:32:10 > 0:32:11- There we are.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13- Make sure the hook's clear.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19- Next, you need some elastic.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26- Hold the hook and wrap the elastic - around the bait.
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0:32:45 > 0:32:47- I cast my line, so what now?
0:32:48 > 0:32:49- Just wait?
0:32:49 > 0:32:51- Yes.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54- For how long? An hour?
0:32:54 > 0:32:58- No, for around 15 minutes, - then we'll change bait.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03- The scent of the fish on the hook - will fade in that time.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06- That's why - we have to change the bait.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08- We'll sit here and wait - for 15 minutes.
0:33:09 > 0:33:13- This is a world away - from my busy kitchen in London.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18- I enjoy fishing.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20- What do you enjoy about it?
0:33:20 > 0:33:22- The thrill of competition?
0:33:22 > 0:33:24- Yes, and the challenge.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26- I love being outdoors too.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31- It's relaxing to be outside, - in the fresh air...
0:33:31 > 0:33:34- ..even if it's blowing a gale - and raining.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37- It's nice to be outside.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39- How long have you been fly fishing?
0:33:39 > 0:33:41- How long have you been fly fishing?- - For around 25 years.
0:33:42 > 0:33:43- Oh, OK.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45- You know your stuff then!
0:33:47 > 0:33:51- You always learn something. - You never know it all.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55- Moc Morgan would say - only a fool thinks he knows it all.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57- That's very true.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59- You compete all over Britain.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04- Have you got some stories - about the ones that got away?
0:34:04 > 0:34:07- What happens on these fishing trips?
0:34:07 > 0:34:08- What happens on these fishing trips?- - We get lost!
0:34:08 > 0:34:11- What, you don't find the lakes?
0:34:11 > 0:34:13- What, you don't find the lakes?- - We find them eventually.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16- I have a sat nav in the car - and Enid is my navigator...
0:34:17 > 0:34:19- ..but no matter where we go, - we get lost.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23- We're too busy talking - to realize we've gone wrong.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36- After a while on the beach...
0:34:37 > 0:34:39- ..I tried my luck - spinning off the rocks.
0:34:43 > 0:34:44- Hey-hey!
0:34:47 > 0:34:51- I've caught a mackerel, - although I was after bream.
0:34:51 > 0:34:52- Never mind.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55- I've caught it now...
0:34:55 > 0:34:57- ..so I'll cook it later.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00- There's nothing better - than fresh mackerel.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07- Hello! I caught a fish.
0:35:07 > 0:35:08- Well done!
0:35:08 > 0:35:11- Have you caught anything?
0:35:11 > 0:35:12- Have you caught anything?- - No - nothing.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16- It's time to get cooking.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18- Lovely!
0:35:22 > 0:35:25- For my next recipe, - I'll cook a sea bream.
0:35:26 > 0:35:29- I didn't catch one today, - so I bought one locally.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- I'll cook the mackerel I did catch - a little later.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35- I'll cook it whole...
0:35:35 > 0:35:39- ..and serve it with a grapefruit, - lime and orange dressing.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42- First, I must prepare the fish.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45- Cut off the tail, using scissors.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49- Cut off all the fins.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58- It's important to do that because - the fins burn as we cook the fish.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03- Cut off anything which will burn - before the meat is cooked.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05- Next, remove the head.
0:36:05 > 0:36:10- A lot of people don't like cooking - whole fish and seeing the eyes.
0:36:11 > 0:36:12- I'll cut off the head.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14- Use a good knife for this.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16- Push it through the bone.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23- This is thyme.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28- I'll also use some wild fennel.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31- This fennel grows locally.
0:36:33 > 0:36:38- Score the skin, through to the meat, - to make sure the skin doesn't curl.
0:36:38 > 0:36:39- Season it.
0:36:43 > 0:36:44- Add a little oil.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49- Make sure the pan's hot.
0:36:52 > 0:36:53- In goes the fish.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00- I'll prepare the dressing - while the fish cooks.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03- I'll use a grapefruit.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17- Pull out some segments.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22- Do the same thing with an orange.
0:37:23 > 0:37:24- Remove the skin.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31- Segment a lime in the same way.
0:37:33 > 0:37:34- Add sugar...
0:37:35 > 0:37:37- ..salt...
0:37:38 > 0:37:39- ..and black pepper.
0:37:42 > 0:37:43- Before I add the oil...
0:37:44 > 0:37:47- ..it's important - to break up the fruit.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55- Add olive oil very slowly.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59- I'll add basil to the dressing.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02- I'll use whole, small leaves.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04- In they go.
0:38:07 > 0:38:08- Mix well.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10- Let it sit while the fish cooks.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19- It's ready to be turned over.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21- I hope there's colour on it.
0:38:22 > 0:38:23- That's perfect.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26- As you can see, - the skin is nice and crispy.
0:38:28 > 0:38:32- I can't forget - the fresh mackerel I caught earlier.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36- Season the fish - and cook it in the pan.
0:39:03 > 0:39:04- Would you like to taste it?
0:39:04 > 0:39:06- Would you like to taste it?- - Yes.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08- I caught this mackerel.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10- Yes, and we didn't catch a thing!
0:39:15 > 0:39:17- Is it alright? Not alright?
0:39:17 > 0:39:18- Is it alright? Not alright?- - Yes.
0:39:19 > 0:39:20- You don't eat fish, do you?
0:39:20 > 0:39:22- You don't eat fish, do you?- - No, but that's lovely.
0:39:22 > 0:39:23- I'll have some more, please.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25- I'll have some more, please.- - Try the sea bream too.
0:39:30 > 0:39:35- Which do you prefer - - the mackerel or the sea bream?
0:39:35 > 0:39:37- I like them both.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39- They taste very different.
0:39:39 > 0:39:40- Very nice.
0:39:42 > 0:39:43- It was a team effort.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45- Hang on! A team effort?
0:39:45 > 0:39:47- I caught it and I cooked it!
0:39:47 > 0:39:49- I caught it and I cooked it!- - Team effort. I'll wash up.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51- Alright then.
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0:40:05 > 0:40:07- Next, I'll cook - in my open air kitchen.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- This is asparagus - with duck egg dressing.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14- First, boil two duck eggs - for four minutes.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19- Asparagus With Duck Egg Dressing
0:40:19 > 0:40:23- While the eggs cook, - I'll prepare the dressing.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26- It's really simple.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32- I'll use two types of mustard.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34- Dijon...
0:40:35 > 0:40:37- ..and English.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43- White wine vinegar.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48- Oil.
0:40:50 > 0:40:51- Salt...
0:40:53 > 0:40:54- ..and pepper.
0:40:56 > 0:40:57- Give it a stir...
0:41:03 > 0:41:05- ..then shake it in the jar.
0:41:09 > 0:41:10- There we are.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12- The dressing is ready.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19- The eggs have had four minutes.
0:41:21 > 0:41:22- Out they come.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29- Next, with a chef's hands...
0:41:34 > 0:41:37- ..I'll peel the eggs - whilst they're hot.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46- It's important - to cook the asparagus quickly.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48- Snap off the lower section.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53- You can't eat this part.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56- Add lots of salt - to a pan of boiling water.
0:41:57 > 0:42:03- Salt enhances the taste of asparagus - and it helps preserve the colour.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10- Put the asparagus in the water - and boil for three to four minutes.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16- That gives me plenty of time - to prepare the dressing.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21- Slice the eggs - whilst they're still warm.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25- The warm, runny yolks - should flow out.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27- I hope the yolk oozes out.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32- That's what gives us the dressing.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35- It's important - that the egg whites are cooked...
0:42:36 > 0:42:38- ..and the yolks are runny.
0:42:38 > 0:42:39- That's perfect.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42- Cut up the eggs in the bowl.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48- Add some dressing to the eggs.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55- To add colour to the dressing...
0:43:00 > 0:43:02- ..I'll use some parsley.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07- It's important to add the parsley - at the last minute.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09- The eggs are still warm...
0:43:10 > 0:43:14- ..so if I added the parsley too soon - you'd lose that green colour.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22- Hopefully, the asparagus is ready.
0:43:29 > 0:43:30- Season the asparagus.
0:43:31 > 0:43:33- Add a bit of oil.
0:43:35 > 0:43:37- We're ready to serve.
0:43:39 > 0:43:42- Spoon the duck egg dressing - over the asparagus.
0:43:47 > 0:43:49- Asparagus with duck egg dressing.
0:43:50 > 0:43:52- It looks great.
0:44:04 > 0:44:06- There we are.
0:44:06 > 0:44:08- Two perfect ingredients.
0:44:08 > 0:44:13- Treacle Tart
0:44:13 > 0:44:16- This is a treacle tart recipe.
0:44:16 > 0:44:21- I'll use this chilled, sweet pastry - which I prepared earlier.
0:44:23 > 0:44:24- Roll it out.
0:44:28 > 0:44:30- It's important to work quickly.
0:44:31 > 0:44:33- Line the flan tin with pastry.
0:44:42 > 0:44:43- Press it into the edges.
0:44:46 > 0:44:48- Next, I need some greaseproof paper.
0:44:53 > 0:44:55- In go the baking beans.
0:45:00 > 0:45:03- Chill it in the fridge - for at least 20 minutes.
0:45:14 > 0:45:17- The pastry has chilled - for the required time...
0:45:17 > 0:45:21- ..so it's time to bake it - at 180 degrees for 20 minutes.
0:45:27 > 0:45:32- While the pastry case cooks, - I'll prepare the treacle filling.
0:45:32 > 0:45:34- First, some soda bread.
0:45:35 > 0:45:37- In it goes.
0:45:40 > 0:45:45- Add some ground almonds - and create some breadcrumbs.
0:45:45 > 0:45:48- Turn on the machine and mix well.
0:45:57 > 0:45:59- Next...
0:46:00 > 0:46:02- ..crack two eggs into a bowl.
0:46:08 > 0:46:09- Double cream.
0:46:11 > 0:46:12- In it goes.
0:46:14 > 0:46:16- The star of the recipe - is golden syrup.
0:46:19 > 0:46:21- Mix it well.
0:46:22 > 0:46:24- In it goes.
0:46:26 > 0:46:27- Give it a good mix.
0:46:39 > 0:46:42- A treacle tart - should be dense and rich.
0:46:42 > 0:46:46- That's why we'll store it - in the fridge overnight.
0:46:48 > 0:46:51- Here's one which has already been - in the fridge.
0:46:52 > 0:46:55- As you can see, - the colour is totally different.
0:46:55 > 0:46:59- The air has gone out of the mixture - and it's become thick.
0:47:06 > 0:47:11- When the pastry has cooked, remove - the beans and bake until golden.
0:47:16 > 0:47:19- Brush beaten egg on the crust - to seal any holes.
0:47:23 > 0:47:26- Pour the mixture - into the pastry case...
0:47:27 > 0:47:30- ..and bake - in a 160 degree oven for 30 minutes.
0:47:46 > 0:47:49- The treacle tart is ready.
0:47:50 > 0:47:53- All that's left to do now - is wait for it to cool...
0:47:54 > 0:47:56- ..before I eat it.
0:47:56 > 0:47:58- It's going to be a long wait!
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